Raymarine AXIOM Assembly instructions

Basic operation instructions
English (en-US)
Date: 03-2017
Document number: 81369-2
© 2017 Raymarine UK Limited

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English (en-US)
Document number: 81369-2
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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation8
Disclaimers............................................................................8
Chapter2Setup9
2.1Gettingstarted....................................................................9
Poweringonthedisplay............................................................9
Poweringoffthedisplay............................................................9
FirstpowerupDatamasterselection.............................................10
Startupwizard.......................................................................10
FirstpowerupLimitationonUseacknowledgement............................11
Datasourcesmenu.................................................................11
Identifyingengines..................................................................12
ConfiguringTransducersettings..................................................13
2.2InsertingaMicroSDcard......................................................14
Memorycardcompatibility.........................................................14
2.3Shortcuts..........................................................................15
Adjustingbrightness................................................................15
Takingascreenshot................................................................15
Activatingtouchlock................................................................16
Radarstandby.......................................................................16
2.4Softwareupdates................................................................16
Updatingsoftwareusingamemorycard.........................................17
Updatingsoftwareviatheinternet................................................17
Chapter3Homescreen18
3.1AcceptingtheLimitationsonUse............................................18
3.2Homescreenoverview.........................................................19
3.3Creating/CustomizinganApppage.......................................19
3.4Userprofiles......................................................................20
3.5Mydata............................................................................21
3.6Settings............................................................................22
3.7ManOverboard(MOB).........................................................23
3.8Alarms..............................................................................25
3.9Satellitenavigation/positioning.............................................26
GNSSStatus.........................................................................26
GNSSSettings.......................................................................27
3.10Externaldevices................................................................28
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3.11Sidebar............................................................................29
3.12Dataoverlays....................................................................29
3.13EditingthesplitratioofaSplitscreenapppage.........................30
Chapter4Chartapp31
4.1Chartappoverview..............................................................31
Chartappcontrols..................................................................32
Chartrangingandpanning........................................................33
Selectingachartcard..............................................................33
Chartmodes.........................................................................33
Vesseldetails........................................................................34
Layers................................................................................35
Viewandmotion....................................................................36
PlacingaWaypoint..................................................................36
BuildingaRoute.....................................................................36
RecordingaTrack...................................................................37
FollowingaRoute...................................................................37
PerformingaGoto..................................................................37
Chapter5Sonarapp38
5.1Sonarappoverview.............................................................38
Sonarappcontrols..................................................................38
RealVision3Dcontrols.............................................................39
OpeningtheSonarapp.............................................................40
Sonarchannels......................................................................42
SelectingaSonarchannel.........................................................43
PlacingaWaypointintheSonarapp..............................................43
Chapter6Radarapp44
6.1Radarappoverview.............................................................44
Radarappcontrols..................................................................44
OpeningtheRadarapp.............................................................45
Radarmodes........................................................................47
SelectingaRadarscanner.........................................................48
Chapter7Dashboardapp50
7.1Dashboardappoverview.......................................................50
Dashboardappcontrols............................................................50
Switchingdatapage................................................................51
SelectingDatapagestodisplay...................................................51
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CustomizingexistingDatapages..................................................51
Chapter8Cameraapp52
8.1Cameraappoverview...........................................................52
Cameraappcontrols...............................................................52
OpeningtheCameraapp..........................................................53
SelectinganIPvideofeed.........................................................54
Chapter9Audioapp55
9.1Audioappoverview.............................................................55
Compatibleentertainmentsystems...............................................55
Audioappcontrols..................................................................56
OpeningtheAudioapp.............................................................57
Selectinganaudiosource..........................................................59
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationand
mustneverbeusedinpreferencetosoundnavigational
judgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentchartsandnotices
tomarinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneeded
forsafenavigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefor
theirprudentuse.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouse
officialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,caution
andpropernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisorany
otherRaymarineproduct.
Disclaimers
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitis
compatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityother
thanRaymarine.
Thisproductusesdigitalchartdata,andelectronicinformationfrom
GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystems(GNSS)whichmaycontainerrors.
Raymarinedoesnotwarranttheaccuracyofsuchinformationandyou
areadvisedthaterrorsinsuchinformationmaycausetheproductto
malfunction.Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuries
causedbyyouruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteraction
oftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
chartdataorinformationutilizedbytheproductandsuppliedbythird
parties.
Thisproductsupportselectronicchartsprovidedbythirdparty
supplierswhichmaybeembeddedorstoredonmemorycard.Useof
suchchartsissubjecttothesupplier’sEnd-UserLicenceAgreement.

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Chapter2:Setup
21Gettingstarted
Poweringonthedisplay
WhenpowerisavailabletotheMFDbuttheMFDisswitchedoff,the
Powersymbolwillbeilluminated.
Topoweronthedisplay:
1.SwipeyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthePowerbuttonswipe
area.
TheMFDwillpowerup.
Poweringoffthedisplay
1.SwipeyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthePowerbuttonswipe
area.
TheShortcutsmenuisdisplayed.
2.PressandholdthePowersymboluntilthescreenswitchesoff.
Note:Whenpoweredoff,theunitmaystilldrawasmallamountof
powerfromthebattery,ifthisisaconcernunplugthepowersupply
orswitchoffatthebreaker.

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Switchingonandoffatthebreaker
IfyouwishtoensurethattheMFDisnotconsuminganypower
thenitmustbeswitchedoffatthebreakerorhavethepowercable
unplugged.
Whenthebreakerisswitchedbackon,orthecableisreconnected,
theMFDwillresumeinthesamepowerstatethatitwasinwhen
itwasswitchedoff.
FirstpowerupDatamasterselection
Networkscontainingmorethan1MFDmusthaveadesignatedData
master.TheDatamasteristheprimaryMFDinthenetworkandshould
betheMFDthatisconnectedtotheSeaTalkng®/NMEA2000CAN
busnetworkandanyotherdevicesandsourcesofdatainyoursystem.
TheDatamasterbridgesthedataovertheSeaTalkhs™networktoany
compatiblenetworked‘repeater’MFDs.
BydefaultyourMFDwillbesetasaDatamaster.Ifyouareconnecting
toanetworkthatalreadyincludesMFDsthenonfirstpowerupyou
willberequestedtoconfirmyourDatamaster.
The“MultipleDatamastersfound”warningwillbedisplayedwhenever
anewMFDisaddedtoyournetwork.
Y oucanchangeyourDatamasteratanytimebyselectingAssignas
DatamasteragainstaMFDlistedintheNetworktaboftheSettings
menu:Homescreen>Settings>Network.
Startupwizard
IftheMFDisbeinginstalledasastandaloneinstallationoraspartof
anewsystem,thenthefirsttimetheMFDispowereduptheStartup
wizardwillbedisplayed.TheStartupwizardwillhelpyouconfigure
importantsettingsonyourMFD.
Followtheonscreeninstructionsandconfiguretherelevantsettings.
TheStartupwizardwillalsobedisplayedafteraFactoryresetis
performed.

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FirstpowerupLimitationonUseacknowledgement
AfteryouhavecompletedtheStartupwizardtheLimitationonUse
(LoU)disclaimerisdisplayed.
Y oumustreadandagreetothetermsinordertouseyourMFD.
SelectingOKmeansyouhaveacceptedthetermsofuse.
Datasourcesmenu
Whenasystemincludesmultiplesourcesofadatatype,suchasdepth
data,thesystemwillchoosethemostappropriatesourceforthedata.
Ifyouprefer,youcanmanuallyselectyourowndatasource.
TheDatasourcesmenucanbeaccessedonyourDatamasterMFD,
fromtheSettingsmenu:Homescreen>Settings>Network>Data
sources.
Eachtabenablesyoutoviewandselectyourpreferreddatasource.
Thecurrentlyactivedatasourcewilldisplayitscurrentvalueinuse.
Datasourceselectioncanbemanualorsettoautomatic:
•Auto—yourMFDwillautomaticallyselectadevice.
•Manual—youcanmanuallyselectyourpreferreddevice.

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NetworkedMFDswillautomaticallybeupdatedtousetheData
sourcesselectedonyourDatamasterMFD.
Datasourcetypes
SettingstabDescription
DepthEnablesyoutochooseasourceofdatafor
Depthreadings.
Speedthrough
water
Enablesyoutochooseasourceofdatafor
Speedreadings.
HeadingEnablesyoutochooseasourceofdatafor
Headingdata.
GPSEnablesyoutochooseasourceofdatafor
GPSdata.
GPSDatumInorderforyourGNSSreceiverandMFDto
correlateaccuratelywithyourpapercharts,
theymustbeusingthesamedatum.This
optionenablesyoutochooseasourceforthis
datum.
WindEnablesyoutochooseasourceofdatafor
Windreadings.
TimeandDateEnablesyoutoselectthedeviceyouwantto
useforthetimeanddateinformationusedby
yourMFD.
Identifyingengines
EnginedatacanbedisplayedonyourMFDifyourenginesare
transmittingtherelevantsupporteddataontotheMFDnetwork.If
yoursystemhasmislabelledyourenginesthenyoucancorrectthis
usingtheEngineidentificationwizard.
TheEngineidentificationwizardcanbeaccessedfromtheBoatdetails
tab:Homescreen>Settings>Boatdetails>Identifyengines.
1.EnsurethecorrectnumberofenginesisselectedintheNumof
Engines:box.
2.SelectIdentifyengines.
3.Followtheonscreenpromptstocompletetheengineidentification
wizard.

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ConfiguringTransducersettings
ForsystemssetupwithSonar,youshouldconfigureyourtransducer
settings.
1.SelectTransducerfromtheSonarapp’sSettingsmenu:Menu
>Settings>Transducer
2.Selecthowyouwantyourdepthtoappear:
i.Belowtransducer(default)—Nooffsetrequired
ii.Belowkeel—Enterthedistancebetweenthetransducerface
andthebottomoftheKeel.
iii.Belowwaterline—Enterthedistancebetweenthebottomof
yourKeelandthewaterline.
3.Ifyourtransducerincludesatemperaturesensorthenyoucanalso
configuretemperaturesettingsasfollows:
i.Enableordisabletemperaturereadingsasrequired.
ii.Ifenabled,checkthetemperaturereadingagainsttheactual
watertemperature.
iii.Ifthecurrentreadingrequiresadjustment,selectCalibrate
tempandenterthedifferencebetweenyour2readings.

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22InsertingaMicroSDcard
1.PullbackthemicroSDcardreadercoverasshownabove.
2.InsertyoumicroSDcardwiththecontactsfacingdown.
3.Closethecoverandensureitisseatedcorrectly.
Memorycardcompatibility
MicroSDmemorycardscanbeusedtobackup/archivedata(e.g.
Waypoints,RoutesandTracks).Oncedataisbackeduptoamemory
card,olddatacanbedeletedfromthesystem.Thearchiveddatacan
beretrievedatanytime.Itisrecommendedthatyourdataisbacked
uptoamemorycardonaregularbasis.
Compatiblecards
ThefollowingtypesofMicroSDcardsarecompatiblewithyourMFD:
TypeSize
Nativecard
format
Supported
Format
MicroSDSC(Micro
SecureDigital
StandardCapacity)
Upto4GBFAT12,FAT16
orFAT16B
NTFS,
FAT32
MicroSDHC(Micro
SecureDigital
HighCapacity)
4GBto32GBFAT32NTFS,
FAT32
MicroSDXC
(MicroSecure
DigitaleXtended
Capacity)
32GBto2TBexFATNTFS,
FAT32
Speedclassrating
ForbestperformanceitisrecommendedthatyouuseClass10orUHS
(UltraHighSpeed)classmemorycards.
Usebrandedmemorycards
Whenarchivingdataitisrecommendedthatyouusegoodquality
brandedmemorycards.

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23Shortcuts
TheShortcutsmenucanbeaccessedbyswipinglefttorightacross
thePowerbuttonswipearea.
Thefollowingshortcutsareavailable:
•TakeScreenshot
•ActivateTouchlock
•StopRadartransmitting
•Poweroff
•AdjustBrightness
Adjustingbrightness
LCDbrightnesscanbeadjustedfromtheShortcutsmenu.
1.SwipeyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthePowerbuttonswipe
area.
TheShortcutsmenuisdisplayed
2.MovetheDisplaybrightnesscontrolalongthesliderbartoadjust
thebrightness.
WiththeShortcutsmenudisplayedyoucanalsousethe Power
buttonswipeareatoincreasethebrightnesslevelinincrements,
byrepeatingthelefttorightswipe.
Takingascreenshot
Y oucantakeascreenshotandsavetheimagetoexternalmemory.
1.SwipeyourfingerfromlefttorightacrossthePowerbuttonswipe
area.
TheShortcutsmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectTakescreenshot.
Thescreenshotwillbesavedin.pngformattotheScreenshotfile
location.TheScreenshotfilelocationcanbeselectedfromtheThis
DisplaytablocatedintheSettingsmenu:Homescreen>Settings>
ThisDisplay>Screenshotfile:.

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Activatingtouchlock
Inroughweatherconditionsprecipitationmayleadtoerroneous
touchesbeingdetectedbythetouchscreen.Intheseconditionsyou
canusetouchlocktopreventthis.
1.SelectActivatetouchlockfromtheShortcutsmenu.
Withtouchlockactivatedthetouchscreenwillbedisabled.T o
re-enablethetouchscreen,swipefromlefttorightacrossthe
Powerbuttonswipearea.
Radarstandby
Y oucanplaceatransmittingRadarinStandbyfromtheShortcuts
menu.
1.SelectStopRadartxfromtheShortcutsmenu.
24Softwareupdates
Raymarine®regularlyissuessoftwareupdatesforitsproductswhich
providenewandenhancedfeaturesandimprovedperformanceand
usability.Y oushouldensurethatyouhavethelatestsoftwarefor
yourproductsbyregularlycheckingtheRaymarine®websitefornew
softwarereleases.
www.raymarine.com/software
Note:
•ItisrecommendedthatyoualwaysbackupyourUserdatabefore
performingasoftwareupdate.
•TheMFD’s“Checkonline”featureisonlyavailablewhentheMFD
hasanInternetconnection.

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Updatingsoftwareusingamemorycard
1.Checkthesoftwareversionofyourproduct.
ThesoftwareversioncanbefoundontheGettingstartedtab:
(Homescreen>Settings>Gettingstarted).
2.CheckthelatestavailablesoftwareontheRaymarinewebsite:
(wwwraymarinecom>Support>SoftwareUpdates).
3.Downloadthesoftwarepackage.
4.CopythefilestoMicroSDcard.
5.InserttheMicroSDcardintothecardreaderslotonyourMFD.
6.SelectUpdatesoftwarefromtheGettingstartedtab:(Homescreen
>Settings>Gettingstarted).
7.SelectCheckSDcardfromthepopovermenu.
8.FollowtheonscreeninstructionstoupdateyourMFDsoftware.
Updatingsoftwareviatheinternet
1.SelectUpdatesoftwarefromtheGettingstartedtab:(Homescreen
>Settings>Gettingstarted).
2.SelectCheckonlinefromthepopovermenu.
3.TosetupaWi-FiconnectionselectWi-Fisettingsandconnectto
therequiredWi-Fiaccesspoint/hotspot.
4.SelectStart.
5.Y ourMFDwillnowchecktheinternetforsoftwareupdates,follow
anyonscreeninstructionstocompletetheupdate.

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Chapter3:Homescreen
31AcceptingtheLimitationsonUse
AfteryourMFDhaspowereduptheHomescreenisdisplayed.
1.BeforeusingtheMFDyoumustaccepttheLimitationsonUse(LoU)
disclaimer.T oviewthefullLoUDisclaimer,select‘moredetails’.
TheLoUacknowledgmentisdisplayedeachtimethedisplayis
poweredonandforeachnewuserprofile.ThefullLoUtextcanbe
accessedatanytimefromthe Gettingstartedtab: Homescreen>
Settings>Gettingstarted>Viewtermsofuse.

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32Homescreenoverview
AllsettingsandappscanbeaccessedfromtheHomescreen.
1.GNSSposition/fixdetails—Selecttheareatoviewfixaccuracy
andaccessGNSSsettings.
2.Profile—Selecttheareatochangetheprofileinuseortocreate,
editordeleteprofiles.
3.Externaldevicesandsystemtime—Selectthisareatoadjust
theUTCtimeoffset.
4.Apppageicons—Selectanicontoopentherelevantapplication
page.UsetheLeftandRightarrows,orswipeyourfingerleftor
rightacrosstheareatocyclethroughtheavailableHomescreen
pages.
5.Settingsanddata—ThisareaprovidesaccesstotheSettings,
AlarmsandMydatamenus.Y oucanalsoactivatetheManOver
Board(MOB)alarm.
Note:Whenmorethan1displayisconnectedtothesamenetwork,
thentheHomescreenoftheMFDdesignatedasDataMasterwill
bemirroredonallMFDs.
33Creating/CustomizinganApppage
1.PressandholdonanexistingApppageicontodisplayPopover
options.

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Y oucanCustomize,RenameorDeleteapppagesfromthe
Popoveroptions.
2.SelectCustomizefromthePopoveroptionstochangepagelayout
andappsused.T oCreateanewpagepressandholdonablank
spaceontheHomescreen.
3.SelecttheLayout:optiontochangethepagelayout.
4.SelecttheiconsfortheAppsthatyouwanttobedisplayedon
thepage.
5.SelectNextandgivethepageamemorablename.
6.SelectSave.
ThepageissavedandthenewApppageiconwillbeshownonthe
Homescreen.
34Userprofiles
Y oucanshareyourMFDwithotherusersbycreatinguserprofileson
yourMFD.Profilesenableyoutoretainyourownpersonalsettings
whilstlettingotheruserspersonalizetheMFD’ssettingstotheir
preference.
Note:UserdatasuchasWaypoints,Routes,Tracks,imagesand
videorecordingsetc.willbeavailabletoallusers.
Y oucanaccesstheProfilespagebyselectingtheProfileIcononthe
Homescreen.

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SelectingthePlus(+)iconwillcreateanewprofilebasedontheprofile
thatiscurrentlyinuse.
MFDsettingschangesareuniquetotheprofileinuseandareretained
thenexttimetheprofileisused.
Thedistanceandtimethataprofilehasbeenactiveisdisplayedfor
eachprofile.
Profilenamesandiconscanbecustomized.Y oucanalsoresetthe
distanceandtimeforeachprofile.
AGuestprofileisavailablefortemporaryusers.Settingchangestothe
Guestprofilearenotretained.EachtimetheGuestprofileisactivated
thesettingsarebasedonthelastusedprofile.
WhentheMFDisrebootedthelastusedprofilewillbeactive.
Demoprofilesarealsoavailabletohelpyoupracticeoperatingyour
MFDwithsimulateddata.
35Mydata
SelectingtheMydataiconfromtheHomescreenprovidesaccessto
userdatasuchasWaypoints,Routes,Tracks,Tripdataandmedia
Files.Y oucanalsoImport/exportUserdatafromtheMydatamenu.

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SelectingWaypoints,RoutesorTrackswilltakeyoutotherelevant
listwhereyoucanmanageandcustomizeyourdata.
SelectingTripwilldisplaythetripcounters.
SelectingResetmantripwillresettheTripcountertozero.
SelectingFilesopensafilebrowser.
SelectingImport/exportallowsyoutobackuporrestoreUserdata
usingexternalstorage.
ForfurtherinformationonWaypoints,RoutesandTrackspleaserefer
to:.
36Settings
TheSettingsmenucontainsimportantinformationandsettingsfor
yourMFD.
TheSettingsmenuissplitupintodifferenttabs,thesettingsavailable
are:
TabOptions
Getting
started
•Viewhardwareandsoftwareinformationabout
yourMFD.
•Viewcartographydetailsforinsertedchartcards.
•UpdateMFDsoftware
•ViewtheLoUdisclaimer(Gettingstartedtab).
•Changetheuserinterfacelanguage
Boatdetails•Setboaticonandname.
•ConfigureMinimumsafedepth,heightandwidth.
•Configureengines.