Alpha Series sidebar operations (LightHouse 4 MFD)

Some Alpha display functions can be invoked remotely when using a Raymarine® LightHouse™ 4 (v4.5.84 or later) multifunction display / chartplotter, connected to the same network as your Alpha display(s). These functions are split between either the multifunction display / chartplotter’s Network page (for configuration-based options) or Sidebar menu (for features often required whilst sailing).

Multifunction display operationSidebar menu

When viewing an application on your multifunction display / chartplotter, you can swipe from the left edge of the screen to display the Sidebar menu. From there, select Alpha display in order to invoke the following functions remotely:

Multifunction display operationSidebar menu

Note

The Display option and its available sub-options are only available if more than one Alpha Series display is networked to the same system as your multifunction display / chartplotter.

  • Display — Indicates the current performance display that is being operated via the Sidebar menu. A different performance display can be operated by selecting the Display option and choosing a different display from the list shown. Each Alpha Series display is sorted according to the display group that it has been assigned to.

    • ... — Opens a menu with the following additional options:

      • Rename — Displays an onscreen keyboard, which can be used to edit the selected Alpha display’s name.

      • Move up — Moves the selected Alpha display up within the list by one position, if multiple Alpha displays are available. This option is disabled if your Alpha display has reached the top of the display group that it has been assigned to.

      • Move down — Moves the selected Alpha display down within the list by one position, if multiple Alpha displays are available. This option is disabled if your Alpha display has reached the bottom of the display group that it has been assigned to.

  • Page — Switches between the selected Alpha display’s data pages. Data pages can be cycled through either using the < left option or > right option.

  • Brightness — Increases or decreases the selected Alpha display’s screen brightness. Brightness can be changed using the + increase option or – decrease option. The current screen brightness is indicated by the Brightness bar below the + and – options.