Axiom/RV-100 installation

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

JPA,

Q. Can you confirm that the E66087 is the 20 deg. B60 that would be compatible with my DS500x and with my Axiom 9 RV via the appropriate Y-Cable.

A. The E66087 is the 20 deg. B60 is indeed compatible with both the DS500X and with and Axiom 9 RV via the appropriate Y-Cable. It has recently been identified that there was a feature within the initial Axiom MFD software releases that made selecting 600W 50kHz/200kHz transducers difficult when using one of the Axiom splitter cables. To work around this problem, it was necessary to select any one of the channels that are made available upon power-up (RV, DV or SV), you then go into the settings menu and under the transducer tab you are then afforded the opportunity to select the 600W 50kHz/200kHz transducer's model from the “unknown transducer” section of the transducer tab.

This feature was expected to be corrected in the LightHouse v3.1.96 software update for the Axiom MFDs. Accordingly, it is recommended that the 600W 50kHz/200kHz transducer feature be tested again after updating the Axiom MFD's software. This should be done before replacing the currently installed transducer. It it not necessary for the vessel to be in the water to perform basic testing to ensure that the transducer is recognized by the system.