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SL520/530/631 PLUS Chartplotter Display

Owner’s Handbook

Document number: 81209_1 Date: September 2002

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SL520/530/631 PLUS Chartplotter Display Owner’s Handbook

September 2002

INTENDED USE

The display units detailed in this handbook may form part of navigational radar systems intended for light marine use. These displays and radar systems are only an aid to navigation.

SAFETY NOTICES

This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual. Failure to do so can result in personal injury and/or navigational inaccuracies. In particular:

1. HIGH VOLTAGE. The LCD display unit unit contains high voltages. Adjustments require specialized service procedures and tools only available to qualified service technicians – there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments. The operatorshould never remove the display unit cover or attempt to service the equipment.

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2. NAVIGATIONAID. This unit is only an aid to navigation. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure or defects, environmental conditions, and improper handling or use. It is the user’s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements. This unit should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement.

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Raymarine products are supported by a network of Authorized Service Representatives. For information on our products and services, contact either of the following:

UNITED STATES Raymarine Inc.

22 Cotton Road, Unit D Nashua, NH 03063-4219 Telephone: +1 603 881 5200

+1 800 539 5539

Fax: +1 603 864 4756

EUROPE Raymarine Limited

Anchorage Park Portsmouth Hampshire PO3 5TD England Telephone: +44 (0) 23 9269 3611 Fax: +44 (0) 23 9269 4642

The technical and graphical information contained in this handbook, to the best of our knowledge, was correct as it went to press. However, our policy of continuous improvement and updating may change product specifications without prior notice. As a result, unavoidable differences between the product and handbook may occur from time to time, for which liability cannot be accepted by Raymarine.

Raymarine is a registered trademark of Raymarine Limited. SeaTalk is a registered trademark of Raymarine Limited.

Pathfinder Plus is a trademark of Raymarine Limited.

This product contains technology provided under license by Acorn Group plc. The copyright of this intellectual property is acknowledged by Raymarine Ltd., as are Acorn’s trademarks and patents. Acorn’s world wide web address is http://www.acorn.com.

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Preface

This handbook describes the following PLUS displays from Raymarine:

System Display Scanner Chartplotter

Chartplotter - Mono 7” Display

Color 7” Display Color 10.4” Display

SL520 PLUS SL530 PLUS SL631 PLUS

No No No

Yes Yes Yes

Note: The display units include a cartridge holder assembly which contains two slots for C-MAP NT chart cards.

This handbook contains very important information on the installation and operation of your new equipment. In order to obtain the best results in operation and performance, please read this handbook thoroughly.

Raymarine’s Technical Services representatives or your local dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have.

TFT Color LCD Displays

The colors of the display may seem to vary when viewed against a colored background or in colored light. This is a perfectly normal effect that will be seen with all color LCD displays.

In common with all Thin Film Transistor (TFT) LCDdisplays, the screen may exhibit a few (less than 20) wrongly illuminated pixels. These may appear as black pixels in a light portion of the screen,or as colored pixels inblack areas.

CAUTION:

To provide protection against the damaging effects of UV light, it is advisable to replace the sun cover provided when the color LCD display is not in use.

Warranty

To register your display unit ownership, please take a few minutes to fill out the warranty registration card found at the end of this handbook. It is very important that you complete the owner information and return the card to the factory in order to receive full warranty benefits.

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EMC Conformance

All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry standards for use in the recreational marine environment.

The design and manufacture of Raymarine equipment and accessories conform to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards, but correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.

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Contents

Preface ............................................................................................ 1.v

Warranty ....................................................................................... 1.v

EMC Conformance ...................................................................... 1.vi

Chapter 1: Overview ..........................................................................................1.1

How to Use This Handbook .......................................................... 1.1

1.1 General .......................................................................................... 1.3

PLUS Display Units ..................................................................... 1.3

Operating Modes .......................................................................... 1.4

Heading and Position Data ........................................................... 1.4

1.2 The Chartplotter Display .............................................................. 1.5

Chartplotter Display Options ........................................................ 1.5

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Chartplotter Functions .................................................................. 1.7

1.3 Operating Controls ....................................................................... 1.8

Trackpad and Cursor ..................................................................... 1.8

Dedicated Keys ........................................................................... 1.10

Soft Keys ..................................................................................... 1.10

Pop-Up Menus .............................................................................1.11

Database Lists ............................................................................. 1.12

Chapter 2: Getting Started & Adjusting the Display ....................................2.1

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 2.1

Conventions Used ......................................................................... 2.1

Simulator ...................................................................................... 2.1

2.2 Switching the Display On and Off ................................................ 2.2

Simulator Mode ............................................................................ 2.3

Changing the Lighting & Contrast - SL520 Mono Display .......... 2.4

Changing the Brightness - SL530/631 Color Display .................. 2.5

2.3 Controlling the Display ................................................................. 2.6

2.4 Chart Display Control Functions ................................................ 2.12

2.5 Typical Chart Scenarios .............................................................. 2.16

Selecting the Mode of Operation .................................................. 2.6

Customizing the Screen Presentation Options ............................ 2.10

Moving Around the Chart ........................................................... 2.12

Place and Goto a Waypoint ......................................................... 2.18

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Make and Follow a Route ........................................................... 2.20

Review Your Passage Plan .......................................................... 2.22

Chapter 3: Standard Chart Operations ..........................................................3.1

3.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 3.1

3.2 Using Chart Cards ......................................................................... 3.2

Inserting a Chart Card ................................................................... 3.2

Removing a Chart Card ................................................................ 3.3

Displaying the Chart Data ............................................................. 3.3

Displaying Chart Object and Source Information ........................ 3.4

3.3 Working with Waypoints .............................................................. 3.8

Introduction .................................................................................. 3.8

Placing a Waypoint ....................................................................... 3.9

Selecting a Waypoint .................................................................. 3.12

Waypoint Data Display ............................................................... 3.12

Editing the Waypoint Details ...................................................... 3.13

Erasing a Waypoint ..................................................................... 3.14

Moving a Waypoint .................................................................... 3.14

Using the ST60 or ST80 Navigator Keypad ............................... 3.15

3.4 Working with Routes .................................................................. 3.18

Creating a New Route ................................................................. 3.19

Saving the Current Route ............................................................ 3.22

Clearing the Current Route ......................................................... 3.23

Retrieve a Route From the Database ........................................... 3.23

Displaying Route Information .................................................... 3.24

Using the Route List to Erase and Name a Route ....................... 3.26

Editing a Route ........................................................................... 3.27

3.5 Following Routes and Going to Points ....................................... 3.29

Follow a Route ............................................................................ 3.29

Target Point Arrival .................................................................... 3.31

Other Follow Route Options ....................................................... 3.31

Going To an Individual Target Point ........................................... 3.32

3.6 Transferring Waypoints and Routes ........................................... 3.34

3.7 Using Tracks ............................................................................... 3.37

Stop Follow or Stop Goto ............................................................ 3.33

Setting Up a Track ...................................................................... 3.38

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Clearing the Current Track ......................................................... 3.39

Managing Tracks ........................................................................ 3.39

SmartRoute ................................................................................. 3.41

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations ..............................................................4.1

4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4.1

4.2 Measuring Distances Using the VRM/EBL Key .......................... 4.2

4.3 Alarms and Timers ........................................................................ 4.4

Alarm Reporting ........................................................................... 4.4

Setting Alarms and Timers ........................................................... 4.5

4.4 Man Overboard (MOB) ................................................................ 4.6

4.5 Cursor Echo .................................................................................. 4.7

4.6 GPS Setup ..................................................................................... 4.8

4.7 Data Log Mode ........................................................................... 4.10

Chapter 5: Setting Up the System Defaults ...................................................5.1

5.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 5.1

5.2 Changing the Set Up Parameters .................................................. 5.2

5.3 System Set Up Parameters ............................................................ 5.4

Data Boxes .................................................................................... 5.6

Bearing Mode ............................................................................... 5.6

Cursor Reference .......................................................................... 5.6

Cursor Readout ............................................................................. 5.6

Day/Night ..................................................................................... 5.6

Help ............................................................................................... 5.7

Soft Keys ....................................................................................... 5.7

Key Beep ...................................................................................... 5.7

MOB Data ..................................................................................... 5.7

Autopilot Pop Up .......................................................................... 5.7

Menu Timeout Period ................................................................... 5.7

Units .............................................................................................. 5.7

Variation Source ........................................................................... 5.8

Bridge NMEA Heading ................................................................ 5.8

NMEA Out Set Up ........................................................................ 5.9

Cursor Echo .................................................................................. 5.9

Date and Time Settings ................................................................. 5.9

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GPS SOG/COG Filter ................................................................. 5.10

Compass Set Up .......................................................................... 5.10

Language .................................................................................... 5.10

Simulator .................................................................................... 5.10

5.4 Chart Set Up Parameters...............................................................5.11

Customize Chart ..........................................................................5.11

Plotter Mode ............................................................................... 5.12

Chart Orientation ........................................................................ 5.12

Object Information ..................................................................... 5.13

Waypoint Options ....................................................................... 5.13

Vectors ........................................................................................ 5.13

Radar/Chart Synch ...................................................................... 5.13

Datum Selection ......................................................................... 5.13

Position Offset ............................................................................ 5.14

Chapter 6: Installation ......................................................................................6.1

6.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 6.1

Planning the Installation ............................................................... 6.2

EMC Installation Guidelines ........................................................ 6.2

6.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Components ................................. 6.4

6.3 Selecting the Display Unit Location ............................................. 6.5

6.4 Cable Runs .................................................................................... 6.9

Power Cable .................................................................................. 6.9

6.5 Mounting the Display Unit ......................................................... 6.10

6.6 System Connections ................................................................... 6.12

Display Unit Connection ............................................................ 6.13

6.7 System Checks and Inital Switch On .......................................... 6.15

System Check ............................................................................. 6.15

Switch On and Initial Setup ........................................................ 6.15

EMC Conformance ..................................................................... 6.16

6.8 Integrated Systems ...................................................................... 6.17

SeaTalk® and NMEA In ............................................................. 6.18

Using the SeaTalk Auxiliary Junction Box ................................. 6.21

Data Output ................................................................................. 6.22

Data Conversion ......................................................................... 6.23

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6.9 Integrated System Checks .......................................................... 6.24

Chart Display .............................................................................. 6.24

Received Data ............................................................................. 6.24

Transmitted Data ........................................................................ 6.24

Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving ..............................................7.1

7.1 Maintenance ................................................................................. 7.1

Routine Checks ............................................................................. 7.1

Cleaning Instructions - SL530/631 PLUS Color Display ............. 7.1

EMC Servicing and Safety Guidelines ......................................... 7.1

7.2 Resetting the System ..................................................................... 7.2

7.3 Problem Solving ........................................................................... 7.3

Technical Support: ........................................................................ 7.3

How to Contact Raymarine (US) .................................................. 7.4

How to Contact Raymarine (Europe) ........................................... 7.5

Worldwide Support ....................................................................... 7.5

Appendix A: Specification ...................................................................................A.1

SL520/530/631 PLUS Displays ...................................................A.1

Appendix B: C-MAP Chart Card Features .......................................................... B.1

Appendix C: SeaTalk and NMEA Data Received and Transmitted ................ C.1

Appendix D: Abbreviations .................................................................................D.1

Index .............................................................................................1.xiii

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Chapter 1: Overview

How to Use This Handbook

This handbook describes the following displays:

SL520 PLUS Chartplotter, 7" Mono Display SL530 PLUS Chartplotter, 7" Color Display SL631 PLUS Chartplotter, 10.4" Color Display

If you are installing the display system yourself, you should read Chapter 6 before you start the installation. This chapter also provides information that will be useful if you are connecting your system to other equipment.

For an overview of the display unit controls and the chartplotter system, read Chapter 1. Chapter 2 will help you start using your system.

For chartplotter operating details, refer to Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

To change the system set up defaults, read Chapter 5.

How to Use This

Handbook

Note: Many illustrations in this handbook show example screens. The screen you see on your display depends on your system configuration and set up options, so it may differ from the illustration.

This handbook is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the features and functions of the Display. This chapter also provides an overview of the controls. You should read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the system.

Chapter 2 explains how to start using the display and describes how to use some of the basic chart functions. Chapter 2 also provides operating guidelines for typical chartplotter scenarios; these guidelines introduce you to many of the chartplotter functions.

Chapter 3 provides detailed operating information for the standard chartplotter functions - using chart cards, plotting waypoints and routes, following routes and showing tracks.

Chapter 4 provides detailed operating information for further chart functions, including measuring distances, man overboard and cursor echo. It includes instructions for setting up a differential GPS.

Chapter 5 provides instructions for setting up your system to suit your preferences. You should read this chapter to determine how to set up the system defaults.

Chapter 6 provides planning considerations and detailed instructions for installingthe display unit. It should be referred to when you are ready to install

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How to Use This

Handbook

the system. Details to connect the display to other equipment are also provided.

Chapter 7 provides information on user maintenance, and what to do if you experience problems.

The Appendices provide additional information that you may find useful:

Appendix A lists the technical specifications for the chartplotter. Appendix B defines the chart features shown on the chart display. Appendix C defines the SeaTalk and NMEA data that is transferred on

integrated systems. Appendix D provides a list of abbreviations. An Index and warranty information are included at the end of the handbook.

A summary of the chartplotter controls are provided on the Quick Reference Card supplied with your system.

Terminology

The following terminology is used to describechartplotter systems:

Master A unit capable of sourcing specific data such as

chart data.

Radar Display Unit providing Radar Master functionality.

Chart Display Unit providing Chart Master functionality.

Integrated System Additional instruments are connected via the

Seatalk or NMEA interfaces.

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1.1 General

The display unit is waterproof to CFR46 and can be installed either above or

below deck.

The unit includes:

• 7" or 10.4" PLUS display

• Trackpad

• Eleven dedicated (labeled) control keys

• Four soft keys (unlabeled) whose functionality changes

• Two slots for the C-MAP NT

The display and keys can be illuminated for night-time use.

PLUS Display Units

Features

• Displays chart information from the C-MAP NT®chart cards (C-Cards)

chart cards

General

• Uses position data from GPS, DGPS, WAAS or Loran-C technology

• Displays and transfers SeaTalk and NMEA data

• Half-screen windows to display additional data: Course Deviation Indicator (CDI), Bearing and Distance Indicator (BDI), navigation data.

• Cursor echo across SeaTalk

• Choice of orientation: Head Up, Course Up and North Up

• The system can be connected to an ST80 Navigator keypad for entry of alpha-numeric data.

Set Up Options

Set up options allow you to choose what is displayed, how it is displayed (including language and units), bearing mode and how the display operates with other equipment. You can view the cursor position and a variety of data from other equipment, e.g. speed, heading, depth, wind and tide information in a set of user-selectable data boxes. For systems with an autopilot, when the status and locked heading information change the new data can be displayed.

Display optionsare providedin System Set Up, described in Chapter 5. Screen Presentation Options, described in Chapter 2 allow you to switch the cursor and data boxes On/Off. The cursor box and user-selected data boxes can be moved around the screen.

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Operating Modes

You can view a full screen chart.You can also set Windows On to split the display into two half-screen windows to show supplementary data. The main operating mode (chart) is displayed in the upper window; you choose what is displayed in the lower window. The following are available:

Table 1-1: Operating Modes and Window Options

Display Full-screen mode Half-screen Window Options

SL520/530/631

Half-Screen Window Options

• Chart display: can be displayed full screen or in a half-screen window.

• CDI: This gives the Course Deviation Indicator graphical display, with data relating to the target waypoint.

• BDI: This gives the Bearing and DistanceIndicator graphical display,with data relating to the target waypoint.

Chart CDI, BDI or Nav Data

Data Log Mode Windows not available

• Nav Data: This shows nine (mono display) or sixteen (color display) data boxes, providing navigational data in the units specified in your set up. Note that up to 6 of these data boxes are also available as a user-selectable group (see Section 5.3).

You select the operating mode and windows using the DISPLAY key as described in Chapter 2.

Heading and Position Data

Full functionalityof thechartplotter is achieved when itis part of an integrated system with other equipment connected via SeaTalk or NMEA 0183. Data from this equipment including position and heading is shown on the display and is used in calculations.

Details on connecting other equipment are given in Chapter 6.

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1.2 The Chartplotter Display

The SL520/530/631 PLUS display includes a Chartplotter. The chartplotter includes a small-scale world map and detailed navigation information is displayed when a cartographic chart card is installed. The details displayed depend on the chart zoom levelselected. A plotter mode is provided to enable route plotting and tracking at large scales even when a chart card is not installed, or when the chart is zoomed beyond the available cartographic detail. A typical chartplotter screen is shown in Figure 1-1.

The chartplotter uses position information from a GPS, DGPS, WAAS or Loran-C instrument. Once the position fix has been established, your vessel’s position, if on screen, is shown as a boat shape pointing in the direction of the current heading (or COG if heading data is not available). If no heading or COG data is available, the vessel is shown as a circle.

The chartplotter screen includes a status bar that displays chart scale, with either cursor position, range and bearing or, when the cursor is homed to the vessel (by pressing FIND SHIP), vessel position, Speed Over Ground (SOG), Course Over Ground (COG) and fix type (VES POS, DIF FIX or SD FIX).

The Chartplotter

Display

Any waypoints you have placed are displayed (unless you turned them off in Chart Set Up as described in Chapter 5) and the current route is shown. Information can be viewed on-screen by positioning the cursor over a waypoint, current route or chart object. The chartplotter screen can also show additional information, depending on your currently selected options, set up selections and data available from other equipment.

An example chart display, in its default configuration, with a chart card installed, is shown in the following illustration.

Several functions are available to control the display as follows:

• Zoom in/out and Pan the Display

• Offset the Chart or Center the Chart around the Vessel

Operation of these functions is described in Chapter 2.

Chartplotter Display Options

In addition to the display set up options previously described, chart set up options, described in Chapter 5, allow you to customize the chart by selecting:

• What cartographic features and level of detail are displayed.

• The chart color palette (sunlight or shade) - color displays only.

• Chart orientation (north up, head up or course up), datums and position offset.

• How waypoints are displayed (symbols and numbers) and the availability of chart object identification data.

• Vectors for heading, COG and tide.

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Chartplotter Display

Options

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The Screen Presentation Options, described in Chapter 2 allow you to switch the Chart Grid On/Off and Custom Chart Details On/Off.

Note: When you turn the display off and on again, the Screen Presentation settings are retained in memory.

Chart Range

Chart Boundary

Waypoint

Object data box -

for object selected by cursor

Figure 1-1: Typical Chartplotter Display

Status Bar

Vessel Position

Cursor -

selecting chart object

Depth Area

Default soft key labels

These can be turned off: press any soft key to redisplay them. Different labels are displayed when you press a key.

Cursor position box

Shows the current cursor position as either Range/Bearing or Lat/Long. You can move this box to your preferred position on the screen or turn it off.

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Custom Chart Details

The chartplotter set up options include a sub-menu to customize the cartographic features. This menu allows you to switch features On, Off, or control them using the CUSTOM soft key. The factory default settings for the Custom chart options are as follows:

ON: Chart text, chart boundaries, depth contours, navigation marks

OFF: Caution and routing data. CUSTOM: Spot sounding, light sectors, marine features.

Note: The factory default for the CUSTOM settings is ON.

Icons are displayed in detail, depth shading limit is 10 m and depth contour display is 0-100 m.

A complete list of chart features is given in Appendix B.

and land features.

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Chartplotter Functions

The Chartplotter includes the following functions:

• Display C-MAP NT C-Card chart information including Ports and Tides (if available)

• View chart information (if available) for the Nearest Port

• Place, Move, Erase and Edit a Waypoint

• Goto Waypoint or Cursor

• Create, Save, Name, Edit and Follow a Route

• Review Route and Waypoint Lists

• Display vessel’s track; Save and Name the Track for re-call to screen

• SmartRoute to make a track into a route

• Measure Chart Distances and Bearings on-screen

• Set Up Alarms and Timers

• Man OverBoard (MOB) to navigate back to a missing person or object

Functions

Chartplotter

• Differential GPS set up page

Operation of these functions is described in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

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Operating Controls

1.3 Operating Controls

You operate the chart using a variety of controls:

• A trackpad providing up, down, left, right and diagonal control of an onscreen cursor.

• Eleven dedicated (labeled) control keys.

• Four soft keys with labels displayed on the screen.

• Pop-up menus, displayed on-screen, from which you select options.

• Database lists, displayed on-screen, which enable you to edit items.

Note: The cursor is the cross-hair symbol (+) visible on the display. You move the cursor using the trackpad and use it to select a position or item on the chart.

The control keys are shown in Figure 1-2.They are back-lit for night-timeuse. When you use a control, a help message is displayed at the top of the screen (unless you switch help off as described in Chapter 5). The following paragraphs describe the controls and on-screen facilities.

Figure 1-2: LCD Display Control Keys

Trackpad and Cursor

The trackpad has several functions:

Dedicated keys

Trackpad

Soft keys

Dedicated keys

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• To move the cursor around the screen

• To select an item from a pop-up menu

• To adjust a variable soft key control

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The cursor is used to:

• Select a position on the screen.

• Select an item, e.g. chart object.

• Pan the chart display.

Moving the Cursor

You can press on any of the four sections of the trackpad to movethe cursor in that direction (up, down, left or right), or press two sections at thesame time to move diagonally. The cursor moves faster as you continue to press the trackpad. The current cursor position is shown in the cursor data box (if selected).

Note: During many operations you cannot move the cursor around the screen; if you cannot move the cursor using the trackpad, check the default soft keys are displayed (unless they have been switched OFF in system set up). If not, press ENTER until they are displayed.

Trackpad and Cursor

The cursor is normally displayed as a crosshair. However, if you have not moved the cursor for more than five seconds, when you next move it the cursor is outlined by a circle so it is easier to locate on the screen.

Context-Sensitive Cursor Control

The cursor is context-sensitive. When the cursor is positioned over special features on the display atext label appears to identify the featureas detailed in Table 1-2 .

Moving and deleting items with the context-sensitive cursor

Some items on the chartplotter screen have information associated with them. Most information is displayed in a data box. The context-sensitive cursor allows you to move databoxes. It also allows you to move or delete other items. Further details of items that can be moved or deleted are given in the appropriate sections throughout this handbook.

➤ To move any data box or selectable item:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor over the item until the item’s label is displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the item, use the trackpad to move it to the required position.

3. Press ENTER again to fix the position, or press CLEAR to abandon the move.

➤ To delete an item:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor over the item until the item’s label is displayed then press CLEAR.

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Dedicated Keys

Table 1-2: Context-Sensitive Cursor Text Labels

Text Label Feature

BOX Data box (any type)

MOB Man Over Board marker

WPT Chart Waypoint

➟B

COG Course Over Ground vector

HDG Heading vector

POS Vessel’s position

RTE Route leg

TIDE Tide vector

Dedicated Keys

The dedicated keys: DISPLAY, MARKS, VRM/EBL, MULTI ALARMS, RANGE, ENTER, CLEAR, MENU and POWER have fixed functions; the

functions are similar on all Pathfinder displays. For example, ALARMS is used to set up the system alarms on both a chartplotter and a radar.

Some keys can be used in two ways:

• Press: Press the key momentarily and then release it. This method is used for most key operations.

• Pressand hold:Press the key and hold it down for the length of time stated (for example, 3 seconds), and then release it.

Ruler line

When you press a dedicated key, one of the following happens:

i. The associated operation is actioned, e.g. change chart scale (RANGE).

ii. A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options.

iii. A set of soft keys is displayed, providing further functions.

As you press a key, a single audio beep confirms the key action. If the keypress is not valid for the current screen or mode, three rapid beeps sound to indicate that no response is available. If required, you can turn the key beeps off as part of your set up procedure (see Chapter 5).

Soft Keys

The four keys below the screen are called soft keys because their functions change according to the operation. The soft keys are grouped into related sets and subsets providing access to the various functions. The soft key labels are displayedon the screen just above the keys. The default soft keys are displayed until you press a key, or select an item on the screen; the soft keys associated with the action are then displayed.

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GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

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The currently selected soft key option is shown by its gray or green background. If the key text is displayed in gray rather than in black, it is not currently available.

When you press a soft key one of the following happens:

i. The associated operation is actioned, e.g. NORTH UP.

ii. A sub-set of soft keys is displayed, providing further functions.

iii. A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options.

As with dedicated keys, when you press a soft key a single audio beep confirms the key action. If the key-press is not valid for the current screen or mode, three rapid beeps sound to indicate that no response is available. If required, you can turn the key beeps off as part of your set up procedure (see Chapter 5).

Pop-Up Menus

Pop-up menus usually provide set up options. When a pop-up menu is onscreen, a set of associated soft keys is also displayed as shown in Figure 1-3.

You use the trackpad to select an option from the menu, then use the appropriate soft key to set the option. For example, you can toggle the OFF TRACK ALARM on/off.

ARRIVAL ALARM

OFF TRACK ALARM

ANCHOR ALARM

GROUNDING ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

ALARMS SET UP

0.01nm

OFF

5M/1.0nm

00:33:00

OFF

Figure 1-3: Typical Pop-up Menu

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

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Database Lists

The waypoints, routes and tracks that you create on the chartplotter are stored in database lists. You can view these lists and select items for editing.

POSITION

BRG _186°

TEMP

DATE

WAYPOINT LIST

SYMBOL NAME

WAYPOINT 001

WAYPOINT 002

WAYPOINT 003

WAYPOINT 004

WAYPOINT 005

50°21^966N 001°20^368W

RNG _21.0nm

---°

--/--/--

DEPTH

TIME

---

--:--:--

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

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Figure 1-4: Typical Database List

As with pop-up menus, when a database list is on-screen, a set of associated soft keys isalso displayed; you use the trackpad to selectan item from the list, then use the appropriate soft key toedit the item. For example, you canerase a waypoint or a route.

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Chapter 2: Getting Started & Adjusting the

Display

2.1 Introduction

This chapter provides information and instructions to get you started using your display. It will help you to become familiar with the display and the functions of the controls before you start using the unit. Chartplotter operating details are given in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Conventions Used

Throughout this handbook, the dedicated (labelled) keys are shown in bold capitals; for example, MENU. The soft key functions, menu names and options are shown in normal capitals; for example, SCREEN.

Operating procedures, which may consist of a single key-press or a sequence of numbered steps, are indicated by a ➤ symbol in the margin. When the procedure requires you to press a soft key, the soft key icon is shown in the margin.

Introduction

Simulator

The display unit includes a simulator function, that allows you to practice operating your Chartplotterwithout data from the GPS system. You will need to use the set up options to switch the display to simulator mode, as described in Section 2.2. You can use it in either of two ways:

• Before the display unit has been installed on your vessel. In this case, you

• After the display has been installed on your vessel, but while in the marina

The following section, Section 2.2, includes instructions to view simulated chart images.

only need to connect the display to a 12V or 24V DC power supply, connecting the red core from the power lead to positive (+) and the black core to negative (-). See Chapter 6 forfulldetails.

or at anchor.

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2.2 Switching the Display On and Off

➤ To switch the display on, press and hold the POWER key until the unit beeps.

Switching the Display

On and Off

If the display was last used in chartplotter mode, the keys light up and the Raychart graphic is displayed, followed by the caution:

CAUTION:

Raychart chart displays are based on cartographic data that C-MAP believes to be accurate. However, you should not rely on these displays as your primary source of navigation. Rather, your Raychart should be used only as a backup to official government charts and traditional methods of navigation.

When you have readand understood the caution, press the CONTINUE soft key. The chart is displayed. If this is the first time the chartplotter has been turned on, and no chart card is installed, the display shows the small-scale world map and the default soft keys. Otherwise, the display shows the selected chart area and any data that were displayed when the display was last used.

Until unit beeps

Figure 2-1: Switch On - Chart Mode

Switch Off

CAUTION:

To provide protection against the damaging effects of UV light, it is advisable to replace the sun cover provided when the color LCD display is not in use. A reminder is displayed when you switch off the color LCD display.

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➤ To switch the display unit off, press and hold the POWER key for three

seconds. A countdown timer is displayed as shown below:

GAIN

DISPLAY

VRM/EBL

MARKS

MULTI

Countdown timer: number of seconds to power off

POWER OFF IN

ALARMS

RANGE

Simulator Mode

Figure 2-2: Switch Off

When the counter reaches zero a beep sounds, and the display unit switches off. Release the POWER key.

Note: Switch the display unit off before you remove the power cord.

Simulator Mode

When simulator mode is on a simulator data box is displayed.

When the display is switched off then onagain, simulator mode ismaintained. It is recommended that you select the System Set Up Menu and switch off simulator mode when you have finished.

SYSTEM

SET UP¬

➤ To view a simulated image:

1. Press MENU followed by the SYSTEM SET UP soft key. The set up menu pop-up is displayed.

SECONDS

POWER

ENTER CLEAR MENU

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2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar over the option SIMULATOR.The simulator soft keys are displayed.

3. In the system set up menu, press DATA to view the chart display with simulated position.

4. Press ENTER twice to return to the default display.

Note: Any waypoints placed on the chartplotter in simulator mode are retained in the database list and are available for use in routes.

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Changing the Lighting & Contrast - SL520 Mono Display

You can change the level of backlighting and contrast for the screen and keys.

Lighting & Contrast -

SL520 Mono Display

Changing the

The key lighting is set the same as the screen lighting, except that it remains switched on at its lowest level even when the screen lighting is turned off, so that you can always find the keys.

➤ To change the lighting and contrast:

1. Press the MULTI key to display the soft key controls: The last-used soft key is highlighted in inverse video (white text on ablack background).

If you press MULTI during the magnetron warm-up sequence countdown, only the LIGHT and CONTRAST sliders are displayed, and the lighting is automatically switched on at its last-used level.

25%

O F F

50%

A U T O

75%

LIGHT

50%

CONTRAST

LIGHT CONTRASTALARM

TUNE

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2. To select a control (if it is not already highlighted) press the soft key. Alternatively, you can press the trackpad left and right edges to move sideways between the controls to select the soft key.

3. If necessary, press the soft key to toggle the control ON/OFF.

4. Use the trackpad (up or down) to increase or decrease the setting (between 0 and 100 in 1% steps). You can press and hold the trackpad to change the setting more rapidly. The lighting/contrast level is adjusted as you change the setting.

5. Press ENTER to remove the soft key sliders and return to the default screen, with the new lighting and contrast levels retained, or press CLEAR to discard the changes and return to the default screen.

If lights are left ON when you switch off the display, the next time the display is switched on, the lights will be ON, but atthe default setting of 40%. Thenew contrast level is retained until you reset it, unless you set the control very low or very high; in this case, the contrast will be restored as follows:

Contrast set < 30% restored to 30% Contrast set > 70 % restored to 70%

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Changing the Brightness - SL530/631 Color Display

The MULTI key on the color LCD display is used to adjust brightness. The brightness of the screen can be adjusted over a wide range, suitable for viewing in daylight (high brightness level) or at night (low brightness level).

The key lighting is automatically adjusted as you alter the screen lighting, so that you can always find the keys. If you set the backlight to a high level, the key lighting is dimmed; if you set the backlight to a low level, the key lighting level is increased.

Adjusting the Brightness

➤ To change the screen brightness:

1. Press the MULTI key to display the soft key controls :

Changing the

631 Color Display

Brightness - SL530/

MULTI

75%

LIGHT

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2. The LIGHT soft key indicates the brightness level, use the trackpad (up or down) to increase or decrease the setting. You can press and holdthe trackpad to change the setting more rapidly. The brightness level is adjusted as you change the setting.

3. Press ENTER to return to the default screen, with the new brightness level.

➤ To set the screen brightness to 100%:

Press and hold the MULTI key for one second. The brightness is increased to 100%.

The brightness level is retained when you switch off the display.

Note: During night-time use, the brightness may be set very low, when subsequently operated during the day it may not be apparent that the display is on; press MULTI, followed by the second soft key from the left, then use the track- pad to increase brightness. Alternatively, press and hold MULTI for one sec- ond to set the brightness to 100%.

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Controlling the

Display

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2.3 Controlling the Display

You control the display using the cursor and control keys. You start all operations from the default screen, that is the default soft keys are displayed:

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

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When you have completed an action using the soft keys, press ENTER or CLEAR to return to the default screen; you may need to press ENTER or CLEAR several times to back-track through the soft key hierarchy.

Note: If you have set up your system so that the default soft keys are not displayed all the time, press any soft key to display the labels.

The remainder of this section describes how to select the mode of operation and switch half-screen windows on/off. The following sections describe how to set up the display.

The controls are summarized in the fold-out illustration on page 2.8.

Selecting the Mode of Operation

Yo u u se t he DISPLAY key to select the full-screen mode.

The following modes can be selected:

•Chart

•Datalog

The DISPLAY key also accesses the soft keys for the half-screen window options.

➤ To change the mode, press the DISPLAY key toshow the DISPLAY pop-up,then

DISPLAY

press again to toggle between chart and data log modes.

The selected mode is shown by an icon with a red border and the mode is displayed on the screen. Theassociated half-screen window soft keys arealso displayed.

When the required mode is shown, press ENTER or CLEAR. The default soft keys are displayed. The selected mode is shown full-screen; in Chart mode you can switch on half-screen windows for additional display, as described in the following section.

If you press DISPLAY again, the pop-up and soft keys forthe current mode are shown.

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Selecting a Half-Screen Window for Display

Note: Windows canonly be used withthe Chartscreen, they are notavailable on the data log screen.

➤ To select a window for display:

1. Press the DISPLAY key. The following soft are displayed with an image of each available window:

Operation

DISPLAY

WINDOWS

OFF ON

SELECT

WINDOWS

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2. To select a different window, press either SELECT WINDOWS soft key until the required window is highlighted. If necessary, this will toggle windows on. Press ENTER.

3. To toggle windows off, press the WINDOWS OFF ON soft key.

Figure 2-3 shows the half-screen horizontal windows.

Returning to the Full-Screen Display

To return to the full-screen display you can turn windows off, as previously described. Alternatively, to return to full-screen display:

➤ Press and hold the DISPLAY key for 2 seconds to return to the currently

selected full-screen (upper window) display.

Selecting the Mode of

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Soft Key Labels:

Change when you press a key.

Default soft key labels are shown.

Chartplotter

ROUTE GOTO SCREEN

FIND SHIP

Trackpad

Controls cursor position and the slider values. Hold the trackpad down to move the cursor faster.

CLEAR Cancels operation in progress and returns to the previous display. Deletes an object/function under cursor control.

ENTER Confirms selection and (if appropriate) clears current soft key labels. It performs the selected task, accepts changes, or displays more options. When cursor text is displayed, takes cursor control of the object. When arrow-head cursor symbol is displayed, drops the object under cursor control.

Soft keys

Press to select option, or slider. Labels change when you press soft/dedicated key. Elipses (...) after the text indicate that pressing soft key leads to a further display of soft key options.

POWER

Press and hold until unit beeps to turn on display. Press for 3 seconds to turn off display.

Press soft key to display required setup menu, then use trackpad to select option and soft key to change option. Press ENTER to close menu, and CLEAR to finish.

SYSTEM

SET UP¬

CHART

SET UP¬

TRACK

SET UP¬

GPS

SET UP¬

Provides access to setup options.

- Press to display

soft keys.

Press soft keys to toggle window on/off and to select lower window. Press ENTER to finish.

SELECT

WINDOWS

OFF ON

DISPLAY

Controls display mode and windows.

- Press for display mode and soft keys display.

- Press again to toggle through display modes, then ENTER.

- Press and hold for 2 seconds for full screen display.

Press soft key to place waypoint at cursor or vessel, or display the waypoint list/user card menu and asscociated soft keys. Press ENTER to finish.

MARKS / MOB Controls waypoints, and Man Overboard function.

- Press to display waypoint soft keys.

- Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate or cancel MOB.

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

WAYPOINT

LIST

LOAD/SAVE USER CARD

VRM/EBL

Use to measure range and bearing to/between points.

- Position cursor at start point, and press VRM/EBL key to display the Ruler data box. Select end point using trackpad, and press ENTER to fix end position of ruler.

GAIN

Not used in Chart mode.

RANGE

Controls chart scale. Displayed vertical distances shown in the Status Bar.

- Press top of key to increase the chart distance.

- Press bottom of key to decrease the chart distance.

- Press and hold to change the scale faster.

ALARMS

Use to set up the chartplotter alarms.

- Press to display the Alarms set up menu and soft keys, the soft keys correspond to the selected alarm.

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

ALARMS SET UP

OFF TRACK ALARM

ANCHOR ALARM

GROUNDING ALARM

ALARM CLOCK

OFF

5M/1.0nm

OFF

ARRIVAL ALARM 0.01nm

Use the trackball to select the alarm, then use the soft keys to adjust parameters and/or toggle the alarm on/off. Press ENTER to finish.

SELECT

WINDOWS

OFF ON

Monochrome

Color

MULTI

Controls display lighting and contrast (monochrome) or brightness (color).

- Press to display sliders.

Select a slider using the soft key or trackpad. Toggle between off/on by pressing the soft key again. Adjust slider using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

O F F

60%

LIGHT CONTRAST

Monochrome

O F F

LIGHT

Color - Press and hold MULTI key for brightness to 100%.

COUNTDOWN TIMER 00:33:00

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CDI Window

WINDOWS

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

BDI Window

WINDOWS

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

Operation

Selecting the Mode of

Navdata Window

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WINDOWS

OFF ON

Figure 2-3: Half-Screen Window Options

SELECT WINDOW

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Screen Presentation

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Customizing the Screen Presentation Options

The SCREEN soft key lets youswitch the following screen presentation options on or off:

Customizing the

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

Switching the Cursor Data Box On and Off

The cursor data box provides the cursor’s position in latitude/longitudeand/or bearing/range. If you wish to see a full image, you can switch the data box off.

➤ To control the cursor data box:

CHRT GRID

OFF ON

DATABOXES

OFF ON

CUSTOM OFF ON

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SCREEN

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

BOX

SCREEN

1. Press the SCREEN soft key.

2. Press the CRSR BOX soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON or from ON to OFF.

3. To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

➤ You can use the context sensitive cursor to select and move the cursor data box

(the label BOX is displayed). See Moving and deleting items with the context- sensitive cursor on page 1-9

Switching Chart Grid On and Off

The Chartplotter display includes grid lines of latitude and longitude which you can use to help determine position on the chart. The grid lines can be switched on if required.

➤ To turn the chart grid on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the CHRT GRID soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON or from ON to OFF.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

Data Boxes

A group of up to six data boxes can be displayed, if the information is available on your system. You select which data is displayed in the boxes during

system set up as described in Chapter 5:Setting Up the System Defaults.

The default data box positions are along the bottom of the display. Each box can be moved to the requiredposition on the screen using the context-sensitive cursor.

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Note: If you select BDI, CDIor NavData for display in ahalf-screen window, the data boxes are temporarily hidden.

SCREEN

DATABOXES

OFF ON

BOX

At any time, you can switch the group of data boxes onor off using the SCREEN soft key. When first installed, the boxes are all OFF. When the display unit is switched off and on again, the data boxes return totheir last-used states (ON or OFF) and positions.

Note: The SCREEN soft key does not control the nine or sixteendata boxes that can be displayed in the half-screen window.

➤ To switch the group of data boxes on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the DATABOXES soft key to toggle the setting from ON to OFF or from OFF toON.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

If you turn the data boxes on and none are displayed, you need to select the ones you require using the system set up menu, as described in Section 5.3, System Set Up Parameters.

➤ You can use the context sensitive cursor to select and move any data box (the

label BOX is displayed). See Moving and deleting items with the context- sensitive cursor on page 1-9

SCREEN

CUSTOM OFF ON

Custom Options

When chart details have been customized in the Chart Set Up menu (as described in Section 5.4)theSCREEN soft key can be used to switch the custom chart options off or on: When set to ON,all chart options set to CUSTOM in the Customize Chart menu are displayed; when set to OFF, options set to CUSTOM are not shown.

The factory default for custom chart options is ON.

➤ To switch the customized options on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the CUSTOM soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON orfrom ON to OFF.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

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2.4 Chart Display Control Functions

Chart Display Control

Moving Around the Chart

You will normally operate the chartplotter with the chart showing your

Functions

vessel’s current location. The default orientation is North-Up, and the vessel moves across the screen. Youwill need to move the chart if your vessel moves out of the area currently displayed, or if you wish to examine or place waypoints in another area. Alternatively, you can home the cursor onto the vessel using FIND SHIP.

There are four ways in which you can move the chart:

• Use the trackpadto move the cursor to the edge of the chart. The chart will pan across. Thismethod is usefulif the area you wish to see is only just off the screen.

• Use the context-sensitive cursor to change the chart center.

• Automatically re-center the vessel using the FIND SHIP soft key.

• Change the chart scale to zoom outand in to anew area centered on the cursor position. This method is useful if the area you wish to see is a long distance away.

Changing the Chart Center

POS

You can move the area of the chart displayed on the screen using the contextsensitive cursor. This allows you to center your vessel in the middle of the screen, or to move the chart so that your vessel is displayed off-center anywhere on the screen.

➤ To center the chart:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the vessel’sposition. The cursor text POS is displayed.

2. Press CLEAR. The chart is moved so that your vessel’s position is in the center of the screen.

➤ You use the context sensitive cursor to select and move your vessel’s position

off-center(the label POS is displayed). See Moving anddeleting items with the context-sensitive cursor on page 1-9.

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Figure 2-4: Changing the Chart Center

Chart

Moving Around the

Using FIND SHIP

FIND SHIP is used in chart mode to re-draw the chart with the vessel at the center and the cursor homed onto the vessel.

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

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When you press FIND SHIP the following occur:

• The chart is re-drawn with the vessel’s position in the center.

• The cursor is homed onto the vessel position and moves with it.

• When the vessel moves near the edge of the chart window, the chart is redrawn to place the vessel and cursor at the center again.

• The status bar indicates vessel position, speed and course over ground.

➤ To release the cursor from homed mode press the trackpad to move the cursor

away from the vessel’s current position. The status bar shows the cursor position, range and bearing.

Changing the Chart Scale

The RANGEkey allows you to change the chart scale so that you can see a smaller or larger area on the screen.

Plotter mode is available to allow you to zoom into a smaller area, even when no chart data is available for thatscale. Section 5.4 describes how to set plotter mode on/off.

You can change the chart scale for two purposes:

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• To see either more detail (of a smaller area) or a larger area (in less detail) on the screen.

• To move the display to another area of the chart, by zooming out to a small

Moving Around the

scale chart, then zooming in on another position centered on the cursor.

Chart

RANGE

The cartographic detail available on charts varies according to the chart scale and some areas include detail at smaller scales than others. This can cause blank areas on the display when adjacent areas with different levels of detail are displayed. To reduce this affect you can use the Chart Set Up options (see Section 5.4) to set chart display detail to simple. Then, as youzoom in, charted areas are displayed but with less detail shown.

Each time you press the RANGE key, the chart scale changes to the next available setting. The status bar indicates the distance from top to bottomof the screen, in nautical miles.

Vertical distance displayed on chart

6nm

Status Bar

CSR 50 45'980N POS 001 01'490W

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RANGE

Increases the chart distance

Decreases the chart distance

Figure 2-5: Changing the Chart Scale

➤ To change the scale quickly, press and hold the required arrow on the RANGE

key.

The distance indicator at the left-hand end of the status bar is updated whenever you change the chart scale.

RANGE

➤ To zoom in to a larger-scale (more detailed) chart:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor in the area you wish to see in more detail.

2. Press the lower part of the RANGE key to zoom into the area.

The section of the chart around the cursoris enlarged to fill the screen with a larger-scale chart showing more detail. The cursor is now positioned in the center of the screen.

The distance indicated at the top left of the screen is updated.

3. If further chart enlargement is available using the current chart card you can press the bottom of the RANGE key to zoom in again, re-positioning the cursor first if required.

An area of further chart detail is indicated by a box around the area as shown in Figure 2-6.

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Chart Boundary indicates further detail is available inside

Chart

Moving Around the

RANGE

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Figure 2-6: Chart Boundaries

4. When no further chart detail is available, as you press the bottom of the RANGE key, the effect depends on whether Plotter Mode is on or off as follows:

• If Plotter Mode is Off, the chart scale remains unchanged, indicating

the smallest chart scale is displayed.

Note: If Plotter Mode is Off and the cursor is homed to the vessel (see Using FIND SHIP on page 2-13), if the vessel moves outside an area of available cartography, the chart willautomatically re-scaleto the next range with cartography.

• If Plotter Mode is On, the scale is decreased and the message NO CHART

DATA is displayed. The vessel, waypoints, routes and tracklines are dis-

played without cartography.

The chart information is restored when you return to a chart scale for which the information is available.

➤ To zoom out to a smaller-scale(less detailed) chart, simply press the upper part

of the RANGE key as many times as required.

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2.5 Typical Chart Scenarios

The followingillustrations provide operating guidelinesfor typical navigation scenarios. These scenarios can be used as a training guide; they show you how

Typical Chart

Scenarios

to perform a particular operation and they introduce many of the chartplotter functions.

Each scenario indicates the key presses required to perform particular tasks. A typical chartplotter screen image is shown for each task.

The scenarios assume you have read the previous sections of this chapter and that you are familiar with the Operating Controls. Full operating details for each function are provided in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

Operating guidelines are provided for the following scenarios:

• Working with Waypoints Place a Waypoint Goto a Waypoint

• Make and Follow a Route CreateaRoute Follow a Route

• Review the Passage Plan View Route Information Change the SOG, Hours and ETA.

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Typical Chart

Scenarios

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Place and Goto a Waypoint

Place and Goto a

1. Press MARKS

2. Position Cursor as required

Press the soft key

Press the soft key to go to the waypoint selected by the cursor.

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The vessel navigates towards the target waypoint

See:

5.3 Working wth Waypoints Go to an individual Target Point, page 5-26.

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Waypoint

Place and Goto a

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Make and Follow a Route

Make and Follow a

Route

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

Press the soft key

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE¬

Press the soft key

MAKE

ROUTE

1. Position Cursor - in this example

over an existing waypoint

2. Press the soft key

Position Cursor for next waypoint, then press soft key. Repeat to plot all waypoints in sequence.

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Press the soft key. The route becomes the current route.

Route

Make and Follow a

GOTO

CURSOR

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

GOTO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

Press the soft key

The vessel starts to navigate to the first (target) waypoint in the route.

GOTO

CURSOR

RESTART

XTE

STOP

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

See:

5.4 Working wth routes, Follow a route, page 5-24. Other Follow Options, page 5-25.

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Review Your Passage Plan

ROUTE

GOTO SCREEN

FIND SHIP

Review Your Passage

Press the soft key

Plan

MAKE

ROUTE

REVERSE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

SAVE

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

ROUTE

LIST

MORE¬

Press the soft key

1. Use the trackpad to move

selection bar over required route.

2. Press the soft key

Time defaults to ETA - and assumes the current time is the start time.

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See:

Displaying Route Information page 5-18.

Change the TIME to HOURS - the display indicates it will take 32 minutes to reach the destination. You can change the PLANNED SOG; the display updates to indicate TIME required at the planned speed.

Plan

Review Your Passage

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Review Your Passage

Plan

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Chapter 3: Standard Chart Operations

3.1 Introduction

This chapter explains how to use the chart functions to navigate with your display. It covers the following topics:

• Using chart cards.

• Controlling waypoints, including placing, moving, editing and deleting waypoints.

• Working with routes, including creating a new route, managing routes using the route database and editing routes.

• Following routes and going to waypoints.

• Transferring Waypoints and Routes

• Usingtracks, including showing tracks, setting up tracks, saving tracks and creating a route from a track (SmartRoute).

All these chart functions are available in plotter mode, so you can plot and track routes at large scales even when a chart card is not installed.

Introduction

Further functions, including measuring distances and setting alarms are described in Chapter 4.

Safety

The chartplotter makes it very easy to place a waypoint and travel towards it. However, you should always check first that the route is safe. If you are using the chartplotter in combination with a SeaTalk autopilot, the autopilot will prompt for confirmation before it steers the vessel towards the waypoint.

If you have entered your route using a small-scale chart, zoom in to a larger scale to check for hazards, such as small shoals, that may not be shown on the smaller scale charts.

Note: Until you are familiar with interpreting the chart display, you should take every opportunity to compare the displayed objects with visual targets, such as buoys and coastal structures. You should practice harbour and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions.

CAUTION:

The equipment should not be used as a substitute for good navigational practice nor for official government paper charts.

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3.2 Using Chart Cards

The chartplotter has a built-in world map; most areas are displayed on a scale of 4000 nm from the topto the bottom of the screen, and can bezoomed in to 150 nm. To use the chartplotter as a navigation aid, charts withdetailed information for the area you wish to navigate are required. The charts are available on C-MAP NT electronic chart cards (C-Cards), each of which can store as many as 20 charts in an electronic format. Asingle C-MAPchart normally provides as much information as is available in paper charts for that geographic area, and can be displayed down to a range of 1/64 nm on the screen if the data is available.

Two card slots are provided on the display unit.Chart datafrom bothslots can

Using Chart Cards

be downloaded.

The chart scale in use is indicated in the status bar - the number represents the distance (in nautical miles) displayed from the top of the chart window to the bottom of the chart window.

Note: You can remove and insert cards while a chart is displayed. The chart information is retained on-screen until the chartplotter redraws the screen: for example, when you pan outside the current area, or use the RANGE key to change the chart scale.

Inserting a Chart Card

➤ To insert a chart card:

1. Check that the card is a C-MAP NT C-Card with the required chart stored on it.

2. Open the card cover, at the lower left of the display front panel.

3. Hold the card with the title label towards the left, as shown in the illustration.

4. Gently push the card into one of the two slots. It will only go in if it is correctly oriented. Push the card in as far as it will go, then move it to the right so that the top is under the retaining pegs. The card will be held in place by the pegs.

5. Close the card cover until it clicks shut, to prevent water entering the display unit.

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Card

Figure 3-1: Removing the Chart Card

Removing a Chart Card

We recommend that before you removea chartcartridge, you ensure the chart is not being used on any other display unit. Removing a chart cartridge whilst a display unit is accessing the chart may cause an operational error.

➤ To remove a chart card:

1. Open the card cover, at the lower left of the display front panel.

2. Press on the card you wish to remove, and move the top of the card to the left to clear the retaining pegs. The card will spring half-way out, enabling you to grip the card and remove it from the slot.

3. Remember to close the card cover so that it clicks shut, to prevent water from entering the card reader assembly.

Displaying the Chart Data

The new chart information will be displayedwhen you move the cursor into an area covered by the new chart or, if it is already in the area, change the range scale.

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Removing a Chart

The boundary of each chart digitized in the current card is defined by a box or rectangle. (You can switch off the chart boundaries display if you wish, as part of the chartplotter set up described in Section 5.4.)

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➤ To zoom in:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor inside one of the chart boxes, and press the lower part of the RANGE key.

That area is expanded, with the cursor at the centre, so that you can see

RANGE

more detail. Note that the smallerthe chart box is on the screen, the further you can zoom in and the greater the amount of detail that is available.

If you have switched on Plotter Mode (see Section 5.4), you can zoom in further than the most detailed chart; all chart functions remain available.

Displaying Chart Object and Source Information

Chart cards include a number of displayed objects for which information is

Object and Source

Displaying Chart

Information

available, such as lights and buoys. They also contain additional source data for structures, lines, open sea areas etc. You can use the context-sensitive cursor to identify (in a pop-up box) an object or chart position and you can obtain detailed information for the selected item.

Set up options let you specify when an identification pop-up is displayed; three options are available:

• Display a pop-up for allobjects and source data automatically when the cursor is over the object symbol or source area.

• Display a pop-up for displayed objects when the cursor is over the symbol.

• Do not display the identification pop-ups.

The chartplotter also provides information for the nearest waypoint, port service, port, tide station, wreck or obstruction for a selected position. If your chart includes port and tide data, this can be displayed.

➤ To identify an item and obtain detailed information:

1. Move the cursor over the symbol or chart position for which you require the information. If specified in Chart Set Up, a pop-up box such as the following is displayed at the lower left or upper right corner of the screen:

1 Object

FAIRWAY BN Bn Safe Water RW

LFI.W.10s7m5M

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2. To view detailed information, press ENTER. The details available are listed on-screen in an object information pop-up. The pop-up is spit into two windows; objects are listed in the upper window and details for the selected object are provided in the lower window.Use the trackpad to select an object in the upper window and use the soft keys to scroll up or down the detailed information in the lower window.

3. Press CLEAR to remove the pop-up from the screen and return to the default display.

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Port Area

At large chart scales port area information is indicated by the symbol . An object information pop-up provides the name of themarina or portand a listof the facilities available.

Where available, details for each facility can be displayed. This information includes items such as accommodation, slip sizes, fueling, sanitation, electrical or other maintenance services provided, VHF channels monitored, and other safety and navigation information.

In some areas the chart shows symbols for individual facilities. The facilities and their associated symbols are illustrated in Figure 3-2.

Information

Displaying Chart

Object and Source

Figure 3-2: Port Symbols

Tide Data

The symbol indicates tide height data is available for that position on the chart. When you select the tide height option, a graph of predictions for maximum and minimum tide heights is displayed, data for sunrise and sunset is also provided as illustrated Figure 3-3.

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Note: The predictions available are sufficiently accurate under moderate weather conditions, for the coastal areas served by the reference station, to be used for navigation planning. However, certain weather fronts and storms can alter tidal patterns and influence predicted times and heights.

The cursor, represented by a dotted vertical line on the graph, is used to select a time for which the tide height is displayed. You can use the soft keys and trackpad to change the date for which tide information is shown.

CSR 50°49^05W BRG 304°T

6nm

POS 001°18^00W RNG 27.70nm

CALSHOT CASTLE

Object and Source

Displaying Chart

Information

4.61

3.96

3.31

2.66

2.01

1.36

0.71 0 2 4 6 8 1012141618202224

CURSOR

TIME 13:30 HEIGHT 4.06m

SUNRISE/SUNSET

TWILIGHT 0646 SUNRISE 0807 SUNSET 1611 TWILIGHT 1732

SET DATE

PREV. DAY TODAY

SELECTED DATE

2/01/1998

HIGH/LOW WATER

LOW 0640 0.88m HIGH 0220 4.22m LOW 1900 0.76m HIGH 1400 4.10m

NEXT DAY

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Figure 3-3: Tide Data

➤ To select a time, use the trackpad to move the cursor to the required time.

➤ To change the day press PREV. DAY, DAY or TODAY, as required. Alternatively,

press SET DATE; to change date, use the trackpad to move the cursor left/right to select the character and up/down to increase/decrease the value. The graph and tide data will be updated accordingly.

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Nearest

You can obtain information for the eight nearest waypoints, port services, ports, tide stations, wrecks or obstructions for a selected position. The chartplotter also provides options to redraw the chart with a selected item at the centre, Goto a waypoint and display a list of all the port on the chart card.

➤ To obtain the information for the nearest objects:

1. Move the cursor to the required position then press ENTER to display the

object information pop-up.

2. Press the NEAREST soft key. The Find Nearest pop-up list is displayed. Use the trackpad to highlight the required object, then press ENTER.

i. For port services the port service symbols are displayed, use the track-

pad to highlight the required service, then press ENTER. If you select a port then press ENTER, detailed information for the service at that port is displayed. Typical port data is shown in Figure 3-4.

Information

Displaying Chart

Object and Source

Figure 3-4: Nearest Port - Typical Data

ii. For all other items, the eight nearest objects are listed with distance and

bearing. Soft keys provide you with options to EXPAND port, wreck and obstructions data; view a FULL LIST of ports detailed on the chart card; SHOW TIDE data; GOTO a waypoint and FIND the object (redraw the chart with the object at the centre). Use the trackpad to highlight an object, then press the required soft key.

3. To return to the default display, press CLEAR to back-track through the pop-up lists.

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3.3 Working with Waypoints

Introduction

The Chartplotter enables you to place up to 998 waypoints (in addition, waypoint number 999 is used for MOB operation): a waypoint is a position entered on a chart as a reference, or as a place to go to. All waypoints placed on the chartplotter arestored in a waypoint database list which includes symbol, position, bearing, range and additional data. All waypoints in the database are displayed on the screen, unless you set waypoint display off in the Chart Set Up menu, as described in Chapter 5. You can select a waypoint, either on- screen or from the list, for editing.

A waypoint can be placed at the cursor position, or at the vessel’s current

Working with

Waypoints

position (this is sometimes known as an event mark); a waypoint at the vessel position includes additional information (if available) on the depth and temperature when it was placed. Alternatively, you can manually enter Waypoints as either Lat/Long coordinates or Loran TDs which are automatically converted into Lat/Long coordinates. All waypoints can be included in a route. You can place waypoints, using simulator mode, before you install the chartplotter on your vessel.

When you place a new waypoint, it is displayed using the default symbol of a cross (unless you have changed the symbol in Chart Set Up). The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and tagged with the nextavailable number. You can use the edit functions to change the symbol and name. When the cursor is positioned over a waypoint, the waypoint bearing and range are displayed.

Waypoints in the current route are available on other SeaTalk instruments that support current route transfer, for example, anotherRaymarine Chartplotter or ST80 Masterview. You can transfer waypoints between the chartplotter and other NMEA or SeaTalk instruments using the Waypoint Transfer functions. You can also save waypoints to, or load them from, a user cartridge. These functions are described in Section 3.6.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks using the on-screen cursor and the waypoint list:

• Placing a Waypoint

• Selecting a Waypoint

• Displaying Waypoint data

• Editing a Waypoint (symbol, name & position)

• Erasing a Waypoint

• Moving a Waypoint

At the end is a section about using the ST60/80 Navigator Keypad to select, edit, and name your waypoints.

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Placing a Waypoint

The scenario Place and Goto a Waypoint on page 2-18 provides a simple example of how to place a waypoint.

➤ To access the place waypoint soft keys, press MARKS:

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

MARKS

WAYPOINT

LIST

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

MARKS

PLACE WPT

AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT

AT VESSEL

WAYPOINT

LIST

LOAD/SAVE USER CARD

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➤ To place a waypoint at the cursor position or at the vessel position:

1. Press either the PLACE WPT AT CURSOR or the PLACE WPT AT VESSEL soft key. The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and tagged using the next available number. The waypoint soft keys are displayed until you move the cursor away from the waypoint or press CLEAR.

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

MOVE

WAYPOINT

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You can use the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key to name the waypoint as described in Editing Waypoints below.

2. Press CLEAR or ENTER to remove the place waypoint soft keys.

➤ To place a waypoint as latitude/longitude using the Waypoint List:

1. PressMA RKS, followed by the WAYPOINT LIST soft key. The Waypoint List and associated soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the MAKE NEW WAYPOINT softkeyfollowedbythe LAT/LONG soft key; the WPT POSITION (LAT/LONG) screenis displayed, with it’s associated soft keys. The waypoint is placed at the current vessel position,or if not available, the cursor position.

Placing a Waypoint

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WAYPOINT LIST

SYMBOL NAME

WAYPOINT 001

WAYPOINT 002

WAYPOINT 003

WAYPOINT 004

WAYPOINT 005

POSITION

BRG _186°

TEMP

Placing a Waypoint

DATE

GOTO

WAYPOINT

---°

--/--/--

EDIT

WAYPOINT

50°21^966N 001°20^368W

RNG _21.0nm

DEPTH

TIME

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

---

--:--:--

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

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3. You canuse the soft keys to edit the waypoint position as described in Editing the Waypoint Details on page 3-13.

It is added to the Waypoint List and named with the next available number.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER or CLEAR twice.

➤ To place a waypoint as Loran TDs using the Waypoint List:

1. Press MARK,followedbytheWAYPOINT LIST soft key; the Waypoint List and associated soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the MAKE NEW WAYPOINT, the waypoint is placed at the current ves- sel position, or if not available, the cursor position. To change the position press the LORAN TDs soft key; the WPT POSITION (LORAN TDs) screen is displayed, with it’s associated soft key.

Note: You can enter waypoints as Loran TDs which are converted to Lat/Long coordinates. However, although the waypoint is shown in both Lat/Long and Loran TDs in the Waypoint List, you can subsequently only edit the position as Lat/Long coordinates. TD entries in the Waypoint List are shown only for those waypoints which were entered as TDs.

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WPT POSITION (LORAN TDs)

CHAIN 6731 - NELS Lessay

SLAVES Y - Z (24 -39)

TD 1 29138.0

TD 2 44713.8

ASF 1 +0.0

ASF 2 +0.0

CHAIN ASF1/ASF2 SET TD 1 SET TD 2

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3. Edit the Loran parameters as required, using:

i. The CHAIN soft key, which enables selection of both the Chain and it’s

Slave:

WPT POSITION (LORAN TDs)

CHAIN 6731 - NELS Lessay

SLAVES Y - Z (24 -39)

TD 1 29138.0

TD 2 44713.8

ASF 1 +0.0

ASF 2 +0.0

SELECT CHAIN

SELECT SLAVES

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ii. The ASF1/ASF2 soft key, which presents two softkeys for editing ASF 1

and ASF 2 parameters independently:

SET ASF 1 SET ASF 2

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iii. The SET TD 1 and SET TD 2 soft keys, which enable editing of each TD’s

parameters independently.

Placing a Waypoint

Note: Except for the CHAIN setting, parameters are edited using the trackpad as described in Editing the Waypoint Details on page 3-13.

4. When editing is complete, press the ENTER key to save the waypoint or CLEAR to cancel the operation; the display returns to the NewWaypoint

screen. Press the ENTER or CLEAR to return to the Waypoint List.

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Selecting a Waypoint

Positioning the cursor over a waypoint selects that waypoint and accesses the waypoint soft keys. These keys enable you to GOTO(described in Section 3.5), EDIT (symbol, name, position), ERASE or MOVE the waypoint. Selecting a waypoint from the List allows you to GOTO and EDIT (symbol, name, position, erase) the waypoint. The Waypoint List also provides options to make a new waypoint and transfer waypoints.

➤ To select a waypoint using the cursor:

1. Move the cursor over the waypoint, until the letters WPT are displayed.

WPT

Selecting a Waypoint

The Waypoint Data box (see Waypoint Data Display on page 3-12)andthe following soft keys are displayed:

GOTO

WAYPOINT

The selected waypoint can be edited via these soft keys.

➤ To select a waypoint using the Waypoint List:

1. Press MARKS,followedbytheWAYPOINT LIST soft key.

MARKS

The Waypoint List and associated soft keys are displayed. The list details all waypoints in alpha-numeric order. The selected way-

WAYPOINT

LIST

point is indicated by the selection bar; its position, bearing and range are provided.

2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar up and down the list to highlight the required waypoint.

The selected waypoint can be edited via the soft keys displayed.

Waypoint Data Display

Waypoint data can be viewed in two ways: you can use the context-sensitive cursor to select the waypoint and thus display the waypoint data box, or you can view waypoint details on the waypoint list.

EDIT

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

MOVE

WAYPOINT

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Note: To permanently display the target waypoint data box, select it in the System Set Up menu (see Section 5.3) and use the SCREEN soft key to switch data boxes on.

➤ To display the waypoint data box, move the cursor over the waypoint.

The waypoint data box is displayed, this indicates waypoint number/name, bearing and range (or latitude and longitude if selected in system set up).

WAYPOINT 001

BRG 191oT RNG 2.2nm

While the cursor is over the waypoint, the waypoint soft keys are displayed.

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➤ To remove the waypoint data box and soft keys either:

Move the cursor away from the waypoint, or press CLEAR.

➤ To display the waypoint details from the waypoint list:

MARKS

WAYPOINT

LIST

The details for the selected waypoint are displayed in the lower half of the window. Temperature, depth, date and time are included (if available) for waypoints placed at the vessel position.

To remove the Waypoint List and return to the default soft key display, press

CLEAR twice.

Editing the Waypoint Details

You can change the name, symbol and position of any waypoint.

➤ To edit a waypoint:

1. Select the waypoint, using the cursor or the waypoint list, as previously described. The waypoint soft keys are displayed.

Select the waypoint in the list as described above.

EDIT

WAYPOINT

2. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key. The Edit Waypoint soft keys are dis- played:

SYMBOL NAME POSITION

3. To edit the symbol, press the SYMBOL soft key.

Details

Editing the Waypoint

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Use the soft keys, shown in the following illustration, to highlight the required symbol, then press ENTER to confirm the selection.

Press ENTER or CLEAR to return to the default soft keys.

SELECT SYMBOL

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4. To edit the waypoint name, press the NAME soft key.

The NAME WAYPOINT window is displayed. Use the trackpad to enter or edit the name: Use the leftor right side of the trackpad to movethe cursor to the character you wish to change. Use the top or bottom of the trackpad to scroll through the characters.

When you have finished editing the name, to remove the window, press ENTER to save the name or CLEAR to cancel the operation. The waypoint name replaces the waypoint number.

Press ENTER or CLEAR to return to the default soft keys.

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5. To edit the waypoint position, press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key, followed

EDIT

WAYPOINT

by POSITION. The Waypoint Position pop-up is displayed.

Use the soft keys to select LAT, LON, BRG or RNG. Use the trackpad to edit the value: Use the leftor right side of the trackpad to movethe cursor to the character you wish to change. Use the top or bottom of the trackpad to scroll through the characters. Adjust each parameter until the waypoint position is correct.

When you have finished editing the position, press ENTER to save the position or CLEAR to cancel the operation. Press ENTER or CLEAR again, the Waypoint Position window is removed from the screen and the default soft keys are displayed.

Erasing a Waypoint

You cannot erase the target waypoint or waypoints that are used in routes. However, you can remove a waypoint from the current route - see Editing a Route on page 3-27. If you try to erase a waypoint that is used in a saved route you are warned

“WAYPOINT IS USED IN A ROUTE & CANNOT BE DELETED”

➤ To delete a waypoint using the cursor:

1. Move the cursor over the waypoint, until the letters WPT aredisplayed. The

WPT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

waypoint soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the ERASE WAYPOINT soft key. The waypoint is removed from the screen and the Waypoint List is updated.

Note: If you have stopped a GOTO (see Stop Follow or Stop Goto on page 3-33), the target waypoint remains displayed as a target; you need to use the CLEAR GOTO soft key before you can erase the waypoint using the cursor.

➤ To delete a waypoint using the waypoint list:

MARKS

1. Select the waypoint from the waypoint list as previously described. The waypoint list soft keys are displayed.

WAYPOINT

LIST

2. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key, followed by ERASE WAYPOINT.Theway- point is removed from the screen and the waypoint list is updated.

Moving a Waypoint

You canmove anywaypoint except the target waypoint (the waypoint you are following). You can use the Waypoint soft keys and cursor to move the selected waypoint, or you can edit the waypoint position.

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CAUTION:

Take carewhen editing waypoints as it is possible to move waypoints that are used in routes stored in the Route Database. In such instances, the stored route will include the waypoint in its new position.List.

➤ To move a waypoint using the cursor:

WPT

1. Move the cursor over the waypoint, until the letters WPT aredisplayed. The waypoint soft keys are displayed.

MOVE

WAYPOINT

2. Press MOVE WAYPOINT, the cursor changes to a four-headed arrow.

3. Move the cursor to the required waypoint position. Press ENTER to set the position and return to normal cursor control. Press CLEAR to cancel the operation.

➤ To move a waypoint using the Waypoint Edit functions:

1. Select the waypoint using either the cursor or the waypoint list as described above. The waypoint soft keys are displayed.

2. To edit the waypoint position proceed as previously described in Editing the Waypoint Details on page 3-13.

Using the ST60 or ST80 Navigator Keypad

If you have an ST60 or ST80 Navigator Keypad connected on SeaTalk it can be used to name or edit your waypoints, tracks, or routes on any display in the system. The keypad can also be used to select entries in the WaypointList. The Navigatorprovides 10 dedicatedalphanumeric keys, a multidirectionalcursor control pad, plus Insert and Delete keys. The snall red LED glows when the keypad is operational.

Using the ST60 or

Keypad

ST80 Navigator

Note: When using the Navigator Keypad, you should be aware that itcan control several displays simultaneously; any display in edit mode (i.e. ready for alpha-numeric data entry) will be affected by the Navigator Keypad.

def3ghi

abc

jkl

uvw9xyz

rst

ins

Figure 3-5: ST80 Navigator Keypad

5mn6

0 del

NAVIGATOR

opq

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Most of the alphanumeric keys are used to input multiple characters. Each time you press one of these keys in succession, the next characteron thatkey is input. For example, each press of the 1 key alternately inputs A, B, C, then 1. A short beep is emitted each time a key is pressed.

The Navigator’s arrow keys function much like the chart display’s trackpad, enabling you to move the cursor position or input alpha, numeric, or special characters (. , - / ‘ & ).

The ins key functions the same as the ENTER key on chart display and del inserts a space during edit mode.

Selecting an Entry in the Waypoint List

Using the ST60 or

ST80 Navigator

Keypad

The Navigator can be usedto select an existing item in the WaypointList. This can be accomplished using the arrow or alphanumeric keys.

➤ To select an existing item in the Waypoint List:

1. Use the up and down arrow keys to move the selection bar up and down the list to highlight the desired entry.

Press the alphanumeric key that contains the first letter or number of the desired waypoint name. The selection bar moves to the entry starting with that letter or number.

If more than one entry begins with that character, the selection bar moves to the first one in the list. Each time the same key is pressed, the selection bar moves to the entry starting with the next character on the key. If no entry exists for that character, the entry starting with the nearest previous character is selected. If the numeric value of the key is input when no numeric entry exists, the selection bar moves to the first alpha entry.

For example, let’s say we have four waypoints named ORION, POLARIS, QUANTUM, and 6-GUN. Pressing the opq/6 key four successive times would select the waypoints ORION (O), POLARIS (P), QUANTUM (Q), then 6-GUN (6). However, pressing the rst/7 key four successive times would select QUANTUM for the first three key presses because entries beginning with the associated letters do not exist and Q is the next previous beginning letter. The fourth press of the rst/7 key would select 6-GUN because no entries begin with a 7 and 6 is the next previous beginning number.

2. Use the ins key like the display’sENTER key, to close the Waypoint List.

The del key and left and right arrow keys do not function in select mode.

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Editing Entries in the Waypoint, Route, or Track Lists

You can also use the Navigator Keypad to edit an existing item or to name a new item in the Waypoint List, Route List, or Track List. You first must enter the edit mode for the list you want to modify. Methods for editing each list are described in the respective sections of this chapter.

➤ To edit an item in a list using the Navigator Keypad:

1. If necessary, use the right and left arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired character position.

2. Press an alphanumeric key until the desired character is displayed. Each time you press one of these keys in succession, the next character on that key is input.

1. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the list of alpha, numeric, and special characters until the desired character is displayed (just as you would with the trackpad). Note that you must use this method to input special characters; they are not available using the alphanumeric keys.

Using the ST60 or

Keypad

ST80 Navigator

Use the del key to insert a space, if required.

2. Use the arrow keys and alphanumeric keys to input the remainder of the characters required to complete the editing.

3. When done, press the ins key to enter your changes.

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3.4 Working with Routes

A route is made up of a series of waypoints (maximum 50). To make a route you place a series of waypoints on the chart, or you can select waypoints from the Waypoint List. You can also save your vessel’s track asyou navigate, then convert the track to a route - this function is described in Section 3.7.

When a route is created it becomes the current route and is displayed onscreen. The current route is maintained when you power-off. Only one route can be current and is displayed (if it is in the field-of-view) as solid lines connecting waypoints. If you are following the route, the current legis shown as a dotted line and previous legs are removed from the screen (although the waypoints remain displayed). The current route (and its waypoints) is

Working with Routes

transferred via SeaTalk to a repeater chart display and other instruments. You can also use the Waypoint Transfer functions to transfer the route database to a repeater display.

Once you have created a route you can use the GOTO soft keys to follow the route. In addition, the GOTO default soft key provides various options as described in Section 3.5.

Up to 20 routes can be saved in the route database. You can then select a route from the database list as the current route.

The current route can beedited by adding and moving waypoints. Thecurrent route is always placed in the databaselist as route number 0, so you can edit the current route without affecting the original route in the database. Once a route has been saved, options are also provided to name a route, erase a route and to display route details.

You can use the route information to review your passage plan by adjusting the planned Speed Over Ground (SOG).

Note:

It is possible for the current route to be overwritten by a route from another unit on an integrated system, so it is advisable to save all routes.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks:

• Creating a new route.

• Saving the current route in the database list.

• Clearing the current route.

• Retrieving a route from the database list as the current route.

• Displaying route information, including the route leg data and waypoint

details. Use the waypointdetails to review your passage plans for different speeds.

• Using the database list to erase and name existing routes.

• Editing a route by adding, removing and moving waypoints.

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➤ To access the route soft keys, press the default soft key ROUTE:

ROUTE

MAKE

ROUTE

Creating a New Route

Note: If there is a current route, it is cleared when you select MAKE ROUTE.If you are following the current route you are prompted to STOP FOLLOW. Press the YES soft key to continue, or NO to abandon route creation. If the route has not been saved you are prompted to save it.

The chart scenario Make and Follow a Route on page 2-20 provides a simple example of how to create a route.

There are two methods to create routes, whilst creating a routeyou can switch between these methods:

• Placing new waypoints on the chart.

• Selecting existing waypoints from the Waypoint List.

You can edit a route after you have finished making it, as described in Editing a Route on page 3-27.

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE¬

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Creating a New Route

ROUTE

MAKE

ROUTE

PLACE

WAYPOINT

➤ To make a new route by placing waypoints:

Note: You can pan the chart and change the scale while placing waypoints.

1. If necessary, move the cursor to the area in which you wish to make the route, and select a suitable chart scale.

2. Press the ROUTE soft key, then press the MAKE ROUTE soft key. The make route soft keys are displayed:

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

USE

WPT LIST

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3. Move the cursor to the position on the chart where you want your first waypoint to be. Press thePLACE WAYPOINT soft key.

Note: You can position the cursor on an existing waypoint – the cursor text

WPT indicates you are re-using the waypoint rather than placing a new one. This waypoint is included in the route when you press PLACE WAYPOINT.

The waypoint appears on the screen at the cursor position. The number displayed alongside the waypoint identifies its position in the route. The new waypoint is temporarily added to thewaypoint list with the first available waypoint number. The waypoints in the current route are re-numbered to identify the new positions.

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Note: If you Clear the route before it is Saved, the waypoint is removed.

4. Move the cursor to the next waypoint position. A dotted line connects the cursor to the last placed waypoint.

PLACE

WAYPOINT

5. Press PLACE WAYPOINT again. The waypoint is placed and the dotted line changes to a solid line.

If you placed the waypoint incorrectly, you can delete the last-placed way-

UNDO

WAYPOINT

point by pressing the UNDO WAYPOINT soft key.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have placed all your waypoints. You can have up to 50 waypoints in a route.

7. When you have entered all your waypoints, either:

Creating a New Route

ROUTE

Press the ACCEPT ROUTE soft key (or ENTER) to complete the route. Your route is displayed on the screen, and is the current route, but it is not active.

The first waypoint of a new route is outlined with a square, indicating that it will be the target waypoint when the route is activated. If selected, the waypoint data box is displayed for the target waypoint.

You can save the route as described below.

Note: The completed route is stored in the display unit, and will be re-displayed if you turn the unit off and on again. However, on an integrated system it is possible for a current route from another unit to overwrite this route; it is therefore recommended that you Save the route as described below.

➤ To make a new route using the Waypoint List:

1. Press the ROUTE soft key; the route soft keys are displayed.

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE¬

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2. Press the MAKE ROUTE soft key; the make route soft keys are displayed.

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

USE

WPT LIST

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3. Press the USE WPT LIST soft key; the MAKE ROUTE screen is displayed with its associated soft keys.

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MAKE ROUTE

WAYPOINTS

COWES GURNARD LEDGE MAIN CHANNEL NEEDLES FAIRWAY PORT SOLENT

50°50^000N 001°06^000W

348°m 2.30nm

INSERT

WAYPOINT

REMOVE

WAYPOINT

NEW ROUTE

01 HARBOUR 02 MAIN CHANNEL 03 COWES 04 LYMINGTON

50°52^230N 001°02^390W

300°m 1.00nm

ROUTE

USE

CURSOR

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The available Waypoints are listed in the left hand column (alphanumeric);the right hand column lists the waypoints in the New Route,the number indicates its order in the route. The lower part of the table shows position, bearing and range of the highlighted waypoint.

You use the trackpad left/right to move control between the two columns (the highlighted title indicates the selected column) and the trackpad up/down to scroll through the lists.

4. Select a waypoint from the Waypoint List then go to the New Route column and select a position in the list.

Creating a New Route

5. Press the INSERT WAYPOINT soft key to place the waypoint below the selected position in the Route. You can have up to 50 waypoints in a route.

6. To remove a waypoint from the New Route column, highlight the waypoint and press the REMOVE WAYPOINT soft key.

Notes: (1)A waypoint cannot be used more than once in a route; those already used are displayed in a lighter shade of gray.

Notes: (2)The INSERT WAYPOINT or REMOVE WAYPOINT action adds/removes the highlighted waypoint to/from the Route column, regardless of which column is selected.

7. When all waypoints have been entered, press the ACCEPT ROUTE soft key (or ENTER) to complete the route.

Note: The completed route is stored in the display unit and will be re-displayed if you turn the unit off then on again. However, on an integrated system it is possible for a current route from another unit to overwrite this route; it is therefore recommended that you save the route, as described in Saving the Current Route on page 3-22.

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Saving the Current Route

You can save upto 20 named routes in the route database list. These routes can then be re-displayed and followed at a later date. When you save the route, all new waypoints are saved in the Waypoint List.

Note: If the current route has not been saved, when you attempt an operation that affects this route, e.g. CLEAR ROUTE, you are prompted to save it.

➤ To save and name the current route:

ROUTE

1. To access the SAVE ROUTE soft key, press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE.

SAVE

ROUTE

Saving the Current

2. Press the SAVE ROUTE soft key.The save route pop-up and the NAME ROUTE soft keys are displayed as illustrated in Figure 3-6.

3. The next available entry on the route list is highlighted.

Route

(If required, you can use the trackpad to select another position in the list; this can be a blank slot, or an existing route that you no longer require).

SAVE ROUTE

1 EMPTY

2 EMPTY

3 EMPTY

4 EMPTY

5 EMPTY

Figure 3-6: Save Route Window

4. If you do not wish to name or re-name the route, press the NO soft key to clear the list. The route is saved and is listed as Route Not Named.

If you wish to name the route press the YES soft key. Use the trackpad to move the cursor right or left to the character you wish to edit. Then use the top or bottom of the trackpad to increase or decrease the letter or number.

NAME ROUTE?

YES NO

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You can use a Navigator Keypad (see Using the ST60 or ST80 Navigator Keypad on page 3-15) to name the route.

5. Press ENTER to finish and clear the Name List, or press CLEAR to cancel the operation. To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER again.

Clearing the Current Route

You can clear the current route from the screen. When you select CLEAR ROUTE if the current route has not been saved, you have the option of saving it and, if you are following the current route, you have the option to stop.

➤ To clear the current route:

ROUTE

1. Press the ROUTE default soft key or place the cursor over a route leg until the text RTE is displayed.

RTE

Press the CLEAR ROUTE soft key.

2. If you are following the current route the STOP FOLLOW soft keys are dis-

STOP

played. To cancel the CLEAR operation press NO. To stop following and clear the route press YES.

SAVE

ROUTE

3. If the route has not been saved the SAVE ROUTE soft keys are displayed. To clear the route, without saving it in the route database, press NO. To save the route in the database, press YES. The Name route soft keys are displayed and you should continue as described in the previous section, Saving the Current Route on page 3-22.

The current route is cleared from the screen and the default soft keys are displayed. You can now use the ROUTE soft keys to make a route, or to show another route from the database.

Retrieve a Route From the Database

You can select a route as the current route from the database list. The list is accessed from the second set of ROUTE soft keys.

Route

Clearing the Current

➤ To select a route as the current route:

ROUTE

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE,thenpressROUTE LIST.The route list is displayed as illustrated in Figure 3-7. The selection bar indi-

SHOW

ROUTE

cates the selected route.

2. Use the trackpad to select the required route then press the SHOW ROUTE soft key.The chart is re-drawn at a scalesuitable to display the whole route.

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ROUTE LIST

CURRENT

1 EMPTY

2 EMPTY

3 EMPTY

4 EMPTY

SHOW

ROUTE

ERASE ROUTE

ROUTE

INFO

NAME

ROUTE

Displaying Route

Information

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Figure 3-7: Route List Window

Displaying Route Information

You can display the following information that relates to your route:

• Route leg or waypoint information, using the context-sensitive cursor.

• Details of waypoints in the route, using the soft keys. You can use this

information to review your passage plan.

Route Leg and Waypoint Information

➤ To display information about aroute leg, movethe cursor over the leg until the

letters RTE are displayed. A Route Leg data box such as the following is

RTE

displayed.

ROUTE NO.

ROUTE NAME

LEG 02 - 03 0°T 5.5nm

To remove thedata box, move the cursor away fromthe route or press CLEAR.

➤ To display information about a route waypoint, move the cursor over the

waypoint until the letters WPT are displayed. The waypoint data box is

WPT

displayed, this box includes the route and waypoint number. To remove thedata box,move the cursor away fromthe route or press CLEAR.

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Using Route Information to Review Your Passage Plan

You can view data for all the waypoints in the current route, or any saved route.

You select the route from the database list and the information is displayed in a Route Information pop-up; the following details are provided for each waypoint:

Position Bearing (from previous waypoint) Length of leg (from previous waypoint) Total Length Time (ETA or Elapsed)

Soft keys are provided to toggle the time between ETA or elapsed and to change the Speed Over Ground (SOG) value; the ETA for each waypoint is calculatedusing the selected SOG, so you can change the SOG to determine its effect on your ETA.

ROUTE

INFO

The chart scenario Review Your PassagePlan on page 2-22 provides a simple example of how to use the route information.

➤ To display information about any route in the database:

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE,thenpressROUTE LIST.The route list is displayed. The selection bar indicates the selected route.

2. Use the trackpad to select the required route, then press the ROUTE INFO soft key. The Route Information pop-up is displayed. As illustrated in Figure 3-8, this lists the waypoints in the route and details bearing, length of each leg, total distance, and either the estimated time of arrival (ETA) or the elapsed time.

The soft keys allow you to toggle between ETA or total (elapsed) time, and to change the Speed Over Ground (SOG) value used in the time calculations. The current selections are highlighted.

➤ To change the SOG used for ETA calculations:

1. Press one of the PLANNED SOG keys to switch from actual to planned SOG.

2. Press the up or down PLANNED SOG keysto change the planned SOG value. The Time values in the Route Information list are updated.

Information

Displaying Route

3. Press the ACTUAL SOG key to use the actual SOG value rather than a planned one.

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INFO FOR ROUTE-CURRENT ROUTE

WPT POSITION BRG DISTANCE TOTAL TIME

°T nm nm ETA

01 50°21^97N --- 0.0 0.0 --:--

001°15^80W

02 50°21^97N 090 4.4 4.4 --:--

001°08^75W

03 50°27^48N 000 5.5 10.0 --:--

001°08^75W

to Erase and Name a

Using the Route List

Route

TIME

ETA TOTAL

SOG

1.0kn

PLANNED SOG

0.0kn

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ACTUAL

Figure 3-8: Route Information Window

4. Press ENTER to remove the Route Information window, then ENTER or CLEAR to return to the route soft keys.

5. To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

Using the Route List to Erase and Name a Route

You can delete a route and you can re-name a route by selecting the route on the route list.

➤ To select a route to delete or re-name:

ROUTE

ERASE ROUTE

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE,thenpressROUTE LIST.The route list is displayed. The selection bar indicates the selected route. Press the appropriate soft key – ERASE ROUTE or NAME ROUTE.

2. If you ERASE a route you are prompted to confirm. Press NO to cancel the operation, then ENTER or CLEAR if you wish to remove the route list. Press YES to erase the route from the list, then ENTER or CLEAR to remove theroutelist.

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NAME

ROUTE

3. If you NAME a route, use the trackpadto move the cursor right or left to the character you wish to edit. Then use the top or bottom of the trackpad to increase or decrease the letter or number.

4. Press ENTER to clear the Name List, or CLEAR to cancel the name then to return to the default soft key display, press ENTER again.

Editing a Route

Once you have created a route, you can edit it using the Waypoint List as described in Creating a New Route on page 3-19, or using the context- sensitive cursor to:

• Insert a Waypoint into the route

• Add waypoints at the end of the route

• Remove a Waypoint

• Reverse a Route

• Move a Waypoint as described in Moving a Waypoint on page 3-14.

Any changes you make to the route, except move a waypoint, affect only the current route. The currentroute is always held in position 0in the database, so you need to Save the route if you want to keep the changes.

Editing a Route

RTE

Inserting a Waypoint into a Route

You can use the context-sensitive cursor to insert one or more waypoints in the current route. However, if the route is being followed you cannot insert a waypoint into the current leg.

➤ To insert a new waypoint in the current route:

1. Move the cursor over the route leg into which you wish to insert a waypoint. The letters RTE and the route leg data box are displayed. The Route soft keys are displayed.

2. Press ENTER. The cursor changes to a four-way arrow, controlling a new waypoint. The waypoint is connected to the existing waypoints on either side with a dashed line.

3. Move the new waypoint to the required position, and press ENTER to drop it and return to normal cursor operation, or CLEAR to abandon the opera- tion.

The new waypoint is temporarily added to the waypoint list and named with the first available waypoint number. The waypoints in the current route are renumbered to identify the new positions.

Note: If you Clear the route before it is Saved, the new waypoint is removed.

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Adding Waypoints at the End of the Route

➤ To add waypoints at the end of the route:

ROUTE

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by the EDIT ROUTE soft key. The Make Route soft keys are displayed and the cursor is connected to the

EDIT

ROUTE

last-placed waypoint with a dotted line. You can add further waypoints to the route in the same way as for a new route.

2. Either:

PLACE

WAYPOINT

i. Move the cursor to the required location, and press PLACE WAYPOINT

soft key.

UNDO

WAYPOINT

Editing a Route

If you place the waypoint in the wrong position, press the UNDO WAYPOINT soft key.

ii. Press USE WPT LIST,theMAKE ROUTE pop-up is displayed.

Select a waypoint from the Waypoint List then press the INSERT WAY- POINT soft key to place the waypoint at the end of the Route.

3. Place as many waypoints as required, and press the ACCEPT ROUTE soft key,

ROUTE

the default soft keys are displayed.

Note: You can UNDO waypoints in the original route, not just the new ones.

Removing a Waypoint from the Route

WPT

REMOVE

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

➤ To remove a waypoint from the current route:

1. Move the cursor over the required waypoint until the letters WPT are displayed. The waypoint soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the REMOVE WAYPOINT soft key. The waypoint is removed from the route and the route is re-numbered.

Alternatively, you can remove the last waypoint from a route by pressing the

UNDO WAYPOINT soft key, as described above in Adding Waypoints at the End of the Route on page 3-28.

If the route has not been saved and the waypoint was placed as part of the route, the waypoint is erased. If the route has been saved, or the waypoint existed before you created the route, the waypoint remains on the screen.

Reversing the Route

➤ To reverse the route, so you can Follow the route back:

1. Either press the ROUTE soft key followed by MORE, or move the cursor over the required waypoint until the letters RTE are displayed.

The route soft keys are displayed.

REVERSE

ROUTE

2. Press the REVERSE ROUTE soft key. The current route is reversed on the screen.

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3.5 Following Routes and Going to Points

The default soft key GOTO accesses the functions to FOLLOW arouteandGOTO a waypoint or cursor. When you select the target destination, the chartplotter calculates bearing, distance and cross track error; this information is passed to a helmsman or autopilot. Youcan also restart the cross track error (XTE)from the actual vessel position to set XTE to zero at that point.

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When the chartplotter is following a route, the target destination is indicated by a square around the waypoint (or cursor marker) and a dotted line shows the intended track, from your start point or previous waypoint, to the target waypoint.

This section describes the following:

• Follow a route either forwards, or in reverse order.

• Target Point Arrival

• Other follow route options, including joining at a selected waypoint,

advancing waypoints, and restarting XTE.

• Go to an individual point, either an existing waypoint or the cursor.

• Stop and Restart Follow/Goto.

An alarm is triggered when you approach a waypoint, this section describes what happens when you arrive at waypoints. Chapter 4 describes how to set the alarm.

The chartplotter can also display the vessel’s actual track and the track can be recorded for later display. The Track function is described in the Section 3.7.

➤ To access the Goto/Follow soft keys, press the default soft key GOTO (the soft

GOTO

keys differ if a follow or goto is already in progress):

GOTO

WAYPOINT

Follow a Route

GOTO

CURSOR

Going to Points

Following Routes and

ROUTE

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Note: The current route may have been created on this display, or created on another unit and received on this display via SeaTalk. If a route has been reversed or if a route on screen was being followed but stopped before completion, the target waypoint – outlined by a square box – may be different to when the route was created.

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You should always check the target waypoint before initiating a follow route.

➤ To follow the current route:

GOTO

1. Press the GOTO default soft key. The Goto/Follow soft keys are displayed.

ROUTE

2. Press the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key.

Alternatively, to follow a route:

1. Place the cursor over a route leg until theletters RTE and the route soft keys

RTE

ROUTE

are displayed then press FOLLOW ROUTE.

Your vessel’s current position becomes the origin, and the target waypoint in the current route becomes the active target.

Follow a Route

The soft keys change as follows:

STOP

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

REVERSE

ROUTE

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These options are described in the following sections.

➤ To follow the current route in reverse:

ROUTE

1. Press the ROUTE default soft key, followed by MORE. The route soft keys are displayed.

REVERSE

ROUTE

2. Press the REVERSE ROUTE soft key. The current route is reversed on the screen. Press ENTER or CLEAR.

GOTO

ROUTE

RTE

REVERSE

ROUTE

3. Press the GOTO default soft key. The Goto/Follow soft keys are displayed.

4. Press the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key.

The soft keys change as follows:

STOP

GOTO

CURSOR

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

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These options are described in the following sections.

Alternatively:

1. Place the cursor over the route leg until the letters RTE and the route soft keys are displayed. Press REVERSE ROUTE then FOLLOW ROUTE.

Your vessel’s current position becomes the origin, and the target waypoint in the current route becomes the active target.

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Target Point Arrival

The arrival alarm isused toalert youwhen thevessel is approaching the target point. The arrival alarm isdefined as acircle (not visible on the screen) around the target. You can specify radius of the arrival alarm (see Section 4.3).

The alarm is triggered when either of the following conditions is met:

• The distance to the target point is less than that specified for the arrival alarm.

• Your vessel reaches the closest point of approach to the target (defined by a line passing through the waypoint and perpendicular to the route leg).

➤ To cancel the arrival alarm and go towards the next waypoint in the route,

either press any key or wait for 10 seconds.

The target becomes the origin, the next waypoint becomes the target point, and the two are connected by a dotted lineindicating the current leg. Anyprevious route leg is removed fromthe screen, but waypoints remain.

Note: When following aroute using aSeaTalk autopilot, the autopilot will not turn to the new waypoint until it is accepted at the autopilot control unit.

Target Point Arrival

Other Follow Route Options

You can use the soft keys to follow a route from a selected waypoint (join a route), or if already following, you canadvance tothe nextwaypoint. You can also restart the cross track error, setting the current vessel position as the new origin.

In addition, you can move a selected waypoint as described in Section 3.3,or remove a waypoint from the route as described in Section 3.4.

Joining a Route

➤ To start tracking the current route at a selected waypoint:

1. Move the cursor over the required waypoint until the letters WPT and the

WPT

FROM HERE

waypoint soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the FOLLOW FROM HERE soft key. Your vessel follows the route, using the selected waypoint as the target point.

3. To return to the default display, move the cursor away from the waypoint or press CLEAR or ENTER.

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Advancing to a Waypoint

➤ Once you arefollowing aroute, youcan advanceto the next waypoint, even if

you have not reached the current target waypoint:

GOTO

1. If necessary, press the GOTO default soft key to display the Goto/Follow soft keys.

STOP

GOTO

CURSOR

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

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2. Press the WAYPOINT ADVANCE soft key.The current leg of the route is aban-

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

doned and thenext waypointbecomes the target. The display is updated to show the new route leg.

Individual Target

Going To an

Restart Cross Track Error (XTE)

Point

While you are following a route, or going to a target point, you can restart the XTE. This sets the XTE to zero and moves the origin to the actual vessel position.

Restarting XTE is useful if you find yourself off track and want to go straight to your target, rather than get back onto the original track.

➤ To restart XTE:

GOTO

1. Press the GOTO default soft key, the Follow/Goto soft keys are displayed.

RESTART

XTE

2. Press the RESTART XTE soft key. The route origin moves to the current vessel position, thus the XTE becomes zero.

Going To an Individual Target Point

Rather than following a route, you can go directly to a selected target point, this can be an existing waypoint (not in the current route), or the cursor position.

➤ To navigate directly to an existing waypoint:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor over the required waypoint until the

WPT

letters WPT and the waypoint soft keys are displayed.

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

Alternatively, you can select the waypoint from thewaypoint list as described in Section 3.3.

MOVE

WAYPOINT

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GOTO

WAYPOINT

GOTO

CURSOR

STOP GOTO

2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT soft key. Navigation to the selected waypoint begins. The soft key STOP GOTO is dis- played.

3. To return to the default soft key display, move the cursor away from the waypoint or press ENTER or CLEAR.

➤ To navigate directly to the cursor position:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor as required.

2. Press the GOTO default soft key, followed by GOTO CURSOR. If navigation is currently in progress you are warned “Already following route. Cancel route and goto cursor?”.

To cancel the GOTO CURSOR operation, press NO. To continue with the GOTO CURSOR operation (and stop the current GOTO ROUTE), press YES.

The chartplotter places a temporary waypoint as the target and starts to navigate towards it. The waypoint is shown as a square with a circle and dot in the centre, and is connected to the vessel’s starting position with a dashed line. The soft key STOP GOTO is displayed.

3. To return to the default soft key display, move the cursor away from the waypoint or press ENTER or CLEAR.

Goto

Stop Follow or Stop

Stop Follow or Stop Goto

➤ To stop following the route or target point

either:

GOTO

STOP GOTO

STOP

1. If necessary, press the GOTO soft key, then press the STOP GOTO/FOLLOW soft key.

Or:

1. Move the cursor over any waypoint or leg in the current route, then press the STOP GOTO/FOLLOW soft key.

The dotted line from your vessel to the target waypoint disappears. If you stopped a GOTO WAYPOINT or CURSOR, to remove the target point from the screen, move the cursor over the target point then press the CLEAR GOTO soft key.

If you subsequently use the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key to restart navigation, the route is followed from thepoint atwhich it wasstopped. This is indicated by a square around the target waypoint. If you want to follow from another waypoint you can initiate the follow then use the WAYPOINT ADVANCE or FOLLOW FROM HERE soft key to step through the route.

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3.6 Transferring Waypoints and Routes

Displayed SeaTalk Waypoints

In an integrated system, when a route is made current on any SeaTalk equipment it is sent to allSeaTalkinstruments, including this chartplotter; this route will override any other current route. When GOTO waypoint or GOTO cursor is in operation it is considered a route.

The current route can be edited on any instrument with route edit capability.

Note: Transferred waypoints are not automatically saved by the chartplotter, however you can save theroute locally, thus adding the waypoints to the local waypoint list.

Waypoints and

Transf er ring

Routes

Managing Database Lists

There are several methods of maintaining database lists. The method you choose will depend on the links available (SeaTalk or NMEA), and whether you want totransfer individual waypoints or the complete waypoint and route list:

• You can save the complete Waypoint and Route Lists to a user cartridge in the chart card slot.

• You can load new Waypoint and Route Lists from a user cartridge in the chart card slot.

• If waypoints are transmitted by other equipment on SeaTalk or NMEA, you can receive them on the chartplotter. When RECEIVE WPTS FROM ST/NMEA is selected, any waypoints sent on SeaTalk or NMEA are transferred and appended, one-by-one, to the waypoint list; routes sent on NMEA are appended to the route list. You can use this function to add waypoints from a PC connected via NMEA.

• You can send the waypoint and route lists from the chartplotter to other instruments via NMEA using the SEND WPT LIST function. Sending the waypoint list does not affect current routes. TheNMEAlinkcouldbetoaPC.

CAUTION:

The function LOAD USER CARD replaces the existing waypoint and route lists with the transferred lists.

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➤ To save waypoints to, or load waypoints from a user cartridge:

CAUTION:

Loading waypoints from a user cartridge overwrites any existing waypoint and route lists.

1. Insert a C-MAP User Card into the lower of the two cartridge slots.

MARKS

1. Press MARK S followed by the LOAD/SAVE USER CARD soft key.

2. The User Card Menu and associated soft keys are displayed.

3. Press the SAVE WPT/RTE DATA TO CARD or LOAD WPT/RTE DATA FROM CARD soft key; an appropriate warning and Yes/No softkeys are displayed.

USER CARD MENU

USER CARD PRESENT

WARNING

SAVING DATA TO THE USER

CARD WILL ERASE ALL EXISTING

WAYPOINT AND ROUTE DATA

ON THE CARD.

Routes

Transferring

Waypoints and

ARE YOU SURE ?

YES NO

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4. Press Ye s to continue or Noto abandon the operation and return to the previous screen.

5. If the operation is successful, confirmation of the number of Routes and Waypoints saved/loaded is displayed.

USER CARD MENU

USER CARD PRESENT

SAVE COMPLETE

SAVED 2 ROUTE(S) AND

7 WAYPOINT(S)

LOAD WPT/

RTE DATA

FROM CARD

SAVE WPT/

RTE DATA

TO CARD

CHECK

CARD IN

USER SLOT

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If the operation fails, the Save Failed message is displayed.

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USER CARD MENU

USER CARD NOT PRESENT

SAVE FAILED

NO OR INCORRECT CARD

ENSURE USER CARD IS CORRECTLY

INSERTED IN THE LOWER SLOT

LOAD WPT/

RTE DATA

FROM CARD

Waypoints and

Transf er ring

Routes

MARKS

➤ To receive incoming waypoints on SeaTalk or NMEA:

1. To display thewaypoint listpress MARKS followed by the WAYPOINT LIST

SAVE WPT/

RTE DATA

TO CARD

CHECK

CARD IN

USER SLOT

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soft key.

WAYPOINT

LIST

Press the WAYPOINT TRANSFER soft key.

2. Press the soft key RECEIVE WPTS FROM ST/NMEA.

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

The soft key changes to STOP RECEIVING WAYPOINTS. When waypoints are transmitted by other equipment they are added to the waypoint list on the chartplotter. Routes transmitted on NMEA are appended to the route list.

3. To disable waypoint transfer, press the soft key STOP RECEIVING WAY- POINTS. Alternatively, press ENTER,orCLEAR, twice to close the Waypoint List.

➤ To send the waypoint list on NMEA:

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

1. Display the waypoint list as previously described, then press the WAYPOINT TRANSFER soft key.

2. Press the soft key SEND WPT LIST ON NMEA. The soft key changes to STOP SENDING WAYPOINTS. The waypoint and route lists are transmitted from the chartplotter to other instruments on NMEA.

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3.7 Using Tracks

The Track function is used to mark on-screen the trail that your vessel has followed, as if it had left a visible fixed wake.

While the track is switched on it is recorded in the display unit’smemory.You specify the interval at which track points are made and a line is drawn onscreen between each point. Up to 4500 track points can be saved in total: in the current track and in up to 5 track files (each a maximum of 750 points). The current track remains on-screen, even following a power off/on, until you clear the track.

Breaks in the track will be caused when any of the following occur for longer than the specified track interval: thetrack is switched off thenon; the position fix is lost; the display unit is switched off.

To enable you to follow this track on your return voyage, the SmartRoute function converts the track (or the last segmentof a track with breaks)into a route which is automatically reversed, see SmartRoute on page 3-41.

Using Tracks

A track can be saved and retrieved for display at a later date. You can only display one track at a time; you must clear a current track from the screen if you want to display a saved track.

This section describes:

• Setting up a track, including how to specify the interval.

• Clearing the current track.

• Managing tracks, using the track list, including Saving, Naming, Erasing

and Showing a track.

• Making a Track into a Route

➤ To access the track controls:

1. From the chart display, press the MENU key to display the chart set up soft keys.

SYSTEM

SET UP¬

CHART

SET UP¬

TRACK

SET UP¬

GPS

SETUP¬

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2. Press the TRACK SETUP soft key to display the Track soft keys:

TRACKS OFF ON

The following instructions assume you have the track soft keys displayed.

CLEAR TRACK

MAKE INTO

ROUTE

MORE¬

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Setting Up a Track

You usethe track soft keys to switch the track on and to specify the interval, as time or distance, at which track points are saved. The time interval between track points can be set to 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1min, 3min, 5min, 10min or 30minutes. The distance spacing between track points can be set to 0.1nm,

0.5nm or 1.0nm. The interval default is a distance of 0.1nm. The maximum

track length is 750 points. When the track has reached this length, the first points are overwritten. The track is saved until you switch it off. When the unit is powered off, the current track (thus far) is retained in memory.

Setting a short time interval between track points is best suited to navigation within a close or complex environment, e.g. an estuary or marina whereas, in

Setting Up a Track

contrast, a greater distance interval is best suited to a long haul voyage.

Refer to the setting guide shown in Figure 3-9to determine the best setting for your planned voyage; this is particularly important if you wish to use SmartRoute to convert your track to a route.

1 sec

12½ min

5 sec

10 sec

30 sec

1 min

3 min

5 min

10 min

30 min

TRACK INTERVAL SETTING

0.1 nm

0.5 nm

1.0 nm

1 hr, 2½ min

2 hrs, 5 min

6 hrs, 15 min

12 hrs, 30 min

1 day, 13 hrs, 30 min

2 days, 14 hrs, 30 min

5 days, 5 hrs

15 days, 15 hrs

TRACK TIME

75 nm

375 nm

750 nm

TRACK DISTANCE

Figure 3-9: Track Interval Setting Guide

You can change the setting at any time. The setting applies only to the current track and is not saved as a stored track.

➤ To set up a track:

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1. Press the MORE soft key to access the TRACK INTERVAL soft keys. Press the appropriate soft key to set either a time interval or adistance interval; press the UP arrow to increase the interval, the DOWN arrow to decrease the interval.

Press ENTER to return to the track soft keys.

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TRACK INTERVAL

0.1nm

TRACK

OFF ON

2. Press the TRACK OFF ON soft key to toggle tracks on.

Your vessels trail will be displayed on-screen, with a line joining the points at the selected interval.

Clearing the Current Track

You can clear the current track from the screen. When you select CLEAR TRACK, if the currenttrack has not beensaved, you have the option of savingit.

➤ To clear the current track:

CLEAR TRACK

SAVE

TRACK

1. Press the CLEAR TRACK soft key.

2. If the track has not been saved the SAVE TRACK soft keys are displayed. To clear the track without saving it in the Track List, press NO. To save the track in the list, press YES. The Name track soft keys are displayed and youshould continue as describedin the following section, Saving and Naming a Track.

Press CLEAR to abort the Clear Track operation.

TRACK

LIST

MORE¬

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Track

Clearing the Current

The current track is cleared from the screen and the default soft keys are displayed.

Managing Tracks

Although it is easy to set up a track, and this track is retained even if you switch off your display, you can store a number of different tracks so that you can review them at a later date. This section explains how to perform the following tasks:

• Save and Name a track.

• Name, Erase and Show an existing track.

Saving and Naming a Track

You can save up to 5 named tracks in the Track List. These tracks can be redisplayed at a later date.

➤ To save and name the current track:

TRACK

LIST

1. Press the MORE softkeyfollowedbytheTRACK LIST soft key.The track list pop-up and associated soft keys are displayed.

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2. The next available entry on the track list is highlighted. (If required, you can use the trackpad to select another position in the list; this can be a blank slot, or an existing track that you no longer require).

SAVE

TRACK

3. Press SAVE TRACK. The name track soft keys are displayed.

NAME TRACK?

YES NO

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4. If you do not wish to name or rename the track, press the NO soft key (or

Managing Tracks

CLEAR) to clear the list. The track is saved and is listed as Track Not Named. If you wish to name the track press the YES soft key. Use the trackpad to move the cursor right or left to the character you wish to edit. Then use the top or bottom of the trackpad to increase or decrease the letter or number.

TRACK

LIST

NAME

TRACK

ERASE TRACK

You can use a Navigator Keypad (see Using the ST60 or ST80 Navigator Keypad on page 3-15) to name the track.

5. Press ENTER to finish and clear the Track List, then to return to the default soft key display, press ENTER again or CLEAR.

Naming, Erasing and Showing a Track

➤ To name an existing track, erase a track or show a track, you select the track

from the track list, then press the appropriate soft key as follows:

1. Press the TRACK LIST soft key. The Track List is displayed. The selection bar indicates the selected track. Select the required track then press the appropriate soft key.

2. If you NAME a track, use the trackpad to move the cursor right or left to the character you wish to edit. Then use the top or bottom of the trackpad to edit the letter or number. Press ENTER finish the operation or CLEAR to cancel the name, then ENTER to remove the track list.

3. If you ERASE a track you are prompted to confirm. Press NO to cancel the operation, then ENTER to remove the track list. Press YES to erase the track from the list, then ENTER to remove the track list.

4. If you SHOW a track, and you have a current track on screen, you are

SHOW

TRACK

promptedto save the track. Proceed as previously describedin Clearingthe Current Track. Alternatively, press the NO soft key to cancel the SHOW TRACK operation. The track list is removed and the selected track is displayed.

5. Press ENTER or CLEAR to return to the default display.

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SmartRoute

SmartRoute enables the current track, or the last segment of a track with breaks, to be converted to a route (the track could have been retrieved from the track list). SmartRoute places a waypoint at the last track point, then considers each point in turn and determines the closest route through the recorded track. The number of waypoints created is minimized, whilst maintaining optimum correlation to the recorded track. On completion, the maximum deviation of the route from the recorded track is displayed.

➤ To convert the current track into a route:

1. Select MAKE INTO ROUTE and press ENTER. The current track is converted to a new route and becomes the current route, with the most recently placed track point as the start of the route, i.e. the track is reversed. If there is anunsaved current route on screen, the option to savethe route is given, see Section 3.4, Working with Routes.

2. Check the calculated route and, in particular, that the route deviation from the original, given in the warning box, is within navigable limits.

SmartRoute

CAUTION:

Beforefollowing the route,ensure that it is safe for navigation, noting that it may deviate from your actual path travelled.

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SmartRoute

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Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

4.1 Introduction

This chapter explains how to use the additional functions that are provided on the chartplotter display.

It covers the following topics:

• Measuring distances and bearings on the chart, using the VRM/EBL key

• Setting alarms and timers

• Man Overboard (MOB)

• Cursor Echo

• GPS Setup

• Data Log Mode

In order to use some of these functions, you may need the following additional data from equipment connected to your system via a SeaTalk or NMEA link:

Table 4-1: Function of External Data

Data Example source Integrated functions available

Heading COG

Position GPS system - Waypoints

Other data Transducers - Data Box and Nav Window data displays, including speed,

*If heading data is available via both NMEA and SeaTalk, NMEA data takes priority. For all other data, SeaTalk data takes priority (see Section 4.3).

Compass* GPS

- Head Up or Course Up heading modes

- MOB (if speed data also available)

- Position, COG, SOG and time data in Data Box and Nav Window

- MOB

- Data Log

depth, wind, temperature

Introduction

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4.2 Measuring Distances Using the VRM/EBL Key

You can obtain an accurate measurement of the distance and bearing between two points by using the VRM/EBL key.

➤ To place a ruler line and Ruler data box:

VRM/EBL

1. Position the cursor on the starting point from which you wish to measure.

2. Press VRM/EBL.

A Ruler data box is displayed showing the bearing and distance from the starting point to the cursor position. The character A appears at the cursor location.

3. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the measurement end point. A line connects the cursor to the starting point, and the Ruler data box is updated to show the bearing and length of the line as shown in Figure 4-1.

4. Press ENTER to fix the end point of the ruler line, and return to normal cur-

Measuring Distances

Using the VRM/EBL

Key

sor control. The letter B marks the location of the end point on the chart.

Figure 4-1: Measuring Distance Using a VRM

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➤ To re-position one end of the ruler line:

1. Move the cursor over the ruler line towards the end that you want to reposition, until the letters A→ B are displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take cursor control of the ruler. The ruler end moves to the cursor which changes to a four-headed arrow.

3. Move the cursor to the required position. The ruler data box is updated.

4. Press ENTER again to set the position and return to normal cursor control. Alternatively, press CLEAR to reset the ruler to the previous position.

➤ To clear the ruler line and ruler data box

either: Move the cursor over the ruler line, until the letters A→ B are displayed, then

VRM/EBL

press CLEAR. or:

RULER

OFF ON

Press VRM/EBL, the ruler soft keys are displayed. Press RULER OFF ON to toggle the ruler line and data box off.

RULER

DATABOX

OFF ON

BOX

➤ To clear the ruler data box:

Press VRM/EBL, the ruler soft keys are displayed. Press RULER DATABOX OFF ON to toggle the ruler data box off.

➤ To move the Ruler data box, using the context-sensitive cursor:

1. Move the cursor over the box until the letters BOX are displayed, and press ENTER to take cursor control of the box.

2. Use the trackpad to move the box to its new location, and press ENTER to drop it and return to normal cursor operation.

Key

Using the VRM/EBL

Measuring Distances

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4.3 Alarms and Timers

Alarm Reporting

ALARMS

The chartplotter reports the following alarms, that are set using the ALARMS key:

Alarm Indicates:

Arrival Your vessel has arrived at the active waypoint: it has either

reached the arrival circle (the radius of which is specified) or, has reached its closest point of approach (defined by a line passing through the waypoint and perpendicular to the route leg).

Off Track Your vessel has exceeded the specified distance (maximum

cross track error) from the active route leg.

Alarms and Timers

Anchor Your vessel has drifted from its anchor position (set when the

alarm was turned on) by more than the specified distance.

Grounding The chartplotter checks a sector ahead of your vessel for a

dangerous object (land, depth area, intertidal area, rock, obstruction or shore obstruction). You specify the depth and range of the sector from your vessel. You can view a report of the objects that triggered the alarm.

Countdown The countdown timer has reached zero.

Alarm Clock The time matches the specified alarm time.

The alarms are switched on or off, and the limits set, using the Alarms Set Up menu, accessed from the ALARMS key.

When an alarm is triggered, the alarm buzzer sounds and a pop-up window describing the alarm is displayed.

➤ To silence the alarm and clear the message, press any key.

If the alarm was generated by the chartplotter, the appropriate action is taken. For example, following an arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated. If an anchor alarm is silenced, but the alarm condition perstists, the alarm is repeated every 30 seconds.

External Alarms

All SeaTalk system alarms (except autopilot alarms) are received and displayed on the chartplotter. You can silence these alarms by pressing any key. No other action is taken by the chartplotter except to silence the alarm.

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Setting Alarms and Timers

➤ Tosetupanalarmortimer:

ALARMS

1. Press the ALARMS key. The Alarms Set Up menu is displayed, showing the current settings (see Figure 4-2).

2. Use the trackpad to move theselection bar up or downthe options. As each line is highlighted, the soft key labels are updated to show the current settings and controls.

ALARMS SET UP

ARRIVAL ALARM

OFF TRACK ALARM

ANCHOR ALARM

GROUNDING ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

0.01nm

OFF

5M/1.0nm

00:33:00

OFF

Timers

Setting Alarms and

ALARM

OFF ON

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Figure 4-2: Alarms Set Up List

3. Use the up or down soft keys to change the alarm setting. For example, for the arrival alarm you can adjust the radius from the waypoint at which the arrival alarm will be triggered. The arrival, off track and anchor alarm distances can be set in the range

0.01 to 9.99 nm, in steps of 0.01nm. The grounding alarm depth can be set from 1 to 20m in 1m steps and can be specified to cover a sector at a range from 0 to 1nm, in 0.1nm steps. The timer is set inhours, minutes and seconds, and the alarm clock in hours and minutes.

4. If required, press the ALARM OFF ON soft key to toggle the alarm on or off. If you turn an alarm off, its value is retained and will be used whenyou turn the alarm on again.

Note: You can turn all the alarms and timers on and off, except for the Arrival Alarm which is always on.

5. Press ENTER to save the changes and clear the list.

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4.4 Man Overboard (MOB)

If you lose a person or object overboard, and need to return to the location, you should use the Man Overboard (MOB) function.

You can select the type of data used for the MOB position using the set up menus (see Section 5.3).

Note: To obtain MOB position, you need either of the following:

• Position data from a GPS or equivalent device

• Heading and speed data, so that the position can be calculated by dead

reckoning

➤ To initiate the MOB procedure, press and hold the MARKS key for two

MARKS

Man Overboard

seconds. The system then performs the following tasks automatically:

• Redraws the chart at 1/2 nm (even if cartographyis not available but plotter mode is on).

• Marks the current position with a MOB symbol which replaces any

current active waypoint and route.

• Displays the MOB data box, showing the bearing and distance from your vessel to the MOB waypoint position, and the elapsed time since the MOB was initiated (Figure 4-3).

• Displays the position data box, showing your vessel’s position.

• As your vessel moves from the MOB position, a dotted line is displayed connecting the MOB symbol and the vessel’s current position.

• Sounds a 4-second alarm pattern every 30 seconds.

• Sends an MOB message (including bearing and distance) to other units in

the system, via the SeaTalk connection.

MOB position

MOB

0.33

RNG

162°

BRG

00:05:24

MOB data box

POSITION

N 49°54^76 W 002°09^83

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Figure 4-3: MOB Display

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➤ To cancel the MOB, press and hold the MARKS key for 2 seconds.

MARKS

The chart is re-drawn at its previous scale, and the MOB symbol and data box are removed.

Note: The MOB procedure can also be initiated or cancelled if the appropriate SeaTalk message is received by the display unit.

4.5 Cursor Echo

In a system with a radar display connected via SeaTalk, you can set the display to enable cursor echo. Cursor echo (accessed from System Set Up, described in Section 5.3) enables you to display a radar cursor on the chart picture, or a chart cursor on the radar picture(you cannot display a remote chart cursor in a chart window nor a remote radar cursor in a radar window).

The following options can be toggled ON or OFF:

• Radar Cursor In : displays the cursor from a radar on the chart window (default - OFF).

• Chart Cursor In: - not valid for the SL520/530/631PLUS display.

• SeaTalk Cursor Out: enables the output, onto SeaTalk, of the display’s

own cursor (default - OFF).

• Cursor Echo Local: - not valid for the SL520/530/631 PLUS display.

If you set the options to OFF, no cursor echo information is displayed.

When the appropriate option is switched on, the display shows its own cursor, plus the cursor of the other display with appropriate cursor text (RDR)to indicate its origin. This means that you could move the cursor over a target on a radar display, and check the identity of the target by looking at the radar cursor position on the chartplotter.

Cursor Echo

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4.6 GPS Setup

GPS set up page provides you with information and the status of the tracked navigationsatellites for a SeaTalk GPS. It also enables you to SET UP a SeaTalk Differential GPS, by manually retuning it to a different differential beacon.

The GPS Navigation Status pop-up window (shown in Figure 4-4)provides, for each tracked satellite, the satellite number, a graphical signal strength bar and its current usage status. HDOP and satellite Fix Status are also displayed. Data for up to 12 satellites are shown.

NAVIGATION STATUS

GPS Setup

SAT

03 31 21 23 22 19 17 27 16 15

RESTART

GPS

SIGNAL

HDOP

D-GPS SETUP¬

STATUS

IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE SPARE SPARE SPARE

FIX STATUS

085 292 127 075 174 290 056 321 024 237

FIX

ELEV

085 051 048 043 028 014 012 011 005 065

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Figure 4-4: Navigation Status Window

Positional accuracy is dependent upon certain parameters; in particular for GPS, the azimuth and elevation angles are used in a triangulation process to calculate position. HDOP (Horizontal Dilution Of Position) is a measure of this accuracy; a higher figure signifies greater error. In ideal circumstances, the figure should be in the region of 1.0. The Fix Status can indicate:

• FIX, where a satellite fix has been acquired.

• D-FIX, where a differential beacon fix has been acquired.

• SD-FIX, where a satellite differential fix has been acquired.

• NO FIX, where no fix can be acquired.

➤ To select GPS Set Up:

Press MENU, then press the GPS SETUP... soft key.

GPS

SETUP¬

The Navigation Status pop-up window shown in Figure 4-4 is displayed.

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Restart GPS

This soft key enables re-acquisition of a GPS position fix.

Note: Under normal circumstances RESTART GPS is not required.

D-GPS Set Up

The D-GPS SET UP function provides the ability to set up an external Differential GPS, either automatically (default) or by manually retuning it to a different differential beacon.

In AUTO mode, the D-GPS is set to automatic and beacon selection is made automatically by the beacon receiver. The beacon frequency and bit rate received from the beacon receiver are displayed. The soft keys are disabled and grayed out.

In MANual mode, you can selectthe beacon frequency and bit rate that are sent to the beacon receiver.

When you select D-GPS SETUP a pop-up window, providing the following parameters, is displayed with associated soft keys:

• Beacon ID - This shows the Beacon ID of the beacon transmitter.If no beacon has been found this item states NOT LOCKED.

• Beacon Frequency - Both the menuitem andassociated soft keys show the currently used differential beacon’s frequency in kHz. The frequency range available is 283.5kHz to 325.0kHz.

• Bit Rate - Both the menu item and associated soft keys show the currently used differential beacon’s bit rate in bps. The rates available are 50bps, 100bps and 200bps.

• Signal Strength and Signal to Noise Ratio - These items indicate the received signal strength and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) in dB, received from the beacon receiver. If the display unit is using RTCM data received via NMEA, this information is not available and the item shows dashes, one per character. The received Signal Strength and SNR are interrelated. SNR provides a measure of the quality of the received signal and is dependent upon signal strength.

• DifferentialAge - This indicates the time elapsed since the last differential beacon correction update.

➤ To tune a differential SeaTalk GPS to another beacon:

GPS Setup

1. Press D-GPS SETUP, the Differential GPS Setup pop-up is displayed.

D-GPS SETUP¬

2. Press MODE AUTO MAN to toggle between AUTO and MAN modes; the selected mode is highlighted is indicated in the pop-up window.

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Note: If the display unit is receiving RTCM data via NMEA, repeating a differential fix from another unit, the MODE soft key is set to AUTO and is grayed out. If receiving RTCM data, the setting must be performed manually on the external DGPS receiver.

3. To set a new beacon manually, press BEACON SELECT, use the soft keys to set the required beacon frequency and bit rate.

Press ENTER to return to the Differential GPS Setup pop-up window. The status of the selected beacon is displayed in the pop-up.

Press ENTER to return to the Navigation Status window, then ENTER to return to the MENU soft keys.

4.7 Data Log Mode

You can set the chartplotter to log course data every thirty minutes. Up to 48 log entries are held, when 48 entries have been made, the chartplotter will start

Data Log Mode

overwriting the first entries.

You start the log using soft keys provided in DataLog Mode.When youselect Data Log Mode the log is displayedfull-screen. If the screen is full, you use the trackpad to scroll the list and view further log entries. Each line in the log shows:

DISPLAY

• Time of log entry

• Position at time of log entry

• Course Made Good (CMG) since last log entry

• Distance Made Good (DMG) since last log entry

Once you have enabled the data log, data is continually logged, but you must set the display to Data Log Mode to view it. You use the DISPLAY key to change the full-screen mode.

You can stop the log at any time and you can clear the log from memory.

If the chartplotter is switched off while the log is running, a dashedline will be displayed before the first new entry since switching the chartplotter on again.

➤ To activate Data Log Mode:

1. Press DISPLAY,theDISPLAY pop-up is shown.

2. Press DISPLAY again, until LOG is selected, then press ENTER.

➤ To start recording log entries, press the START LOGsoft key.

As shown in Figure 4-5,the chartplotter records the time and vessels position. Every thirty minutes the time, new position, distance made good and course made good are recorded.

START LOG

The START LOG soft key changes to STOP LOG.

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