System Overview; Introduction - Raymarine H6 System Installation Manual

System overview

System overview

Introduction

This section gives an overview of the Raymarine H6 system. Information concerning
the installation of the various components will be found in the following chapters.
System overview
Raymarine H6 integrates navigation, entertainment and information technology into a
comprehensive system that can be fully customized to the user's preferences. Data is
provided by a range of sensors and transducers and displayed on high-resolution, flat
panel displays located at the helm and other locations (e.g. saloon, cabins).
Functionality of the system is provided by two computers, one for navigation, one for
entertainment. The entertainment computer is able to act as an online spare in the
event of the failure of the navigation computer.
Base system sensors and transducers collect data and pass it to dedicated interface
units, which in turn pass it to the associated computer. The computer processes the
data which is then shown on the displays. The user can set these displays to show
information according to their preferred options.
The entertainment part of the system contains a DVD/CD player, terrestial and satellite
television. There is a choice of plasma or LCD main entertainment screen, with the
option for flat screen television in each cabin. The helm navigation display can also be
viewed on selected screens. The system also includes a 12 channel zoneable surround
sound system.
Core packages
The complete system consists of core packages to which user specified options and
accessories can be added. A typical system is shown in at the end of this chapter and
consists of:
• Navigation core package.
• Base sensors and transducers package.
• Entertainments core package.
• Options and accessories.
Navigation core package
The navigation core package consists of the following components:
• Navigation computer.
• Navigation interface unit.
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