[CA] [CA11] Software upgrade or not

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Powerlion123,

It is indeed recommended that Raymarine products be maintained with the latest product software updates. The MFD may be powered off of the boat, but would require that the currently installed power cable be removed from the boat or that a R62157 Power/NMEA 0183 Cable be purchased. The power cable may be connected to a 12VDC power supply (3A or greater) or to a battery. While the software of the A-Series Classic MFDs was designed to originally be updated by their owners, sourcing compatible CF memory cards can be quite challenging today and is not advised. Instead, and as has been specified within the FAQ found here, it is recommended that the Radar Marine be contacted to order a compatible CF memory card which has been populate with the latest software update files for your product. Only the latest software update need be performed and it is quite easy and safe to do so when supplied with the aforementioned CF memory card.