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1. D8910_1 what h Cesnectedr To manually configure instruments 1 Set the network configuration as described in To set the network configuration on page 21 2 Double click Manua Configuration The available Com ports are displayed 4 Click Cancel to close the detected COM ports dialog box If you want to see what instruments are connected i Double click the SeaTalk or NMEA icon and the connection dialog box is displayed Chapter 3 Getting started 23 6 Double click the NMEA icon and the connection dialog box is displayed 7 Double click the What s connected icon In the case of NMEA the NMEA connection dialog box is displayed 8 Click either NMEA Sent or NMEA Received icon The appropriate sentence dialog box is displayed 3 Double click the COM port you want to configure The instrument selection dialog box appears By clicking the action box for the selected NMEA sentence it can be toggled On or Off To display custom channels Note Custom channels can only be displayed when connected via Sealalk and the system includes both an 1290 graphic display and di an 1290 DPU ae een oon any mgmt nereguiren EEN em ue ae 1 Set up network configuration and configure instruments as described B Vereen system is connected and an icon appears in the dialog box in To set the network configuration on page 21 and To automati RESCH cally configure instruments on page 22 or To manually configu
2. 3 Click OK to accept the default name of Qr or click Fd t the route name to enter your own The on screen keyboard is displayed Type in a name up to 16 characters including spaces for your route Click OK The dialog box closes Move the cursor over the area where you want the route to begin Click the mouse The route is started and the name you have chosen along with the range and bearing of the first leg is displayed 9 Draw the route you want to take Click at each point you want to place a waypoint 99 d qur T em D8825 1 10 When you have placed all the waypoints in the route right click 11 The right mouse menu is displayed 12 Click Finish Route The route is finished RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Add a waypoint to a route There are two ways that you can add a waypoint to a route e using the Routes menu e using the right mouse menu To add a waypoint using the route menu 1 Select Routes Edit Route The Choose Route to Edit dialog box is displayed Loo CE Route To Edit 8 xe a 2 Highlight the route you want to edit Click OK The Editing Route dialog box for the selected route is displayed Chapter 8 Working with routes morgan s bluff 1 morgan s bluff2 Move up or down to select the waypoint or pesh double click on a folder for additional vray Then press the spinner or double click on the selected waypoint l Se DO Oo Se Q In the Route
3. RayTech also incorporates the capability to download the latest weather and oceanographic information and display it on any chart Advanced features are included that will enhance RayTech s route plotting and fishfinding performance making it an ideal choice for the serious sailor or fisherman RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 1 4 System features RayTech has been designed for ease of use and incorporates the following features Easy marine navigation RayTech takes the guesswork out of marine navigation by enabling easy and accurate planning and plotting of simple or complex routes These can be stored and re used even changed whilst in use to take changing weather conditions or other factors into account Chart formats RayTech uses the latest digitized versions of the paper charts traditionally used in marine navigation and supports the following chart formats e Navionics Silver and Gold e Navionics Platinum and Platinum Plus e Navionics HotMaps e Navionics Fish n Chip US market only e C Map NT and NT Plus e Maptech BSB v2 0 v3 0 v4 0 amp NOAA RNC e Maptech PCX e Maptech Photo Regions and Topographical charts e SoftCharts Nautical charts and PhotoNavigator e NDI CHS charts Note Support for viewing Navionics cartography within RayTech is only possible if the Navionics cartography is contained on a Compact Flash card and is served by either a Raymarine Multifunctional display network or a Navio
4. e Raster topographic charts e Raster or Navionics aerial photography charts e Radar overlay e Orbimage Satellite Sea Temperature e Orbimage Satellite Plankton e GRIB weather data 36 Notes RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide tude scales notes and chart numbers will become visible and all adjacent 7 Only available if RayTech is connected to a compatible Rayma rine multifunction display connected to a radar and receiving a heading input 2 Accessed from fishing toolbar 3 Accessed trom weather toolbar The order of layers cannot be changed If you are having trouble viewing a chart layer try switching off all of the other layers on the charting toolbar until the background appears aquamarine Then click the button of the chart type you want to view and the cartography will appear Chart quilting When you are working with raster format navigation charts the Quilting button allows you the option of using a single chart image or seamless charting With quilting enabled the system default for any opened chart window RayTech stitches together all of your raster cartography connecting the edges of the different charts together This means that no manual interven tion is required to switch charts You simply pan to the area you wish to see Chart detail will be affected as you range in or out to view larger or smaller scales When you are using the quilting function the best available cha
5. Effective MARPA operation is dependant on accurate own ship s heading MARPA can improve collision avoidance when used wisely It is the User s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements There are certain conditions under which acquiring a target may become difficult Some of those conditions are e The target echo is weak e The target is very close to land buoys or other large targets e The target or your own ship is making rapid manoeuvres e Choppy sea state conditions exist and the target is buried in exces sive sea clutter or in deep swells e Choppy sea state conditions exist yielding poor stability e Inadequate heading data exists Symptoms of such conditions are that acquisition is difficult and the MARPA vectors are unstable the symbol wanders away from the target locks on to the wrong target or changes to a lost symbol target If any of these conditions are present acquisition and tracking may need to be re initiated or in some cases be impossible to maintain Improving the quality of the heading data will reduce the effect of the other conditions To acquire a target MARPA automatically tracks acquired targets calculates target bearing and range speed and course Closest Point of Approach CPA and Time to Closest Point of Approach TCPA Each target tracked can be displayed with a CPA graphic which shows the target vessel course and speed as a vector and indicates the CPA The ca
6. Product use You may not use this product unless you agree to the terms and conditions of the license agreement 3 In accepting these terms and conditions you agree to be bound by the terms of the license agreement and to release and hold Raymarine harmless from and against any and all claims obligations and liabilities with respect to the product except those specifically reserved in the license agreement If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the license agreement you may return the program within thirty 30 days of the date of purchase by following the instructions contained within the license agreement System integration RayTech V6 2 has been designed to work transparently with Raymarine s SeaTalk or SeaTalk 5 data communication networks or any other device that outputs data in National Marine Electronics Association NMEA 0183 format These protocols allow information such as heading wind speed and direction sea temperature and other information to be accessed and displayed within RayTech Information generated by RayTech can also be displayed on your boat s standard on board instruments If you intend to run RayTech on a laptop computer as part of an integrated system you should read Installation Guidelines on page 191 to ensure correct connectivity into the system Technical accuracy The technical information contained within this manual to the best of our knowledge was correct at the time of prin
7. Raymarine Raytech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Document Number 81260 3 May 2010 Trademarks and registered trademarks Autohelm RayTech Navigator RayTalk Sail Pilot SeaTalk SeaTalkNG SeaTalkHS and Sportpilot are registered trademarks of Raymarine UK Limited Seahawk Smartpilot Pathfinder and Raymarine are registered trademarks of Raymarine Holdings Limited Windows is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel NVIDIA and GeForce are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corp Maptech is a registered trademark of Maptech C Map and C Map NT are registered trademarks of Jeppesen Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics SpA All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Fair Use Statement You may print no more than three copies of this manual for your own use You may not make any further copies or distribute or use the manual in any other way including without limitation exploiting the manual commercially or giving or selling copies to third parties Copyright 2010 Raymarine UK Ltd All rights reserved Contents e OT CM Important information Safety NOt CES C Ium M Wan C The limits of electronic navigation About MR TERIS UIS RET TET Conventions Used e PONG FNS e tees
8. You can acquire up to ten targets which are then automatically tracked by the MARPA system The are three ways in which a MARPA target can be acquired To acquire a MARPA target Method 1 1 Click 7arget Tracking 2 Click Acquire Target RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 3 Move the cursor over the target you want to acquire and click The target acquired symbol will appear at the cursor s position and the radar will search for a target in the location If a target is present for several scans the radar locks on to it and the safe target symbol appears The target ID number appears at the safe target symbol The own vessel safe zone is also displayed 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for each target you want to acquire Method 2 Move the cursor over the target you want to acquire Right click to display the right click menu Highlight and click MARPA The target options are displayed Highlight and click Acquire The target acquired symbol will appear at the cursor s position and the radar will search for a target in the location If a target is present for several scans the radar locks on to it and the safe target symbol appears The target ID number appears at the safe target symbol The own vessel safe zone is also displayed 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for each target you want to acquire Method 3 Double click a target on the radar screen Cancelling a MARPA target There are two ways in which a MARPA target can be cancell
9. 56 Waypoint TEC bin m c nero ninimupoveimanigces 56 Transferring route and waypoint data 57 Working with routes 61 Juyigore e e 61 Wiat e 61 OT III Ee 61 Add a waypoint to a route 62 Deleting a waypoint sees 63 Choosing ub BUT pt aS n REDE act Dia i 64 Following route ouscoisnninascwicucsiedsaniaidacansiatedsacantanendatedeicadiadeedus 64 Monitoring the course users te mirer rotat 64 iig qut e 65 Next Leg and Previous Leg 65 Using tides and currents 67 Introduction 67 Sening CS e BE 67 IER 68 Open nearest E 68 EHM 69 EE 69 Working with radar Non HD Digital 71 PRETO CHL CUNO sci cates ca rte 71 Displaying radar in a new page eere 71 Draco cio aic t 71 Changing how the radar picture is shown 72 VI E up HUP ceat tin matta daten acad d tle 72 North up NUP m 72 Coure up CUP WEE 72 Getting the best radar picture sssessesee 72 E 72 ES 73 vcri M er 73 CGM NINN P 73 uc H 13 Making targets clearer eeeeeeeeeeeee 74 Interference rejection EE 74 EX AS O caseo sera serie E bat dca di icd ned niet 74 IV WV ACS 74 Setting u
10. Amount of rudder trim tab deflection in degrees Setting of the mast base adjustment Length of the forestay in meters or feet specified by you Amount of load on the forestay The direction of the current in degrees Velocity of the current in knots Note or full definitions of the terms used in the above table refer to Appendix L Glossary of terms Type your data into the appropriate fields Click OK You can further refine your analysis by using filters to narrow the number of data test rows displayed in the Data Tests screen Click Guter The filter test screen is displayed The filter test screen enables you to display only those tests that fall within the specific criteria you select RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide LONE ee x 12 03 2004 E WM ss TuS a sTwS v From 28707 1898 To as W gt Tw TWA RESP a BSP 14 v lt Quality Factor Cancel D7030_1 The filters screen selections sort the data test rows as follows gt TWS lt TWS gt TWA lt TWA gt BSP Displays only those tests having True Wind Speed greater than or equal to the value entered Displays only those tests having True Wind Speed less than or equal to the value entered Displays only those tests having True Wind Angle greater than or equal to the value entered Displays only those tests having True Wind Angle less than or equal to the value entered Displays only
11. File Waypoint Route Tools View Window Help New Page a Ome MOB Ey E Range Out En Range In A Layers L Charting Setup Z Toolbars Ge Goto curo at e Rou ee create Wp Ek Un SC SE KE Enter Waypoint Status bar 2 675nm FWD 267 T p IPAGE North arrow E lt M a S 4 gt Land mass Navigational object EE Underwater contours Boat symbol Chart 3D Custom Adjust On enter D8760_1 3D cartography screen 46 The application To obtain the best results from your 3D cartography you should make sure that RayTech is receiving accurate heading and position data The 3D application see 3D cartography screen on page 45 is opened on a new page of RayTech which can be full screen or part of a page set Whichever way you choose to view the 3D chart the window will always show a status bar and a display area Status bar The status bar appears across the top of the 3D chart and contains the following information e Range this is the horizontal distance across the screen and is displayed in the selected system units e Mode shows the mode in which the application is working e Rotation shows in degrees true how far the on screen view has been rotated from your boats heading Display area The display area shows the following information e North arrow gives a 3D indication of True North in relation to the chart view cannot be turned off e Boat symbol
12. Select the vessel you want information displaying for and select Show Details see Viewing target information on page 109 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 12 6 How is AIS data displayed Heading Large vessel Direction of turn Small vessel Sleeping target Safety critical data COG SOG Safe zone defined by vector distance or time Dangerous target flashes The AIS system displays other AIS equipped vessels in the surrounding area as triangular targets overlaid on a chart or radar window Up to 100 targets are displayed As the vessel s status changes the symbol for the target will change accordingly Vectors can be displayed for each target These vectors indicate the direc tion of travel and rate of turn of the vessel and the distance it will travel over a specified period of time COG SOG vector Targets displayed with their vectors are referred to as active targets and are scaled according to the size of the vessel The larger the vessel the larger the target You can either display all targets or just dangerous targets page Chapter 12 Automatic Identification System AIS 109 AIS Target symbols Viewing target information Sleeping target e Target not activated dangerous or lost Activated target COG SOG Direction e Target activated i e AIS vector displayed e Vector line optional shows predicted distance travelled within eo given time Kai Head
13. The instruments must also be switched ON Note 7 e following section shows how to configure a Sea TalK 5 network To configure other types of network click the button next to the network type and follow the on screen instructions Important pre requisites for Windows 7 and Windows XP Windows 7 users must use the RayTech Network Configuration Tool BEFORE attempting to configure the RayTech network settings This tool may also be used with Windows XP in the event that a manual IP address is required due to DHCP issues 1 Download the RayTech Network Configuration Tool from www rayma rine com raytech to a folder on your PC or laptop 2 Follow the installation instructions that accompany the download Note your PC or laptop does not already have the NET framework installed you must install it before proceeding with the RayTech Network Configuration Tool installation The NET installation file is included with the RayTech Network Configuration Tool download To configure the RayTech network settings 1 Follow Steps 1 through 5 of Starting to use RayTech on page 14 2 Click Onboard The RNS Network Setup Wizard appears Figure 3 4on page 15 Note any network adapter is acquiring a network address from a DHCP server when Raytech is booting into Onboard mode the following message Will appear You should then try to run Raytech once the network adapter has completed acquiring the necessary network address RNSNetSet
14. can be shown as a power or sail boat to indicate your position n the chart e Depth scale shows the approximate depth below your boat accu rate depth information should be obtained from another source on your system e Cartographic objects shows navigation marks wrecks etc RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide The controls Your 3D chart is operated in a similar way to a 2D chart using the appro priate soft keys and the mouse The operating modes You can choose to operate the 3D chart in one of the following modes e Active motion mode e Planning mode Active motion mode This is the default mode when you open the 3D application and there is a valid fix The screen shows an aerial view of the 3D chart from a position above and slightly behind your boat looking forward This position is the eye point As your boat moves forward the chart automatically updates and reveals the changing view ahead Changing the view In active motion mode there are four view options that you can choose from e Forward e Aft e Port e Starboard With each view the eye point is changed to show a different area of the chart To change the viewpoint 1 Click Presentation 2 Click 3D View Options 3 Click View to until the required view is displayed Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography Forward ROTATE 195 T Default view Eye point is above and behind the boat looking forward Click Find Ship to return to thi
15. on page 147 above Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 153 fete lo Yew wind wb Scale 00 5 00 Wand1 13 48 34 Wand2 13 48 34 Difference 00 0 00 Average 32 00 Wands 32 00 BoatSpeed kt Average 18 89 Wands 10 00 Max 28 8 Ual 18 9 Hin 16 6 BoatSpeed kt Average 18 89 Wands 10 00 Sec L no CDU re ege 5 marte Newgate 1 DataTrak 14 7 Pre start display making a good start by The pre start display see Pre start display on page 155 can assist you in Enabling you to calculate the extent and direction of any line bias 154 e Enabling you to decide which end of a line to start taking into account line bias tidal strength and the angle and direction of likely wind shifts e Enabling you to select a transit to ensure you know exactly where the line is e Enable you to position your boat on the line and create and protect a space to leeward e Assisting time and distance judgement so that your boat accelerates at the right time hitting the line at full speed To set your pre start co ordinates 1 Sail to the port end of the start line and click Set Port End 2 Sail to the starboard end of the start line and click Set Starb End A Pre start page is set up showing details such as your angle and dis tance from the start line If the Pre start dialog box indicating that your datum longitude is incorrect click the Yes button close the Pre start page and re open it The
16. the mode Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography information in the status bar is now shown in brackets to indicate planning mode has ben selected Clicking the FIND SHIP soft key reTurns the application to active motion mode in the default view showing the chart in the forward looking view at your current position Using 2D and 3D charts together If the area in which you are navigating is unfamiliar to you or visibility is poor working with 2D and 3D chart applications on the screen side by side can give you extra confidence and help you to find out what is around you With your RayTech page set up to view the two applications together a comprehensive view of the surrounding area is show As with all multiple page sets the active window is indicated by a red border To make any changes in an application it must be the active window Navigating with 3D Charts To navigate to a new waypoint or use a new route you should first create the waypoint or route on your 2D chart Once navigation is activated in the normal way the 3D chart displays e The active waypoint using the same symbol as the 2D chart However it should be remembered that a route can only be edited using a 2D chart Any changes that you make on the 2D chart are automatically shown on the 3D chart 49 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide g RayTech Navigator 3D Custom File Waypoint Route Tools View Window Help New Page yO Ruler C MOB 4i Find ship R
17. 10 minute averages Information available includes Screen Laylines Mark Information and use Boat speed actual and target True wind angle actual and target Port layline Starboard tack time distance and bearing Total time distance and bearing to mark Tacking angle Other tack heading Mark true wind angle Mark range Mark bearing Cross Track Error Leg range Whole route length distance to go time to destination and ETA at destination Screen What if Next Leg Numbers Wind 159 Information and use Permits you to enter assumptions about what the wind will do and calculate alternative laylines 30 second short and 10 minute long averages for true wind direction and sure wind speed Numbers updated using current position data Layline data displayed for data comparison Time on tack port and starboard Tack heading port and starboard Leg length Leg bearing Target boat speed Target true wind angle Leg bias true wind if heading directly at the mark Used to verify that GPS and instruments are functioning Key instrument data Internally calculated data Used to view wind averages over different periods wind trending and shift Samples true wind direction and true wind speed in 2 5 10 30 60 and 120 minute samples Gives overall5 minute average of true wind speed ad true wind direction 160 Screen Information and use Laser Used to view information on targets track
18. 2 and details the main functions and how to operate them There are several ways that a task can be Important information completed experiment find the way of using RayTech that best suits your way of working RayTech Planner users RayTech Planner offers a subset of the RayTech RNS features supporting at home PC based waypoint and route planning This User Guide covers both versions of RayTech Planner and RNS and therefore some parts of the User Guide do not apply to RayTech Planner users Raymarine recommends that RayTech Planner users focus on Chapters 1 to 9 Chapter 14 sections 1 to 3 Appendix A and Appendix E Conventions used In this manual the following conventions will be used e RayTech refers to RayTech V6 2 The names of keyboard keys are printed in boldface such as Enter Italics are used to show names such as Open Chart or softkeys such as Find Vessel except with notes e nstructions using menu options are written as menu option submenu option For example the instructions might read Select File Layers This means go to the File menu on the drop down menus and select it A submenu will appear that contains the Layers option for you to select e Click refers to clicking the mouse button Unless otherwise stated it refers to the left mouse button once e Right click refers to clicking the right mouse button once e Double click means to click the left mouse button twice quickly
19. 3 Click Select Station The station name dialog box is displayed MILLVILLE DRAWBRIDGE MAURICE RIVER s HU P Lage ege eg iJ Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Station Name MCCRIE SHOAL ER NORTHWESI GP CEDAR POI l M c E MIAH MALILL MIAMI HARBC HEA 7D 1 5 MILES ENE OF 70 OK Cancel Use the cursor to select the required station name and highlight it Click OK The station name dialog box closes and tidal information for the selected station is displayed Click Select Date The on screen calendar is displayed 123 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 115 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WEB 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 Lec E Use the cursor and forward and back arrows to select the correct month Use the cursor to select the required date Click OK The tidal information is updated Chapter 9 Using tides and currents 9 3 Currents Current flow data is a prediction for maximum and minimum current flow over a 24 hour period for a selected station Data for sunrise sunset and moon phase is also provided When using current information the default is always the last selected station As long as there is a valid GPS time date signal being received by RayTech the graph will automatically default to show today s currents If there is no valid signal the graph will default to an earlier date Open nearest currents The open nearest tides feature enables you to access t
20. 86 Image quality Not all radar echoes are produced by valid targets Spurious echoes may be caused by e Side lobes e Indirect echoes e Multiple echoes e Blind sectors e Sea rain or snow clutter e Interference Through observation practice and experience you can generally detect these conditions very quickly and use the radar controls to minimize them RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Side lobes Side lobe patterns are produced by small amounts of energy from the trans mitted pulses that are radiated outside the narrow main beam The effects of side lobes are most noticeable with targets at short range normally below 3 nm and with large objects Side lobe echoes form either arcs on the radar screen similar to range rings or a series of echoes forming a broken arc see over Antenna Arc True echo Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital Indirect echoes There are several types of indirect echoes or ghost images These some times have the appearance of true echoes but in general they are intermittent and poorly defined True echo False echo Passing Mast ship or funnel False echo Multiple echoes Multiple echoes are uncommon but can occur if there is a large object with a wide vertical surface at a comparatively short range The transmitted signal bounces between the object and your own vessel producing multiple echoes The false echoes are disp
21. Bsbchart 13260 1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 1326 1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 13267 2 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 13275_ 1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 13275_2 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 13276_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 14500_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 16003_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 18007_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 18020_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 25640_1 KAP EI FESCH D6918 1 3 Click nsta The progress of the installation of each chart will be shown 4 The chart installer updates the chart list 5 Click OK The chart installer selection dialog box closes Chapter 4 The user interface and controls 27 Chapter 4 The user interface and controls 4 1 introduction This chapter introduces the RayTech User Interface and its features and covers e The User Interface e The Interface controls This chapter gives only a brief overview of the interface and its controls experiment try pointing the cursor at different objects on the screen and click to see what will happen 4 2 The screen You may discover features of RayTech that you didn t know existed Exper imenting in this way will also help you to find your preferred way of using RayTech To help you get started left mouse clicks are used to select or initiate actions Right mouse clicks display drop down menus Holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse diagonally will bound a chart area Rotating the mouse wheel will make small setting adjustmen
22. Closest Point of Approach kts knots 216 TVG Tx USB VMC VMG VRM GHz XTE WAYPT Time Varied Gain Transmit Universal Serial Bus Velocity Made good over Course Velocity Made Good Variable Range Marker Giga Hertz Cross Track Error Waypoint RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 217 Appendix G Glossary of terms Abbreviation Awa Aws COG CTS Tab Twa Meaning Active route Apparent wind angle Apparent wind speed Course over ground Course to steer Rudder tab True wind angle Definition The route on a chart which is being used for navigation The angle of wind as measured by your boat s instruments When the boat is stationary Awa is equal to True wind angle Twa When the boat moves Awa is always less than Twa Awa is measured in degrees The speed of wind as measured by your boat s instruments When sailing upwind Aws is always greater then True wind speed Tws When sailing down wind Aws is always less than Tws Aws is measured in knots Your direction of movement relative to a ground position The heading you need to maintain in order to reach your destination An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee or weather helm as appropriate Adjustment is measured in degrees The angle between True wind direction Twd and the centerline of your boat Twa is measured in degrees 218 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Abbreviation Mea
23. Marine Shops Banks Restaurants Bars Hotels Fishing Diving Yacht Clubs First Aid 43 Wrecks data Wrecks data provides details of wrecks that can also be found on a paper chart Informmationfor Position 25 45 108N 80 8 09SW RNS Details POSITION 25 45 107N 80 8 095W Depth range min value 0 0 Feet erritorial sea area Fishery zone Depth range max value 6 0 Feet ertical datum Mean lower low water To display wrecks data 1 Right click the wreck icon The right mouse drop down menu is displayed 2 Highlight Navionics Chart Object 3 Click OK The Wrecks information dialog box is displayed Ad Coastal roads When you display a chart with an aerial photo overlay major coastal inter State state highways and other major roads are shown Highway Minor road Interstate highway Motorway CALTION SEE LOWER ZOOME State highway Major road vlt E pm pm pm The ability to view roads depends upon the level of transparency that has been selected for the aerial overlay As the overlay visibility is decreased the roads will fade from view US inland waterways Chart coverage of major US inland waterways such as the Great Lakes and Lake Okeechobee are now included in Platinum cartography RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 45 Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography 6 4 3D bathymetric chart application ga RayTech Navigator 3D Custom
24. Once you have installed and started using RayTech you can enter specific information for your boat and change default settings to your personal preferences that suit the way you work 20 To set up RayTech 1 With RayTech running select File Setup The set up dialog box is displayed 2 Click on the icon of the setting you want to change 3 Click OK The dialog box for that setting will be displayed 4 Click the action boxes and change the settings to your preferred option 5 Click OK to close the dialog box 6 Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each setting you want to customize You can customize any of the following settings Units configure the units to be used in RayTech License enter or change license keys Logging Settings Performance 3D settings System clock Raster chart set up Instruments Colors Track coloring Night vision modes Tides and currents Vessel settings Databox settings Weather set up RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide set up your data logging options set up operational settings set up system graphics performance settings set up general 3D settings set up the current time and date install and control raster charts set up RayTech to interface with your instruments set up the colors displayed in RayTech features set up the display colors for showing tracks set up how you view RayTech at night select tide and current regions set up how your own boat is displayed on screen set up how data
25. Panoramic photos are now available for many ports and marinas enabling you to see what the area looks like especially valuable if you have not visited this area before D8755 1 Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography To view a panoramic photo 1 Right click on the camera icon and select Navionics Object Properties The information dialog box appears 2 Click Show Photo The photo is shown in the dialog box Pilot book The pilot book is an on screen version of a nautical almanac and contains navigational information about ports and marinas The availability of these photos is shown by a camera symbol on the chart The symbol is placed where the photo was taken and the angle of the shot is shown by the angle of the camera symbol 780 Tes tme gaere e pos IR cnet red Ho cm Trema OER mc E Eegen Gee Te rs apte Pone rg al ed green SI n o qon re RENI nili earmen ELE M et mete fa gas AU ron mnn M ed md emp en rem The mah er caes len aea m reen autoi by df meys ei Sut aiee a Deas d be Qo Date ey wii Das e Se ifl of Potro Pont Loy Became Th pated d OMA Fan reo d eoe lm Ma seq A mm tg cum reen Do mm ame ment de dv Deine Eels od _ a ege nt eip im e co enm o E Fi e om Atm ees d A mte cm mett Oe ema ay ge r Beo ag cem te ben 77 abea D omaes peated d Reteebeter gege er or mee Aami boig meret i Ro hie e Rast T 59 m 0s dug som Beth Aaea m mated lo iey comen bed z t dle Ope F Fs Pe m ap
26. RayTech to your peripheral instrumentation however it is provided for the advanced user as a pertinent technical background NMEA basics Most marine electronic devices that output data do so over NMEA ports These ports are known as a balanced pair which means that the data signal is carried over two wires via an RS 422 electrical layer in computer datacom terminology The signal level is determined by calculating the voltage difference between the two wires hence the NMEA output signal is called a Differential Data Signal DDS This DDS should not be confused with Differential Global Positioning System DGPS which is a GPS system error correction method DDS are designed to be error resistant by keeping the positive and negative leads close together for the entire cable run This means that they both pick up the same levels of noise which is ultimately subtracted from the signal preserving the signal s data integrity NMEA ports typically have four connections two for each lead Transmit positive negative and Receive positive negative Some devices may use a single direction port meaning that they can transmit or receive only To connect one NMEA device to another 1 Connect device A s positive Transmit Tx lead to device B s positive Receive Rx lead 2 Connect device A s negative Transmit Tx lead to device B s negative Receive Rx lead 193 IMPORTANT When performing the above connection make su
27. System integration ETT EEN KG System overview and features 5 jtuigers Vio rro t Rr 5 What do get in the box sse D SEENEN 6 e GC 6 Easy marine navigation E 6 Char TOM NANG sic ostxbcusoanetoneesaivanebatrenstoaanebatten RRE 6 Comprehensive Weather Oceanographic reporting 7 Advanced graphical user interface 7 Navionics Platinum chart Card 7 Sailboat racing 7 System requirements 9 MOUCHO c RN 9 System requirements ccscceeeseeccseseesseesaeseessessaesansseseaseatens 9 Minimum system requirements eese 9 Optimum system requirements eene 9 elef EE 9 Upgrading drivers and adapters csccescesssesesssserseeeeeers 10 Be Tue UB occasu datae daas ues FRE DM 10 Pap dec 11 Getting started E 13 Igel NEE 13 DST tee 13 Installation from a CD ROM 13 Installation from the Internet A 13 Starting to use RayTech sse 14 ICONS BH BUS coeno MOD UIDI E A E 15 Running RayTech for the first time 16 Using RayTech on a new Computer 18 Continuing To Use RayTech sss 18 Operating MOdES EE 19 RayTech Planner only operates in Simulate mode If you want to change the Simulator s automatic settings you can tailor the menu to suit your
28. The sea clutter control can be set to Auto Harbor default Auto Offshore or manual mode In Auto Off shore mode the radar optimizes its settings to account for the effects of sea clutter In harbors and close proximity to land different auto settings may be necessary to account for land clutter To avoid losing small targets set the sea clutter control to Auto Harbor mode If you set the sea control to manual mode be sure you adjust the settings to ensure that all close small targets are visible Gain mode The gain control adjusts the level of the display of signals received from the scanner and is the equivalent to the volume control on a radio The gain control can be set in either Auto or Manual mode In auto mode the radar self optimizes its settings In harbors or close prox imity to land different auto settings may be necessary to compensate for the effects of land clutter In manual mode you must adjust the settings to ensure that all close small targets are visible and you should check it every time you change the range scale On long range settings the gain should be set to give a slight speckle in the background of the radar picture On shorter ranges you may want to reduce the gain slightly to reduce the speckle and improve target definition Do not set the gain too low or you may miss small or weak targets The gain mode and its associated settings are retained each time you turn the radar off Tune You can use t
29. a boat shaped icon To find your current position on the chart Click Find Vesse in the standard toolbar or the Find vesse soft key The page or pane will automatically pan and the boat s position will be centered on the screen The page or pane will remain centered until you click the screen The chart will then re center on the cursor e location 5 5 Choosing a chart type You choose the type of chart you want to display using the charting toolbar There are four primary buttons on the toolbar for controlling the type of chart being displayed These are e Raster charts e Vector Navionics or C Map e PhotoCharts Overlay Navionics or raster e Topo Charts There is also a button to enable or disable radar overlay and a button to enable or disable chart quilting Note Aay ech will use raster photos over Navionics photos when both layers have been turned on Chapter 5 Using charts To select the chart type to be displayed Click the button for the type of chart you want to be displayed The button will highlight to indicate that chart type has been selected If there is no chart type enabled or charts are unavailable at the level of zoom that has been selected only an aquamarine colored background will be visible You can either select a chart type from the toolbar or adjust the zoom level using the range buttons until the chart is visible Chart layers If you have multiple chart buttons enabled at the s
30. a repeater display Navionics multicard reader The Navionics USB multicard reader must be installed on your PC before you start RayTech software Failure to do so will prevent RayTech from being able to access Navionics charts on CF cards or waypoints or routes that are stored on the User card With a Navionics chart card reader installed on the PC that is being used to operate RayTech and a Navionics chart card installed you can access Navi onics charts Charts inserted in the Navionics USB multicard reader are read in real time as long as the card is actually inserted in the card reader Navionics charts cannot be downloaded to your PC for off line viewing RayTech chart installer The RayTech chart installer is used for installing BSB formatted raster MapTech PCX photo and topographic charts It will search and locate charts that are installed on your system or a CD ROM To install charts using RayTech chart installer 26 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 1 Insert the relevant chart CD into the CD ROM drive The New Charts dialog box is displayed RayTech RNS x i New charts have been detected on your system Press the Install button to install the selected charts 2 Click OK The chart installer selection dialog box is displayed All of the charts detected are highlighted by default D6917_1 C Chartkit Bsbchart 11009_1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 11013 1 KAP C Chartkit Bsbchart 13003_1 KAP C Chartkit
31. an NMEA device varies with the application Note You may also encounter voltage differences when interconnecting older RS 232 NMEA hardware Take care to ensure the correct connections 194 To wire an RS 232 device to provide input to an NMEA device 1 Connect the RS 232 device TX lead to the NMEA device RX lead 2 Connect the RS 232 device SGnd lead to the NMEA device RX lead To wire an RS 232 device to provide and receive input from an NMEA device 1 Connect the RS 232 device Tx lead to the NMEA device Rx lead 2 Connect the RS 232 device Rx lead to the NMEA device Tx lead 3 Connect the RS 232 device SGnd lead to the NMEA device Tx and Rx leads There are some infrequent cases where binding the NMEA device Tx and Rx leads together may cause difficulties If you do encounter problems you will need to use an RS 232 to NMEA converter between the two devices A converter is required in rare cases but is a good place to begin troubleshooting if problems arise with the RS 232 NMEA connection It should be noted that the modern Furuno radar systems do require a converter D 4 Circuit grounding issues The most important issue in electrical connections is proper circuit grounding In addition to all of the other electrical gremlins that poor grounding gives rise to instrument signals are easily scrambled if they are badly grounded This results in erratic and unreliable displays Installations using both AC and DC curr
32. be shown in three dimensions giving you an accurate easy to view image of the area around To read Navionics Platinum Chart cards you will need to install a Navionics Multicard reader Part No E86026 or have RayTech connected via SeaTalk S to a Raymarine multifunction display Sailboat racing The sail racer features are targeted towards the professional sailboat racer and include e Datalrak e Polars e Route Optimization e Advanced weather routing e Pre start display e Navigation numbers e Specialized racing toolbar RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 2 System requirements Chapter 2 System requirements 2 1 Introduction This section deals with making sure that your PC is ready to install and run RayTech and details e System requirements e Compatible Raymarine multifunction displays e Whether your PC is ready to install RayTech e Upgrading drivers and adapters 2 2 System requirements Before you can begin installing RayTech you need to make sure that the PC you intend to use meets the minimum hardware requirements for running the software Whilst RayTech will run successfully on the minimum require ment for best performance the optimum requirements are recommended The minimum and optimum requirements are Minimum system requirements The minimum system requirements are e Pentium IV processor e 512MB RAM e Windows XP SP2 or later or Windows 7 all variants e CD ROM d
33. displayed 5 Highlight the graph you want to display 6 Click OK The selected graph is displayed Data will automatically appear from the right of the screen There are two methods of adding a graph to a DataTrak page 152 To add a graph to the DataTrak page Method 1 Click Add Graph on the function bar A new graph panel is added to the DataTrak page Method 2 1 Right click in the graph panel of the DataTrak page The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Click Add Graph The page splits horizontally and a new graph panel is displayed To delete a graph from a DataTrak page 1 Right click in the graph panel of the DataTrak page to be deleted The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Click Remove Graph The selected graph is deleted Adding wands Adding the wands to DataTrak is quick and easy To add wands to a DataTrak graph 1 Open a DataTrak page to display the required graphs 2 Decide upon the section of data that you want to capture 3 Click the graph panel at the start of the data section you want to capture A wand will appear 4 Click the graph panel at the end of the data section that you want to capture A second wand will appear 5 Select File Tracks Save to Database The Save to database dialog box is displayed 6 Save the data to the Po ars file RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 7 You can now assess the stored data and enter it into a polar plot Refer to Graphing and reading a polar plot
34. each row represents a unique run and its associated performance statistics Polars Polar Plot Polar Upwind Downwind Vmc Twa Corrections Tws Corrections Data 21 12 2005 14 14 18 0 Racecutter screen will appear Quay Test MainSail HeadSail Bsp Vmg Awa Aws TwaCor 0 00 000 000 000 0 00 2 Filters Delete Exit 2 Double click the test data row you want to edit The Test parameters D7029 1 Test Date Quality Notes Mainsail Headsail Awa Aws Twa Twd CorTwa CorTws CorTwd Bsp Vmg Heading Heel 145 The definitions for the cells in the table are Name you have chosen for this set of test data Date of the test run Number assigned by you to represent the quality of the data collected this can be between 1 and 100 Your comments about the test data Name or code for the type of mainsail used Name or code for the type of headsail used Apparent wind angle in degrees Apparent wind speed in knots True wind angle in degrees True wind direction in degrees Corrected True wind angle in degrees Corrected True wind speed in degrees Corrected True wind direction in degrees Boat speed in knots Velocity made good in knots Heading of boat in degrees Amount of heel in degrees 146 Pitch Rudder Tab Butt Forestay length Forestay strain Set Drift Amount of pitch in degrees Amount of rudder deflection in degrees
35. fitted with AIS and whilst it is mandatory for larger commercial vessels to carry AIS its use is not You should not therefore assume that your AIS will display ALL vessels in your area Due prudence and judgement should be exercised WARNING AIS should be used to complement not substitute radar Classes of AIS data AIS data is defined as Class A or Class B The sending and receiving of Class A data is compulsory for larger vessels You will therefore be able to view all larger vessels on your AIS display Class B data is applicable to smaller vessels and is not compulsory You should not therefore assume that your AIS is displaying all smaller vessels in your area Note Wot all A S receivers will decode all information and not all of the Class A vessels input all of the required AIS data For example some inexpensive AIS Class B receivers do not decode and output the ship s name IMO number and vessel draft beam ength desti nation etc 106 Note 7o change the specified A S targets and range see page Data details Static Data Ship s name Type Call sign IMO number Length and beam GPS Antenna loctation Voyage Related Data Draft Cargo information Destination ETA Other relevant information Dynamic Data e Time Ship s position COG SOG Gyro heading Rate of turn Navigational status Dynamic Reports Ship s speed Ship s status Messages e Alarm e Safety ee De SN SS Wu S OS LR
36. i Databox4 Databox5 D8790 1 Highlight the databox you want to float Click OK 3 Click the databox title bar and hold the left mouse button down The databox can now be moved to the required position 4 When the databox is in the required position release the mouse 139 To dock a databox With the databox and the databox toolbar displayed 1 Click Dock The databox selection box is displayed 2 Highlight the databox you want to dock Click OK The databox is docked at the left of the screen and the current page resizes Modifying a databox You can modify a databox to e Show an additional channel e Delete an existing channel e Re order the channels To show an additional channel With the databox and the databox toolbar displayed 1 Click Insert Channel The databox selection box is displayed Cursor Values Navigation Speed Fishing Yachting Databox1 Databox2 Databox3 Databox4 Databox5 D8791 1 140 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 2 Highlight the databox in which you want to show an additional 4 Highlight the required channel Click OX The channel is added to the channel Click OK The Add Channel dialog box is displayed databox To delete an existing channel With the Databox and the databox toolbar displayed 1 Click De ete Channel The databox selection box is displayed 2 Highlight the data box from which the channel is to be deleted Click OK The chan
37. of RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide view as solid lines connecting waypoints If the route is being followed the current leg is shown as a dotted line and the previous legs are removed from the screen although the waypoints remain displayed Tracks The track function is used to mark on screen the trail that the vessel has followed as if it had left a visible wake While the track is switched on it is recorded in the system memory The interval at which track points are made and a line is drawn on screen between each point The current track remains on screen even following a power off on until you clear the track Note ay7ech does NOT support the import or export of tracks to or from external equipment such as multifunction displays RayTech produces its own log track files when connected to relevant equipment such as a device with GPS capabilities Appendix B Radar Introduction This appendix describes the basics of radar and things that can affect the radar picture B 1 What Is radar Radio Detection And Ranging RADAR is something that is in use all around us although it is normally invisible One of the most common uses of radar at sea is to detect the presence of objects known as targets at a distance and if they are moving detect their speed Until you are familiar with interpreting the radar display every opportunity should be taken to compare the radar screen patterns with visual targets su
38. serial port you will require a USB Serial adapter For full details of suitable adapters refer to www raymarine com Connecting directly to an NMEA GPS Connecting RayTech to a Global Positioning System GPS is the simplest way to get position data 195 To connect RayTech directly to an NMEA GPS 1 Verify that GPS NMEA output is turned ON 2 Setthe GPS datum to WGS84 3 Using Raymarine cable Part No E86001 connect the leads as follows Cablecolor GPSlead Yellow Rx NMEA output may also be labelled Tx Tx Data out or NMEA OUT Black SGnd Not used Green Tx Not used Black SGnd NMEA output may also be labelled TX Data out NMEA out or Ground Connecting directly to NMEA equipped instruments Many instrument systems are equipped to accept incoming NMEA data from your GPS and will output additional collected NMEA data such as position heading speed water depth etc 196 To connect directly to an NMEA equipped instrument system Connect the cables as follows Cable color NMEA instrument lead Yellow Rx NMEA output may also be labelled Tx Tx Data out or NMEA OUT Black SGnd NMEA Input may also be labelled RX Data In NMEA IN or Ground Green Tx NMEA Input may also be labelled Rx Rx Data In or NMEA IN Black SGnd NMEA output may also be labelled TX Data out NMEA out or Ground D 9 Connecting Raymarine equipment The sections that follow detai
39. that interface with RayTech The following illustration shows an example of a fully integrated SeaTalk system featuring RayTech What is System Integration System integration enables various instruments and displays to communi cate with each other and use the collected data to increase the functionality of the system This data exchange is only possible if the data gathering is accurate and transfer between instruments is fast and accurate Fast and accurate data transfer is achieved by using a combination of the following data protocols e SeaTalk e SeaTalk e SeaTalk 5 e National Marine Electronics Association NMEA 0183 SeaTalk The SeaTalk protocol was originally developed by Autohelm part of Raymarine and enables compatible instruments to be connected by a single cable carrying power 12 volts 150 mA and data in out without a central processor creating a simple network Additional instruments and functions can be added to a SeaTalk system simply by plugging them into the network Some SeaTalk equipment can also communicate with other non SeaTalk equipment via the NMEA 0183 standard RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide SeaTalk SeaTalk protocol was developed as the Controller Area Network CAN based version of SeaTalk SeaTalk s The SeaTalk 5 protocol was developed by Raymarine to enable high speed Ethernet data transfer between Raymarine multifunction displays DSM sonars and RayTech PCs This Local A
40. the following data displayed graphically e ACOG SOG predictor line vector indicating the predicted distance that a target will travel within a given period of time e A heading and direction of turn indicator To switch the AIS VECTOR option On Off see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 When a target is activated its symbol is scaled according to the size of the vessel 110 Note ie same target vector settings apply to both Radar MARPA and AlS targets Displaying AIS data Safety critical target data i e COG SOG CPA and TCPA can be accessed by holding the cursor over the vessel you want to display AIS information for then when the OBJECT INFO screen appears click on it or select OK Enter on your keypad You can switch this data ON or OFF from the 7oo s A S A S Setup menu OBJECT INFO AIS Target 34 3 M 72 4nm OK Enter or Click for more infals AIS List You can also view a list of AIS targets The list provides collision avoidance data for the highlighted target see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 Viewing full AIS data To display detailed AIS data for an individual target e g static and dynamic and voyage related data see Viewing target information on page 109 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide MARPA and AIS options Parameter Options Default in bold Target Vector RELATIVE TRUE Shows the displayed ship s course and speed over the ground Vector Length 0 5min
41. those tests having Boat Speed greater than or equal to the value entered Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 147 lt BSP Displays only those tests having Boat Speed less than or equal Brors G IE to the value entered Polar Plot Polar Upwind Downwind Yme Twa Corrections Tws Corrections Data lt Quality Displays only those tests having a quality factor less than or Factor equal to the value entered From To Displays only those tests corresponding to dates entered 7 After completing data entries Click OK ReTurns to the data test screen Graphing and reading a polar plot The polar plot screen graphs the theoretical headings your boat should take towards specified targets both upwind and down wind when encountering various wind conditions The accuracy of these graphs depends primarily on the volume and accuracy of the boat and weather A Boatspeed kts Tws kis specific information that you have entered into the polar parameters and wi gi ai omg wi B ER p Min E May data test screens Information that has been entered will be displayed as a e zis i ra polar graph in the polar plot screen Placing the cursor in any position along the polar plot opens a small pop up pane that displays the wind angle boat speed correlation at that point To graph a polar plot 1 Enter all the requisite detail into the polar parameters and data test screens as desc
42. use the VRM to measure the distance from your vessel to a selected object by adjusting the radius of the marker so that it intersects the object s position 98 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide The range is displayed on the ADJUST VRM softkey label when you high The data is also displayed if you select the EBL with the cursor light the VRM Electronic Bearing Marker An Electronic Bearing Line EBL is an on screen marker drawn from your position to the edge of the window When this line is rotated to align with a target the bearing relative to your current heading is measured and displayed on the ADJUST EBL softkey label Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital Combined range and bearing You can combine a VRM and an EBL to measure range and bearing simultaneously VRM Target EBL Tracking a target with a VRM or EBL You can tell which direction an object is travelling in by tracking its move ment in relation to the EBL If it continues travelling towards the EBL it could be on a collision course with your boat To create a VRM EBL 1 Click the VRM EBL softkey 2 Toggle to On with the VRM EBL softkey 3 To adjust settings click either the Adjust VRM or Adjust EBL softkey and make changes with the cursor 99 To place a second VRM or EBL 1 Click the More softkey 2 Click the Set Up VRM EBL 2 softkey 3 Proceed as with VRM EBL previously Floating VRM and EBL The VRM EBL float functi
43. waypoint to your boat s current position Displays Waypoint dialog box Displays the Enter Waypoints transfer dialog box Permanently deletes all waypoints in the waypoint recycle bin Action Creates a route to the selected waypoint and makes it active Enables you to create a new route Creates a new waypoint at the cursor and makes it the target waypoint Route menu Command Next leg Previous leg Choose Route Edit Route Tools menu Command Find ship Range In Range Out Heading Mode Vessel Offset Action Advances to the next leg of the active route ReTurns to the previous leg of the active route Displays the Route dialog box Displays the Choose route to edit dialog box Action Centers and displays your boat on the active chart Zooms in the active chart radar sonar or 3Dpage Zooms out the active chart radar sonar or 3D page Chose the chart orientation Choose the vessel offset Command Route details Manage routes Reverse Active Route Command Databoxes Other vessel tracking Compute Optimum route Select Tide station Cache C Map cartography 203 Action Displays the route details dialog box for the active route Displays the Manage routes dialog box Reverses the active route Action Displays the databox dialog box Displays Other vessel tracking dialog box Calculates and displays the optimal route to your destination Displays the Tide statio
44. you want to delete A drop down menu is displayed 5 Highlight De ete 6 Click OK The waypoint is deleted and the selection dialog box closes RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide To delete a waypoint folder 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The folders selection dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the folder you want to delete 3 Right click the waypoint folder you want to delete A drop down menu is displayed Highlight Delete 5 Click OK The waypoint folder is deleted and the selection dialog box closes 7 11 Waypoint recycle bin When you delete waypoints they are placed in the waypoint recycle bin from which you can later retrieve them if you need to However it is impor tant to remember that each time you close RayTech the recycle bin is emptied permanently deleting all the waypoints it contains To retrieve waypoints from the recycle bin 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The Folders dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight Waypoint Recycle Bin 3 Click OK The contents of the recycle bin will be displayed Highlight and double click the first waypoint that you want to retrieve The waypoint dialog properties box is displayed 5 Click the Fo ders action box A drop down menu is displayed 6 Highlight the folder that you want the retrieved waypoint to be placed in 7 Click OX The waypoint is removed from the waypoint recycle bin and placed in the selected folder 8 Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for a
45. your AIS unit Important An alarm remains active until it is acknowledge on the AIS unit 111 Active alarm list The active alarm list shows the status of each local alarm This list can either be accessed see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 12 8 AIS Layer Setup Menu The AIS Layer Setup Menu allows you to e Select the target types displayed ALL or DANGEROUS e Switch the display of AIS safety messages ON OFF e View the list of active AIS unit alarms To display the AIS Layer Setup Menu 1 Set the AIS LAYER status to OW see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 2 Select the AIS Setup menu toggle the action boxes to your personal settings see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 112 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 13 Working with sonar Chapter 13 Working with sonar 13 1 Introduction Note e RayTech sonar functions require a connection to a Sea Talk network that includes a compatible Raymarine DSM sonar unit AND a compatible Raymarine multifunctional display The multifunction display must be designated as the data master Raymarine Fishfinders use sound waves sonar to show you what is under your boat find fish and show the bottom of a lake or sea The transducer sends high frequency sound waves down into the water these sound waves strike fish the bottom or other objects in the water and are returned as echoes The fishfinder interprets these echoes to produce a vi
46. 0 offset or offset by 1 3 or 2 3 E Lu HAP AM RR baren 0 offset 1 3 offset 7 offset The default vessel offset value is zero True Motion TM When the motion mode is set to True fixed radar targets maintain a constant position and moving vessels including your boat travel in true perspective to each other and to fixed landmasses on the screen As the boat s position approaches the edge of the screen the radar picture is automatically reset to reveal the area ahead of the boat If heading and position data become unavailable when true motion is selected a warning message is shown the display reverts to relative motion the status bar indicates that True Motion is selected but suspended by showing it in parentheses TM Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital It is not possible to select True Motion when the orientation is set to Head Up To set the motion mode 1 Click the Presentation softkey 2 Click Radar mode amp Orientation 3 Toggle between True and Relative Motion on the Motion Mode key To change the vessel offset 1 Click the Presentation softkey 2 Click Radar mode amp Orientation 3 Toggle to your desired offset using the Motion Mode softkey 4 Click Reset Vessel Offset softkey to restore default position 11 7 Tuning the radar display Gain Gain reduces the effect of false echoes and clutter For best results it is recommended you retain the default AUTO setting You ca
47. 0 150 50 300 100 18 1000 200 200 50 400 100 19 1500 500 250 50 500 100 20 2000 500 300 100 600 200 21 2500 500 400 100 800 200 22 3000 500 500 100 1000 200 23 3500 500 600 100 1200 200 24 4000 500 700 100 1400 100 200 25 4500 500 750 50 100 1500 100 26 5000 500 850 100 1700 200 Installation Guidelines Appendix D Installation Guidelines D 1 EMC installation guidelines All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to best industry Standards for use in the recreational marine environment Their design and manufacture conforms to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC standards but correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised Although every effort has been made to ensure that they will perform under all conditions it is important to understand what factors could affect the operation of the product The guidelines given here describe the conditions for optimum EMC perfor mance but it is recognized that it may not be possible to meet all of these conditions in all situations To ensure the best possible conditions for EMC performance within the constraints imposed by any location always ensure the maximum separation possible between different items of electrical equipment For optimum EMC performance it is recommended that wherever possible e Raymarine equipment and cables connected to it are e At least 3 ft 1m from any equipment transmitting or cables car
48. 1 min 3 min The time period specified for drawing length 6min 12min 30 min 60 of vectors min OFF 0 5 min 1 min 3 min 6 min Target History Plots a MARPA target s previous position at specified intervals Chapter 12 Automatic Identification System AIS Safety messages When the status of the AIS Safety Messages function is set to ON in the AIS LayerSetupMenu see SelectingtheAlSfunction onpage107 any incoming safety messages from surrounding vessels shore stations and mobile stations are displayed in a pop up box If known the message will include the sending vessel s position in lat lon You now have the option to e Remove the message ACKNOWLEDGE e Place a waypoint on your chart radar to mark the sending vessel s position e Select to GOTO the sending vessel s position Note When the simulator is operating you will not be able to receive any safety messages 12 7 AIS Alarms In addition to the dangerous target alarm previously described the system generates an alarm when a dangerous target becomes a lost target i e its signal has not been received for 20 seconds Your AIS receiver generates local alarms which are displayed and sounded on your system display whenever an alarm condition exists on the unit Local AIS alarms When the connected AIS unit generates an alarm your system displays a local alarm message 1 Remove the message pop up display active alarm list 2 Acknowledge the message at
49. 14 13 3 Presets The Sonar application has 4 labelled user configurable presets shown as Sonar softkeys These help you taylor the screen to your working requirements d Beicht 1 Beef Beef Beef Presentation View Subsetting None N A Zoom Split Full Screen Zoom Factor Zoom Position A Scope A Scope mode 1 2 3 Bottom Lock Bottom Lock Full Split Bottom Lock Range Bottom Lock Shift 13 4 Changing the screen view Using the Presentation soft keys you can change the background color scrolling speed and whether or not the depth of fish echoes is displayed on the screen Background color The background color you select for the primary sonar page will be used on all other sonar pages zoom bottom lock and A scope You will probably find that you need to change the background color in different light condi tions For example a white background is probably easier to see in bright sunlight but a black background may be preferable at night RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide To change the background color AutoRange Method 1 1 Right mouse click the sonar screen The RangeUp RangeDown Frequency b 200KHz Gain gt drop down menu is displayed 50KHz Gain b cuc 2 Scroll down and highlight a ette a VRM On second drop down menu appears ins as 3 Scroll down and check the color White Line required The background color now FishID Depth Lines changes C v Classic Blue Met
50. 159 EGRET ee 160 Using WIGEO WE 163 Juge ele TION E 163 The user interface oo eceeeseesesssessseseeseessessessesesseseeserseeseseeees 163 Troubleshooting RayTech 167 Introduction 167 geluet 177 W eD SUDO GE 177 Telephone support dE 177 Product information DE 177 Sn CN 179 NN E 179 ic e m 179 Aerial magen nnns 180 ICD 181 sal 181 ENEE 182 Identifying false echoretums esses 183 SONIT e 187 De T P eee 188 ET o Mon PEDE 188 TOL SODSIZB A u qutiumte uates tnim dun RET 188 EIERE 188 Installation Guidelines 191 Suppression d 191 Connections to other eguipment eese 191 System integration eege 192 What is System Integration seeeeeeee 192 Klee 193 EE 193 Connecting RayTech to your instruments 195 Connecting directly to an NMEA GPS 195 Connecting directly to NMEA equipped instruments 195 EE 196 EE 199 RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface 199 Mounting the interface bon 199 RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface box troubleshooting 200 I Dr T 201 Yir Insieme UR 201 Standard tob Df esogeni Eea 206 ROUTES and waypoints el ET 207 Charting TO ONG A NITET TEE TTE TT 207 EE 208 Alarms elei OM RETIRO 209 Tides Curre
51. 90 1 The first VRM EBL will be placed at a location 1 3 of the current range and 030 relative to your boat s head If this setting is adjusted the display will retain the adjustments and use them when the VRM EBL is next turned on RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide VRM To use a VRM EBL to tell you how far away a target is and in what direction it is traveling 1 Click the VRM EBL soft key The soft key options for VRM EBL 1 will be displayed 2 Click the VRM EBL 7 soft key to ON The VRM EBL will be shown on the radar picture with your boat at its center 3 Click the Adjust VRM 7 soft key The on screen VRM will change from a dotted to a solid line Use the cursor to adjust the VRM to its required size 5 Click to return the VRM to a dotted line and retain the adjustment 6 Click the Adjust EBL 7 soft key The on screen EBL will change from a dotted to a solid line 7 Usethe cursor to place the EBL over the required target Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital 77 8 Click to return the EBL to a dotted line and retain the adjustment Guard zones Note When using a VRM EBL you may want to turn off the range rings to Guard zones enable you to set up one or two sector or 360 zones around make the VRIWEBL easier to see your boat Any target entering this zoned area will cause a guard alarm to sound Radar RM EBL Guard zones are fixed with respect to the ship s heading marker SHM moving as the SH
52. Charting toolbar g Raster Charts Bi Navionics Chart ic No Photo Charts EX Topo Charts Ge Radar Overlay 7 UE af North Up D7063_1 Command Action Command Action Raster charts Turns on off raster chart layer Topo charts Turns on off topographical chart layer Navionics Chart Turns on off Navionics chart layer Radar Overlay Turns on off chart overlay with active radar image 208 Command Photo Charts overlay Animation toolbar Action Turns on off satellite photographic image layer 1 2 Command 1 2 3 gt Start of Today End of Today E 3 24 04 00 00 3 4 Action Sets playback start time Sets playback finish time Sets playback speed num ue bc de Ui D7064 1 Command Quilting North Up Command 4 5 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Action Turns on off chart quilting Enables change of motion mode Action Displays date of animation to be played Animation controls a Rewind b Play c Fast forward d End of track e Pause Alarms toolbar E No Alarms Tides Currents toolbar m D7065 1 Details and accesses alarms MI Previous Month Lu Previous Day DM Select Date D Mest Day 1 Next Month alg Select Station Command Previous month Previous day Select date i Lamm e Action Displays data for previous month Displays data for the previous day Displays date selection dialog box D7066 1 Command Next day Next month Sel
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54. Fa LR D8966 1 Chapter 12 Automatic Identification System AIS 3 Click Manually Contig Instruments Click on the com port the AIS unit is connected to then double click the corresponding icon to open the protocol list 5 Click A S NMEA 38400 option from the list 12 5 Selecting the AIS function AIS is a selectable layer of the chart or radar application To switch on AIS 1 Click Tools 2 Click AIS 3 Click AIS Setup 4 Click A S fargetsto On Or from within the Chart application Click Presentation softkey Click Zayers softkey Click A S Layers softkey Click AIS Setup Click A S targets to On Me ON 107 i Click A S Setup for AIS setup options Click the action box to toggle the options Displayed Target Types M Safety Message MMMMMN LANNNNNNN Display Text Show Predict Line The full list of AIS setup options default in bold AIS Setup Options Default in bold Show AIS Targets On Off Displayed Target types All Dangerous Safety Message On Off Display Text None Vessel Name Vessel MMI Name amp MMSI 108 AIS Setup Options Show Predict Line On Off On Off Click A S Target Listto select and display the details of individual AIS targets Show AIS Targets AR Target List EJ MMSI RANGE 12346 61 8nm 12345 71 3nm 12347 FESTE BEARING 44 9 M 34 4 M 17 2 M Ram Ais Term BOR Term SIM AIS TGT2 10 0kt 10 0kt 10 0kt e show Detail Note
55. File Name Kutten Recording Time Mins iii Hex Recording Time 2 Click the Recording file name action box The on screen keyboard appears Use the keyboard to name the file Click the Recording time action box The on screen keypad appears Use the keypad to set the recording time Click Max Recording time to set the maximum recording time This can be 6 12 18 or 24 hours Remember that 6 hours recording requires 1 GB of disk space 7 Click OK The dialog box closes and the recording process starts Data recording can be stopped at anytime by unchecking Tools Sonar Data Recording pur a i 130 To playback recorded data With a sonar page open 1 Click Tools Sonar Playback The data playback dialog box is displayed 2 Click the Playback File Name action box A drop down menu of avail able files is displayed 3 Highlight the file that you want to view Click OK The dialog box closes and the selected file is played back on the sonar page Remember during file playback live data is not processed or saved Playback can be stopped at anytime by unchecking Tools Sonar Playback RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 13 Working with sonar 131 Pathfinder Title bar Drop down menus panel D I RayTech Navigator Sonar F e Wewport Bouts Togs ve DOE mee Ej new rege A C wc Ge eg aange dut FE SE ayes Tei KA sete Gp Toben Toolbars 3 Bl w e 2 ai S ree d e im d Edt Route D I imooct Doot Routes
56. M moves They also move if you offset the center or if you change the range scale so that the area you have marked is main tained However a guard zone only operates when the whole zone is displayed on the screen or could be displayed by off setting the center In addition a guard zone is inactive for 10 seconds after it is placed or re sized to avoid inappropriate alarms during positioning The distance and bearing of the target is now shown in the VRM EBL databox You will be able to tell in which direction the target is traveling by watching how it moves in relation to the EBL If it continues to travel directly along the EBL it indicates that it is on a possible collision course with your boat take the appropriate action To place the second VRM EBL pair 1 Click the MORE soft key on the VRM EBL 1 soft key bar The softkeys for VRM EBL 2 will be displayed 2 Repeat steps 2 through 8 above The VRM EBL will be placed at a loca tion 2 3 of current range and a bearing of 330 Guard zone 1 sector zone short dashed line Guard zone 2 circular zone long dashed line D8777 1 78 Placing a guard zone Placing and positioning guard zones on RayTech is quick and easy 1 Click the ZARGET TRACKING soft key 2 Click MONITOR IN ZONES 3 Click Guard Zone f to ON The default zone is displayed The default zone is a sector 30 either side of the SHM between 1 3 and 2 3 of the current range 4 Cl
57. Mark 42 26 Time to Dest _ 42 26 _ Heading 143 M Latitude 51 45 489 N Longitude 000 33 485 E Oletan Stamp 23 Nov 07 ZS m1 1 its i j me dk Th I i va i a Ze wi d pog Q7 Ee Ze i TEATE La Ah Aler Ell ua Ada EA Um Al Chart Radar konnt ap d Gain POWER VRM iov scroll Ge 2 a i i 2 A Sonar mark Chapter 13 Working with sonar 13 9 Isolating objects near the bottom The white line feature see White line page 123 separates echoes from objects near the bottom and the bottom itself When white line is switched on the sonar displays echoes differently The strongest echoes are displayed in the background with a thin line on top All other echoes remain unchanged To display white line 1 Right mouse Click on screen 2 Click White Line to ON The scrolling bottom image will start to display white line from the right of the screen Getting a closer view Zoom enlarges all or part of the scrolling bottom display You should select automatic zoom if you want to keep the bottom in the lower half of the display page Alternatively you can select the level of zoom to a factor of x2 x3 x4 or xR proportional to the current range You can also split the sonar image vertically to show the zoomed area on the left of the screen and the scrolling bottom on the right of the screen 1 Click on the preset to change 2 Click the Se ect View softkey until
58. QUIRE TARGET softkey 3 Highlight the object you wish to track The target being acquired icon is displayed followed by the appropriate MARPA status icon Note Double clicking any object displayed on the Radar screen will set it as a tracked MARPA target Guard zones A guard zone is a protected area around your vessel as soon as an object like another vessel enters the zone it triggers an alarm on your Nav Station Guard zones are managed from the Monitor in Zones toolbar Guard zones can be either circular or sector guards and you can define up to two of them on your system RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Circular Guard Zone Manm Heep Relate Motion Rings tanm Sector Guard Zone D6815 3 You can adjust the sensitivity of guard zones on the Alarms Setup Menu Guard zones only operate when the whole zone is displayed on the screen To avoid inappropriate alarms they become active ten seconds after being placed or edited Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital 101 To place a guard zone P SEN Parameter Options 1 Click the TARGET TRACKING softkey 2 Click the MONITOR IN ZONES softkey Target History 3 Toggle ZONE 1 or ZONE 2 to ON as appropriate Plots a target s previous position at the OFF 0 5 min 1 min 3 min 6 4 Click the corresponding SET UP ZONE softkey specified intervals The four most recent min 5 Choose your zone shape position points are displ
59. RayTech Planner permits the user to download free 3 Day Weather Forecast GRIB files that can be animated to show storm tracks wind and rain RayTech Planner additionally permits users to access Tide and Current data to aid in voyage planning As RayTech Planner is an at home tool it can not be used to connect to live instruments or GPS If you wish to connect to live instruments and GPS or share radar chart and fishfinder information from Raymarine multifunction displays or Pathfinder PLUS displays you must upgrade to the full version of RayTech RNS When initially running RayTech Planner the RNS Startup Wizard will prompt you for a Full RayTech RNS license number a RayTech RNS Upgrade license number or to select to use RayTech Planner only no license required If you have downloaded RayTech Planner from Raymarine s website or have received a RayTech Planner CD with a new multifunction display or have received a RayTech Planner CD with the Navionics Multicard Reader you should choose the RayTech Planner No License option These problems possible causes and solutions are by no means exhaustive If you have any other problems contact Raymarine Technical Support Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech 16 2 Technical support Raymarine provides a comprehensive customer support service on the world wide web through our worldwide dealer network and by telephone help line If you are unable to resolve a problem please use any of thes
60. Sa v RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 12 3 What do I need to run AIS In order to run AIS you will need dass B e Areceive only unit or a full transponder Note A receiver will allow you to receive data about other vessels in your area transmitting AIS data but will not allow other vessels to see you A full transponder transmits and receives AIS data and there J fore allows you to receive data about other vessels transmitting AIS vV data and for other AIS equipped vessels to see and receive informa tion about your vessel This could include position course speed and rate of turn data So e A VHF antenna this is usually supplied with the AIS system e A GPS to provide position data v e ACompass although not essential will improve speed calculations 12 4 AIS baud rate selection You may need to specify the 38 400 baud for the computers com port that NMEA data is being received on SS D r Da e If you are receiving data via SeaTalk 5 from an AIS integrated Raymarine multifunction display you should see AIS targets by activating the AIS layer from within the chart or radar application to do this see see Selecting the AIS function on page 107 Systems receiving data directly from an AIS receiver on NMEA to one of the PC s serial comm ports will need to set the port receiving NMEA data to the correct AIS baud rate which is 38400 Baud To do this 1 Click Setup 2 Click nstruments
61. Zoom s displayed 3 Select the Zoom softkey to display the Zoom settings 4 Click to select the way in which Zoom is displayed 13 10 Marking an on screen position You can use a sonar mark sm see Sonar mark page 124 to indicate a position on the sonar image The sm is stored in the waypoint list so that 125 you can name it save it as a waypoint and return to the same spot A sm is displayed on the sonar image as a solid vertical line with the label sm displayed at intervals along the line The sm scrolls across the screen with the image Sonar marks can be placed e At your boat s position e At the cursor position e Ata known position at the boat s current position To place an SM at the boat s current position 1 Right mouse click or 2 Select Waypoint Place Waypoint at Vessel A new sm will be placed at the boat s current position The mark appears at the right of the screen and scrolls with the image at the cursor s position To place a SM at the cursor position 1 Right mouse click or 2 Select Waypoint Place Waypoint at Cursor 3 Move the cursor to where you want to place the sm 4 Click and a new sm will appear in the selected position at a known position To place a waypoint at a known position 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The folders dialog box will appear 2 Select Up one level Click OK 126 3 Select Waypoints Click OK 4 Select Mew Waypoint Click OK The on scr
62. adar display assueti irt ER RE rk 93 j me T 93 Galli Desi ecce DEPT Up dn E ERATUM NUEVE ER 93 Manually adjusting gain settings 93 c ee 93 ele e EE 94 FAC elle e CG 94 Rate 94 EE 94 Super HD E E 94 Antenna DOST c ee nn nen ee eee ere 94 Wee lee E 95 Tuning the radar display ENHANCE ECHOES 95 Interference rejection c cescesessesssssssssssssssesssssssseseesseserees 95 EE ANSON ces ceeuaeesaceute carte A N 95 EE 95 KEE e E 96 Synchronizing radar range and chart scale 96 Measuring distance range and bearing 96 FUN MT ut cR EET 96 BETREIT 97 The Variable Range Marker VRM and Electronic Bearing Line EE 97 Variable Range Marker ttem rn rta hr 97 Electronic Bearing Marker sessssss 98 Combined range and beamng 99 Tracking a target with a VRM or EBL 99 Hoating VRM and ME 99 Using radar to track objects sesesesssssss 100 Ee EE 100 A 101 Displaying vessel identity AIS 104 Automatic Identification System AIS 105 ATE OG le Le WE 105 ul 105 Classes of AIS Cale von sapcnetibbxndt ir etrvivipapvbvipw vuota rv ue 105 What do nee
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64. al conditions It is therefore recommended that consideration is given to obtaining accurate local infor mation wherever possible 9 1 Introduction Tide and current data is available for many areas on the chart application of RayTech The predictions displayed for Tides and Currents are sufficiently accurate under moderate weather conditions for the coastal areas served by the reference station to be used for navigation planning However certain weather fronts and storms can alter tidal patterns and influence predicted times and heights In addition and in common with all similar products tidal data is calculated algorithmically and may in some regions be subject to error If exact tidal heights or times are critical to a particular passage Raymarine recom mends that details are checked against a Tidal Almanac published by the appropriate marine authority Note fay ech uses your PC or laptop s system clock for the date and time associated with displaying tide or current data Setting the region To make sure that the correct tide and current information is displayed you must set the region in which you are operating 67 To set the tide region 1 Select File New Page Tides A new page will open showing the default tide information 2 Click Presentation 3 Click Region The region dialog box is displayed Note kou do not set your preferred region the tide and current informa tion will default to the United States US re
65. alarm click any button Chapter 13 Working with sonar Fish alarm If this alarm is on an audible warning is sounded whenever the sonar detects a fish To cancel the alarm click any button To set an alarm 1 Click 7oo s menu 2 Click Sonar 3 Click A arm Setup The alarm properties dialog box is displayed 4 Click the softkey for the alarm you want to set to ON 5 Click the corresponding A armaction key you wantto change The on screen numeric keypad is displayed 6 Use the cursor to enter the required depth and click OK The alarm is now set 7 Use the OK button to return to the top level softkeys 13 13 Sonar data recording and playback You can record the information displayed on your sonar display and play it back for reference at a later date Playback of data is similar to RayTech simulator mode All of the actions taken during the recording period are visible on the playback You should make sure that you have enough disk space available on the PC to record the data Typically for clean signals the disk space required is about 160 mb per hour So if you want to record 6 hours of data you will need about 1 GB of disk space However you should remember that while you are viewing recorded data live data is not being processed or saved To record sonar data With a sonar page open and data being processed 129 1 Click Tools Sonar Data recording The data recording dialog box is displayed Recording
66. ame time then your chart is layered This means that one type of cartography is superimposed on top of one or more other types of cartography All charting layers except Navionics and C Map have a transparency control which allows you to increase or decrease a layers transparency Each page or pane will default to it s full transparency level when it is first opened ch Navigator Chart Waypoint Route Tools View Window Help w Page A Ruler gt MOB ux Find Vessel m Range Out Range In A Layers L Charting CR Setup Z Too aster Charts Bi cmap PS PhotoCharts Overlay Topo Charts Q Radar Overlay 7 D Uu to cursor Ge Create Route Create Wp a Undo Wp oute And Waypoint Transfer Down arrow Transparency slider To adjust layer transparency 1 Click the down arrow at the right of the chart type The transparency slider is displayed 2 Move the cursor over the transparency slider 39 i To make the layer more opaque place the cursor over the right of the trans parency slider and click The value increases ii To make the layer more transparent place the cursor over the left of the transparency slider and right click The value decreases Chart order In order for chart layering to work consistently charts have been layered in a pre determined order e Your chart pages are layered as follows from bottom to top e Vector charts Navionics or C Map e Raster Navigational charts
67. amp Waypoints Manage charts Layers Route Tools View Window Help D7060_1 Action Displays New Page dialog box Starts chart search and installation Displays the Route and Waypoints Import Export dialog box Displays chart manager dialog box Displays layers dialog box Command Set up Tracks Close Pane Close Page Exit 201 Action Displays set up dialog box Displays tracks dialog box Closes active pane Closes the active page and the selection page Exits RayTech 202 Waypoint menu Command Place Waypoint at Vessel Place Waypoint at cursor Man Overboard Cancel Man Overboard Move origin to vessel Route menu Command Follow route Restart XTE Clear route Action Places anew waypoint at your boat s current position Places a new waypoint at the cursor s current position Places a Man Overboard marker at your boat s current position Cancels Man Overboard marker Moves the waypoint you are departing to your boat s current position Action Makes the selected route active and starts sending information to your boat s instruments if connected Resets Cross Track Error XTE to zero Cancels current route and removes it from the screen Command Move destination to vessel Manage waypoints Enter Waypoint Empty Waypoint Recycle bin Command Go to Waypoint Create Route Go to Cursor RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Action Moves the destination
68. an move waypoint folders between the two lists using the Add or Remove buttons or by double clicking the waypoint folder Chapter 7 Working with waypoints 59 If a waypoint is a member of a route or folder already marked for trans fer it will not be displayed 9 Click Finish The Export progress box dialog box is displayed D8771 1 8 Click Next The Export Waypoints dialog box is displayed The left pane displays waypoints not marked for transfer The right pane displays waypoints which will be exported Export Waypoints RNS 60 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 8 Working with routes Chapter 8 Working with routes 8 1 Introduction This chapter explains how to use RayTech to chart and plot courses It is intended to have you navigating in the shortest time possible and covers e Creating routes e Editing routes e Monitoring a course The definition of terms used in working with charts and routes will be found in Appendix A Charts 8 2 What is a route A route is a path from location A to location B and is composed of a series of waypoints that you place on a displayed chart Each waypoint represents a certain position along the path of a route A route typically has a starting waypoint an ending waypoint and as many intermediate waypoints as you need or want The imaginary line between two waypoints is known as a leg The leg of a route that your boat is currently traveling
69. an change a waypoint symbol from the default to any of 36 options XOEDDAXNMS 595ii SS Re ee ew FEEF ETA SKS SS D8765_1 To change a waypoint symbol 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The folders selection dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the folder that contains the waypoint that you want to change 3 Click OK The waypoints contained in that folder are displayed Highlight the required waypoint Click OK The waypoint properties selection dialog box for that waypoint is displayed Click the icon action box A drop down menu is displayed Highlight the symbol you want to represent the waypoint Click OK The waypoint symbol is changed to your selection Click OK Repeat Steps 4 through 8 until you have changed all the waypoints you want to change SE Se SE SE 2 SS 54 7 6 Navigating to a waypoint You can navigate to an existing waypoint at any time using e Waypoints button the Pathfinder panel e Using the cursor e Using the waypoints database list using the WAYPT button Click WAYPT on the Pathfinder panel Click More softkey on the function bar Click Go to Waypoint Waypoint dialog box appears Click required folder Click OK Click required waypoint Click OK The waypoint is selected and the waypoint selected dialog box appears 20 20 tt eg RayTech RNS X e Route From here to nav 15 selected D6928 1 8 Click OK using the cursor 1 Place the cursor ov
70. and Aner D Tee X T 1 i RayTech Simulator Mode m Pret Freat 200KHz MAN Status bar Scrolling bottom De pth display indicators Page selection tabs ADJUST SELECT SELECT SELECT SiM Prst 1 Sim Prst 2 Sim Prst 3 Sim Prst A Presentation iIo l D10764_1 guess p Si als PC taskbar Power key Softkeys Default Sonar Screen 132 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 133 Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 14 1 Introduction This chapter introduces and shows you how to use the advanced features of RayTech and covers e Weather information e Measuring distances e Creating and modifying databoxes e Using Polars e DataTrak e Route Optimization e Pre start display e Navigation numbers e Engine panel 14 2 Weather information If the computer on which you are running RayTech is connected to the Internet you can download weather files and display and animate them on screen RayTech Weather screen on page 136 You can display information such as e Air temperature e Clouds e Ocean currents e Rain e Relative humidity e Sea temperature e Surface pressure e Swell e Swell and wind waves e Wind e Wind waves After you have acquired your weather files you can fully animate them to show the predicted weather and oc
71. and click Run The Run dialog box is displayed Type in dxdiag Click OK The DirectX diagnostic tool will be displayed See Figure 2 3 Make a note of the version number installed on your computer Click the Display or Display 1 tab The display adapter screen is displayed See Figure 2 4 Make a note of the display adapter name manufacturer chip type and driver version installed on your computer highlighted in the picture above Point your Internet browser to Atto www microsoft com Windows directx downloads default asp and check the current version of DirectX If the version installed is not current download and install the latest version Point your Internet browser to the display adapter manufacturer s site and check the current version available If the version installed is not current download the latest version Note aptop users should check their PC Manufacturers web site for rele vant video driver updates RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 3 Getting started Chapter 3 Getting started 3 1 Introduction Having made sure that your computer meets the operating requirements and has the latest drivers installed See System requirements on page 9 you are now ready to install and run RayTech This section deals with e Installing and setting up RayTech e Installing charts Note ay7ech Planner does not require a licence key See License keys on page 15 3 2 Installing RayTech Hav
72. ange out f Sangen AE Layers Hl charting KB setup Toolbars Das E 6 Chart hoto Charts e Topo Charts Radar Overlay wilting Ne Undo Wo 95 Edit Route d Import Export Routes and Waypoints DR Enter Waypoint Adjust On Adjust Center i Pitch D8754_1 Navionics Platinum cartography Chapter 7 Working with waypoints Chapter 7 Working with waypoints 7 1 Introduction Waypoints are a core feature of RayTech They can be created while any application is active and used by the others They can be stored in the system e mailed archived to a memory card or transferred to other SeaTalk SeaTalk 5 or NMEA compatible instrument 7 2 What is a waypoint A waypoint is a position marked on a chart radar or sonar screen as a reference point or as a place to go Waypoints are represented on screen by a symbol and their details stored in a dedicated waypoints list 7 3 Placing a waypoint A waypoint can be placed e at the cursor position e at the boat s position e ata known position All waypoints can be used in creating routes When waypoints are placed they are given a default symbol you can change this default if required refer to Changing a waypoint symbol on page 53 Note When using RayTech as part of an integrated system waypoints should be named in accordance with the parameters set by your GPS chartplotter display at the cursor s current position To place a waypoint at the curs
73. annels and display the collected data as a time based graph This is useful for looking at trends averages real time data and comparing instrument data Information can be displayed in default or customized pages DataTrak graphs can be resized to fixed time intervals for quick data capture This is invaluable to you in capturing data for target and polar calculations or in trying to ascertain minute changes in any recorded vari able over time RayTech allows for the display of DataTrak wand times When capturing data from DataTrak vertical frames can be inserted in the chart to delineate start and end points for the data capture These lines called wands represent a particular segment of time on the graph The time interval is reported at the top of the graph in the blue status bar You can create graphs to display the following information Air Temp Used to identify air temperature Awa calibration Used to set the alignment of the masthead wand BoatSpgSOG Displays boat speed and Speed over Ground Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features Depth Displays the depth below the transducer HdgCOG Displays Heading and Course Over Ground Polar create Used to identify good polar points SeaTemp Displays sea temperature and boat speed Target compare Compares your performance with your current targets Target create Used to identify good target points when sailing upwind or downwind Targetsp Displays Corrected True Wind Speed Target boa
74. are that acquisition is difficult and the MARPA vectors are unstable the symbol wanders away from the target locks on to another target or changes to a lost target symbol If any of these conditions are present acquisition and tracking may need to be re initiated or in some cases be impossible to maintain Improving the quality of the heading data will reduce the effect of the other conditions What is MARPA You can use the Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid MARPA functions for target tracking and risk analysis MARPA improves collision avoidance by obtaining detailed information for up to 10 automatically tracked targets and provides continuous accurate and rapid situation evaluation Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital MARPA automatically tracks acquired targets calculates target bearing and range true speed and course Closest Point of Approach CPA and Time to Closest Point of Approach TCPA Each tracked target can be displayed with a vector depicting approximate target speed vector length and course vector direction The target data can be displayed on screen in the MARPA Target databox each target is continually assessed and you are warned if one becomes dangerous or is lost Effective MARPA operation is dependent on the accuracy of your own ships heading data plus Speed over Ground SOG and Course Over Ground COG The better the quality of the heading data the better MARPA will perform MARPA w
75. ayTech system requirements on www raymarine com or try updating the adapter drivers from the Manu facturers web site Solution Turn off the Raster chart layer or make it transparent with the raster icon in the Charting Toolbar Updating your PC hardware or software can invalidate your chart keys Contact C Map for more information Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech Problem C Map charts are not visible Possible cause C Map NT PC Selector installed prior to running RayTech software You are using a parallel port version of the C Map chart reader 175 Solution Uninstall C Map NT PC Selector Delete C Map registry keys from registry HKEY CURRENT USER Software Run RayTech Exit RayTech Install C Map NT PC Selector Register C Map NT PC license keys Run RayTech RayTech V4 x and above do not support the parallel port C Map card reader You need to use the USB C Map C Card reader 176 Problem RayTech Planner Possible cause What is RayTech Planner RayTech Planner is asking me for a licence key RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Solution RayTech Planner is essentially an unlicensed version of RayTech RNS soft ware RayTech Planner can be used to plan waypoints and or routes at home and export the waypoints and or routes to a memory card memory card reader writer and memory card supplied by the user in a format that can be used in conjunction with Raymarine Multifunctional display prod ucts
76. ayed If True 6 Setthe limits of the guard zone using the rotary controller target vectors are selected the four most recent vessel position points are MARPA also displayed The Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid MARPA provides target tracking and risk analysis features MARPA obtains detailed information for up to OWN vessel safe zone ten automatically tracked objects and provides continuous accurate and The safe zone is a ring centered on your PEDIR ROB USD rapid situation analysis boat within which a target is considered nm 2 0nm l dangerous if it will enter this zone within To use MARPA you need a fast heading sensor the time to safe zone period Setting up MARPA i Ti f You can customize the following parameters from the MARPA Options UNS tO sate zone If a target enters your safe zone within 3 mins 6 mins 12 mins 24 SH this time period it is considered mins dangerous Parameter Options Safe zone ring Hidden ina i Visible Target Vector TRUE Controls whether the safe zone ring is The vector mode a target is displayed in RELATIVE displayed or hidden on screen Vector Length 0 5min 1 min 3 min 6min To open the MARPA Options menu The time period specified for drawing 12min 30 min 60 min 1 Click the TARGET TRACKING softkey length of vectors 2 Click the MARPAOPTIONS softkey 3 Change MARPA options as required 4 Click OK to set the changes 102 Safety notices RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide
77. ayed See Figure 2 1 Click Scan for Updates 5 Your computer is scanned to find which update patches are required The screen updates to show the progress of the scan When the scan is complete the Review Updates screen is displayed See Figure 2 2 6 Click Review and nstall Updates The available updates are displayed Click nsta Now Installation of the updates starts with progress being shown on screen 8 Upon completion of the installation a dialog box appears This will tell you that installation is complete and that you need to restart your computer for the updates to be activated 9 Check Restart Now Click OX Your computer will restart and Windows will be updated 10 Repeat Steps 1 9 until all applicable updates have been installed Chapter 2 System requirements d DeceEX Degree Tool alix prima Cacti fies Dep Sed 1 Sand Mun depu Hasr ore eig Ire bool reports detadied information about thee erect components and dreeemr installed on woes preter E liz pou best baier dire probia and change your obese configurator bb work beg H wei rive it area ib Cn eru the probiers ciel the appropriabs bab abren Gitar pou G ep the Ries Pace button Essere bo init auch page ini pecunie The ice Piep page kir some other boods ar may heip eth the problem you ans gape Sten Inforiation Curent Gaam 15 April 2009 10044 23s Cipi ai LEILA Operating Se ee Persea Wirken 2000 Profesional 5 5 Bull 215 Language
78. ays the data tests screen which enables the input of advanced boat weather performance related information that you can use to further fine tune the analysis These screens come pre loaded with default data however it is essential to replace as much of this information as possible with real performance atmospheric specific data You can use RayTech s Data Trak and Data Logging functions to record a wide variety of performance related data that is ideal for use with these screens Data from these screens can also come from such sources as your boat s manufacturer and local nautical organizations Entering and editing data Data is entered using the polar and data parameters tabs Polar parameters To edit the polar parameters 1 Click Po ar tab in the Polar Plot dialog box 2 Replace as much of the default data as possible with actual data that you have collected You can modify the default values shown or load an existing polar parameters file To modify the values shown refer to Step 3 144 EE Polar Plot Polar Upwind Downwind Vmc Twa Corrections Tws Corrections Data N7NIQ 1 To load an existing polar parameters file i Click Open in the polar parameters box The open file dialog box is displayed ii Choose the polar parameters file rpl extension that you want to open iii Click Open The selected file will be displayed 3 To edit individual values i Click on the cell that you want to modif
79. bles close to the interface box Replace the top of the box pe eh s 200 RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface box troubleshooting If after connecting your interface box you have any problems interfacing RayTech with your PC the following check list may help cure the problem Cause Action Symptom RayTech RayTech has not Verify that the recommended serial to LED unlit SeaTalk LED communicated with the interface Not connected to USB adapter has been used Run the Automatic instrument detec tion feature Check the connections between the unlit NMEA LED other SeaTalk products 1 Not connected interface box and other SeaTalk products Check the connections between the unlit to PC 2 RayTech appli cation not running 3 RS 232 port not assigned to instruments interface box and your PC Ensure your PC is functioning correctly and RayTech is running Command a GO 70 WPTto initiate transmission from RayTech Ensure instrument settings within RayTech are assigned to the correct RS 232 port RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Appendix E Toolbars This appendix gives details of the menu hierarchy used in the RayTech toolbars They are intended as a reference guide only Full details of individual func tions are contained within the relevant chapters of this handbook Main menu File Waypoint File menu Command Open New Page Install charts Import Export Route
80. boxes and their contents set up how weather information is displayed 3 6 Installing instruments to RayTech Full functionality of RayTech requires accurate heading and position data being received from your system instruments You should refer to Installa tion Guidelines on page 191 for full information on successfully connecting instruments Chapter 3 Getting started Running RayTech for the first time on page 16 describes how to configure your network and instruments However you may at a later date want to change the way in which instruments are configured to RayTech You can choose which way you configure instruments to RayTech This can be either e Using the RayTech Tools application wizard or e Using the File Setup Instruments feature RayTech Tools The RayTech Tools Instrument Configuration wizard can be used to configure your system instruments To use the RayTech Tools wizard 1 Select Start Programs RayTech Tools RayTech Instrument Configuration The Instrument Configuration wizard appears 2 Click the button next to the network card description and follow the on screen instructions as described in Running RayTech for the first time on page 16 File Setup Instruments feature To configure RayTech and instruments 1 Select File Setup The Setup dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the instruments icon and click OK The configure instruments dialog box is displayed 21 H S EJ la Y
81. by clicking the range icons in the toolbar 10 8 Marking a position on screen You can mark a position on the radar screen using a waypoint also known as a mark anywhere on the radar screen Waypoints are placed with an X symbol at either the cursor or boat s posi tion depending upon your selection Waypoints are stored with their latitude longitude and symbol and this information is retained when the radar is turned off Waypoints can be placed using the following methods e Main menu e Pathfinder panel e Right mouse menu To place a waypoint using the main menu 1 Select Waypoints The drop down menu is displayed 2 Click Place waypoint at vessel A new waypoint will be placed at the boat s position on the radar screen 15 To place a waypoint using the Pathfinder panel 1 Click the WAYPT button on the Pathfinder panel The waypoint soft key options will appear in the soft key bar 2 Click the soft key corresponding to where you want to place the waypoint A waypoint will be placed in that position 3 When you have finished click the BACK button To place a waypoint using the right mouse menu 1 Right click the mouse The right click menu will appear 2 Click on the option for where you want to place a waypoint 10 9 Using radar to help avoid a collision You can use the following radar functions to help you avoid a collision e Range rings e VRMS EBLs e Guard zones e MARPA Range rings Ra
82. ch Note Raymarine recommends that you register your RayTech software on the Raymarine website This ensures that you can recover your license key in the event of loss or failure of your PCS hard drive RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Using RayTech on a new computer If you install the upgrade version of RayTech on a new computer a dialog box may appear after entering the upgrade key asking you to enter your original RayTech V5 0 or V6 x license key This should be entered in the same way as before using the on screen keyboard that appears Make sure the license key type is set to the correct version number To display the license keyboard 1 Select File Setup The Setup dialog box is displayed 2 Double click the License icon The on screen license entry keyboard is displayed 3 Enter your license key as described in To run RayTech for the first time on page 16 Steps 7 through 9 3 4 Continuing To Use RayTech You will only need to enter a license key number the first time that you use RayTech after installing it each time that you open RayTech the following dialog box will appear How would you like to start RayTech RNS Ask this question next time D6912 1 Click the button for the mode you want RayTech to use Chapter 3 Getting started Operating modes RayTech can be operated in either of the following modes e Planning e Onboard Planning Enables you to work in a simulated mode away from your boat i
83. ch as other boats buoys and coastal structures You should practice harbor and coastal navigation during daylight hours and in clear weather conditions Earth 181 Scanner The radar scanner unit illuminates targets with microwave energy and then collects the reTurns from those targets The scanner includes a sensitive low noise front end receiver and a variety of clutter attenuation controls to maintain target resolution The scanner is adjusted and operated from the display screen It can be switched between transmit and stand by modes It also has a power saving timed transmit mode which pauses between bursts of transmissions B 2 Maximum radar range Maximum radar range is essentially line of sight so is limited by the height of the scanner and the height of the target as illustrated below max Baan 2 23 h sz AN Cliff R ax maximum radar range in nautical miles radar antenna height in metres H target height in metres Baas radar horizon of antenna a4 radar horizon of target a D7005_1 182 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide The following table shows typical maximum radar ranges for various radar Concentric range rings are included to help in the judging of distances antenna and target heights Remember that although the radar horizon is on the radar picture Their number and spacing are adjusted automati greater than the optical horizon the radar can only detect targets if a large cally if the ra
84. column highlight where you want to add a waypoint In the Waypoints column highlight the waypoint or mark you want to add to the route Double click the highlighted waypoint or mark It will be added to the route below the highlighted waypoint To add a waypoint to a route using the right mouse menu With the route displayed 1 Place the mouse over the target waypoint for the end of the leg that you want to place the new waypoint in 2 Right click the waypoint The right click menu is displayed 63 Goto Cursor Waypoint 9 Waypoint Properties Delete Waypoint Split Previous Leg Navionics Object Properties Range Out Range In Open Nearest Tides Open Mearest Currents Show Charts Here H Move Boat Here D8826_1 3 Scroll down and highlight Sp it Previous Leg A new waypoint will be placed in the center of the previous leg of the route 4 Place the cursor over the new waypoint 5 Click and hold the left mouse button You can now move the waypoint and drag it into position with the mouse Deleting a waypoint To delete a waypoint from a route using the right mouse menu 1 Place the cursor over the waypoint you want to delete and right click The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Select Delete Waypoint The waypoint is deleted the route and route leg information is updated 64 To delete a Waypoint using the waypoint list Lh Se 6 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoi
85. com SeaTalk 5 Switch Component Part No SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler RayTech CD ROM with license key decal 47001 2 RayTech User s Manual 81260 2 Navionics CF Chart Reader E86026 If any of the components are missing you should contact in the first instance the Raymarine dealer where you purchased your package or Raymarine Customer Support the details of which can be found in the Technical Support section of this handbook on page 177 Raymarine Part No E86026 E85001 E86001 81260 3 E55058 E55060 Navionics CF Card Reader The Navionics CF card reader has been designed and tested for home and dockside planning use only and has not been tested to marine standards for ruggedness or interference with other devices on board the vessel Raymarine cannot accept responsibility or liability for any damage to the card reader associated systems and equip ment or compatibility issues arising from its use while underway Product registration Technical Support requires online registration at www raymarine com 1 3 System overview RayTech operates within a standard Windows environment and enables you to utilize the latest digital charts and Global Positioning System GPS instrumentation to help you navigate your boat virtually anywhere in the world RayTech easily interfaces with your boats onboard navigational systems offering you the flexibility to allow RayTech to autopilot your boat to any destination you chose to plot
86. creen The center of the crosshair is the reference for which depth distance behind the boat of an object on the display The VRM function can be used on the scrolling bottom image bottom lock and zoom pages 128 and distance behind boat are displayed You can use the cursor to move the VRM over a particular object Depth is displayed in system units on the VRM In the scrolling bottom and zoom pages depth is measured from the surface down In the bottom lock page depth is measured from the bottom up Distance behind boat is displayed next to the vertical line at the top of the screen Depth is displayed above the horizontal line at the left of the screen The distance behind boat continues to update as your boat moves However the vertical line does not scroll with the scrolling bottom image If the display range changes the VRM maintains the same position and may therefore move out of the visible display area When you switch on the VRM it is displayed at its last position unless this is off screen If its last used position is off screen it will be displayed in the default on screen position If you use the VRM with the sonar in split frequency or zoom modes it will appear in both panes To use the VRM 1 Click Presentation 2 Click VRM softkey 3 Click VRM EBL to ON The crosshair will appear on screen as dashed lines 4 Use the cursor and left mouse button to move the VRM EBL to the required position the d
87. d RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide For full details of range and shift values refer to Range and shift values page 188 To adjust the range 1 Click RANGE on the Pathfinder panel This sets the adjustment to manual and the range softkeys are displayed 2 Click RANGE to adjust the range as follows i Click QUT to select a shallower range ii Click AA to select a deeper range Selecting the operating frequency The sonar uses dual frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz to provide the optimum image at different depths and can be used in either auto or manual modes The frequency setting is indicated in the status bar In Auto frequency the sonar automatically selects the appropriate frequency based on the current display range As the depth increases the sonar switches from 200 kHz to 50 kHz at 250 ft 80m As the depth decreases the sonar switches from 50 kHz to 200 kHz at 150 ft 50m This affects all sonar widows The Auto frequency setting is useful for automati cally searching for the bottom In Manual frequency the following options are available e Single frequency mode n which you select the sonar frequency that is displayed in all sonar pages e Dual frequency mode In which the transducer operates in both 50 kHz and 200 kHz frequencies at the same time and you select the frequency that is Chapter 13 Working with sonar displayed in each page This mode allows you to view both frequencies simultaneously using
88. d to run AIS EE 106 AIS baud Ee EE 106 Selecting the AIS function seseseeeeeeennns 107 How is AIS data displayed 5 initi reet 108 AIS Target SYMONS spssinaschsniscohncnncnntanatndnisancanbvnniavabwveadinbeiints 109 Viewing target Information 109 MARPA and AlS ee 110 Safety MOSSES eaae erra e S rk cra ER von 111 SAEI GEN 111 AIS Layer Setup Menu coectetuer Epitt teat 111 Working with sonar 113 TPO COL GUNN C 113 Th so ar SCLIN atccetonpNind usine nO rH 113 Displaying sonar in a new page sssssssssrsssersssrnersrnrrsrerrsreens 113 dcc M 114 Changing the screen view ccesccscssecssssersssssessssrssrsseeeees 114 Background Kao E 114 Scrolling speed 114 Targetoepth ID E 115 Improving the underwater view eene 115 Changing the e E 116 Selecting the operating Treguency 116 Making the picture clearer seesssssses 117 cc T 117 Color gain MODE ERE 117 Egeter 118 Color TAGES Ol DE 118 Getting a clear picture of the bottom 120 Getting a live image from below the boat 122 Isolating objects near the bottom 125 Getting a closer VIEW E 125 Marking an on screen position seen 125
89. d vessels e Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical target data e View alarm and safety related messages This information is displayed in the form of an overlay or as a dialog box on your radar screen For more information about AIS see Chapter 12 To overlay AIS on a radar window 1 Click the PRESENTATION softkey 2 Toggle the AIS LAYER to ON Also see Selecting the A S function on page 10 Chapter 12 Automatic Identification System AIS 105 Chapter 12 Automatic Identification System AIS 12 1 Introduction This chapter details the AIS system and how it can be used as a safety aid Once set up you can overlay the AIS on chart or radar windows and use it to e Display a target with heading speed vectors and rate of turn for any other AIS equipped vessels e Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical target data e View alarm and safety related messages 12 2 What is AIS AIS uses digital radio signals to broadcast real time information between vessels and shore based stations via dedicated VHF frequencies This infor mation is used to identify and track vessels in the surrounding area and to provide fast automatic and accurate collision avoidance data AIS will augment your radar application as it can operate in radar blind spots and can detect smaller AIS fitted vessels WARNING Smaller vessels do not have to be
90. datum is corrected RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features DN gen pe Wpport poate oos Yew Hindo nep E Mem Pepe A sos CS ce d nie eos O s SE Umm SO cos 2 seo Qp Testen lw af L9 owes boe A Create er coo QUO Et hoe ZF Bote And Wayport Transfer Pre Start x 155 Tud 175 Gps Hong Countdown Hot Started Bias 163 Bias Gain 4 9 Line Len 14 Line Port Starb Tp 3226 03 3225107 Dst 45908 66 70495 06 Ends Port Starb Tp 3226 03 3225107 Dst 445200 5 444497 4 Lay Port Starb Dop 23274 5 23261 1 Dos 28223 8 28232 bL5 Set Drift 8 8 Targ Twa oo Targ Bsp 9 51 Hocker Custom Data red feet aal 1 DB EC Linee Persei Cute a Pre start display Se wq es 156 14 8 Route optimization You can use route optimization to determine your ideal route on any chart page based upon e Ocean currents e Wind speed and direction e Polar characteristics of your vessel To optimize your route 1 Create a route containing at least the origin and destination waypoints 2 Select File Layers or Select Layers from the standard toolbar The Layers dialog box is displayed 3 Double click Weather Routing The Weather Routing dialog box is displayed 4 Click the action boxes for Show isochrones Show paths and Show optimal path to ON 5 Click OK The Weather Routing dialog box closes 6 Click OK The Layers dialog box closes 7 Select Tools Compute O
91. dditional waypoints to be retrieved 9 Click OK Folders dialog box closes Chapter 7 Working with waypoints To manually empty the recycle bin 1 Select Waypoints Empty Waypoint Recycle Bin A dialog box is displayed asking you to confirm this action 2 Click OK The recycle bin will be emptied Note s important to remember that each time RayTech is closed the recycle bin is emptied automatically permanently deleting all the waypoints it contains 7 12 Transferring route and waypoint data Route and waypoint data can be transferred both to and from RayTech There are several methods that you can use to transfer route and waypoint data The method that you use will depend on the links that are available these can be e Network enables the transfer of data using any of the following protocols e SeaTalk 5 e NMEA Note A kou want to transfer data using NMEA your chartplotter should be contigured to receive this data For full details of configuring your display refer to the relevant manufacturer s handbook e Removable card enables the transfer of data using any of the following card types e Raymarine multifunction display via CompactFlash card e Pathfinder Plus RL RC SL displays via C Map User Card e RC400 or RC435 via CompactFlash card e File enables the transfer of data using any of the following file types e Excel file e Comma delimited file e Raymarine Waypoint file 57 e Raymarine multifu
92. dow This has the effect of making more of the 3D chart visible without changing the selected range RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Making the view clearer There are two ways in which you can make your chart view clearer e Exaggeration e Declutter Exaggeration Sometimes it is easier to see a topographic feature on the chart by making it more obvious for example this could be particularly helpful while fishing Using the exaggeration feature of the 3D chart to vertically stretch objects on the chart can achieve this making it easier to see an objects shape and position You can exaggerate the chart between a factor of 1 and 50 using the Adjust Exaggeration soft key Declutter Navigating in an area that shows a lot of information on the chart such as navigation marks can be confusing Depending on your chart view level it can make features or even your own position difficult to see The declutter feature helps to reduce this confusion and make the chart clearer by removing some objects from view Planning mode Planning mode enables you to view an area of the chart different to the one in which you are navigating To enter planning mode pan to the area of the chart that you want to view Using the right mouse menu select Move Boat here Active motion mode is automatically suspended All of the functions that are available in active motion mode are available in planning mode and control of the chart is the same However
93. e facilities to obtain additional help Web support Please visit the WWwW raymarine com customer support area of our website at The website contains Frequently Asked Questions servicing information e mail access Ask Raymarine to the Raymarine Technical Support Depart ment and details of worldwide Raymarine agents Telephone support In the USA call 1 603 881 5200 extension 2444 In the UK Europe the Middle East or Far East call 44 0 23 9271 4713 Product information If you need to request service please have the following information to hand e Product name e Product identity e license key 177 e Software application version e Windows operating system type and Service Pack version You can obtain this product information using the menus within your product 178 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Appendix A Charts A 1 Introduction This appendix gives additional information on charts used in RayTech and includes e Chart formats e Chart types e Displaying chart object and source information e Waypoints e Routes e Tracks A 2 Safety CAUTION The equipment should not be used as a substitute for good navigational practice nor for official government paper charts RayTech makes it very easy to place a waypoint and travel towards it However you should always check first that the route is safe If you are using RayTech in combination with an autopilot the autopilot wil
94. e firewalls e g Norton MacAfee ZoneAlarm Panda etc e Before starting RayTech RNS 6 x all SeaTalk 5 devices and the SeaTalk S Network Switch if so equipped should be switched on e Following boot up of the PC it is necessary to wait a few minutes to permit the PC to complete the process of acquiring networks before running RayTech RNS 6 x The local area connection for the SeaTalk s network will typically report a status of Limited or No Connectivity or Connected 170 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Problem RayTech is not connecting to any external SeaTalk 5 devices Possible cause Solution An incorrect Network Interface Card NIC is selected when running the When running RayTech s Network Connection Wizard be certain to select RayTech Network Connection wizard the SeaTalk gt Network Connection radio button and the proper Network Interface Card NIC that to which the SeaTalk 5 cable is connected Any NIC with wireless in its title can typically be ruled out during this step After RayTech RNS 6 x has completed initializing wait a minute or so for RayTech to connect to the networked SeaTalk 5 devices If RayTech is unable to connect a static 10 x x x IP address should be configured e To find out the IP address of your multifunction display select MENU gt System Diagnostics gt External Interfaces gt SeaTalk HS on your multi function display To find out the IP addresses of your other networked SeaTa
95. e click for larger changes 10 5 Click Back to return to the top level The changes you make are applied to both the active window and any other radar windows displaying this preset Gain setting changes are kept at system power off Gain The gain control makes the radar picture clearer by changing the sensitivity of radar reception 94 e For long ranges select a sensitivity level that gives a slight speckle in the background Be careful not to set the gain too low or you may miss weak or small targets e For shorter ranges reduce the gain slightly to reduce the speckle and therefore improve target definition Note f the gain settings are manually changed you should re check it every time you change the range scale Color Gain The Color Gain control adjusts the intensity color of displayed targets but does not significantly adjust the number of targets displayed Increasing the color Gain will cause more targets to be displayed in the same color This may avoid some confusion as to whether a return on the screen is a target or background noise Reducing the color gain may give better target detail target discrimination and target detection within clutter Radar colors Radar returns targets are represented as colors in the default palette the strongest returns are red with weaker returns being yellow noise or clutter is shown as aqua or blue Return Color Element displayed Red Strongest target returns Ye
96. e distance In addition some echoes may be indirect reTurns to the radar scanner providing false echoes or multiple echoes The effects of many false echoes can be minimized and the target presen tation clarified Identifying false echo returns Not all echoes are direct reTurns to the radar antenna Occasionally signals appear at positions where there is no actual target These are called false echoes and may be caused by side lobes ghost images indirect echoes or multiple echoes This section briefly describes the echo patterns that can be produced by false echoes and the likely cause It should be noted that the radar oper ator through observation practice and experience can generally detect these conditions very quickly These effects can usually be minimized using the radar controls 184 Side lobes Main lobe Side lobe patterns are produced by small amounts of energy from the transmitted pulses that are radiated outside the narrow main beam Side lobe Side lobe Antenna The effects of side lobes are most noticeable with targets at short ranges normally below 3nm and in particular with larger objects Side lobe echoes form either arcs on the radar screen similar to range rings or a series of echoes forming a broken arc Arc True echo Side echoes D7051_1 Indirect echoes There are several types of indirect echoes or ghost images These some times have the appearance of true echoes b
97. e pilot book 1 Ona Navionics chart page right click the port services icon The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Select Navionics Object Properties The information dialog box is displayed d 11 11 Information for Position 25 46 212N 80 08 449W RNS Selected Items Regulating Agencies Marine Shops Stores Restaurants Bars Fishing Diving Supplies utilities Hookups Fuel 3 Highlight the pilot book page reference The Show Pilot Book soft key is displayed 4 Click Show Pilot Book The pilot book opens in a new page Use the scroll bar at the right to scroll through the available information 42 6 3 2D chart enhancements The enhancements to 2D charts include the following e Additional business services information e Additional wrecks data e Major coastal roads e US inland waterways Business services information The updated business services information enables you to view informa tion such as name address telephone number of selected businesses and information on places of interest by selecting an on screen icon Service station Boat dealership Restaurant Hairdressers Bank Doctors D8756_1 To display business services Select the appropriate symbol on the chart and right click The information will be displayed in a dialog box Find nearest The Find Nearest feature provides information to enable you to find the nearest RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Waypoint Port
98. e to nav 15 selected that D6928_1 Application information box Route nar T Aang ee 0271 DA 1 O5 ve 10 0 kiota 2 31248 en zT pou T CH E eg b We pr mane 2062 MEE D6927 1 Application information boxes contain information about various functions such as route details Chapter 4 The user interface and controls 4 5 Changing what you see on the screen You can show more than one application on a page RayTech contains pre set page options for displaying up to three applications on a page each in a separate pane There is also a custom option that allows you to split a page either horizontally or vertically and display a different application in EHE crum To open a pre set page 1 Select File Open New Page The Open New Page dialog box is displayed 2 Click on the pre set page layout required 3 Click OK The new page will open in the selected layout D6929 1 To open new custom page 1 Select File Open New Page The Open New Page dialog box is displayed 2 Click Custom 21 3 Click OK A new blank page will open with the application icons displayed 4 Double click the icon for the application you want to open The appli cation will open in a full page format 5 Right click on the page status bar and select Split Horizontally Split Vertically 6 Click the split style you require 7 The open application will move to the bottom pane horizontal split or to the right hand pane vert
99. ean currents over a specified period of time Typical weather files contain information covering a period of several days 1 Click cance to end the session or Back to amend requested weather file details 3rd Party GRIB Weather files RayTech software is designed to support weather files encoded in standard NOAA weather GRIB format Un compressed GRIB files are available from 3rd party websites such as www grib us The files should be placed into the c program files raymarine raymarine raytech navigator grib folder All weather GRIB files must be in the standard NOAA GRIB format and have a grb file extension Opening a 3rd party GRIB file in RayTech 1 Ensure the grb file is placed in the c program files raymarine raymarine raytech navigator grib folder 2 Select File gt Layers gt Advanced Routing 3 Click the Weather File icon 4 Use the Select A File dialog to select the desired GRIB file 5 Click OK until your return to the main RayTech application 134 Customizing 3rd party GRIB files You can download the Ugrib application from www grib us and use it to customize the weather data contained in the GRIB file The GRIB file can then be opened in RayTech Viewing a weather file in RayTech To view a downloaded weather file 1 Select View Weather Toolbar The weather toolbar will be displayed 2 Click on the features that you want to display from the Weather toolbar These are displayed on sc
100. ech Se New Page P Ruler o MOB Z Find Vessel e Range Out 5 Range In x A Layers Cg Charting T iw Setup Z Toolbars Command New Page Ruler MOB Find Vessel Range In Action Displays the Open new page dialog box Sets the cursor to draw a new ruler Places a Man Overboard marker at the boat s current position Centers and displays your boat on the active chart Zooms in the active chart radar sonar or 3Dpage Command Range Out Layers Charting Set Up Toolbars D7061_ RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Action Displays details of software version Action Zooms out the active chart radar sonar or 3D page Displays the Layers dialog box Displays the Chart properties dialog box Displays the Set up dialog box Displays the Toolbars menu 207 Routes and waypoints toolbar Kaz Goto cursor as Create Route SF Create Wp Jm Gas Edit Route ah Import Export Routes and Waypoints T3 Enter Waypoint D7062_1 Command Action Command Action Goto Cursor Creates a new waypoint at the cursor and Undo waypoint Deletes the selected waypoint makes it the target waypoint Create route Enables you to create a new route Edit route Displays the Choose route to edit dialog box Create waypoint Sets the cursor to place anew waypoint ata Import Export Routes and Displays Route and waypoint transfer dialog selected position waypoints box Enter Waypoint Displays the on screen keyboard
101. ect station 209 Action Displays data for next 24 hours Displays data for next month Displays the Tide station dialog box 210 3D toolbar RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Co Move Farward Q5 Move AFt e Move Left e Move Right we View Pork 3 View Starboard qd View Forward ut View AFE Range Out Les Range In duy Find Wessel BA Command Action Command Move Forward Pans the chart forward of your boat View Forward Move Aft Pans the chart aft of your boat View Aft Move Left Pans the chart left of your boat Find vessel Move Right Pans the chart right of your boat Range In View Port Eye point above and to port side of the Range Out boat looking to starboard View Starboard Eye point above and to starboard side of Find Ship boat looking to port D8803 1 Action Eye point is above and behind the boat looking forward Eye point above and in front of the boat looking behind it Centers and displays your boat on the active chart Zooms in the active chart radar sonar or 3Dpage Zooms out the active chart radar sonar or 3D page centers the chart around your vessel Yacht racing toolbar WF BottomMark A TopMark Y BottombyLaser AX TopbyLaser af Next Leg dg Prev Leg VA Set Leg a America s Cup Course Command Action Command Bottom mark Enables you to manually set racecourse Next leg bottom mark Top mark Enables you to manually set racecourse top Prev leg mark Bottom by laser Enables you to set racecourse bott
102. ed SCT ae eo prc To cancel a MARPA target Method 1 1 Click Cancel Target 2 Move the cursor over the target you want to cancel and click 3 Thetarget symbol and ID will disappear from the screen and the target is cancelled Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital 4 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each target you want to cancel ID BEARING RANGE COURSE SPEED Method 2 1 339 M 1 8nm 54 M 0 9 kts 2 326 M 1 2nm 40 M 0 5 kts 3 76 M 2 9nm 40 M 0 5 kts 4 1 Move the cursor over the target you want to cancel 2 Right click to display the right click menu 3 Highlight and click MAAPA The target options are displayed 4 Highlight and click Cancel One The target is cancelled Viewing MARPA target data The MARPA database list shows information about your selected targets This information includes 109 M 2 inm 191 M 0 0 kts e Target ID Delete Selected Delete All OK e Bearing e Range To edit the MARPA database list e Course 1 Click De ete A This will delete all of the targets in the list or e Speed 2 Highlight the targets you want to delete To view the MARPA database list 3 Click De ete Selected This will delete only the selected targets 1 Click the Zarget Tracking soft key 4 Click OK to remove the dialog box from the screen 2 Click the MARPA List soft key The MARPA database list is now displayed 3 Click OK to remove the list from the screen without
103. ed in two ways e Take the boat heading into wind and read the Awa angle e fthe Awa value is not zero there is a calibration error This method is not as accurate as the next e Perform two or three tacks upwind in even wind strength then compare the average Awa tack to tack using RayTech s DataTrak function Any calibration must be performed under even wind strength as variances will result in different Awa readings tack to tack It is also important to calibrate Awa offset in the absence of wind shear and wind gradient however calibration in light air such as a sea breeze filling in is not recommended To achieve successful Awa offset calibration e Choose a day with no wind shear minimal gradient and a steady true wind speed e Ensure that the DataTrak function is on line and operational e Sail upwind at your optimum close hauled angle RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide e Complete four to six tacks in steady wind conditions e Use the wand method of averaging the charts to ascertain the differ ence in Awa on each tack Once you have determined the Awa offset enter it into the Masthead unit offset parameter within your instrument system Use half the difference between the wind angle on each tack This keeps the Awa symmetrical tack to tack because laylines are predicted based on the Awa 14 6 DataTrak With RayTech connected to your boat s instruments you can use DataTrak to record any of your instrument ch
104. ed with laser rangefinders Gives information on other boats data range bearing speed direction Vmc Used in large course yachting Shows relative velocity made good on course Compares current performance with straight line performance to mark Gives predicted optimal angle to sail for best speed of advance towards a mark To use navigation numbers 1 Select Tools Applications Navigation Numbers The navigation numbers function is displayed Click the What if tab The What if page is displayed Click Options and check Settings A dialog box is displayed Enter your assumption for wind speed and direction into the boxes Click OX The updated layline predictions will be displayed on the What if page OY MT de cip RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 14 10 Engine panel With RayTech connected to a Raymarine multifunction display which in turn is connected to a suitable NMEA 2000 engine interface the engine panel can be used to show engine instrument data on the screen EB Engine Panel E rn fx Poit Dabasi Total Eroge Hew Total Engra Hours Gu D j Trip Eryna Houn Tip Engre Hou ponny Jade PEL i Ln EX 00 nit Tnm et We Tm Kai E Kx im 1i Gol Cut D8832 1 The engine panel can be configured to show data for one or two engines You can also customize what instruments are displayed To display the engine panel Click Tools Applications Engine Panel The engine panel will open in a new window To cu
105. editing 81 D6994 1 82 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Pathfinder Drop down menus Title bar panel pe LS slit x Da capt pi m fe qme mes TH e f ge D ipi E ue ue Toolba rs i i La a ET hug Zi TD Status bar ue RINGS 1Gnm Application display area Page sel selection tabs D6942 1 Sissit i4 PC taskbar se lt 3 Power Function bar RayTech Radar screen Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital 83 Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital Note ie Raylech radar functions require a connection to a Sea Talk network that includes a compatible Raymarine radar scanner AND a compatible Raymarine multifunctional display The multifunction display must be designated as the data master Digital scanners offer e Improved target definition e Full color image e SuperHD option SuperHD effectively increases the transmitter power by a factor of at least two and reduces the beamwidth by a similar amount You require a SuperHD radar for the SuperHD options to function Note e radar needs to be receiving heading and position data for full functionality 11 1 Radar setup The Radar Setup Menu lets you customize the way the radar operates Changes you make in this menu are kept when you remove power from the system Select scanner Selects which scanner is displayed in active radar windows Scanner setup The scanner setup opti
106. een keyboard appears ep gn TUNE ET CORN RUBER PPT e re mn ven Te E WE WEE WOEN DH WE WH WE WE E GO WS ES e VE eer cates p Figure 13 1 On screen keyboard 5 Enter the name for your new sm Click OK The waypoint properties dialog box appears neon De N e A Figure 13 2 On screen waypoint properties dialog box fo Click Latitude The on screen numeric pad appears RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Figure 13 3 On screen numeric pad 7 Enter correct latitude Click OK The keypad closes 8 Click Longitude The on screen numeric pad appears 9 Enter correct longitude Click OK The keypad closes 10 Click O The waypoint properties dialog box disappears and a new sm is placed at the position specified 127 Chapter 13 Working with sonar 13 11 Measuring an object s depth and distance Distance behind boat E RayTech Navigator Sonar Belin P Set a Taare Ee Wort Boule ooh few Pui j dl ven Page tk C vos e gw pg D I XE omes H T 200 KHz Man T l Gain Auto High xj Depth VRM EBL Fishfinder Zoom Bottom Lock A Scope Presentation TL O a bi settings A Co e EE i553 stat A 0 ENS om D7018_1 Bl Ray Tech Manag The VRM is displayed as a crosshair with the height and width of the You can use the Variable Range Marker VRM t o determine the depth and display s
107. eference used for Course Up depends upon the information available at a given time The system prioritizes this information in the following order 1 Bearing from origin to destination your intended course 2 Locked heading from an Autopilot 3 Bearing to waypoint 4 Instantaneous heading If heading data becomes unavailable while in this mode a warning message is displayed the status bar puts Course Up in brackets to show it is suspended and the radar uses 0 heading in relative motion mode When heading data becomes available again Course Up mode is reinstated 92 To select an orientation mode 1 Click the Presentation softkey 2 Click Radar Mode amp Orientation 3 Choose your preferred setting under the Orientation softkey The selected orientation mode is displayed in the status bar Setting the motion mode Motion modes control how your progress is represented on the display The selected motion mode is displayed in the status bar If no position data is available the status bar shows the motion mode in brackets There are two motion modes e Relative motion e True motion The default setting is relative motion RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Relative motion RM with optional vessel offset When the motion mode is set to Relative the position of your boat is fixed on the screen and all the targets move relative to the boat You can specify whether the boat is fixed in the center of the window
108. elect Mew Waypoint Click OK The on screen keyboard appears DN Si A 5 Click Latitude The on screen numeric pad appears 4 Enter the name for your new waypoint Click OK The waypoint prop erties dialog box appears Enter correct latitude Click OK The keypad closes Click Longitude The on screen numeric pad appears Enter correct longitude Click Ox The keypad closes Click OX The waypoint properties dialog box disappears and a new waypoint is placed at the position specified pe pe as Chapter 7 Working with waypoints 7 4 Placing a man overboard marker In the unfortunate event that a member of crew or an important piece of equipment falls overboard a man overboard MOB marker can be used to mark the position If a MOB marker is placed RayTech suspends all current navigation functions calculates the most direct route back to the marker and automatically makes that the active route To place a MOB marker Any of the following actions will place a MOB marker e Select Waypoint Man Overboard e Click the MOB icon in the standard toolbar e Click WAYPT on the Pathfinder panel Click Man Overboard softkey To cancel a MOB marker 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints 2 Double click the MOB folder icon The MOB folder is displayed 3 Right click the MOB icon The right mouse menu is displayed 4 Highlight De ete and click The MOB marker is deleted 53 7 5 Changing a waypoint symbol You c
109. en the folder that contains the waypoint you want to add to a new folder The waypoints in that folder are displayed 3 Double click the required waypoint The waypoint properties dialog box is displayed 4 Click the Fo der action box A drop down menu displaying the folder list is displayed 5 Highlight the folder that you want to put the waypoint in Click OK 6 The waypoint is added to that folder 56 7 Click OK The waypoint dialog box closes 8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 above until you have added all the required waypoints to the new folder To rename a folder 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The Folders dialog box is displayed 2 Right click the folder that you want to rename A drop down menu is displayed 3 Highlight Rename and click The on screen keyboard is displayed 4 Typein the new name of the folder Click OK The folder is renamed 7 10 Deleting a waypoint or waypoint folder To delete a waypoint on screen 1 Place the cursor over the waypoint you want to delete 2 Right click The right mouse menu will be displayed 3 Select Delete Waypoint and click 4 The waypoint is removed from the chart To delete a waypoint using the waypoint list 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The folders selection dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the folder you want to delete the waypoint from 3 Right click The All waypoints in folder selection dialog box is displayed 4 Right click the waypoint
110. ending not only on the size of the object but also on its orientation and surface Different objects reflect the radar signals in different ways For example vertical objects such as cliffs reflect signals better than sloping ones such as sandbanks High coastlines and mountainous coastal regions can be observed at the longest radar range However the first sight of land may be a mountain several miles inland from the coastline The actual coastline may not appear on the radar until the boat is close to the line of sight distance The radar indication may not be similar to your visual observation a nearby small object may appear to be the same size as a distant large object on the radar However with experience the approximate size of different objects can be determined by the relative size and brightness of the echoes Some targets such as buoys and small boats can be difficult to differen tiate since they bob and toss about in the waves and do not represent a consistent reflecting surface Consequently these echoes have a tendency to fade and brighten and at times to disappear momentarily Buoys and small boats often resemble each other but boats can usually be distin guished by their motion Not all radar echoes are produced by hard navigational items Some echoes may be received from irregularities on the surface of the water particularly at close range sea clutter or from rain or snow either around the boat or 183 in th
111. ent have a separate ground circuit for each In such cases the checklist that follows will ensure that the ground circuits are kept fully isolated e Always use isolating transformers or a separate power inverter to run PC monitors and other sensitive electronic instruments or devices e Always use an isolating transformer with weather FAX audio cables RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide e Always use an RS 232 NMEA converter with optical isolation on the signal lines e Always use PC s and other devices that are directly DC powered D 5 Cables and cable runs When installing system cables consider the following e All cables should be adequately secured protected from physical damage and exposure to heat Avoid running cables through bilges or doorways or close to moving or hot objects e Acute bends must be avoided e Where a cable passes through an exposed bulkhead or deckhead a watertight feed through should be used e Secure cables in place using tie wraps or lacing twine Coil any extra cable and tie it out of the way e Do not pull cables through a bulkhead or deckhead using a cord attached to the connector This could damage the connections D 6 Proper cable shielding For all but the shortest length cable runs data cables must be shielded to prevent them from picking up electrical noise from other devices and to keep them from radiating potential interference If you encounter a data corruption problem a good place to be
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113. epth and distance will update as you move it 5 When the VRM EBL is in the required position let go of the left mouse but ton The crosshair will remain in the selected position and change to solid lines The depth will remain constant but the distance behind boat will continue to update as the image scrolls RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 13 12 Sonar alarms Note AayTech is integrated with a D M250 or DSM300 sonar alarms may only be utilized if the PC is connected to a Raymarine multi function display You can set up alarms to warn you of e Shallow water e Deep water e Fish Each alarm can be turned on and off as required Shallow water alarm The shallow water alarm can be set at any depth between 2ft 0 5 fathoms 1 meter and 3000ft 500 fathoms 1000 meters You set the depth at which the alarm triggers When the depth is less than that set an audible alarm sounds and a pop up message describing the alarm is displayed You cannot set the shallow alarm to a depth greater than the deep alarm To cancel the alarm click any button Deep water alarm The deep water alarm can be set at any depth between 2ft 0 5 fathoms 1 meter and 3000ft 500 fathoms 1000 meters You set the depth at which the alarm triggers When the depth is less than that set an audible alarm sounds and a pop up message describing the alarm is displayed You cannot set the deep alarm to a depth shallower than the shallow alarm To cancel the
114. er 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital 4 When you have finished click the BACK button FTC You can use the Fast Time Constant FTC function to remove areas of clutter at a distance from your boat It should be used in conjunction with the RAIN function to obtain the best results When the FTC function is turned up only the leading edge of large rain clutter echoes is shown while the effect on smaller boat echoes is slight This means that you can also use the function on shorter ranges to distin guish between two very close echoes on the same bearing which may otherwise merge and appear as one echo With the FTC function set high the receiver is made less sensitive and there is a reduction of background noise and fill in reTurns from land and large targets You should therefore set the control to low or Off when its use is not required Rain mode Your radar can see echoes from rain and snow These reTurns from storm areas and rain squalls consist of countless small echoes that continuously change size intensity and position You should use the rain function to reduce large clutter masses from these reTurns around your boat Sea mode The sea clutter control reduces the gain level in the area near your boat extending for 3 to 5 nm depending on the wave and sea conditions This reduces sea echoes to intermittent small dots while small targets remain visible Gain levels further from your boat are unchanged 73
115. er the animation is played 7 Click the arrow at the right of the Date box A drop down menu is displayed 8 Selectthe date of the animation to be played 9 Click Play b to start the animation The animation will now start to play You can pause fast forward or rewind it using the buttons at the right of the toolbar 135 136 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Em mmer P em Ss Spe me 1 R spe J Pie CI mp e nde DI pe cut DI Range E aen 7 Garg 7 See p een eh ZOE TETI Temperature Wind direction strength Ocean current gc Aa 216 e TA RayTech Weather screen Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 14 3 Measuring distances on a chart You can measure distances to and from any point to another on a chart using the ruler function Simply by placing the cursor over a point the lati tude and longitude range and bearing point to point is displayed see Rulers on page 138 To set a new ruler 1 Scroll and zoom the chart until you can see the places on the chart that you want to measure the distance between 2 Select Tools Set New Ruler or click the ruler icon on the standard toolbar Click on the chart to set the point you want to start measuring from Click on the chart to set the point you want to measure to A line will be placed between the two points showing the distance between them and the bearing from the first point to the second The latitude and longitude of the second point will be d
116. er the waypoint you want to go to 2 Right click the right mouse menu is displayed 3 Click Go 7o name of waypoint RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide using the waypoints list Click Go 7o Waypoint The route dialog box appears Highlight the folder the waypoint appears in and click OK Click the waypoint you want to go to Click OK The route dialog box closes and the waypoint dialog box appears I W N RayTech RNS X Route from here to morgan s blufF3 selected D6940 1 5 Click OK 7 Moving a waypoint You can move a waypoint to a new position or to your boat s current position To move a waypoint to a new position 1 Place the cursor over the waypoint you want to move 2 Press and hold the left mouse button 3 Move the cursor to the position on the chart where you want the waypoint moved to then release the button The waypoint will move to the new location To move a waypoint that you are heading toward to your boat s current position Select Waypoint Move Destination to Vessel The waypoint that you are approaching is moved to your boat s current position Chapter 7 Working with waypoints To move a waypoint you are heading away from to your boat s current position Select Waypoint Move Origin to Vessel The waypoint you are heading away from is moved to your boat s current position 7 8 Edit waypoint details You can change how where and when any waypoint is displayed by editing
117. erference rejection off altogether allows you to detect the pres ence of other radars in the vicinity To turn interference rejection off 1 Click the Enhance Echoes softkey from an active radar window 2 Toggle the setting to Off on the Int Reject softkey Expansion The expansion function allows you to either override the pulse length or to give larger returns so targets are easier to see To override the pulse length 1 Click the Enhance Echoes softkey from an active radar window 2 Select Expansion softkey to turn expansion function On or Off Wakes When the wakes function is switched on you can see the direction and speed of moving targets relative to your boat Targets are displayed in blue turning to paler shades of blue as the signal diminishes The wakes option is a local setting which applies only to the display on which you are working You can choose to display wakes for a period of 10 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes or 10 minutes To switch wakes display on 1 Click the Enhance Echoes softkey 2 Toggle wakes to On using the Wakes softkey 3 Select your preferred wakes setting with the trackpad 4 Click OK 96 11 10 Radar range You can zoom in or out to view the radar display at different scales The scale is measured from the center to the top of the window and is displayed in the left hand corner of the status bar e Short range scales show nearby objects in greater detail and are most suitab
118. ers or by errors in chart data or information utilized by the product provided by third parties Except for the limited warranty regarding the magnetic media contained in the license agreement accompanying the product this product is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and any others which may arise from course of performance course of dealing or usage of trade The limits of electronic navigation Experienced navigators know not to rely on a single method of navigation for determining their position Two or more methods should be used to determine position and guard against errors placing you or your boat in a dangerous position Global Positioning System GPS based electronic navigation is an amazing application of technology but like all other technology has limits A wise navigator will understand these limits and how they affect the safety of their boat and crew The Global Positioning System is made up of components starting with ground based computers to monitor and maintain the system made up of 24 satellites in orbit around the earth The system ends at your boat s receiver RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Like all systems it is not perfect and any part of it can fail GPS accuracy varies between 2 and 50 meters NMEA 0183 1 0 1 5 only supports 2 digits of latitude and longitude gi
119. eter mined by the relative size and brightness of the echoes Factors affecting echo strength e The physical size of the reflecting object e The material from which the object is made Metallic surfaces reflect signals better than non metallic e Vertical surfaces like cliffs reflect the radar signal better than sloping surfaces like sandbanks e High coastlines and mountainous coastal regions can be observed at longer radar ranges Therefore the first sight of land may be a mountain several miles inland from the coastline Although the coastline may be much nearer it may not appear on the radar until the vessel is closer to shore e Some targets such as buoys and small boats can be difficult to discern because they do not present a consistent reflecting surface as they bob about in the waves Consequently these echoes tend to behave erratically on the radar screen e Buoys and small boats often resemble each other but boats can often be distinguished by their motion e Trees and shrubbery s do not reflect radar Thus they can disguise the shape of nearby land 90 11 5 Using waypoints with the radar You can use waypoints in the radar application for navigation just like in the chart application using the WPTS MOB button You can also edit waypoints from within the radar application For full details on using waypoints see Chapter 7 11 6 Radar display options The Presentation softkey on the radar toolbar gives y
120. example Your key is 600 1 23 456 7 89 This should be entered as 0600 0001 0023 0456 0007 0089 Running RayTech for the first time To run RayTech for the first time 1 Select Start All Programs Raymarine RayTech Navigator from the Windows task bar RayTech will load and the RNS Startup Wizard is displayed See Figure 3 70n page 14 2 Click the button next to the type of license key you want to enter 3 Click Next The on screen keyboard appears See Figure 20n page 14 For details of license key types refer to License keys on page 15 Note ay7ech Planner users should skip to section 4 4 and refer to the Simulator section 4 Enter your license key using the on screen keyboard by moving the cursor over the required number and clicking 5 Click Finish The dialog box closes and the RayTech splash screen appears The splash screen closes and the RayTech mode dialog box appears RayTech mode dialog box on page 15 You now have a choice of which mode RayTech opens in e Planning Instrument connection is not required see Click the button for the mode you want RayTech to use on page 18 e Onboard enables you to configure your network settings RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 3 Getting started Configure network settings IMPORTANT If you do not choose SeaTalk make sure you have the PC on which RayTech is running connected to your boats instruments the first time you run RayTech in Onboard mode
121. f you want to Useful for planning and learning purposes RayTech Planner only operates in Simulate mode If you want to change the Simulator s automatic settings you can tailor the menu to suit your needs The Simulator menu is available to edit 1 Select File Setup The Set Up Dialog Box Is Displayed 2 Select Instruments 3 Select Simulator is ON Note you are using RayTech Planner you can NOT set the simulator feature to OFF Note ay7ech Planner offers a subset of the RayTech RNS features supporting at home PC based waypoint and route planning This User Guide covers both versions of RayTech Planner and RNS and therefore some parts of the User Guide do not apply to RayTech Planner users Raymarine recommends that RayTech Planner users focus on Chapters 1 to 9 Chapter 14 sections 1 to 3 Appendix A and Appendix E 4 Taylor the menu to suit your needs requirements by clicking the options as pictured below Simulator Auto Position Vessel Latitude Longitude Speed kt Heading D10912_1 Note y7ech must be restarted for these changes to take effect The Vessel s position can be edited to anywhere in the world simply Right mouse click and select Move Boat Here from the drop down menu Onboard Enables you to work in real time mode onboard your boat with data being collected and used from all the instruments that you have connected to RayTech 3 5 Setting up RayTech
122. ffect on gain in shallow water a high TVG value decreases the gain in shallow water so that only the stron gest echoes are displayed You can adjust TVG manually or automatically Color Threshold Color threshold determines the amount of color you see displayed on screen Setting the threshold to 100 gives you the full range of colors shown on screen The lower the setting the less colors are displayed To adjust the gain controls 1 Click Presentation 2 Click Gain The gain control softkeys are displayed 3 Click the appropriate softkey to adjust the gain control settings RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 13 Working with sonar 119 g RayTech Navigator Sonar File Waypoint Route Tools View Window Help fes New Page A OQ MOB Zem e Range Out e A Layers Cg e Setup ue Toolbars 3 E 7 Ca Ca up id w Ww cl A t p Lo T TN rin Fr F CS Rr Da 35 Edit Route del Import Export Routes and Waypoints fal 200 KHz Man l Gain Auto High 200KHz BL WM AD y Let Gell SE ard y d Zap Bottom Lock BLock Range BLock Shift 2rFL1II MESS O A 7 amp 7 S4 Inbox Microsoft Out fl RayTech Navigator D8779 1 Bottom lock 120 13 7 Getting a clear picture of the bottom You can get a clearer picture of the bottom using the Bottom Lock function The normal scrollin
123. fferent types of information boxes are illustrated in the following section Selection dialog box A selection dialog box allows you to access various components to carry out a selected function or feature setting Select File gt SetUp To make a selection from the box either click the icon you wish to access then click OK or double click the icon 30 Action box Action boxes are contained in a selection dialog box and change a parameter Click an action box to cycle through settings or cause a drop down menu or on screen keyboard to be displayed allowing you to change the parameter as required D6924_1 Data box Navigation A databox displays information dedicated to a specific function such as navigation VRM EBL s Because it displays dedicated information the contents of the box are updated in real time Databoxes can be floated moved to any position and then docked They can be resized just like a databox in any Windows program They can be opened and closed as required 079534 697 W RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Alert and information dialog box An alert and information dialog box informs you something has happened within the appli cation that needs your approval or tells you that you need to select an option usually Yes or No Once you have accepted the option the dialog box is automatically removed from the screen RayTech RNS Ka AN Route from her
124. g bottom display provides a top down view referenced from the surface of the water Bottom lock shows a water column of fixed height referenced from the bottom that appears flat It removes bottom detail to provide an image of objects directly above the bottom and is useful when you are looking for objects or fish that are feeding close to the bottom You can select the bottom lock image to be vertically split with the scrolling bottom image or to replace the scrolling bottom image The bottom lock image see Bottom lock page 119 appears at the left hand side of the screen The bottom appears as a straight line but some features may extend above this line Depth from the bottom is referenced at the right of the split screen with the bottom shown as zero Actual depth is shown in the bottom left of the screen Bottom lock range is adjusted using the RANGE button To display bottom lock image 1 Click on the preset to change 2 Click the Se ect View softkey until Bottom Lock is displayed 3 Select the Bottom Lock softkey to display the Bottom Lock settings 4 Click to select the way in which bottom lock is displayed RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 13 Working with sonar 121 g RayTech Navigator Sonar File Waypoint Route Tools View Window Help f New Page me MOB ey e Range Out EI A Layers zJ e Setup Z Toolbars A Scope Mode 1 3 Bi ie e al A A aN Le do Lex AN LES F i v2 43 er Er Gas Edit Route JE Im
125. g section RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface The RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA interface converts the SeaTalk data format into RS 232 signals and vice versa When configuring your instrument connections within RayTech the COM port to which SeaTalk is connected must be set to Raymarine Direct SeaTalk The connections are shown in RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA interface box on page 198 and are listed below e 9 pin cable Part No E86001 1 Yellow 2 Black e Cable to SeaTalk system 3 Red V 4 Screen 0 V 5 Yellow Data e 9 pin cable Part No E86001 6 Black 7 Green Mounting the interface box To mount your SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface box select a suitable location that is e away from direct contact with water 199 e clean and grease free e easily accessible for cabling e reasonably well protected from physical damage To mount the interface box 1 Once you have found a suitable location thoroughly clean the surface with an alcohol based cleaner 2 Remove the protective backing from the SeaTalk PC INMEA Interface box and firmly press on to the mounting surface 3 Alternatively the interface box may be attached using the two self tapping screws provided 4 Remove the top of the interface box by gently squeezing the lid at each end and pulling it away from D6982 1 the base Route all the necessary cables into the interface box Connect the wires as shown in the illustration above Secure the ca
126. g using SeaTalk 5 6 You can now set up RayTech for use as you require To connect a PC to a single Raymarine multifunction display 1 Connect the ethernet port of the PC to the SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler using a SeaTalk 5 network cable 2 Connect the SeaTalk Crossover Coupler to the display using a SeaTalk 5 network cable 3 Power the PC 4 Open RayTech on the PC Installation Guidelines RayTech will now run an internal program to automatically create an IP address and connect to the SeaTalk 5 network 5 n RayTech open a new radar page 6 With the radar scanner powered check that you can change range on the multifunction display using RayTech If the range changes the units are communicating using SeaTalk 5 7 You can now set up RayTech for use as you require If you need to connect the PC to an additional network you will need a second ethernet interface on the PC IMPORTANT When you attempt to connect to a SeaTalk 5 network if a dynamic IP configuration server DHCP is detected by RayTech the soft ware will load but it will be unable to communicate with SeaTalk 5 A warning to this effect will be displayed For full details of configuring your system under these circumstances refer to the Customer Support section at WWW raymarine com radio PC or laptop running RNS DSM sonar df Raymarine CC 197 Instruments Video Camera External GPS Mu
127. ged to verify communications between the PC and a specific SeaTalk 5 device To ping a device e From the Windows Start Menu select Start gt Run e Inthe Run dialog type CMD and click OK e Type ping 10 x x x replacing 10 x x x with the IP address of the device A returned status of Request timed out is indicative of a communica tions failure necessitating troubleshooting of the SeaTalk Network Switch SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler cables or the SeaTalk 5 device itself Solution Refer to adapter recommendations given in RayTech system requirements on www raymarine com Refer to Interfacing RayTech on page 195 for information on connecting to SeaTalk and NMEA instruments Contact your PC manufacturer or call Raymarine technical support for more information 172 Problem No instruments detected Possible cause RayTech is in simulator mode E85001 Interface box stuck in NMEA mode If Auto Set up does not find SeaTalk or NMEA is there other software e g Iridium or Nokia phone software taking control of the port No power applied to Instruments Problem Windows crashes blue screen error Possible cause Faulty USB serial adapter driver software Faulty graphics driver software RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Solution Insert license key and turn off simulator within the instrument settings dialog Use SeaLevel No 2105R serial to USB adapter Disable the auto connect feature in the configurat
128. get and vector history You can display MARPA targets with a vector line showing where they will be at a certain time in the future assuming their present course and speed remains unchanged You can select a relative or true vector and the vector length Relative vector A relative vector indicates the target s motion relative to your own boat s motion The target s relative course and sped are calculated to produce a 80 vector that is displayed on the target only Relative vector mode is used for collision avoidance and threat assessment True vector A true vector indicates the targets motion over ground In this mode true vectors for the target and your own boat are displayed MARPA measures the direction in which the target and your own boat are moving over the ground The result is the boat s true course and speed Consider this motion as if you were in a helicopter looking down watching the targets move across the water This mode is used as an aid to navigation Target history You can also view a target s history which appears as a trail of dots left by the target as it travels You can change the display interval of these dots To set up target vectors and history 1 Click 7arget Tracking 2 Click MARPA Options The MARPA options dialog box is displayed 3 Click the action boxes to set mode and distance as required 4 Usethe BACK button to return to the top level softkeys MARPA targets Acquiring MARPA targets
129. gh 474ft 05 20pm Selected Date 24 08 2005 Low 1 94f 11 40pm Todays Time 11 44 24am Currents D T G a up 5 8 11 Max Flood 1 96kt 295 03 45am Sladc 12 34am Drift At Cursor 1 43kt Moon Phase Full Moon GMT Daylight Time UTC 1 Max Ebb 1 97kt 114 10 00am Slack 06 28am Time At Cursor 11 44 Next Moon Last Quarter Max Flood 2 11kt 294 04 18pm Sladc 12 58pm Selected Date 24 08 2005 Next Moon Date 26 08 2005 Tides Max Ebb 1 66k 113 10 39pm Slack 07 07pm Today s Time 11 44 34am Next Moon Time 03 19pm loc 2 10 E ES DESCR t em AE eae 0 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 GMT Daylight Time UTC 1 Currents By Navionics US East Coast Tides and Currents screens D8772_1 Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital 71 Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital 10 1 Introduction Note Je Aay7ech radar functions require a connection to a Sea Talks network that includes a compatible Raymarine radar scanner AND a compatible Raymarine multifunctional display The multifunction display must be designated as the data master Data from your SeaTalk Raymarine multifunction display and connected radar scanner can be transferred and displayed repeated within RayTech The picture can be displayed on a separate page or you can overlay a radar image on a chart This chapter explains how to use the radar application of RayTech to find out w
130. gh 3 until the channel is in the required position in the databox Creating a databox You can create a databox to display customized data in a way to suit your working requirements To create a new databox 1 Click Add A new databox is displayed on screen 2 Populate the databox as required by following procedures for adding channels as detailed in To show an additional channel on page 139 Modifying a channel You can modify a channel to change the style in which data is displayed Data that can be changed includes e Display the Channel Title 141 e Channel Title e Channel Title font e Channel data font Display the Channel title Click the action box to select whether the channel title is displayed Channel title Click the action box the on screen keyboard is displayed to enable you to change the channel title Channel title font Click the action box the font selector is displayed to enable you to choose the font style and size and color Channel data font Click the action box the font selector is displayed to enable you to choose the font style and size and color Using the font selector The on screen font selector is used as follows D8795 1 1 In the Zorn column scroll down an highlight the required font style 142 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide In the Font sty e column highlight the required style In the Size column highlight the required font size In the Co orbox use the d
131. gin troubleshooting is with the cable shielding especially on longer cable runs Make sure the cable shielding hasn t been scraped off by being squeezed through a tight area D 7 Preventing interference and crosstalk You should always run data cables e as isolated as possible Installation Guidelines e as far away from high current carrying AC and DC power lines as possible e asfar away from antennas as possible While it may be convenient to bundle power and data cables together this causes crosstalk between them which results in scrambled and unusable data If you must cross a power cable when running a data cable try to make the crossing as close to 90 as possible never run power and data cables parallel within the same bundle If you have long cable runs planned for data cables and are using NMEA equipment use a shielded twisted pair cable to eliminate the danger of interference and crosstalk D 8 Interfacing RayTech This section explains how to connect various instruments and devices that can interface with RayTech with systems that use e NMEA devices e Raymarine SeaTalk and SeaTalk 5 devices Connecting RayTech to your instruments The connection between the PC that is running RayTech and your instru ments is achieved using a serial data cable Raymarine Part No E86001 One end of the serial data cable connects directly to your PC s Serial Port the other to the various devices If your PC does not have a
132. gion 4 Scroll and highlight the required area Click OK The area is now set to that selected 5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 replacing Tides with Currents to set the correct region 68 9 2 Tides Tide height data see page 62 is a prediction for maximum and minimum tide heights over a 24 hour period for a selected station in a selected region Data for sunrise and sunset is also provided As long as you have a valid global positioning system GPS time date signal being received by RayTech the graph will automatically default to showing today s tides If there is no signal then the graph will default to an earlier date Some regions have non sinusoidal tide patterns with distorted or multiple high and low water peaks and troughs In such regions it is better to refer to the graph to determine high and low water times and heights rather than using the textual description above the graph Open nearest tides The open nearest tides feature enables you to access tidal information from the tide station nearest to a selected position To use Open Nearest Tides 1 Right click in an area of the chart The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Click Open Nearest Tides The tidal information for the tide station nearest your selected position will be displayed in a new page To display tidal height information for stations other than the nearest 1 Open a new page to display Tides 2 Select View Tides and Currents Toolbar
133. hat is around you and to assist in collision avoidance and includes e Setting up the radar display e Getting the best radar picture e Using waypoints to mark position e Collision avoidance using VRM EBLs and MARPA e Overlaying a radar image on a chart For technical information on radar refer to Appendix B Radar Full functionality of the radar application requires heading and position data A fast heading sensor is also needed for operating the Mini Auto matic Radar Plotting Aid MARPA functions and radar chart overlay Until you are familiar with interpreting the radar display you should take every opportunity to compare the radar s display patterns with visual targets such as other boats buoys and coastal structures You should prac tice harbor and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions 10 2 Displaying radar in a new page To display radar in a new page 1 Select FILE Open New Page The Open New Page dialog box will appear 2 Double click the RADAR icon The radar page will open with the display in standby mode 3 From the soft key bar click the PWR button 4 Click Aadar Transmit to ON The radar data will be repeated over the SeaTalk 5 network and displayed on the screen 10 3 The radar picture With your radar scanner connected and the radar in transmit mode the radar picture provides a map like representation of the area in which the radar is operating Typically your boat s
134. he tune control to fine tune the receiver in the radar s scanner to yield maximum target reTurns on the display In Auto mode the radar tunes itself automatically on all range scales If you decide to use manual fine tuning adjust it about 10 minutes after you 74 have turned the radar on to allow the magnetron to warm up The optimum setting varies slightly for different display ranges depending on the pulse width used Note s recommended that you leave the tune function in AUTO mode to ensure that the radar receiver is always tuned to receive the maximum signal 10 6 Making targets clearer Target You can improve a target s visibility using the Tracking Target Tracking function controls D6948 2 The functions are e Int Rej e Expansion e Wakes e Clear Wakes To use the targets controls 1 Click on the soft key for the required function 2 Click on the soft key for control options 3 Adjust the settings as necessary 4 When you have finished click the BACK button Interference rejection The interference rejection Int rej function reduces the interference caused by radar equipped boats operating within range of each other Expansion The target expansion function makes targets easier to see by expanding them The radar scanner type determines the range at which target expan RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide sion is available Target expansion overrides the normal pulse length thereb
135. hod 2 AScope gt Classic Black Zoom P les white Select Tools Sonar Setup Color ottomLock Sunburst PER Greyscale Palette Wpt At Vessel SES Inv Greyscale Wpt At Cursor 2 Copper Palette b Night Vision RefreshAll i Show Palette N Scrolling speed The standard sonar display is a scrolling bottom image which shows a graphical representation of the echoes seen by the sonar New information appears at the right hand side of the screen and scrolls to the left The speed at which the display scrolls is adjustable but the same section of the bottom is displayed regardless of the scrolling speed Chapter 13 Working with sonar Section of bottom shown at higher scroll speed N Display shows more detail R Same section of bottom shown at slower scroll speed d e uf E Display shows longer history If you select a faster scroll speed more detail is displayed useful if you are looking for fish a slower scroll speed moves the information more slowly The sonar automatically adjusts the scroll speed based on depth but you can also manually adjust the speed If you select automatic adjustment the scroll speed is related to boat speed as follows e Less than or equal to 0 5 kts scroll speed is constant at 10 e Between 0 5 and 15 kts scroll speed varies linearly with boat speed e Greater than 15 knts the scroll speed is constant at 100 If you choose manual adjustment the scroll speed is n
136. hout too much background noise Generally a high gain is used in deep clear water a low gain in shallow murky water RayTech provides automatic or manual gain control adjustment Automatic adjustment is based on depth and water conditions As conditions change the auto gain adjusts to display echoes with a minimum of background noise You can manually adjust the gain but will need to re adjust it as conditions change Color gain mode The color gain mode determines how echoes of different strengths are displayed The color gain sets the lower limit for the top color band All echoes with a signal strength above this value are displayed in the stron gest color or shade Setting a low value produces a small band for the strongest color but a wide signal band for the other colors Setting a high value gives a wide band for the strongest color but a small signal band for the other colors RayTech provides automatic or manual color gain adjustment Automatic adjustment displays colors based on current conditions using as many colors as possible whilst minimizing noise and clutter You can manually adjust the color gain but will need to re adjust it as conditions change 118 TVG Time Varied Gain TVG reduces surface clutter by reducing the gain in the top 100 ft of the display and is useful for reducing noise such as that generated by boat movement and floating debris that often appear in shallow water A low TVG value has little e
137. ical split The application icons will appear in the new pane 8 Double click the required application icon to open it in the pane Moving around a split page When you open a page that has been split you need to be able to activate a different pane within the page The pane that you are working in is known as the active pane and has a blue border around the edge of it The softkeys displayed in the function bar are the top level softkeys for that application To make another pane active within a page click the ACTIVE button on the Pathfinder panel The blue border will move to the next pane and the softkeys will change to the top level for that application To change the active pane just click the ACTIVE button until the application you want to work in is highlighted 32 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Title bar Drop down menus smet tes mi s oe oe OE ste A re ig a er re eee EIL Sea 7 See Gp sees Toolbars Eee ee d Dem E EL Et vn een Wr ing 6 Pathfinder panel Databoxes Application display area Page selection tabs PC taskbar mn gsse08 F D8749 1 soft key RayTech default screen Chapter 5 Using charts Chapter 5 Using charts 5 1 Introduction RayTech utilizes chart layering technology which permits you to simulta neously view different types of charts and maps including navigational charts live radar aerial photographs and weather data For full information
138. ick Set Up Zone 1 The set up soft keys are displayed You now have the option of setting a sector or circular guard zone using the following soft keys e Zone shape enables you to choose sector or circle e Set inner enables you to set the distance of the inner edge of the zone from your boat e Set outer enables you to set the distance of the outer edge of the zone from your boat e Set width enables you to set the width of a sector zone each side of the SHM e Set bearing enables you to set the bearing of the zone from your boat Note Je same procedures are used for setting up Guard Zone 2 The default zone Is the same as Guard Zone f RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 10 10 MARPA Safety Notices CAUTION MARPA can improve collision avoidance when used wisely It is the user s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgement There are conditions where acquiring a target may become difficult These same conditions may be a factor in successfully tracking a target Some of these conditions are e The target echo is weak The target is very close to land buoys or other large targets e The target or your own boat is making rapid maneuvers e Choppy sea state conditions exist and the target is buried in excessive sea clutter or in deep swells e Choppy sea state conditions exist yielding poor stability own boat s heading data is very unstable e Inadequate heading data Symptoms of such conditions
139. idal information from the tide station nearest to a selected position To use Open Nearest Currents 1 Right click in an area of the chart The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Click Open Nearest Currents The current information for the current Station nearest your selected position will be displayed in a new page To display current flow information for stations other than the nearest 1 Open a new page to display Currents 2 Select View Tides and Currents Toolbar 3 Click Select Station The station name dialog box is displayed 69 Station Name MCUR MIE SHOAL MILLVILLE DR B AWBRIDG SE MAURICE RIVER el Ss 4 Use the cursor to select the required station name and highlight it 5 Click OK The station name dialog box closes and current flow informa tion for the selected station is displayed 6 Click Select Date The on screen calendar is displayed Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun L 2 3 4 5 6 D E 9 JO 11 12 15 14 t 15 16 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ER 26 27 28 29 3031 1 2 3 4 D8774 1 7 Use the cursor and forward and back arrows to select the correct month 8 Use the cursor to select the required date 9 Click OK The current flow information is updated 70 NASSAU 25 05 000 N 077 21 000 W Stations 1935 j x RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Time Tide 04 32am Height At Cursor 1 67 ft Sunrise 11 47 am 10 50am Time At Cursor 11 43 Sunset 12 35am Hi
140. ill function without SOG and COG data but only rela tive vector CPA and TCPA are shown target course and speed cannot be calculated Risk assessment Each target is displayed as a symbol to indicate its status Target is being acquired Target is safe Target is dangerous Target is lost zb EG OU 79 Each target is monitored to determine if it will be within a certain distance from your own boat within a certain time If so the target is designated as dangerous and you are notified with an audible alarm and a flashing on screen MARPA target ID No Dangerous warning Press any key to cancel the alarm and remove the warning however the target is dangerous symbol remains displayed Both the distance Own Vessel Safe Zone and the time Time to Safe Zone are selectable If a target is lost it is either because the MARPA software has lost contact with it or it has moved out of range If this occurs you are notified with an audible alarm and an on screen MARPA target ID No lost warning Press any key to silence the alarm and remove the message and lost target symbol from the screen MARPA range MARPA target acquisition is only available at radar range scales of up to 12 nm although tracking continues at all ranges If you change to a smaller range scale targets may be beyond the range of your scanner and will be lost In such cases an on screen warning will indi cate that the target is off screen Tar
141. ing vector _ of turn Selected target e Target selected with cursor e Can activate the target and view detailed data Dangerous target e Targets within specified distance CPA or time TCPA e Dangerous target alarm sounds if en abled e Target flashes Uncertain target e Calculated CPA TCPA value uncertain Lost target e When signal of dangerous target not received see table below for timings e Target in latest predicted position e Alarms sounds if enabled e Target flashes Timings for AIS Lost Target alarm 20 secs SOG gt 23kt 30 secs SOG 14 23kt 60 secs SOG 3 14kt 6mins if SOG less than 3kt You can display information relating to individual AIS targets When you place the cursor over the target a pop up box appears either c ckthe pop up box or select OK Enter on your keyboard to show the full Als information AIS Target Details Ka Dynamic Param Current Value Static Param Latitude 51 48 193 N Name SIM AIS TGTU Longitude 000 11 588 W MMSI 12345 Range 72 8nm Call Sign 123 Bearing 34 4 M IMG Number 6789 TEC 10 0kt Type Of Ship Pilot Vessel B cao K Nu Type Of Cargo Cat A DG HS or MP IM LP Heading 47 4 M Length 65 6ft F Rate Of Turn 0 2 deg minute Beam FEN Navigation Status Under Way Using Engine Draught K MEPA 1 40 km Destination Miami TEPA Oh imi7s ETA Last Seen 11 27 07 11 41 44 Displaying AIS Predictor lines vectors A target is defined as active when it has
142. ing Platinum cartography 39 Introduction BE 39 SE 39 SES 39 New 2D chart features zou mcn an PR 40 Aerial photo overlay sese 40 POE WOOK m T 41 2D chart enhancements esee 42 Business services Information 42 Find nearest E 42 ST r ree ORE oy MGIC eege 43 Wrecks data E 43 Coastal FO ACS E 44 US inland waterways eseseeseeeeennnnnnnnnnnnns 44 3D bathymetric chart application usscceteonnconteensentaa mte cnra 45 Eege 46 TATE ar dE 46 The operating modes EE 46 Using 2D and 3D charts togetlter uucecocco cicatrices 49 Navigating with 3D ChalfSieacnitus iua RR ute 49 Working with waypoints 51 jtyigore tre 1o p t mm m 51 Wiel isa Waypoint eege 51 Placing a waypoint E 51 at the cursor s current D eltlon 51 at the boat s current position sseeeeeee 51 ue db d EES 51 Placing a man overboard marker 53 Changing a waypoint symbol eene 53 Navigating to a waypoint usssexbebesezvxpapetuevtotvYo men brribouetemics 54 Using the WAYPT RT e usus cuins sd enhn 54 USING the CUS Regen 54 USING the waypoints list seen 54 Moving a WayBOIL E scatet ea x calamum ane 54 Edit Ae ge CT 55 lgefdE wie Un 55 Deleting a waypoint or waypoint folder
143. ing checked that your computer meets the operating requirements and upgraded its drivers and adapters as necessary your computer is now ready for installing RayTech Note you are connecting a multifunction display to your laptap or PC v a SeaTalk refer to the Installation Guidelines on page 191 You are now ready to install RayTech The installation options are e from a CD ROM e from the Internet Note you are installing RayTech on a Windows 7 machine the installa tion process may be interupted by a User Access Control Unknown Publisher warning Click Yes to accept the warning and proceed With the installation Installation from a CD ROM To install RayTech using a CD ROM 1 Insert the RayTech CD into the CD ROM drive of the computer on which you want to install the software 2 The CD will automatically run and the Install Shield Wizard Welcome screen appears 3 Follow the on screen instructions If the Install Shield Wizard does not automatically run 1 Select Start Run from the computer taskbar and type e raytech setup exe Substitute the drive letter of your CD ROM drive for e if it is differ ent After a few moments the Install Shield Wizard welcome screen is displayed 2 Click Install Software The Install Shield Wizard Welcome screen is displayed 3 Follow the on screen instructions Installation from the Internet To install RayTech from the Internet 1 Point your Internet browser t
144. ings Displays the Databox settings dialog box Insert channel Displays Databox selection list Float Enables you to float docked databoxes Delete channel Displays Databox list dialog box Dock Enables you to dock floated databoxes Modify channel Displays Databox list dialog box Delete Removes a databox Channel Up Displays the next level of channel selected in the Databox selection list Add Creates a new databox Channel down Displays one level down of selected channel in the databox selection list Default databoxes Restores default RayTech databoxes 214 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 215 Appendix F List of abbreviations m meters AC Alternating Current MARPA Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid AIS Automatic Identification System MOB Man OverBoard CD Compact Disk nm nautical miles COG Course Over Ground NMEA National Marine Electronics Association CPA Closest Point of Approach NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration DC Direct Current PC Personal Computer DDS Differential Data Signal RAM Random Access Memory DGPS Differential Global Positioning System ROM Read Only Memory DSM Digital Sounder Module FishFinder Sonar RX Receive EBL Electronic Bearing Line SHM Ships Heading Marker FTC Fast Time Constant sm Sonar Mark GPS Global Positioning System CDI Course and Deviation Indicator GRIB GRIdded Binary SOG Speed Over Ground GUI Graphical User Interface SST Sea Surface Temperature kHz kilo Hertz TCPA Time to
145. ion If the PC on which you are running RayTech has video cameras or web cams fitted you can display images captured by them in the video applica tion see RayTech video capture on page 165 With the cameras positioned to cover on board blind spots including the engine room you can monitor the safety and security of your boat and everyone on board If you are using RayTech as part of an integrated or SeaTalk system you must remember that video images viewed using the PC on which you are running RayTech can only be seen on the RayTech display and not trans mitted across the system to other displays Up to four video inputs dependant on the type can be viewed on your RayTech display You can set up the video application to cycle the display images 15 2 The user interface With the video application opened in a new page see page 96 it auto matically labels the video images Video 7 2 5 or 4and sets the Cycle video option to OFF Once you have connected cameras to RayTech the input type is stored for the device so if you are using a web cam it will stay assigned as originally specified You can change the input labels and set the video images to cycle as required 163 To change the video label With the video application open 1 Click Presentation 2 Click Set Up The Video Set up dialog box appears Video 1 Label Video 1 Device Video 2 Label Video 2 Device Video 3 Label Mideo3Devie Video 4 Label Vide
146. ion on a daily basis you are encouraged to check this variable on a measured mile as often as possible as the paddle wheel impellers used to generate boat speed data can change their physical characteristics markedly over their life span due to the environment in which they operate When making a measured mile calibration perform three consecutive runs over the known distance to eliminate any tidal current effects Compass Compass calibration involves two procedures deviation and heading error calibration Calibrating deviation corrects compass error around different points of the compass Keep in mind that some instrument systems have the ability to calibrate the compass automatically 150 Heading error calibration ensures that the heading the compass indicate always reflects your true heading Calibration of this kind is usually achieved by piloting the boat along a known line of transit For best results you should have your compass swung by a professional Apparent wind angle Apparent wind angle Awa calibration should be carried out after the masthead wand is initially installed on your boat The wand may not lie exactly on the fore and aft line of the boat Awa calibration is necessary to compensate for this Awa should read zero when the vane is on the center line of your boat If you don t get a zero reading you must enter an offset value into the instrumentation system The amount of Awa alignment error can be establish
147. ion settings of the conflicting product Alternatively use a different port e g USB and use recommended USB to serial adapter Apply power to your instruments before starting RayTech Solution Refer to adapter recommendations given in RayTech system requirements on www raymarine com or try updating the adapter drivers from the Manu facturers website Update your graphics driver from the PC Manufacturers web site for a laptop or graphics card Manufacturers web site for a desktop or set RayTech to use Microsoft s OpenGL from within RayTech Performance Settings If you require further help in troubleshooting blue screen errors contact your PC Manufacturer Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech Problem RayTech crashes Windows continues to work Possible cause Faulty USB serial adapter driver software Faulty graphics driver software Graphics hardware has a problem running RayTech at the PC s current color depth Problem with RayTech configuration or display settings or the chart library RayTech crashes or will not run properly 173 Solution Refer to adapter recommendations given in RayTech system requirements on www raymarine com or try updating the adapter drivers from the Manu facturers website Update your graphics driver from the Manufacturers web site or set RayTech to use Microsoft s OpenGL from within RayTech Performance Settings Try switching from 24 32 bit 16 million colors to 16 bit 65 000 c
148. is called the active leg An active leg consists of an origin waypoint the waypoint that you have just departed and a destination waypoint the waypoint you are moving towards In RayTech the active leg of a route is represented by a dashed line and the destination waypoint blinking Plotting a route can be achieved with just a few mouse clicks and you can easily edit the route after placing it on screen Routes can be as simple or as complex as you need and customized for easy recognition and naviga tion RayTech stores all of your favorite or most commonly used routes and 61 you can create several back up routes for any destination should inclement weather or other circumstances dictate you take a different course If you have RayTech connected to your GPS and autopilot the route you chart on the screen can be run automatically 8 3 Creating a route You create a route by placing a series of waypoints between your starting point and your destination Each waypoint represents a certain position along the path of a route Note When using RayTech as part of an integrated system routes should be named and the number of waypoints used should be in accor dance with the parameters set by your GPS chartplotter display To create a route 1 Click Route The route softkeys are displayed 2 Click Create Route The Quick route dialog box is displayed Ask me again for the route name Yes Edit the route name a Qr 62
149. isplayed in the chart status bar CN w To move a ruler 1 Click and hold the cursor over the end of the ruler that you want to move 2 Drag the cursor to the new point on the chart that you want to measure to The distance and bearing information will be updated To clear a ruler Select Tools Clear rulers 137 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 138 le zi De wawa tate ek Yew Wie bb XJ Rate wo Q2 we ger redes D rag oe SD mae un A dete O Sen Qe orem wap ner C Create Poute T Creme Ve C Oat Rose c Boze Av weer borcla EN TF 091 N 0 0 50 550 Scale 1 8 nm LE Fr B SS N Y D Cursor 4 Distance and bearing Ruler Route Go To Find Vessel Presentation Setup m G mee ve Pe Siempre na Bret 7 5 8 CJ 5 Bateh eraser L Etter scht Rulers Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 14 4 Creating and modifying databoxes Databoxes within RayTech can be customized to show information that you want to see in the order that you want to see it This can be achieved by either modifying an existing databox or creating a new one in addition databoxes can be floated or docked as required This section shows you how to do all of these functions To float a databox With the databox and the databox toolbar displayed 1 Click Float The databox selection box is displayed Navigation Speed Fishing Yachting Databox1 Databox2 Databox3
150. l how to connect RayTech to Raymarine SeaTalk and SeaTalk 5 equipment SeaTalk The PC on which you are running RayTech can be connected to external SeaTalk equipment as part of an integrated system or as a single repeater Raymarine recommends the use of a SeaTalk 5 patch cable to connect your PC or laptop to a SeaTalk 5 switch RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide For connecting to a single Raymarine multifunction display you will need to purchase a SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler Part No E55060 Raymarine recommends the use of SeaTalk 5 network cables to connect the Crossover Coupler to the PC or laptop and the SeaTalk 5 device If you want to display custom channel data from ST290 graphic displays on RayTech e g polar targets you will need to connect RayTech to SeaTalk using a RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA interface Part No E85001 For full details of this connection refer to RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface on page 199 To connect a PC to an integrated SeaTalk 5 system 1 Connect the ethernet port of the PC to the SeaTalk 5 network switch using a SeaTalk 5 patch cable 2 Power the PC 3 Open RayTech on the PC RayTech will now run an internal program to automatically create an IP address and connect to the SeaTalk 5 network 4 n RayTech open a new radar page 5 With the radar scanner powered check that you can change range on the Raymarine multifunction display using RayTech If the range changes the units are communicatin
151. l prompt for confirmation before it steers the boat towards the waypoint If you have entered a route using a small scale chart zoom in to a larger scale to check for hazards such as small shoals that may not be shown on the smaller scale charts Note Until you are familiar with interpreting the chart display you should take every opportunity to compare the displayed objects with visual targets such as buoys and coastal structures You should practise harbor and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions 179 A 3 Chart formats RayTech uses the latest digitized versions of the following charts e Navionics HotMaps HotMaps Premium Silver Gold Platinum and Fish n Chip charts e C Map NT NT Plus e C Map NT PC Selector charts e Maptech NOAA BSB e Maptech PCX e Maptech Photo Regions and Topographical Charts e SoftCharts International Nautical Charts and PhotoNavigator e NDI HS Charts A 4 Chart types Charts fall into three basic types Vector A paper chart that has been digitized into a format consisting of line segments Vector charts can be easier to read than a rasterized chart but may not include the level of detail found in Raster charts C Map charts are examples of a vector chart Raster A paper chart that has been scanned into a high resolution image A raster chart has the advantage of being virtually identical to the original paper chart from which it was scanned Ma
152. lative to the Tws range you enter at the bottom of the screen As the Tws range is increased additional lines are plotted onto the graph showing the heading you should take to make optimum progress as wind speed increases These lines are displayed in black The co ordinate pop up 8 shows the current boat speed and heading as entered into the data test screen Upwind downwind and Vmc plot screens The upwind downwind and Velocity Made good on Course Vmc screens enable you to directly analyze those aspects of the polar plot by reducing the displayed information to only those elements Upwind plot The upwind plot screen calculates the best angle and boat speed when sailing upwind and displays Velocity Made Good VMG relative to Twa Click Jong to view then select Tws range to plot by clicking on the Tws kts up down arrows or entering the numbers direct Boat speed relative to Tws Click Sep to view True wind angle relative to Tws Click 7wa to view Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features Downwind plot The downwind plot screen calculates the best angle and boat speed when sailing downwind and displays e VMG relative to Twa Click Jong to view then select the Tws range to plot by clicking on the Tws kts up down arrows or by entering the numbers directly e Boat speed relative to Tws Click Sep to view e Twa relative to Tws Click 7wa to view Vmc plot The Vmc plot screen displays the Velocity Made good
153. layed beyond the range of the true target echo but on the same bearing True echo fa Multiple echoes 87 Blind sectors Obstructions such as funnels and masts near the radar antenna can obstruct the radar beam and cause radar shadows or blind sectors If the obstruction is relatively narrow there will be a reduction of the beam intensity though not necessarily a complete cut off However with wider obstructions there can be a total loss of signal in the shadow area There might also be multiple echoes which extend behind the obstruction Blind sector effects can normally be minimized by careful selection of the scanner site prior to installation Sea clutter Radar returns from waves around the vessel can clutter the center of the radar picture making it difficult to detect real targets Such sea clutter usually appears as multiple echoes on the display at short range and the echoes are not repetitive or consistent in position In high winds or extreme conditions sea clutter can produce an almost solid disc on a radar display 88 Rain or snow clutter Radar detects rain and snow Returns from storm areas and rain squalls consist of countless small echoes which continually change in size inten sity and position These returns sometimes appear as large hazy areas depending on the intensity of the rainfall or snow in the storm cell RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Mutual radar in
154. lculated target data can also be shown on your screen Each target is continually assessed and an audible alarm is sounded if a target becomes dangerous or is lost and speed Speed Over Ground SOG and Course Over Ground COG information are required to show true target course and speed The better the quality of the heading and speed data the better MARPA will perform MARPA will function without SOG and COG in relative mode For the best heading data a Raymarine SMART Heading Sensor or a gyro stabilized autopilot is required Risk assessment Each target is monitored to see if it will be within a certain distance from your boat within a certain time If so the target is designated as dangerous and an audible warning is sounded along with an on screen warning being shown The target symbol changes to the dangerous target symbol and flashes to indicate that it is a dangerous target Pressing the appropriate soft key will silence the alarm and remove the warning If a target is lost either because the MARPA software has lost contact with it or because it has moved out of range an audible alarm is sounded and an on screen warning appears The on screen symbol will change to the target lost symbol Pressing the appropriate soft key will silence the alarm and remove the on screen warning and the target lost symbol MARPA range MARPA target acquisition is only available at radar range scales of up to 12nm although tracking continues at a
155. le lt gt SeaTalk Network Switch Only SeaTalk 5 Cable should be used to connect multifunction displays DSM unit and SR100 to a SeaTalk gt Crossover Coupler or SeaTalk s Network Switch Only SeaTalk 5 devices or a RayTech RNS 6 x PC should be connected to a SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler or SeaTalk S Network Switch Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech 169 Problem RayTech is not connecting to any external SeaTalk 5 devices Possible cause Solution PC or laptop Network Interface Card NIC is not correctly connected or e fthe PC requires a Local Area Connection to a non Raymarine network configured in addition to the SeaTalk network an extra Network Interface Card NIC should be installed to facilitate the non Raymarine network e Wireless Local Area Network WLAN network connections should be disabled prior to starting the RayTech RNS 6 x software to prevent possible detection of 10 x x x IP addresses over the WLAN Raymarine s SeaTalk 5 devices utilize static 10 x x x IP addresses RayTech RNS 6 x will prioritize 10 x x x IP address detected over the WLAN over non wireless networks e After RayTech RNS 6 x has established communications with the SeaTalk s network then the wireless network connections can be enabled e Software firewalls should be disabled prior to running RayTech RNS 6 x RayTech RNS 6 x will attempt to disable the Windows Firewall However it is your responsibility to disable other third party softwar
156. le as you approach coastlines harbors or other vessels The shortest range available is 1 8 nautical miles e Long range scales provide the best overview of the vessel s rela tionship to landmasses weather fronts and large ships within or beyond your field of vision The longest range available is 72 nautical miles depending upon the scanner fitted To change the radar range 1 Zoom to your required scale using the RANGE button on the keyboard Synchronizing radar range and chart scale The chart application includes an option to synchronize the radar range with the chart scale When synchronization is switched on e The radar range in all radar windows changes to match the chart scale e Sync is displayed in the top left hand corner of the chart window e f you change the radar range all synchronized chart views change scale to match e f you change the scale of a synchronized chart window all radar windows update to match To synchronize radar range and chart scale 1 Make a chart window active RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 2 Click the Menu Pathfinder button 3 Click Setup Layers 4 Click Advanced Raymarine 5 Toggle Lock Chr Rdr Orientation to On Note fadar Chart range synchronization is not available when the chart motion mode is set to AR AutoRange 11 11 Measuring distance range and bearing You can measure distance range and bearing in the radar application Options for doing so are de
157. les the effective antenna size At zero the effective antenna size matches its actual size At 95 the effective antenna size is doubled Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital Increasing effective antenna size has the effect of separating targets that appear merged at lower settings In some circumstances a larger effective scanner can be a drawback In particular if you are in a harbor or close to land you may see more detail than is useful For that reason the AUTO settings for Harbor and Coastal modes provide lower scale factors of about 30 and 60 Power boost This adjusts effective transmit power At zero the radar operates at its standard power 4kW or 12kW At 90 the effective power is increased by a factor of at least two Increasing power has the effect of making targets more distinct from noise For maximum benefit reduce power boost to prevent saturation of strong targets The default power boost setting for all AUTO modes is 90 11 9 Tuning the radar display ENHANCE ECHOES The ENHANCE ECHOES softkey gives you access to further features for tuning the radar display Interference rejection Interference rejection automatically reduces mutual radar interference when two radar equipped vessels are operating within range of each other It is switched on by default The strength Normal or High is accessed by pressing and holding the Int Reject button when On is highlighted 95 Turning int
158. lk s equipment select MENU gt System Diagnostics gt External Interfaces gt SeaTalk HS on your multifunction display and select the DEVICES softkey Make a note of the IP addresses e From the Windows Start Menu select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel e Double click Network Connections e Right click on the Local Area Connection icon to which the SeaTalk s network is physically connected and select Properties e Click Internet Protocol TCP IP e Click Properties e Select the Use the following IP address radio button e Enter an unused valid 10 x x x IP address e g 10 213 89 33 e Enter 255 0 0 0 as the Subnet mask then click OK e Use the Network Connections dialog to monitor the Status of the connection It will typically specify Limited or No Connectivity or Connected once it has established a connection with the SeaTalk 5 network Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech 171 Problem RayTech is not connecting to any external SeaTalk 5 devices Possible cause The SeaTalk s equipment is correctly connected but not communicating Problem No instruments detected Possible cause A USB serial adapter is not doing its job correctly The serial cable is wired incorrectly There is a problem with your PCs serial port Solution To test the SeaTalk 5 cabling Network Switch SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler and multifunction display DSM unit SR100 hardware the SeaTalk network devices can be pin
159. ll ranges If you change to a smaller range scale targets may be beyond the range of your scanner and will be lost In such cases an on screen warning will indicate that the target is off screen See over page Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital MARPA targets Hrad Up Relalive Molton M A s MONITOR IN MARPA amp AIS ZONES ACQUIRE TARGET mm OPTIONS MARPA LIST AIS LIST Closest point of approach Closest point of approach CPA graphics show vectors for your vessel and a selected target A vector is a line showing a predicted course Vector length varies with speed settings can be changed in the MARPA Setup Menu Vector CPA graphic 1 420nm OOh30m09s 103 To show or hide closest point of approach With a radar page open and active 1 Click DATA pathfinder softkey 2 Click Databox Settings 3 Click MARPA Target 4 Click Show You can read off the CPA data from the MARPA Data box How motion modes affect CPA In true motion mode the vectors of your vessel and the target are shown extended to their intersection point The CPA is shown as a line that is placed on your boat s vector at the point of the CPA The length and direc tion of the line indicates the distance and bearing of the target at CPA The text indicates CPA and TCPA The text next to the target symbol indicates its true course and speed In relative motion mode no vector ex
160. llow Weaker target returns Aqua Blue Noise or clutter RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Rain clutter Radar detects echoes from rain or snow The strength of these echoes depends upon the altitude range density and size of the snow flakes or rain droplets and appear on screen as countless small echoes continuously changing size intensity and position Turning the RAIN clutter function on suppresses the bulk effect of rain returns from around your boat so that recognizing other objects is easier Once Rain clutter is set to ON use either a left mouse click for small changes 1 or a right mouse click for larger changes 10 Sea clutter Radar echoes from waves around your boat can clutter the center of the radar picture making it difficult to detect real targets see page 85 Adjusting the sea mode will reduce this clutter for up to 5 nautical miles depending on wave and sea conditions from your boat This reduces sea echoes to intermittent small dots while small targets remain visible and persistent Gain levels further from your boat remain unchanged The sea clutter curve under Scanner Set up will effect the effectiveness of this control see Sea clutter curve on page 84 11 8 Super HD adjustments Note On y available if a SuperHD radar is fitted to your vessel You can generally use the default AUTO settings for best results but two manual controls allow you to explore SuperHD s capabilities Antenna boost This sca
161. ltifunction display Digital Radome scanner Raymarine SeaTalk s Additional wu E Multifunction display Weather receiver o f UUUUU H D CI eS D11905 1 cf Figure D 1 RayTech as part of a multi node SeaTalk 5 network 198 2 Radar scanner Multifunction display c SeaTalkhs crossover coupler Ets CH CC CH DCH Less ee CECR CHEN C 1C JC JL JC JC 3C JC 3C 3C 3C XC C30 Li r LO PC running RNS Figure D 2 SeaTalk 5 Crossover Coupler RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide RayTech RNS RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface 9 pin cable Part No E85001 Part No E86001 Cable to SeaTalk System D8411 1 Figure D 3 RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA interface box Installation Guidelines SeaTalk devices You can connect an instrument system using the Raymarine SeaTalk data format SeaTalk devices can be connected directly to your PC or laptop using the 9 pin cable Raymarine Part No E 86001 and the SeaTalk system using the RayTech SeaTalk PC NMEA Interface Raymarine Part No E85001 is detailed in the followin
162. ment This is known as background noise or clutter and is controlled by the gain modes gain color gain and TVG Raymarine recommends that you allow your system to automatically control the ideal sensitivity level based on depth and water conditions You can however adjust these settings manually if you prefer C 6 Range and shift values By default the sonar automatically adjusts the display depth range selecting the shallowest range that keeps the bottom in the lower half of the display window Alternatively clicking the AWGE button lets you select the maximum depth displayed on the scrolling bottom and A Scope images You can also shift the image up or down within the current range When you select Auto Range the shift adjustments is reset to zero Range adjustments affect all sonar windows The range setting is indicated in the sonar status bar The following table shows the range and shift values that are available Range Index 10 11 12 13 14 19 Range feet Shiftincrement feet 1 Range fathoms 1 2 a LA Shiftincrement fathoms 1 1 1 10 10 10 20 20 Range meters co On gt 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 80 100 150 189 Shiftincrement meters 1 1 190 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Range Index Range feet Shiftincrement Range Shiftincrement Range meters Shiftincrement feet fathoms fathoms meters 16 600 200 100 20 200 50 17 800 20
163. multiple sonar pages 50 kHz frequency When using this frequency the transducer scans a wide area The signal penetrates water well so is good for use in deep water 200 kHz frequency When using this frequency the transducer scans a narrower area but produces a more detailed view The signal is good for finding fish that are near the bottom or close together and is better for use in shallow water To change the frequency in a preset mode 1 Click the preset to adjust ADJUST P1 2 Click the Select Frequency to toggle between allowed frequencies Note you select Split Frequency the screen is split horizontally with the 200 kHz image in the upper pane and the 50 kHz image in the lower pane 13 6 Making the picture clearer Various factors can affect the displayed image in particular debris and air bubbles can cause background noise You can minimize these effects using the gain controls These controls are e Gain mode e Color gain mode e TVG e Color Threshold 117 Gain mode The gain of the display adjusts background noise by varying the echo strength for display of the echoes The value of the gain controls determine the strength at which the echoes are displayed If the gain is low only the strongest echoes are displayed as the gain increases more but weaker echoes are displayed such as those from air bubbles The gain controls should be set high enough to see fish and bottom detail but wit
164. n however adjust gain settings manually if required Gain presets There are four preset gain modes to give you the best picture in different circumstances Harbor is the default mode This setting takes account of land clutter so that smaller targets like navigation buoys are not lost Coastal accounts for the slightly higher levels of sea clutter you might encounter out of harbor and adjusts the radar display accordingly Offshore automatically adjusts for high levels of sea clutter 93 Buoy is a special mode to enhance the detection of small objects like mooring buoys It is useful at ranges up to 3 4 nm Manually adjusting gain settings The gain settings function makes the radar picture clearer by changing the sensitivity of radar reception e For long ranges select a sensitivity level that gives a slight speckle in the background Setting the gain too low can cause weak or small targets to disappear however e For shorter ranges reduce the gain slightly to reduce speckle and improve target definition Note you control gain manually check it each time you change the range scale To manually adjust gain settings 1 Click the Gain softkey 2 Select a pre set you want to adjust i e Coastal Mode 3 Click the softkey you want to change the value for 4 Once Man is shown and the value percentage slider is displayed above the softkey use either a left mouse click for small changes 1 or a right mous
165. n dialog box Displays the Cache C Map cartography dialog box 204 Tools menu Command Radar Sonar 3D AIS Set New Ruler Clear Rulers View menu Command Customize Function bar Tabs Standard toolbar Waypoints and Routes Pathfinder panel Action Displays the radar dialog box Displays the sonar dialog box Displays the 3D dialog box Displays the AIS set up options Sets the cursor to draw a new ruler Clears all rulers from the screen Action Displays toolbar customize dialog box Displays or hides the function bar Displays or hides page selection tabs Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Command GPS Status Pre start Data Trak Applications hsb info Video Capture setup Command Tides Currents toolbar 3D toolbar Fishing toolbar Yacht racing toolbar Pre start toolbar Weather toolbar RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Action Displays the GPS status dialog box Sets starting gun countdown timer Graphs live instrument data Enables you to open Polars Engine Panel and Navigation numbers Displays the hsb information dialog box Displays Video capture devices dialog box Action Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding t
166. nction display file format e e mail enables the transfer of data using your e mail client To transfer route and waypoint data p iw el de Import Export Routes and Waypoints 2 1 Click the mport Export Routes and Waypoints icon or select the option from the File menu The import export dialog box appears 2 Click the relevant button for the function you want to complete The method of importing or exporting data follows the same proce dures the difference is in the dialog box wording For ease of explana tion the following examples show the export dialog boxes 3 Click Next The Export Routes and Waypoints dialog box appears 58 Click the button for the required method of data transfer Click Next The method selection dialog box appears port Routes and Waypoints to Removable Card RNE RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Click the required option for transferring all or selected routes and waypoints If you choose to transfer selected data only the Export Routes dialog box appears The left hand pane displays routes not marked for transfer The right hand pane displays routes which will be exported Routes can be moved between the two lists by using the Aa or Remove buttons or by double clicking the route name Click ext The Export Waypoint Folders dialog box is displayed The left pane displays waypoint folders not marked for transfer the right pane displays waypoint folders which will be exported You c
167. needs The Simulator menu is available to edit 19 Setting up RayTech EE 19 Installing instruments to Ravlech 20 RayTech He 21 File Setup Instruments feature eeeeeeeee 21 hcc es PRETI 24 II C MapNT PC charts from CD ROM 24 t Ewei TE E 25 Navionics eet EE 25 Ray Tech chartinstale ee 25 The user interface and controls 27 Jeder o E 27 Ug pee 27 Je Greet 27 Biet ele ART EC 28 TOODA ee E er cr et 28 ging a 28 Right MOUSE mens 28 Pathfinder panel sees 29 Displaying information scout iwi tivi vvv vv 29 Selection dialog bon 29 A ONDON erann a 30 Da DOK ee a E 30 Alert and information dialog box 30 Application information DOXssn ceto ttd peciit n n ib 30 Changing what you see on the screen 31 Moving around a split page eese 31 Using E E Uu Suonerie iiri 33 Introduction NER m 33 Use your charts safely ccccsccssssssssssssssssssssesseseesseseeseesens 33 The chart SCEGGDsaomini ntinesidusdesunmvisig tin inc PEE RINERDE 33 Opan ER E E 33 Moving around the chart cccccccscsssssscssssrssesssessrssssssesanees 34 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chart ET le DE 34 DOOM NN EE 34 Finding your boat on the chat 34 CHOOSING chart VDE sssrssocnianncnicnerirnieniinnns 34 Chant NAY CUS eege 35 di qo Ee 35 CITB CUI TUNG e 36 Us
168. nel list is displayed 3 Highlight the channel to be deleted Click OK The channel is deleted from the databox Add Channel Re ordering channels The order in which channels are displayed in a databox can be modified as follows 3 Double click the channel icon The channel list is displayed To move a channel up the displayed order With the databox and databox toolbar displayed hy acres 1 Click Channel Up The Databox selection box is displayed AppWindspeec AvgTrueWind Dir 2 Highlight the databox in which the channels are to be moved Click OK I AvgIrueWindDirMax ict ic di LE The channel list is displayed AvgTrueWindSpeed 3 Highlight the channel to be moved Click OK AvgTrueWindSpeedMax e SNE B AvgTrueWindSpeedMin The selected channel is moved up one position in the databox CorrTrueWindAngle 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until the channel is in the required position in s CorrTrueWindDir the databox CorrTrueWindSpeed ShearRotation TrueWindAngle To move a channel down the displayed order A With the databox and databox toolbar displayed 1 Click Channe Down The Databox selection box is displayed 2 Highlight the databox in which the channels are to be moved Click OK The channel list is displayed D8793_1 Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 3 Highlight the channel to be moved Click OX The selected channel is moved down one position in the databox 4 RepeatSteps 1 throu
169. ng features e Choice of operating modes Active or planning e Ability to change the view point e 360 rotation of the selected view e Vertical exaggeration of the view e Ability to view water depth e Ability to indicate the area which your fishfinder transducer cone covers if fitted e Ability to overlay Navionics aerial photographs 40 6 2 New 2D chart features The new 2D features of the Navionics Platinum chart card include e Aerial photo overlay e Panoramic photos e Pilot book information All of these chart features are accessed using the normal controls and soft keys of RayTech Aerial photo overlay The aerial photo overlay will enables you to overlay the on screen chart with an aerial image of coastal waters and land making it easier to identify objects and cartographic features Depending on the area that your chart covers the aerial overlay is either full color or black and white The level of features and objects shown also varies dependent on the area covered SE panes SCH gaz way Uude yey ziii We 2 m e S ch P P el 57923 1 The aerial photograph covers navigable waters and up to 3 miles inland from the coast RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide You can adjust the level of visibility between the chart and the aerial photograph To display aerial photo overlay In the Charting toolbar click Navionics Photos Aerial photo overlay will now be displayed Panoramic photos
170. nge rings are concentric circles displayed on screen and centered from your boat at pre set distances The number of rings shown and their spacing changes automatically as you change the range Range rings can be used as a basic method of obtaining distance informa tion from the radar picture Range rings can be turned on or off as required To turn range rings on off use the right mouse menu select Range Rings and click A check mark will appear when they are selected on 76 VRMs EBLs A variable range marker VRM and its associated electronic bearing line EBL is used to determine the range and bearing respectively of objects detected by the radar A standard VRM is displayed as a circle with its center on your boat s posi tion and its EBL is displayed as a line from the origin to the edge of the radar screen Both are shown as dotted lines If you range in or out or offset the center of the display the original setting of the VRM EBL remains unchanged RayTech allows two VRMs EBLs to be displayed at the same time When a VRM EBL pair is active their bearing and range can be displayed in an associated databox This is displayed by clicking the VRM EBL Box soft key to ON Using VRM EBLs To measure the range and or bearing of a target or point from your boat s position you need to display a VRM EBL and edit move it on screen so that it intersects the desired target or point VRM EBL Loes att D69
171. nge scale is changed Range rings can also be turned off enough target is above the radar horizon TC Standard range scales Standard ranges that can be selected are shown in the following table Antenna height Target height m Maximum range Maximum range Number of range Range ring m Nm nm rings nm interval nm 3 3 10 0 125 2 0 0625 3 10 10 9 0 25 2 0 125 5 3 8 9 0 5 4 0 125 5 10 12 0 0 75 3 0 25 B 3 Range control e B BS The radar picture can be viewed at various scales The shortest range scale 3 6 0 9 gives a maximum range of 1 8 nm measured from the default center to the 6 a 1 top of the radar picture The longest range scale gives a maximum range of between 24 and 72 nm depending on the scanner 12 6 2 e Long range scales provide the best overview of the boats relationship 24 6 4 to land masses weather fronts and large ship targets in or beyond view 48 6 8 e Short range scales provide greater detail of the radar echoes close to ER 6 12 the boat and should be used as the coastline harbors or other boats in the area are approached The maximum range depends on scanner type The number of range rings shown in the table is the number to the selected range Additional range rings are displayed to the edge of the radar picture at the standard ring interval for the current range and are visible when the center is offset B 4 Interpreting the radar picture Navigational echoes may be large small bright or faint dep
172. nics Multi card reader Chapter 1 System overview and features Comprehensive Weather Oceanographic reporting RayTech offers you the capability to import and display the latest weather and ocean conditions and then superimpose this information upon your charts in several layers For example weather information in GRIB format can be downloaded directly from third party Internet sites such as www grib us These files can be animated to show predicted weather conditions over a specified period of time Typical weather files contain information covering a period of several days giving you a comprehensive presentation of atmospheric and marine conditions Advanced graphical user interface RayTech is operated via an easy to use Graphical User Interface GUI complete with many customizable toolbars softkeys and floating data boxes Using an intuitive menu hierarchy you can display only those tools that you commonly use or customize screens to show you only pertinent information with just a few mouse clicks RayTech s flexible GUI enables you to quickly and easily tailor its powerful resources to suit your needs Navionics Platinum chart card Compatibility with Navionics Platinum chart card provides you with enhanced 2D cartography features and introduces an easy to use 3D chart format that provides you with a graphical view of land and sea contours around your boat Much of the information available on a conventional chart can
173. ning Definition Twd True wind direction The magnetic direction that the wind is coming from calculated to appear as though measured from a stationary boat Twd is measured in degrees Vmg Velocity made good The boat s speed towards or away from the Twd used to measure performance relative to upwind downwind targets
174. ntact Raymarine for technical assistance Problem Erratic mouse cursor Possible cause Solution Windows recognizes instrument data as a serial mouse This is a feature of the Windows operating system Disable the serial mouse serial ballpoint device in Windows Device Manager Use a SeaLevel No 2105R serial to USB adapter in place of the PC s serial port or current serial port to USB adapter 168 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Problem RayTech is not connecting to any external SeaTalk 5 devices Possible cause Incompatible mulifunction display or compatible multifunction display running an unsupported software version SeaTalk 5 devices are not connected correctly Solution e Fora list of compatible Raymarine multifunction displays refer to the Raymarine website www raymarine com raytech e Ensure your multifunction display is running the latest software To find out the software version select MENU gt System Diagnostics gt Soft ware Services gt Unit Info gt App Version on your multifunction display To get latest software contact your dealer or visit www raymarine com The devices in your RayTech network must be connected as follows RayTech RNS 6 x PC and 1 SeaTalkhs device e RayTech RNS 6 x PC lt gt SeaTalk 5 Cable lt gt SeaTalk Crossover Coupler lt gt SeaTalk 5 Cable lt gt SeaTalk device RayTech RNS 6 x PC and 2 or more SeaTalk 5 devices e RayTech RNS 6 x PC lt gt SeaTalk 5 Cab
175. nts The waypoint folders selection dialog box is displayed Highlight the folder you want to delete the waypoint from Right click The All Waypoints in folder dialog box is displayed Right click the waypoint you want to delete a drop down menu is displayed Highlight De ete Click OK The waypoint is deleted and the dialog box closes Choosing a route With a chart page open To choose a route 1 2 Click Route Choose Route The Choose Route dialog box is displayed Double click the route you want displayed The selected route is displayed on screen and automatically followed RayTech includes a setting to enable or disable the Follow Route option Following route With a chart page open and a route displayed To follow a route 1 Click Route The next level of softkeys is displayed 2 Toggle Follow Route to On The autopilot will alarm of Engage the autopilot after carrying out the normal safety checks RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide To follow a route from here With a chart page open and a route displayed either 1 Toggle Follow Route to OFF 2 Place the cursor over the waypoint you want to which you want to travel 3 Right click The right mouse menu is displayed Click Go fo Cursor The waypoint name is displayed in brackets 5 Toggle o ow Route to On The route will be followed from the selected waypoint 8 4 Monitoring the course With RayTech receiving accurate heading and p
176. nts toolbar EE 209 EDES E EAE A E eee 210 Yacht Tacno toba ea cem aa em dun hc en cr ea des 211 POG Cal tOOlDAN eebe 212 Weatliel TO ONDA cosas aem stc EE TN 212 Databox toolDar denen eee eee ene ee 213 List of abbreviations e 215 Glossary of terms viii RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Important information 1 Important information Safety notices Navigation aid When this product is used within a navigation system it is only an aid to navigation It s accuracy can be affected by many factors including equipment failure or defects envi ronmental conditions and improper use or handling It is the user s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements This product should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judge ment Always maintain a permanent watch so that you can respond to situations as they develop Product installation This equipment must be installed and operated in accor dance with the Raymarine instructions provided within this guide Failure to do so could result in poor product performance personal injury and or damage to your boat Navionics CF Card Reader The Navionics CF card reader has been designed and tested for home and dockside planning use only and has not been tested to marine standards for ruggedness or interference with other devices on board the vessel Raymarine cannot accept responsibility or liabilit
177. o 4 Device Click the Video 7 Labe action box The on screen keyboard appears Change the label to the required name Click OX The on screen keyboard closes and the action box is updated Click the Video 7 Device action box A drop down menu appears Highlight Device 7 and click The drop down menu closes and the action box updates SC a Bos SS 164 8 Repeat Steps 1 through 7 for video devices 2 to 4 changing the device numbers as applicable These settings are retained To set a video cycle With the video application open 1 Click Presentation Set Up 2 Toggle the Cyc esoft key to ON The application will now automatically cycle through all connected device To stop a video cycle With the video application open either click any of the video soft keys or by toggling the video cycle soft key to OFF RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 15 Using video 165 gn pech Marigal ve del i Fe pe let Se rie D fd mb PA pp LI rn ge rode Sep 2g FB get EE Lex II chau 3 Zens Ne Ta wn mii GH trea tae dE TEE petz e GI L rage Sat Karst et dotes ared urgens D itr Wayne Banj 3 AD eese zg DM Eee cure Grp adt oras Spec we Seo ne IET D8784 1 RayTech video capture 166 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech 167 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting RayTech 16 1 Introduction This chapter will help you identify and solve most problems It also details how to co
178. o ffp www raymarine com RayTech software 2 Click RayTechupgrade Download and install the application here 3 Click Download RNS 6 2 Registration required The registration screen appears 4 Complete the registration form 14 5 Click Submit The download instruction page opens 6 Click Proceed to Download The Download security dialog box appears 7 Click Save You are now prompted to select a location to save the file 8 Select the location and click OK File download begins Note y7ech is a very large file 152MB Dial up connections are not recommended for this operation A CD ROM can be purchased from Raymarine if you prefer df 4 hake ats Ke 7 as D Leg RayTech 6 0 Upgrade License Wy _RayTech 6 0 Planner No License D9095 1 Figure 3 1 RayTech Startup Wizard Screen RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide zm P EET E o EES Lj x d Eo bg Pe Geer ee Ee K IN Figure 3 2 RayTech Startup Wizard on screen keyboard After you have downloaded the file it must be opened onto your computer as follows 1 Open the location where the file is stored 2 Double click the RayTech icon 3 Click Run The Install Shield Wizard is displayed 4 Follow the on screen instructions Note Raymarine recommends that you save the downloaded installation executable file by burning it to a CD ROM and storing with your RayTech documentation 3 3 Starting to use RayTech Now that you ha
179. oftkeys Right mouse menus Goto Cursor New Waypoint Create Waypoint Clicking the right mouse button will display a menu of functions for a particular object such as a mark waypoint or chart object Virtually any object on the RayTech screen will present a specific menu of functions when you place the cursor over it and click the right mouse button This is a very fast way to find the function that you want even if you don t know exactly what it is because you will see only those functions which are appropriate for the object at which you are pointing Navionics Object Properties Range Out Range In Open Mearest Tides Open Mearest Currents Show Charts Here D6923 1 Chapter 4 The user interface and controls Pathfinder panel The Pathfinder panel provides shortcuts for some of the more common functions Just move the cursor over the required button and click The controls that can be found in this panel are UG a r use to scroll through open pages changes the active pane in a split page displays the waypoint softkeys if the function bar is open displays the databox softkeys if the function bar is open displays the setup softkeys if the function bar is open zooms the page to show a larger OUT or smaller IN area changes radar range em di A AD D6925_1 29 4 4 Displaying information Information is shown in databoxes or dialog boxes on the RayTech screen The di
180. olors To reset to defaults run Raycleanup utility by holding down ctrl as RayTech opens Tick in turn Clean toolbars and menus this resets the layout and display to defaults Remove ini files this removes instruments and configuration have your license key to hand so you can re enter it Click clean up and try RayTech between each of the above Contact Raymarine Technical Support for further help Has RayTech been installed over the top of an earlier version of RayTech software Remove any RayTech programs using the Add Remove Programs utility and remove the file called c windows RayTech ini Re install RayTech 174 Problem Your PC slows to a halt or locks up completely Possible cause Instruments incorrectly set up Problem with USB serial adapter Problem with serial port Problem C Map charts are not visible Possible cause One or more chart layers are hiding vector charts C Map license code incorrect If using NT PC charts from CD ROM RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Solution Set up your instruments again or use the Raycleanup utility to Remove ini files have your license key ready to hand so that you can re enter it Contact Raymarine Technical Support for further help Refer to adapter recommendations given in RayTech system requirements on www raymarine com or try updating the adapter drivers from the Manu facturers website Refer to adapter recommendations given in R
181. om mark Set leg via laser Top by laser Enables you to set racecourse top mark via Americas Cup course laser D7069_1 211 Action Makes next leg of racecourse the active leg Makes previous leg of racecourse the active leg Sets the leg of racecourse Displays Americas Cup course dialog box 212 Pre start toolbar S KE Set Port e Set Stark CR Port by Laser X Starb by Lase fii 1 Minute UI 4 Minutes 5 Minute Command Action Set Port Enables you to manually set the port starting buoy position Set Starb Enables you to manually set the starboard starting buoy position Port by laser Enables you to set port start buoy position via laser Starb by laser Enables you to set port start buoy position via laser Weather toolbar H Pressure J Wind 1 Temperature h Currents Be Q wi A D7071 1 Command Action Pressure Turns on off isobars and speed layer Wind Turns on off wind direction layer Command 01 1 minute 04 4 minutes 05 5 minutes 10 10 minutes 15 15 minutes Command Temperature Currents RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Action Sets start gun countdown timer to selected interval Action Turns on off ocean temperature layer Turns on off ocean currents layer 213 Databox toolbar Cl Settings EA Float x Dock E Delete Add 3 Default Databoxes Ki Insert Channel Delete Channel n Modify Channel is Channel Up 7 Channel Down D7072_1 Command Action Command Action Sett
182. om the following e Bearing from origin to destination i e intended course Used if a FOLLOW or GOTO is active e Locked heading from an autopilot Used if autopilot is engaged but no FOLLOW or GOTO Is active e Instantaneous heading Used if neither of the above is valid the system now reassesses the course every 5 To change the way in which the picture is shown 1 Click Presentation on the soft key bar 2 Click Radar Heading until the desired mode has been selected RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 10 5 Getting the best radar picture You can get a clearer radar picture by minimizing the effects of false or multiple echoes and clarifying target presentation by using the softkeys controls accessed using the radar softkeys The softkeys are e Gain e Targets e VRM EBL e Presentation e Target Tracking Gain The effects of false echoes and clutter can be reduced by using the GAIN soft key and its associated controls to make the overall picture clearer The AUTO settings usually give the best results although you can adjust these settings if required If you use manual settings they are retained when the radar is set to standby or if you exit RayTech The gain functions are e FTC Mode e Rain Mode e Sea Mode e Gain Mode e Tune To use the gain functions 1 Click on the soft key for the required function 2 Click on the soft key for control options 3 Adjust the settings as necessary Chapt
183. on Course towards a specific mark or target Although similar in concept to VMG Vmc is equal to VMG only when the bearing to the mark and wind direction are iden tical Vmc is used when you expect the wind to change between your present position and the target primarily in long course racing In such an instance it may be a smarter tactical move to sail toward your target at the fastest possible speed even if that heading isn t directly toward the target To use the Vmc plot select the Course and true wind direction to be plotted by clicking on the Course Twd and Tws kts up down arrows or entering the numbers directly By default course and Twd are initially derived from instrument input but the screen allows you to change these figures to calculate what happens if the wind or course changes 149 Instrument calibration for accurate data The accuracy of data generated by your instruments and performance eval uation depends on accurate calibration This section gives an introductory explanation of instrument calibration you must refer to the Manufacturer s manuals that came with your instruments for specific calibration proce dures The following calibration principles are explained e Boat speed e Compass e Apparent wind angle e True wind angle e True wind speed Boat speed Boat speed calibrations are entered directly into your instrumentation system While it may not be practical to check boat speed calibrat
184. on allows you to measure range and bearing between any two points on the radar screen rather than from your vessel s position First you move the VRM EBL center to the position you want to measure from Then you change the radius of the VRM to measure distance or change the angle of the EBL to take a bearing To use floating VRM 1 Create a standard VRM EBL 2 Click the Floating VRM EBL softkey 3 Click the Adjust Float softkey 4 Dragthe cursor to the point you want to measure from and left mouse dick to set the position The range between the two points is shown on the Adjust VRM EBL data box LI To use a second floating VRM EBL 1 Click the More softkey to select VRM EBL 2 softkeys 2 Click SET UP VRM EBL 2 3 Toggle VRM EBL 2 to ON 4 Repeat the steps for using a floating VRM steps 1 8 To unfloat a VRM or EBL 1 Click the VRM EBL softkey 100 2 Click the FLOATING EBL softkey under VRM EBL 2 if you are using a second floating VRM or EBL 3 Select CENTER softkey 11 12 Using radar to track objects The TARGET TRACKING softkey opens the toolbars shown below Target tracking functions are used to help avoid collisions e Guard zones sound an alarm when an object comes within a specified range e MARPA displays information about tracked objects e AIS displays the identity and voyage information of other AIS enabled vessels To track a target 1 Click the TARGET TRACKING softkey 2 Click the AC
185. on installing charts refer to Chapter 2 Getting Started Use your charts safely CAUTION RayTech should not be used as a substitute for good navigational practice nor for official government charts Until you are familiar with interpreting the chart display you should take every opportunity to compare displayed objects with visual targets such as buoys and coastal structures You should practice harbor and coastal navi gation during daylight and in clear weather conditions RayTech simulator mode will also help you gain experience 5 2 The chart screen The chart is a digitized image of the paper chart for the selected area see Raytech default screen on page 32 The chart shows objects such as landmasses navigational objects and depth contours The amount of detail shown varies for different chart types and areas covered The scale at which the chart is shown also affects the amount of detail shown Cartographic information is also available for objects marked on the chart Source details for such objects as structures lines and open sea areas are also available Using the advanced functions described in Chapter 7 Using RayTech s Advanced features information on the weather tides and currents can be overlaid on the charts 33 When connected to a heading data source you can also overlay the radar image on to the chart 5 3 Opening a chart To open a chart for the first time 1 Click File Open New Page The open new
186. on lets you customize various aspects of the scanner s behavior such as the Edit Name softkey which allows you to name individual scanners Short range Short range gives a maximum range of 3 nautical miles Long range Long range provides more standard ranges It is not possible for the long range to be set to a range less than the short range i e if Short range 3Nm then Long range cannot be less than 3Nm Note here is no short range operation for Super High Definition SuperHD radars Tune adjust The tune adjust function is used to fine tune the scanner s receiver for maximum target returns on the display though we recommend that you use the automatic settings Auto mode recommended In AUTO mode the radar tunes itself automatically on all range scales This is the default mode and it is recommended that you leave the tune function in auto mode to ensure that the radar receiver is always tuned to receive the maximum signal Manual mode If you do set the tune function to MANUAL you will need to adjust it about 10 minutes after you have turned on the radar as the required setting will change after the magnetron has warmed up Adjust the control to obtain the maximum signal strength indicated by the eight step horizontal bar If you cannot tune the radar successfully refer to the Installation Guide or return the radar to Auto made 84 Sea clutter curve Radar echoes from waves around your boat can clutte
187. oolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Command Charting toolbar Animation toolbar Alarm toolbar Window menu Command Select page Rename page Split vertically Help menu Command Help topics System Diagnostics Action Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Action Displays Select page dialog box Displays the on screen keyboard to enable renaming of the current page Splits the active page vertically Action Displays index of help topics Displays your systems information dialog box Command Menu toolbar Databox toolbar Command Split horizontally RayTech Mode PC Mode Command Online support Online purchase 205 Action Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Displays or hides the corresponding toolbar Action Splits the active page horizontally Changes the software into RayTech mode for use with the RayTech keyboard refer to RayTech Getting Started Changes the software into PC mode Action Links RayTech to Raymarine Online Technical Support Enables online purchase of RayTech license keys 206 Command RayTech Home page Online updates Online registration Standard toolbar Action Links RayTech to Raymarine RayTech web pages Links RayTech to downloadable software updates Enables you to register RayTech online Command About RayT
188. or Port Services Tides and currents station Wrecks and obstructions Business services To use the find nearest feature In an area that is covered by a Navionics chart 1 Right click anywhere on a Navionics chart page The right mouse menu is displayed Select Navionics Object properties The Information dialog box is displayed Click Find Nearest The find nearest selection box is displayed Waypoints Ports D8757_1 4 Highlight the category you want to view 5 Click OK The information is displayed in the information dialog box Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography Search port by name The Search port by Name feature enables you to search for a specific port However it will not enable you to search for a specific restaurant or chan dlery name within a port To search by name In an area that is covered by a Navionics chart 1 Right click in the required area The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Select Navionics Object properties The Information dialog box is displayed 3 Click Search by Name The on screen keyboard is displayed 4 Enter the name of the port you want to locate 5 Click OK The on screen keyboard closes and the result s are displayed in the information dialog box 8 information for Position 25 45 210N 80 8 455W ona 25 47 498N 80 11 079W Bearing Range 299 T 2 692nm Services Water Transportation Travel es Sports Ground Transportation Shops Beauty
189. or s current position 1 Select Waypoint Place Waypoint at Cursor 51 2 Move the cursor to where you want to place the waypoint 3 Click and a new waypoint will appear in the selected position at the boat s current position To place a waypoint at the boat s current position 1 Select Waypoint Place Waypoint at Vessel 2 Anew waypoint will be placed at the boat s current position at a known position There are two ways that you can place a waypoint at a known position e using the Enter Waypoint EW button e using the Manage Waypoints function Enter Waypoint button ds Enter Waypoint The Enter Waypoint can be found on the Waypoints and Routes toolbar To place a waypoint at a known position using the Enter Waypoint button 1 Click the Enter Waypoint button on the toolbar The on screen keyboard is displayed 2 Enterthe name of the new waypoint 3 Click OK The on screen keyboard closes and the waypoint properties dialog box appears 52 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide e Enter details for the waypoint as described in Steps 6 through 10 of To place a waypoint at a known position using the Manage Waypoint function on page 52 Manage waypoint function To place a waypoint at a known position using the Manage Waypoint function 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The folders dialog box will appear 2 Select the waypoint folder in which you want to locate the new waypoint Click OK 3 S
190. osition information you can use the Course Deviation Indicator CDI see CDI monitor on page 66 to monitor your course and accurately steer to a target waypoint The CDI gives a graphical representation of your boat s course in a rolling road format The symbol for your boat is shown on the centerline when the boat is on course with steering instructions for maintaining your course shown just above the screen horizon As you travel towards the target waypoint the grid representing the sea will move down the screen at a rate proportional to your boat s speed Your target waypoint is located on the centerline of the display over the screen horizon As the distance to the target waypoint decreases the waypoint symbol will appear on the horizon and start to move down the screen The waypoint symbol will blink on and off and it s name is displayed to the right as it travels down the screen Information on your boat s course is displayed above the screen horizon to indicate e Target waypoint name e Speed Over Ground SOG displayed in knot Chapter 8 Working with routes e Range to target waypoint displayed in nautical miles nm e Course Over Ground COG displayed in degrees magnetic e Bearing to target waypoint displayed in degrees magnetic e Cross Track Error XTE displayed in nm The XTE also gives instructions as to which way you should steer to correct the error These instructions are shown as arrows eithe
191. ot related to the speed of the boat over the bottom You can also pause the display but the depth indication will continue to update 115 To change the scrolling speed 1 Click 7oo s Sonar The sonar set up dialog box appears 2 Click the Scroll speed action box to change the speed setting To pause the scrolling speed 1 Click Presentation 2 Click Scroll 3 Toggle Scro to Paused Target depth ID You can select whether the depth is displayed for fish echoes With the target depth id set to On the target depth is displayed just above each target echo To turn on Target Depth ID 1 Right mouse click on the sonar screen The right mouse menu is displayed 2 Scroll and check Fish D The target depths are displayed on the sonar screen 13 5 Improving the underwater view The sonar automatically locates the bottom and displays the information as a scrolling image using an appropriate scroll speed and range To change the view to suit your current activities and operating conditions you can control how the fishfinder image and depth information is displayed as follows e Change the displayed range this affects all sonar pages e View single and dual frequency sonar this affects all sonar pages The sonar by default automatically determines the optimum frequency of operation according to depth You can manually select the transducer 116 frequency 50 kHz for wide coverage or 200 kHz for a narrow detailed
192. ou can now set the network configuration and either automatically or manually configure your system and instruments To set the network configuration 1 Double click Metwork configuration The following dialog box appears RayTech RNS UN To change your network configuration please exit RayTech Navigator and then run the RayTech Instrument Configuration application which can be Found under vour Start gt All Programs gt Raymarine RayTech Tools program icons 2 Click OK The dialog box closes 3 Use the RayTech Tools wizard to configure the network For full details refer to To use the RayTech Tools wizard on page 21 22 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide To automatically configure instruments ii Double click the What s connectedicon The connection dialog box is displayed showing what instruments are connected and have been detected Note te procedure should be carried out if you are using 7290 instru ments and want to show custom channels You cannot use SealalK 5 if you are using this configuration These instructions apply to instruments connected via an RS 232 or RS 422 connection to your PC 1 Double click Automatic configura tion The auto detect progress dialog box is displayed eee ie CLLPJLOGRGGGQAGLL LZLZLL BE Setup SEATALK on COML ene 3 2 Click Cance in the Connection Settings dialog box 3 When instruments have been detected an icon is displayed in the dialog box to show connectivity
193. ou control over e Waypoint behavior e Radar mode and orientation e Range rings e VRM EBL behavior Orientation Radar orientation refers to the relationship between the radar display and your direction of travel There are three orientation modes e Head up e North up e Course up These orientation modes are used in conjunction with motion modes see page 92 to control how your vessel s progress is shown on screen RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Heading Up H UP This is the default mode for the radar application Ship s Heading Market SHM indicating the boat s current heading is upwards As your boat s heading changes e SHM fixed upwards e Radar picture rotates accordingly Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital North Up N UP True north at top As your boat s heading changes e Radar picture fixed north up e SHM rotates accordingly If heading data becomes unavailable while in this mode a warning message will be shown the status bar shows North Up in brackets and the radar uses 0 heading in relative motion When heading data becomes available once more North Up mode is reinstated It is not possible to select Head Up mode when the motion mode is set to True 91 Course Up C UP As your boat s heading changes e Radar picture fixed e SHM rotates accordingly Current course upwards If you select a new course the picture will reset to display the new course upwards The r
194. own menus e Toolbars e Softkeys 28 e Right mouse menus e Pathfinder panel in any combination that you find easiest to use Drop down menus Place Waypoint at Vessel Man Overboard Manage Waypoints Roly Route And Waypoint Transfer ka Ki D6920_1 To access functions from the drop down menus move the cursor arrow over the required menu highlight the function you want to use and click If you see downwards pointing arrows at the bottom of a drop down menu this indicates that there are other less frequently used features available Toolbars s gl yt y 1 i i k Goto cursor CS Create Route t Create Wp 5 Undo Wp Gei Edit Route d Route And Waypoint Transfer tu J Toolbars provide specific shortcuts to a function To access a function using a toolbar move the cursor over the icon for the required function and click To display a toolbar 1 Select View The toolbar drop down menu is displayed 2 Click the toolbar you want to display It is checked and the toolbar appears a the top of the screen below the drop down menu bar RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Softkeys GoTo Deg ap ur KREE Find Vessel Setup e j The soft key labels change to reflect the page pane selected and the func tions available Click the corresponding soft key to select the required function When you have finished using a function or making adjustments click BACK to return to the previous level of s
195. p the radar display esssssssss 74 Short range scales E 74 Long range SCAICS E 74 Changing the displayed range 15 Marking a position on screen eeeeeeeeenennnnnnnnns 75 Using radar to help avoid a collision 75 AGRIS PEE S OST 75 luno C 76 WANG bI I T 71 liegen 78 W EEN 78 eege 78 Lid VAR PAD ee 78 Target and Vector DISEOTDyC usce herein ri mih enne Eme 79 Ee IMNGTO IY Pet c CORE 90 MARPA LANG GUS c 80 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital 83 Radar setup t 83 ee 83 Scanner Sei E 83 Powering on off the various scanner operating modes 94 Radar range and image quality sssss 85 ise 85 Image quality E 86 SE TODE ena Te TT 86 Ile gene 87 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Wl 87 BUNOS CCION eee ses veces 87 DE E 87 Rain EE 88 Mutual radar interference esses 88 Radar window OVerVIBW ctos Gerais rt tos eem endo nt 89 MOU OS WON P E 89 Operation modes socie mS EIER S URIUEF ema 89 Other vessels or objects cc ccscceccsssssssessrssssssessrssesssesaeees 89 Factors affecting echo strength 89 Using waypoints with the radar sess 90 Radar display ODIIONS eege 90 KEE 90 SEMESTER 92 Tuning the r
196. page dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the page type that you want to open Navionics C Map or raster 3 Click OK 34 5 4 Moving around the chart You can move around the chart using Chart panning RayTech includes chart panning Whenever you move the cursor near the edge of a chart page and click the chart will move in that direction You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to pan the chart Click over an object or position on a chart and the chart page or pane will center on the location of the cursor Zooming The are a number of ways to change the range or zoom in and out of a chart to see more or less of a given area Range In will show a smaller area of a chart Range Out will show a larger area of a chart You can use Menu Item Select Tools Range In or Range Out Keyboard Press Zabto zoom in or Shift tabto zoom out Pathfinder panel Click the upper portion of the RANGE key to zoom out or the lower portion to zoom in Left mouse button Click and hold the left mouse button As you drag the mouse the selected area will be highlighted in gray Release the button and the selected area will be zoomed in Right mouse button When you right click on a chart the right click menu is displayed Select Range In or Range Out RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Finding your boat on the chart Now that you have opened a chart you will need to know where you are 6 Your boat is displayed using
197. petitive or consistent in position With high winds and extreme conditions echoes from sea clutter may cause dense background clutter in the shape of an almost solid disc The radar can see echoes from rain or snow ReTurns from storm areas and rain squalls consist of countless small echoes that continuously change size intensity and position These reTurns sometimes appear as large hazy areas depending on the intensity of the rainfall or snow in the storm area 186 Interference D7056_1 When two or more radar equipped boats are operating within range of each other mutual radar interference can occur This usually appears as a spiral of small dots from the display center This type of inter ference is most noticeable at long ranges RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Appendix C Sonar C 1 Introduction The sonar provides a detailed underwater view that helps you to see bottom structure and texture underwater obstructions such as wrecks and fish Depth data is also provided and depth and temperature alarms can be set C 2 How the sonar works The sonar application uses a Digital Sounder Module DSM to process sonar signals from a suitable transducer and provide a detailed underwater view The transducer located on the bottom of the boat sends pulses of sound waves into the water and measures the time it takes for the sound wave to travel to the bottom and back The returning sound echoes are affected by bottom str
198. port Export Routes and Waypoints D A Scope Mode 2 200 KHz Man Gain Auto High ida Gain AutoHigh X A Scope Mode 3 Gain Auto High X H IW 2 5 Inbox Microsoft Out ll RayTech Navigator 122 13 8 Getting a live image from below the boat The normal scrolling bottom display shows a historical record of sonar echoes The A Scope screen see A Scope page 121 displays raw sonar data direct from the transducer beam This gives you a real time image of bottom structure and any fish directly below the transducer This function is useful in showing the strength of echo returned from an object A Scope also displays the patented Bottom Coverage width indication A Scope can be displayed in three modes e Mode 1 the image is angled outward as the signal width indicated with dotted lines increases with depth e Mode 2 the image expands to take up the entire A Scope pane giving greater detail e Mode 3 the left hand side of the Mode 2 image is expanded to the entire pane This mode gives the greatest resolution If a bottom lock or zoom image is displayed selecting A Scope automati cally switches them off If you have split frequency images displayed A Scope is automatically displayed in both panes To display the A Scope image 1 Click on the preset to change 2 Click the Se ect View softkey until A Scope is displayed 3 Select the A Scope softkey to display
199. position is at the center of the display and its dead ahead bearing is indicated by a heading line known as the Ship s Heading Marker SHM On screen targets may be large small bright or faint dependent upon the size of the object its orientation and surface Be aware that the size of a target on screen is dependent on many factors and may not necessarily be proportional to its physical size Nearby objects may appear to be the same size as distant larger objects With experience the approximate size of different objects can be determined by the relative size and brightness of the echoes 72 10 4 Changing how the radar picture is shown The radar picture can be shown in one of three modes Head up H UP Head up is the default mode The radar picture is shown with the boat s current heading upwards As the heading changes the picture will rotate North up N UP In this mode the radar picture is stabilized and shown with North at the top of the picture As your boat changes its heading the SHM will move accordingly This mode requires heading data input Course up C UP In this mode the radar picture is stabilized and shown with your current course upwards As your boat s heading changes the SHM moves accord ingly This mode requires heading data input If you select a new course the picture will reset to display the new course upwards The reference used for Course up depends upon the information available fr
200. ptech NOAA BSB and PCX charts are examples of raster charts 180 Aerial imagery A high resolution geo referenced rasterized photograph taken from aerial or satellite sources You can overlay your boat s position on such an image and get a visual estimation of your position with reference to actual photography based landmarks Navionics aerial photographs and Maptech Photo Region charts are examples of this type of chart A 5 Displaying chart object and source information Vector charts used with RayTech include a number of displayed objects for which information is available such as lights and buoys They also contain additional source data for structures lines open sea areas etc You can use the right mouse menu to identify an object or chart position and you can obtain detailed information for the selected item Waypoints A Waypoint is a position entered on a chart as a reference or as a place to go All waypoints placed on the chart plotter are stored in a waypoint data base list which includes additional information about each individual waypoint Routes A route is made up of a series of waypoints To make a route a series of waypoints is placed on the chart or can be selected from the Waypoint List When a route is created it becomes the current route and is displayed on screen The current route is maintained even when the system is powered off Only one route can be current and is displayed if it is in the field
201. ptimum Route The optimum route is calculated by RayTech and the route time is displayed on screen RayTech RNS 1 The optimum route takes 22 79 hours 8 Click OK The optimum route is displayed on the chart see Optimum route on page 157 D8846 1 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features Gegen E M A Ruler eech SE Layers 54 Cup L2 zeg Gp testers eene ebe degen desastres edit V PERSE aor 4 EA T 20 Wil lean EL NE n Optimum route D8845 1 157 158 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 8 Raymarine Yacht Racing Numbers File Options Help Boat speed Actual 0 00 Target 9 51 Port Time 6 51 Dist B Bear 199 Tack Ang 71 Navigation numbers Twa 4 35 Starb 5 41 0 9 128 OTack 07 Total 17 32 1 6 168 Mark Twa A D7039_1 Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 14 9 Navigation numbers You can use the navigation numbers feature of RayTech see Navigation numbers on page 158 to display data collected from your boat s instru ments and adjust it in a What happens if scenario to optimize performance Using the What if page you can make an assumption about what the wind will do and enter this into RayTech Alternative laylines are then calculated and the information shown on screen allowing you to decide the best course to take True wind direction and speed are calculated in short 30 second and long
202. r Note Raytech will only work with the E86008 C Map USB C Card reader and not later models This product is now discontinued C Map USB C Card reader The USB C Card Reader must be installed on your PC before you start RayTech software Failure to do so will prevent RayTech from being able to access C Map charts on C cards or waypoints or routes that are stored on the User card Charts inserted in the USB C Card Reader are read in real time as long as the card is actually inserted in the card reader C Map charts cannot be downloaded to your PC for off line viewing Maptech cartography Maptech BSB V4 0 cartography You should install and register Maptech BSB V4 0 cartography in accor dance with the installation instructions contained on their software Failure to follow the instructions will prevent charts being installed by RayTech Earlier Maptech BSB cartography versions Versions of Maptech BSB cartography prior to V4 0 do not need to be regis tered prior to installation using the RayTech chart installer 25 Navionics cartography There are two ways in which Navionics cartography can be accessed by RayTech e via your SeaTalk S system e using the Navionics multicard reader SeaTalk 5 system With the PC connected to your SeaTalk S system and a Navionics chart card installed in a Raymarine multifunction display open either a new 2D or 3D chart page Navionics cartography can then be used with RayTech acting as
203. r display take every opportunity to compare the radar display with your physical surroundings Note the location of boats buoys and coastal struc tures and their corresponding echoes on the radar display Practice harbor and coastal navigation during daylight hours and in clear weather conditions 11 2 Powering on off the various scanner operating modes To control the power to the radar 1 Select the Power button Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital 2 Toggle the Scanner On Off key or 3 Toggle the Radar Transmit key to On Off Note When an open array antenna Is fitted the system stops the antenna in the forward facing position when Standby mode is selected 11 3 Radar range and image quality Radar operates by transmitting radio pulses then detecting the reflections as the pulses bounce back from objects within radar range The reflections are processed and displayed on screen as echoes 85 Range Radar range is limited by the height of your scanner and the height of the target as illustrated below Earth Rmax 7223 h H in nautical miles in metres in metres Rena maximum radar range h radar antenna height H target height radar horizon of antenna a4 radar horizon of target a2 The table below gives the approximate range for various antenna and target heights Antenna height Object height Range m m nm 3 3 7 7 3 10 10 9 5 3 8 8 5 10 12
204. r side of the XTE pointing towards the centerline The greater the XTE the more arrows are shown You should correct your course by steering in the direction indi cated by the arrows The CDI can be displayed on its own page or as part of a custom page with other applications MARPA targets can also be displayed on a CDI page Restart XTE CDI s Restart XTE function gives you the option if selected to re center the boat within the CDI window zeroing all the XTE data Next Leg and Previous Leg Next Leg and Previous Leg are functions available to allow you to select the waypoint within a route you are aiming at while completing a GOTO By selecting the Next Leg you select the next waypoint in the route you have selected By selecting Previous Leg you revert to a previous waypoint in the selected route 65 66 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide ap 6 Be Range Dur m carga f E Laven VW zg e eeu e Toba ab ee Et An matn er eene ii Goin ac Oum dip chen Anne icd Sit Tuer x s bluff 7 morgan s bluff GRID 0 20nm SCALE 1 00nm Chart Cart 1 7 Chez aide Soe Wee A3 a D Dm mooen oven Fjnayien emma D6988 1 CDI monitor Chapter 9 Using tides and currents Chapter 9 Using tides and currents CAUTION Tides and currents Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the data used for tides and currents this information can be influenced by loc
205. r the center of the radar picture making it difficult to detect real targets Several factors can effect the level of clutter you see such as the mounting height of the radar weather and sea conditions The sea clutter curve settings adjust the system s sensitivity to sea clutter The steepest setting is 1 and the shal lowest is 8 The default setting is 1 Parking offset Open Array scanners The default parking offset is 0 degrees the scanner aligns with the pedestal facing forwards With parking offset selected you can adjust the parking offset from 0 to 358 degrees in steps of two degrees This setting change is only available when the digital radar is set to Off or Standby The changes you make are applied the next transmit cycle To open the radar setup menu 1 Make a radar application window active 2 Click the Tools button 3 Click Radar Setup Antenna size Antenna size selection is available under the radar setup menu This should be set by the user 1 Select Tools 2 Select Radar Setup from the drop down menu 3 Select Antenna Size select your required antenna size from the list RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 4 Click OK Target Expansion Wakes Period Timed Transmit or Transmit Period Standby Period Sea Clutter Curve 10 SCANS 5 mins Rdr Simulator Location jj Antenna Size Solent England Note Until you are familiar with interpreting the rada
206. re instruments on page 22 24 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide 2 Double click the Setting up nstruments icon The set up dialog box is displayed 3 Double click Custom Channels The custom channel dialog box is displayed 5 Click the action boxes to specify individual settings within that channel 6 Click OK The custom channel is created and can be displayed in a ST290 databox in the Favorites chapter 4 Double click the channel that you want to customize The channel 3 7 Installing charts selection dialog box is displayed l l E l l This section deals with installing the different types of charts that are compatible with RayTech C MapNT PC charts from CD ROM IMPORTANT RayTech must be exited and re opened before attempting to install C Map NT PC Selector program Failure to do so will prevent your RayTech software from being able to find installed C Map charts To install C Map charts from a CD ROM it is necessary to install the C Map NT PC Chart Selector software onto your PC This must be installed in accordance with the instructions on the C Map software Chapter 3 Getting started Using the C Map NT PC chart selector you select the charts that you want to install You then purchase the relevant chart licences on line and register them They are automatically detected by RayTech on start up and are made available to the RayTech program C Map charts are not installed using the RayTech chart installe
207. re that you connect the devices directly DO NOT use the boat s DC grounding circuit to carry the Tx or Rx signal You may encounter a device that does not properly implement the NMEA specification and shares it s Tx lead with the device DC power ground circuit In this case you must still run a cable directly between the Tx and Rx leads as previously stated DO NOT share the DC power ground circuit RS 232 basics Most desktop and laptop computers have RS 232 ports These ports use a 3 wire interface in which the transmit and receive leads reference the same signal ground It is important not to confuse the RS 232 cable s ground with the boat s power ground circuit While the boat s power ground may co incidentally be at the same level as the RS 232 signal ground there is no industry standard that requires this Since the RS 232 transmit and receive data signals reference a common signal ground to maintain their integrity you must connect the signal ground circuit directly between the two RS 232 linked devices To wire one RS 232 device to another 1 Connect device A s Tx lead to device B s Rx lead 2 Connect device A s Rx lead to device B s Tx lead 3 Connect device A s signal ground SGnd lead to device B s SGnd lead RS 232 uses a common ground which differs in electrical specification form NMEA s transmit receive pair arrangement Because of these signal level differences the way you interconnect an RS 232 device and
208. rea Network LAN enables all of the multi function displays connected in a system to show data from any display in the system on all the other linked Raymarine multifunction displays This data can be displayed in full split and overlay screen modes NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 Data Interface Standard was developed by the National Marine Electronics Association of America It is an international standard to enable equipment from many different manufacturers to be connected together and share information The NMEA 0183 standard carries similar information to SeaTalk However it has the important difference in that one cable will only carry information in one direction For this reason NMEA 0183 is generally used to connect a data receiver and a transmitter together e g a compass sensor transmit ting heading to a radar display This information is passed in sentences each of which has a three letter sentence identifier It is therefore important when checking compatibility between items that the same sentence identifiers are supported e g VTG carries Course and Speed Over Ground data GLL carries latitude and longi tude DBT carries water depth and MWYV carries relative wind angle and wind speed data Installation Guidelines D 3 Basic NMEA and RS 232 cabling principles This section explains some of the basic principles involved with NMEA and RS 232 electrical connections Knowledge of this information is not required to connect
209. reen as you select them 3 Adjust the chart range as necessary to see the weather in the required area Bal Pressure lcg wind lg Temperature D7071 1 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Configuring the Weather Layer To set up your weather display 1 Select File Layers The RayTech layers dialog box is displayed 2 Click the Weather Layers icon The weather layers dialog box is displayed Rain Relative Humidity 5as Tamp Surface Pressure Swell 3 Click the action box next to the information you require to set the format in which it is shown 4 Click OK until the dialog box closes Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features Animating weather files To animate a weather file 1 Select View Animation Toolbar The animation toolbar is displayed gt Start of Today Endof Today e SE 3 24 04 00 00 ek E OI a bc de Start End Speed Date a Rewind of of b Play GRIB GRIB C Fast forward d Next track e Pause D7025 2 2 Click the arrow at the right of the Start time box A drop down menu is displayed 3 Select the time you want the animation to start this is typically the start of the GRIB file 4 Click the arrow at the right of the Finish time box A drop down menu is displayed this is typically the end of the GRIB file 5 Select the time you want the animation to end 6 Click to setthe speed you want the animation played The further to the right you move the selector the fast
210. ribed in the previous sections 2 Click Po ar tab The Polar Plot screen is displayed 3 Select the required boat speed scale by clicking on the up down arrows or entering the numbers direct 4 Select the range of True Wind Speed to be plotted by clicking on the up down arrows or entering the numbers direct 148 Polars ell x Polar Plot Polar Upwind Downwind Yme Twa Corrections Tws Corrections Data Boatspeed kts Tws kts o E Min 20 zi Max 2 Step E 4 Min e z Max Exi To read a polar plot Refer to the example above and the accompanying definitions The bottom axis 1 shows boat speed range in knots The maximum minimum speed and speed interval are determined on the scale plotted The top axis 2 describes an arc of 180 representing the boat s direc tion with respect to the wind At 0 you are sailing directly into the wind at 180 you are sailing directly with the wind In this example the lines that lie precisely on the 70 and 110 axes correspond to the settings of the Twa1 3 and Twa2 4 variables RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide entered in the polar parameters screen These lines are displayed in blue The lines that diverge between 30 and 50 and 130 and 160 repre sent the Target Twa upwind 5 and downwind 6 These lines are displayed in blue The line that scribes a semi circle plots the optimum heading 7 and resultant speed re
211. rive e Monitor capable of displaying 1024 x 768 resolution 16 bit color IMPORTANT In addition to the minimum optimum requirements you will also require 1 or more of the following depending on how RayTech is to be connected to your instruments system network e Serial port for connecting to NMEA 0183 or SeaTalk e Ethernet port for connecting to a Raymarine multifunction display using SeaTalk 5 e USB or USB 2 0 port for Navionics Multicard Reader or of Serial to USB adapter Optimum system requirements The optimum system requirements are e Pentium IV 2GHz processor or equivalent e 2GB RAM or higher e NVIDIA GeForce graphics card e Windows XP SP3 2 3 Compatible displays Your PC or laptop running Raytech RNS software can be connected to a Raymarine multifunction display via SeaTalk 5 This enables you to access additional functions including radar and sonar For a list of compatible Raymarine multifunction displays refer to the Raymarine website www raymarine com raytech 10 ue Pe ed jabari mabik ir rengt Je Aen mim i ue ig ite often sel is ila af ed POA rni eT d bebo F pa ee IU na D vea ebe diaken imise dcum ced cuam ane fee d perce deri cabe ete Pm Cms comam Fd cua pose ninm Fm HEN LI as qum es Fetes te re ES het com Qu 23 reet ete deeds 3 2 3 A Brasse ml gie pas es sd ela Mapes rias ba of d st op um Clemes re dered arid Eer ert
212. rop down menu to select font color Click OK The selected font styles and color are now applied SU dex 9 Zeg Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 14 5 Polar plotting This section explains how to use RayTech s Polars tool to analyze and fine tune your boat s performance Intended primarily for the experienced sailor polar uses a group of variables such as apparent true current corrected wind angles boat speed heel and pitch etc to determine what heading you should set your boat on to achieve the best target boat speed under varying wind conditions Analysis results are displayed using several graph plots and data matrices which can be edited to suit your needs A typical polars plot screen is shown below ELS 7 Polars f a j Polar Plot Polar Upwind Downwind Vmc Twa Corrections Tws Corrections Data Tws kts m Boatspeed kts a Min 20 Max 2 Step pam Pau EZ Exit H 4 Note Zase ine polars for your individual vessel may be available from the vessel s designer manufacturer 143 Data collection The accuracy of any analysis presented by the polars tool is dependent on the volume and accuracy of the data collected There are two primary areas within the polars application where you can enter and modify data e The Polar tab this displays the polar parameters screen which contains variables values used to plot the polar graph e The Data tab this displ
213. rt for the area you are in will always be displayed This information is based on your boat s position the focal point of the cursor and the range scale selected As you pan or zoom around the chart cartography will be continuously displayed With quilting turned off the chart at the focus of the display will be shown alone The scanned edges of the chart containing the latitude and longi charts will be hidden from view Zooming in or out will cause the chart to be enlarged or reduced in size Chapter 5 Using charts 37 Boat icon Cursor Status bar Cartographic information 5 E gt T available Navigational object mz a Depth contour Page tab el PPO ge rer yo uw Default chart screen 38 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography 39 Chapter 6 Using Platinum cartography 6 1 Introduction The Navionics Platinum Chart card used in conjunction with RayTech enables you to access enhanced 2D cartography and 3D bathymetric charts These features will give you an accurate easy to view image of the area around your boat giving you confidence in knowing where you are and what is around you enabling you to plan in detail where you want to go Operation of these charts and their features is similar to the way in which existing chart cards are used 2D cartography The Platinum chart card enhances many of the chart features found on other Navionics chart cards and introduce
214. rying radio signals e g VHF radios cables and antennas In the case of Single Side Band SSB radios the distance should be increased to 7 ft 2m e More than 7 ft 2m from the path of a radar beam A radar beam can normally be assumed to spread 20 degrees above and below the radiating element e The equipment is supplied from a separate battery to that used for engine start Voltage drops below 10 V and starter motor tran sients can cause the equipment to reset This will not damage the 191 equipment but may cause the loss of some information and may change the operating mode e Raymarine specified cables are used Cutting and rejoining these cables can compromise EMC performance and must be avoided unless doing so is detailed in the installation manual e f a suppression ferrite is attached to a cable this ferrite should not be removed If the ferrite needs to be removed during installation it must be reassembled in the same position Suppression Ferrites The illustration shows typical cable suppression ferrites used with Raymarine equipment Always use the ferrites supplied by Raymarine Connections to other equipment If your Raymarine equipment is to be connected to other equipment using a cable not supplied by Raymarine a suppression ferrite MUST always be attached to the cable near to the Raymarine unit 192 D 2 System integration This section provides an overview of system integration and the protocols
215. s new ones making additional features available Enhanced features e Additional business services information enabling you to find local restaurants shops and places of interest in addition to marina services e Additional wrecks data a new set of wrecks and their associated data e Major coastal roads can now be displayed on a 2D chart e US inland waterways enables you to view major navigable lakes e g Great Lakes Lake Okeechobee New features e Panoramic photos for many ports and marinas on the chart e Pilot book information an on screen version of almanac information for many ports e Aerial photo overlay enabling you to overlay the on screen chart with an aerial image of coastal waters and land making it easier to identify objects and cartographic features 3D bathymetric charts The 3D bathymetric chart application introduces an easy to use chart format that provides a graphical view of land and sea contours around your boat Much of the information available on a conventional chart can be shown in three dimensions giving you an accurate easy to view image of the area around your boat that can help you plan e Fishing spots e What fishing pattern to use e Safe routes If you are in a new area or visibility is poor 3D cartography can help to give you the confidence to know where you are and what is around you You can also show active waypoints and routes on a 3D chart 3D cartography has the followi
216. s view Aft 2 431nm Eye point above and in front of the boat looking behind it D8762 1 ROTATE 280 T D8764 1 47 Eye point above and to star board side of boat looking to port Eye point above and to port side of the boat looking to starboard 48 Changing your viewpoint Softkeys You can change your view of the chart using the following softkeys e Rotate On enables you to choose which point on the screen the chart will move around e Eye rotates the chart around the eye point maintaining a rela tive position to the on screen boat e Center rotates the chart around the center of view on the chart e Adjust enables you to choose how you change the view e Rotate enables you to rotate the chart view through 360 If you want to maintain a view from a particular angle rotate the chart until you see the required view The chart will automatically update e Pitch enables you to change the angle at which you view the chart This can be from sea level to a full aerial view You cannot view the chart from underwater e Find Ship pressing this soft key at any time enables you to return to the default action motion mode chart view e Presentation enables you to view additional features Chart offset The 3D chart center can be offset in a similar way to a 2D chart You can offset the position of the on screen boat by 1 3 or 2 3 from the center of view towards the edge of the win
217. stomize the engine panel 1 Right click the title bar The right mouse menu is displayed Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features 2 Click Settings The settings format box is displayed SSS Qucm ow Engine Panel Settings EJ instruments Panel lerperaiure 1 Temperature 2 lek 1 Terk 2 Ene Vols Eve Hours Ing Engine Hours Rev Courter Ensbled V Range 6000 RPM Select and highlight the required instrument from the left hand list The right hand box changes to show settings for this instrument Use the drop down menus to select scales shown on the instrument Click OK Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for each instrument Right click the title bar The right mouse menu is displayed Click Settings The settings format box is displayed Click the Pane tab The panel style format box is displayed a D8833_1 Lngine Panel Settings instruments Pami Two Engnes Iv Bring to fort on aam v Classic Hye Dab W 4 Check the required options 161 D8834 1 5 Click OK The engine panel has now been customized to your preferences 6 Minimize the engine panel using the minimize button in the title bar You can now either click the Engine Pane icon in the taskbar to display the panel as required or if the option has been checked the panel will display automatically if an engine alarms 162 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 15 Using video Chapter 15 Using video 15 1 Introduct
218. sual repre sentation of what is under your boat When connected to a DSM30 DSM 300 or DSM400 sonar RayTech can be used as a fishfinder repeater For technical information on Sonar refer to Appendix C Sonar 13 2 The sonar screen When you first view the sonar screen a scrolling bottom graph is displayed This is a graphical representation of the echoes seen by the sounder module As time passes this image scrolls from right to left and becomes a record of the echoes seen Default Sonar Screen page 131 shows a typical sonar picture The images at the right of the screen are the most recent echoes Some echoes indicate fish and others show the bottom Bottom structure struc tures such as a reef or shipwreck will also be indicated 113 The sonar screen includes a status bar displaying transducer frequency and gain settings The display can also show upper and lower depth limits and depth lines if required As with all of RayTech s applications the sonar can be customized to let you choose how the image is displayed and what information is displayed For example you can set the scroll speed of the bottom graph and the range can be changed to adjust the depth of water displayed Displaying sonar in a new page To display sonar in a separate page 1 Select FILE Open New Page The Open New Page dialog box will appear 2 Double click the SOMAR icon The sonar display and associated soft keys will open in a new page 1
219. t speed and boat speed Target an Displays Apparent wind angle Target true wind angle and Corrected true wind angle and is used to observe trends in wind direction and speed Temp depth Displays Depth below transducer and Sea temperature Tide Used to establish tide set and drift True wind Displays True wind direction and True wind speed Used to observe trends in wind direction and speed Note Data rak also contains a graph named Standard this is the stan dard template used by the system whenever it creates a new Datalrak window and you should not open or use this template 151 When you open a DataTrak page or pane data for the selected displays are automatically shown and the graph will scroll from right to left The most recent data is displayed at the right hand side of the screen To use DataTrak 1 Select File Open New Page The open page selection dialog box is displayed 2 Highlight the Data7rak icon 3 Click OK A new page will open and the DataTrak dialog box is displayed 4 Highlight the graph you want to display 5 Click OK The selected graph is displayed Data will automatically appear from the right of the screen To open a custom DataTrak page 1 Select File Open New Page The open page selection dialog box is displayed Highlight Custom 3 Click OK A new page will open and application icons are displayed N 4 Double click DataTrak The page will open and the DataTrak dialog box is
220. t the sound waves are making two complete trips hitting the bottom bouncing off the boat the reflecting off the bottom again This can happen if the water is shallow the bottom is hard or gain is set high C 4 Displaying targets When a target is detected it is displayed on the sonar screen as a mark The size and shape of this mark is influenced by a combination of factors Boat speed The shape of a target changes along with the boat speed Slower speeds return flatter more horizontal marks As your boat s speed increases the target will tend to thicken and arch slightly until at fast speeds the mark resembles a double vertical line Target depth The closer the target to the surface the larger the mark on the screen Indi vidual target depths can be displayed using the Target Depth ID function Target size The larger the target the larger the return on the sonar display However the size of a fish target is dependent upon the size of the fish s swim bladder rather than it s overall size Swim bladder size varies from fish to fish Transducer frequency RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide The same target will appear differently when the transducer frequency is changed The lower the frequency the broader the mark C 5 Factors that can impair an image Although weaker than bottom or other echoes your sonar picture may be impaired by echoes received from floating or submerged debris air bubbles or even your boats move
221. tailed in the table below Bacon Distances Range from your ee between points boat 9 Range Rings Yes approx Yes approx Cursor Yes Yes Variable Range Yes Markers VRMs Electronic Yes Bearing Lines EBLs Floating VRMs Yes i Floating EBLs Yes Range rings Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital Range rings help you gauge the approximate distance between points at a glance Range rings are centered on your position and displayed on the screen at pre set intervals The number and spacing of range rings changes to suit the scale you have set Range 11 nm Range rings 1 4 nm apart Range 3 4 nm Range rings 1 4 nm apart Range nm Range rings g nm apart To show or hide range rings 1 Click the Presentation softkey 2 Toggle to On or Off using the Rang Rings softkey Bearing and range The radar display shows you bearing and range data to any object you highlight To find the bearing and range to an object 1 Move the cursor to the object s position 97 2 Read off the bearing and range in the databar Bearing and range from DAT Ap J 9 mr Lo sow 14 your vessel to cursor Cursor D8402_1 The Variable Range Marker VRM and Electronic Bearing Line EBL The VRM EBL softkey opens the toolbars shown below Variable Range Marker A Variable Range Marker VRM is a circle of variable radius centered on your vessel s position You can
222. tension of your boat is shown The CPA line emerges from your own boat with the target vector extension being shown as relative not true The text next to the target indicates its course and speed Click SHOW DETAILS to display the calculated relative course and speed Displaying MARPA data All MARPA data is held in a list containing e MARPAID e Bearing e Range e True Course e True Speed 104 e CPA e TCPA Target display The position of MARPA objects is marked with an icon which also indi cates its MARPA status Ed Target being acquired e Safe target Dangerous target EI Lost target D7542_2 To view the MARPA list 1 Click the TARGET TRACKING softkey 2 Click the MARPALIST softkey To cancel MARPA directly 1 Right mouse click on the Radar screen select MAPRA 2 From the drop down menu click either Cancel One or Cancel All softkey as appropriate Note fyou have clicked Cancel One you then need to click on the target to cancel off To cancel MARPA from the MARPA list 1 Open the MARPA list 2 Selecta target and Click CANCEL TARGET or CANCEL ALL TARGETS as required RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Displaying vessel identity AIS If you have an AIS receiver fitted to your system you can use it to e Show the position and display vessel data for other AlS equipped vessels within a specified range of your boat e Display voyage data position course speed and rate of turn of AIS equippe
223. terference This can occur when two or more radar equipped vessels are operating within range of each other The interference usually appears as a spiral of small dots from the display center and is most marked at long ranges Chapter 11 Using the Radar HD and SuperHD Digital 11 4 Radar window overview Range Orientation Auto Radar ring Mode Motion Settings Pathfinder range seperation Orientation mode panel marker Ships MA M heading position Land mass Range ring Your position By default your boat is shown at the center of the radar display and your dead ahead bearing is indicated by a vertical line known as the Ship s Heading Marker SHM Operation modes The radar gives excellent results in one of the four pre configured operation modes under the Gain softkey Select the mode that best suits your circumstances attempting to make manual adjustments to the settings could degrade your image However this facility is available See page 93 for more information 89 Other vessels or objects On screen targets may be large small bright or faint depending on the size of the object its orientation and surface type Remember that the strength of an object s echo may not be proportional to the physical size of the object For example a nearby object might produce an echo of the same strength as a more distant but larger object With experience the approximate size of different objects can be d
224. the A Scope settings 4 Click to select the way in which A Scopeis displayed RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 13 Working with sonar RayTech Navigator Chart Radar Sonar Joa pe gent ete Tess We Seegen fee f Tt a que C Stoge Out amp E Et t CH d Hg reme CH vand MEO Tenore X E fe An dd Edi Route del E es Jk Ente ave hA sis e S ainda co EG See ii Pba ka Foni Ki ux Seite d AP EJ STT insert Chace Diett Chaar Mecify Chaste A chance ua M Chante Desc gatas Ray Tech Simulator Mode Fregz None 0 50kt coc 040 M 156 M Mark Range 0 27nm Time to Mark 31 54 Time to Dest 31 54 Heading 143 M Lathude 51 45 376 N Longitude 000 33 343 E Ginta Stamp 23 Nov 07 Chart Radar Sonar Ci VRM EBL Edit White Line C E OFF VRM EBL Scrail Advanced du IT D10752 1 White line 123 124 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide _ A EIS RwyTeeh Navigate Chart Radar Sonar Eie VWiteeee Reo Teen Ve Vie He E Je Bee A Eos m dne chasse Dut KE sare vl L4 Bebe Ga Tesbers Ma Peme B terpeene My nema P a 2E Fi Fp A Tm x a qu E E LIBI yp n Cat al x hi snae KI preretue E eme LI Being K l Pet Gei Zeck Deeg E kel e ef Ze eih ingeni Channa Delete Channel Kod Ghana 2 Crane La Channel Den EET x jE T 0 50kt COG 040 M Mork Bear 178 M Mork Range 0 35nm Time ge
225. the Waypoint properties dialog box To edit a waypoints details 1 Place the cursor over the waypoint that you want to edit 2 Right click to display the right mouse menu 3 Select and click Waypoint Properties The waypoint properties dialog box for the selected waypoint is displayed 4 Select and click on the details that you want to edit The on screen keyboard numeric pad or drop down lists will be displayed as required 59 5 Click OK when you have finished editing the waypoint details The dialog box closes Note C Series software greater than v3 18 and E series software greater than v3 22 include a feature requiring that all Waypoint and Route names start with a letter and not a number 7 9 Organizing waypoints You can create as many different groups known in RayTech as folders of waypoints as you need and then manipulate the individual waypoints within those folders Waypoint folders can be added deleted or renamed just like individual waypoints You can also swap waypoints between folders and send them to and retrieve them from the waypoint recycle bin To create a new waypoint folder 1 Select Waypoint Manage Waypoints The Folders dialog box is displayed 2 Click Mew Folder The on screen keyboard is displayed 3 Type in the name for the new folder Click OX The new folder is created To add a waypoint to a folder 1 Select Waypoints Manage Waypoints The Folders dialog box is displayed 2 Op
226. ting However Raymarine cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies or omissions it may contain In addition Raymarine s policy of continuous product improvement may change specifications without notice As a result Raymarine cannot accept liability for any differences between the product and the manual 4 Copyright Under copyright laws use of this manual is intended for the original licensee No portion of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the licensee s use without the express written permission of Raymarine and provided in the licensing agreement between you and Raymarine RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Chapter 1 System overview and features Chapter 1 System overview and features 1 1 Introduction This chapter introduces RayTech and covers the following Accessories e What s in the box The following accessories are available for RayTech e System overview 1 2 What do I get in the box When you open the box containing RayTech you will find various components depending on which package you have purchased SeaTalk to PC Interface Serial data cable DB 9 Component Navionics CF Chart Reader RayTech V6 1 Part No E112111 Note 70 upgrade the software to Raytech V6 2 you must visit the RayTech V6 2 Manual Raymarine website www raymarine
227. ts or perform small range changes When you open RayTech the default screen see page 32 will appear containing e Title bar shows the software details e Drop down menus give access to all the main functions of RayTech e Toolbars give access to functions of a particular application or mode e Pathfinder panel shortcuts to RayTech functions e Application display area of the screen in which an application is displayed e Page selection tabs Click a tab to display the required page from those that are open e PC taskbar accesses PC controls e Power Key press to turn radar transmit on or off Press and hold to exit RayTech e Softkeys used to select function identified by the on screen label The default screen and controls can be customized to your personal prefer ences RayTech will retain these preferences and show them each time you open it They can be changed at anytime without closing the program With the exception of radar and sonar pages each page and pane can be inde pendently configured to suit your working practices 4 3 Interface controls The interface can be controlled using the PC mouse touchscreen standard or Raymarine waterproof USB Navigation Keyboard This section will detail how to control the interface using the PC mouse and standard keyboard For details on using the Raymarine waterproof USB Navigation Keyboard refer to page 171 of this manual Functions can be accessed via e Drop d
228. ucture and any other objects in their path e g wrecks reefs and fish The DSM processes these echoes and sends data to the sonar which displays a visual interpretation of the underwater view The strength of echoes is indicated on the display by different colors You can use this information to determine the bottom structure the size of fish and other objects in the water e g debris or air bubbles Notes 1 The DSM will operate at a frequency of 50 kHz and or 200 KHz 2 Some transducers will enable the sonar to display water tempera ture and or speed data 187 C 3 Bottom indications The bottom usually produces a strong echo enabling the sonar to see great detail D7057 1 A hard bottom such as sand produces a thin line D7058 1 A softer bottom covered with seaweed produces a wide line as the sound waves reflect from different layers of the bottom In this image the sonar is getting a good echo from the bottom so the upper layer of the bottom is shown as dark gray D7059 1 An uneven bottom which is covered with rocks or coral produces a complex display the bottom image is irregular with long tails pointing upward A wreck produces a similar image 188 Notice that the lower layer of the image is shown as a lighter gray indi cating a weaker echo This could mean that the upper layer is soft some sound waves may get through this layer and be reflected by a more solid layer below It is also possible tha
229. up One or more network adapters in this computer are still acquiring a network address from a DHCP server You should relaunch Raytech in a few minutes Pressing Ok will exit Raytech z m o a 3 Click the button next to SeaTalk s Raymarine multifunction display Click the button corresponding to whether the PC is currently connected to your onboard instruments 5 Click Next The following screen appears RayTach RNS and press the Finish button PS Remove SeaTalk HS Settings from your Computer continuing on Press the Ok button cosdiqure the higslighted NIC 6 Click the button next to the PC or laptop network card that is physically connected to the SeaTalk 5 network This card will be configured to communicate with your Raymarine multifunction display 7 Click Finish The RNSNetSetup dialog box appears 18 RNSNetSetup E X Your adapter settings will be modified For use with Ray Tech RNS Your computer will be rebooted if necessary once the changes are complete Press Ok En modify the adapters settings or Cancel to discard any changes cma 8 Click OK RayTech starts to open and the network initialization progress box appears D9097_1 As the initialization process is carried out RayTech will open and the Open New Page dialog box is displayed 9 Highlight the icon for the page type you want to open and click OK The new page opens 10 You can now continue to work in RayTe
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231. ut in general they are intermittent and poorly defined RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide True echo D7052_1 Mast or funnel False echo Multiple echoes Multiple echoes are not very common but can occur if there is a large target with a wide vertical surface at a comparatively short range The transmitted signal will be reflected back and forth between the target and your own boat resulting in multiple echoes displayed beyond the range of the true target echo but on the same bearing True echo Ey Multiple echoe D7053_1 D1642 1 Blind sectors or shadow effect Obstructions such as funnels and masts near the radar antenna may obstruct the radar beam and cause radar shadows or blind sectors If the obstruction is relatively narrow there will be a reduction of the beam intensity though not necessarily a complete cut off However for wider obstructions there may be a total loss of signal in the shadow area There may also be multiple echoes which extend beyond the obstruction Blind sector effects can normally be minimized by careful selection of the scanner site prior to installation Sea clutter D7054_1 Rain clutter D7055_1 185 Radar returns from waves around the boat can clutter the center of the radar picture making it difficult to detect real targets Such sea clutter usually appears as multiple echoes on the display at short range scales and the echoes are not re
232. ve successfully installed RayTech on your computer the following steps explain how to start using the product Chapter 3 Getting started License keys Before using RayTech for the first time you will need to enter a license key Note When initially running RayTech Planner the RNS Startup Wizard Will prompt you for a Full RayTech RNS license number a RayTech RNS Upgrade license number or to select to use RayTech Planner only no license required If you have downloaded RayTech Planner from Raymarine s website or have received a RayTech Planner CD With a new multifunction display or have received a RayTech Planner CD with the Navionics Multicard Reader you should choose the RayTech Planner No License option Note Je icense key for your Full RayTech RNS 6 1 or RayTech RNS 6 7 upgrade products can be found on the installation CD ROM sleeve and the inside cover of the User s Guide There are two types of license key for RayTech e V6 x Upgrade License key required if you are upgrading to RayTech V6 x from an earlier version e V6 x License key included when you purchase RayTech V6 x Both keys can be purchased from http www raymarine com RayTech Figure 3 4 RNS Network Set up Wizard 16 Entering license key segments of less than 4 characters You may have a license key that contains segments of less than four numbers To enable RayTech it is necessary to enter the license key and pad the numbers as follows for
233. vi Measuring an object s depth and distance 127 OO Vel sll ANUS ceased seb unir RN NUN EN EU 128 Shallow water alarm users orit DRESD pf mlt Dep 128 Deep water IM ME 128 KREE EE 129 Sonar data recording and playback 129 RayTech advanced features 133 Juge ele el rr M 133 Weather information 133 3rd Party GRIB Weather files 133 Opening a 3rd party GRIB file in RayTech 133 Customizing 3rd party GRIB files 134 Viewing a weather file in RayTech 134 Configuring the Weather Layer eeeeeeeeee 134 Animating weather les 135 Measuring distances on a chart sesssssss 137 Creating and modifying databoxes 139 Moditying e s 11919 E 139 Creating wor iic oa OE TN 141 Modifying a channel 141 Using the font selector E 141 Keiers leugl e 143 Data collection cccccesccscssessssseseessesceeseessesseesarserssessaneaes 143 Entering and editing data 143 Graphing and reading a polar plot 147 Instrument calibration for accurate data 149 K 150 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide Kr Inge EE 153 FOUTS tu Ee EE 156 Navigation Tir le
234. view or you can set split frequency mode to display both frequencies in different pages e Change the sonar display mode for the active page to view bottom lock A scope or zoom images e Bottom lock provides a bottom up view This mode is used prima rily to filter out the bottom structure and thus show fish more clearly Bottom lock can be displayed full page or split with the scrolling bottom image e A Scope displays a real time image of the bottom structure and fish directly below the transducer The A scope is displayed along side the regular scrolling bottom graph e Zoom enlarges all or part of the bottom graph display so that you can see more detail of the bottom structure weeds etc You can select the magnification level and the zoom area Zoom can be displayed full page or split with the scrolling bottom image e Isolate fish close to the bottom using White Line and Bottom Fill in the active pane e Hide the depth digit in the current page Changing the range The sonar automatically adjusts the display depth range selecting the shal lowest range that keeps the bottom image in the lower half of the display page Alternatively the RANGE button on the Pathfinder panel lets you select the maximum depth displayed on the scrolling bottom and A scope images You can also set the shift value to move the image up or down within the current range When auto range is selected the shift adjustment is disabled and the value is ignore
235. ving a precision of approximately 60 feet NMEA 2 0 2 1 supports 3 digits of latitude and longitude giving a precision of approximately 6 feet Another limitation to the system accuracy is digital charts These electronic charts are made by highly skilled cartographers Surveys on which the cartography is based were in some cases made over 50 years ago So despite everyone s best efforts it may be possible to have errors in the final product Lastly RayTech software was developed by highly skilled and talented software engineers and underwent a rigorous test and quality assurance program before being released However it is possible that software issues or malfunctions may remain undetected in the software While Raymarine make every effort to find fix and repair software issues as they are discovered this product is specifically not promised to be issue free About this manual This manual describes how to install and operate RayTech V6 2 marine navigation software It assumes that the personal computer PC on which the software is to be installed meets the requirements for running this version of RayTech and that all peripheral equipment intended to be operated with it is compatible and has been correctly installed This manual is intended for users with varying technical and marine abilities but assumes a general level of knowledge of PC use and nautical terminology and practices This manual gives an overview of RayTech V6
236. y The value is highlighted ii Enter a new value click outside of the cell The new value will be accepted iii RepeatSteps i and ii for each value you want to change Tws Bsp TwaUp BspUp Twal Bsp1 Twa2 Bsp2 TwaDn BspDn Bsp180 RayTech RNS V6 2 User s Guide True wind speed in knots Boat speed in knots at zero degrees sailing directly into the wind True wind angle Upwind in degrees Boat speed Upwind in knots True wind angle in degrees first variable Boat speed in knots first variable True wind angle in degrees second variable Boat speed in knots second variable True wind angle Downwind in degrees Boat speed Downwind in knots Boat speed in knots at 180 degrees sailing directly with the wind If you want to view data without saving it go to Step 5 If you want to save the data that has been entered either file Click Save The file will be saved under the current file name or Click Save As if you want to create and name a new polar variables Click App y to use the new variables in the polar plot Click the Po ar Plot tab to view the new data graph Chapter 14 RayTech advanced features Data test To edit the data test parameters 1 Click Data tab in the Polar Plot dialog box The Data test screen will be displayed This screen will initially contain a single row of test data however you can store and edit as many dif ferent test data rows as you need
237. y for any damage to the card reader associated systems and equip ment or compatibility issues arising from its use while underway Intended use RayTech V6 2 is intended for recreational marine use Users should note that only authorized government charts and associated Notices to Mariners contain all the information required for safe navigation Disclaimers This electronic chart is an aid to navigation designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts not to replace them Only official government charts and notices to mariners contain all of the current information needed for the safety of navigation and the Captain is responsible for their prudent use 2 This program and its charts do not excuse the user from carrying the required official charts and documents Raymarine does not warrant that this product is error free or that it is compatible with products manufactured by any person or entity other than Raymarine This product utilizes digital chart data and electronic information from the Global Positioning System GPS and weather information which may contain errors Raymarine does not warrant the accuracy of such information and you are advised that errors in such information may cause the product to malfunction or give incorrect readings Raymarine is not responsible for damages or injuries caused by your use or inability to use the product by the interaction of the product with products manufactured by oth
238. y increasing the size of the target seen on the screen however this is at the expense of range resolution Wakes The wakes function enables you to see the direction and speed with which targets are moving relative to your boat With wakes switched on a target is displayed at the brightest level while its previous positions are retained at successively fainter levels on the screen You can select long medium or short wakes which retain informa tion from previous scans at a reduced video level 10 7 Setting up the radar display Range control enables the radar picture to be viewed at varying scales This is also known as zooming in or out The shortest range scale gives a maximum range of 1 8 nm measured from the center to the top of the radar picture The longest range scale gives a maximum range of between 24 and 72 nm depending upon your scanner type Short range scales The short range scales provide greater detail of the radar echoes close to your boat and should be used as you approach coastlines harbors or other boats in the area Long range scales The long range scales provide the best overview of your boat s relationship to landmasses weather fronts and large ship targets in or beyond view Chapter 10 Working with radar Non HD Digital Changing the displayed range Each time you click the RANGE button on the Pathfinder panel the range changes to the next available setting You can also change the range

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