Networking Constraints - Raymarine a Series Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

3.6 Networking constraints

Raymarine's 3 rd generation LightHouse powered multifunction
displays (a Series, c Series, e Series and gS Series) can be
networked together.
General
• Multifunction displays should be connected together using
SeaTalk hs .
• Multifunction displays can also be connected via SeaTalk
NMEA 0183, but not all functions are supported.
• All networked a Series, c Series and e Series displays must
contain software version 4.xx or later.
• All networked gS series displays must contain software
version 7.xx or later.
Note: The a Series cannot be networked using NMEA 0183.
Master / repeater operation
• Any network featuring more than 1 multifunction display must
have 1 of the displays designated as the data master.
• The data master display will receive data through NMEA 0183
and / or SeaTalk ng , and bridge the data over SeaTalk
networked displays.
Homescreen sharing
• When networked multifunction displays can share a
homescreen.
Cartography sharing
• The cartography contained on chart cards is always used in
preference to embedded cartography when a chart card is
inserted into a card slot.
• Chart card cartography can be shared between multifunction
displays.
Radar operation
• Multifunction Displays support the use of 1 radar scanner at
a time.
• The data supplied by a connected radar scanner is repeated
to any networked displays.
Sonar / DownVision TM operation
• You can connect an external sonar module unit to the
multifunction display via the SeaTalk
• Sonar and DownVision TM
an internal sonar module which enables direct connection to a
compatible transducer.
• You can have multiple active sonar modules (internal and
external) on a network. You must select the sonar module /
channel you want to use from the Fishfinder application menu.
• The data supplied by the sonar module is repeated to all
networked displays.
Note: All multifunction displays must have LightHouse II
Release 10.xx software or later to enable multiple sonar
support.
Incompatible displays
If you connect a multifunction display to your system that is
not compatible a warning message will be displayed until you
disconnected the incompatible device from your network.
3 rd generation multifunction displays are not compatible with the
following Raymarine displays:
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hs network.
variant multifunction displays include
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Multifunction display Generation
G-Series 2
E-Series Widescreen 2
C-Series Widescreen 2
E-Series Classic 1
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C-Series Classic 1
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a Series / c Series / e Series
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