Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 4 User Manual

Side Vision™overview
SideVision™transducersaresidelookingtransducersthatproduce2
wide-angleside-to-sidebeams,eachwithathinfore-to-aftbeamtobuildupa
detailedunderwaterviewasyourvesselmovesforward..Thecoverageof
theSideVision™beamsisanareatobothsideofyourvessel.
SideVision™beams
Thetransducerssendpulsesofsoundwavesintothewateroneachside
ofyourvessel,andrecordsthesoundwavesthatarereflectedoffobjects
suspendedinthewatercolumnandthebottom,,knownassonarreturns.
Thesonarimageisconstructedline-by-line ,similartothewayatelevision
pictureiscomposedofmanyhorizontallines.Eachsuccessivepingfrom
thetransduceraddsanewlineofimagedatatothetopofyourdisplay.
Eachnewlineshowssonarreturnsfromboththeportandstarboardsidesof
yourvessel.Asnewlinesareaddedwitheachsuccessiveping,olderdata
graduallyscrollsdownthedisplay,buildingupadetailedimageofthewater
columnandbottomtothesidesofyourvessel.Ifyourvesselmaintainsthe
samebearingandspeedforaperiodoftime,youcaninterprettheimageas
aplanofthebottomalongyourvessel’scourse.SideVision™iseffectiveat
lowervesselspeeds.
Note:
SideVision™doesnotprovidedirectdepthreadings.Thescaleshown
acrossthetopoftheimageindicatesthedistanceoffeaturesfromyour
vessel.
SideVision™screeninterpretation
1.Rangescale—Therangescaleindicatesdistance(range)toportand
starboardfromyourvessel.
2.Water—Usingthedefaultcolorpaletteblackindicatesnosonarreturns
i.e.:clearwater.
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Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 4 Specifications

General

Operating System	LightHouse 4
Touchscreen	Yes
Connectivity	NMEA2000, Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Chart Compatibility	Navionics, C-MAP
Display Size	Varies by model (e.g., 7", 9", 12", 16")
Display Resolution	Varies by model
Networking	Ethernet, Wi-Fi
GPS	Built-in
Radar Support	Yes, compatible with Raymarine radars
Sonar Support	Yes
Autopilot Integration	Yes, compatible with Raymarine autopilot systems
Weather Data	Yes, via internet
Software Updates	Via Wi-Fi