Raymarine P70 - Multiple Data Sources (MDS)

6.5Multipledatasources(MDS)
Multipledatasources(MDS)overview
Installationsthatincludemultipleinstancesofdatasourcescan
causedataconicts.Anexampleisaninstallationfeaturing
morethanonesourceofGPSdata.
MDSenablesyoutomanageconictsinvolvingthefollowing
typesofdata:
•GPSPosition.
•Heading.
•Depth.
•Speed.
•Wind.
Typicallythisexerciseiscompletedaspartoftheinitial
installation,orwhennewequipmentisadded.
IfthisexerciseisNOTcompletedthesystemwillautomatically
attempttoresolvedataconicts.However,thismayresultinthe
systemchoosingasourceofdatathatyoudonotwanttouse.
IfMDSisavailablethesystemcanlisttheavailabledata
sourcesandallowyoutoselectyourpreferreddatasource.
ForMDStobeavailableallproductsinthesystemthatuse
thedatasourceslistedabovemustbeMDS-compliant.The
systemcanlistanyproductsthatareNOTcompliant.Itmay
benecessarytoupgradethesoftwareforthesenon-compliant
productstomakethemcompliant.VisittheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toobtainthelatestsoftwareforyour
products.IfMDS-compliantsoftwareisnotavailableandyou
doNOTwantthesystemtoautomaticallyattempttoresolve
dataconicts,anynon-compliantproduct(s)canberemovedor
replacedtoensuretheentiresystemisMDS-compliant.
Viewingvesseldatasources
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
Selectingapreferreddatasource
Toselectapreferreddatasourceforyoursystem:
1.GototheMDSmenu:Mainmenu>Setup>Systemsetup
>Multipledatasource.
2.PressOPTIONS.
3.HighlightSelectionandpressSELECT.
4.HighlightManualandpressSELECT
Youwillbetakenbacktothesourceoptionsscreen.
5.HighlightUsethissourceandpressSELECT
6.Toletthesystemautomaticallyselectadatasourceatthe
sourceselectionscreenhighlightandpressAUTO.
Wheredisplaysonyoursystemarenotcapableinparticipating
inMDSyouwillbeshownalistofthedevicesthatdonotsupport
thisfeature.
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