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Trademarks and registered trademarks Autohelm, HSB, Raymarine, RayTech, Sail Pilot, SeaTalk and Sportpilot are registered trademarks of Raymarine Limited. Apelco is a registered trade- mark of Raymarine Holdings Limited (Registered in all major marketing territories). AST, Autoadapt, Auto GST, Autoseastate, Autotrim, Bidata, Marine Intelli- gence, Maxiview, On Board, Raychart, Raynav, Raypilot, Raystar, ST40, ST60, Seaclutter, Smart Route, Tridata and Waypoint Navigation are trade- marks of R
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Contents 1 Contents Important information ................................................................1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 9 Safety notices........................................................................................ 1 System requirements ............................................................................ 9 WARNING ..............................................
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Contents 3 ... at a known position..................................................................... 55 Currents.............................................................................................. 75 Placing a man overboard marker ....................................................... 57 Open nearest currents...................................................................... 75 Changing a waypoint symbol ..............................................
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Contents 5 USB navigation keyboard ................................................................. 139 Target size ..................................................................................... 160 The controls................................................................................... 139 Transducer frequency..................................................................... 160 Installing the RNS keyboard ..........................................
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Important information 1 Important information Safety notices CAUTION WARNING Navionics CF Card Reader Navigation aid The Navionics CF card reader has been designed and When this product is used within a navigation system, it is only an aid to navigation. It’s accuracy can be affected by tested for home and dockside planning use only and has not been tested to marine standards for ruggedness or many factors, including equip
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Important information 3 Conventions used System integration In this manual the following conventions will be used: RayTech V6.0 has been designed to work transparently with Raymarine SeaTalk data communications package, or any other device that outputs data in • RayTech refers to RayTech V6.0. National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) 0183 format. These protocols • The names of keyboard keys are printed in boldface, such as Enter. allow information such as headi
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Chapter 1: System overview and features 5 Chapter 1: System overview and features 1.1 Introduction This chapter introduces RayTech and covers the following: Accessories The following accessories are available for RayTech: • What’s in the box. • System overview. Component Raymarine Part No. 1.2 What do I get in the box? Navionics CF Chart Reader E86026 When you open the box containing RayTech, you will find various compo- nents, depending on which package yo
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Chapter 1: System overview and features 7 To read Navionics Platinum Chart cards you will need to install a Navionics Comprehensive Weather/ Oceanographic CF chart card reader - Part No. E86026, or have RayTech connected via reporting hs SeaTalk to an E-Series display. RayTech offers you the capability to download and display the latest weather and ocean conditions, and then superimpose this information Sailboat racing upon your charts in several layers. Weather and
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Chapter 2: System requirements 9 Chapter 2: System requirements IMPORTANT - In addition to the minimum/optimum requirements you 2.1 Introduction will also require 1 or more of the following, depending on how RayTech is This section deals with making sure that your PC is ready to install and run to be connected to your instruments/system: RayTech and details: • Serial port - for connecting to NMEA or SeaTalk. • System requirements. hs • Ethernet port - for connecting t
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Chapter 2: System requirements 11 You will need a PCI-PCMCIA adaptor if Is the PC a laptop?* NO NO 2 2 connecting to hsb display via an hsb PC kit. Visit www.raymarine.com for details of recommended PCs and adapters YES Does the PC have an USB 2.0 port? NO NO You will need a USB 2.0 port if connecting to an 22 hsb display using the hsb to USB 2.0 interface YES Does the PC have an available Ethernet port NO You will need an Ethernet port for interfacing
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Chapter 2: System requirements 13 Note: Windows update does not always update all drivers. Raymarine recommend that you check your PC/Hardware manufacturers web site to check for relevant driver updates. DirectX To ensure that you have the latest version of DirectX installed you should run the DirectX diagnostics utility. To run DirectX diagnostics utility: 1. On the computer taskbar, click Start. The pop-up menu is displayed. Version number 2. Select and
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Chapter 3: Getting started 15 Chapter 3: Getting started 3.1 Introduction Having made sure that your computer meets the operating requirements (Substitute the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive for ‘e’ if it is differ- and has the latest drivers installed. See “System requirements” on page 9, ent). After a few moments the Install Shield Wizard welcome screen is you are now ready to install and run RayTech. This section deals with: displayed. 2. Click Install Software
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Chapter 3: Getting started 17 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 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/Programs/Raymarine
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Chapter 3: Getting started 19 original RayTech V3.0/V4.x/ or V5.0 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. 8. Click OK. RayTech starts to open and the n
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Chapter 3: Getting started 21 Simulator 3.5 Setting up RayTech RayTech includes a simulator mode which enables you to practise oper- Once you have installed and started using RayTech, you can enter specific ating the software without data from a GPS antenna, radar scanner or information for your boat and change default settings to your personal transducer. preferences that suit the way you work. To Select The Simulator Mode: To set up RayTech: 1. Select File/setup. T
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Chapter 3: Getting started 23 2. Highlight the instruments icon and click OK. The configure instruments 3. Use the RayTech Tools wizard to configure the network. For full details dialog box is displayed. refer to “To use the RayTech Tools wizard:” on page 22. To automatically configure instruments: These instructions apply to instruments connected via an RS-232 or RS- 422 connection to your PC. Network Config 1.Double-click Automatic configura-
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Chapter 3: Getting started 25 6. Double-click the NMEA icon and the connection dialog box is 2. Double-click the Setting up Instruments icon. The set up dialog box is displayed. displayed. 7. Double-click the What’s connected icon. In the case of NMEA, the 3. Double-click Custom Channels. The custom channel dialog box is NMEA connection dialog box is displayed. displayed. 8. Click either NMEA Sent or NMEA Received icon. The appropriate sentence dialog bo
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Chapter 3: Getting started 27 There are two ways in which Navionics cartography can be accessed by RayTech: hs • via your SeaTalk system. • using the Navionics CF chart card reader. hs SeaTalk system hs With the PC connected to your SeaTalk system, and a Navionics chart card installed in an E-Series display, open either a new 2D or 3D chart 2. Click OK. The chart installer selection dialog box is displayed. page. Navionics cartography can then be used wi
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Chapter 4: The User Interface and controls 29 Chapter 4: The User Interface and controls • Application display - area of the screen in which an application is 4.1 Introduction displayed. This chapter introduces the RayTech User Interface and its features and • Page selection tabs - Click a tab to display the required page from covers: those that are open. • The User Interface. • PC taskbar - accesses PC controls. • The Interface controls. • Power key - press to turn
