Raymarine HSB Chartplotter, HSB Series User Manual

Download

Page 1

Distributed by

Any reference to Raytheon or

RTN in this manual should be

interpreted as Raymarine.

The names Raytheon and RTN

are owned by the

Raytheon Company.

Page 2

HSB Series Chartplotter

owner’s handbook

Document number: 81150_1 Date: 18th September 1998

Page 3

Page 4

HSB Series Chartplotter

Installation and Operation Handbook

SAFETY NOTICES

1. HIGH VOLTAGE. The display unit contains high voltages.

Adjustments require specialised service procedures and tools only available to qualified service technicians – there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments. The operator should never remove the display unit cover or attempt to service the equipment.

2. NAVIGATION AID. 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, and this unit should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement.

Page 5

HSB Series Chartplotter

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

UNITED STATES Raytheon Marine Company

676 Island Pond Road Manchester, NH 03109-5420 Telephone: (603) 647-7530

800 539-5539

Fax: (603) 634-4756

EUROPE Raytheon Marine Limited

Anchorage Park Portsmouth Hampshire PO3 5TD England Telephone: 01705 693611 Fax: 01705 694642

the best of our knowledge, was correct as it went to press. However, the Raytheon 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 Raytheon.

Raytheon is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company SeaTalk is a registered trademark of Raytheon Marine Europe Limited HSB is a trademark of Raytheon Marine Company. Pathfinder is a trademark of Raytheon Marine Company C-MAP is a registered trademark.

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

Page 6

Preface

iii

Preface

This handbook covers the chart aspects of the following HSB Series systems from Raytheon:

System Display Chartplotter Radome Chartplotter

Raychart RC520 Yes No

Combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter Systems

RL72RC RL70RC Yes 2D 18" RL74RC RL70RC Yes 4D 24"

Repeater Displays

Repeater RL70 No – Repeater RL70RC Yes – Repeater RC520 Yes –

It 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.

Raytheons Product Support representatives or your authorised dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have.

Warranty

To register your HSB Series Chartplotter 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.

EMC Conformance

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

Their design and manufacture conforms to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatability (EMC) standards, but correct installation configuration is essential to maintain EMC performance.

Page 7

HSB Series Chartplotter

Page 8

Contents v

Contents

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

1.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 1

How this Handbook is Organised.................................... 1

Terminology.................................................................. 2

General............................................................................. 2

Display Unit Features ......................................................... 4

Display Unit Functions........................................................ 4

Operating Modes ............................................................... 4

Half-screen Window Options.......................................... 6

1.2 The Chartplotter Display .................................................... 7

Chartplotter Display Options ............................................... 8

1.3 Operating Controls ............................................................ 9

Trackpad and Cursor ....................................................... 10

Context-Sensitive Cursor Control ................................. 10

Dedicated Keys ............................................................... 11

Soft Keys......................................................................... 12

Pop -U p Me nus ................................................................ 12

Database Lists................................................................. 12

Chapter 2:

Getting Started & Adjusting the Display..............................13

2.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 13

Conventions Used ........................................................... 13

Simulator......................................................................... 13

2.2 Switching the Display Unit On and Off ............................... 14

Changing the Lighting and Contrast .................................. 15

Chart Simulator................................................................ 16

Page 9

HSB Series Chartplotter

2.3 Using Chart Cards ........................................................... 17

Inserting a Chart Card ...................................................... 17

Displaying the Chart Data ................................................. 18

Displaying Chart Information............................................. 19

Removing a Chart Card.................................................... 19

2.4 Controlling the Display ..................................................... 20

Selecting the Mode of Operation ....................................... 20

Selecting a Half-screen Window for Display .................. 22

Switching Control Between Radar & Chart Screens....... 22

Returning to the Full-Screen Display ............................. 24

Moving Around the Chart.................................................. 24

Changing the Chart Centre .......................................... 24

Using FIND SHIP ........................................................ 25

Changing the Chart Scale ............................................ 26

Customising the Screen Presentation Options ................... 29

Cursor Data Box On and Off ........................................ 29

Chart Grid On and Off.................................................. 29

Data Boxes................................................................. 29

Custom Options .......................................................... 30

2.5 Typical Scenarios............................................................. 33

Place and Goto A Waypoint ................................................... 34

Make and Follow a Route....................................................... 36

Review Your Passage Plan .................................................... 38

Displaying the Radar and Synchronising Radar & Chart ........... 40

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks ..........................43

3.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 43

Safety......................................................................... 43

3.2 Working with Waypoints ................................................... 44

Introduction ..................................................................... 44

Page 10

Contents vii

Placing a Waypoint .......................................................... 45

Selecting a Waypoint ....................................................... 46

Waypoint Data Display ..................................................... 47

Editing the Waypoint Details ............................................. 47

Erasing a Waypoint.......................................................... 48

Moving a Waypoint .......................................................... 49

3.3Working with Routes ......................................................... 50

Creating a New Route ...................................................... 51

Saving the Current Route ................................................. 53

Clearing the Current Route ............................................... 54

Retrieve a Route From the Database ................................ 54

Displaying Route Information............................................ 55

Route Leg and Waypoint Information............................ 55

Using Route Information to Review Your Passage Plan . 56

Using the Route List to Erase and Name a Route ............... 57

Editing a Route ................................................................ 58

Inserting a Waypoint into a Route ................................. 58

Adding Waypoints at the End of the Route .................... 59

Removing a Waypoint from the Route .......................... 59

Reversing the Route.................................................... 59

3.4 Following Routes and Going to Points ............................... 60

Follow a Route................................................................. 61

Target Point Arrival .......................................................... 62

Altering the Route ............................................................ 62

Joining a Route ........................................................... 62

Advancing to a Waypoint ............................................. 63

Restart Cross Track Error (XTE)................................... 63

Going To an Individual Target Point................................... 63

Stop Follow or Stop Goto.................................................. 64

Page 11

HSB Series Chartplotter

viii

3.5 Transferring Waypoints and Routes .................................. 65

Displayed Seatalk Waypoints....................................... 65

Managing Database Lists ............................................ 65

3.6 Using Tracks................................................................... 67

Setting Up a Track ........................................................... 68

Clearing the Current Track................................................ 68

Managing Tracks ............................................................. 69

Saving and Naming a Track ......................................... 69

Naming, Erasing and Showing a Track ......................... 70

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations...................................71

4.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 71

4.2 Measuring Distances Using the VRM/EBL Key .................. 72

4.3 Alarms and Timers........................................................... 74

Alarm Reporting............................................................... 74

External Alarms .......................................................... 74

Setting Alarms and Timers ............................................... 75

4.4 Man Overboard (MOB)..................................................... 76

4.5 Cursor Echo .................................................................... 77

4.6 GPS Setup ...................................................................... 77

4.7 Data Log Mode ................................................................ 79

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Chartplotter ................................81

5.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 81

5.2 Changing the Set Up Parameters...................................... 82

5.3 System Parameters ......................................................... 83

Data Boxes ..................................................................... 85

Bearing Mode .................................................................. 85

Cursor Reference ............................................................ 85

Cursor Readout ............................................................... 85

Day/Night ........................................................................ 86

Page 12

Contents ix

Help ................................................................................ 86

Soft Keys......................................................................... 86

Key Beep ........................................................................ 86

MOB Data ....................................................................... 86

Menu Timeout Period....................................................... 86

Units ............................................................................... 87

Variation Source .............................................................. 87

Auto Mode .................................................................. 87

Manual Mode.............................................................. 88

Cursor Echo .................................................................... 88

Date and Time Settings .................................................... 88

Language........................................................................ 89

Simulator......................................................................... 89

5.4 Chart Set Up Parameters ................................................. 90

Customise Chart.............................................................. 91

Chart Orientation ............................................................. 91

Ob jec t I nf or ma ti on ........................................................... 92

Waypoint Options ............................................................ 92

Vectors ........................................................................... 92

Datum Selection .............................................................. 92

Chapter 6: Installation ......................................................... 93

6.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 93

EMC Installation Guidelines.............................................. 94

Planning the Installation.................................................... 95

6.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Components ....................... 96

6.3 Location .......................................................................... 97

Selecting the Display Unit Site........................................... 97

6.4 Integrated Systems .......................................................... 99

Data Conversion ......................................................... 99

Page 13

HSB Series Chartplotter

Data Standards ..............................................................1 00

HS B ..........................................................................10 0

SeaTalk.....................................................................101

NMEA .......................................................................1 02

SeaTalk and NMEA Data Received and Transmitted ........10 3

6.5 Cable Runs ....................................................................10 5

Power Cable...................................................................10 5

6.6 Mounting the Display Unit ................................................10 6

Trunnion (Yoke) Mounting ...............................................10 6

Console Mounting...........................................................10 7

6.8 HSB Series System Connections .....................................1 08

Grounding the Chartplotter..........................................1 08

DC Power Connection ................................................10 8

Power for External Equipment.....................................10 8

Display Unit Connections.................................................109

HSB Connection ........................................................110

SeaTalk Connection...................................................11 0

NMEA Output to External Navaids...............................111

Power and NMEA Input Connection ............................111

Using the SeaTalk Auxiliary Junction Box to Connect a SeaTalk

GPS...............................................................................113

6.8 System Check and Initial Switch On .................................114

System Check ................................................................114

Initial Switch On ..............................................................114

Checking the Chartplotter Operation ................................11 5

Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving ..................1 17

7.1 Maintenance ..................................................................117

Warnings .......................................................................117

Routine Checks ..............................................................117

EMC Servicing and Safety Guidelines ..............................117

Page 14

Contents xi

7.2 Resetting the System ......................................................118

7.3 Problem Solving..............................................................119

Common Problems and Their Solutions ...........................119

How to Contact Raytheon (US) ........................................119

For Marine Product and Services Information...............11 9

For Accessories and Parts ..........................................11 9

For Technical Support: ...............................................120

For Product Repair and Service...................................120

How to Contact Raytheon Marine in Europe......................12 1

Technical Support ......................................................121

Accessories and Parts ................................................121

Worldwide Support .........................................................121

Appendix A: Specification ................................................ 123

HSB Series 7” LCD Displays............................................123

General .....................................................................123

Chartplotter Features .................................................124

Interfacing .................................................................124

Abbreviations ...................................................................12 5

Index .................................................................................1 27

Page 15

HSB Series Chartplotter

xii

Page 16

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Overview

1.1 Introduction

How this Handbook is Organised

This handbook describes the HSB Series Chartplotter RC520 and the charting functions of the combined Radar/Chartplotter RL70RC (refer to the

Pathfinder HSB Series Radar Handbook,

also provided with the combined system, for details on the radar functions). If you are using any HSB series 7" display unit as a chart repeater display you should refer to this handbook.

The handbook is organised as follows: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the features and functions of the

HSB Series Chartplotter. You should read this chapter to familiarise yourself with the system.

Chapter 2 provides an overview of the controls. It also explains how to start using the chartplotter and includes operating guidelines for typical scenarios; these guidelines introduce you to many of the chartplotter functions.

Chapters 3 provides detailed operating information for the main chartplotter functions - 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 chartplotter system to suit your preferences. You should read Chapter 5 to determine how to set up the system defaults.

Chapter 6 provides planning considerations and detailed instructions for installing the chartplotter. It should be referred to when you are ready to install the chartplotter.

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

Appendix A lists the technical specifications for the Chartplotter. A List of Abbreviations, an Index and warranty information are

included at the end of the handbook.

Chapter 1

Introduction

Page 17

2 HSB Series Chartplotter

Note: Installation of all HSB display units is the same, whether the unit is a chartplotter or a radar display. If you have both the

HSB Series

Pathfinder Radar

or the

HSB Series Chartplotter Handbook

you can

refer to either handbook for display unit installation details.

T erminology

The following terminology is used to describe chartplotter and radar systems:

Master A unit capable of sourcing specific data

(such as radar or chart data).

Repeater A unit capable of displaying data, such as radar,

from the HSB.

Radar Display Unit providing Radar Master and Chart Repeater

functionality.

Chart Display Unit providing Chart Master and Radar Repeater

functionality.

Combined Display Unit providing both Radar and Chart Master

functionality.

Integrated System Additional instruments are connected via the

HSB, Seatalk or NMEA interfaces.

HSB™ High Speed Bus - links compatible display units.

For full display and control between HSB series display units, the units must be connected via HSB and SeaTalk.

General

The HSB Series Chartplotter, or combined Radar/Chartplotter display unit is waterproof to CFR46 and can be installed either above or below deck. The unit includes:

• 7" LCD display

• Chartholder compartment containing two slots for the C-MAP NT

electronic chart cards.

• Eleven dedicated (labelled) control keys.

• Four soft keys (unlabelled) whose functionality changes. The display and keys can be illuminated for night-time use.

General

Page 18

Chapter 1: Introduction 3

Dedicated keys

Trackpad

Soft keys

Dedicated keys

D4266-1

The HSB (High Speed Bus) connection enables transfer of data between two compatible units. For example, the chart data is transferred from the chartplotter (the master display) via the HSB connection and can be displayed

and controlled

on any other HSB display (repeater display). In particular, you can connect your HSB Series Chartplotter to a remote HSB Series Radar to provide similar functionality to the combined Radar/Chartplotter.

Full functionality of the HSB Series Chartplotter is achieved when it is part of an integrated system, with other equipment (in addition to another HSB unit) connected via Seatalk or NMEA 0183. Data from this equipment including position, waypoints and routes, is displayed on the chartplotter and is used in calculations. Details on connecting other equipment are given in Chapter Six.

General

Page 19

4 HSB Series Chartplotter

Display Unit Features

• Uses position information from GPS, dGPS or Loran-C technology

• Displays chart information from the C-MAP NT

chart cards (C-Cards)

• Displays and transfers Seatalk, NMEA and HSB data

• Provides full control of data from other HSB instruments

• Three full-screen operating modes: Radar, Chart, Data Log (if

appropriate data is available)

• View radar and chart simultaneously and synchronise radar image

with chart screen

• Half-screen windows to display additional data: Course Deviation

Indicator (CDI), Bearing Deviation Indicator (BDI), navigation data

• Cursor echo across SeaTalk, and between chart and radar windows

Display Unit Functions

The HSB Series Chartplotter includes the following functions:

• 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 on-screen; Save and Name the Track for re-call

to screen

• Measure Chart Distances and Bearings on-screen

• Set Up Alarms and Timers

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

• Differential GPS tuning page

Operating Modes

If you have a combined Radar/Chartplotter Unit, or have an HSB Radar connected three full-screen modes as shown opposite are available (chart, radar and data log); data log mode is used to initiate and display a running log of vessel travel. You select the mode using the DISPLAY key as described in Chapter two.

Display Unit

Features &

Functions

Page 20

Chapter 1: Introduction 5

HEAD UP

3nm

CURSOR

HDG MODE TARGETS SCREEN

BRG RNG nm

000°

0.220

1/2

HEAD UP

3nm

CURSOR

HDG MODE TARGETS SCREEN

BRG RNG nm

000°

0.220

1/2

Radar Display Chartplotter Display

TIME POSITION CMG DMG

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30

346°

180°

012°

206°

043°

245°

093°

302°

145°

50°21^890N

001°20^610W

50°18^010N

001°20^070W

50°21^850N

001°19^290W

50°18^500N

001°21^300W

50°20^990N

001°18^280W

50°19^660N

001°21^960W

50°19^730N

001°18^030W

50°20^930N

001°21^750W

50°18^550N

001°18^650W

6.86

7.23

6.67

5.74

5.00

4.63

5.00

5.74

HSB

SeaTalk

D4285-1

Operating Mode for Stand Alone Units

Additional Modes for Linked Radar Units (or combined Radar/Chartplotter)

DISPLAY

TIME POSITION CMG DMG

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30

346°

180°

012°

206°

043°

245°

093°

302°

145°

50°21^890N

001°20^610W

50°18^010N

001°20^070W

50°21^850N

001°19^290W

50°18^500N

001°21^300W

50°20^990N

001°18^280W

50°19^660N

001°21^960W

50°19^730N

001°18^030W

50°20^930N

001°21^750W

50°18^550N

001°18^650W

6.86

7.23

6.67

5.74

5.00

4.63

5.00

5.74

In addition, in chart or radar mode you can set

Windows On

to split the display into two half-screen windows for supplementary data display as described below. The upper window shows the selected mode (radar or chart); operating control defaults to the upper window, but you can switch control between the radar and chart window with a single keypress.

Operating

Modes

Page 21

6 HSB Series Chartplotter

In addition, in chart or radar full-screen mode you can set

Windows On

to split the display into two half-screen windows for supplementary data display as described below. The upper window shows the selected mode (chart or radar); operating control defaults to the upper window, but you can switch control between the radar and chart window with a single key-press.

The following information, if available on your system, can be shown:

Full-Screen Mode Half-Screen Window Options

Chart CDI, BDI, Nav Data or Radar Radar CDI, BDI, Nav Data or Chart Data Log Not available

Half-screen Window Options

You can choose one of the following for display in the lower window:

• CDI: This gives the Course Deviation Indicator. It is a graphical display

showing the deviation from the required track with reference to the target waypoint. The display also provides the cross track error (XTE) distance, and the range, bearing and time to go (TTG) to the target waypoint.

• BDI: This gives the Bearing Deviation Indicator. It is a graphical

display showing the deviation from the required bearing with reference to the target waypoint. The display also provides the cross track error (XTE) distance, and the range, bearing and time to go (TTG) to the target waypoint.

• Nav Data: This shows nine data boxes, providing navigational data in

the units specified in your set up. Note that up to six of these boxes are also available as a user-selectable group (see Section 5.3 System Parameters).

• Radar display: If radar data is available, either as a function of the

combined display unit or via the HSB link, it can be displayed. Refer to the

Pathfinder HSB Series Radar Handbook

for detailed information.

Details on selecting windows are given in Chapter 2.

Operating

Modes

Page 22

Chapter 1: Introduction 7

1.2 The Chartplotter Display

The chartplotter includes a small-scale world map that can be used for route planning. Detailed navigation information is displayed when a chart card is installed.

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 placed over the vessel, vessel position, Speed Over Ground (SOG) and Course Over Ground (COG).

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. Data boxes 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 Centre the Chart around the Vessel

• Synchronise the Chart and Radar (if radar data is available) Operation of these functions is described in Chapter 2.

The Chartplotter

Display

Page 23

8 HSB Series Chartplotter

Chartplotter Display Options

Set up options allow you to customise the chart by choosing what is, or is not displayed, how it is displayed (including language and units), heading mode and how the chartplotter operates with other HSB units. You can also 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. The cursor box and user-selected data boxes can be moved around the screen and they can be turned on or off.

Status Bar

Vessel Position

Cursor -

selecting chart object

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.

Waypoint

Object data box -

for object selected by cursor

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.

Depth Area

Chart Range

Chart Boundary

D4275-1

Display options are provided in System Set Up and Chart Set Up as described in Chapter 5. In addition Screen Presentation Options, decribed in Chapter 2 are provided to switch:

• Cursor Box and Databoxes On/Off

• Chart Grid On/Off

• Custom Chart Details On/Off Note: When you turn the display off and on again, most settings are

retained, including the chart scale, gain setting, and data box positions.

Chartplotter

Display Options

Page 24

Chapter 1: Introduction 9

1.3 Operating Controls

You operate the chartplotter in a variety of ways; the control keys on the display unit are used with on-screen facilities such as pop-up menus. These include:

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

on-screen cursor.

• Eleven dedicated (labelled) 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 with the trackpad and use it to select a position or item on the chart.

The controls are shown on the following illustration. They are back-lit for night-time use. When you use a control, a help message is displayed at the top of the screen (temporarily replacing the status bar). You can switch help off as described in Chapter 5. The following paragraphs describe the controls and on-screen facilities.

Trackpad

Soft keys

D4276-1

Pop-up Menu Use trackpad to move selection bar

Use softkey to set Chart Orientation to North Up

Dedicated

keys

Dedicated keys

Operating

Controls

Page 25

10 HSB Series Chartplotter

T rackpad and Cursor

The trackpad and has several functions:

• To move the cursor around the chart screen

• To select an item from a pop-up menu or database list

• To adjust a variable soft key control

• To enter names in database lists

You can press on any of the four sections of the trackpad to move the cursor in that direction (up, down, left or right), or press two sections at the same 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. If not, press ENTER until they are displayed.

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.

The cursor is used to:

• Select a position on the chart.

• Select and, if valid, move an item e.g. waypoint, on the chart.

• Pan the chart display.

Context-Sensitive Cursor Control

The cursor is context-sensitive. When the cursor is positioned over special features on the chart display, a text label appears to identify the feature, as follows:

Text Label Feature

A-B Ruler line BOX Data box (any type) COG Course Over Ground vector HDG Heading vector MRK Radar Mark MOB Man Over Board marker

Trackpad and

Cursor

Page 26

Chapter 1: Introduction 11

POS Vessel’s position RTE Route Leg TIDE Tide vector WPT Waypoint

Some items on the chartplotter screen, such as waypoints and chart objects have information associated with them. When you place the cursor over such objects, the information is displayed in a data box. In addition, soft keys are displayed for certain items. For example, when you place the cursor over a waypoint, the waypoint soft keys are displayed.

The context-sensitive cursor allows you to move databoxes.

Dedicated Keys

These keys have fixed functions; the functions are similar on all HSB Series 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.

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

When you press a dedicated key, one of the following happens: a) The associated operation is actioned, e.g. change chart scale

(RANGE). b) A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options. c) 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 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).

Dedicated Keys

Page 27

12 HSB Series Chartplotter

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 displayed on 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.

The currently selected soft key option is shown by its grey background. Similarly to the dedicated keys, when you press a soft key one of the

following happens: a) The associated operation is actioned, e.g. GOTO WAYPOINT. b) A sub-set of soft keys is displayed, providing further functions. c) A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options. d) The appropriate database list (route, waypoint or track) is displayed.

As with dedicated keys, when you press a 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 on-screen, a set of associated soft keys is also displayed.

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 specify the radius of the waypoint arrival alarm and you can toggle selected navigation data boxes on/off.

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.

As with pop-up menus, when a database list is on-screen, a set of associated soft keys is also displayed; you use the trackpad to select an item from the list, then use the appropriate soft key to edit the item. For example, you can erase a waypoint or a route.

Soft Keys, Pop-up

Menus &

Database Lists

Page 28

Chapter 2: Getting Started 13

Chapter 2: Getting Started & Adjusting the Display

2.1 Introduction

This chapter provides information, instructions and a simple exercise to get you started using the HSB Series Chartplotter display unit. It also provides some typical scenarios that guide you through the common chartplotter functions. This chapter will help you to become familiar with the controls before you start using the chartplotter for routine navigation. There is often more than one method of performing a particular task. The scenarios show you one method; other methods are described in the full operating details in Chapters 3 and 4. When you become familiar with the system you can choose the method that suits you best.

If you have a combined Radar/Chartplotter, refer to the

HSB Series

Radar Handbook

for information on power-up and on using the radar

functions.

Conventions Used

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

Simulator

The Chartplotter display includes a

simulator

mode, which allows you to practice operating your chartplotter without data from a GPS system. You will need to use the set up options to switch the display to simulator mode, as described in

Section 2.2 Switching the Display Unit On/Off

You can use it in either of two ways:

• Before the chartplotter has been installed on your vessel. In this case,

you only need to connect the Chartplotter 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 for full details.

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

the marina or at anchor.

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Page 29

HSB Series Chartplotter

2.2 Switching the Display Unit On and Off

This section explains how to switch the chartplotter display on and off. The following description assumes that there is no radar scanner connected to the chartplotter.

➤ To turn the chartplotter display on, press and hold the POWER key until

the unit beeps. The keys light up and the following caution is displayed:

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 read and 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 at 0°/0°, 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.

D4277-1

Until unit beeps

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

seconds. A countdown timer is displayed; when it reaches zero a beep sounds, and the display and the key back-lights go off.

Switching the

Display Unit

On/Off

Page 30

Chapter 2: Getting Started 15

Changing the Lighting and Contrast

You can change the level of backlighting and contrast for the screen and the keys. The key lighting is set the same as the display 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:

D4161-1

LIGHT CONTRAST

O F F

50%

The last-used soft key is highlighted in inverse video.

2. Press the soft key below the LIGHT control, if it is not already

highlighted. Alternatively, you can press the trackpad left and right edges to

move sideways between the controls to select the LIGHT soft key.

3. The LIGHT key toggles lighting ON/OFF.

4. Press the trackpad top or bottom edge to increase or decrease the

setting, selecting one of the eight lighting levels. You can press and hold the trackpad to change the setting more rapidly. The lighting level is adjusted as you change the setting.

5. Press the appropriate soft key, or the right arrow on the trackpad, to

select the contrast control. Adjust the setting in the same way as for the lighting. There are 64 different contrast levels.

6. Press ENTER to return to the default screen, with the new lighting

and contrast levels retained.

If the lights are left ON when you switch off the display, the next time the display is switched on, the lights will be ON, but at the default level of 42%. The lighting level is retained until you reset it. The new 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 on power-up as follows:

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

Changing the

Lighting and

Contrast

LIGHT

O F F

Page 31

HSB Series Chartplotter

Chart Simulator

When the simulator is switched on, your initial simulated position is wherever the cursor was positioned. If you wish to practice using the chartplotter in a particular chart area, use the trackpad to pan to the chart area, then switch simulator ON.

If you have a combined Pathfinder radar/chartplotter display, or you are using your chartplotter as a radar repeater you can also switch on the radar simulator

➤ To view a chart (and radar) image using simulated data:

1. Press MENU followed by the SYSTEM SET UP soft key. The system

set up menu pop-up is displayed.

2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar over the option

SIMULATOR. The simulator soft keys are displayed.

3. Press either DATA to view the chart with simulated navigation data ,

or BOTH to view simulated radar and navigation data.

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

Chart

Simulator

SYSTEM

SET UP!

BOTH

DATA

Page 32

Chapter 2: Getting Started 17

2.3 Using Chart Cards

The chartplotter has a built-in world map that can be used for route planning. Most areas are covered on a scale of about 500nm per inch on the screen (200nm per cm), although some populated areas have details down to 300nm on the screen. To use the chartplotter as a navigation aid, charts with detailed 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. A single CMAP chart normally provides as much information as is available in paper charts for that geographic area, and can be displayed down to a range of 1/64nm on the screen if the data is available.

Two card slots are provided on the display unit. Chart data from both slots can 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 screen to the bottom of the screen.

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.

Data on a chart card is also available to a repeater display, which can be used independently of the master. When the master display is switched off chart data is retained on the repeater screen until the chart is redrawn.

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 and upside down, as

shown in the illustration.

4. Gently push the card into one of the two slots. It will only go in if it is

the correct way round. 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.

Using

Chart Cards

Page 33

HSB Series Chartplotter

5. Close the card cover so that is clicks shut, to prevent water entering

the display unit.

D4158-1

Displaying the Chart Data

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

If a chart repeater is connected, the chart is also displayed on the repeater display. To see the chart you may need to zoom or pan, to redraw the chart area to the screen.

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 Chapter 5.)

➤ 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 so that you can see more detail. Note that the

smaller the chart box is on the screen, the greater the amount of detail that is available when you zoom in.

Unless you have turned on the Plotter Mode (see Section 5.4, Chart Set Up), you cannot zoom in further than the most detailed chart, and you cannot zoom out further than the world map.

Displaying

the Chart Data

Page 34

Chapter 2: Getting Started 19

Displaying Chart Information

Chart cards include a number of displayed objects for which information is available, such as lights and buoys. Chart source data is also available and, if your chart includes port and tide data, this can be displayed. You can use the context-sensitive cursor to identify the object and display detailed information.

➤ To obtain the chart object, port or tide information:

1. Move the cursor over the symbol for which you require the

information. An Object data box such as the following is displayed at the lower left corner of the screen:

D4260-1

1 Object

Caution area

2. To view further details, press ENTER. The details available are listed

on-screen in an object information pop-up. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar over the required item then press ENTER to display the full details. Tide data includes a graph of height against time for a selected day. Data is also displayed for: height at a selected time; the date; time of sunrise, sunset, and twilight; and time of high and low water. To select the time, use the trackpad to move the cursor horizontally on the graph. To select the day, use the soft keys.

3. Press CLEAR to remove the pop-up from the screen.

➤ To obtain chart source data, move the cursor so that is is not over an

symbol, then press ENTER. An object information pop-up is displayed, providing source information for the selected land or depth area.

Removing a Chart Card

➤ To remove a chart card:

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

2. Press down 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 is clicks shut, to prevent

water entering the display unit.

Removing a

Chart Card

Page 35

HSB Series Chartplotter

2.4 Controlling the Display

You control the chart display using the cursor and control keys. You start all operations with the default soft keys shown below displayed (this is referred to as the default screen in the following sections).

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

D4160-1

When you have completed an action using the soft keys sub-sets, to return to the default screen, press ENTER; you may need to press

ENTER several times to back-track through the sub-set 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. This section describes how to:

• Select the full-screen mode and turn half-screen windows on/off.

• Move around the chart by panning the display, changing the chart

centre and changing the chart scale. Synchronising the chart and radar images is also described here.

• Customise the screen presentation options. The chart controls are summarised in the illustration on the fold-

out page at the end of this section. This illustration shows the

dedicated keys on the front side, the reverse side shows the hierarchical structure of the ROUTE and GOTO soft keys.

Selecting the Mode of Operation

You use the DISPLAY key to select the full-screen mode. If the data is available on your system, the following modes (described on page 6) may be selected:

• Chart screen

• Data log

• Radar screen The DISPLAY key also accesses the soft keys for the half-screen

window options.

➤ To change the mode:

1. Press the DISPLAY key to show the DISPLAY pop-up, then press

again to cycle through the modes available, as shown in the following diagram.

Controlling

the Display

Page 36

Chapter 2: Getting Started 21

D4283-1

The selected is mode is shown by a greyed icon and black border, it is displayed on the screen. The associated half-screen window soft keys are also displayed.

2. When the required mode is selected, press ENTER or CLEAR. The

pop-up soft keys are cleared and the default soft keys are displayed.

3. When you press DISPLAY again, the pop-up and soft keys for the

current full-screen mode are shown.The selected mode is shown full-screen. However, in Chart and Radar mode you can switch on half-screen windows for additional display, as described in the following section.

The Radar mode is described in the

HSB Series Pathfinder Radar

handbook

. The Data Log mode is described in Chapter 4.

Selecting the

Mode of

Operation

Page 37

HSB Series Chartplotter

Selecting a Half-screen Window f or Display

➤ To select a window:

1. From the full-screen Chart (or Radar) mode, press the DISPLAY

key. The following soft keys are displayed with an image of each available

window:

DISPLAY

D4156-2

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

2. To select a window, press either SELECT WINDOWS soft key until

the required window is highlighted (if necessary, this will toggle windows on), then press ENTER.

3. To toggle windows off, press the WINDOWS OFF ON soft key. If any data boxes were displayed at the bottom of the full-screen image,

they are moved to the upper window when you turn windows on.

Switching Control Between Radar & Chart Screens

In a combined or integrated system, to switch control between radar and chart, you can change the full-screen mode. Alternatively, when you have both radar and chart displayed in half-screen windows the soft key RDR CHRT lets you toggle operating control between the radar and the chart window.

If a window is active and you switch windows off, control automatically returns to the full-screen mode.

GOTO MORE!ROUTE

D4168-1

RDR CHRT

➤ To change the active window, press the RDR/CHRT soft key to toggle

control between the radar and chart display.The current active display is highlighted in grey on the RDR/CHRT label and the cursor appears in that window.

Selecting the

Mode of

Operation

WINDOWS

OFF ON

RDR CHRT

Page 38

Chapter 2: Getting Started 23

CDI Window

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

BDI Window

Navdata Window Radar Window

D4271-1

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

Selecting the

Mode of

Operation

Page 39

HSB Series Chartplotter

Returning to the Full-Screen Display

In an emergency, you may wish to return to full-screen display mode. You can turn windows off, as described above. Alternatively, to return to full-screen display without data boxes or windows:

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

selected full-screen display.

Moving Around the Chart

You will normally operate the chartplotter with the chart showing your vessel’s current location. In the default North-Up orientation, the display is in

Standard Motion

mode, in which the vessel moves across the screen. You will 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; this function can also be used on a combined display to sychronise the radar and chart windows as described in

Using FIND

SHIP

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

• Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the edge of the chart. The

chart will pan across. This method is useful if the area you wish to see is only just off the screen.

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

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

• Change the chart scale to zoom out and in to a new area. This method

is useful if the area you wish to see is a long distance away.

Changing the Chart Centre

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

➤ To centre the chart:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the vessel’s position. The

cursor text POS is displayed.

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

the centre of the screen.

Moving Around

the Chart

Page 40

Chapter 2: Getting Started 25

➤ To move your vessel’s position off-centre:

1. Move the cursor over your vessel’s position until the letters POS are

displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the chart position. The letters POS

are now in inverse video, and the cursor symbol has changed to a four-way arrow. This indicates that the cursor can be used to move the chart in any direction.

D4278-1

3. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the required position.

4. Press ENTER to select the position and return to normal cursor

control. The chart is redrawn with the vessel position at the cursor. Alternatively, you can press CLEAR to abandon the move and leave the chart (and vessel) in its former position.

Using FIND SHIP

FIND SHIP has two functions, depending on your system configuration:

• In full-screen chart mode FIND SHIP is used to re-draw the chart with

the vessel at the centre and the cursor homed onto the vessel.

• On a combined radar/chartplotter display, with chart and radar half-

screen windows FIND SHIP can also be used to synchronise the radar and chart images.

Moving Around

the Chart

Page 41

HSB Series Chartplotter

Centre the Vessel

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

D4160-1

When you press FIND SHIP the following occur:

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

• 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 centre again.

• Whilst homed, 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.

Synchronise the Radar and Chart

If you have a combined radar/chartplotter display, with chart and radar windows on, and you have selected Radar/Chart Synch in Chart Set Up (

see Chapter 5

). FIND SHIP also synchronises the radar and chart

images as follows:

• The chart is redrawn so that its centre position matches that of the

radar display. The radar is redrawn to the scale and heading mode of the chart.

Note: Depending on the topology of the coastline, the radar returns may not relate to the charted shoreline, the radar image will therefore be different to the chart display. For example, a gently sloping beach with a cliff several hundred metres beyond the charted coastline, the cliff is not shown on the chart but will be displayed on the radar image.

Changing the Chart Scale

The RANGE key 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 that scale. Chapter 5 describes how to set plotter mode on/off.

You can change the chart scale for two purposes:

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

detail) on the screen

Moving Around

the Chart

FIND SHIP

Page 42

Chapter 2: Getting Started 27

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

small scale chart, then zooming in on another position

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 bottom of the screen, in nautical miles.

RANGE

D4175_1

Increases the chart distance

Decreases the chart distance

Vertical distance displayed on chart

Status Bar

6nm

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

➤ 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.

➤ 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 cursor is enlarged to fill the screen with a larger-scale chart showing more detail. The cursor is now positioned in the centre 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, repositioning the cursor first if required.

An area of further chart detail is indicated by a box around the area as shown in the following illustration.

Moving Around

the Chart

Page 43

HSB Series Chartplotter

Chart Boundary indicates further detail is available inside

D4279-1

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 unit beeps three times and the chart scale

remains unchanged, indicating the smallest chart scale is displayed.

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

CHART DATA” is displayed. The vessel, waypoints, routes and tracklines are displayed 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.

Moving Around

the Chart

Page 44

Chapter 2: Getting Started 29

Customising the Screen Presentation Options

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

D4177-1

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

CHRT GRID

OFF ON

DATABOXES

OFF ON

CUSTOM OFF ON

Cursor Data Box On and Off

The cursor data box provides the cursor’s position. If you wish to see a full chart, you can switch the data box off. The cursor data can be set up to appear in two data boxes; one showing range and bearing, the other showing latitude and longitude. This option will switch them on and off as a pair.

You can also move the cursor data box using the context-sensitive cursor.

➤ To switch the cursor data box on/off:

1. Press the SCREEN soft key.

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

or from OFF to ON.

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

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 switch the grid on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the CHART 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 user-selected data boxes can be displayed, if the information is available on your system. You select the data boxes in the System Set Up menu as described in Chapter 5.

Customising

the Screen

SCREEN

CHRT GRID

OFF ON

SCREEN

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

Page 45

HSB Series Chartplotter

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

At any time, you can switch the

group

of data boxes on or 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 to their last-used states (On or Off) and positions.

Note: The SCREEN soft key does

not

control the nine Nav Data boxes

that can be displayed in a half-screen window. You need to select the data boxes you require using the System Set Up

menu, as described in Section 5.3.

➤ 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 to ON.

To return to the default softkey display, press ENTER.

➤ To move any data box:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor over the box until the letters

BOX are displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the box, use the trackpad to move it

to the required position, and press ENTER again to set the box position.

Custom Options

When chart details have been customised in the Chart Set Up menu (as described in Section 5.4) the SCREEN soft key can be used to switch the custom chart options on or off.

➤ To switch the customised 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 or

from ON to OFF. All options that have been set to Custom are affected.

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

Customising

the Screen

SCREEN

CUSTOM OFF ON

DATABOXES

OFF ON

Page 46

Chapter 2: Getting Started 31

Page 47

HSB Series Chartplotter

Page 48

Chapter 2: Getting Started 33

2.5 T ypical Scenarios

The following illustrations provide operating guidelines for typical navigation scenarios. These scenarios can be used as a training guide; they show you how 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 Chapters 3 and 4.

Operating guidelines are provided for the following scenarios:

• Working with Waypoints

Place a Waypoint Goto a Waypoint

• Make and Follow a Routes

Create a Route Follow a Route

• Review the Passage Plan

View Route Information Change the SOG, Hours and ETA.

• Displaying the Radar Image and Synchronising Radar & Chart

Changing the Full-Screen Mode & Selecting Half-Screen Windows Radar and Chart Synchronisation (Find Ship) Cursor Echo

Typical

Scenarios

Typical

Scenarios

Page 49

HSB Series Chartplotter

Place and Goto A Waypoint

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.

D4267-1

Add & Goto

a Waypoint

Place & Goto a

Waypoint

Page 50

Chapter 2: Getting Started 35

The vessel navigates towards the target waypoint

See:

3.2 Working wth Waypoints Go to an individual Target Point, page 63.

D4267-1a

Add & Goto

a Waypoint

Place & Goto a

Waypoint

Page 51

HSB Series Chartplotter

Make and Follow a Route

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE!

2. Press the soft key

Press the soft key

D4268-1

Press the soft key

1. Position Cursor - in this example over an existing waypoint

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

Make & Follow

a Route

Make & Follow

a Route

Page 52

Chapter 2: Getting Started 37

GOTO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

GOTO

CURSOR

GOTO

CURSOR

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

STOP

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

Press the soft key

D4268-1a

Press the soft key

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

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

See:

3.3 Working wth routes, Follow a route, page 61. Altering the route, page 62.

Make & Follow

a Route

Make & Follow

a Route

Page 53

HSB Series Chartplotter

Review Your Passa ge Plan

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE!

2. Press the soft key

Press the soft key

D4269-1

Press the soft key

1. Use the trackpad to move selection bar over required route.

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

REVERSE

ROUTE

SAVE

ROUTE

LIST

MORE!

Review Your

passage Plan

Review Your

Passage Plan

Page 54

Chapter 2: Getting Started 39

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.

See:

Displaying Route Information page 55.

D4269-1a

Review Your

Passage Plan

Review Your

Passage Plan

Page 55

HSB Series Chartplotter

Identifying a

Target

Displaying the Radar and Synchronising Radar & Chart

D4293-1

2. Press the soft keys to set windows ON. The Chart window is the default selection.

3. Press ENTER.

1. Press DISPLAY -- then

press twice more to select RADAR.

GOTO MORE!ROUTE RDR CHRT

Press the soft key. You can control the chart cursor.

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP!

GPS

SETUP!

2. Press the soft key

1. Press MENU.

Page 56

Chapter 2: Getting Started 41

Identifying a

Target

FIND SHIP MORE!SCREEN RDR CHRT

GOTO MORE!ROUTE RDR CHRT

Press the soft key to synchronise the chart & radar images.

The radar and chart windows are synchronised and the cursor is 'homed' on the vessel

D4293-1a

Press the soft key.

See:

2.4 Controlling the Chart Display

4.5 Cursor Echo

5.3 System Parameters

5.4 Chart Set Up

2. Press the soft key.

3. Press ENTER twice.

1. Move selection bar over

Radar/Chart Synch.

Move the chart cursor -- you can see chart cursor move on the radar screen.

You can move the cursor over a radar target to determine its identity on the chart

Page 57

HSB Series Chartplotter

Page 58

RANGE

Controls chart scale. Displayed vertical distance is 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.

Trackpad

Controls cursor position on the screen, and also the sliders and setup options. 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.

POWER

Press and hold until unit beeps to turn on display.

Press soft keys to toggle half-screen window on/off and to select lower window, press ENTER to finish.

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

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

Soft keys

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

MARKS - MOB

Controls waypoint, and Man OverBoard function.

- Press to display waypoint soft keys.

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

GAIN

Not used in Chart mode.

Soft Key Labels:

Change when you press a key.

Default soft key labels are shown.

VRM/EBL

Used 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.

MULTI

Controls display lighting and contrast.

- Press to display sliders.

ALARMS

Used 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.

Provides access to setup options.

- Press to display soft keys.

ENTER Confirms selection and (if appropriate) clears current soft key labels. It either performs the selected task, accepts changes, or leads to display of 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.

DISPLAY

Controls display mode windows.

- Press for display mode and soft keys display.

- Press again to cycle through display modes, and ENTER.

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

D4154-1

ROUTE GOTO SCREEN

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

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.

LIGHT CONTRAST

O F F

50%

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP

GPS

SET UP

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

ALARMS SET UP

OFF TRACK ALARM

ANCHOR ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

OFF

00:33:00

OFF

ARRIVAL ALARM 0.01nm

FIND SHIP

Press soft key to place waypoint at cursor or vessel, or display the waypoint list and associated softkeys.

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

WAYPOINT

LIST

Page 59

Use the softkeys to edit the current route. Press UNDO WAYPOINT to remove the last waypoint in a route and PLACE waypoint to add a waypoint at the end of the route. Press ACCEPT ROUTE to finish.

Use the soft keys to set up a series of waypoints as a route. Use the trackpad to move the cursor then press PLACE WAYPOINT, continue until the route is complete. Press ACCEPT ROUTE to finish.

Use the soft keys to manage the route database list. Use the trackpad to select a route then press the required softkey.

ROUTE

LIST

MAKE

ROUTE

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

Use to save and name the current route.

MORE!

Press to reverse the waypoint order in the current route.

REVERSE

ROUTE

YES NO

NAME ROUTE

SAVE

ROUTE

SHOW

ROUTE

ERASE ROUTE

ROUTE

INFO

NAME

ROUTE

D4176-1

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

Press to clear the current route from the display, if it is not saved you are prompted to save the route.

EDIT

ROUTE

Press to navigate to the cursor position. When you press GOTO CURSOR, a temporary waypoint is added at the cursor position and the GOTO is started. Press STOP GOTO to cancel.

STOP GOTO

GOTO

CURSOR

Use to navigate to a waypoint selected from the waypoint database list. Use the trackpad to select the waypoint then press the soft key to start the GOTO.

GOTO

WAYPOINT

GOTO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

GOTO

CURSOR

STOP

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

Press to follow the current route. Use the softkeys to cancel the follow, or to modify the route whilst it is being followed

GOTO

D4159-1

Page 60

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Chapter 3: W aypoints, Routes and T racks

3.1 Introduction

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

• 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.

• Going to waypoints and following routes.

• Transferring Waypoints and Routes

• Using tracks, including showing tracks, track set up and saving tracks. Further functions, including measuring distances and setting alarms are

described in Chapter 4.

Safety

The chartplotter makes it very easy to mark 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.

The equipment should not be used as a substitute for good navigational practice.

Chapter 3

Waypoints, Routes

& Tracks

Page 61

HSB Series Chartplotter

3.2 W orking with Wa ypoints

Introduction

The HSB series Chartplotter enables you to place up to 998 waypoints: 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

are stored 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.

The waypoint is usually placed at the cursor position and can be part of a route; you can also place a waypoint at the vessel’s current position; a waypoint at the vessel position includes additional information (if available) on the depth and temperature when it was placed. You can place waypoints before you install the chartplotter on your vessel. Note: Radar marks may also be displayed on the screen if your chartplotter is a combined radar/chartplotter or is part of an integrated system; these are screen annotations - you cannot go to marks, nor can they be included in routes.

When you place a new waypoint, it is displayed using the default symbol of a cross. The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and named with the next available 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 currrent route transfer, for example, another HSB series chartplotter or ST80 Masterview. You can also transfer waypoints between the chartplotter and other NMEA or SeaTalk instruments using the Waypoint Transfer functions.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks using the onscreen 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

Working with

Waypoints

Page 62

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

➤ To access waypoint soft keys, press MARKS:

D4169-1

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

WAYPOINT

LIST

Placing a W aypoint

The

Place and Goto a Waypoint Scenario in Chapter 2

provides a

simple example of how to place a waypoint.

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

1. Move the cursor to the required location, press MARKS.

2. Press either the PLACE WPT AT CURSOR or the PLACE WPT AT

VESSEL soft key. The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and named using the next available number. The waypoint soft keys are displayed until you move the cursor away from the waypoint. You can use the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key to name the the waypoint as described in Editing Waypoints below.

➤ To place a waypoint using the Waypoint List:

1. Press MARKS, followed by the WAYPOINT LIST soft key. The

Waypoint List and associated soft keys are displayed.

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

D4262-1

WAYPOINT LIST

SYMBOL NAME

WAYPOINT 001

WAYPOINT 002

WAYPOINT 003

WAYPOINT 004

WAYPOINT 005

50°21^966N 001°20^368W

POSITION BRG _186°

BRG _21.0nm

TEMP

---°

DEPTH

---

DATE

--/--/--

TIME

--:--:--

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

WAYPOINT

LIST

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

Placing a

Waypoint

Page 63

HSB Series Chartplotter

2. Press the MAKE NEW WAYPOINT softkey.

The waypoint is placed at the current vessel position, or if not available, the cursor position. It is added to the Waypoint List and named with the next available number.

To return to the default softkey display, press ENTER twice.

Selecting a W aypoint

Positioning the cursor over a waypoint selects that waypoint and accesses the waypoint soft keys. These keys enable you to go to (described in Section 3.4), edit (symbol, name, position), erase or move the waypoint. Selecting a waypoint from the List allows you to go to 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. The Waypoint Data box (see Waypoint Data Display below) and the following soft keys are displayed:

D4163-1

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

MOVE

WAYPOINT

The selected waypoint can be edited via these soft keys.

➤ To select a waypoint using the Waypoint List:

1. Press MARKS, followed by the WAYPOINT LIST soft key.

The Waypoint List and associated soft keys are displayed. The list details all waypoints in alpha-numeric order. The selected waypoint is indicated by the grey selection bar; its position, bearing and range are provided.

3. 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.

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

WAYPOINT

LIST

Selecting a

Waypoint

Page 64

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

W aypoint Data Display

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

Note: To permanently display the target waypoint data box, select it in the System Set Up menu (see Chapter 5) 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. Whilst the cursor is over the waypoint, the waypoint soft keys are displayed.

➤ To remove the waypoint data box either:

Move the cursor away from the waypoint, or Press CLEAR; the waypoint soft keys are displayed until you move the cursor.

➤ To display the waypoint details from the waypoint list:

Select the waypoint in the list as described above. 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 ENTER twice .

Editing the W aypoint 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.

2. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key. The Edit Waypoint soft keys

are displayed:

D4166-1

SYMBOL NAME POSITION

WAYPOINT

LIST

Waypoint Data

Display & Editing

Waypoint Details

WAYPOINT

LIST

EDIT

WAYPOINT

Page 65

HSB Series Chartplotter

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

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

SELECT SYMBOL

D4178-1

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 left or right side of the trackpad to move the 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. The waypoint name replaces the waypoint number.

5. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key, followed 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 left or right side of the trackpad to move the 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. The Waypoint Position window is removed from the screen and the default soft keys are displayed.

Press ENTER or CLEAR twice to return to the default softkeys.

Erasing a W aypoint

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 in Section 3.3. 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”

Erasing a

Waypoint

EDIT

WAYPOINT

Page 66

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

➤ To delete a waypoint using the cursor:

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

displayed. The 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.

3. Press ENTER twice to update and remove the waypoint list.

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

➤ To delete a waypoint using the waypoint list:

1. Select the waypoint from the waypoint list as previously described.

The waypoint list soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the EDIT WAYPOINT soft key, followed by ERASE

WAYPOINT. The waypoint is removed from the screen and the waypoint list is updated.

3. Press ENTER twice to update and remove the waypoint list.

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

Moving a W aypoint

You can move any waypoint 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.

Note: Take care when editing waypoints as it is possible to move waypoints that are used in routes stored in the Route Database List.

➤ To move a waypoint using the cursor:

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

displayed. The waypoint soft keys are displayed.

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.

➤ 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.

ERASE

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

LIST

Moving a

Waypoint

MOVE

WAYPOINT

LIST

Page 67

HSB Series Chartplotter

3.3 W orking 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.

When a route is created it becomes the current route and is displayed on-screen. 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 leg is 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 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 3.4.

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 be edited by adding and moving waypoints. The current route is always placed in the database list 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).

Notes:

1. The route database is stored locally, in the display unit on which it

was created. Although the current route is automatically transferred,

you

need to use the WAYPOINT TRANSFER function, described in Section

3.5, to transfer the complete route database to a repeater display.

2. 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:

Working with

Routes

Page 68

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

• 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 waypoint details 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.

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

D4167-1A

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE!

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

Make and Follow a Route scenario in Chapter 2

provides a simple

example of how to create a route. You can edit a route after you have finished making it, as described in

Editing a Route in the following sections.

➤ To make a new route by placing waypoints:

Note: You can pan the chart and change the scale whilst 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:

D4170-1

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

Creating a

New Route

MAKE

ROUTE

Page 69

HSB Series Chartplotter

3. Move the cursor to the position on the chart where you want your first

waypoint to be. Press the PLACE WAYPOINT softkey. Note: You can position the cursor on an existing waypoint, if required

– the 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 the waypoint list with the first available waypoint number. The waypoints in the current route are re-numbered to identify the new positions.

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.

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

waypoint 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 :

Press the ACCEPT 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.

8. Press the MORE soft key to access the SAVE ROUTE function, or

ENTER to return to the default display.

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 recommended that you Save the route as described.

Creating a

New Route

PLACE

WAYPOINT

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

Page 70

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Saving the Current Route

You can save up to 20 named routes in the route database list. These routes can then be re-displayed and followed at a later date.

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:

1. To access the SAVE ROUTE soft key, press the ROUTE soft key,

followed by MORE.

2. Press the SAVE ROUTE soft key. The Route List pop-up and the

NAME ROUTE soft keys are displayed.

3. The next available entry on the route 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 route that you no longer require).

SAVE ROUTE

1 EMPTY

2 EMPTY

3 EMPTY

4 EMPTY

5 EMPTY

YES NO

NAME ROUTE?

D4155-1

4. If you do not wish to name or re-name the route, press the NO soft

key (or ENTER) to clear the list. The route is saved and is listed as Route Not Named.

Saving the

Current Route

SAVE

ROUTE

Page 71

HSB Series Chartplotter

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.

5. Press ENTER to finish and clear the Name List, then 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:

1. Press the ROUTE default soft key or place the cursor over a route

leg until the text RTE is displayed. Press the CLEAR ROUTE soft key.

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

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

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.

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.

➤ To select a route as the current route:

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE, then press ROUTE

LIST. The route list is displayed. The grey selection bar indicates the selected route.

Clearing the

Current Route &

Retrieving a Route

CLEAR ROUTE

ROUTE

LIST

Page 72

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

ROUTE LIST

CURRENT

1 EMPTY

2 EMPTY

3 EMPTY

4 EMPTY

D4263-1

SHOW

ROUTE

ERASE ROUTE

ROUTE

INFO

NAME

ROUTE

2. Use the trackpad to select the required route then press the SHOW

soft key. The route list is removed and the selected route is shown on screen as the current route.

Displaying Route Inf ormation

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 Wa ypoint Information

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

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

D4259-1

LEG 02 - 03 BRG 0°T RNG 5.5nm

CURRENT ROUTE

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

Displaying Route

Information

SHOW

ROUTE

Page 73

HSB Series Chartplotter

Using Route Information to Review Y our 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 calculated using the selected SOG, so you can change the SOG to determine its effect on your ETA.

The

Review Your Passage Plan scenario in Chapter 2

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, then press ROUTE

LIST. The route list is displayed. The grey selection bar indiates 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, listing the waypoints in the route and detailing 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 keys to change the planned

SOG value. The Time values in the Route Information list are updated.

3. Press the ACTUAL SOG key to use the actual SOG value rather

than a planned one.

Displaying Route

Information

ROUTE

LIST

ROUTE

INFO

Page 74

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

PLANNED SOG

0.0kn

TIME

ETA TOTAL

ACTUAL

SOG

1.0kn

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

D4264-1

4. Press ENTER or CLEAR to clear the Route Information window,

then ENTER or CLEAR to return to the route soft keys. 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:

1. Press the ROUTE soft key, followed by MORE, then press ROUTE

LIST. The route list is displayed. The grey 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 if you wish to remove the route list. Press YES to erase the route from the list, then ENTER to remove the route list.

Using the

Route List

ERASE ROUTE

ROUTE

LIST

Page 75

HSB Series Chartplotter

3. If you NAME a route, 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.

4. Press ENTER to clear the Name List, 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 by:

• Inserting a Waypoint into the route

• Adding waypoints at the end of the route

• Removing a Waypoint

• Reversing a Route

• Moving a Waypoint as described in Section 3.2 Any changes you make to the route affect only the current route. The

current route is always held in position 0 in the database, so you need to Save the route if you want to keep the changes.

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, until 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 operation.

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 re-numbered to identify the new positions.

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

Editing a Route

NAME

ROUTE

Page 76

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Adding W aypoints at the End of the Route

➤ To add waypoints at the end of the 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 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. Move the cursor to the required location, and press PLACE

WAYPOINT soft key. If you place the waypoint in the wrong position, press the UNDO WAYPOINT softkey. Note: You can UNDO waypoints in the original route, not just the new ones.

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

key, then press ENTER to finish.

Removing a W aypoint from the Route

➤ To remove a waypoint from the current route:

1. Move the cursor over the required waypoint unitl 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

If the route has

not

been saved, the waypoint is erased.

If the route has been saved, 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 unitl the letters RTE are displayed. The route soft keys are displayed.

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

on the screen.

Editing A Route

PLACE

WAYPOINT

UNDO

WAYPOINT

REMOVE

WAYPOINT

EDIT

ROUTE

REVERSE

ROUTE

Page 77

HSB Series Chartplotter

3.4 Following Routes and Going to P oints

The default soft key GOTO accesses the functions to FOLLOW a route and GOTO 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. You can also restart the cross track error (XTE) from the actual vessel position to set XTE to zero at that point.

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

D4160-1

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 explains how to perform the following tasks:

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

• Target Point Arrival

• Altering the route, 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 alarms 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.

Whilst you are following a route the chartplotter can display the vessel’s actual track and the track can be recorded for later display. The Track function is described in the Section 3.5.

➤ To access the follow and goto soft keys, press the default soft key

GOTO ( the soft keys change if a follow or goto is already in progress):

D4171-1

GOTO

CURSOR

ROUTE

GOTO

WAYPOINT

Following Routes

& Going to

Points

Page 78

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Follow a Route

Note: The current route may have been created on this display, or

created on another unit and received on this display via SeaTalk.

➤ To follow the current route:

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

displayed. Alternatively, place the cursor over a route leg until the letters RTE

and the route soft keys are displayed.

2. Press the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key. Your vessel’s current position becomes the origin, and the first waypoint

in the current route becomes the target waypoint. The soft keys change as follows:

D4172-1

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

GOTO

CURSOR

STOP

These options are described in the following sections.

➤ To follow the current route in reverse:

1. Press the ROUTE default soft key, followed by MORE, or

place the cursor over a route leg until the letters RTE are displayed. The route soft keys are displayed.

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

on the screen.

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

displayed.

4. Press the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key. Your vessel’s current position becomes the origin, and the first waypoint

in the current route becomes the target waypoint. The soft keys change as follows:

D4172-1

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

GOTO

CURSOR

STOP

These options are described in the following sections.

Follow a

Route

ROUTE

REVERSE

ROUTE

GOTO

Page 79

HSB Series Chartplotter

T arget P oint Arrival

You can set up target alarms (see Chapter 4) to alert you when the vessel is approaching the target point. The arrival alarm is defined as a circle (not visible on the screen), with a specified radius around the target.

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 (that

is, it crosses the perpendicular to the track, and through the target).

➤ 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 line indicating the current leg. Any previous route leg is removed from the screen, but waypoints remain.

Altering the Route

You can use the soft keys to follow a route from a selected waypoint (Join a route), or if already following, you can advance to the next waypoint. 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

3.2, or remove a waypoint from the route as described in section 3.3.

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 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.

Target Point Arrival

& Altering the Route

FROM HERE

Page 80

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Advancing to a W aypoint

➤ Once you are following a route, you can advance to the next waypoint,

even if you have not reached the current target waypoint:

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

Follow soft keys.

D4172-1

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

GOTO

CURSOR

STOP

2. Press the WAYPOINT ADVANCE soft key. The current leg of the

route is abandoned and the the next waypoint becomes the target. The display is updated to show the new route leg.

Restart Cross T rack Err or (XTE)

Whilst 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.

Reset 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:

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

displayed.

2. Press the RESTART XTE soft key. The current vessel position the

waypoint.

Going T o an Individual T a rget 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 letters WPT and the waypoint soft keys are displayed.

D4163-1

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

ERASE

WAYPOINT

MOVE

WAYPOINT

Alternatively, you can select the waypoint from the waypoint list as described in section 3.2

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

GOTO

RESTART

XTE

GOTO

Going To a

Target Point

Page 81

HSB Series Chartplotter

GOTO

WAYPOINT

Stop Follow or

Stop Goto

2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT soft key.

Navigation to the selected waypoint begins. The soft key STOP GOTO is displayed.

3. To return to the default soft key display, move the cursor away from

the waypoint.

➤ 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 dot in the centre, and is connected to the vessel’s starting position with a dashed line. The soft key STOP GOTO is displayed.

Note: The temporary waypoint is not added to the waypoint list; when the GOTO is complete, or is stopped, the temporary waypoint is erased.

3. To return to the default soft key display, move the cursor away from

the waypoint.

Stop Follow or Stop Goto

➤ To stop following the route or target point

either:

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

Or:

Move the cursor over any waypoint 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 subsequently use the FOLLOW ROUTE soft key to restart

navigation, the route is followed from the point at which it was stopped. 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 soft key to step through the route.

STOP GOTO

STOP

ROUTE

GOTO

CURSOR

GOTO

Page 82

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

3.5 T ransferring W aypoints and Routes

Displayed Seatalk W aypoints

In an integrated system, when a route is made current on any Seatalk equipment it is sent to all SeaTalk instruments, 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 the route locally, thus adding the waypoints to the local waypoint list.

Managing Database Lists

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

• If waypoints are transmitted by other equipment on SeaTalk or

NMEA, you can receive them on the chartplotter. When this option is enabled, any waypoints sent on SeaTalk or NMEA are transferred and appended, one-by-one, to the

open

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. The NMEA link could be to a PC.

• You can transfer the waypoint and route lists from one chartplotter to another across an HSB link using COPY WPTS FROM HSB.

CAUTION The function COPY WPTS FROM HSB replaces the existing waypoint and route lists with the transferred lists.

➤ To receive incoming waypoints:

1. To display the waypoint list press MARKS followed by the

WAYPOINT LIST softkey. Press the WAYPOINT TRANSFER soft key.

Transferring

Waypoints and

Routes

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

Page 83

HSB Series Chartplotter

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

When waypoints are transmitted by other equipment they are added to the open 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

WAYPOINTS. Alternatively, press ENTER, or CLEAR, twice to close the Waypoint List.

➤ To send the waypoint list:

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 waypoint and route lists are transmitted from the chartplotter to other instruments on NMEA.

➤ To receive the waypoint and route lists:

1. Display the waypoint list as previously described, then press the

WAYPOINT TRANSFER soft key.

2. Press the soft key COPY WPTS FROM HSB.

The waypoint list is transmitted to the chartplotter from another instrument on HSB.

CAUTION Any existing waypoint and route lists are overwritten.

Transferring

Waypoints and

Routes

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

SEND WPT

LIST ON

NMEA

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

RECEIVE

WPTS FROM

ST/NMEA

COPY WPTS

FROM HSB

(REPLACE)

Page 84

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

3.6 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 turned on, it is recorded in the display unit’s memory. You specify the interval at which track points are made, a line is drawn on-screen between each point. Up to 5000 track points can be saved in total, in up to 5 track files (each a maximum of 1000 points).

The track remains on-screen, even following a Power off/on, until you clear the track.

A track can be saved and retrieved for display at a later date. For example, you may wish to display a previous track, and then place waypoints along it that you can follow. 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 how to:

• 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.

➤ To access the track controls:

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

up soft keys.

D4162-1

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP!

GPS

SETUP!

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

D4179-1

TRACKS OFF ON

CLEAR TRACK

TRACK

LIST

TRACK

INTERVAL

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

Using Tracks

TRACK

SET UP!

Page 85

HSB Series Chartplotter

Setting Up a T r ack

You use the track soft keys to switch the track on and to specify the interval at which track points are saved. The interval default is a distance of 0.1nm. The maximum track length is 1000 points, when the track has reached this length, the first points are overwritten. The track is saved until you switch it off.

➤ To set up a track:

1. Press the TRACK INTERVAL soft key.

Press the appropriate soft key to set either a time interval or a distance 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.

TIME

D4258-1

DISTANCE

0.1nm

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 T rac k

You can clear the current track from the screen. When you select CLEAR, if the current track has not been saved, you have the option of saving it.

➤ To clear the current 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 you should continue as described in the following section, Saving and Naming a Track.

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

TRACK

INTERVAL

TRACKS OFF ON

Setting Up a

Track & Clearing

the Current Track

CLEAR TRACK

Page 86

Chapter 3: Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Managing Tracks

Although it is easy to set up a track, and this track is retained even if you turn 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:

• Saving and naming a track.

• Naming, Erasing and Showing an existing track.

Saving and Naming a T rack

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

➤ To save and name the current track:

1. Press the TRACK LIST soft key. The track list pop-up and

associated soft keys are displayed.

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).

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

YES NO

NAME TRACK?

D4256-1

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

key (or ENTER) to clear the list. The track is saved and is listed as Track Not Named.

5. Press ENTER to finish and clear the Track List, then to return to the

default soft key display, press ENTER again.

TRACK

LIST

SAVE

TRACK

Managing

Tracks

Page 87

HSB Series Chartplotter

Naming, Erasing and Showing a Trac k

➤ 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

grey 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.

3. If you ERASE a track you are prompted to confirm.

Press NO to cancel the operation, then ENTER if you wish 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 prompted to save the track. Proceed as previously described in Clearing the 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.

Managing

Tracks

TRACK

LIST

NAME

TRACK

ERASE TRACK

SHOW

TRACK

Page 88

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

4.1 Introduction

This chapter explains how to use the additional functions that are provided on the HSB series chartplotter and combined radar/ chartplotter.

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 HSB, SeaTalk, or NMEA link:

Data Example source Integrated functions available

Heading Compass

- North Up or Course Up heading modes

COG GPS - MOB (if speed data also available) Radar Radar system (via - Radar data, either full-screen or in a

data HSB) half-screen window Position GPS system - Waypoints

- Position, COG, SOG and time data in Data Box and Nav Window

- MOB

- Data Log

Other data Transducers - Data Box and Nav Window data displays,

including speed, depth, wind, temperature

If heading data is available via both NMEA and SeaTalk, NMEA data takes priority. For

all other data, SeaTalk data takes priority (see Section 6.3).

Chapter 4

Further Chart

Operations

Page 89

HSB Series Chartplotter

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:

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 values will be zero until you move the cursor. 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.

Measuring

Distances Using

the VRM/EBL Key

Page 90

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

4. Press ENTER to fix the end point of the ruler line, and return to normal cursor control. The letter “B” marks the location of the end point on the chart.

➤ To re-position one end of the ruler line:

1. Move the cursor over the ruler line towards the end that you want to re-position, 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 press CLEAR. or: Press VRM/EBL, the ruler soft keys are displayed. Press RULER OFF ON to toggle the ruler line and data box off.

➤ 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.

Measuring

Distances Using

the VRM/EBL Key

Page 91

HSB Series Chartplotter

4.3 Alarms and Timers

Alarm Reporting

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.

Anchor Your vessel has drifted from its anchor position (set

when the alarm was turned on) by more than the

specified distance. 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

key menu. 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.

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.

Alarms &

Timers

Page 92

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

Setting Alarms and Timer s

➤ To set up an alarm or timer:

1. Press the ALARMS key. The Alarms Set Up list is displayed,

showing the current settings.

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

ALARMS SET UP

OFF TRACK ALARM ANCHOR ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

OFF

00:33:00

OFF

ARRIVAL ALARM 0.01nm

D4265-1

2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar up or down the list. As each line is highlighted, the soft key labels are updated to show the current settings and controls, as shown in the example above.

3. Use the up or down soft keys to change the variable controlling the alarm. For example, for the arrival alarm you can adjust the radius from the waypoint at which the arrival alarm will be triggered.

The alarm distances can be set in the range 0.01 to 9.99 nm, in steps of 0.01nm. The timer is set in minutes and seconds, and the alarm clock in hours and minutes.

4. If required, press the ALARM soft key to toggle the alarm on or off. If you turn an alarm off, its value is retained and will be used when you 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. Alternatively, to abandon the changes, press CLEAR.

Setting Alarms

& Timers

Page 93

HSB Series Chartplotter

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 Chapter 5).

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

seconds. The system then performs the following tasks automatically:

• Redraws the chart at 1/2 nm (even if cartography is not availabe).

• 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.

• As your vessel moves from the MOB position, a dotted line is displayed connecting the MOB symbol and the vessel’s current position.

D4273-1

RNG

0.33

BRG

162°

00:05:24

MOB

MOB data box

MOB 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.

➤ To cancel the MOB, press and hold the MARKS key for 2 seconds.

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.

Man OverBoard

(MOB)

Page 94

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

4.5 Cursor Echo

In a combined radar/chart display, or 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 Chapter 5) 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).

The following options are provided:

• Local cursor: echoes the cursor position between chart and radar windows on a combined display.

• Remote Cursor (SeaTalk): displays the cursor from a radar display connected via SeaTalk.

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 or CHT) to indicate its origin. This means that you could move the cursor over a target on the radar display, and check the identity of the target by looking at the radar cursor position on the chart plotter.

4.6 GPS Setup

GPS set up page provides you with information and the status of the tracked navigation satellites. It also provides soft keys to RESTART your SeaTalk GPS which instructs the GPS to re-acquire the satellite fix, and to SET UP a SeaTalk Differential GPS, by manually retuning it to a different differential beacon.

To select GPS Set Up , press MENU, then press the GPS SETUP... soft key. The Navigation Status pop-up window, shown on the following page, is displayed. This window provides, for each tracked satellite, the satellite number, its signal strength, azimuth angle and elevation angle from your vessel.

➤ To reacquire the satellite fix, press RESTART GPS.

The GPS restarts; it can take several minutes for the GPS to acquire the satellite fixes.

GPS

SETUP!

RESTART

GPS

Cursor Echo

GPS Setup

Page 95

HSB Series Chartplotter

NAVIGATION STATUS

SAT

D4281-1

SIGNAL

STATUS

ELEV

03 31 21 23 22 19 17 27 16 15

IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE IN USE STATUS STATUS STATUS

085 292 127 075 174 290 056 321 024 237

085 051 048 043 028 014 012 011 005 065

RESTART

GPS

D-GPS SETUP!

FIX STATUS

FIX

HDOP

➤ To tune a differential GPS to another beacon:

1. Press D-GPS SETUP, the Differential GPS Setup pop-up is

displayed with MODE and BEACON SELECT soft keys.

2. Press MODE AUTO MAN to toggle the GPS to manual tuning.

3. Press BEACON SELECT, use the soft keys to set the required

beacon frequency and bit rate. The status of the selected beacon is displayed in the pop-up.

Press ENTER to select the beacon and exit this function. Press ENTER again to return to the Navigation Status window, then ENTER to return to the MENU soft keys.

D-GPS SETUP!

GPS Setup

Page 96

Chapter 4: Further Chart Operations

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 overwriting the first entries.

You start the log using soft keys provided in Data Log Mode. When you select Data Log Mode the log is displayed full-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:

• 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, you can use the DISPLAY key to change full-screen mode; data continues to be logged, but you must change to Display Log Mode to view it.

You can stop the log at any time and you can clear the log from memory.

➤ To activate Data Log Mode:

1. Press DISPLAY, the DISPLAY pop-up is shown.

2. Press DISPLAY again, until LOG is selelcted, then press ENTER.

➤ To start recording log entries:

Press the START LOG soft key. As shown in the following illustration, the chart plotter records the time and vessels position. Every thirty minutes the time, new position, distance made good and course made good are recorded.

The START LOG soft key changes to STOP LOG.

START LOG

Data Log Mode

Page 97

HSB Series Chartplotter

TIME POSITION CMG DMG

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30

346°

180°

012°

206°

043°

245°

093°

302°

145°

50°21^890N

001°20^610W

50°18^010N

001°20^070W

50°21^850N

001°19^290W

50°18^500N

001°21^300W

50°20^990N

001°18^280W

50°19^660N

001°21^960W

50°19^730N

001°18^030W

50°20^930N

001°21^750W

50°18^550N

001°18^650W

6.86

7.23

6.67

5.74

5.00

4.63

5.00

5.74

D4284-1

➤ To stop recording log entries:

Press the STOP LOG soft key.

➤ To clear the log entries:

Press the CLEAR LOG soft key, you are prompted “Are You Sure”. To cancel the CLEAR LOG operation press the NO soft key. To continue press the YES soft key, all log entries are deleted, but the data log remains active.

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

Data Log Mode

Page 98

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Chartplotter 81

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Chartplotter

5.1 Introduction

Once you have installed your system and are familiar with its basic operation, you may wish to set it up to operate according to your requirements, and display information according to your preferences.

This is achieved using the soft key controls that are displayed when you press the MENU key.

In most cases, you will only need to use the MENU key options when you first set up your system. However, you may decide to change the way you have customised some aspects, such as the screen and help settings, as you become more familiar with your system.

Once you have set the values, they remain as the default settings until you reset them; they are retained even when you power off your display unit.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Changing the default set up parameters

• System parameter functions and default settings

• Chartplotter-specific parameter functions and default settings

It is advisable to check the functions of the parameters, and decide on the new settings, before making the changes.

Note: If you have a combined Radar/Chartplotter display, the SYSTEM SET UP menu from the chart display is the same as that accessed from the radar display. An additional set up menu is available for the radar functions when you are in Radar mode. Refer to the

HSB Series

Pathfinder Radar Handbook

for details.

Chapter 5

Setting Up the

Chartplotter

Page 99

HSB Series Chartplotter

5.2 Changing the Set Up Parameter s

The set up parameters are divided into two sections:

• System, controlling the aspects of the system that are not specific to the chartplotter

• Chart, controlling the chartplotter, including waypoint information, vectors and radar/chart synchronisation.

This section provides instructions for displaying and changing the default values. The following sections list the parameters and their possible settings, and describe the function of each parameter in turn.

➤ To set the default parameters:

1. Press the MENU key to display the set up soft keys for the current

full-screen mode. For Chart Mode, they are as follows:

D4162-1

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP!

GPS

SETUP!

2. Press the soft key for the set up you require.

The requested set up menu is displayed, listing the parameters and their current settings.

3. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar up and down the list. An

arrow is displayed at the top or bottom right-hand corner if you can scroll the list to display further parameters.

As each line is highlighted, the soft key labels are updated to show the settings available.

- For parameters that have a numeric value, or more than four possible settings, a scroll list is displayed above two of the soft keys.

- For some parameters, a soft key provides access to a sub-menu of further options.

4. Press the soft key corresponding to the desired setting or, for scroll lists, use the soft keys to scroll forwards or backwards through the list until the required setting is highlighted. This setting is retained when you move the selection bar on to the next parameter in the menu list.

5. Once you have reset all the required values, press ENTER to clear the menu and return to the set up soft keys.

Changing the

Set Up

Parameters

Page 100

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Chartplotter 83

6. Press ENTER, MENU or CLEAR to clear the soft keys and return to the normal display.

You can return all the settings to their original factory settings, if required, by performing a factory reset as described in Chapter 7.

5.3 System Parameters

The following table lists the System menus and their options, shows the factory default setting, and provides a space for you to make a note of your new default setting. Each parameter is described in the following subsections.

Menu Options Factory New

Default Default

DATA BOXES

POSITION OFF, LAT/LONG, TDs OFF SPEED OFF or ON OFF DEPTH OFF or ON OFF COG OFF or ON OFF SOG OFF or ON OFF TIME OFF or ON OFF DATE OFF or ON OFF WIND OFF, APP, TRUE or BOTH OFF WAYPOINT OFF, LAT/LONG, or

RNG,BRG,TTG OFF XTE OFF or ON OFF HEADING OFF or ON OFF LOG/TRIP OFF or ON OFF PILOT OFF or ON OFF VMG OFF, WIND, WPT or BOTH OFF TEMPERATURE OFF or ON OFF TIDE SET/DRIFT OFF or ON OFF

BEARING MODE MAGNETIC TRUE

TRUE

CURSOR REFERENCE MAG/TRUE RELATIVE

RELATIVE

CURSOR READOUT OFF RNG/BRG

LAT/LONG

RNG/BRG

BOTH

DAY/NIGHT DAY/NIGHT DAY HELP OFF/ON ON SOFT KEYS OFF/ON ON KEY BEEP OFF/ON ON

System

Parameters

Raymarine HSB Chartplotter, HSB Series User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual