Networking Constraints - Lighthouse a65 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

3.6 Networking constraints

Raymarine's 3 rd generation LightHouse powered
MFDs (a Series, c Series, e Series and gS Series)
can be networked together.
General
• MFDs should be connected together using
SeaTalk hs .
• MFDs can also be connected via SeaTalk
NMEA 0183, but not all functions are supported.
• 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.
Note: The a6x and a7x variant a Series MFDs
cannot be networked using NMEA 0183.
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 a homescreen.
Cartography sharing
• The cartography contained on chart cards is
always used in preference to the embedded world
base map when a chart card is inserted into a card
slot.
• Chart card cartography can be shared between
MFDs.
Radar operation
• MFDs 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
• You can connect an external sonar module unit to
the MFD via the SeaTalk
• Sonar and DownVision
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.
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TM variant MFDs include
Note:
• All MFDs must have LightHouse II Release
V10.41 software or later to enable multiple sonar
support.
• Sonar modules should be updated to the
latest available software version to ensure
compatibility.
Incompatible displays
or
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:
Product Image
Multifunction
display Generation
G-Series 2
E-Series 2
Widescreen
C-Series 2
Widescreen
E-Series Classic 1
PAGE
ACTIVE
WPTS
MOB
DAT A
MENU
OUT
RANGE
IN
OK CANCEL
C-Series Classic 1
PAGE
ACTIVE
WPTS
MOB
DAT A
MENU
OUT
RANGE
IN
OK CANCEL
a Series / c Series / e Series
nd generation
nd generation
nd generation
st generation
st generation