Q DISPLAY 2 User Guide
Make sure to read this guide to get the most out of your Q Display.
The Q brings easy-to-use smart navigation to your boat, making boating and navigation easier and smarter for everyone.
This smart navigation system is more than just a regular plotter. It brings everything you need together, from navigation to entertainment, and displays it clearly and accessibly at your fingertips.
Your new Q Display has been designed with usability as a priority. It has a clear and bright waterproof touchscreen, easy-to-read navigation menus and configurable shortcuts for swift control of your boat while on the move. You can control your boat’s navigation, heating, music, Fishfinder, radar etc. all with the same device.
The Q Display Series 2 product family includes six plotter sizes:
Q Display 210 (10”)
Q Display 212 (12”)
Q Display 216 (16”)
Q Display 210D (Double 10”)
Q Display 222 (22”)
Q Display 224 (24”)
They all have the same general functions, introduced in this user guide.
Making boating easier and smarter
The Q Display is customizable to your liking. You can pin the things you need the most to the sidebar on the right side of your Q Display. By creating split-views you can make multitasking easier than ever before. With your own view shortcuts, you spend less time setting up your display, and more time boating.
The Q Experience takes safety with the utmost seriousness.
The Q Display’s bright screen will keep you on the map, wherever you go. The Q Display will warn you against bad weather approaching, to allow you to avoid storms and rough seas.
Keep your boat safe with the Q Mobile App
The Guard feature, that you can find in the Q Experience app, keeps your boat safe while on the docks. It will alert you if the boat is filling up with water or if there is a boat theft.
The Q Experience mobile app also always keeps all your boating info with you, wherever you go. You can download it from your phone’s app store.
NOTE: Buster, Yamarin, and Yamarin Cross boats use their own Buster Q, Yamarin Q and Cross Q mobile apps.
Notice! You can access this guide any time from your plotter’s Home menu > Info > Guides
Important information
FCC Compliance statement
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Nextfour Solutions Oy could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Interference statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
ISED Canada compliance statement
This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause interference.
This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Déclaration de conformité d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes:
L’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage.
L’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
Introduction
The user interface of the Q Display consists of three main components:
View
Sidebar
Application
1. Sidebar
The Sidebar is the anchor of the Q Display’s user interface. It is accessible from every view and provides instant access to all the essential functions and your favourite views. The Sidebar consists of:
Arrow button
Pinned views
Notification centre
System status area
The arrow button opens the Home menu. In the Home menu you will find all the available views and utilities – everything essential to control and adjust your device.
Arrow button
Pinned views
Below the Arrow button are the Pinned views. Pinned views is a customizable collection of views, that can be accessed directly from the sidebar.
Customize the Sidebar by pinning your favorite views to it:
Open the Home menu,
Open View properties by pressing the three dots (…) on the desired view
Select Pin to Sidebar.
To unpin a view, repeat the process above, but in the last step select Unpin from the sidebar instead. You can open the same contextual menu by long pressing the view icon in the Sidebar.
Notification center and Notifications
Below the pinned views you will find the Notification centre. Here you can view and manage all the notifications that you have received. Open the Notification center from the Notification button (notification icon) in the Sidebar.
Notification icon
Every notification will first appear on the screen. All the notifications with normal or higher priority will be stored in the Notification centre until they are dismissed. Minor and highly contextual notifications, such as phone pairing success/fail, WLAN connecting success/fail etc. will not be stored.
The Notification centre icon (notification icon) will indicate you of unread notifications. The highlight color is based on the highest priority notification:
(Red icon): Alert
(Yellow icon): Warning
(White icon): Notification
System updates
Available system updates will appear as notifications (see the notification icon above). To activate the updates on your device, you must install the available system updates from the Notification centre. The installation might take a few minutes. After the installation is completed, the Q Display must be restarted.
System status area
Below the Notification center is the System status area. Here you can see WLAN, SIM card, GPS positioning and Nearby wireless connection status, plus a digital clock.
Status area icons (not active when gray)
GPS
WLAN
SIM card
Nearby wireless pairing
2. View
View is an instance of one or more applications, shown on the screen at the same time. A view may consist of a single application (Fullscreen view) or two applications (Split view). Most of the application settings are view specific. For example, you may have two individual Map views with different settings for different scenarios.
Two views in Q Display 210D
3. Application
Applications are assigned into a view. Map, Fishfinder, Radar etc. are applications.
The Application menu button can always be found in the top right corner of every application. From the Application menu you can access all the application specific functions, such as Search for Map or Inputs for Music. Scroll the menu by dragging it up or down with your finger.
4. Home menu
The Home menu is where you will find all the available views and utilities – everything essential to control and adjust your device.
Open the Home menu using the arrow button. Press (X) to close the menu. Scroll the menu by dragging it up or down with your finger.
4.1. Views
The topmost section of the home menu features all the default and custom views of the applications available to you. The available applications depend on your boat configuration and installed peripherals, such as speakers, radar or sonar/fishfinder.
Chart and Dashboard applications will always be available, with respective full-screen views.
Default and custom views
The first time you switch on your Q Display device and after a factory reset, you will start with a selection of default views. You are free to customize all of them and create your own custom views as you see fit.
To create a new view:
Open Home menu
Press on New view
Select the view template (see list below)
Assign desired applications to the viewports
Press “checkmark” when done to save the view
Activate, pin and edit your new view from the Home menu.
Fullscreen view
Vertical split view
Horizontal split view
Picture in Picture split view
Save and exit
Cancel and exit
Manage views
If you would like to pin, launch or remove default or custom views:
Home
Open View properties by pressing the three dots (…) on the desired view
View properties
Application title
Pin to Sidebar / Unpin from Sidebar
Launch
Launch at startup
Remove from views
Reset views
If at some point you would like to go back to the factory set default views:
Open Home menu
Select Settings
Select System reset
NOTE, that this action is irreversible, and all your data and custom views will be removed.
Split view
When the view is split into two, it is called a “split view”. When you are using a split view, you can adjust the split ratio anytime, by dragging the handle between the applications. The handle will snap to the closest split point when released. The default split points are:
75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and picture in picture
4.2 Utilities
Under Utilities, you will find all the utility applications, like Settings, Weather, and Info. Utility applications are opened on top of your current view, instead of in a dedicated view. Press the close button (X) in the top right corner, to close the utility application, and return to your main view. Utility applications consist of a tab list on the left and a content area on the right.
Utility applications cannot be assigned into custom views.
Home
Utilities
5. Chart
Here you can navigate, explore, and save places and routes
Launch the Chart view by opening the Home menu and selecting Chart. The Chart application consists of the Chart area, Application controls in the top right corner and optional dashboard widgets in the top left corner.
Chart area
Chart application menu
Hide dashboard overlay
Chart control
a. (+) increase zoom button
b. Centre map button
c. (-) decrease zoom button
Compact dashboard
5.1 Chart basics
Panning
Pan the Chart by dragging it in the desired direction with your finger.
Centering
Center the view back to your position by pressing the center map button in Chart controls.
Zooming
Zoom in by spreading two fingertips on the screen, pinch to zoom out. Alternatively use the buttons in Chart controls.
Zoom in:
Zoom out:
Measure distance
Measure distance by placing two fingertips on the screen at the same time, one on the start point and other at the end of the distance you wish to measure.
View location information
Long press on the map area with one fingertip to view location information and open the Location menu. See the next section Location properties for more information.
5.2 Location properties
The Location properties is where you will see the coordinates and distance information for the selected position, as well as access location specific functions.
Open Location properties by long pressing on a desired location on the chart with your finger. You can also open the location properties by choosing a location from My places, found from the chart’s application menu.
The Location properties include:
Location information
Location information displays the coordinates and your current distance, time and needed fuel to the location.
Set as destination
Set the location/place as destination and start navigating.
Save to My Places / Edit place
Save the location to My Places by pressing the icon. Once a place has been added to My places, it can be edited by the edit icon. You will find My places in the map’s application menu
Anchor here
Enables anchor alarm. If position moves outside from the anchor radius, it will alarm.
Plan route from here
Plan a new route from this position. Add new points by tapping the chart for the wanted location. Long press uses auto routing for that location.
Weather forecast
Check the weather from this location. Requires active subscription to work. Uses Windy as the weather forecast.
What’s near?
Inspect nearby marine markers, chart notation and points of interest.
Change position
Adjust the location/place position.
Press on the Move position to activate move mode.
Pan the chart under the Marker to the desired location.
Press on Move position again to end move mode and pin the Marker to the new position.
Center to
Center the chart to the selected location/place.
Google Maps
Open Google Maps from this location. Inspect nearby points of interest easily.
5.3 Dashboard overlay
Overlay functionalities
The dashboard overlay for Chart acts like a combination of the Dashboard application and the Chart application. It gives an instant insight to vessel data in form of large RPM and speed over ground gauges and a fully customizable bottom panel widgets. It also contains a compass at the top of the chart view.
The overlay can be hidden by tapping the chart view or by toggling the dashboard icon. Any touch on the chart view, which do not open an action (like Location properties or panning) will also bring the overlay back on top of the chart view. Overlay can also be brought on by toggling the dashboard icon.
The overlay can be disabled by toggling the overlay setting on the Chart’s application menu.
NOTE! When the overlay is in use the orientation setting will be Heading Up. Whenever the overlay is hidden the orientation will be changed to respect the user’s setting.
Compass area
RPM gauge
Chart view
Speed over ground gauge
Bottom panel with widgets
Multiengine support for RPM
Dashboard icon (overlay on)
Dashboard off icon (overlay hidden)
When enabled the dashboard overlay can be toggle on and of by touching the chart view or the dashboard icon.
Disabling the overlay will remove this functionality in the Chart application.
Overlay’s utility features
When the overlay is visible the user can control the See ahead and Bird-eye-view utility features.
5.4 Navigation / Set a destination
The Q Experience provides robust auto-routing and navigation capabilities and is compatible with Navionics+ and Platinum+ marine charts. To start navigating, just set the destination or select an existing route to use for navigating. NOTE: An active Navionics+ subscription is required to use Autoroute with Navionics charts.
To set a destination, do one of the below:
Search for the place to use as destination
Open Search in the Map’s application menu.
Type in the place you want to find.
Select the corresponding option from the search results.
Select Set as destination in the Location properties menu.
Select the destination on the chart
Long press on the location where you want to go on chart.
Select Set as destination in the Location properties menu.
Select Set as destination in the Location properties menu.
Open My Places in the Map’s application menu.
Select place you wish to go to.
Select Set as destination in the Location properties menu.
To use an existing route, do the following:
Open My Routes in the Map’s application menu.
Select the route you wish to use for navigation.
Select Start navigation in the Route properties menu.
When navigating existing routes, the route direction and destination’s end are determined automatically, based on which way you are currently heading, and how far you are from route end points.
Once you have set the destination or selected a route, the navigation route will remain visible until the navigation is stopped by the user – even if the Q display is rebooted.
To end or pause navigation, open the Map’s application menu and press on the stop or pause. If you want to change the direction of the navigation on a route press the Change direction icon in the Map’s application menu.
5.5 Chart’s application menu
The Chart’s application menu includes all the essential functions, to utilize and adjust the Chart application. Open the Chart’s application menu by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner.
Press (X) to close the menu.
Chart menu
Search
The Search function allows you to explore and find places.Chart settings
Find detailed settings to use for navigation in the Chart settings.My places
View and manage all your saved places.
Select an existing location to view and manage. Select (+) New place to create a new place on your current location – you can adjust the location while creating a new place, for more.My routes
View and manage all your saved routes.
Select (+) New route to start creating a new route. Select an existing route to open Route properties and view route information.Log
View and manage previous trips and trip information.What’s near?
See nearby routes, places, vessels and harbours. It shows the distance and compass point of each place.Radar settings
If you have a radar installed in your boat, you can overlay the radar picture on the chart. This makes reading and understanding the radar easy, even for first time users. In Radar settings you can set the transparency of the overlay.Anchor
Enable and disable anchor alarm here. Anchor alarm only works when Q is on. You can change the anchor radius from settings under Navigation settings. The default anchor alarm radius is 100m.Enable/Disable dashboard overlay
This setting controls whether the dashboard overlay is in use. When enabled the overlay can be hidden or brought on the chart by tapping the dashboard overlay icon or by tapping on the chart. If disabled the dashboard overlay is completely out of use.Customize side panels
Here you can control the dashboard widget that is displayed on the side of your chart view and also the bottom panel widget that is shown when dashboard overlay is used. Dashboard settings like engine, resources, environment, trip meters, and audio volume can quickly be toggled on or off.Customize bottom panels
See number 11.Show all chart controls
This setting makes four different utility features available, which can all be used by long pressing them.
You can toggle the chart utilities on or off.
See ahead
By long pressing the binoculars icon, your map will pan forward to show you what is up ahead.
Fuel range display
By long pressing the fuel tank icon you will see an estimate on your range depending on your fuel level.
NOTE: for this function to work, the fuel tank capacity needs to be set in the Boat settings
Bird-eye-view
By long pressing the bird icon, your map will pan to a bird-eye-view.
Place here (MOB)
Place here instantly creates a place on your current location. By pressing the place here button the current location is instantly saved to My places. This is especially useful when you are required to instantly mark a location on the go, like when spotting a rock or in man overboard (MOB) scenarios.
5.6 Chart settings
Chart settings provide various settings for adjusting the chart view to your preferences.
Open Chart settings in the Chart’s application menu, by pressing the Chart settings icon. All these settings are view specific – so changing them only affects the currently active view. Chart settings include:
General
Chart orientation
Chart orientation sets the chart orientation to North up, Heading up or Perspective. With Heading up your course direction continuously points upwards, instead of rotating.
COG vector
Course over ground vector is a projected line that indicates your COG heading. Can be toggled on or off. COG vector can also be changed to km or minutes, or to showcase fullscreen vector.
Heading vector
Heading vector is a projected line that indicates your heading. Can be toggled on or off. Heading vector can also be changed to km or minutes, or to showcase fullscreen vector.
Laylines
Laylines help with sailing. Laylines can be changed to km or minutes, or to showcase fullscreen vector.
Show trail
Show trail displays the route you have sailed with a line on the map. Can be toggled on or off.
Show distance from boat
It measures the distance from the boat and showcases the distance with a red line. When moving chart, showcase the following information: position, distance, time it takes to get there, speed, bearing, and consumption (estimate calculated with current consumption).
Autocenter
Autocenter automatically re-center the chart to your position after a few seconds of inactivity.
Can be toggled on or off.
Optimal boat position
Change optimal boat position between 0-100%. Default is 100%. When driving fast, this moves the boat icon further from the center to showcase more of the upcoming chart.
Autozoom speed limit
Choose the speed limit for autozoom. Autozoom zooms in the chart when driving slower than the set speed limit. Set the speed limit or turn off by setting to zero.
Low speed zoom level
Choose the zoom level for a low boat speed. This is the zoom level used when Autozoom is activated (see above).
Boat icon shape
Choose the boat icon shape shown on chart.
Boat icon size
Choose the boat icon size shown on chart. Change it from 50% to 150%.
Default boat icon size is 100%.
Chart layers
Easy view™
EasyView™ is a Navionics exclusive feature, that makes the chart easier to read. It increases the Chart’s text and marker size and hides irrelevant minor notation. Can be toggled on or off.
Route layer
Choose which routes to show on map. Show all visible routes, Hide all routes, and Show only the closest route.
SonarChart™
SonarChart™ is a Navionics exclusive feature that provides much more detailed depth contours, with adjustable line density. The shading option allows you to see the depth contours in 3D like shapes. Can be set to preferred density or turned off.
2D shading
This feature adds a 2D shading to your chart view to better indicate the depths of water. Can be toggled on or off.
Community edits
Community edits displays possible edits or notions added by other boaters. Can be toggled on or off.
Dynamic icons
Tide water icons. Shown for example in Norway. Can be toggled on or off.
Chart details
Chart details dictates if the chart shows standard or advanced markings. Can be set to preferred setting.
Satellite overlay
Satellite overlay allows you to use a satellite image overlaid on the chart. Satellite options include modes for Land, Land and shallow, and Land and sea. Can be set to preferred setting or turned off.
Satellite overlay opacity
Choose a percentage of opacity for the satellite view. The closer to 100 % you set the satellite opacity, the more visible the satellite image will be.
AIS
Show AIS targets
Show AIS targets on map.
AIS collision warning
Show AIS collision warning on map when your boat is on collision line. Minimum required AIS vessel speed is 2ms. The red circle shows the estimated location of the collision.
AIS location estimation
Show AIS vessel move on map every 1s. Minimum required AIS vessel speed is 5ms.
AIS course line length
Set the safe water depth according to your boat’s draught. This will show depths above safe water depth as white on the chart. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Depths and altitudes
Default zoom level
Set the default level of zoom in your chart view. This is the zoom level your chart will have on start up and return to when Autozoom is activated. You can manually return to the default zoom level by double tapping the Centre map button. Can be set to preferred value.
Safe water depth
Set the safe water depth according to your boat’s draught. This will show depths above safe water depth as white on the chart. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Shallow water depth
Set the shallow water depth according to your preferences and your boat’s draught. The set depth will mark depths below shallow water depth with a red grid. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Spot soundings
Set the upper depth limit for spot soundings. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
NOTE: Chart details must be set to Advanced for spot soundings to be visible.
Depth contours
Set the upper depth limit for depth contours on the chart. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Minimum fishing range
Set the lower limit for fishing range. This feature marks waters between Minimum fishing range and Maximum fishing range as white. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Maximum fishing range
Set the upper limit for fishing range. This feature marks waters between Minimum fishing range and Maximum fishing range as white. Can be set to preferred value or turned off.
Save trail
Saves the current trail to My routes.
Reset trail
Resets the trail and a new trail is started immediately.
Reset chart settings
Resets the chart settings to the defaults. Note, that this will only reset the settings for the active chart view.
5.7 Location and route properties
Location properties
The location properties can be opened in My places or by long pressing a point on the chart.
Location properties include Place information, Edit place, Set as destination, What’s here?, Move position, Center to, and Remove.
Set as destination
Set your saved place as the destination and calculate a route to your saved place.
Edit place
Edit your saved place, includes Name, Color, Notify on approach, and Change position.
Name is the name that is displayed on the chart
Color is the color of the marker on the chart.
Notify on approach lets you set an alert when you are approaching the place.
Can be set to preferred distance or turned off.Change position change the location of your saved place.
Plan route from here
Start planning a route from the selected location.
What’s here?
See what is near your saved place, such as rocks, obstructions, or recommended tracks.
Center to
Center map to the saved location.
Remove
Long press to remove the location from My places.
5.8 Route properties
Open Route properties by selecting a route from My Routes. It can be found in the Chart’s application menu.
Route properties include:
New route
Here you can add a new route to be saved in My routes. You can name the route and choose a color for the route on the chart. Make sure to press the checkmark Save to save the route to My routes. Once the route is saved you can set it as a destination.
Route information
You can see the route information by selecting a route in My routes. Route information displays the length, time and total fuel consumption for the route.
Start navigation
Set the selected route as the active navigation route. Route direction and destination end is determined automatically, based on which way you are currently heading, and how far you are from route end points. The direction can be changed by toggling Change direction in the Map’s application menu.
Show on chart/Hide from chart
Select if you want the route to show, or not to show, on the chart view.
Edit route
Edit route launches the route editor, which allows you to edit the route points, route color, and route name.
Presentation
Presents the route from start to finish and back. It stays on repeat.
Center to
Center to function centres the route and zooms out so that the entire route will become visible in the application.
Remove route
Remove the route from My Routes.
6. Dashboard
To show Dashboard data, the Q Display offers three distinct solutions:
Dashboard application
Widgets, a panel that can be seen on the left side of a chart view.
Dashboard overlay on Chart application which is combination of these two applications.
This chapter covers the Dashboard application. For information about the data widgets, see Chapter 7.
Launch the Dashboard application by opening the Home menu and selecting Dashboard.
RPM gauge
Center gauges
Speed over ground gauge
Bottom panel with widgets
Multiengine support for RPM
6.1 Dashboard app
Standard dashboard
The values on the main dashboard are fixed to RPM and Speed. To get more information the dashboard can be complemented with widgets to the bottom of the gauges.
To re-order the application controls on dashboard, press and hold on an application control, wait for the re-order mode to activate (changes to blue color) and then simply drag and drop the selected instrument into the desired space.
Notice that the available instruments depend on the activated packages, supported by your boat configuration and peripherals.
Classic dashboard
The values on the classic dashboard are fixed to RPM, Speed, Compass, Fuel level, Trim level, and Consumption. To get more information the dashboard can be complemented with widgets to the left of the gauges.
To re-order the application controls on dashboard, press and hold on an application control, wait for the re-order mode to activate (changes to blue color) and then simply drag and drop the selected instrument into the desired space.
6.2 Dashboard Settings
Open Dashboard settings by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner.
The Dashboard menu features visibility toggles for various application controls that can be shown in the Dashboard view. Enable the toggle on the feature to show it, disable to hide.
Main gauge
Change dashboards main gauge.Dashboard background
Change dashboards background.Center widgets
Change the standard dashboard center widgets.Dashboard widgets
Change the additional dashboard widgets.
Dashboard widgets
All the mini dashboard widget features that can be found from the Dashboard menu are following:
Engine
Resources
Environment
Navigation
Trip meters
Settings shortcuts
Radar controls
Peripherals
Hide all gauges
Engine
RPM
Displays the level of RPM.
Engine temp
Displays the engine temperature.
Trim level
Displays the current trim angle.
Engine hours
Displays how many hours the engine has been in use.
Alternator Voltage
Displays the alternator voltage. NOTE: Alternator voltage is not Battery voltage.
Trolling
Adjust the trolling speed by fine-tuning the RPMs.
Throttle level
Displays the amount of throttle in % (if supported by the propulsion system).
Throttle state
Displays the throttle state: Drive, Neutral or Reverse (if supported by the propulsion system).
Torque
Displays the torque. Values are shown between 0-100Nm.
Torque level
Displays the amount of torque.
Boost pressure
Displays boost pressure. Values are displayed in bar.
Output power (Only for electric propulsion)
Displays the engine’s power output.
Engine voltage (Only for electric propulsion)
Displays the engine’s voltage.
Resources
Consumption
Displays the current fuel consumption in liters per hour.
Average consumption
Displays the fuel consumption average. New values are saved once in every 10s and average consumption is updated every 1-2 minutes.
Economy
Displays the fuel consumption in liters per kilometer.
Average economy
Displays the average economy.
Fuel level
Displays the fuel level of the fuel tank(s).
Fresh water level
Displays the amount of fresh water in %.
Gray water level
Displays the amount of gray water in %.
Black water level
Displays the amount of black water in %.
Battery voltage
Displays the battery voltage.
AUX battery voltage
Displays the voltage of the auxiliary battery.
Battery temp (Only for electric propulsion)
Displays the temperature of the battery.
Battery SOC (Only for electric propulsion)
Displays the battery’s State of Charge (SOC).
Range estimation
Displays the estimated range based on fuel or battery charge. Set capacity and sensor instance from Settings.
Environment
Speed (SOG)
Displays the speed of the boat.
Average SOG
Displays the average speed of the boat.
SOG conversion
Displays the speed in Km/h, mph and Kn.
Speed though water
Displays the speed though water.
Course over ground
Displays the Course over Ground (COG), which is the course your boat is travelling (may differ from heading due to wind or stream).
Position
Displays your position in coordinates.
Heading (T) (Requires additional sensor)
Displays where your boat is pointing.
Depth (Requires additional sensor)
Displays the depth of water.
Water temp (Requires additional sensor)
Displays the water temperature.
Weather forecast (Requires active subscription)
Displays the current weather forecast. Internet connection needed.
Seabed (Requires additional sensor)
Displays the bottom of the area.
True wind (Requires additional sensor)
Displays the true winds direction.
Apparent wind (Requires additional sensor)
Displays the apparent winds direction.
Navigation
Cross track error
Tells the distance in meters deviated from the route. Negative values indicate that the vessel has deviated to the left (port), positive to the right (starboard).
Compass
Displays the compass course.
Speed limit (Requires active subscription)
Displays the speed limit when the area has one. When driving over speed, the icon will alert that by blinking.
When driving 0-1km over the limit, speed limit value is blinking yellow and when driving 1km over the limit, speed limit is blinking red. Also when the limitation area is approaching, the speed icon starts blinking. When driving out of limitation are,
the icon will disappear.
Driving limitations (Requires active subscription)
Displays the driving limitations, such as wave forming limitations, when the area has one. When the limitation area is approaching, the icon starts blinking. When driving out of limitation are, the icon will disappear.
Trip meters
Remaining fuel
Allows you to see the remaining fuel in the tank in litres, this meter allows you to manually set the remaining fuel. Double tapping resets the fuel level to a full tank. The consumption is calculated using data from the engines fuel injection, which means this gauge is very precise.
NOTE: resetting to full tank requires that a fuel tank size is set in the Boat settings.
Current trip
Displays information on your current trip.
User trip A
Trip meter for user A
User trip B
Trip meter for user B.
To the destination
Estimates the consumption, duration, and distance to your destination.
Settings shortcuts
Audio volume
Adjust volume of your media.
Media controls
Adjust your media. Use previous, pause/play, and next to control your media.
Peripherals
Rudder angle
Displays the angle of rudder(s)
Trim tabs
Displays pitch and roll.
7. Widgets
This chapter covers the widgets that show data in the side or bottom of you applications.
Widgets can be found in selected applications. Currently we support them in Chart, Dashboard, Fishfinder and Radar.
You can manage the information displayed on the widgets by navigating to the application menu (for example Chart’s application menu) and selecting Dashboard.
Use toggle bars to add or remove instruments.
1. Widgets
The widget panel will always be in the top left corner or in the bottom of the application viewport.
To re-order the widgets, press and hold on an instrument, wait for the re-order mode to activate, and then simply drag and drop the selected instrument into the desired space.
2. Widget / Dashboard menu
For contents, see Chapter 6 Dashboard under dashboard’s application menu.
Notice that the available controls depend on the activated packages, supported by your boat configuration and peripherals.
8. Fishfinder
The Q Experience is compatible with Raymarine’s CP100 and Airmar IC-TM90M Fishfinders. For more information on their qualities and how to use them, visit www.raymarine.com or www.airmar.com.
Launch the Fishfinder application by opening the Home menu and selecting Fishfinder. The Fishfinder application consists of a Display area in the centre, Fishfinder controls in the top right and optional data tile widgets on the top left.
CP-100 Fishfinder
Sonar channel
Choose between CHIRP or DownVision sonar image.
Gain mode
Set the Fishfinder’s sensitivity. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Smoothing mode
Smooths the sonar image to get rid of unnecessary roughness. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Filter mode
Removes small disturbances in the water. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Depth levels
Choose the preferred amount of depth levels shown. Can be set to preferred value between
1 and 10, Automatic, and turned off.
Seabed enhancing
Highlights the seabed. Can be toggled on or off.
Depth lines
Shows the depth levels as lines across the application area. Can be toggled on or off.
Visible horizon
Shows an artificial horizon on the top of the Fishfinder graphics. Can be toggled on or off.
Automatic scrolling
Automatically scrolls back to the front after a couple of seconds when sonar image has been scrolled backwards. Can be toggled on or off.
Scrolling speed
Set the preferred value for the scrolling speed in the Fishfinder application. Can be set to a value between 1 and 8.
CHIRP color scheme
Set the preferred color scheme for the CHIRP sonar image. Can be set to Default, Sand or Greyscale.
DownVision color scheme
Set the preferred color scheme for the DownVision sonar image. Can be set to Default, Sand or Greyscale.
Airmar IC-TM90M (transom mount) / Airmar IC-P90M (thru-hull mount)
Automatic noise rejection
Noise rejection removes small disturbances in the water. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Automatic sensitivity
Set the sensitivity for the Fishfinder. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Automatic range
Automatic range sets the depth range shown in the Fishfinder app. Can be set to Automatic or Manual.
Depth levels
Choose the preferred amount of depth levels shown. Can be set to preferred value between 1 and 10, Automatic, and turned off.
Color scheme
Set the preferred color scheme. Can be set to Default, Sand, or Greyscale.
Seabed enhancing
Highlights the seabed. Can be toggled on or off.
Depth lines
Shows the depth levels as lines across the application area. Can be toggled on or off.
Automatic scrolling
Automatically scrolls back to the front after a couple of seconds when sonar image has been scrolled backwards. Can be toggled on or off.
Visible horizon
Shows an artificial horizon on the top of the Fishfinder graphics. Can be toggled on or off.
Scrolling speed
Set the preferred value for the scrolling speed in the Fishfinder application. Can be set to a value between 1 and 8.
9. Radar
The Q Experience is compatible with Raymarine’s Quantum Q24 Chirp Radar. For more information on their qualities, visit www.raymarine.com.
Launch the Radar application by opening the Home menu and selecting Radar. The Radar application consists of a Display area in the center, Radar controls in the top right corner and optional data tile widgets on the top left.
1. Radar menu
Open the Radar’s application menu by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner. The Radar’s application menu consists of the following:
Radar display
Radar control
Radar display
Heading mode
Heading mode sets the chart orientation to North-up or Course-up. With Course-up your course direction continuously points upwards, instead of rotating.
Reflection color
Reflection color dictates what color the radar will show objects as.
Radar control
Power
Turn the radar on or off.
Preset
In preset you can set pre-made setting combinations depending on your location. This feature is useful for first time users, or for a quick setup.
Increase/Decrease range
Increases or decreases the preferred range of the radar.
Gain
Toggle the Gain to automatic or manual. Gain is the sensitivity of the radar, used to minimize interference. If set to manual, the value can be fixed to a preferred level.
Color gain
Toggle the Color gain to automatic or manual. If set so manual, the value can be fixed to a preferred level.
Sea clutter
Toggle Sea clutter to automatic or manual. Sea clutter is used to minimize interference caused by rough seas. If set to manual, the value can be fixed to a preferred value.
Rain clutter
Toggle Rain clutter to automatic or manual. Rain clutter is used to reduce interference used by rain. If set to manual, the value can be fixed to a fixed level.
Radar offset
Fine tune the setup of the radar to compensate for offsets in the mounting, by rotating the radar image.
NOTE: Changing the adjustments in Radar settings will change them for every instance of the application, note only for the specific view. This is because the adjustment changes the actual physical behaviour of the device.
2. Radar zoom controls
Zoom in, or out, on the radar image.
10. Music
The Music application serves as the central entertainment controller of your boat’s audio setup. From here you can listen to radio and stream media from external devices via mobile phone or AUX cable. In the equalizer you can fine-tune the audio profile to match your listening preferences.
Launch the Music application by opening the Home menu and selecting Music. The Music application consists of a Player area in the center and Music application controls in the top right.
Music menu button
Favorite radio settings OR Device connections settings
Music player area
The player info field shows contextual info related to the active radio station or mobile stream etc.
The player controls feature:
Previous
Play / Pause
Next
Decrease volume
Increase volume
Music menu
Open the Music application’s menu by pressing the application menu button in the application’s top right corner.
The music menu provides access to:
Radio
Mobile phone input
AUX input
Equalizer
Radio input and Favourites
To listen to the radio, open the Music menu and select Radio in the input list. By default, Music application will start with the Radio input selected.
When listening to the radio, press the “previous” and “next” buttons to auto-scan for radio stations. Press the “pause” button to temporarily mute the radio.
When listening to the Radio, it is possible to save a station to your Favorites for quick access. To save the current station to Favorites, press the Favorites button to open the Favorites menu. In the Favorites menu select the option Add to favorites. Once a certain frequency has been saved as a favorite, it will remain in the list until its “Favorite” status has been removed.
To remove a station from Favorites, open the Favorites menu, and toggle the icon next to the station’s name.
Wireless mobile phone input
To listen to media wireless via Mobile phone open the Music menu and select Mobile phone from the input list. If you have a device connected and ready to play, press play on either the connected device or Music application.
You can control music either from the Q Display or from the connected device.
To connect a new device, open the Device connections in the settings, toggle Nearby wireless pairing on and find you device from the Devices list. From devices list connect to a desired device.
Music
Playback device
Other playback sources
Aux input
To use AUX input, open the Music menu and select AUX in from the input list. Connect the external device to Q Display via AUX cable and start playing music or other media from the external device. Using AUX, audio volume is the only possible adjustment you can do on the Q Display. Notice that Q Display’s volume is not linked to your external device volume, so adjusting the external device’s volume output might be necessary.
Equalizer
Adjust the individual frequencies within an audio source with the Equalizer. The level of the frequencies are adjusted by the sliders. Reset all frequencies by pressing Reset on the right side of the toggle bars.
You find the equalizer in the Music menu.
Reset
11. Weather
The Weather App provides real time weather forecasts for the next 24 hours, based on AccuWeather’s weather data.
Launch the Weather application by opening the Home menu and selecting Weather. The Weather application consists of a tab list on the left and a content area on the right.
Weather is a utility application, that opens on top of your current view. To close Weather application and return to your previous view, press the (X) close button in the top right corner.
Hourly forecast
Wind
Temperature
Rain %
Visibility
Next days
Weather app
The Tab list on the left features daily overviews for the next 5 days. The Content area on the right features the hourly forecast for the selected date and up to 12 hours ahead.
12. Info
The Info utility application features all the essential guides for your boat, engine, and Q Display – including this guide. The Info utility also includes useful links, release notes, software licenses, and support information.
Launch the Info application by opening the Home menu and selecting Info. The Info application consists of a Tab list on the left and a Content area on the right.
Info is a utility application, that opens on top of your current view. To close Info application and return to your previous view, press the (X) close button in the top right corner.
The Tab list on the left features all the available guides and other info. In the Tab list, press and select a guide you wish to view.
The Content area on the right displays the selected guide content. Navigate guide content with the controls provided in the guide.
Info
Guides
Statistics
Subscription
Extras
Peripherals
Release notes
Software licenses
Support
13. Settings
In the Settings app you can edit and adjust various aspects of the Q Display’s functionality. If at any point you need to reset the settings to factory defaults, select System reset. It can be found at the bottom of the Settings menu.
Launch the Settings application by opening the Home menu and selecting Settings. The Settings application consists of a tab list on the left and a content area on the right.
Settings is a utility application, that opens on top of your current view. To close the Settings application and return to your previous view, press the (X) close button in the top right corner.
System settings
Users
Display settings
Navigation
WLAN
Device connections
Boat settings
Service
Data sources
Unit settings
Audio settings
System reseta
13.1 System settings
System settings include all the technical information related to your Q Display.
System info
The system info section allows you to inspect your Q Display’s serial number, software version and other technical data.Language
Select the language of your Q Display. It can be changed to another one anytime you want. Please note that changing the language will restart all your open applications.Time offset/automatic time zone
Time zone is updated automatically from internet. You can switch the automatic feature on/off with a toggle bar.Demonstration mode
Demonstration mode is only meant for showcasing the Q Display. Demonstration mode uses pre-set GPS and engine data, to demonstrate what Q Experience looks like in use.Mobile APN
Mobile APN lets you insert a custom APN.
13.2 Users
Users allows you to easily change between sets of saved settings and views. This is especially useful if you have more than one frequent skipper, with different preferences.
Important!
User is associated only with settings and views
Custom views and settings will be saved only for the currently active user
When you create a new user, settings and views will be copied from the currently active user
Removing a user will remove all the associated views and settings
If you remove the last existing user, it will be replaced by the default Q Experience user, with factory settings and views
Change user
Press the Current user button. Select the user you wish to use from the list.Add new user
Press the New user button. Type the name of the user and press enter. The new user is now created. Settings and views will be duplicated from the user used in use when the new user was created.
Changing the settings and creating new views will only affect the active user.Remove current user
To remove a profile, first activate the profile to be the active profile. When changed, select the Remove current user to remove the profile in use. This action will remove the active profile and all associated views and settings.User selection time
Defines how long will be waited until the last user is selected automatically.
13.3 Display settings
Display settings include adjustments of the Q Display screen and the user interface.
Handedness
Select on which side of the side bar the home menu will be positioned.Display brightness
Automatic display brightness will be ON by default. When automatic display brightness is OFF, adjusting brightness will keep it fixed to the preferred value.
Changing the settings and creating new views will only affect the active user.Theme
Change the display coloring.Automatic night mode
Decrease the value to trigger night mode in darker conditions.Night mode
Text size
Adjust the global text size for the menus in your Q Display.Screensaver time
Turn the display backlight off after inactivity time.No automatic shutdown
Prevent display from shutting down when ignition is turned off. When this setting is on, the display turns off from the power button in the side bar instead.Auto-Shutdown After Inactivity
When the display shutdown is prevented, automatically turn off the display after it has been inactive certain time. Change the time or disable the setting from here. To prevent display shutdown, press screen two times after ignition is turned off.
13.4 Navigation
Navigation settings include everything related to GPS and navigation information.
GPS information
Inspect your GPS information, satellite, SNR and position info.GPS Measurement Rate (Hz)
Set your GPS measurement rate to 1 or 10Hz.Position interpolation
When on, the position is interpolated, making boat movement on chart smoother with slower GPS receivers.Internal COG stabilization
Degrees how much COG of the internal GPS is stabilized. Use this if COG changes rapidly direction.Magnetic variation enabled
Allows to define a manual magnetic variation. Correction applied to magnetic heading, e.g. magnetic variation.Cross track error margin
Margin for cross track error, values below this are treated as 0. Change error margin between 1-50. Default is 5.Arrival circle radius
Radius for distance to the destination arrival. Change arrival radius between 10-500m. Default is 100m.Anchor alarm radius
Alarm is given when the anchoring alarm is set from the chart and moving outside of this radius. Change anchor radius between 25-1000m. Default is 100m.Trail length
Adjust the trail length show in Chart application.
NOTE: requires Show trail to be activated in Chart settings, see Chapter 5.5 Chart
settings.
13.5 WLAN
WLAN allows you to join available networks or share your Q Display’s network with other devices via Hotspot.
WLAN ON/OFF
Toggle WLAN on or off.
When WLAN is activated, you will be able to see available networks and your Q Display will automatically connect to a secure network that you have connected to before.Networks
Inspect and connect to available networks. WLAN must be activated.Hotspot ON/OFF
Toggle your shared network on or off. WLAN must be activated for you to share your network.Hotspot SSID
Hotspot SSID is the name of your shared network.Hotspot password
Hotspot password is the password needed to join your shared network. Choose, or change, your networks password by selecting the Hotspot password.
NOTE: The Hotspot password must be at least 8 characters long.
13.6 Device connections
Device connections allows you to connect and stream media from external devices to your Q Display and to connect a Q remote controller.
You can also find here the QR code for linking your mobile application with the Q Display.
Nearby wireless pairing
Toggle nearby wireless pairing on and offDevices
Inspect and connect to available devices via Nearby wireless connection. Press on Devices to see all the devices that have been connected to the Q Display previously, as well as all available devices.Device name
Device name is the name displayed on other devices when trying to connect to your Q Display.Pair a new Q Remote
Connect your Q remote to your Q Display.Link mobile application
Find the QR code for linking the mobile application to you Q Display
13.7 Boat settings
Boat settings include everything regarding your boat configuration. Boat settings contain the following:
Engine count
Set the number of engines in your boat. Select the amount or use the auto mode which recognizes the count of engines.
Boat draft
Boat draft shows the minimum amount of water required to float the boat without touching the bottom. Set the correct value for safer boating, as the navigation uses this value when calculating safe routes.
Boat width & height
Set width and height of your boat. For safer boating, set the correct measurements, as these values are used to calculate safe routes.
Propulsion type
Set your propulsion type (Fuel or Electricity).
Fuel level stabilization
Fuel level stabilization smooths out the rapid changes in the fuel level readout. Rapid changes may occur in rough seas when the fuel mass is in constant motion. Toggle the stabilization on or off.
Extra packages
Extra packages contain optional application packages that may or may not be activated, depending on your boat’s configuration. These packages include Audio, Fishfinder and Radar.
Fuel tank capacity
Fuel tank capacity is the total volume of your boat’s fuel tank or tanks. This value is used in fuel related instrument readouts.
Fuel sensor 1 & 2 input
Select the correct fuel sensor inputs from the Boat settings:
None
A
E
NMEA
NOTE: if your boat only has one fuel tank, leave fuel sensor 2 blank.
Trim calibration
Trim calibration lets you calibrate your trim level shown in the Dashboard and Compact dashboard widget.
Speed update interval
Speed update interval adjusts how fast the displayed speed value reacts to changes in speed.
13.8 Service
Service include everything regarding your boats service. Service contain the following:
Service info
Shows current engine hours and when next service is in. Mark service done and add title, service date, engine hours when services, and notes.
Service notification hours
Hours between engine services. Set to N/A to disable.
First service notification hours
Hours until first engine service. Set to N/A to disable.
Service notification days
Days between engine services. Set to N/A to disable.
Service reminder hours
How many hours before engine service to remind. Set to N/A to disable.
Service reminder days
How many days before engine service to remind. Set to N/A to disable.
13.9 Data sources
Data sources include everything regarding incoming data. Data sources contain the following:
Internal GPS adverts
Send internal GPS data to NMEA bus.
Position, COG & SOG
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Water depth
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Heading
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Water temperature
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Roll and pitch
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Speed though water
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
Wind data
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
AIS data
Choose any that are available or change between singular choises.
13.10 Unit settings
System settings include all the technical information related to your Q Display.
Date format
Select date format from the Unit settings:
DD.MM.YY
DD.MM.YYYY
MM.DD.YY
MM.DD.YYYY
Distance
Set the preferred distance unit:
Metric (m, km)
Nautical (NM)
Imperial (miles)
Length
Set the preferred length unit:
Metric
Imperial
Speed
Set the preferred speed unit:
Knots (kn)
Miles per hour (Mph)
Kilometres per hour (Km/h)
Meter per second (m/s)
Show speed decimal
Add decimal on the speed unit, can be turned on/off
Depth
Set the preferred depth unit:
Meters (m)
Feet (ft)
Fathoms (fath)
Temperature
Set the preferred temperature unit:
Celsius (°C)
Fahrenheit (°F)
Volume
Set the preferred fuel volume unit:
Litres (L)
Gallons (gal)
Position
Set the preferred position data format:
Decimal degrees (DD)
Minutes and seconds (DMS)
Decimal minutes (DMM)
Wind speed
Set the preferred wind speed data format:
Meters per second (m/s)
Knots (kn)
Kilometers per hour (Km/h)
13.11 Audio settings
System settings include all the technical information related to your Q Display.
Audio volume
Adjust audio output volume.Maximum audio volume
Adjust maximum adio volume. All audio volumes adjust to this limit, offering control up to the chosen max.Volume boost
Enable when using the speaker port for audio without an external amplifier. Disable when using only the audio port with an external amplifier to reduce potential background noise.Enable internal amplifier
Enable when using the speaker port for audio without an external amplifier. Disable when using only the audio port with an external amplifier to reduce potential background noise.Zone control (1 & 2 volumes)
You can adjust the volume in two different zones.Equalizer
Adjust equalizer to fine tune the audio profile to match your listening preferences.Radio mode
Select FM or DAB mode for the radio.
13.13 System reset
System reset can be found as the last tab in the Settings application. System reset contains factory reset, firmware reset, user data reset and settings reset.
NOTE: These operations can not be undone.
Reset settings
Reset current user settings to default.
Reset user data
Remove all data from the current user.
Factory reset
Reset unit to the state it was when leaving factory. Factory reset allows you to reset Q Display to factory settings.
NOTE: All stored data: settings, views, places, routes, and logs will be deleted.
Firmware reset
Resets the firmware. Internal GPS will temporarily be lost while firmware resets.
14. Q Mobile app
Connect your phone to your Q Display using the QR code in the Device connections.
Q Mobile App is a free mobile application that takes your Q Experience to the next level with added features and boating info. Download the Q Experience Mobile App in your phone’s app store.
With the Q Mobile App you get:
The Guard feature that keeps your boat safe in the docks
Boat info with you 24/7
Inspect battery and fuel level, view boat position and logbook
Remote heating to step right into a warm boat
Keep your boat safe with the mobile app’s Guard feature. It will alert you if your boat is filling with water or is targeted by a thief. You can see your boat’s status from your phone no matter where you are. You can also remotely lock Q Displays screen using the lock feature on Q App.
You can also control your boat’s heating with the Q App. The heater can be turned on remotely in the app, so you can step right into a warm boat when arriving at the harbor. The Q Experience is integrated with Wallas and Webasto heaters.
You can also control your subscriptions from the Q App. You can add new features to your Q Display, such as Cloud AIS, Windy, and Limitation Areas.