Raymarine gS Series - 3.2 Installation checklist; 3.3 Multiple data sources (MDS) overview

3.2Installationchecklist
Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:
InstallationTask
1Planyoursystem.
2
Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.
3
Siteallequipment.
4Routeallcables.
5
Drillcableandmountingholes.
6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7
Secureallequipmentinplace.
8Poweronandtestthesystem.
3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)
overview
Installationsthatincludemultipleinstancesofdata
sourcescancausedataconicts.Anexampleisan
installationfeaturingmorethanonesourceofGPS
data.
MDSenablesyoutomanageconictsinvolvingthe
followingtypesofdata:
•GPSPosition.
•Heading.
•Depth.
•Speed.
•Wind.
Typicallythisexerciseiscompletedaspartofthe
initialinstallation,orwhennewequipmentisadded.
IfthisexerciseisNOTcompletedthesystemwill
automaticallyattempttoresolvedataconicts.
However,thismayresultinthesystemchoosinga
sourceofdatathatyoudonotwanttouse.
IfMDSisavailablethesystemcanlisttheavailable
datasourcesandallowyoutoselectyourpreferred
datasource.ForMDStobeavailableallproducts
inthesystemthatusethedatasourceslisted
abovemustbeMDS-compliant.Thesystemcan
listanyproductsthatareNOTcompliant.Itmay
benecessarytoupgradethesoftwareforthese
non-compliantproductstomakethemcompliant.
VisittheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)
toobtainthelatestsoftwareforyourproducts.If
MDS-compliantsoftwareisnotavailableandyoudo
NOTwantthesystemtoautomaticallyattemptto
resolvedataconicts,anynon-compliantproduct(s)
canberemovedorreplacedtoensuretheentire
systemisMDS-compliant.
Planningtheinstallation
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