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Old 05 October 2006, 18:00   #1
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just ordered C120

My new gadget http://raymarine.psicompany.com/c120.htm its a raymarine C120 with all the kit i cant wait for it to arrive yeeeeeeeeeeeeee . has anyone got one in there rib would be interested to know how they find it.
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Yup - I've got the C80 which is exactly the same bar the screen. Also the DSM300 fishfinder module - no radar as of yet.

It is a brilliant bit of kit - lovely clear screen - never fogs and the maps are great. The fishfinder is the best I have ever seen - great display.

Only one little niggle - sometimes it claims to have "lost" the DSM300 - I used to turn off the DSM300 at the power source but I have now found you can reboot it from the menus - just like a bloody PC really!!!
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Old 05 October 2006, 21:26   #3
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the c series looked the best but its nice to hear from someone who has one. the screen is amazing, really stops the suns glare and i like the radar overlay as well. really thinks it makes a difference haveing a good screen, i got the 3d kit have you had a play? its amazing i never use to be into the gadgets but this is a wicked piece of kit. shhhhhhhhh dont tell the wife how much its costs or ill be in the wof wof house
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What is the 3d kit? If it's 3d mapping I thought that was only for the E series???
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Old 05 October 2006, 21:51   #5
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well i f-in hope not. my bro just got me one in america, and he said its for the c. i know they have 3 or 4 cool programs for them ill get the exact one he got and find out otherwise he can get his ass down west marine. thanks coders
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I've been using the e120 for the last year which appart from few features is a similar unit, and I cant praise it enough, absolutly brilliant.

now how can I make enough room on my A frame to mount a radar dome :-)


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Yup - I've got the C80 which is exactly the same bar the screen. Also the DSM300 fishfinder module - no radar as of yet.

It is a brilliant bit of kit - lovely clear screen - never fogs and the maps are great. The fishfinder is the best I have ever seen - great display.

Only one little niggle - sometimes it claims to have "lost" the DSM300 - I used to turn off the DSM300 at the power source but I have now found you can reboot it from the menus - just like a bloody PC really!!!

If you perform a software update you will notice that its not just like a bloody PC...... it is a bloody Microsoft PC!!!!!!
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I went into the local raymarine shop and asked to look at the c series, a skinny little man with a bunch of keys on his trousers comes over to me and demonstrates this unit with all whistles blowing. So I agree that’s great I’ll get me one off them, so I pay rub my hands together and walk out of the shop.
Then I post my thread on here and codprawn says about 3d Imaging on the c series, really?
So I call raymarine and they also confirm that the c series doesn’t have the memory or power to run this software and that it must be the e series if you wanted 3d imaging.
So I go back to the man who I got it from and say why did you show me an e series and sell me a c series? He replies, no you have looked at an 8in c series and an 12in e series and bought an e series.
I asked to look at the c series and thought I had bought a c series but I have ended up with an e series if that makes sense, sneaky

I am so confused but after speaking with Raymarine Portsmoth, they assured me we have the right equipment being sent to us which is the e series. Confusing,

my brother is a pilot and i think he has just seen 3d mapping and that its for a raymarine in a glass cabinet in west marine and bought it thinking i might like it. ill post what he got when it gets here but i think its the 3D mapping

Thanks codprawn

so my question is now how is the e series?
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I am so confused but ...... Confusing,
Pop, there's a wee givaway, it says E120 on the front of an E series and C120 on the front of a C series....



Anyway, it's good you got the one you wanted.
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Hi Pop
the 3d imaging looks amazing..............
I found this Demo
http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/D...=1007&Parent=2
then click on the Platinum tour.
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close one ill tell you, its bad enough telling the price to the wife but to tell her and it be the wrong one.

i now have seen the differance c120 e120 haha. but when you bare faced with such a cool gizmo you tend to look at the screen

i cant wait to get it on the rib its amazing, the radar overlay works well to should be usfull for NZ only 10days now
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We have fitted a lot of C and E series sets over the last year and have been very impressed by them.

Observation would be that in most cases the C series is more than enough for a RHIB yet a fair bit cheaper than E series.

E series has advantage (nothwithstanding 3 D mapping - not essential) of being a full blown computer and from that has significant applications that may suit specialist vessels. 1. Ability to plug in video cameras . We have experimented with underwater units and this has potential.. 2. Easy to link several unit together ie. a number of pods on a vessel sharring info for training purposes. 3. Ability to show engine diagnostics on the screen. There are no doubt other abilities that we have overlooked.

We are now playing with a SAt transmission system whereby you can "ping " the boat and poll back all engine data via internet/satalite/e-series/engine EMM. Requires another couple of £k of equipment from another company but works well worldwide.

However unless you are into/have a need for all these funtions then C series is the recomended. In your case you have afforded the E series so enjoy !

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Spot on John. I am not a fan of the 3d stuff. What I do miss though with the C series is as you say the video inputs. You can pick up lovely colour underwater Sony cameras for about £100.

The other uses of cameras would be low light - you could mount a forward looking camera and an infra red spotlight and operate in total darkness - many uses.......
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The other uses of cameras would be low light - you could mount a forward looking camera and an infra red spotlight and operate in total darkness - many uses.......
Fancy a spot of Dogging on water, do we !
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We have the C120 with radar and DSM 300 fish finder on the Mitigator and love it. One word of caution - the screen cover blew off and disapeared while trailering.
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Spot on John. I am not a fan of the 3d stuff. What I do miss though with the C series is as you say the video inputs. You can pick up lovely colour underwater Sony cameras for about £100.

The other uses of cameras would be low light - you could mount a forward looking camera and an infra red spotlight and operate in total darkness - many uses.......
yep or as I use mine, with an infrared camera pointing backwards, then you can see behind you without being blinded by the white light on the a frame when you turn around.


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Yup - I've got the C80 which is exactly the same bar the screen. Also the DSM300 fishfinder module - no radar as of yet.

It is a brilliant bit of kit - lovely clear screen - never fogs and the maps are great. The fishfinder is the best I have ever seen - great display.

Only one little niggle - sometimes it claims to have "lost" the DSM300 - I used to turn off the DSM300 at the power source but I have now found you can reboot it from the menus - just like a bloody PC really!!!
Is the DSM300 a fishfinder or a straightforward sounder?
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It is one of the most advanced fishfinders on the market. Remember though they are only as good as the transducer you fit.
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