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Hi all,
Hope some body can help, I have a new boat and it has a raymarine E120 it also has a rear view camera can any one tell me how I access it so that I can see it working.
Cheers
 
Racingfrank7 said:
Hi all,
Hope some body can help, I have a new boat and it has a raymarine E120 it also has a rear view camera can any one tell me how I access it so that I can see it working.
Cheers
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You need to make sure the video is on show press and hold page then you will see all the icons, either make up your own from the quick keys or use default you will see one of them has a video icon use down arrow and click ok when the row with the video is on show.

When you have worked out which screen you use most you can customise your own screens so they are on show, I use radar and chart, 2 videos, then fish finder and chart. It's easy to change just press and hold the page button scroll up or down and press ok
 
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Thanks for that, I have been busy getting her ready for lifting back in, she is now afloat and I followed your instructions, all it comes up with is a blue screen saying no input then you can scroll I think input 1,2,3,4 but nothing works it stays blue.
You said make sure the camera is on, how do I do this ? Do I need to switch it on some where ? Or is it buggered ?
Sorry for the needing it in very basic terms but all this camera rader duel screen stuff is new to me !
Cheers.
 
If you're just seeing a blue screen then the e120's not seeing a video signal. As a first step, have you checked the connections at the back of the e120?

Cheers
Jimmy
 
Thanks for that, that's the word I was looking for it comes up with no signal !
I can't see the connections having fallen off the back when the e120 is located above the windscreen all fixed, would one way of checking be to see if the c80 on flybridge is seeing the signal or will it not have the option from 2 plotters and is this where I am going wrong as I have only tried the lower helm thinking this one is where you would want the camera due to more restricted visabilty ?
Like I say I'm not very clued up on gadget tech and are welcome of any advice.
 
Classic C series doesn't have video support. I'd start with the basics - find the video connection at the back of the e120 and make sure it's connected. Try it in a different input (there are four) in case it's a dodgy channel in the e120. Find some other device that generates a video signal that you can plug in (camcorder perhaps?). If you've got a portable tv with a video input, plug the ray 100 into that and see if you can see a signal that way. This way you can at least narrow the prob down.

Cheers
Jimmy
 
Racingfrank7 said:
So as soon as the instruments go live the camera should go live is that correct ?
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That depends on how it's powered, but conventionally you'd expect this to be powered from the same circuit as the e120. If you've got the raymarine 100 camera (I assumed you had, maybe this was wrong?) you could look at it in the dark and see if the IR led's are powered up.

Cheers
Jimmy
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
That depends on how it's powered, but conventionally you'd expect this to be powered from the same circuit as the e120. If you've got the raymarine 100 camera (I assumed you had, maybe this was wrong?) you could look at it in the dark and see if the IR led's are powered up.

Cheers
Jimmy
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I agree that's common enough Jimmy but it is perfectly possible that the vid camera has a 12v feed from a separate circuit (mine always do and indeed you have to on a 24v boat) so Racingfrank you should check the camera power circuit is switched on. If you cant find a switch you can unscrew the camera and test for power at the camera end with a voltmeter
 
If all the connections are ok, there was an issue with a board inside the E120s a few years back, I sent several back when under warranty to have board changed, the fault would only affect cameras and all you would see is a blue screen, contact your local Raymarine dealer for advice.
 
The cameras have the video plug at the end of the extension cable plus a pos & neg 12V supply. My experience of the circuit board fault manifests itself as a flickering screen when on video after some use, followed by complete loss of image & the blue screen, so that is possible I guess-personally I'd check the power supply. If a 12V boat, check all your breakers & fuses, if a 24V boat, check your 24V breakers for a 24 to 12 power converter, then your 12V ones, then any inline fuses. Unless a splitter has been used, video signal will only be displayed on the screen it is plugged into-the info is not sent over existing networks ie Seatalk system. Plus, as already stated, C series has no video input.

Good luck
 
As it is a new boat to you I assume the only evidence that it ever worked is that there is a camera at the back? i would rule out nothing and check that it is actually connected. I looked at a flat once - radiators on the wall ..... and no boiler!

Someone may have mounted the camera and then routing the wires fell into the too hard bucket...
 
jfm said:
I agree that's common enough Jimmy but it is perfectly possible that the vid camera has a 12v feed from a separate circuit (mine always do and indeed you have to on a 24v boat) so Racingfrank you should check the camera power circuit is switched on. If you cant find a switch you can unscrew the camera and test for power at the camera end with a voltmeter
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Thanks for that the boat isn't mega old & I was told "it did work" and knowing boats have breakers / switches for most things my first thoughts was I wonder if I have to switch it on/ activate it some how?
It's a 12v boat & I'm not sure in the model of camera it is quite small about 6inch & has raymarine written on it.
It lives on the radar mast pointing at the bathing platform so it does live out in the uk elements & I am expecting the worse ! I will test for power tomorrow, If it is the worse are they expensive ? I like everything to work !!!!
 
Andyroonot said:
The cameras have the video plug at the end of the extension cable plus a pos & neg 12V supply. My experience of the circuit board fault manifests itself as a flickering screen when on video after some use, followed by complete loss of image & the blue screen, so that is possible I guess-personally I'd check the power supply. If a 12V boat, check all your breakers & fuses, if a 24V boat, check your 24V breakers for a 24 to 12 power converter, then your 12V ones, then any inline fuses. Unless a splitter has been used, video signal will only be displayed on the screen it is plugged into-the info is not sent over existing networks ie Seatalk system. Plus, as already stated, C series has no video input.

Good luck
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Thanks power supply check it is !
 
jrudge said:
As it is a new boat to you I assume the only evidence that it ever worked is that there is a camera at the back? i would rule out nothing and check that it is actually connected. I looked at a flat once - radiators on the wall ..... and no boiler!

Someone may have mounted the camera and then routing the wires fell into the too hard bucket...
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Very good point, but as far as I can tell paper work wise it was fitted when the boat was bought new.
 
jfm said:
I agree that's common enough Jimmy but it is perfectly possible that the vid camera has a 12v feed from a separate circuit (mine always do and indeed you have to on a 24v boat) so Racingfrank you should check the camera power circuit is switched on. If you cant find a switch you can unscrew the camera and test for power at the camera end with a voltmeter
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Agree, this is how the cameras on my boat are installed.

There is a separate supply for the cameras so I suggest you switch on all breakers/switches you can see and find any hidden switches in strange places.
 
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Without means of testing you are shooting the in dark. Don't start pulling the whole boat apart until you have a way of testing the video signal from the camera where it goes into the back of the chart plotter and a way to test the input of the chart plotter.

As has been suggested the AV input of a TV will take the camera signal (the yellow of the red, white yellow inputs).

A camcorder with an AV lead attached would be ideal to shove video into your chart plotter.

Then you can narrow things down and solve the problem. A multi meter would then be a good idea. If you happen to be in Haslar and let me know I can bring down a rather natty little video test unit which is battery powered to check the video output from the camera.

The thing with boats is that no two installs are ever quite the same so you need to use first principles.

Henry :)
 
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