Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Important information
- Certified Installation
- TFT Displays
- Water ingress
- Disclaimers
- RF exposure
- FCC
- Compliance Statement (Part 15.19)
- FCC Interference Statement (Part 15.105 (b))
- Industry Canada
- Industry Canada (Français)
- Japanese approvals
- Declaration of conformity
- Product disposal
- Pixel defect policy
- Warranty registration
- IMO and SOLAS
- Technical accuracy
- Chapter 2 Document and product information
- Chapter 3 Planning the installation
- 3.1 System integration
- 3.2 Installation checklist
- 3.3 Multiple data sources (MDS) overview
- 3.4 Identifying your display variant
- 3.5 Networking constraints
- 3.6 System protocols
- 3.7 Data master
- 3.8 a6x and a7x parts supplied
- 3.9 a9x and a12x parts supplied
- 3.10 e7 / e7D Parts supplied
- 3.11 c Series and e Series parts supplied
- 3.12 Tools required for installation
- 3.13 Selecting a location
- Chapter 4 Cables and connections
- 4.1 General cabling guidance
- 4.2 Connections overview
- 4.3 a9x and a12x connections overview
- 4.4 3–pin power connection
- 4.5 Power and data (combined) connection
- 4.6 SeaTalkng® connections
- 4.7 NMEA 2000 connection
- 4.8 SeaTalk connection
- 4.9 NMEA 0183 connection — Power/NMEA/Video cable
- 4.10 a6x and a7x to NMEA 0183 DSC VHF radio connection
- 4.11 Sonar module and transducer connection
- 4.12 Radar network connection
- 4.13 GA150 connection
- 4.14 GNSS / GPS connection
- 4.15 AIS connection
- 4.16 Fastheading connection
- 4.17 Keypad network connection
- 4.18 Weather receiver connection
- 4.19 Video connection — composite
- 4.20 Video in-out connection
- 4.21 IP Camera connection
- 4.22 Thermal camera connection
- 4.23 Fusion network connection
- 4.24 Fusion NMEA 2000 connection
- 4.25 Media player connection
- 4.26 Raymarine mobile app connection
- 4.27 Bluetooth remote control connection
- Chapter 5 Mounting
- Chapter 6 Maintaining your display
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
- 7.1 Troubleshooting
- 7.2 Power up troubleshooting
- 7.3 Radar troubleshooting
- 7.4 GPS troubleshooting
- 7.5 Sonar troubleshooting
- 7.6 Sonar crosstalk interference
- 7.7 Thermal camera troubleshooting
- 7.8 System data troubleshooting
- 7.9 Video troubleshooting
- 7.10 Wi-Fi troubleshooting
- 7.11 Bluetooth troubleshooting
- 7.12 Touchscreen troubleshooting
- 7.13 Touchscreen alignment
- 7.14 Miscellaneous troubleshooting
- Chapter 8 Technical specification
- Chapter 9 Technical support
- Chapter 10 Spares and accessories

Note:Theviewinganglesstatedaboveweretaken
usinginternationallyagreedstandardsandshould
beusedforcomparisonpurposesonly.DoNOT
installtheproductbeforetestingitsviewabilityin
thedesiredlocation.
aSeriesDisplayspecication
a6xa7xa9xa12x
Size
5.7in7in9.0in12.1in
TypeTFT
backlit
LED
TFT
backlit
LED
TFT
backlit
LED
TFT
backlit
LED
Color
depth
24–bit24–bit24–bit24–bit
Resolu-
tion
640x480
VGA
800x480
WVGA
800x480
WVGA
1280
x800
WXGA
Aspect4:316:916:916:9
Maxi-
mumal-
lowable
wrongly
illumi-
nated
pixels
5
666
a6xanda7xDataconnections
Wiredconnections
NMEA2000
1xSeaTalk
ng®
connection
Network(SeaTalk
hs
)1xRayNettypeSeaTalk
hs
port.10/100Mbits/s
Wirelessconnections
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g
Note:Wi-Ficonnection
onlyappliestoWi-Fivariant
displays.
BluetoothBluetooth2.1+EDRpower
class1.5(supportedprole:
AVRCP1.0)
a9xanda12xDataconnections
Wiredconnections
NMEA0183•NMEAport1:Inputandoutput,4800
/38400baudrates
•NMEAport2:Inputonly,4800/
38400baudrates
NMEA2000
1xSeaTalk
ng®
connection
Network
(SeaTalk
hs
)
2xRayNettypeSeaTalk
hs
port.10/100
Mbits/s
GA1501xTNCtypeexternalGPS/GLONASS
antennaconnection
Videoinput
1xBNCtypevideoinputconnection
Wirelessconnections
Wi-Fi
802.11b/g
BluetoothBluetooth2.1+EDRpowerclass1.5
(supportedprole:AVRCP1.0)
InternalGPSspecication
TheInternalGPSspecicationappliestothe
followingMFDsaSeries(excludinga9xanda12x),c
SeriesandeSeries(excludingthee165).
Channels
50
Coldstart
<2minutes
Refreshrate
5Hz
ReceiverICSensitivity
163dBmTracking
SatelliteBasedAiding
System(SBAS)
WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
Specialfeatures
ActiveJammingReduction
Operatingfrequency
1575.42MHz
SignalAcquisition
Automatic
AlmanacUpdateAutomatic
GeodeticDatumWGS-84,alternatives
availablethroughRaymarine
displays.
UpdateRate1second
Antenna
Ceramicchip
Accuracy
•WithoutSBAS:<=15
metres95%ofthetime
•WithSBAS:<=5metres
95%ofthetime
InternalGNSS(GPS/GLONASS)receiver
specication
Channels
72
Coldstart
<2minutes
ReceiverIC
Sensitivity
–167dBm(Tracking)/–148dBm
(Acquisition)
GNSS
compatibility
•GPS
•GLONASS
•*Beidou
SBAS
compatibility
•WAAS
•EGNOS
•MSAS
SpecialfeaturesActiveJammingandInterference
Reduction
Operating
frequency
•GPSL1C/A
•GLONASSL10F
•BeidouB1
SignalAcquisition
Automatic
AlmanacUpdateAutomatic
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