[CA] [CA11] Sirius XM Weather on AXIOM / SR150 Vs 200

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

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Q1) SR150 Receivers will no longer be compatible with my Axiom display after the release of 3.9 software update - is this correct?
A1. Incorrect. LightHouse 3 software is and will continue compatible with the SR150 and SiriusXM Satellite Weather / Radio Receivers. However, LightHouse 3 software is not compatible with the SR100, SR6, and SR60 Sirius Satellite Weather / Radio Receivers. The most common causes for incomplete data within the SiriusXM Satellite Weather are old software within the SR150 (correct by installing the latest available Raymarine product software update into the MFD) or insufficient satellite signal strength. As Axiom MFDs are not designed to update the software within a SR150, it would be recommended that the SR150 be sent to Raymarine’s Product Repair Center to be updated or that it alternatively be updated by a Certified Raymarine Installer using a MFD running LightHouse II software. Regarding satellite signal strength, it has been my experience that signal levels less than three bars as indicated with the application produce spotty and/or incomplete data.

Unlike systems running LightHouse II software, SiriusXM Satellite Weather is at this time only supported on the Data Master MFD of a LightHouse 3 system.

Q2a) Will the Weather Application will only be available in the Axiom Chart App as an option if a new SR200 receiver is installed in the Axiom system?
A2a.) The SiriusXM Satellite Weather feature will indeed only be available via the Chart application. NOWRAD may be overlaid atop Navionics, C-Map, or LightHouse cartography, or the SiriusXM Satellite Weather feature may be selected from the Chart application's menu. For those seeking to dedicate a page icon to the the SiriusXM Satellite Weather feature, one need simply customize a page icon to run the Chart application, name the page icon SiriusXM Weather, and then configure the chart application associated with that page icon to display the SiriusXM Satellite Weather feature.

Q2b) Will there be a new standalone Weather Application with the release of 3.9 software?
A2b) Negative. Please see the response to Q1 addressing how to accomplish the end sought in a similar way.

Q3a) Do I need to have Lighthouse Nav Charts installed to be able to view Buoy data or other specific WX data on a chart overlay?
A3a) As indicated above, NOWRAD may be overlaid atop Navionics, C-Map, or LightHouse chart ... that said, the corresponding chart card(s) must be inserted within the memory card reader(s) of the system's MFDs.

Q3b) If I install an SR200 on my axiom system, what Sirius XM Marine Weather Features will or will not be available for viewing or chart overlay if I have Navionics charts installed?
A3b) Only NOWRAD may be overlaid atop detailed cartography within Chart application.

Q4) Is there a less expensive version of the SR200 that does not include antenna and cables if I am just replacing an SR150?
A4) At the time of this response, Raymarine had not introduced a part number for a SR200 minus the antenna.

Q5) If I install an SR200 may I use all of my existing audio, antenna, Ethernet (HS) and power cables presently connected to my SR150?
A5) Cabling:

- audio - negative ... must be replaced with supplied cable. The SR200 audio cable is terminated with two female RCA plugs and will accordingly need to be adapted to be mated to be mated to the female 3.5mm stereo plug which SR150 audio cable had been connected

- antenna - yes

- Ethernet (HS) - must be adapted ... adapter included within package

- power - negative ... must be replaced with supplied cable.