Raymarine G-Series system Reference guide

Brand: Raymarine

Model: G-Series system

Type: Reference guide

G-Series

system

Quick reference

G-SeriesQuickreference

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Documentnumber:86138-1

Date:11-2010

Safetynotices

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation

andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound

navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment

chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent

informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe

captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe

user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,

noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational

skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine

product.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto

dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour

boatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOTremove

anycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccessinternal

components,unlessspecicallyinstructedinthis

document.

Warning:Sonaroperation

•NEVERoperatethesounderwiththeboatoutof

thewater.

•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthesounder

ispoweredon.

•SWITCHOFFthesounderifdiversarelikelytobe

within7.6m(25ft)ofthetransducer.

Warning:Autopilotcontrol

Theautopilotfunctionsavailableonthemultifunction

displaydoNOTreplacetheautopilotcontrolhead.

Youmusthaveapilotcontrolheadinstalledbefore

youenableorengagetheautopilot.

Warning:Radarscannersafety

Beforerotatingtheradarscanner,ensureallpersonnel

areclear.

Warning:Radartransmissionsafety

Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy.

Ensureallpersonnelareclearofthescannerwhen

theradaristransmitting.

CommandCenterKeyboardlayout

ThecommandcenterkeyboardprovidescontrolsforallaspectsoftheG-Seriessystem.

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TUV

PQRS

GHI

JKL

MNO

ACTIVE

WPTS

MOB

DATA

PAGE

ABC

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CANCELOK

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ENTER

STANDBY

DODGE PILOT

21 3 4 5 6

1.Powerkey

2.Monitorselect/OSD(OnScreenDisplay)controls

3.Softkeys

4.Autopilotcontrols

5.Rotarycontroller

6.Trackpad

Poweringthedisplayon

1.PressandholdthePOWERbuttonuntiltheRaymarinelogo

appears.

2.PressOKtoacknowledgethewarningwindow.

Poweringthedisplayoff

1.PressandholdthePOWERbuttonuntilthecountdownreaches

zero.

Note:IfthePOWERbuttonisreleasedbeforethecountdown

reacheszero,thepoweroffiscancelled.

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Navstations

ANavStationisagroupingofupto4monitorsandakeyboard,

enablingyoutoadjustthebrightnessandpowerforallmonitors

fromthesamekeyboard.

EachNavStationincludesatleast1monitorandatleast1keyboard:

Monitors—Upto2monitorscanbeconnectedtoeachGPM

processorinyoursystem.

Keyboards—Akeyboardcanbeassignedtoasinglemonitor,a

NavStation,orallmonitorsinyoursystem,butcanonlycontrol1

monitoratatime.Youcanselectwhichmonitoryouwanttocontrol

fromthekeyboard.Whenakeyboardisassociatedwithamonitor,

thisprovidesfullcontrolofthesystem.

ThefollowingdiagramillustratesatypicalNavStationarrangement:

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WXYZ

TUV

PQRS

GHI

JKL

MNO

ACTIVE

WPTS

MOB

DATA

PAGE

ABC

DEF

CANCEL

STANDBY

DODGE PILOT OK

RANGE

OUT

ENTER

WXYZ

TUV

PQRS

GHI

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WPTS

MOB

DATA

PAGE

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RANGE

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ENTER

NumberDescription

NavStation1(ybridge)

NavStation2(bridge)

Below-deckscomponents(forexample,GPMprocessorunit,

GVMvideomodule)

Refertotheinstallationinstructionsforinformationonplanningand

conguringtheNavStation(s)foryoursystem.

Assigningakeyboardtoanavstation

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemSetup.

3.SelectSystemConguration.

4.SelectAssignKeyboards.

5.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardfromthelist.

6.SelecttheASSIGNTONAVSTATIONsoftkey.

7.SelecttheappropriateNavStation.

Assigningakeyboardtoanindividualmonitor

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemSetup.

3.SelectSystemConguration.

4.SelectAssignKeyboards.

Alistofavailablekeyboardsisdisplayed.

5.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardfromthelist.

6.SelecttheASSIGNTOMONITORsoftkey.

7.Selecttheappropriatemonitor.

Initialsetupprocedures

Anumberoftasksshouldbecompletedbeforeyouuseyoursystem

forthersttime.

Onceyoursystemhasbeeninstalledandcommissioned(see

Installationinstructions),Raymarinerecommendsthatyou:

•Setthelanguage,thedateandtimeformatandpreferredunits

ofmeasurement.

•Setyourvesseldetails.

•Adjustthedisplaybrightness.

•Designatethedatamaster(masterGPM).

•SelecttheGPSdatasource.

•FamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimulatorMode.

Settingthelanguage,time/date,andunitsof

measurement

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemSetup.

3.SelectLanguage.

4.Selecttheappropriatelanguagefromthelist.

5.SelectTime/DateSetup.

6.UsetheDateFormatandTimeFormatmenuitemstoadjust

thedateandtime.

7.UsetheCancelbuttontoreturntotheSystemSetupmenu.

8.SelectUnitsSetup.

9.MaketheappropriatechangesusingthemenuitemsintheUnits

SetupMenu.

Settingyourvesseldetails

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelectSystemSetup.

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3.SelectBoatDetails.

4.ChangetheSafeDepth,SafeHeightandSafeWidthsettings

asappropriateforyourvessel.

Note:Thesettingsyouspecifyforyourvesseldetailsare

essentialfortheaccurateoperationofthecollisionalarm.You

mustspecifyvesseldetailsettingsthatareappropriateforsafe

navigation.

Note:ThecollisionalarmusesdatafromtheGPSantennainits

calculations.Thereforethevaluesyouspecifyforyourvessel

detailsettingsmustreecttheactualpositionoftheGPSantenna

onyourvessel.Forexample,the"SafeWidth"settingisactually

thediametereithersideoftheGPSantenna,soifyouhavea

vessel4meterswideandyouenteraminimum“SafeWidth"of4

meters,thisisactuallyprovidingacollisionzoneofonly2meters

eithersideoftheGPSantenna.IftheGPSantennaismounted

ontheportsideofthevesselandyouspeciedaSafeWidthof4

meters,youwouldbeleaving2metersofthehulluncoveredby

thecollisionzone.

Adjustingthemonitorbrightness

OntheG-Serieskeyboard:

1.PressthePOWERbuttononthekeyboardonce.

Thebacklightlevelcontrolisdisplayedonthemonitor.

2.Usingtherotarycontrol,adjustthebrightnesslevelas

appropriate.

3.ToadjustthebrightnessforamonitorassignedtoadifferentNav

Station,presstherotarycontrolonceandselecttheappropriate

NavStationfromthelist.

Datamaster(masterGPM)

IfyoursystemfeaturesmorethanoneGPMprocessorunityoumust

designateoneGPMprocessorasthedatamaster(masterGPM).

Ifthedatamasterhasnotalreadybeendesignatedaspartofthe

installationandcommissioningprocessitmustbedoneaspartof

theinitialsetup.

Thedatamasterhandlesallthedatafromthevariousmarine

electronicsinstalledaroundyourvessel.Thedatamasterreceives

datafromSeaT alkandSeaT alk

andtransmitsittotherelevant

componentsoftheG-SeriessystemviatheSeaT alk

network.

Forexamplethesystemmayrequireheadinginformationfromthe

autopilotandGPSsystems,usuallyreceivedthroughaSeaTalk

NMEAconnection.ThedatamasteristheGPMprocessortowhich

theSeaT alk,NMEAandanyotherdataconnectionsaremade,it

thenbridgesthedatatotheSeaTalk

networkandanycompatible

repeatdisplays.Informationsharedbythedatamasterincludes:

•Cartography

•Routesandwaypoints

•Radar

•Sonar

•Datareceivedfromtheautopilot,instruments,theengineand

otherexternalsources.

Note:TheGPMprocessorthatyouchoosetobethemaster

GPMmustbetheunittowhichtheSeaT alkandSeaTalk

buses

arephysicallyconnected.

Designatingthedatamaster(masterGPM)

1.PresstheMENUbutton.

2.SelecttheSystemCongurationmenuitem.

3.SelecttheSetMasterGPMoption.

AlistofavailableconnectedGPMprocessorsisdisplayed,with

serialnumbers.TheLocalGPMreferstotheGPMtowhichthe

monitorisphysicallyconnected.

4.Selecttheprocessoryouwanttodesignateasthedatamaster.

5.SelecttheSETASMASTERsoftkey.

Note:IfyouareunsureofwhichGPMtoselectusethe

DISCOVERGPMsoftkey,whichshowsamessageonevery

monitoridentifyingtheGPMtowhichitisconnected.

Simulatormode

TheSimulatormodeenablesyoutopracticeoperatingyourdisplay

withoutdatafromaGPSantenna,radarscanner,AISunit,or

shnder.

Thesimulatormodeisswitchedon/offintheSystemSetupMenu.

Youcanalsoadjustthevesselspeedinsimulatormode.Thisis

usefulforquicklymovingtodifferentareasofthechart,forexample.

Note:RaymarinerecommendsthatyoudoNOTusethe

simulatormodewhilstnavigating.

Note:ThesimulatorwillNOTdisplayanyrealdata,includingany

safetymessages(suchasthosereceivedfromAISunits).

Note:AnysystemsettingsmadewhilstinSimulatormodearenot

transmittedviaSeaTalktootherequipment.

Enablingthesimulatormode

1.PressMenu.

2.SelecttheSystemSetupmenu.

3.SelecttheSimulatoritem,andchangeitsvaluetoOn.

Applications

Chartapplication—providesa2D

or3Dgraphicalviewofyourchartsto

helpyounavigate.Waypoint,route,and

trackfunctionsenableyoutonavigate

toaspeciclocation,buildandnavigate

routes,orrecordwhereyou’vebeen.

Upgradeyourchartsusingchartcardsto

enjoyhigherlevelsofdetailand3Dviews.

Fishnderapplication—withasuitable

DigitalSounderModule(DSM)and

transducer,youcanusetheshnder

applicationtohelpyouaccurately

distinguishbetweendifferentsizesof

sh,bottomstructure,andunderwater

obstacles.Youcanalsoviewseadepth

andtemperaturedata,andmarkpointsof

interest,suchasshingspotsorwrecks.

Radarapplication—withasuitableradar

scanner,youcanusetheradarapplication

totracktargetsandmeasuredistances

andbearings.Anumberofautomaticgain

presetsandcolormodesareprovidedto

helpyougetthebestperformancefrom

yourradarscanner.

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Engineapplication—enablesyouto

viewengineinformationintheformof

gaugesanddigitaldata,fromupto3

compatibleengines.

Dataapplication—viewsystemand

instrumentdataonyourmultifunction

display,forarangeofcompatible

instruments.

CourseDeviationIndicator(CDI)

application—providesagraphical

representationofyourvessel’scourseina

“rollingroad”format,alongwithnavigation

data.

Siriusaudioapplication—(North

Americaonly).Useyourmultifunction

displaytocontrolaconnectedSirius

SatelliteRadioreceiver.

Weatherapplication—(NorthAmerica

only).Withasuitableweatherreceiver

connectedtoyoursystem,theweather

applicationoverlayshistorical,live,and

forecastedweathergraphicsonaworld

map.

Videoapplication—viewavideoor

camerasourceonyourmultifunction

display.Withtheappropriateoptional

accessories,youcanconnectadditional

videosourcesandswitchbetweenthem.

Homescreenoverview

Thehomescreenprovidesacentralpointofaccesstoyoursystem’s

rangeofapplications.

Italsoprovidesquickaccesstoyourwaypoints,routes,andtracks.

PressthePAGEbuttonatanytimetoaccessthehomescreen.

Thehomescreenconsistsofanumberofapplication"pages",each

representedbyanicon.Applicationscanbestartedbyselecting

therelevantpageicon.

UsetheMOREsoftkeystoscrollthehomescreenandaccess

additionalapplicationpages.

3 4

ScreenitemDescription

1Page—eachiconrepresentsapage.Apagecandisplay

upto4applicationssimultaneously.

MyRoutes/MyTracks/MyWaypoints—theseicons

enableyoutocentrallymanageyourlistsofroutes,tracks,

andwaypoints.

ScreenitemDescription

Customize—selectthisicontocongureapplication

pages.

More—selectthissoftkeytoscrollthehomescreenand

accessadditionalapplicationpages.

Pages

Pagesareusedonyourmultifunctiondisplaytoshowapplications.

Pagesaredisplayedandaccessedonthehomescreen.Eachpage

candisplaybetween1and4applications.

Anypageonthehomescreencanbecustomized,enablingyouto

groupyourapplicationsintodifferentpages,eachdesignedfora

specicpurpose.Forexample,youcouldhaveapagethatincludes

thechartandshnderapplications,suitableforshing,andanother

pagethatincludesthechartanddataapplications,whichwould

besuitableforgeneralsailing.

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Emptypage.Youcanaddany

application(s)toanyemptypage.

Pagefeaturingasingleapplication.

Pagefeaturingmultipleapplications.

Youcanalsodenea"layout"foreachpage,whichdetermineshow

theapplicationsarearrangedonthescreen.

Changinganexistingpageonthehomescreen

Withthehomescreendisplayed:

1.SelecttheCustomizeicon.

2.Selectthepageiconthatyouwanttochange.

3.SelecttheEDITPAGEsoftkey.

4.Selecttheappropriatepagelayout.

5.Selecttheapplication(s)youwanttodisplayonthepage.

Editinginformationindialogs

Withthedialogdisplayed:

1.Selecttheeldyouwanttoedit.

Theon-screenkeyboardisdisplayed:

2.Usetheon-screenkeyboardtomakethechanges.

3.Usetheon-screenkeyboard’sSAVEkeytokeepanychanges.

Enteringspecialoraccentedcharacters

Withtheon-screenkeyboarddisplayed:

1.Selecttheon-screenkeyboard’sàèòkey.

2.Selectthecharacteryouwanttoaccent.

Theavailableaccentedcharactersaredisplayedabovethetext

entryeld.

3.Forcharactersthathavemultipleavailableaccents,usethe

characterkeytotogglebetweenthem.

4.Selecttheàèòkeytoenterthecharacter.

Alarms

Alarmsalertyoutoasituationorhazardrequiringyourattention.

Youcansetupalarmstoalertyoutocertainconditions,suchas

collisionwarningsandtemperaturelimits.

Alarmsareraisedbysystemfunctions,andalsoexternalequipment

connectedtoyourmultifunctiondisplay.

Whenanalarmsounds,amessagedialogisdisplayedonyour

multifunctiondisplay,andanynetworkeddisplays.Thedialog

explainsthereasonforthealarm.

Youcancongurethebehaviourofthefollowingsystemand

applicationalarmsusingtheAlarmsSetupMenu:

•Systemalarms.

•Navigationalarms.

•Radaralarms.

•Fishnderalarms.

•AISalarms.

Manoverboard

Ifyouloseapersonorobjectoverboard,youcanusetheMan

Overboard(MOB)functiontomarktheposition.

TheMOBfunctionisavailableatalltimes,regardlessofwhich

applicationisrunning.

WhenMOBisactivated,analertmessageappearson-screen,and

anemergencywaypointiscreated.Abearingtothewaypointis

alsoprovided.Thealertandemergencywaypointalsoappearon

anynetworkeddisplaysatthesametime.

Activatingthemanoverboardfunction

1.PressandholdtheWPTS/MOBbuttonfor3seconds.

Thenormalchartapplicationisresettothesamesettingsthat

ithadbeforetheMOBalarmwasraised.

Note:T oobtainaMOBposition,yourmultifunctiondisplaymust

haveaGPSpositionx.

CancellingaMOBalarm

1.PressandholdtheWPTS/MOBbuttonforfourseconds.

OncetheMOBalarmiscleared:

•thechartapplicationmotionmodeisreset.

•thedatabarmodeisreset.

•GOTOandroutefunctionsarerestored.

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