Raymarine ALPHA User manual

81415 (Rev 1)
© 2023 Raymarine UK Limited
Document number:
09-2023Date:
English (en-US)
OPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS
ALPHA
Touchscreen Performance Display

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CONTENT
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CHAPER1IMPORANINFORMAION..............................8
Safetywarnings..........................................................................8
Productwarnings.......................................................................8
Regulatorynotices....................................................................8
FDisplays........................................................................8
Opensourcelicenseagreements...............................8
Disclaimer.............................................................................8
Declarationofconformity...............................................9
Warrantyregistration........................................................9
IMOandSOLAS.................................................................9
echnicalaccuracy...........................................................9
Publicationcopyright........................................................9
CHAPER2DOCUMENINFORMAION...........................10
2.1Applicableproducts...........................................................11
2.2Multifunctiondisplay(MFD)requirement..................11
2.3Documentconventions....................................................11
2.4Productdocumentation..................................................12
2.5Applicablesoftwareversion.........................................12
2.6Documentillustrations....................................................12
CHAPER3GEINGSARED...........................................13
3.1Multifunctiondisplay(MFD)requirement...................14
3.2Poweringontheunit.........................................................14
3.3Languageselection...........................................................14
3.4utorialpages.....................................................................15
3.5Defaultdatapages...........................................................15
3.6Basiccontrols.....................................................................16
3.7Overlayoptions..................................................................16
Activatingscreenlock.....................................................17
Activatingpower-savemode.......................................17
Managingpages...............................................................17
Managingsettings............................................................17
Adjustingthedisplay’sbrightness.............................17
Changingcolormodes..................................................18
3.8Softwareupdates..............................................................18
CHAPER4PAGEMANAGEMENAND
CREAION...................................................................................20
4.1Pagemanagementoverview.........................................21
Selectingadatapagetoview....................................21
Reorderingdatapages..................................................21
4.2Pageoptions......................................................................22
Duplicatingdatapages................................................22
Deletingpages................................................................22
Auto-selectingpages....................................................22
4.3Pagecreation......................................................................23
Creatingnewpages.......................................................23
CHAPER5PAGEPRESES..................................................25
5.1Pagepresetsoverview...................................................26
5.2Blankpagepreset............................................................26
5.3emplatepagepresets...................................................27
5.4Sailingpagepresets.......................................................28
5.5Navigationpagepresets...............................................29
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5.6Fishingpagepresets......................................................29
5.7Enginepagepresets.......................................................30
CHAPER6WIDGECREAIONAND
CUSOMIZAION......................................................................31
6.1Addingwidgets...................................................................32
6.2Widgetcustomization......................................................32
6.3Widgettypesoverview...................................................33
Digitaldatawidgets........................................................34
Gaugewidgets..................................................................35
Graphwidgets...................................................................36
Levelwidgets....................................................................36
Barwidget...........................................................................37
Enginecombogauge.....................................................37
Standardcompass...........................................................38
3Dcompasswidget........................................................38
Windperformancegauge.............................................39
SailPoint..............................................................................40
6.4Dataitemandwidgetoverview....................................41
Batterydata........................................................................42
Boatdata.............................................................................42
Depthdata..........................................................................42
Distancedata....................................................................42
Enginedata........................................................................43
Environmentdata.............................................................44
Fueldata..............................................................................44
GPSdata..............................................................................45
Generatordata..................................................................45
Headingdata.....................................................................46
Insideenvironmentdata...............................................47
Navigationdata................................................................47
Pilotdata.............................................................................48
Speeddata.........................................................................48
imedata............................................................................49
Watertankdata................................................................49
Winddata...........................................................................50
6.5Widgetfunctions...............................................................51
CHAPER7OPERAIONVIARAYMARINE®
MULIFUNCIONDISPLAY....................................................52
7.1Multifunctiondisplay(MFD)requirement..................53
7.2AlphaSeriesnetworkoperations(LightHouse™
4MFD)..........................................................................................53
7.3AlphaSeriessidebaroperations(LightHouse™
4MFD)..........................................................................................54
CHAPER8SEINGS............................................................55
8.1Settingsoverview..............................................................56
8.2Auto-locksettings............................................................56
8.3Daytimecolorsettings....................................................56
8.4Displaygroupsettings...................................................56
Assigningadisplaygroupandsynchronizing
settings................................................................................57
Unsynchronizingdisplaygroupsettings................57
8.5Displayorientationsettings...........................................57
8.6Standbyimagesettings.................................................58
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Selectingapresetstandbyimage...........................58
Addingandselectingacustomstandby
image...................................................................................58
Removinganddeletingastandbyimage.............59
8.7Alarmsettings....................................................................59
Acknowledgingalarms.................................................60
8.8Performingafactoryreset............................................60
8.9Aboutthisdevice..............................................................61
8.10Languagesettings...........................................................61
8.11Unitsofmeasurementsettings..................................62
CHAPER9ROUBLESHOOING.......................................63
9.1roubleshooting.................................................................64
9.2Poweruptroubleshooting.............................................64
9.3Systemdatatroubleshooting......................................65
9.4Miscellaneoustroubleshooting..................................65
9.5Performingafactoryreset............................................66
CHAPER10ECHNICALSUPPOR...................................67
10.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing............68
10.2Diagnosticproductinformation.................................69
10.3Learningresources........................................................69
APPENDIXASAILINGGLOSSARY........................................71
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CHAPTER1:IMPOR
TANTINORMATION
Safetywarnings
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyouto
respondtosituationsastheydevelop.Failuretomaintaina
permanentwatchputsyourself,yourvesselandothersat
seriousriskofharm.
Warning:Daymodebrightnesswarning
SwitchingfromNightmodetoDaymodeinstantlyincreases
thedisplaybrightnesstomaximumwhichwillimpactthe
operator’snightvisionduetotherelativebrightnessofDay
modeinnighttimeconditions.
Productwarnings
Caution:Suncovers
•Ifyourproductissuppliedwithasuncover,toprotect
againstthedamagingeffectsofultraviolet(UV)light,always
fitthesuncoverwhentheproductisnotinuse.
•oavoidpotentialloss,suncoversmustberemovedwhen
travellingathighspeed,whetherinwaterorwhenthe
vesselisbeingtowed.
Caution:Productcleaning
Whencleaningproducts:
•Switchoffpowersupply.
•Useacleandampclothtowipeclean.
•DoNOuse:abrasive,acidic,ammonia,solventorother
chemicalbasedcleaningproducts.
•DoNOuseajetwash.
Regulatorynotices
TTDisplays
hecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhenviewedagainstacolored
backgroundorincoloredlight.hisisaperfectlynormaleffectthatcanbe
seenwithallcolorhinFilmransistor(F)displays.
Opensourcelicenseagreements
hisproductissubjecttocertainopensourcelicenseagreements.Copies
ofthelicenseagreementscanbefoundontheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com/manuals.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitis
compatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseor
inabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
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aymarinehasnocontrolover,andisnotresponsiblefor:
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hefactthatRaymarine’sdocumentationmaymakereferencetosuch
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hardwareonlyasaconvenience.
THISINORMATIONISMADEAVAILABLEBYRAYMARINEUKLIMITED
ONTHEBASISTHATYOUEXCLUDETOTHEULLESTEXTENT
LAWULL YPERMITTEDALLLIABILITYWHATSOEVERORANYLOSS
ORDAMAGEHOWSOEVERARISINGOUTOTHEUSEOTHIS
INORMATIONORRELIANCEUPONTHISINORMATION.
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(ifany)toyouforpersonalinjuryordeathresultingfromRaymarineUK
Limited’snegligence,forfraudorforanymatterwhichitwouldbeillegal
toexcludeortoattempttoexclude.
Declarationofconformity
Raymarine®UKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance
withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:
•Alpha7performancedisplay,partnumber:E70649
•Alpha9performancedisplay,partnumber:E70650
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com/manuals.
Warrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit
www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
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Y ourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberof
theunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyourproduct
online.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
IMOandSOLAS
heequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseon
leisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrect
atthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliability
foranyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyof
continuousproductimprovementmaychangespecificationswithoutnotice.
Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetween
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Publicationcopyright
Copyright©2023RaymarineUKLtd.Allrightsreserved.Nopartsofthis
materialmaybecopied,translated,ortransmitted(inanymedium)without
thepriorwrittenpermissionofRaymarineUKLtd.
Importantinformation9

CHAPTER2:DOCUMENTINORMA
TION
CHAPERCONENS
•2.
1Applicableproducts—page11
•2.2Multifunctiondisplay(MFD)requirement—page11
•2.3Documentconventions—page11
•2.4Productdocumentation—page12
•2.5Applicablesoftwareversion—page12
•2.6Documentillustrations—page12
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2.
1Applicableproducts
hisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
•Alpha7performancedisplay,partnumber:E70649
•Alpha9performancedisplay,partnumber:E70650
2.2Multifunctiondisplay(MD)requirement
heAlphaSeriesperformancedisplayisnotastandaloneproduct.ItMUS
beconnectedtoaRaymarine®AxiomSeriesorAxiom2SeriesMultifunction
display(MFD)/chartplotter.Alldisplaysmustberunningthelatestavailable
softwareversions.
heAlphaSeriesiscompatiblewiththefollowingRaymarine®Multifunction
displays/chartplotters:
CompatibleR aymarine®MDsRequiredMDsoftwareversion
Axiom2Series:
Axiom2Pro ,Axiom2XL
LightHouse4,v4.5orlater
AxiomSeries:
Axiom,Axiom+,AxiomPro ,Axiom
XL
LightHouse4,v4.5orlater
Note:
Forlatestsoftware ,visit:www.raymarine.com/software
2.3Documentconventions
hefollowingconventionsareusedthroughoutthisdocument:
ormattingofuserinterfacemenusandsettings.
R eferencestomenusandsettingoptionsareformattedusingsquare
brackets[].
Examples:
•he[Pages]screenprovidesahorizontally-scrollableliveviewofthedata
pagesthatcurrentlyexistonyourunit.
•Y oucanalsodeleteunwanteddatapagesusingtheavailable[Delete]
option.
Proceduresfornavigatingmenuhierarchies.
Menuhierarchiesareusedinthisdocumenttoprovideaquicksummaryon
howtoaccessaparticularfunctionormenuoption.
Examples:
•Inordertoaddanewdatapage,navigateto:[Datapageview>Overlay
menu>Pages>+Addpage].
•Inordertoautomaticallylockyourdevice,navigateto:[Datapageview>
Overlaymenu>Settings>Auto-lock]
Commonlyusedterminology
heterminologylistedbelowiscommonlyusedthroughoutthisdocument.
Examples:
•Overlaymenu—heterm‘overlaymenu’referstothemenuthatis
displayedbyswiping[DOWN]fromthetopofyourscreenwhenviewinga
datapage.
•Dataitem—heterm‘dataitem’isusedtodenoteaspecificdata
parameter,whichistransmittedtotheperformancedisplayeitherdirectly
fromyourAxiommultifunctiondisplay/chartplotterorfromacompatible
devicethatisconnectedtothesamenetwork.
•Widget—heterm‘widget’isusedtodenotethegraphicalon-screen
objectdisplayingdatavalues(e.g.asdigits,gauge,graph,etc)anduser
interfaceoptionsforeachdataitem.
•Datapage—heterm‘datapage’referstothefullscreenpageviewwhich
displayswidgets,andalsoenablesyoutocustomizethem.
•Datacategory—heterm‘datacategory’referstothegroupswhichdata
itemsaresortedinto.
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2.4Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
Applicabledocuments
Documentation
number
Description
87457AlphaSeriesP
erformanceDisplayInstallation
Instructions
81415AlphaSeriesP erformanceDisplayOperation
Instructions(thisdocument)
87427Alpha7PerformanceDisplayMountingemplate
87428Alpha9P erformanceDisplayMountingemplate
88130AlphaSeriesPerformanceDisplayMastBracket
AccessorySheet
hisandotherR aymarine®productdocumentsareavailabletodownloadin
PDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
2.5Applicablesoftwareversion
Productsoftwareisupdatedregularlytoaddnewfeaturesandimprove
existingfunctionality.
hisdocumenthasbeenupdatedtoreflectproductsrunningAlphasoftware
version1.0.
Checkthewebsiteforthelatestsoftwareandusermanuals:
•www.raymarine.com/software
•www.raymarine.com/manuals
2.6Documentillustrations
Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthat
shownintheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand
dateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
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CHAPTER3:GETTINGS
TARTED
CHAPERCONENS
•3.
1Multifunctiondisplay(MFD)requirement—page14
•3.2Poweringontheunit—page14
•3.3Languageselection—page14
•3.4utorialpages—page15
•3.5Defaultdatapages—page15
•3.6Basiccontrols—page16
•3.7Overlayoptions—page16
•3.8Softwareupdates—page18
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3.
1Multifunctiondisplay(MD)requirement
heAlphaSeriesperformancedisplayisnotastandaloneproduct.ItMUS
beconnectedtoaRaymarine®AxiomSeriesorAxiom2SeriesMultifunction
display(MFD)/chartplotter.Alldisplaysmustberunningthelatestavailable
softwareversions.
heAlphaSeriesiscompatiblewiththefollowingRaymarine®Multifunction
displays/chartplotters:
CompatibleR
aymarine®MDsRequiredMDsoftwareversion
Axiom2Series:
Axiom2Pro ,Axiom2XL
LightHouse4,v4.5orlater
AxiomSeries:
Axiom,Axiom+,AxiomPro ,Axiom
XL
LightHouse4,v4.5orlater
Note:
Forlatestsoftware ,visit:www.raymarine.com/software
3.2Poweringontheunit
Oncethepowercablehasbeenconnectedandadequatepowerisbeing
supplied,theperformancedisplaywillpoweron.
heperformancedisplaywillremainonuntilpowerisnolonger
beingsuppliedtotheunit.Ifyourdisplayappearstobeturnedoff,
[Power-savemode]maybeactive.Formoreinformation,referto:
p.17—Enablingpower-savemode
3.3Languageselection
Ifyourperformancedisplayisbeingpoweredforthefirsttime,or,ifa
factoryresethasjustoccurred,alanguageselectionscreenwillappearifno
multifunctiondisplay/chartplotterisdetectedbyyourperformancedisplay:
Inordertoselectalanguage:
1.(Ifrequired)horizontallyscrollupanddowntofindthelanguagethatyou
wishtouse,tapthelanguagetoselectit,andthenselect[O]tocontinue.
Once[O]hasbeenselected,aseriesoftutorialpageswillappear.
Foracomprehensivelistoflanguagesthatcanbeselectedonthe
performancedisplay,referto:p.61—Languagesettings
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3.4T
utorialpages
Ifyourperformancedisplayisbeingpoweredforthefirsttime,or,ifafactory
resethasjustoccurred,aseriesoftutorialpageswillappear:
Inordertocompletethetutorial:
1.Proceedwiththetutorialbyselectingthe[Ne xt]buttonlocatedatthe
bottomrightofyourscreenuntilyoureachtheend.
a.Ifyouwanttoreturntothepreviousstep,selectthe[Back]button
locatedatthebottomleftofyourscreen.
b.Optionally,youmayskipthetutorialbyselectingthe[Skip]button
now,oratanypointoncethetutorialhasbeenstarted.
2.Selectthe[Done]buttontofinishthetutorial.
Oncecomplete,aseriesofdefaultdatapageswillbeloaded.
3.5Defaultdatapages
hedefaultdatapagescreatedonyourperformancedisplaywillreflect
theboatingactivitytypewhichhasbeenselectedonyourconnected
multifunctiondisplay/chartplotter.
hefollowingdefaultdatawillbeloadedforeachofthefollowing
multifunctiondisplay/chartplotteractivities:
ActivityDatapages
[Sailing]•[Zoomedwind(landscapeonly)]
•[Windgaugeplusdata]
•[Racepre-start]
•[SailPointsteeringguidance]
•[3Dcompass]
•[Singleengine]
•[Truewindgraph]
[General],[Cruising],
[Firstresponder]
•[3Dcompass]
•[Basicnavigation]
•[Powernavigation]
•[Dualengine]
[Fishing]•[Basicnavigation]
•[Multi-data(fishpresetcategory)]
•[Compass&data(fishpresetcategory)]
•[Powernavigation]
•[3Dcompass]
•[Singleengine]
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Note:
Defaultdatapagescanbefurthereditedorremovedtosuityour
preference
.Formoreinformation,refertothefollowingsections:
•p.22—Deletingpages
•p.31—Widgetcreationandcustomization
Note:
Formoreinformationonthedefaultpagesthatareconfiguredonyour
performancedisplay ,refertothefollowingsection:p.25—Pagepresets
3.6Basiccontrols
Y oucanswitchbetweendatapagesbyeitherswipingtotheleftorright.
Datapageswillloopifyoureacheitherthestartorendandcontinueto
swipeleftorright.
Onceyourlastdatapagehasbeenreached,swipingtotheleftorrightagain
willcausetheselectedpagetoloopbacktothestart.
S wipeleft(changepage)Swiperight(changepage)
Eachofthedisplay’ sdefaultpages,userpreferencesandsettingscanbe
customizedbyselectingoneoftheoptionsavailableviatheoverlaymenu,
whichappearswhenswipingdownwardfromthetopedgeofyourscreen.
heoverlaymenuandotherpop-upscanbedismissedbyeitherswiping
upwardfromthebottomedgeofyourscreen(overlaymenuonly),bytapping
outsideofthewindow,orbywaitingforanautomatictime-outtooccur.
Swipedown(openoverlay)Swipeup/tapoff/automatic
time-out(dismissoverlay)
3.7Overlayoptions
hefollowingoptionsareavailableviathe[Overlaymenu]:
1.[Screenlock]
2.[Powersave]
3.[Pages]
4.[Settings]
5.[Brightnessbar]
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6.[A
utobrightness]
7.[Colormode(Day)]
8.[Colormode(Night)]
Activatingscreenlock
he[Screenlock]settingmayneedtobeactivatedintheunlikelyeventthat
erroneoustouchesaredetectedinsevereweatherconditions.
oenablethe[Screenlock]setting:
1.Swipedownfromthetopedgeofthescreenwhenviewingadatapage
todisplaythe[Overlaymenu].
2.Select[Screenlock].
Oncelocked,a[Screenlocked]pop-upwillappear.
3.Whenyouwishtore-enablethetouchscreen,swipeupwardfromthe
bottomofthescreentounlockthedevice.
Onceunlocked,a[Screenunlocked]pop-upwillappear.
Activatingpower-savemode
hetotalamountofpowerconsumedbytheperformancedisplaycanbe
reducedwhenitisnotinusebyactivatingthe[Power-save]setting.
oenable[Power-save]mode:
1.Swipedownfromthetopedgeofthescreenwhenviewingadatapage
todisplaythe[Overlaymenu].
2.Select[Powersave].
Whileentering[Power-save]mode,a[Power-savemodeactivated]
pop-upwillappear.
3.After2seconds,yourperformancedisplaywillenter[Power-save]mode.
oexit[Power-save]mode,eithertapthescreenorattempttoremotely
controltheperformancedisplayviaaconnectedmultifunctiondisplay/
chartplotter.
Note:
Ifyourperformancedisplayissettobepartofashareddisplaygroup ,the
[Power-save]modecanbesimultaneouslyactivatedforeachcompatible
devicewhichisassignedtothesamegroup.Formoreinformationon
howtoconfigureyourperformancedisplay’sdisplaygroupsettings,refer
to:p.56—Displaygroupsettings
Managingpages
heperformancedisplay’sdatapagescanbemanagedbyusingthe[Pages]
option,whichcanbefoundunder:[Datapageview>Overlaymenu>Pages]
orbyusingapinching-ingestureonthetouchscreenwhenviewingadata
page.
Forcomprehensivepagemanagementandcreationinformation,refertothe
followingsection:p.20—Pagemanagementandcreation
Managingsettings
heperformancedisplay’ssystemsettingscanbeconfiguredbyusingthe
[Settings]option,whichcanbefoundunder:[Datapageview>Overlay
menu>Settings].
Forcomprehensivesettingconfigurationinformation,refertothefollowing
section:p.55—Settings
Displayorientationsettings
Followingafactoryreset,yourscreenorientationwillautomaticallychangeto
[Landscape]or[Portrait],basedonyourinstallationorientation.
Note:
Yourperformancedisplayhasaseparateselectionofpagesthatare
availableineachscreenorientation(i.e.portraitorlandscape):
•Anydatapageswhichyouhavecreatedwillbespecifictothescreen
orientationwhichtheywerecreatedon.
•Whenswitchingbetweenscreenorientations,yourprevioussetupwill
besavedincaseyouwishtorevertbacktoyouroriginalorientation.
Inordertochangeyourscreenorientation:
1.Navigateto:[Datapageview>Overlaymenu>Settings>Display
orientation].
2.Selectbetween[Landscape]and[Portrait].
Adjustingthedisplay’sbrightness
heperformancedisplay’sbrightnesslevelcanbeadjustedusingthe
[Brightnessbar]and[Autobrightness]settings.
he[Brightnessbar]willallowyoutomanuallyadjusttheperformance
display’sbrightnesslevel.
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he[A
utobrightness]settingwillautomaticallyadjusttheperformance
display’sbrightnesslevelbasedonthesurroundingambientlightlevel.
Whenusingthe[Autobrightness]setting,adjustingthe[Brightnessbar]will
addanoffsetvaluetothecurrentbrightness.
Note:
Ifyourperformancedisplayisconfiguredtobepartofashareddisplay
group
,the[Brightnessbar]and[Autobrightness]settingcanbeused
tosimultaneouslyadjustthebrightnesslevelofeachcompatible
deviceassignedtothesamegroup.Formoreinformationonhowto
configureyourperformancedisplay’sdisplaygroupsettings,referto:
p.56—Displaygroupsettings
Inordertochangethebrightness:
1.Whenviewingadatapage ,swipedownfromthetopedgeofthescreen
todisplaythe[Overlaymenu].
2.Manuallyadjustthescreenbrightnessviathe[Brightnessbar],orselect
[Auto]toautomaticallyadjusttheperformancedisplay’sbrightnesslevel
basedonthesurroundingambientlightlevel.
Changingcolormodes
Inadditiontothedefault[Colormode(Day)]configuration,theperformance
displaycanalsobeconfiguredfornighttimeuseviatheavailable[Color
mode(Night)]setting.
Important:
Ifyouareusingthe[Colormode(Night)]settingatnight,beawarethatyour
visionmaybecompromisedwhenrevertingbacktoeitherthe[Colormode
(Day)]settingoradisplayscreenwithahigherlevelofbrightness.
Note:
he[Colormode(Day)]and[Colormode(Night)]settingsareapplied
globallytoallcompatibledevicesinthesystem,andwilltherefore
automaticallysynchronizewithanynetwork edmultifunctiondisplays/
chartplottersanddaisy-chainedperformancedisplays.
Inordertochangebetweencolormodes:
1.Whenviewingadatapage,swipedownfromthetopedgeofthescreen
todisplaythe[Overlaymenu].
2.Selectbetween[Colormode(Day)]and[Colormode(Night)].
Colormode(Day)Colormode(Night)
[Colormode(Day)]—thedefaultcolormode,whichusesstandardlight
(default)ordarkcolors(intendedfordayuse).
[Colormode(Night)]—thenon-defaultcolormode,whichusesredtextand
iconsonadarkenedbackgroundscreen(intendedfornightuse).
Note:
Forinformationonhowtoconfigureyour[Colormode(Day)]color
scheme,refertotheinformationfoundinthefollowingsection:
p.56—Daytimecolorsettings
3.8Softwareupdates
hesoftwarerunningontheproductcanbeupdated.
•Raymarine®periodicallyreleasessoftwareupdatestoimproveproduct
performanceandaddnewfeatures.
•hesoftwareonmanyproductscanbeupdatedusingaconnectedand
compatiblemultifunctiondisplay(MFD)/chartplotter.
•Refertowww.raymarine.com/softwareforthelatestsoftwareupdatesand
thesoftwareupdateprocedureforyourspecificproduct.
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Important:
•
opreventpotentialsoftware-relatedissueswithyourproduct,always
followtherelevantupdateinstructionscarefullyandinthesequence
provided.
•Ifindoubtastothecorrectprocedureforupdatingyourproduct
software,refertoyourdealerorRaymarine®technicalsupport.
Caution:Installingsoftwareupdates
•hesoftwareupdateprocessiscarriedoutatyourown
risk.Beforeinitiatingtheupdateprocessensureyouhave
backedupanyimportantfiles.
•Ensurethattheunithasareliablepowersupplyandthatthe
updateprocessisnotinterrupted.
•Damagecausedbyanincompleteupdateisnotcoveredby
Raymarinewarranty.
•Bydownloadingthesoftwareupdatepackage,youagreeto
theseterms.
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CHAPTER4:P
AGEMANAGEMENTANDCREATION
CHAPERCONENS
•4.
1Pagemanagementoverview—page21
•4.2Pageoptions—page22
•4.3Pagecreation—page23
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