Raymarine i70 - Page 31

7.1Multipledatasource(MDS)overview
MDSisasystemtomanageinstallationswithmultipleinstances
ofsensorsprovidingthesametypeofdatatovesseldisplaysand
systems.IfattachedtoacompliantsystemaMDSenableddisplay
willletyouseeallvesselsensors,andselectthepreferredsources
foryourdata.e.g.inasystemyoumayhaveaMulti-functiondisplay
withaninternalGPSandanexternalGPSsuchasaRS125+,by
selectingyourpreferreddatasourceallowsyoutodeterminewhich
GPSisusedbyyoursystem.
Whereyoursystemhasalreadybeenassignedapreferreddata
sourceyourdisplaywillusethatsourcebydefault.Youcanusethe
displaytosetthepreferreddatasourcesonyoursystemsothatany
otherMDSenableddevicesusethatdatasource.
Typesofmultipledatasourceyoucanchoosefromare:
•GPSPosition
•Heading
•Depth
•Speed
•Wind
Note:Thepresenceofsomenon-MDScompliantdeviceson
yoursystemmaypreventMDSfromworking.
7.2Viewingvesseldatasources
Youcanviewavailablemultipledatasourcesonasystemby
followingthestepsbelow:
1.GototheMDSmenu:Mainmenu>Setup>Systemsetup>
Multipledatasource.
2.Highlighttherequireddatatype:
•GPSposition
•Heading
•Depth
•Speed
•Wind
3.PressSELECT.
Youwillbeshownalistofallavailabledatasourcesforthe
chosendatatype.
4.HighlightadatatypeandpressSELECT
Youwillnowseedetailedinformationaboutthedatasource
whichwillinclude:
•Device
•Serialnumber
•PortID
•Status
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