HybridTouch aids workboat navigation

‘The new E-Series Widescreen introduces a whole new chapter in navigation technology,’ said Raymarine president Dave Bimschleger. ‘With its intuitive user interface and unique touch screen, it is Raymarine’s most flexible and easy to use navigation system. The simplified home screen menu with easy to read icons makes boaters more comfortable using their system, letting them navigate with confidence’.

The E-Series Widescreen comes in three sizes, the E90W, E120W and E140W, and offers advanced navigation and networking technologies.

Key performance features offered with the new E-Series Widescreen include simple, fast voyage planning. The touch screen can be used to create a route with the tap of a finger, and the on-screen keyboard quickly saves routes and manages data. It also features an anti-collision alarm, enabling boaters to better navigate shallow waters and avoid chart hazards.

The E-Series Widescreen with HybridTouch brings the familiar touch screen and icon based design found in today’s smartphones to the marine environment. The customizable home screen features a simple application selection and the refined user interface offers visually dynamic graphics and intuitive menus. The optically bonded LCD display technology improves contrast and readability, even in direct sunlight, and a smooth touch screen surface offers durable scratch resistance. The new E-Series touch screen also offers superior sensitivity and accuracy to minimize false inputs from rain, spray and other contaminants.

E-Series Widescreen is also the first Raymarine Multifunction Display to incorporate two new radar features, including high speed radar scanning, providing optimal tracking of fast moving targets at short ranges.