PDF User Manual

C-Series Widescreen
Multifunction Display

Quick reference guide

C90W, C120W and C140W models

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Safety notices

Warning: Ensure safe navigation

This product (including the electronic charts) is
intended for use only as an aid to navigation. It is
designed to facilitate the use of official government
charts, NOT REPLACE THEM. Only official
government charts and notices to mariners contain all
the current information needed for safe navigation,
and the captain is responsible for their prudent use. It
is the user’s responsibility to use official government
charts, notices to mariners, caution and proper
navigational skill when operating this or any other
Raymarine product.

Powering the display on

1. Press and hold the

POWER

button until the Raymarine logo

appears.

2. Press

OK

to acknowledge the warning window.

Powering the Display Off

1. Press and hold the

POWER

button until the countdown reaches

zero.

Note:

If the

POWER

button is released before the countdown

reaches zero, the power off is cancelled.

Adjusting the backlight

1. Press the

POWER

button.

The backlight level meter is displayed.

2. Using the rotary contol, adjust the backlight to the appropriate

level.

Simulator mode

The Simulator mode enables you to practice operating your display
without data from a GPS antenna, radar scanner, fishfinder or AIS
receiver.

The Simulator mode is switched on/off in the System Setup Menu.
Once enabled, you can use the Simulator:

• Before installation: Connect the display to a 12V DC power

supply, fused at 1 amp by attaching the red core from the power
lead to positive (+) and the black core to negative (-).

• After installation: Whilst in a marina or at anchor.

Note:

Incoming AIS safety messages cannot be displayed while

the display is in Simulator mode.

Note:

Any system settings made whilst in Simulator mode are not

transmitted via SeaTalk to other equipment.

Enabling the simulator mode

1. Press

Menu

.

2. Select the

System Setup

menu.

3. Select the

Simulator

item, and change its value to

On

.

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Screen information

Status bar

• 

Gives information specific to

  each application.

• 

Cannot be edited or moved.

Databar

• 

Gives information associated with

  your vessel or the environment.

• 

Customizable content.

• 

Vertical or horizontal format.

• 

Display or hide.

• 

Normal or large size.

Database lists

• 

Include information you have added to the

  display's memory, such as waypoints.

• 

Highlight an entry using trackpad or rotary

  control to display related information.

• 

Editable using softkeys.

Pop-up messages

• 

Alert you to a situation, such as an alarm,   

    or unavailable function

.

• 

Not editable.

• 

May require a response. For example,   

    ACKNOWLEDGE to silence alarms

.

Dialog boxes

Enable data to be edited or entered into a

store/list e.g. editing a waypoint.

Status icons

Confirm status of 

Sounder, GPS, AIS and 
Autopilot.

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Controls

Unicontrol™

The smooth inner ring is the 

TRACKP

AD,

which controls the on-screen cursor and
scrolls through menus. 

The outer ring is

the ROTARY CONTROL, which is used to
adjust values. In the middle of the Unicontrol
is the OK button, which is used to select options. 

ACTIVE

Selects which of the split windows
is active. The selected window is
outlined in red, and the associated
softkeys displayed.  

MENU

Press to access the
set up menus.  

RANGE

Press to change the display scale
so that a smaller or larger area can
be seen on the screen. 

PAGE

Press to display the available page
softkeys for the current page set.
Press and hold to access the Page
Setup menu. 

WPTS/MOB

Press and release to show the waypoint
softkeys. Press again to place a waypoint
at your vessel's position. Press and hold
to place a Man Overboard (MOB) marker
at your current position. 

DATA

Press to access the archive and transfer

,

and databar options. 

CANCEL

Press to quit the selected on-screen option
when editing data, or to return to a previous
softkey or menu level. 

Chart card slot

Open the card reader door to
insert or remove CompactFlash
cards, which are used for
upgrading cartography

,

and archiving waypoint,
route and other data.  

Softkeys

Press to select the corresponding function identified by the on-screen label.  

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1 POWER

Press once to switch the unit ON. Press again
to access the backlight adjustment and scanner
power controls. Press and hold to switch the
unit OFF

. 

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Applications

The C-Series multifunction display includes a number of
applications:

Chartplotter

•

  Locate where you are.

•  Interpret your surroundings.

•  Monitor where you are going.

•  Record where you have been.

•  Navigate to a specified position (waypoint).

•  Build and navigate routes.

•  View details of nearby features & services.

•  View details of boats equipped with 

AIS.

•  Measure distances and bearing

s.

Fishfinder

•

See where the fish are.

• 

Identify underwater objects.

• 

View seabed structure.

• 

View sea depth and temperature data.

• 

Mark points of interest, like fishing spots 

    or wrecks

Radar

•

  Detect and track targets.

•  Avoid collisions.

•  Measure distances and bearings.

•  Place waypoints.

•  Display details of targets (MARP

A).

•  Trigger an alarm when a target is in zone.

•  Display the identity of other vessels (AIS).

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Other applications

In addition to the core applications described above, your
multifunction display also includes the following applications:

•

3D chart

— an easy-to-use chart format providing a three

dimensional graphical view of land and sea contours around your
vessel. The 3D chart application requires upgraded cartography.

•

Data

— displays system and instrument data on your multifunction

display.

•

Engine

— enables you to view information in the form of gauges

and digital data, from up to three compatible engines.

•

Course Deviation Indicator

(CDI) — provides a graphical

representation of your vessel’s course in a ‘rolling road’ format.

•

Sirius weather

(North America only) — overlays historical, live,

and forecasted weather graphics on a world map.

•

Sirius radio

(North America only) — use your multifunction

display to control a connected Sirius Satellite Radio receiver.

Displaying applications

The various applications that make up your multifunction display
are shown in a series of screens known as page sets. There are
4 pre-configured and one empty page set to choose from. Each
page set contains 5 pages. These pages are made up of 1, 2, 3 or
4 windows combined in various formats. Each window can display
an application:

P

a g e set

Pa g e

(consists of 1, 2,
3 or 4 windows)

Window

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CDI

Chart

Radar

Fishfinder

Engine

monitor

Data

If required, you can change the combination and layout of these
page sets to meet your particular needs.

Selecting a page set and application page

1. Press and hold the

PAGE

button until the Select Page Set dialog

appears.

2. Using the trackpad, highlight the required page set.
3. Press the

OK

button to select the highlighted page set. An

application page from that page set is displayed.

4. Press the

PAGE

button repeatedly to toggle between the

available application pages in the page set. Alternatively, use the
appropriate softkey to select the relevant application page.

Selecting an application window

1. When more than one application is displayed at any one time,

the active application window is highlighted with a red border:

2. Press the

ACTIVE

button to move the red border to another

window on the screen.

3. Press and hold the

ACTIVE

button to switch the currently

highlighted window to full-screen mode.

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4. Press and hold the

ACTIVE

button to return the screen to

split-window mode.

Emergencies and warnings

You can use your multifunction display to mark the position of a man
overboard (MOB), or to sound an alarm when a particular situation
occurs.

An example is when a depth limit is reached, or a specified period of
time has elapsed.

Man overboard

If you lose a person or object overboard, you can use the Man
Overboard (MOB) function to return to the spot.

The MOB function is available at all times on your multifunction
display, regardless of which application is running.

Activating the man overboard function

1. Press and hold the WPTS/MOB button for three seconds.

Note:

To obtain a MOB position, your multifunction display must

have a GPS position fix.

Cancelling a MOB alarm

1. Press and hold the

WPTS/MOB

button for four seconds.

Once the MOB alarm is cleared:

• the chart application motion mode is reset.

• the databar mode is reset.

• GOTO and route functions are restored.

Alarms

Alarms are used to alert you to a situation or hazard requiring your
attention.

When an alarm sounds, a message dialog is displayed, explaining
the reason for the alarm.

Cancelling alarms

1. Press the

ACKNOWLEDGE

softkey.

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USA.

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