TABLE OF CONTENT Welcome to the Q Experience 2.0 Making boating easier and smarter Keep your boat safe with the Q Mobile App Important information FCC Compliance statement FCC Interference statement ISED Canada compliance statement Déclaration de conformité d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada Introduction 1.
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5.2.1 Location information 5.2.2 Set as destination 5.2.3 Save to My Places / Edit place 5.2.4 What’s here? 5.2.5 Move the position 5.2.6 Center to 5.3 Navigation / Set a destination 5.4 Map’s application menu 1. Map menu 2. Search 3.
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5.6.1 Set as destination 5.6.2 Edit place 5.6.3 Plan route from here 5.6.4 What’s here? 5.6.5 Centre to 5.6.6 Remove 5.7 Route properties 5.7.1 New route 5.7.2 Route information 5.7.3 Start navigation 5.7.4 Show on chart/Hide from chart 5.7.5 Edit route 5.7.6 Centre to 5.7.7 Remove route 6.
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Depth (Requires additional sensor) Water temp (Requires additional sensor) Target direction Wind (Requires additional sensor) Range estimation Current trip User trip A User trip B To the destination Audio volume Radar range 7. Compact dashboard widget 1. Compact dashboard 2. Compact dashboard activations in the application menu button 8.
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1. Radar menu Heading mode Reflection color Power Preset Increase/Decrease range Gain Sea clutter Rain clutter Radar offset 2. Radar controls 10. Music Music player area Music menu Radio input and Favourites Bluetooth input Aux input Equalizer 11. Weather 12. Info 13.
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6. Text size 7. No automatic shutdown 13.4 Navigation 1. GPS information 2. GPS Source 3. Magnetic heading correction 4. Trail length 13.5 WLAN 1. WLAN ON/OFF 2. Networks 3. Hotspot ON/OFF 4. Hotspot SSID 5. Hotspot password 13.6 Bluetooth 1.
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13.10 Audio settings 1. Volume 2. Zone 1 & 2 volumes 3. Equalizer 4. Radio mode 13.11 System reset 14. Q mobile app...
Keep your boat safe with the Q Mobile App The Guard feature, that you can find in the Q Experience app, keeps your boat safe while on the docks. It will alert you if the boat is filling up with water or if there is a boat theft.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FCC Compliance statement Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Nextfour Solutions Oy could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference.
INTRODUCTION The user interface of the Q Experience consists of three main components: 1. View 2. Sidebar 3. Application Q Display series 2 - user guide...
1. SIDEBAR The Sidebar is the anchor of the Q Display’s user interface. It is accessible from every view and provides instant access to all the essential functions and your favourite views. The Sidebar consists of: 1. Home button 2. Pinned views 3.
Pinned views Below the Home button are the Pinned views. Pinned views is a customizable collection of views, that can be accessed directly from the sidebar. Customize the Sidebar by pinning your favourite views to it: 1. Open the Home menu, 2.
Notification centre and Notifications Below the pinned views you will find the Notification centre. Here you can view and manage all the notifications that you have received. Open the Notification centre from the Notification button (notification icon) in the Sidebar. Notification icon Every notification will first appear on the screen.
2. VIEW View is an instance of one or more applications, shown on the screen at the same time. A view may consist of a single application (Fullscreen view) or two applications (Split view). Most of the application settings are view specific. For example, you may have two individual Map views with different settings for different scenarios.
3. APPLICATION Applications are assigned into a view. Map, Fishfinder, Radar etc. are applications. The Application menu button can always be found in the top right corner of every application. From the Application menu you can access all the application specific functions, such as Search for Map or Inputs for Music.
4. HOME MENU The Home menu is where you will find all the available views and utilities – everything essential to control and adjust your device. Open the Home menu using the Home button. Press (X) to close the menu. Scroll the menu by dragging it up or down with your finger.
4.1. Views The topmost section of the home menu features all the default and custom views of the applications available to you. The available applications depend on your boat configuration and installed peripherals, such as speakers, radar or sonar/fishfinder. Map and Dashboard applications will always be available, with respective full-screen views. To enable more applications for views, see Chapter 13.8 Extra packages.
4.1.1. Manage views If you would like to pin, launch or remove default or custom views: 1. Home 2. Open View properties by pressing the three dots (…) on the desired view View properties 1. Application title 2. Pin to Sidebar / Unpin from Sidebar 3.
4.1.2 Reset views If at some point you would like to go back to the factory set default views: Open Home menu » Select Settings » Select System reset » NOTE, that this action is irreversible, and all your data and custom views will be removed. 4.1.3 Split view When the view is split into two, it is called a “split view”.
4.2 Utilities Under Utilities, you will find all the utility applications, like Settings, Weather, and Info. Utility applications are opened on top of your current view, instead of in a dedicated view. Press the close button (X) in the top right corner, to close the utility application, and return to your main view.
5. MAP Here you can navigate, explore, and save places and routes Launch the Map view by opening the Home menu and selecting Map. The Map application consists of the Chart area, Application controls in the top right corner and optional Compact dashboard in the top left corner. Chart/Map app 1.
5.1 Map basics 5.1.1 Panning Pan the Map by dragging it in the desired direction with your finger. 5.1.2 Centering Center the view back to your position by pressing the center map button in Map controls. 5.1.3 Zooming Zoom in by spreading two fingertips on the screen, pinch to zoom out. Alternatively use the buttons in Map controls.
5.2 Location properties The Location properties is where you will see the coordinates and distance information for the selected position, as well as access location specific functions. Open Location properties by long pressing on a desired location on the chart with your finger. You can also open the location properties by choosing a location from My places, found from the map’s application menu.
5.3 Navigation / Set a destination The Q Experience provides robust auto-routing and navigation capabilities and is compatible with Navionics+ and Platinum+ marine charts. To start navigating, just set the destination or select an existing route to use for navigating. NOTE: An active Navionics+ subscription is required to use Autoroute with Navionics charts.
5.4 Map’s application menu The Map’s application menu includes all the essential functions, to utilize and adjust the Map application. Open the Map’s application menu by pressing the application menu button (chapter 3) in the application’s top right corner. Press (X) to close the menu. 1.
6. Log View and manage previous trips and trip information. 7. Place here Place here instantly creates a place on your current location. By pressing the place here button the current location is instantly saved to My places. This is especially useful when you are required to instantly mark a location on the go, like when spotting a rock or in man overboard (MOB) scenarios.
5.5 Chart settings Chart settings provide various settings for adjusting the chart view to your preferences. Open Chart settings in the Map’s application menu, by pressing the Chart settings icon. All these settings are view specific – so changing them only affects the currently active view.
Chart layers Easy view™ EasyView™ is a Navionics exclusive feature, that makes the chart easier to read. It increases the Chart’s text and marker size and hides irrelevant minor notation. Can be toggled on or off. SonarChart™ SonarChart™ is a Navionics exclusive feature that provides much more detailed depth contours, with adjustable line density.
Depths and altitudes Default zoom level Set the default level of zoom in your chart view. This is the zoom level your chart will have on start up and return to when Autozoom is activated. You can manually return to the default zoom level by double tapping the Centre map button.
5.6 Location and route properties Location properties The location properties can be opened in My places or by long pressing a point on the chart. You can read more about location properties in the Chapter 5.2 Location properties. Location properties include Place information, Edit place, Set as destination, What’s here?, Move position, Center to, and Remove.
5.7 Route properties Open Route properties by selecting a route from My Routes. It can be found in the Map’s application menu. Route properties include: 5.7.1 New route Here you can add a new route to be saved in My routes. You can name the route and choose a color for the route on the chart.
6. DASHBOARD To show Dashboard data, the Q Display offers two distinct solutions: » Dashboard application » Compact dashboard widget, a widget that can be seen on the left side of a chart view. This chapter covers the Dashboard application. For information about the Compact dashboard widget, see Chapter Launch the Dashboard application by opening the Home menu and selecting Dashboard.
6.2 Dashboard Settings Open Dashboard settings by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner. The Dashboard menu features visibility toggles for various application controls that can be shown in the Dashboard view. Enable the toggle on the feature to show it, disable to hide. Dashboard’s application menu All the features that can be found from the Dashboard menu are following: Engine...
Engine Displays the level of RPM. Engine temperature Displays the engine temperature. Trim level Displays the current trim angle. Engine hours Displays how many hours the engine has been in use. Alternator Voltage Displays the alternator voltage. NOTE: Alternator voltage is not Battery voltage. Trolling Adjust the trolling speed by fine-tuning the RPMs.
Resources Consumption Displays the fuel consumption in litres per hour. Economy Displays the fuel consumption in litres per kilometre. Fuel level Displays the fuel level of the fuel tank(s). Battery voltage Displays the battery voltage. AUX battery voltage Displays the voltage of the auxiliary battery. Battery temp (Only for electric propulsion) Displays the temperature of the battery.
Environment Speed Displays the speed of the boat. Speed conversion Displays the speed in Km/h, mph and Kn. Position Displays your position in coordinates. Displays the Course over Ground (COG), which is the course your boat is travelling (may differ from heading due to wind or stream).
Trip meters Current trip Displays information on your current trip. User trip A Trip meter for user A User trip B Trip meter for user B. To the destination Estimates the consumption, duration, and distance to your destination. Settings Audio volume Adjust volume of your media.
7. COMPACT DASHBOARD WIDGET This chapter covers the Compact dashboard widget. For information about the Dashboard application, see Chapter 6 Dashboard Application. The Compact dashboard widget is the dashboard widget, that can be found in selected applications. Currently we support Compact dashboard in Map, Fishfinder and Radar. You can manage the information displayed on the compact dashboard widget by navigating to the application menu (for example Map’s application menu) and selecting Dashboard.
8. FISHFINDER The Q Experience is compatible with Raymarine’s CP100 and Airmar IC-TM90M Fishfinders. For more information on their qualities and how to use them, visit www. raymarine.com or www.airmar.com. Launch the Fishfinder application by opening the Home menu and selecting Fishfinder.
CP-100 Fishfinder Sonar channel Choose between CHIRP or DownVision sonar image. Gain mode Set the FIshfinder’s sensitivity. Can be set to Automatic or Manual. Smoothing mode Smooths the sonar image to get rid of unnecessary roughness. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Airmar IC-TM90M Automatic noise rejection Noise rejection removes small disturbances in the water. Can be set to Automatic or Manual. Automatic sensitivity Set the sensitivity for the Fishfinder. Can be set to Automatic or Manual. Automatic range Automatic range sets the depth range shown in the Fishfinder app. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
9. RADAR The Q Experience is compatible with Raymarine’s Quantum Q24 Chirp Radar. For more information on their qualities, visit www.raymarine.com. Launch the Radar application by opening the Home menu and selecting Radar. The Radar application consists of a Display area in the centre, Radar controls in the top right corner and optional Compact dashboard on the top left.
Radar control Power Turn the radar on or off. Preset In preset you can set pre-made setting combinations depending on your location. This feature is useful for first time users, or for a quick setup. Increase/Decrease range Increases or decreases the preferred range of the radar. Gain Toggle the Gain to automatic or manual.
10. MUSIC The Music application serves as the central entertainment controller of your boat’s audio setup. From here you can listen to radio and stream media from external devices via Bluetooth or AUX cable. In the equalizer you can fine-tune the audio profile to match your listening preferences.
Music menu Open the Music application’s menu by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner. The music menu provides access to: Radio » Bluetooth input » AUX input » Equalizer » Radio input and Favourites To listen to the radio, open the Music menu and select Radio in the input list. By default, Music application will start with the Radio input selected.
Bluetooth input To listen to media via Bluetooth, open the Music menu and select Bluetooth from the input list. If you have a device connected and ready to play, press play on either the connected device or Music application. You can control music either from the Q Display or from the connected device. To connect a new device, open the Bluetooth application in the Music application menu, press on and then choose Add new device.
Aux input To use AUX input, open the Music menu and select AUX in from the input list. Connect the external device to Q Display via AUX cable and start playing music or other media from the external device. Using AUX, audio volume is the only possible adjustment you can do on the Q Display.
11. WEATHER The Weather App provides real time weather forecasts for the next 24 hours, based on AccuWeather’s weather data. Launch the Weather application by opening the Home menu and selecting Weather. The Weather application consists of a tab list on the left and a content area on the right.
12. INFO The Info utility application features all the essential guides for your boat, engine, and Q Display – including this guide. The Info utility also includes useful links, release notes, software licenses, and support information. Launch the Info application by opening the Home menu and selecting Info. The Info application consists of a Tab list on the left and a Content area on the right.
13. SETTINGS In the Settings app you can edit and adjust various aspects of the Q Display’s functionality. If at any point you need to reset the settings to factory defaults, select 13.11 System reset. It can be found at the bottom of the Settings menu Launch the Settings application by opening the Home menu and selecting Settings.
4. Demonstration mode Demonstration mode is only meant for showcasing the Q Display. Demonstration mode uses pre-set GPS and engine data, to demonstrate what Q Experience looks like in use. 5. Display QR code Here you can find the QR code you need to connect your mobile phone with the Q App to your Q Display.
Removing a user will remove all the associated views and settings » If you remove the last existing user, it will be replaced by the default Q Experience user, » with factory settings and views Q Display series 2 - user guide...
1. Change user Press the Current user button. Select the user you wish to use from the list. 2. Add new user Press the New user button. Type the name of the user and press enter. The new user is now created.
13.3 Display settings Display settings include adjustments of the Q Display screen and the user interface. 1. Handedness Select on which side of the side bar the home menu will be positioned. 2. Display brightness Automatic display brightness will be ON by default. When automatic display brightness is OFF, adjusting brightness will keep it fixed to the preferred value.
13.4 Navigation Navigation settings include everything related to GPS and navigation information. 1. GPS information Inspect your GPS information, satellite, SNR and position info. 2. GPS Source Set your GPS source to either Internal or NMEA. The Q Display features an internal GPS antenna that will be used by default. However, in some cases the steering column or other devices around the Q Display may cause too much interference for the GPS signal.
13.5 WLAN WLAN allows you to join available networks or share your Q Display’s network with other devices via Hotspot. 1. WLAN ON/OFF Toggle WLANon or off. When WLAN is activated, you will be able to see available networks and your Q Display will automatically connect to a secure network that you have connected to before.
13.6 Bluetooth Bluetooth allows you to connect and stream media from external devices to your Q Display. 1. Bluetooth toggle Toggle Bluetooth on or off. 2. Devices Inspect and connect to available devices via Bluetooth. Press on Devices to see all the devices that have been connected to the Q Display previously, as well as all available devices.
13.8 Boat settings Boat settings include everything regarding your boat configuration. Boat settings contain the following: Engine count Set the number of engines in your boat. Select one or two engines. Boat draft Boat draft shows the minimum amount of water required to float the boat without touching the bottom.
13.9 Unit settings Unit settings allows you to change the various units used in instruments, navigation data etc. 1. Date format Select date format from the Unit settings: DD.MM.YY » DD.MM.YYYY » MM.DD.YY » MM.DD.YYYY » 2. Distance Set the preferred distance unit: Metric (m, km) »...
4. Speed Set the preferred speed unit: Knots (kn) » Miles per hour (Mph) » Kilometres per hour (Km/h) » Meter per second (m/s) » 5. Show speed decimal Add decimal on the speed unit, can be turned on/off 6. Depth Set the preferred depth unit: Meters (m) »...
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13.10 Audio settings Audio settings allows you to control audio volume, adjust equalizer, change radio mode between FM and DAB, and adjust your zone volumes. 1. Volume Adjust audio output volume. 2. Zone 1 & 2 volumes You can adjust the volume in two different zones. 3.
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You can also control your boat’s heating with the Q App. The heater can be turned on remotely in the app, so you can step right into a warm boat when arriving at the harbor. The Q Experience is integrated with Wallas and Webasto heaters.
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