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"Big gus" wrote in message
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Yes its the plotter overlay on the radar screen that's locking up

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:03:39 -0000, (Gudmundur)
wrote:

In article ,

says...

well the plotter displays the data on the radar screen
if I dosconned the plotter from the radar, How will I know if it
locked up?

THanks
Mark

The plotter has its own screen, that was what I thought you were having
trouble with, the plotter locking up. Is it actually the plotter overlay
on the radar screen that is locking up? I think I have mis-understood your
explaination of the problem.

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:20:22 -0000, (Gudmundur)
wrote:

In article ,

says...

WEll ... let me give you more details

The GPS is a Raytheon 398 and works great.
The chart plotter is a Raytheon 601 ( I have 2 of these units)

The Radar is a Raytheon R41 XX

Let me assume (yup, I know, the pun) that your GPS drives the Plotter
on it's data input connector, And the Plotter data output connector goes
to your 41XX, and these would be the BNC type connections.

May I first suggest disconnecting the Plotter from the 41XX and watch
for
lockup to occur on the plotter. If this happens, I may have an idea of
what is wrong.

Please reply back to the thread if I am incorrect about your
interconnection
routing as this will have a bearing on things.

Certain Raytheon gear just doesn't co-operate with other gear
correctly,
and I have seen your problem before. Give me some more info on how you
have things wired together, and send an email to the Raymarine techies.
They are real good with help, but they don't know about some of the odd
things I have seen with their equipment. I have my own service notebook.

As I had recommended several times already, check the connection of the
plotter unit to the display unit. The wire connections to the (multi)pins
in the plug can easily come undone.

If the display shows the radar OK and the GPS is working OK then the first
route of failure should be the interface connections from the potter and GPS
to the display unit.

As a last resort I would sent the hardware to Raytheon to troubleshoot.