Chris-380
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Curious if anyone has used the party us feature to tie multiple boats together?
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Curious if anyone has used the party us feature to tie multiple boats together?
On our 500 DB I installed a RA770 on the bridge and a 400 in the salon wired to the Bose system I ran an Ethernet cable between them it’s a bit of a pain to use party bus but it works if your using it wirelessly it may even be harder you select sources and connect them if I remember correctly. after connected it worked well
It is now updated and they call it "Groups" not "Party Bus" ... You got to have all the units you are trying to connect running the latest software or it will give you fits. ...
Yes same boat but Cocktail is correct you need to have the latest software and the settings all lined up.You were using it via wifi on your boat or shared between boats?
I was trying between boats connected to me via wifi. My guess is on the same boat and possibly wired it would work great. On other boats connected to your wifi signals can drop out for a moment and then that would kill the connection.
I miss the days when you bought something and it just worked. They advertise neat features but if everybody doesn’t have all the software in perfect harmony it will not work. Seven year old TVs will not work because software has bypassed them. Just fueling the throwaway society.Yes same boat but Cocktail is correct you need to have the latest software and the settings all lined up.
Sounds like my first day on the boat every spring. Axiom and connected accessories needs a software update. Fusion radio, yup, software update. Smart tv’s, yup, software updates. Takes all damn day.I miss the days when you bought something and it just worked. They advertise neat features but if everybody doesn’t have all the software in perfect harmony it will not work. Seven year old TVs will not work because software has bypassed them. Just fueling the throwaway society.
Shaps, do you have your Fusion configured for the Garmin Network over ethernet? If so, I don't believe any of the wi-fi functions will work. Seems to me I originally had mine configured for Garmin Network, and also to my router via wi-fi. But, this year with the software updated it won't work anymore. Right now, I am limited to using the app only when I am wirelessly connected to the Garmin MFD.Thanks @SKybolt
I have the head unit and all remotes plugged into a
Brainboxes Switch - 5 Ports - DIN Rail mountable (SW-005) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE26AL2/
Which is the Garmin recommended switch
I'm going to try again this weekend but these updates for the erx400 have been vexing to say the least
apologies to the OP for minor Hijack:
I have the RA770 along with 3 of the ms-erx400 remotes. I have successfully updated the software on the head unit via the app but am having a tough time with updating the remotes.
I was told to make the head unit the wifi access point and then connect my phone to that. Has anyone done this successfully? If so, care to walk me through it?
@Chris-380
I will move this to its own thread if you'd prefer...
Shaps, do you have your Fusion configured for the Garmin Network over ethernet? If so, I don't believe any of the wi-fi functions will work. Seems to me I originally had mine configured for Garmin Network, and also to my router via wi-fi. But, this year with the software updated it won't work anymore. Right now, I am limited to using the app only when I am wirelessly connected to the Garmin MFD.
Found this in the current Fusion OM, page 31:
"You cannot use Wi‑Fi networking on a stereo configured for use with a Garmin Marine Network. This functionality is compatible with wired network connections only."
If you are on the Garmin Network, and I'm correct, I think you will have to disable the Garmin Network on the 770, then you should be able to configure temporary access points to get the software update done.
Shaps, do you have your Fusion configured for the Garmin Network over ethernet? If so, I don't believe any of the wi-fi functions will work. ...
Thanks @SKybolt
I have the head unit and all remotes plugged into a
Brainboxes Switch - 5 Ports - DIN Rail mountable (SW-005) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FE26AL2/
Which is the Garmin recommended switch
I'm going to try again this weekend but these updates for the erx400 have been vexing to say the least
Orlando, I think we're both right. I had the Garmin Network ethernet alongside a wifi connection to my router working last year. This spring, I lost the Sirius module and the solution was to do a factory reset. When I was re-configuring, I selected Settings...Network...Advanced...Garmin Marine Network. I think that's a new thing implemented in a recent update so I assumed it was needed. That setting disables wifi. I backed out of that today and found that the Garmin Network connection still worked properly including album art and I was still able to use the app via the MFD access point. Then, I was able to connect via wifi to my router. Only glitch is that, while both connections seem to be up and I have both Garmin and router IP addresses, the app will not connect on the router side while the MFD is on, only through the MFD. Not a problem for me as I use the app with the MFD's not on most of the time and when underway usually have a device connected to the MFD via wifi.Al, the wired network side of the Fusion does work when connected to the GMN and also when the WiFi is connected to the boat's wifi.
I have the RA770 connected to a Netgear 12v switch and two ERX400's then that switch is connected to the GMS10 via a POE blocker. At the same time the WiFi is connected to the boat's wifi so my phone and tablets can access the head unit via wifi. This is how the MFD's will display the album art from sirius.
I don't think their tech support knows exactly what things can do at times.Because both Fusion and Garmin said this can't be done. But it certainly can done. We had discussed this last year when I went through exactly what @Shaps is going through. In that thread I have screen shots of both IP's on the head unit.
EDIT: Screen shot of RA770 with both wired and wifi IP's - http://clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/fusion-album-art-and-garmin-mfds.103466/#post-1210882