Raymarine G-Series system User manual

G-Series
system
Quick reference
G-SeriesQuickreference

ENGLISH
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.
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CommandCenterKeyboardlayout
ThecommandcenterkeyboardprovidescontrolsforallaspectsoftheG-Seriessystem.
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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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NumberDescription
1NavStation1(ybridge)
2NavStation2(bridge)
3Below-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 alkngandtransmitsittotherelevant
componentsoftheG-SeriessystemviatheSeaT alkhsnetwork.
Forexamplethesystemmayrequireheadinginformationfromthe
autopilotandGPSsystems,usuallyreceivedthroughaSeaTalkngor
NMEAconnection.ThedatamasteristheGPMprocessortowhich
theSeaT alk,NMEAandanyotherdataconnectionsaremade,it
thenbridgesthedatatotheSeaTalkhsnetworkandanycompatible
repeatdisplays.Informationsharedbythedatamasterincludes:
•Cartography
•Routesandwaypoints
•Radar
•Sonar
•Datareceivedfromtheautopilot,instruments,theengineand
otherexternalsources.
Note:TheGPMprocessorthatyouchoosetobethemaster
GPMmustbetheunittowhichtheSeaT alkandSeaTalkngbuses
arephysicallyconnected.
Designatingthedatamaster(masterGPM)
1.PresstheMENUbutton.
2.SelecttheSystemCongurationmenuitem.
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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.
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ScreenitemDescription
1Page—eachiconrepresentsapage.Apagecandisplay
upto4applicationssimultaneously.
2MyRoutes/MyTracks/MyWaypoints—theseicons
enableyoutocentrallymanageyourlistsofroutes,tracks,
andwaypoints.
ScreenitemDescription
3Customize—selectthisicontocongureapplication
pages.
4More—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.
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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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