Identifying Your Display Variant; Networking Constraints - Raymarine gs series Installation Instructions Manual

3.4 Identifying your display variant

To discover which model display you have follow the
steps below:
From the homescreen:
1. Select Set-up.
2. Select Maintenance.
3. Select Diagnostics.
4. Select Select Device.
5. Search the Network column for the 'This Device'
entry.
6. The Device column for this record will list the
model of your display.
Planning the installation

3.5 Networking constraints

Up to 10 LightHouse powered MFDs can
be connected together using SeaTalk
recommended that all networked displays contain
the same software version.
Software versions
• All networked aa Series, c Series and e Series
displays must contain LightHouse software
release V4.32 or later.
• All networked gS Series displays must contain
LightHouse software release V7.43 or later.
• All networked eS Series displays must contain
LightHouse software release V14.xx or later.
Master / repeater operation
• Any network featuring more than 1 MFD must have
1 of the displays designated as the Data Master.
• The Data Master display will receive data through
NMEA 0183 and / or SeaTalk
data over SeaTalk hs
Homescreen sharing
• When networked, MFDs can share the Data
Master's Homescreen.
Cartography sharing
• The cartography contained on chart cards is
always used in preference to embedded world
base maps.
• Chart card cartography can be shared between
networked MFDs.
Radar operation
• MFDs support the use of up to 2 Radar scanners
simultaneously.
• The data supplied by a connected Radar
scanner(s) is repeated to networked displays.
Note: All MFDs must have LightHouse II Release
V12.26 software or later to enable multiple radar
support.
Sonar / DownVision ™
• You can connect an external sonar modules to the
MFD via the SeaTalk
• 600 W sonar and CHIRP DownVision
displays include an internal sonar module which
enables direct connection of a compatible
transducer.
• You can have multiple active sonar modules
(internal and external) on a network.
• The data supplied by the sonar module is repeated
to networked displays.
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