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User Manual
4.5.5 CHANGING USER C-CARD
'MENU' + "ADVANCED SETTINGS" + 'ENTER' + "USER C-CARD" + 'ENTER' +
"CHANGE" + 'ENTER'
Allows to change the User C-CARD.
4.6 C-LINK
C-Link system is a feature which allows to sharing the same cartographic data
between two chart plotter units linked via serial I/O port.
In order to activate C-Link function, a “MAX data C-CARD” (called REGULAR
C-CARD) must be inserted into one of the two chart plotters and a special MAX data C-
CARD (called MIRROR C-CARD) must be inserted on the other chart plotter. The two
MAX data C-CARDs must have the same code and revision. So, the MIRROR C-CARD
can be utilized only on a chart plotter linked to another chart plotter provided with the
equivalent REGULAR C-CARD. It is important to point out that the two chart plotters
must have the update software versions that allow C-Link function.
4.6.1 HOW C-LINK SYSTEM WORKS
When the chart plotter is powered up, it switches into the “Stand-Alone Mode”. In
this work mode, the chart plotter unit periodically scans all the available C-CARD slots
searching for MIRROR C-CARDs. When one or more MIRROR C-CARD is found (in
one or both chart plotters) a special connection is established between the chart plotters to
habilitate the MIRROR C-CARDs. If a regular C-CARD which has previously activated a
MIRROR C-CARD is removed, even the MIRROR C-CARD will be not read anymore on
the other unit.
4.7 C-LINK NAVIGATION DATA TRANSFER
This function allows transferring C-Link Navigation Data (Route Name, Destina-
tion ID & Position, Next Waypoint ID & Position, Total Route length, Fuel Consumption
Rate, ETA, TTG etc.) between two chart plotters linked through the C-Link system. The
chart plotters can be set to operate in two modes:
• MASTER mode (Primary chart plotter that sends data)
• SLAVE mode (Secondary chart plotter that receives data)
When the navigation is activated on the Master chart plotter, the C-Link Naviga-