Raymarine MFD C80 to E80?

[Pieter]

Dear friends,

I have on board a raymarine multifuncional display C80 but after years of heroic service it is about to die on me.. Now, i can get a Raymarine mfd E80. My question is: can I use an E80 instead of C80 (both raymarine)..Thanks for your comments.
Best rgds
Pieter Kommerij
SV Lumina
Lumina Charters – Brazilian Coastal Catamaran Sailing

[amytom]

What do you have hooked up to it?


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[Sandero]

Yes you can.

[Pieter]

Hi Amytom, thanks for yr reply. The GPS signal goes first into a Raymarine Chartplotter RC435, and then to the C80 (including AIS signal, Radar, Depth, NMEA plug).

[kimden5]

I have the same situation. Will my current transponder and external GPS antennae also work with E80 ?

[pwmullins]

You might want to talk to the Raymarine techs. I have a C80 MFD and it works with an analog radar, but not all analog radars. Recently bought a new to me scanner on ebay and when I hooked it up it would not work. Seller said they took it off an E MFD, so I sent it back. I had a friend that replaced his GPS unit on a power boat and had to buy an updated NMEA unit because the new GPS unit would not work on the older NMEA wiring configuration. Just my 2 cents worth.

[CampDavid]

The E80 will connect to all the same connections as the C80. The E80 also will connect to a digital radar. Tbe only possible issue is that an E80 weights more and is a lite deeper behind the face plate. It js a good unit which will also connect to a second MFD

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[adlib2]

Originally Posted by Pieter

Dear friends,

I have on board a raymarine multifuncional display C80 but after years of heroic service it is about to die on me.. Now, i can get a Raymarine mfd E80. My question is: can I use an E80 instead of C80 (both raymarine)..Thanks for your comments.
Best rgds
Pieter Kommerij
SV Lumina
Lumina Charters – Brazilian Coastal Catamaran Sailing

Yes!!! I swapped a C120 with E120 and all worked fine.
It's when you get up to G's you need a new backbone for SeaTalk

[adlib2]

Originally Posted by Pieter

Hi Amytom, thanks for yr reply. The GPS signal goes first into a Raymarine Chartplotter RC435, and then to the C80 (including AIS signal, Radar, Depth, NMEA plug).

Why not connect the GPS direct to C80?

[Beausoleil]

Originally Posted by Pieter

Dear friends,

I have on board a raymarine multifuncional display C80 but after years of heroic service it is about to die on me.. Now, i can get a Raymarine mfd E80. My question is: can I use an E80 instead of C80 (both raymarine)..Thanks for your comments.

Pieter - are you purchasing this on the used market? The E80 and E120 have both been discontinued for a while now, and are no longer supported.

The E80 will interface with radar arrays/radomes here.

It will also interface with AIS, but make sure that you upgrade to the last firmware released - anything earlier will cause problems.

I have the newer "e" series (not the newest eS series), and it's much better than our old E120 - faster, better resolution, better AIS integration...

[Pieter]

Hello Capn Jon, and thanks for yr comments. Yes, i am concidering in purchasing second hand unit. Best solution of course would be to upgrade the whole thing, but budget is not allowing this. I understand the fact that Raymarine is not supporting this E80 series, but ok... i guess i will have to take my chances on that. Thanks again and best rgds Pieter

[Pizzazz]

The E80 would be a perfect upgrade in your situation. In addition, the E80 supports VGA output so you can display your radar image on a TV or on a small $30 car display that you can mount in the cockpit.

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