Specifications

ii. R
otary knob on the Base station.
4. Press the
Back button to return to the previous
screen.
The Backlight and Contrast settings can also be
accessed from the Display set-up menu:
Menu > Set-up
> Display set-up .
5.7 Shared Brightness
Shared brightness enables simultaneous brightness
adjustment of all products that are part of the same
group.
The following products are compatible with shared
brightness:
• LightHouse™ 3 MFDs using software version 3.4 or
greater.
• LightHouse™ or LightHouse™ 2 powered MFDs.
• SeaTalkng ® Instrument displays and Pilot controllers.
• SeaTalkng ® VHF DSC Radios.
• RMK-9 and RMK-10 remote buttonpads.
Any adjustments to the shared brightness level will be
applied to all products assigned to the same group.
LightHouse™ /
LightHouse™ 2 MFD
Instrument display /
Pilot controller
VHF DSC Radio
LightHouse™ 3 V3.4
or greater
Multiple brightness groups can be configured. For
example, these groups could be used to reflect the
physical location of products on your vessel e.g.: helm
and flybridge.
Shared brightness requires:
• all products to be compatible with the shared
brightness function (see list of compatible products
above).
• the
Shared brightness setting set to On for all
products in the brightness group.
• products to be assigned to network groups.
• all the products in each group to be synchronized.
Enabling Shared Brightness
From the Display Set-up menu: (Menu > Set-up >
Display Set-up).
1. Select
Shared Brightness.
2. Select
Shared Brightness again to enable Shared
Brightness.
If Shared Brightness is already enabled then
selecting this menu item will disable Shared
Brightness.
3. Select Group.
4. Select the group that you want to assign the radio to.
Adjusting the Brightness setting will now change the
brightness of all products assigned to that group.
5.8 Initial startup
Unless your radio has been pre-programmed; the first
time you power-up your radio you will be requested to
select certain options. With the exception of your MMSI
and ATIS ID, you will also be requested to enter these
options after a factory reset.
After acknowledging the startup screen, unless
previously set you will be prompted to make the
following selections:
1. Language selection — See 5.10 Selecting a
language for available languages.
2. Turn on AIS reception (Ray70 and Ray91 only) —
Enables the built-in AIS receiver. This step is only
applicable to radios with a built-in AIS receiver.
See 5.11 Switching on the AIS receiver for more
information.
3. Select network type — Selects which connection to
transmit AIS and DSC information on, to connected
equipment. This step is only applicable if the AIS
receiver was turned on in the previous step. See
5.12 Selecting a network type for available options.
4. Enter MMSI number — Required to enable DSC
functions. This option is not required after a factory
reset, or if the radio has been pre-programed in
MARCOM-C mode, or has ATIS enabled. See 5.13
Entering an MMSI number for more information. If
not already selected you will also be prompted to
select your network type.
5. Enter ATIS ID — Required when the radio will be
used in the inland waterways of Europe. This step is
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