i70 System Pack

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

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Q1. How reliable is a duel purpose transducer -boat speed/depth?
A1. The performance and reliability of the analog DST800 is essentially equal to that of separate transducers for depth and speed/temperature. Please be aware that a problem report has recently been logged concerning a calibration issue with the DST800 transducers having a SeaTalkng communications interface which may prevent calibration of the transducers by an i70/i70S MFID or ST70 MFID. The box labels and transducer tags of affected transducers affected have "v3.020 firmware" printed on them. Accordingly, it is recommended that a DST800's package label and/or transducer tag be inspected prior to installing the transducer to determine whether one of the affected transducers has been received. Raymarine has taken action to quarantine DST800 inventories having such labeling and will reprogram the affected DST800s to correct the problem before returning them to inventory. Should a customer receive an affected transducer then it may be returned to the Raymarine dealer or may be sent to Raymarine’s Product Repair Center to be replaced or have its software updated respectively.

Q2. Will the i70 communicate with my e7?
A2. The i70, iTC-5, and e-Series MFDs each feature support for SeaTalkng/NMEA 2000 communications via a powered and properly terminated SeaTalkng backbone. When so interfaced, these products will share depth, speed, water temperature, GPS data, and more.

Q3. Do I need another display or will the i70 plus the e7 suffice?
A3. No additional displays are required.