[CA] [CA11] AXIOM with RCR-USB

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

jdiesel,

You may test whether each SD card is being detected via the command sequence HOME->MY DATA->MY FILES. Indeed, when the RCR-SD is plugged into the MFD's USB slot and a microSD memory card is present within both the RCR-SD and within the MFD's microSD memory card reader, then the My Files feature should list both the MFD's SD Card 1 slot and and the External SD Card 1 slot.

The design of LightHouse 3 software should generally support having a second Navionics Chart card present within a MFD's memory card reader and/or within the readers of the system's MFDs and remote card readers. While only one Navionics Chart chart card will be listed within the Chart application's Chart Selection feature (this is simply a feature ... don't worry about it ... just select Navioncis), the Chart application should be able to display all Navionics Nautical Charts within the system. Accordingly, one should expect that if the Chart Boundaries layer has been configured ON and that if ranged out far enough to view the geographic areas covered by each chart card, that chart boundaries should be rendered corresponding to the cartography for each chart card. One should also find that when one ranges into an area only supported by one of the chart cards, that detailed cartography for the corresponding area is visible ... test both areas. In areas having overlapping coverage, the LightHouse 3 software should utilize cartography from the chart card having the most current Freshest Data update.

This said, we have received reports where chart data from a second Navionics chart card within the reader of a MFD within the system not being able to be accessed via the system's MFDs. In such cases, the issue is often resolved by inserting both Navionics chart cards into the Data Master MFD's memory card reader (it is noted that Axiom MFDs feature a single microSD memory card reader slot). Unfortunately, this sometimes does not resolve the reported issue and it would then be necessary to operate the system with only one Navionics chart card within the memory card reader of the system's MFDs. As there is generally significant overlap in coverage provided by Navionics chart cards, this limitation generally has limited or no impact upon the practical operation of the product.

In contrast, LightHouse Charts are designed to be individually selected for viewing and only one LightHouse Chart may be selected for viewing within a single Chart application page/pane.