Networking Constraints - Raymarine E Series User Reference Handbook

3.2 Networking constraints

The following constraints apply when networking an E-Series
Widescreen display with a G-Series system.
General
• E-Series Widescreen displays must be connected to the G-Series
system via SeaTalk .
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• E-Series Widescreen displays can be connected via NMEA 0183.
• E-Series Widescreen displays must NOT be connected to
SeaTalk when part of a G-Series network.
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• E-Series Widescreen displays must NOT be connected to SeaTalk
when part of a G-Series network.
Master / slave operation
• When using an E-Series Widescreen display in a G-Series
system, the G-Series GPM processor unit is ALWAYS the data
master.
Nav stations
An E-Series Widescreen display can NOT form part of a G-Series
Nav Station configuration.
Home screen sharing
• For networks featuring ONLY E-Series Widescreen units:
– Networked E-Series Widescreen units share home screens.
• For networks featuring ONLY G-Series GPM processor units:
– Networked GPM processor units share home screens.
• For networks featuring E-Series Widescreen AND G-Series GPM
processor units:
– E-Series Widescreen units share home screens.
– GPM processor units share home screens.
Getting started
– E-Series Widescreen units do NOT share home screens with
GPM processor units.
Cartography sharing
• Chart card cartography is shared between E-Series Widescreen
displays and G-Series GPM processor units.
• Embedded cartography can NOT be shared between E-Series
Widescreen displays and G-Series GPM processor units.
• An E-Series Widescreen display will share its embedded
cartography with another E-Series Widescreen display on the
same network.
• A G-Series GPM processor unit will share its embedded
cartography with other G-Series GPM processor units on the
same network.
• The cartography contained on chart cards is always used in
preference to embedded cartography when a chart card is
inserted into a card slot.
Radar operation
• The G-Series system supports the use of 2 radar scanners at
the same time.
• An E-Series Widescreen display in a G-Series system can
operate 1 scanner at any one time. To use the second scanner
you must select it in the Radar application's Setup Menu. This
does not automatically power down the first scanner. When 2
scanners are connected you can power-down the second scanner
at any time using the radar power controls, accessible from the
display's power button.
• The rotating scanner icon in the status bar indicates the status of
all connected scanners, not just the currently selected scanner.
Similarly, if you have a G-Series Compact keyboard connected to
an E-Series Widescreen display the radar status LED located on
the keyboard reflects the status of ALL scanners.
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