Local Synchronization (Wi-Fi)

The Active Route and all User Objects (marks, routes, boundaries, catches, and photos) are automatically synchronized with all compatible TimeZero platforms that are connected on the same Wi-Fi network (TZ Navigator, TZ Professional, TZ iBoat, and Furuno TZT2/TZT3). Note that the local synchronization does NOT require an Internet connection to work (as it operates on the local network), but it does require all devices to be logged in with the same My TIMEZERO account (for security and privacy).

Note: Trips are also synchronized with all TimeZero platforms although, at this time, only TZ iBoat can create and display them.

The automatic local synchronization is very useful as soon as you have more than one device on your boat. Here are a couple of examples:

• TZ iBoat running on an iPad at the helm and TZ iBoat running on your iPhone as a secondary/backup device. In this situation, you can create and plan your route on the iPad, then activate it and monitor your progress from your phone each time you step out of the helm. You can also use your phone to take pictures or log events that will be automatically synchronized back to your iPad.

• TZ Navigator or TZ Professional running on a fixed PC installed at the helm and TZ iBoat running on your iPad or iPhone. In this situation TZ iBoat can be used as a secondary backup device and to monitor your progress each time you step out of the helm. But when you are at home, TZ iBoat can be used to plan your navigation. You can create your routes from your iPhone or iPad and as soon as you come aboard, all your user objects will be updated/transferred automatically on your PC and be ready when it is time to navigate.

• Multiple iPads at the Helm running all TZ iBoat simultaneously. In this situation, you could use multiple iPads as your main navigation “bridge”. Having multiple iPads allows redundancy, but you can configure each iPad with different “layer” of information (one zoomed in on the chart for navigation purpose, and the other one displaying the weather at more general scale). Anytime you update or make a new user object (route, mark…), both iPads will be fully synchronized.

• A dedicated Furuno TZtouch 3 MFD (Multi-function display) and TZ iBoat running on your iPad or iPhone. In this situation, TZ iBoat is the perfect “companion” to a Furuno MFD (TZtouch 2 or TZtouch 3). Not only TZ iBoat will be able to synchronize all user objects with the MFD, but TZ iBoat will also be able to get all navigation data automatically from the MFD (GPS, Depth, AIS…).