RS86/RS87 VHF
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3.3.7 SimNet Management
Note This option will only appear in the VHF Items menu, if the ra-
dio is connected to a SimNet bus.
From the VHF Items menu select “SIMNET MANAGEMENT”
and press O
K.
Use the V
OL ▲ and VOL ▼ keys to scroll through the submenus:
• Data sources (section 3.3.7.1)
• Lighting banks (section 3.3.7.2)
• Device instance (section 3.3.7.3)
• System instance (section 3.3.7.4)
To select an option, press O
K. To return to the VHF Items
menu, press ON/C.
3.3.7.1 Data sources
This function is used to select the data source for position, date
and time information, if the RS86/RS87 is part of a SimNet
system with more than one unit providing nav data (Fig 3.11).
It will only be shown if SimNet is present.
CP44 Chartplotter
HS50
Satellite Compass
Fig 3.11 - Example of multiple data sources on one SimNet system
As a default, the RS86/RS87 will give priority to SimNet data
over that received via the NMEA input. This function enables
you to select the NMEA input as the priority data source.
From the SimNet Management menu select “DATA SOURCES”
and press O
K. Use the VOL ▲ and VOL ▼ keys to scroll through
the options:
Simrad group – (Default) Accepts the data source as specified
by the group owner. A group owner is a unit capa-
ble of dictating which data source other SimNet
units on the bus use. The group owner is usually a
Chartplotter or similar unit.
NMEA 0183 – This option will select the NMEA 0183 input as
the nav data source.
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