[C320-list] Raymarine RL70CRC and C-Map NT+ Chip Failure

[Dave Sparks]

Brian:

   You wrote:
That I cannot go below 150 NM when not in plotter mode suggest the
detail on the available charts is 150 NM. If that is the case and
everything is working correctly I have been scammed by C-MAP, as that
level does not show the river I sail on. Everything I have read in the
manual suggests that the plotter is not recognizing that there is a
local chip installed.

   You could check out the possibility that the C-MAP card is at fault by
taking it to a local West Marine or other marine electronics store and see
if other units display detail below 150 NM level. If so, the problem is not
with the card.

    David Sparks


On 6/10/07, Amirault Family <amiraults at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> Jeff et al:
>
> With the C-MAP NT+ chip in place in the RL70CRC plotter I could move
> about on world map imbedded in the plotter and perform the 'find ship'
> function and it located my boat in Ottawa. Using the appropriate key to
> zoom in should automatically cause the plotter to look to see if there
> is any available chart information on the installed chips. The plotter
> did not zoom below 150 NM.
>
> When I changed the settings to put the plotter into plotter mode I can
> zoom below 150 NM but only grey is displayed. The plotter mode is to
> allow zooming closer than the level of detail available on the chart
> being used. When not in plotter mode you CAN zoom below 150 NM if the
> available chart has such information.
>
> That I cannot go below 150 NM when not in plotter mode suggest the
> detail on the available charts is 150 NM. If that is the case and
> everything is working correctly I have been scammed by C-MAP, as that
> level does not show the river I sail on. Everything I have read in the
> manual suggests that the plotter is not recognizing that there is a
> local chip installed.
>
> When I wrote Raymarine about this on Friday the response was that if the
> plotter boots with the Raymarine name, then the chip should work in the
> hardware. If it boots with the Raytheon logo then the hardware is not at
> a level where it can use the NT+ chips and I either have to replace the
> chip with a local NT chip if C-MAP makes one, or send the unit to
> Raymarine where they will perform a hardware upgrade to make it
> compatible with the NT+ chips. The latter solution is an $800 US upgrade.
>
> I am going to the boat now to do some work and will look into the
> hardware version. The weird bit is that the plotter came with two chips
> installed (neither for my area). One chip was NT and the other NT+. I
> would contact the previous owner about this, but he is currently with
> his spouse touring the UK by car with the proceeds from the sale of his
> boat.
>
> After looking at my post history I feel that in my defense I need to
> state that I am not a whiner and I really do love Bear. I am merely
> suffering from some new owner familiarization teething troubles.
>
> Regards;
>
> Brian Amirault
> 797 Waltzing Bear, too
>
>
>
>


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David Sparks
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