[CA] [CA11] SL70RC User data card

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Derek,

Raymarine's hsb2/SL Pathfinder Series Displays featuring a RAYCHART C-Card reader which are operating with v4.09 or v4.11 software (see the Navigation Warning which must be acknowledged each time that the display is powered ON) are exclusively compatible with C-Map's 128kB User Cards. Higher capacity C-Map User Cards are not compatible with your display. As you have suggested, the the C-Map User Card must be inserted within the RAYCHART C-Card reader's lower slot. Failure of the display to detect a 128Kb User Card may indicate that the display has not been updated with v4.09 or v4.11 software or that the RAYCHART C-Card reader's lower slot may have suffered a failure. The latter may be tested by simply verifying the display's ability to access chart data when a C-Map chart card is present in the reader's lower slot and not chart card is present within the display's upper slot. With respect to software, the time has long since past for being able to acquire software update kits for hsb/hsb2/SL Pathfinder Series displays and Raymarine's Product Repair Center can no longer perform software updates to these displays. Any such 128kB User Cards purchased from C-Map would not have typically required any formatting ... and as such no provision was provided within the display to perform any such formatting. Should you believe that your User Card may be incorrectly formatted then you may want to contact C-Map to determine whether they may assist you in formatting the User Card for use with your display (assuming that the display already has v4.09 or v4.11 software installed within its memory).

Please additionally be aware that the Pathfinder Series Displays all supported bulk waypoint and route transfer via their respective NMEA 0183 input and NMEA 0183 output ports. It was not uncommon for computers running RayTech Navigator / RNS, MaxSea, NobelTec, Rosepoint, etc. to perform waypoint/route transfer with these displays via NMEA 0183 communication.