[CA] AXIOM 12 with AIRMAR B164

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

rarambarri,

Please note that LightHouse 3 software for Axiom and Axiom Pro MFDs is not designed to support integration with a DSM30 or DSM300. While Axiom DV, Axiom RV, and Axiom Pro RV MFDs may be adapted to be used with transducers which were designed to be directly mated to these DSMs, 1kW or 2kW transducers can only be driven at 600W by the internal 600W 50kHz/200kHz internal sonar circuitry of the Axiom Pro MFDs. In contrast Axiom Pro RV MFDs feature internal 1kW 50kHz/200kHz internal sonar circuitry and would be able to drive up to 1kW through transducers which were designed to be directly mated to these DSMs. As you have a 1kW transducer and an Axiom RV MFD, should you desire to drive up to 1kW through the 1kW B164-20 transducer, then it would be necessary to replace the DSM with a CP370 1kW 50kHz / 200kHz Sounder Module. Otherwise, the adapter cable which I had specified within my initial response may be used to drive 600W through your 1kW B164-20 transducer if the transducer's cable plug had been directly interfaced to the DSM300. Please click here to view a FAQ addressing this subject.