AIS and older MFD's

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

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Q. In connecting to one MFD will the AIS signals automatically show on the second MFD or do I need to connect directly to both and is there adequate plugs for completing the connection with everything else connected?
A. Should the MFD's be interfaced to one another via a SeaTalkhs (Ethernet) network, then these MFDs are designed to share all data and system resources (exception: NTSC/PAL camera video) with one another via this single interface connection between the MFDs. In such installations, the AIS receiver/transceiver may be interfaced to the NMEA 0183 port of either, but not both, E-Series MFD.