Raymarine UK a7 Series User manual

Brand: Raymarine UK

Model: a7 Series

Type: User manual

ounting and Getting Started

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Date : 05-2014

Docume nt numbe r: 88032-1-EN

a9x / a12x

a9x/a12x

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Documentnumber:88032-1

Date:05-2014

Importantinformation

CertiedInstallation

Raymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbya

Raymarineapprovedinstaller.Acertiedinstallation

qualiesforenhancedproductwarrantybenets.

ContactyourRaymarinedealerforfurtherdetails,and

refertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpackedwith

yourproduct.

Warning:Readtheexpanded

handbook

Thisdocumentisanabbreviated("quick

start")handbook,containingonlythebasic

informationrequiredtogetyoustarted

withyournewproduct.Forthecomplete

documentationandsafetyinformationfor

yourproduct,pleaserefertotheexpanded

handbook,availableontheRaymarine

website(www.raymarine.com).

Warning:Productinstallation

andoperation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperated

inaccordancewiththeinstructions

provided.Failuretodosocouldresultin

personalinjury,damagetoyourvessel

and/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Potentialignition

source

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.Do

NOTinstallinahazardous/ammable

atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomor

nearfueltanks).

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.Do

NOTremoveanycoversorotherwise

attempttoaccessinternalcomponents,

unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis

document.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,

ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in

accordancewiththeinstructionsinthis

guide.

Warning:Switchoffpower

supply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyis

switchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis

product.DoNOTconnectordisconnect

equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:FCCWarning(Part

15.21)

Changesormodicationstothisequipment

notexpresslyapprovedinwritingby

RaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolate

compliancewithFCCrulesandvoidthe

user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Warning:Radarscannersafety

Beforerotatingtheradarscanner,ensure

allpersonnelareclear.

Warning:Radartransmission

safety

Theradarscannertransmits

electromagneticenergy.Ensureall

personnelareclearofthescannerwhen

theradaristransmitting.

Warning:Sonaroperation

•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththe

vesseloutofthewater.

•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhen

thesonarispoweredon.

•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversare

likelytobewithin7.6m(25ft)ofthe

transducer.

Warning:Touchscreendisplay

temperature

Ifthedisplayismountedwhereitwillbe

exposedtoprolongedperiodsofdirect

sunlight,thetouchscreenmaygetveryhot

duetotheabsorbedsolarenergy.

InsuchconditionsRaymarinehighly

recommendsthatyouavoidusingthe

touchscreen:

•ForHybridTouchdisplays,usethe

integratedkeypadtooperatethedisplay.

•Fortouch-onlysystemsitis

recommendedthatanexternalkeypad

isttedtothesystem(forexample,the

RMK-9accessory).

Warning:Touchscreendisplay

Exposuretoprolongedrainmaycause

erroneoustouchperformance,inthese

situationskeeptouchactivitytoaminimum

andwipethescreenwithadrynon-abrasive

clothbeforeusingthetouchscreen.

Caution:Transducercable

•DoNOTcut,shorten,orsplicethe

transducercable.

•DoNOTremovetheconnector.

Ifthecableiscut,itcannotberepaired.

Cuttingthecablewillalsovoidthewarranty.

Caution:Powersupply

protection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethe

powersourceisadequatelyprotectedby

meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorautomatic

circuitbreaker.

Caution:Careofchartand

memorycards

Toavoidirreparabledamagetoand/or

lossofdatafromchartandmemorycards:

•DONOTsavedataorlestoacard

containingcartographyasthecharts

maybeoverwritten.

•Ensurethatchartandmemorycardsare

ttedthecorrectwayaround.DONOT

trytoforceacardintoposition.

•DONOTuseametallicinstrumentsuch

asascrewdriverorplierstoinsertor

removeachartormemorycard.

Caution:Ensurecardreader

doorissecurelyclosed

Topreventwateringressandconsequent

damagetotheproduct,ensurethatthe

cardreaderdoorisrmlyclosed.

Caution:Cleaning

Whencleaningthisproduct:

•DoNOTwipethedisplayscreenwith

adrycloth,asthiscouldscratchthe

screencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidor

ammoniabasedproducts.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

TFTDisplays

Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhen

viewedagainstacoloredbackgroundorincoloredlight.

Thisisaperfectlynormaleffectthatcanbeseenwith

allcolorThinFilmTransistor(TFT)displays.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthis

productmeetsthestatedIPXstandard(refertothe

product’sTechnicalSpecication),waterintrusionand

subsequentequipmentfailuremayoccuriftheproduct

issubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressurewashing.

Raymarinewillnotwarrantproductssubjectedto

high-pressurewashing.

Disclaimers

Thisproduct(includingtheelectroniccharts)isintended

tobeusedonlyasanaidtonavigation.Itisdesignedto

facilitateuseofofcialgovernmentcharts,notreplace

them.Onlyofcialgovernmentchartsandnoticesto

marinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneeded

forsafenavigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefor

theirprudentuse.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouse

ofcialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,caution

andpropernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisor

anyotherRaymarineproduct.Thisproductsupports

electronicchartsprovidedbythirdpartydatasuppliers

whichmaybeembeddedorstoredonmemorycard.

Useofsuchchartsissubjecttothesupplier’sEnd-User

LicenceAgreementincludedinthedocumentation

forthisproductorsuppliedwiththememorycard(as

applicable).

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductis

error-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts

manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan

Raymarine.

Thisproductusesdigitalchartdata,andelectronic

informationfromtheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)

whichmaycontainerrors.Raymarinedoesnotwarrant

theaccuracyofsuchinformationandyouareadvised

thaterrorsinsuchinformationmaycausetheproductto

malfunction.Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamages

orinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe

product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts

manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsinchartdataor

informationutilizedbytheproductandsuppliedbythird

parties.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformto

theappropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

regulations,tominimizeelectromagneticinterference

betweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuch

interferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMC

performanceisnotcompromised.

Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,

someslightinterferencemaybenoticedonthe

product.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthe

sourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparatedby

agreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthat

whereverpossible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmitting

orcablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,

cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,

thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto7ft(2m).

a9x/a12x

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.

Aradarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread

20degreesaboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfrom

thatusedforenginestart.Thisisimportanttoprevent

erraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcanoccurifthe

enginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsois

detailedintheinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallation

preventanyoftheaboverecommendations,

alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation

betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,to

providethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

RFexposure

Thistransmitterwithitsantennaisdesignedtocomply

withFCC/ICRFexposurelimitsforgeneralpopulation

/uncontrolledexposure.TheWiFi/Bluetoothantenna

ismountedbehindthefrontfaciaonthelefthandside

ofthescreen.Itisrecommendedtomaintainasafe

distanceofatleast1cmfromthelefthandsideofthe

screen.

FCC

ComplianceStatement(Part15.19)

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired

operation.

FCCInterferenceStatement(Part15.105(b))

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomply

withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto

Part15oftheFCCRules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential

installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan

radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled

andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may

causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill

notoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipment

doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision

reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningthe

equipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotry

tocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowing

measures:

1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipment

andreceiver.

3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona

circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris

connected.

4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TV

technicianforhelp.

IndustryCanada

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada

License-exemptRSSstandard(s).

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation

ofthedevice.

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadian

ICES-003.

IndustryCanada(Français)

Cetappareilestconformeauxnormesd'exemptionde

licenceRSSd'IndustryCanada.

Sonfonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditions

suivantes:

1.cetappareilnedoitpascauserd'interférence,et

2.cetappareildoitacceptertouteinterférence,

notammentlesinterférencesquipeuventaffecter

sonfonctionnement.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeà

lanormeNMB-003duCanada.

Japaneseapprovals

Inthefrequencybandusedforthisdevice,campusradio

stations(radiosstationsthatrequirealicense)andspecied

lowpowerradiostations(radiostationsthatdonotrequire

license)formobileidenticationandamateurradiostations

(radiostationsthatrequirelicense)usedinindustriessuchas

microwaveovens,scientic,medicalequipmentdevicesand

productionlineofotherfactoriesarealsobeingoperated.

1.Beforeusingthisdevice,pleasemakesurethatcampus

radiostationsandspeciedlowpowerradiostationsfor

mobileidenticationandamateurradiostationsarenot

beingoperatednearby.

2.Incasethereisanycaseofharmfulinterferencetocampus

radiostationsformobileidenticationcausedbythis

device,pleaseimmediatelychangethefrequencyused

orstopthetransmissionofradiowavesandthenconsult

aboutthemeasurestoavoidinterference(forexample,the

installationofpartitions)throughthecontactinformation

below.

3.Besides,whenintrouble,suchaswhenthereisany

caseofharmfulinterferencetospeciedlowpowerradio

stationsformobileidenticationoramateurradiostations

causedbythisdevice,pleaseconsultthroughthefollowing

contactinformation.

Contactinformation:Pleasecontactyourlocalauthorized

Raymarinedealer.

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppression

ferrites.TheseareimportantforcorrectEMC

performance.Ifaferritehastoberemovedforany

purpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmustbe

replacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductis

used.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedby

Raymarineauthorizeddealers.

Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobe

addedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshouldbeused

topreventstressontheconnectorsduetotheextra

weightofthecable.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductis

compliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofR&TTE

directive1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticate

maybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat

www.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEE

Directive.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment

(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste

electricalandelectronicequipment.WhilsttheWEEE

DirectivedoesnotapplytosomeRaymarineproducts,

wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeawareofhow

todisposeofthisproduct.

Pixeldefectpolicy

IncommonwithallTFTunits,thescreenmayexhibit

afewwrongly-illuminated(“dead”)pixels.Thesemay

appearasblackpixelsinalightareaofthescreenoras

coloredpixelsinblackareas.

IfyourdisplayexhibitsMOREthanthenumberof

wrongly-illuminatedpixelsallowed(refertotheproduct

technicalspecicationfordetails),pleasecontactyour

localRaymarineservicecenterforfurtheradvice.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,please

visitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceive

fullwarrantybenets.Yourunitpackageincludesa

barcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.

Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyour

productonline.Youshouldretainthelabelforfuture

reference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentis

intendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsandworkboats

NOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritimeOrganization

(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)Carriage

Regulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthis

documentwascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.

However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforany

inaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,

ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmay

changespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,

Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Please

checktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)to

ensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthe

documentationforyourproduct.

a9xDisplayvariants

a9xmultifunctiondisplays(MFDs)areavailableinthe

followingvariants:

Non-sonarvariant

a95—(E70232)

Sonarvarianta97—(E70233)

DownVisionvariant

a98—(E70234)

Features•NMEA0183

•Bluetooth

•Wi-Fi

•InternalGNSS(GPS/

GLONASS)receiver

•GA150externalantenna

connection

Controls

Multi-Touch

touchscreen

(HybridTouchwhenpairedwitha

remotekeypad.)

a12xDisplayvariants

a12xmultifunctiondisplays(MFDs)areavailableinthe

followingvariants:

Non-sonarvariant

a125—(E70235)

Sonarvarianta127—(E70236)

DownVisionvariant

a128—(E70237)

6a9x/a12x

Features•NMEA0183

•Bluetooth

•Wi-Fi

•InternalGNSS(GPS/

GLONASS)receiver

•GA150externalantenna

connection

Controls

Multi-Touch

touchscreen

(HybridTouchwhenpairedwitha

remotekeypad.)

Handbookillustrations

Theillustrationofthemultifunctiondisplay(MFD)below

isusedthroughoutthismanualandunlessotherwise

statedcanapplytoallvariantsofaSeriesMFDs.

D12823-1

Locationandmounting

Selectingalocation

Generallocationrequirements

Whenselectingalocationfortheunititisimportantto

consideranumberoffactors.

Ventilationrequirements

Toprovideadequateairow:

•Ensurethatequipmentismountedinacompartment

ofsuitablesize.

•Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.

•Ensureadequateseparationofequipment.

Mountingsurfacerequirements

Ensureunitsareadequatelysupportedonasecure

surface.DoNOTmountunitsorcutholesinplaces

whichmaydamagethestructureofthevessel.

Cableroutingrequirements

Ensuretheunitismountedinalocationwhichallows

properroutingandconnectionofcables:

•Minimumcablebendradiusof100mm(3.94in)is

requiredunlessotherwisestated.

•Usecablesupportstopreventstressonconnectors.

Electricalinterference

Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfrom

devicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchasmotors,

generatorsandradiotransmitters/receivers.

GPSlocationrequirements

Inadditiontogeneralguidelinesconcerningthe

locationofmarineelectronics,thereareanumber

ofenvironmentalfactorstoconsiderwheninstalling

equipmentwithaninternalGPSantenna.

Mountinglocation

•AboveDecksmounting:

ProvidesoptimalGPSperformance.(Forequipment

withappropriatewaterproofrating.)

•BelowDecksmounting:

GPSperformancemaybelesseffectiveandmay

requireanexternalGPSantennamountedabove

decks.

D1153 7-2

ThislocationprovidesoptimalGPSperformance

(abovedecks).

Inthislocation,GPSperformancemaybeless

effective.

ThislocationisNOTrecommendedforGPS

antenna.

Vesselconstruction

Theconstructionofyourvesselcanhaveanimpact

onGPSperformance.Forexample,theproximityof

heavystructuresuchasastructuralbulkhead,orthe

interioroflargervesselsmayresultinareducedGPS

signal.BeforelocatingequipmentwithaninternalGPS

antennabelowdecks,seekprofessionalassistance

andconsideruseofanexternalGPSantennamounted

abovedecks.

Prevailingconditions

Theweatherandlocationofthevesselcanaffectthe

GPSperformance.Typicallycalmclearconditions

provideforamoreaccurateGPSx.Vesselsat

extremenortherlyorsoutherlylatitudesmayalso

receiveaweakerGPSsignal.GPSantennamounted

belowdeckswillbemoresusceptibletoperformance

issuesrelatedtotheprevailingconditions.

Viewingangleconsiderations

Asdisplaycontrast,colorandnightmodeperformance

areallaffectedbytheviewingangle,Raymarine

recommendsyoutemporarilypowerupthedisplay

whenplanningtheinstallation,toenableyoutobest

judgewhichlocationgivestheoptimumviewingangle.

Viewingangle

000

00000

12 57 6-1

a6x

a7x

a9xa12x

(Right)

60º75º80º80º

B(Left)60º75º80º80º

C(Up)60º70º80º80º

D(Do-

wn)

50º75º80º80º

Note:Theviewinganglesstatedaboveweretaken

usinginternationallyagreedstandardsandshould

beusedforcomparisonpurposesonly.DoNOT

installtheproductbeforetestingitsviewabilityinthe

desiredlocation.

Compasssafedistance

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel's

magneticcompasses,ensureanadequatedistanceis

maintainedfromthedisplay.

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationforthemultifunction

displayyoushouldaimtomaintainthemaximum

possibledistancebetweenthedisplayandany

compasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast

1m(3ft)inalldirections.Howeverforsomesmaller

vesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatethedisplaythis

farawayfromacompass.Inthissituation,thefollowing

guresprovidetheminimumsafedistancethatshould

bemaintainedbetweenthedisplayandanycompasses.

D12 20 3-1

200 mm

(7.87 in)

350 mm

(13.8 in)

300 mm

(11.8 in

)

700 mm

(27.5 in)

500 mm

(19.7 in)

250 mm

(9.84 in)

Item

Compass

positionin

relationto

display

Minimumsafe

distancefrom

display

1Top

200mm(7.87in.)

2Rear

500mm(19.7in.)

3Right-handside

350mm(13.8in.)

4Underside

300mm(11.8in.)

Front

700mm(27.5in.)

Left-handside250mm(9.84in.)

aSeriesproductdimensions

D12579-2

a6x

a7x

a9xa12x

A163.6mm

(6.4in.)

205.1mm

(8in.)

250.1mm

(9.8in.)

318mm

(12.5in.)

B143.5mm

(5.6in.)

147.1mm

(5.8in.)

189.5mm

(7.5in.)

238.3mm

(9.4in.)

17.5mm

(0.7in.)

14.5mm

(0.57in.)

14.5mm

(0.57in.)

14.5mm

(0.57in.)

D56.6mm

(2.2in.)

59.1mm

(2.3in.)

68.1mm

(2.7in.)

69.6mm

(2.7in.)

E162.4mm

(6.4in.)

163.3mm

(6.4in.)

198.26mm

(7.8in.)

248.14mm

(9.8in.)

F150mm

(5.9in.)

150mm

(5.9in.)

150mm

(5.9in.)

150mm

(5.9in.)

Mounting

thedisplaycanbesurfacemounted.

Beforemountingtheunit,ensurethatyouhave:

•Selectedasuitablelocation.

•Identiedthecableconnectionsandroutethatthe

cableswilltake.

•Detachedthefrontbezel.

8a9x/a12x

D12585-2

1.Checktheselectedlocationfortheunit.Aclear,

atareawithsuitableclearancebehindthepanel

isrequired.

2.Drillorknockoutthe4mountingholesontheunit

D12 588 -1

3.Fixtheappropriatecuttingtemplatesuppliedwith

theproduct,totheselectedlocation,usingmasking

orself-adhesivetape.

4.Usingasuitableholesaw(thesizeisindicatedon

thetemplate),makeaholeineachcornerofthe

cut-outarea.

5.Usingasuitablesaw,cutalongtheinsideedgeof

thecut-outline.

6.Ensurethattheunittsintotheremovedareaand

thenlearoundtheroughedgeuntilsmooth.

7.Drill4holesasindicatedonthetemplatetoaccept

thesecuringscrews.

8.Placethegasketontothedisplayunitandpress

rmlyontotheange.

9.Connectthepower,dataandothercablestotheunit.

10.Slidetheunitintoplaceandsecureusingthe

providedxings.

Note:Thesuppliedgasketprovidesasealbetween

theunitandasuitablyatandstiffmountingsurface

orbinnacle.Thegasketshouldbeusedinall

installations.Itmayalsobenecessarytousea

marine-gradesealantifthemountingsurfaceor

binnacleisnotentirelyatandstifforhasarough

surfacenish.

Bracket(trunnion)mounting

Thedisplaycanbemountedonatrunnionbracket.

Beforemountingtheunitensurethatyouhave:

•Selectedasuitablelocation.

•Identiedthecableconnectionsandroutethatthe

cableswilltake.

•Attachedthefrontbezel.

D12578-2

1.Markthelocationofthemountingbracketscrew

holesonthechosenmountingsurface.

2.Drillholesforthescrewsusingasuitabledrill,

ensuringthereisnothingbehindthesurfacethat

maybedamaged.

3.Usethexingssuppliedwiththemountingbracket

toattachsecurely.

4.Attachthedisplaytothemountingbracket.

Frontbezel

Attachingthefrontbezel

Thefollowingprocedureassumesthattheunithas

alreadybeenmountedinposition.

1.Carefullyliftoneedgeofthescreenprotection

lm,sothatitisaccessibleforremovingwhenunit

installationiscomplete.

2.Ensurethememorycardslotdoorisintheopen

position.

3.Orientatethebottom-rightsideofthebezelunderthe

lipofthechartcarddoorandplacethebezelover

thefrontofthedisplay,ensuringthattheclipsalong

thebottomedgeofthebezellatchintoposition.

D12 586 -1

4.Ensurethebezeliscorrectlyalignedwiththedisplay,

asshown.

5.Applyrmbutevenpressuretothebezelalongthe:

i.Outeredges-workfromthesidesupwardsand

thenalongthetopedge,toensurethatitclips

securelyintoposition.

ii.Inneredges-particularlyalongthechartcard

dooredge,toensurethatthebezelsitsat.

6.CheckthatthePowerbuttonandchartcarddoor

arefreetooperate.

Removingthefrontbezel

Beforeproceedingensurethememorycardslotdoor

isopen.

12 58 4-1

2222

Important:Usecarewhenremovingthebezel.Do

notuseanytoolstoleverthebezel;doingsomay

causedamage.

1.Placebothyourthumbsontheupperleftedgeof

thedisplay,atthepositionsindicatedinthediagram

above.

2.Placeyourngersunderneaththebezel,atthe

positionsindicatedinthediagramabove.

3.Inasinglermmotion,applypressuretotheouter

edgeofthedisplaywithyourthumbsandpullthe

bezeltowardsyouusingyourngers.

Thebezelshouldnowcomeawayfromthedisplay

easily.

a9xanda12xconnectionsoverview

Thea9xanda12xvariantMFDsincludethefollowing

connections.

D13068-1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1.Sonartransducer(a97anda127)/DownVision

transducer(a98anda128)

2.SeaTalk

3.Network1(RayNet)

4.Network2(RayNet)

5.Poweranddata

6.GA150antenna

Poweranddataconnection

ThedetailsbelowapplytoMFDswhichhavea

combinedpoweranddatacable.

D12250-2

1.Poweranddataconnection

2.Poweranddatacable

10a9x/a12x

3.Connectiontovessel’s12V/24Vdcpowersupply

4.Redcable(positive)

5.Fuse

6.Blackcable(negative)

7.Videoinputcable

8.NMEA0183datacables

9.Shield(drain)wire(thinblackwire;mustbe

connectedtoRFgroundpoint)

Powerdistribution

Raymarinerecommendsthatallpowerconnectionsare

madeviaadistributionpanel.

•Allequipmentmustbepoweredfromabreakeror

switch,withappropriatecircuitprotection.

•Allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualbreakers

ifpossible.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,

ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in

accordancewiththeinstructionsinthis

guide.

Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire

Thepowercablesuppliedwiththisproductincludesa

dedicatedshield(drain)wireforconnectiontoavessel's

RFgroundpoint.

ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundisconnected

tothesystem.Asinglegroundpointshouldbeusedfor

allequipment.Theunitcanbegroundedbyconnecting

theshield(drain)wireofthepowercabletothevessel's

RFgroundpoint.OnvesselswithoutanRFground

systemtheshield(drain)wireshouldbeconnected

directlytothenegativebatteryterminal.

Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:

•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebatteryterminal

connectedtothevessel'sground.

•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnectedto

thevessel'sground

Warning:Positiveground

systems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich

haspositivegrounding.

Powercable

DependingonMultifunctiondisplayvariant,thedisplay

iseithersuppliedwithapowercableoracombined

poweranddatacable.

Powercablesavailable

Forushmountinstallationsarightangledpowercable

isavailable.

CablePartnumberMFDvariant

Straightpower

cable(supplied

witha6xanda7x)

R70157a6xanda7x

Rightangled

powercable

A80221a6xanda7x

Straightpower

anddatacable

(suppliedwitha9x

anda12x)

R62379a9xanda12x

Rightangled

poweranddata

cable

R70029a9xanda12x

Cableextension

Powercablescanbeextendedifrequired.Thefollowing

restrictionsapplytoanyextensiontothepowercable:

•Cablemustbeofasuitablegaugeforthecircuitload.

•Eachunitshouldhaveitsowndedicatedpowercable

wiredbacktothedistributionpanel.

Totallength

(max)Supplyvoltage

Cablegauge

(AWG)

12V18

0–5m(0–16.4ft)

24V20

12V14 5–10m

(16.4–32.8ft)

24V18

12V12 10–15m

(32.8–49.2ft)

24V16

12V12 15–20m

(49.2–65.5ft)

24V14

Note:a6xanda7xMFDsare12Vonlyproducts.NEVER

connecta12Vonlyproducttoa24Vsystem.

Breakers,fusesandcircuitprotection

Theinformationbelowisprovidedasguidancetohelp

protectyourproduct.Theexampleillustrationsprovided

areforcommonvesselpowerarrangements,ifyouare

unsurehowtoprovidethecorrectlevelofprotection

thenpleaseconsultaRaymarineauthorizeddealerfor

support.

Fuseandbreakerrating

FuseratingThermalbreakerrating

7Ain-linefusettedwithin

powercable.

5A(ifonlyconnectingone

device)

Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreaker

isdependentonthenumberofdevicesyouare

connecting.IfindoubtconsultanauthorizedRaymarine

dealer.

Note:Yourproduct’spowercablemayhavean

in-linefusealreadytted,ifnotthenyouwillneed

toaddanin-linefusetothepositivewireofyour

productspowerconnection.

Distributionpanelconnection

Itisrecommendedthatyourproductiswiredthrough

yourvessel’sdistributionpanelviaathermalbreaker

orfuse.

D13017-1

2 31

4 5

6 7

1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)

2.In-linefuse.(Ifyourproductspowercabledoesnot

haveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuseshouldbe

tted.)

3.Productpowercable

4.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)

5.*Drainwire

6.Vesseldistributionpanel

7.*VesselRFgroundpointconnection

Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea

drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.

BatteryconnectionwithRFground

Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanelthen

yourproductmaybewireddirectlytothebatterywith

thedrainwireconnectedtothevessel’sRFground

point.

D13018-1

2 4 51 3

6 7

1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)

2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)

3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoesnot

haveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuseshouldbe

tted.)

4.*Drainwire

5.Productpowercable

6.Vesselbattery

7.*VesselRFgroundpointconnection

Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea

drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.

BatteryconnectionwithnoRFground

Ifyourvesseldoesnothaveadistributionpanelor

anRFgroundpointthenyourproductmaybewired

directlytothebatterywiththedrainwirealsoconnected

tothebattery’snegativeterminal.

D13019-1

2 4 51 3

1.Vesselpowersupplypositive(+)

2.Vesselpowersupplynegative(-)

3.In-linefuse(Ifyourproductspowercabledoesnot

haveabuiltinfusethenanin-linefuseshouldbe

tted.)

4.*Drainwireconnectedtovesselnegativepower

supply.

5.Productpowercable

6.Vesselbattery

Note:*Onlyapplicabletoproductsthatincludea

drainwireontheproduct’spowercable.

GA150connection

a9xanda12xMFDsincludeaninternalGNSS(GPS/

GLONASS)receiver.TheGA150antennacanbeused

toimprovetheGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver’s

reception.

D13069-1

1.GA150antenna

2.a9xora12xvariantMFD

Forinstallationdetailsforyourexternalantenna,refer

tothedocumentationthataccompaniedtheantenna.

Note:

•TheBeidouGNSSissupportedbutnotcurrently

available.

•AGA150mustbeconnectedinordertoreceive

theBeidousystemwhenitbecomesavailable.

•Asoftwareupdatewillberequiredtoaddsupport

forBeidouoncethesystemisavailable.Please

checkwithyourRaymarinedealerforfurther

details.

Antennacablelength

TheGA150issuppliedwithatted10m(33ft.)cable.

Thelengthoftheantennacablecanbeextendedif

required.

Theantennacablelengthcanbeextendedbyupto

10m(33ft.)givingatotalmaximumcablelengthof

20m(66ft.)

50ohmcoaxialcableandreliableconnectors(offering

protectionagainstwateringress)mustbeusedwhen

extendingtheantennacable.

a9x/a12x

Note:Extendingthecablelengthbymorethanthe

recommendedmaximumlengthwillresultinsignal

degradation.

Connectinganexternalantenna

FollowthestepsbelowtoconnecttheGA150external

antennatoyoura9xora12xvariantMFD.

D13074-1

1.Fullyinserttheantenna’scableconnectorintothe

GA150connectorontherearofyourdisplay.

2.TurnthelockingcollarclockwiseuntilTIGHT.

3.Pushtoprotectivebootovertheconnectiononthe

backofthedisplay.

4.Usethesuppliedcabletietosecuretheprotective

bootovertheconnection.

NMEA0183connection

NMEA0183devicescanbeconnectedtocompatible

multifunctiondisplays(MFDs)usingthepoweranddata

cable.

Note:a6xanda7xvariantMFDsdonotsupport

connectionofNMEA0183devicesusingthepower

anddatacable.ToconnectanNMEA0183device

toana6xora7xMFDaSeaT alk

toNMEA1083

adaptorisrequired.

D12266-3

61 2 3 4 5

7 8 9 10

NMEA DEVICE

4800 / 38400 baud

NMEA DEVICE

4800 / 38400 baud

NMEA0183devicesareconnectedusingthepower

anddatacablesuppliedwithcompatibleMFDs.

2NMEA0183portsareavailable:

•Port1:Inputandoutput,4800or38400baudrate.

•Port2:Inputonly,4800or38400baudrate.

Note:Thebaudrateyouwanttouseforeachport

inputmustbespeciedintheSystemSettings

menu(Homescreen→Set-up→SystemSettings

→NMEASet-up→NMEAInputPort).

Note:ForPort1,boththeinputandoutput

communicateatthesamebaudrate.Forexample,if

youhaveoneNMEA0183deviceconnectedtothe

display'sPort1INPUT,andanotherNMEA0183

deviceconnectedtothedisplay'sPort1OUTPUT ,

bothNMEAdevicesmustbeusingthesamebaud

rate.

Youcanconnectupto4NMEA0183devicestothe

display'sNMEA0183OUTPUT(Port1).Youcan

connectatotalof2NMEA0183devicestothedisplay's

NMEA0183INPUTports.

It-

mDevice

Cable

colorPort

Input/

output

Posi-

tive(+)

/nega-

tive(-)

1White1InputPositive

Green

1InputNega-

tive

3Yellow1

Output

Positive

4Brown1

Output

Nega-

tive

Orange

/white

2InputPositive

Multi-

function

display

Orange

/green

2InputNega-

tive

**Output

Positive

**Output

Nega-

tive

InputPositive

NMEA

device

InputNega-

tive

**Output

Positive

NMEA

device

**Output

Nega-

tive

Note:*RefertoinstructionsprovidedwiththeNMEA

0183device.

Memorycardsandchartcards

MicroSDmemorycardscanbeusedtobackup/

archivedata(e.g.Waypoint,andTracks).Oncedatais

backeduptoamemorycardolddatacanbedeleted

fromthesystem,creatingcapacityfornewdata.The

archiveddatacanberetrievedatanytime.Chartcards

provideadditionalorupgradedcartography.

Itisrecommendedthatyourdataisbackeduptoa

memorycardonaregularbasis.DoNOTsavedatato

amemorycardcontainingcartography.

Compatiblecards

ThefollowingtypesofMicroSDcardsarecompatible

withyourdisplay:

•MicroSecureDigitalStandard-Capacity(MicroSDSC)

•MicroSecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(MicroSDHC)

Note:

•Themaximumsupportedmemorycardcapacity

is32GB.

•MicroSDcardsmustbeformattedtouseeither

theFATorFAT32lesystemformattoenable

usewithyourMFD.

Speedclassrating

Forbestperformanceitisrecommendedthatyouuse

Class10orUHS(UltraHighSpeed)classmemory

cards.

Chartcards

Yourproductispre-loadedwithelectroniccharts

(worldwidebasemap).Ifyouwishtousedifferentchart

data,youcaninsertcompatiblechartcardsintothe

unit'smemorycardreader.

Usebrandedchartcardsandmemorycards

Whenarchivingdataorcreatinganelectronicchart

card,Raymarinerecommendstheuseofquality

brandedmemorycards.Somebrandsofmemorycard

maynotworkinyourunit.Pleasecontactcustomer

supportforalistofrecommendedcards.

Insertingamemorycardorchartcard

1.Openthecardreaderdoor.

2.Insertthecard,asshowninthediagrambelow.For

slot1,thecardcontactsshouldbefacingDOWN.

Forslot2,thecardcontactsshouldbefacingUP .

DoNOTforcethecard.Ifthecarddoesnotteasily

intotheslot,checktheorientation.

1 2

D13070-1

3.Gentlypressthecardallthewayintothecardslot,

asshowninthediagrambelow.Thecardissecure

whenanaudibleclickisheard.

1 2

D13071-1

4.Topreventtheingressofwaterandconsequent

damage,closethecardreaderdoor.

Removingamemorycardorchartcard

Fromthehomescreen:

1.SelectMyData.

2.SelectEjectCard.

Amessageisdisplayedpromptingyoutoselectthe

memorydeviceyouwanttoeject.

3.SelectSD1foramemorycardinthetopcardslot,

orSD2foramemorycardinthebottomcardslot.

4.Openthecardreaderdoor.

5.Pushtheedgeofthecardtowardstheunit,untilan

audibleclickisheard.

Thecardisreleasedfromthecardslotmechanism,

asshowninthefollowingdiagram:

1 2

D13072-1

6.Useyourngerstopullthecardclearofthecard

slot,usingtheedgeofthecard.

1 2

D13073-1

7.Topreventtheingressofwaterandconsequent

damage,closethechartcarddoor.

Note:Youcanalsopoweroffthemultifunction

displayandfollowsteps4to7above.

Poweringthedisplayon

1.PressthePOWERbutton.

2.SelectAccepttoacknowledgethedisclaimer

message.

a9x/a12x

Poweringthedisplayoff

1.PressandholdthePOWERbuttonuntilthe

countdownreacheszero.

Note:IfthePOWERbuttonisreleasedbeforethe

countdownreacheszero,thepoweroffiscancelled.

Adjustingthedisplaybrightness

1.PressthePOWERbuttononce.

TheShortcutsmenuisdisplayed.

2.Adjustthebrightnesstotherequiredlevelusingthe

on-screenbrightnesssliderbarcontrol,or

3.TouchtheSunicontoincreasethebrightnesslevel

ortheMoonicontodecreasethebrightnesslevel.

Note:Thebrightnesslevelcanalsobeincreasedby

pressingthePowerbuttonmultipletimes.

Simulatormode

TheSimulatormodeenablesyoutopracticeoperating

yourdisplaywithoutdatafromaGPSantenna,radar

scanner,AISunit,orshnder.

Thesimulatormodeisswitchedon/offintheSystem

SetupMenu.

Note:RaymarinerecommendsthatyoudoNOT

usethesimulatormodewhilstnavigating.

Note:ThesimulatorwillNOTdisplayanyrealdata,

includinganysafetymessages(suchasthose

receivedfromAISunits).

Note:AnysystemsettingsmadewhilstinSimulator

modeareNOTtransmittedtootherequipment.

Enablinganddisablingsimulatormode

Youcanenableanddisablesimulatormodebyfollowing

thestepsbelow.

Withthehomescreendisplayed:

1.SelectSet-Up.

2.SelectSystemSettings.

3.SelectSimulator:.

4.SelectOntoturnsimulatormodeon,or

5.SelectOfftoturnsimulatormodeoff.

Note:TheDemomovieoptionisforretail

demonstrationpurposesonly.

Homescreenoverview—Touchonly

displays

TheHomescreenprovidesacentralpointofaccessfor

yourdisplay'sapplications,dataandsettings.

•TheHomescreenprovidesquickaccesstoyourdata

(waypoints,routes,tracks,imagesandvideos)and

backupsettings.

•TheHomescreenconsistsofanumberof

Homescreenpages.Swipethescreenleftorright

withyourngertoscrollthroughtheavailable

Homescreenpages.

•EachHomescreenpageconsistsofanumberof

icons.Applicationsarestartedbyselectingthe

relevanticon.

D12580-3

1 2

5 6

Screen

itemDescription

1Waypoint—selecttheicontoaccessthe

waypointlist.Selectandholdontheiconto

placeaManOverboard(MOB)markeratyour

vessel’scurrentposition.

2MyData—thisiconenablesyoutocentrally

manageyourdataincludingroute,track,and

waypointlists.Youcanalsoaccesssaved

picturesandvideosandbackupsettings.

Customize—selectthisicontocongure

applicationpagesanddisplaypreferences.

Set-up—selectthisicontoaccessthesystem

set-upmenus.

Screen

itemDescription

Icon—eachiconrepresentsanapplication

page.Apagecandisplaymultipleapplications

simultaneously.

Statusbar—thestatusiconsconrmthestatus

ofexternally-connectedequipment,including

GPS,AIS,radar,sonarandautopilotunits.

Pages

Pagesaremadeupof1to4panesthatareused

todisplayapplicationsonyourmultifunctiondisplay

(MFD).

Pagesareaccessedusingtheiconsonthe

Homescreen.

•Youcancreateupto2applicationpanesperpage

usinganMFDthathasascreensizeof7inchesor

less.

•Youcancreateupto4applicationpanesperpage

usinganMFDthathasascreensizeofgreaterthan

7inches.

•MFDswithascreensizeof7inchesorlesscanview

pageswithmorethan2applicationpanesbutonlyif

theyaresharingtheHomescreenofanMFDwhichis

capableofcreatingthosepages.

Pagescanbecustomized,enablingyoutogroupyour

applicationsintodifferentpages,eachdesignedfor

aspecicpurpose.Forexample,youcouldhavea

pagethatincludesthechartandshnderapplications,

suitableforshing,andanotherpagethatincludesthe

chartanddataapplications,whichwouldbesuitablefor

generalsailing.

Iconforapagefeaturingasingle

application.

Iconforapagefeaturingmultiple

applications.

Youcanalsodenethelayoutforeachpage,which

determineshowtheapplicationsarearrangedonthe

screen.

Changinganexistingpageonthehomescreen

Withthehomescreendisplayed:

1.SelectCustomize.

2.SelectHomescreen.

3.SelectEditPage.

4.Selectthepageiconthatyouwanttochange.

TheCustomizemenuoptionsaredisplayed.

5.Selecttheappropriatepagelayout(forexample,

“Splitscreen”).

6.Selecttheapplication(s)youwanttodisplayonthe

page,eitherbyselectingtherelevantmenuitemor

draggingitovertothedisplayedpage.

7.SelectFinish.

TheRenamePagedialogisdisplayed.

8.Usetheon-screenkeyboardtonamethepage,then

selectSave.

aSeriesControls

D12 57 7-1

Descrip-

tionFunctions

1Touch-

screen

Touchthescreentooperatefunctions,

includingallmenuoperations.

2Power

•PressoncetoswitchtheunitON.

•Oncepoweredon,pressthePower

buttonagaintoopentheshortcutspage

whereyoucanadjustthebrightness,

performascreencapture,access

Powersavemodeoraccessthepower

controlsofexternaldevices.

•PressandholdtoswitchtheunitOFF.

•Ifanintegratedpilotisengaged,press

andholdtoputtheautopilotinto

STANDBYmode.

Card

reader

slot

MicroSDcardreader

•a6xanda7x=1xMicroSDcardslot

•a9xanda12x=2xMicroSDcardslots

Touchscreenoverview

Thetouchscreenprovidesanalternativetousing

physicalbuttonstocontrolyourmultifunctiondisplay.

Allfunctionscanbeaccessedusingthetouchscreen

16a9x/a12x

Note:Raymarinestronglyrecommendsthatyou

familiarizeyourselfwithtouchoperationswhileyour

vesselisanchoredormoored.Youmayndit

helpfultousethesimulatormode(accessiblefrom

Homescreen→Set-up→SystemSettings)inthese

situations.

Applications

Chartapplication—providesa2D

or3Dgraphicalviewofyourchartsto

helpyounavigate.Waypoint,route,and

trackfunctionsenableyoutonavigateto

aspeciclocation,buildandnavigate

routes,orrecordwhereyou'vebeen.

Chartcardsprovidehigherlevelsof

detailand3Dviews.

Fishnderapplication—witha

transducerandasonarvariant

multifunctiondisplayorcompatible

SonarModule,youcanusethe

shnderapplicationtohelpyou

accuratelydistinguishbetweendifferent

sizesofsh,bottomstructure,and

underwaterobstacles.Youcanalso

viewseadepthandtemperaturedata

andmarkpointsofinterestsuchas

shingspotsorwrecks.

Radarapplication—withasuitable

radarscanner,youcanusetheradar

applicationtotracktargetsandmeasure

distancesandbearings.Anumberof

automaticgainpresetsandcolormodes

areprovidedtohelpyougetthebest

performancefromyourradarscanner.

Dataapplication—viewsystemand

instrumentdataonyourmultifunction

display,forarangeofcompatible

instruments.Usethejoystickor

touchscreentoscrollthroughthe

availabledatapages.

Weatherapplication—(NorthAmerica

only).Withasuitableweatherreceiver

connectedtoyoursystem,theweather

applicationoverlayshistorical,live,and

forecastedweathergraphicsonaworld

map.

Thermalcamapplication—view

andcontrolathermalcamerausinga

compatiblemultifunctiondisplay.

Note:Thethermalcamera

applicationisnotavailableona6x

anda7xvariantMFDs.

Cameraapplication—viewavideo

orcamerasourceonyourmultifunction

display.

DocViewer—viewpdfdocuments

storedonaMicroSDcard.

FUSIONLinkapplication—link

toandcontrolacompatibleFusion

entertainmentsystemfromyour

multifunctiondisplay.

SiriusAudioapplication—control

Siriusradiofromyourmultifunction

display.

UserManual—OpenstheEnglish

versionoftheproductusermanual

storedonthedisplay.Toopentranslated

usermanualsstoredonmemorycard

usetheDocViewer.

Alarms

Alarmsalertyoutoasituationorhazardrequiringyour

attention.

Youcansetupalarmstoalertyoutocertainconditions,

suchascollisionwarningsandtemperaturelimits.

Alarmsareraisedbysystemfunctions,andalso

externalequipmentconnectedtoyourmultifunction

display.

Whenanalarmsoundsamessagedialogisdisplayed

onyourmultifunctiondisplayandanynetworked

displays.Thedialogstatesthereasonforthealarm.

Youcancongurethebehaviorofcertainalarms

byselectingtheEditoptiononthemessagedialog

orbyusingtheAlarmsmenu,accessiblefromthe

homescreenviatheSet-Upicon.

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