Simrad NSO-II Operator's Manual
NSO-II
Operator Manual
ENGLISH
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Preface
As Navico is continuously improving this product, we retain the right to make changes to
the product at any time which may not be reected in this version of the manual. Please
contact your nearest distributor if you require any further assistance.
It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in a
manner that will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage. The user of this
product is solely responsible for observing safe boating practices.
NAVICO HOLDING AS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, BRANCHES AND AFFILIATES DISCLAIM
ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS,
DAMAGE OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW.
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information relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or has been
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Translation of the Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation
will be the ocial version of the Documentation.
This manual represents the product as at the time of printing. Navico Holding AS and its
subsidiaries, branches and aliates reserve the right to make changes to specications
without notice.
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 Navico Holding AS.
Warranty
The warranty card is supplied as a separate document.
In case of any queries, refer to the brand website of your display or system:
www.simrad-yachting.com
Declarations and conformance
This equipment is intended for use in international waters as well as coastal sea areas
administered by countries of the E.U. and E.E.A. For more information refer to the separate
NSO-II Installation manual.
About this manual
This manual is a reference guide for operating the Simrad NSO-II systems. It assumes that
all equipment is installed and congured, and that the system is ready to use.
The manual assumes that the user has basic knowledge of navigation, nautical
terminology and practices.
The manual does not cover basic background information about how equipment such as
radars, echo sounders and AIS work. Such information is available from our website:
www.simrad-yachting.com/en/Support/Library.
Important text that requires special attention from the reader is emphasized as follows:
¼ Note: Used to draw the reader’s attention to a comment or some important information.
Warning: Used when it is necessary to warn personnel that they should proceed
carefully to prevent risk of injury and/or damage to equipment/personnel.
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The software
This manual is written for Simrad NSO-II Release to Market 1 (RTM1). Please check website
for details on release version.
¼ Note: The About dialog above is an example only and may not match the software in-
stalled on your unit!
The manual will be continuously updated to match new software releases. The latest
available manual version can be downloaded from www.simrad-yachting.com
pdf viewer
A pdf viewer provides the opportunity to read the manuals and other pdf les on the
NSO-II screen. NSO-II manuals can be downloaded from www.simrad-yachting.com to an
SD card or USB stick and then copied to the unit’s internal memory.
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To maneuver in the pdf, use softkeys and multi-touch gestures as shown below:
Search, Page Up/
Down
Scroll pages
Panning on page
Zoom in
Zoom out
Exit the pdf viewer
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Tap the relevant softkeys
Touch screen and smoothly move one nger up/down
or left/right
Touch screen and smoothly move one nger in any
direction
Touch screen and smoothly drag two ngers away
from each other
Touch screen and smoothly drag two ngers together
Tap the X in the upper right corner
Contents
9 Introduction
9 OP40 Remote Control of NSO-II
10 Touch terminology and icons
11 NSO-II screen layout
14 Basic operation
14 Turn power on/o
14 Using the touchscreen
15 Pages and panels
15 Menus
16 Dialog boxes
16 Positioning a Man Over Board mark
17 Charts
17 Chart panel
17 Chart scale
17 Panning the chart
17 Vessel symbol
18 Using the cursor on the chart panel
19 Positioning the chart on the panel
19 Chart settings panel
20 Chart overlay
20 Selecting chart type
21 Insight and CMAP chart options
22 Navionics chart options
26 Waypoints, routes & tracks
26 Waypoints
27 Routes
27 Tracks
28 Waypoints, route and tracks panels
29 Navigating with the NSO-II
29 Goto menu
29 Navigating on the chart
30 Navigating with the autopilot
30 Navigation settings panel
31 Navigation panels
33 Autopilot
33 Safe operation with the autopilot
33 Activating the autopilot
34 Autopilot panel
34 Selecting autopilot modes
34 Autopilot mode overview
36 Controlling steering performance in automatic modes
36 Using the autopilot in standby mode
36 Power steering (NFU)
36 Follow-up steering (FU)
36 AUTO mode (auto compass)
40 NoDrift mode
40 Navigating with the NSO-II
41 Sailing with the autopilot
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43 Wind steering and navigation
43 Using the NSO-II in an AP24/AP28 system
43 Using the autopilot in an EVC system
44 Autopilot settings panel
47 Radar
47 Radar panel
47 Radar operational modes
47 Using the cursor on the radar panel
48 Optimizing the radar image
48 Positioning the radar center
49 Measuring range and bearing to a target
50 Setting a guard zone around your vessel
50 Radar options
52 MARPA targets
53 Radar overlay
54 Radar settings panel
55 Echosounder
55 Setting up the echosounder panel
56 Zooming
57 Adjusting color and gain settings
57 Using the cursor on the echosounder panel
58 Placing a mark on an echosounder image
58 Measuring distance
58 Pausing the echosounder
58 Recording echosounder data
59 Echo options
60 StructureScan™ overlay
60 Echosounder settings panel
62 StructureScan™
62 Setting up the StructureScan™ image
63 Zooming
64 Adjusting the color settings
64 Using the cursor on the StructureScan™ panel
64 Placing a mark on a StructureScan™ image
65 Measuring distance
65 Pausing StructureScan™
65 Recording StructureScan™ data
65 Structure options
66 StructureMap
66 Activating Structure overlay
67 StructureMap sources
67 StructureMap tips
68 Recording StructureScan data
68 Using StructureMap with mapping cards
69 Structure options
70 Instrument panels
70 Dashboards
70 Customizing the Instrument panel
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71 AIS - Automatic Identication System
71 Target symbols
71 Viewing information about AIS targets
72 Vessel alarms
72 Vessel settings panel
73 AIS SART
75 Audio
75 Enabling audio
75 Audio media bar
75 Setting up the SonicHub speakers
76 Operating the audio source
77 Audio playback
77 Using the FM/AM radio
78 Using the Sirius radio
79 FUSION-Link Support
80 Weather
80 GRIB weather
82 SiriusXM™ weather (North America only)
84 Weather alarms
85 Video
85 Video panel
85 Setting up the video panel
86 FLIR camera control
88 BEP CZone
88 BEP CZone panel
88 CZone modes
89 CZone system overview options
89 CZone info panel
89 CZone AC Main Control Interface (AMCI) and AC Output Interface (ACOI) support
90 Alarm system
90 Type of messages
90 Acknowledging a message
91 Alarms dialog
92 Tools page
92 Vessels
92 Alarms
92 Satellites
93 Find
93 Waypoints/routes/tracks
93 Trip L og
93 Sun/moon
93 Tides
95 GoFreeTM wireless
98 Operating the NSO-II with a wireless device
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100 Customizing your system
100 Page overview
100 Create favorite pages
101 Setting the appearance of the instrument bar
101 Changing system settings
103 Simulator
103 Simulator mode
103 Demo mode
103 Selecting simulator source les
103 Advanced simulator settings
104 Maintenance
104 Preventive maintenance
104 Simple maintenance procedures
104 Software upgrades
104 Trouble shooting
105 Backing up your system data
106 Menu and dialog overview
106 Panel menus
106 Goto menu
107 Settings dialogs
109 Index
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Introduction
OP40 Remote Control of NSO-II
Connecting an OP40 Remote Controller to NSO-II will enable a combination of key
operation and multi-touch gestures to operate the functions of the NSO-II. For
details on connection and setup, refer to separate OP40 manual.
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DISPLAY
ABC DEF
2
JKL
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TUV
8
0
3
6
9
PWR
WXYZ
MNO
IN
PLOT GO TO
MARK
ECHO NAV
INFO PAGES
VESSEL
RADARCHART
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STBY
STBY
AUTO
AUTO
MOB
GHI
PQRS
OUT
MENU WIN
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Key Description
MOB (Man Overboard). A long press will position a Man Over Board (MOB)
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waypoint at the vessel’s current position
2 Display under command LEDs. Indicates which display the OP40 is controlling.
DISPLAY: A short press changes which display the OP40 is controlling. A long
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press (5 sec.) turns on all NSO/NSO-II units on the network, and enters OP40
conguration and system startup
PLOT/MARK key. A short press activates the Plot menu, a long press positions a
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waypoint at the vessel position
5 Zoom IN zoom OUT buttons for radar, echosounder and chart pages
GOTO/VESSEL key. A short press activates the Goto menu, a long press centers
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the chart to vessel position
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P key activates/conrms current selection
8 Rotary knob. The function of the knob is depending on active context
9 X key cancels changes and returns to previous menu level
Cursor keypad. Used to move the cursor on the display, and to maneuver in the
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menu system
WIN key. Used on multiple panels pages. A short press toggles between the
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panels, a long press expands active panel to a full page panel and back again
MENU key. Used to display the context menu for the active panel/overlay, and for
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selecting options in edit mode. 2 x MENU for accessing system settings menu
Direct Access Keys (DAK). Provide direct access to a page. Repeated presses of
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each DAK cycles through several dierent pages that relate to the DAK
PWR key. Used to turn the NSO-II system on/o and to display dialog for light
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adjustment, night mode and standby mode
15 STBY AUTO: Autopilot Auto steer/Stand-By
16 Alphanumeric keypad used for entering numbers and text in dialog boxes
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Touch terminology and icons
Multitouch gestures are predened motions used to interact with multitouch devices. The
gesture-function-pairs which applies to the NSO-II are listed below.
Ter m Icon
Tap
Double tap
Long press
Scroll
Flick
Description
Tap screen once e.g. on chart item to show basic
x1
information on item or tap a checkbox to set the option
on/o.
Tap screen twice e.g. double-tab the MENU panel
x2
button to show the Settings dialog
Tap and hold your nger on the screen for xx seconds
to activate the cursor assist option
3s
Touch screen and smoothly move one nger up/down
or left/right e.g. scroll through a list of available options
without activating any option
Same motion as Scroll, only rapidly ick/swipe one
nger on the screen to quickly scroll through e.g. the
waypoint list. Tap the screen to stop the scrolling.
the listing keeps scrolling after the nger has left the
screen
Pan
Pinch
Spread
Touch screen and smoothly move one nger in any
direction to pan the chart
Touch screen and smoothly drag two ngers together
to zoom out on the chart
Touch screen and smoothly drag two ngers away from
each other to zoom in on the chart
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NSO-II screen layout
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Video
S ee “Customizing
your system” on page 100
for further information
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1 Instrument bar
Navigation and sensor info can be viewed in a user congurable instrument bar at the
top of your screen. The button in the top left corner will call up the Pages overview panel
(Home).
2 Panel button
You can tap the text on this area to end an ongoing operation, e.g. to remove the cursor
from the screen, to end route editing and to stop measuring distance.
3 Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user.
A dialog may be presented in full-screen or as a popup dialog in the centre of the screen.
Depending on type of information or entry, dierent steps are applied to conrm, cancel
and close the dialog.
A dialog can always be closed by tapping the
4 Menus
Dierent menus are available to select options and to congure your system. A menu
is displayed by tapping the MENU panel button, or by tapping and holding on the
touchscreen.
5 Application panels
Each application connected to the system is presented in panels, and you can have several
panels presented on the screen at the same time, all depending of what combination is
most suitable at the moment e.g.
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in the upper right corner.
1-panel page 2-panels page 3-panels page 4-panels page
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The system includes the following page groups, which each have a pre-congured
combination of panels:
Icon Description Main page
Instruments with congurable live data
from system internal, and external sources
Instruments
such as engines
Echosounder Echosounder
Live video Video
Navigation information Steering
Insight, CMAP MAX-N or Navionics charts,
depending on region, plus supporting NV
Chart
digital charts as well
Radar Radar
S ee “Customizing
your system” on page 100
for further information
See ““Alarm system”
on page 90 for further
information
The main page in each group is a full size panel. All pre-congured pages, except the main
page for the group, can be modied by the user.
In addition to these panels the following applications can be connected and displayed in
other panels:
Panel Description
AIS AIS information as overlay on chart and radar panels
Weather Sirius (North America only) weather graphics and data as overlay on chart
panel
Audio Satellite radio (North America only) and SonicHub functions as a panel
along the bottom of a page
6 MENU panel button
Tapping this panel button will display the menu for the active panel.
7 Alarm message
The system will continuously check for dangerous situations and system faults while the
system is running. When an alarm situation occurs, an Alarm dialog will pop up.
If you have enabled the siren, an audible alarm will be activated when an alarm situation
occurs.
8 Control pages
The Control pages give access to page selection, tools and settings.
The Pages overview panel (Home) is displayed by tapping the PAGES button to the left
of the instrument bar.
You can also switch between the control panels by dragging your nger horizontally on
the screen.
All control panels and sub-panels are always full screen, and they will open on top of your
previous page. When you close one of these panels the display will return to last active
page.
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Pages overview (Home page) Tools Settings
Pages overview
The pages overview panel is accessed from any operational mode by tapping the PAGES
button.
The panel includes 6 page group icons together with shortcuts to the autopilot panel, to a
combined chart/echo panel, and to the StructureScan panel.
If a CZone system is connected, this function is accessed from the Home page.
¼ Note: To see an autopilot panel an AC12/42 or SG05 autopilot computer must be con-
nected to the system.
Tools
The tools panel include options that are not specic to any panel e.g. status regarding
vessels, alarms, satellites, sun/moon and tides. Also included are waypoints, routes and
tracks library, trip log, sun/moon status, nd function and les.
Settings
The Settings panel gives access to system and vessel setup, application settings, and to
the simulator.
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Advanced power control
The NSO-II can be wired
and congured to control
the power of displays and
compatible devices. See the
NSO-II Installation manual for
more information.
Basic operation
Turn power on/o
Use the power switch on the front of the NSO Processor
or press the PWR key on the OP40 Remote Control to turn
the NSO-II system on/o.
Power switch
More features via the power key
• Press the OP40 PWR
key or tap the power
button on the Pages
panel
Display dialog for
brightness, night mode,
standby mode and radar
standby/transmit
• Drag to adjust
slider value / repeat
pressing the OP40
PWR key
¼ Note: If the power key is released before shut-down is completed, the power o is can-
celled.
A night mode which optimizes the color palette for low light conditions, is included.
¼ Note: Details on the chart may be less visible when the Night mode is selected!
When in Standby mode, the backlight is turned o to save power.
You return from Standby mode to normal operation by pressing the OP40 PWR key.
If the radar is transmitting you can set it to standby mode from within the Light dialog.
To change the brightness
level / toggle preset
brightness levels
Using the touchscreen
Basic touchscreen operation on the dierent panels is shown in the table below.
The panel sections later in this manual have more information about panel specic
touchscreen operation.
Operation
Tap
Press and
hold
Drag
Menu/
Dialogs
Select/
toggle item
Adjust
slider value
Scroll dialog
Panels:
Chart Echo Radar
Place cursor
Display menu for active panel
Pan chart
(any direction)
Pan echo history
(horizontal
movement)
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¼ Note: When pressing the screen and holding your nger on the same spot, a circle will
spin around the point. Don’t let go till action circle is completed or until the action is
conrmed by a second beep.
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Pages and panels
Select pages
You access a page group and then select the page to display from the PAGES panel.
Select active panel
In a split screen you have multiple panels, but only one panel can be active at a time.
You will only be able to access the context menu of the active panel. The active panel is
outlined with a red border.
You can switch between active panels by tapping the required panel or pressing the OP40
WIN key.
Menus
Menus are used to operate the system and to adjust settings.
To call up a menu:
• Press the panel button or OP40 MENU key
• Press and hold on active panel
• You select a menu item and toggle on/o menu check boxes by tapping selected item.
• You adjust slide bar values by tapping the item and then dragging your nger on the
slide bar. The value can also be adjusted by turning the OP40 rotary knob.
• Drop-down listings are selected by tapping the item and then the selected value.
Check box Slide bar Drop-down listing
From the OP40 Remote Controller you can also operate a menu by using the rotary knob
to select menu item, and then press the knob to conrm your selection.
By pressing the X key the menu will return to previous menu level, and then exit. You can
also close a menu by tapping the screen outside the menu area.
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Dialog boxes
You select entry elds and keys in a dialog box by tapping the screen or by using the OP40
rotary knob. You can only enter information when a eld is selected and highlighted.
Some dialog listings might extend beyond the screen area. These dialogs will include a
scroll indicator, and you scroll by dragging the list or turning the OP40 rotary knob.
Numeric and alphanumeric keyboard will automatically
be displayed when required for entering user
information in dialogs. A virtual keyboard is operated by
tapping the virtual keys.
A dialog is closed by tapping the
corner.
in the upper right
Placing the cursor
The cursor is by default not shown on any panel.
You tap the screen to place the cursor on a Chart, Radar or
Echosounder panel. The cursor information window will
show position coordinates at the cursor position, and range
and bearing to the vessel.
On an Echosounder panel, the cursor information window will include the depth at cursor
position.
Further use of the cursor is described in the Chart, Radar and Echosounder sections.
To remove the cursor and cursor window from the panel, press the X key or tap the Clear
cursor panel button.
Positioning a Man Over Board mark
If an emergency man over board situation should occur, you can position a MOB mark at
the vessel’s current position by pressing the OP40 MOB key for about 5 seconds.
When you activate the MOB function the following actions are automatically performed:
• a MOB mark is positioned at the vessel’s position
• the display switches to a zoomed chart panel, centered on vessel’s position
• the NSO-II creates an active route to the MOB mark
2 s
5 s
Positioning multiple Man Over Board marks
The NSO-II allows for positioning multiple Man Over Board marks.
Multiple MOB marks are positioned by repeatingly pressing the OP40 MOB key. The vessel
will continue to navigate towards the initial MOB mark until the waypoint is reached, or
until you stop the navigation. Navigation to subsequent MOB marks will need to be done
manually.
Cancel navigation
The NSO-II will continue navigating towards the MOB point until the waypoint is reached
or until navigation is cancelled.
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Delete a MOB mark
A MOB mark is deleted by selecting the MOB mark and then activating the menu.
It can also be deleted as described in “Waypoints, routes & tracks” on page 26.
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Charts
The chart function displays your vessel’s position relative to land and other chart objects.
On the panel you can plan and navigate routes, place waypoints, overlay a radar image or
weather information, and display AIS targets.
The NSO-II has dierent embedded cartography depending on region. Units sold in
America will include Insight cartography, while units sold in other regions will have an
embedded basemap plus a cartography SD card. Depending on region, the cartography
options available are CMAP BDS or downloadable Navionics or CMAP for Europe. All units
will support Navionics Platinum Plus and TurboView via the SD Card slot on the NSO
Processor. Charts are shared over the network, so only one chart card per boat is required.
The rst part of this section describes common usage of the charts. Chart options depend
on type of cartography. For more details, see further ahead in this section.
Chart panel
North indicator
Grid lines *
Waypoint *
Vessel
Track *
* Optional chart items
¼ Note: You turn the optional images on/o individually. See “Chart settings panel” on
pag e 19.
Route *
Extension line *
Range rings *
Range rings
interval *
Chart range scale
Chart scale
You zoom in and out on the chart by using the IN/OUT keys or
by using the rotary knob on OP40.
or
Chart range scale and range rings interval (when turned on) will
be shown in the lower right corner of the chart panel.
Panning the chart
You can move the chart in any direction by tapping the screen
and smoothly move your nger in the desired direction., or
use the 4-way cursor on OP40.
Tapping the Clear cursor button will remove the cursor from
the panel, and the chart center will be positioned at the vessel.
Vessel symbol
Position and orientation
When a GPS and a suitable heading sensor are connected to the system, the vessel
symbol indicates vessel position and heading.
Without a heading sensor tted, the vessel icon will orientate itself using COG (Course
over Ground). If no GPS is available the vessel symbol will include a question mark.
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Using the cursor on the chart panel
The cursor is by default not shown on the chart panel.
When you tap the screen, the cursor will become visible and the cursor position window
will be activated. When the cursor is active, the chart will not pan or rotate to follow the
vessel.
To remove the cursor and cursor window from the panel, press and hold the OP40
VESSEL key or tap the Clear cursor panel button, which also will center the chart to
vessel position.
Displaying information about chart and chart objects
When you tap a chart item, a waypoint, a route or
a target, basic information for the selected item
will be displayed.
By pressing and holding your nger on a chart
item, all available information for that item will be
shown.
The information can also be displayed by using
the menu.
¼ Note: Popup information has to be enabled to
see basic item information.
If the cursor is not active, available information
for objects close to the vessel can be displayed.
If no information is available, the Info menu item
will not be shown.
S ee “Waypoints,
routes & tracks” on page 26
for more information about
waypoints and routes.
Placing waypoints
You place a waypoint by tapping the chart panel
on the selected position and then activating the
menu.
Creating routes
You can quickly create routes by tapping the chart panel.
1. Activate the menu
2. Tap the screen to position the rst routepoint, and then continue tapping the screen to
place the remaining routepoints
3. Save the route by tapping the Finish editing panel button or by activating the menu
Dragging waypoints
1. Tap the waypoint to make it active
2. Drag the waypoint to the new position
The waypoint position will automatically be saved.
Measuring distance
The cursor can be used to measure the distance between your vessel and a selected
position, or between 2 points on the chart panel.
1. Tap the screen on the place to where you want to measure
the distance from the vessel
2. Start the measure function from the menu
• A line will be drawn from the vessel center to the cursor
position, and the distance will be listed in the Cursor
Information window
3. Reposition the measuring points by tapping and dragging the icon at either end.
You terminate the measuring function by tapping the Finish measuring panel button.
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Positioning the chart on the panel
Chart orientation
Several options are available for how the chart is rotated in the panel. The chart
orientation symbol in the panel’s upper right corner indicates the north direction.
North up Heading up Course up
North up
Displays the chart with the north direction upward. Corresponds to the usual orientation
of nautical charts.
Heading up
Displays the chart with the vessel’s heading directly up on the chart image. Heading
information is received from a compass. If heading is not available, then the COG from the
GPS will be used.
Course up
Rotates the chart in the direction of the next waypoint when in navigation mode. This
option works only when there’s an active route. If no route is active the heading up
orientation will be used until a route is made active.
Look ahead
This option centres the chart slightly forward of your vessel so that you can maximize your
view ahead.
Chart settings panel
Settings and display options made in the Chart settings page are common for all chart
panels.
For optional chart panel settings, refer the illustration on page 17.
3D boat selection
Determines which icon to use on 3D charts. See “Chart panel” on page 17.
Range Rings
Turns on/o range rings on the chart.
The range rings can be used to present the distance from your vessel to other chart
objects.
The range scale is set automatically by the system to suit the chart scale.
Vessels’ extension lines
Sets the length of the extension lines for your vessel and for
other vessels shown as AIS targets.
The length of the extension lines are either set as a xed
distance, or to indicate the distance the vessel will move in
the selected time period.
Own vessel heading is based on information from the active
heading sensor and COG from active GPS sensor.
For other vessels COG data is included in the message received from the AIS system.
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Synchronize 2D/3D chart
Links the position shown on one chart with the position shown on the other chart when a
2D and a 3D chart are shown side by side.
Pop-up information
Selects whether basic information for chart items shall be
displayed when you tap the item.
Grid lines
Turns on/o viewing of longitude and latitude grid lines on the
chart.
Waypoints, Routes, Tracks
Turns on/o displaying of these items on chart panels.
Chart overlay
Radar, Structure, AIS and weather information can be displayed as overlay on your chart
panel.
When radar or weather overlay is selected, the chart context menu will be expanded to
include basic function for the selected overlay.
Radar, weather and AIS functions are described in separate sections in this manual.
Selecting chart type
Chart type is selected from the chart options menu, and the selection is set individually
for each chart panel.
If you have Navionics charts available in the SD card slot, you can show Navionics and
Insight charts simultaneously in a split screen.
¼ Note: To show C-Map charts, you need to select Insight chart type in the menu.
If Insight chart is embedded and you have a C-MAP card in the slot or on the Ethernet
network, the system will automatically select the chart with most chart details for your
displayed region.
The same applies if you have two Navionics charts available.
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Chart data
The NSO-II can use Navionics Platinum Plus and TurboView via SD Card Slot accessible
from the NSO Marine Processor box.
Charts are shared over the network, so only one chart card per boat is required.
¼ Note: The system will not automatically switch to embedded cartography if the SD card
is removed. A low-resolution chart will be displayed until you re-insert the SD card or
manually switch back to embedded cartography.
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3D charts
There are two 3D view options available:
• Rotate - default view keeping the boat in center on the chart panel
• Pan - allows you to move the 3D chart view away from the vessel
You toggle between these two options by tapping the pan and rotate icons. Active option
is indicated with red icon.
You return to default Rotate view by tapping the Return to vessel panel button.
Rotating 3D chart
In this view the camera position is xed, and the camera can only be rotated and tilted.
Be default the vessel’s position will be in center if Look Ahead is not selected. The camera
angle is as seen from your eye position, looking toward the vessel. The vessel’s rotation on
the chart is dened by the chart orientation settings.
You can change the camera’s tilt angle by dragging your nger on the screen with vertical
motions. You rotate the camera around it’s own vertical axis by dragging your nger
horizontally on the screen.
¼ Note: You can only rotate the camera if you have panned away from default vessel posi-
tion, that is when the Return to vessel panel button is available.
Panning
The Pan option allows you to view the entire 3D chart, regardless of vessel position.
You move the camera away from the vessel and around in the chart by dragging your
nger on the screen. When you remove your nger from the screen the view will remain in
the selected position.
The camera’s tilt angle is as set in Rotate view.
Zooming
You zoom in and out on a 3D chart by using the IN/OUT keys or the rotary knob on OP40.
Insight and CMAP chart options
When working with CMAP cartography, you need to select Insight, as Insight and CMAP
chart options are identical.
Chart orientation
See page 19.
Look ahead
This option centres the chart slightly forward of your vessel so that you can maximize your
view ahead.
3D
See “3D charts” on page 21.
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Chart imagery style
The charts can be displayed in two dierent imagery styles, either as 2D basic mapping
style, or with shaded relief presenting chart including terrain imaging.
2D Shaded relief
Chart detail
Low
This is the basic level of information that cannot be removed, and includes information
that is required in all geographic areas. It is not intended to be sucient for safe
navigation
Medium
This is the minimum information sucient for navigation
Full
This is all available information for the chart in use
Categories
Insight charts includes several categories and sub-categories that you can turn on/o
individually depending on which information you want to see on your display.
Land Exaggeration and Water Exaggeration
Graphical settings available in 3D mode only. Exaggeration is a multiplier applied to the
drawn height of hills on land, and troughs in water to make them look taller or deeper.
Navionics chart options
Chart orientation and Look ahead
See page 19.
3D
See “3D charts” on page 21.
Community edits
Toggles on the chart layer including Navionics edits. These are user information or edits
uploaded to Navionics Community by users, and made available in Navionics charts.
For more information refer to Navionics information included with your chart, or to
Navionics website: www.navionics.com .
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Chart view
The built in Navionics chart database provides you with detailed coastal cartography, with
2D and 3D view options.
• 2D presents chart information in a basic mapping mode with Navionics details
• 3D provides a three dimensional graphical view of land and sea contours
Chart shading
Shading adds terrain information to the chart.
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Traditional 2D chart Chart with shading
Dynamic tides and currents
Shows tides and currents with a gauge and an arrow instead of the diamond icons used
for static tides and current information.
The tide and current data available in Navionics charts are related to a specic date and
time. The NSO-II animates the arrows and/or gauges to show the tides and currents
evolution over time.
Dynamic Tide information Dynamic Current information
The following icons and symbology are used:
Icons Description
Current speed.
The arrow length depend on the rate, and the symbol is rotated according to
ow direction. Flow rate is shown inside the arrow symbol.
Red symbol used when current speed is increasing,- blue symbol when
current speed is decreasing.
Tide height.
The gauge have 8 labels and is set according to absolute max/min value of
the evaluated day.
Red arrow used when tide is rising,- blue arrow when tide is falling.
¼ Note: All numeric values are shown in the relevant system units (unit of measurement) set
by user.
Easy View
Magnifying feature increasing the size of chart items and text.
In the split screen image below the Easy View is turned ON in the right panel.
¼ Note: There is no indication on the chart showing that this feature is active.
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Photo overlay
Photo overlay enables you to view satellite photo images of an area as an overlay on the
chart. The availability of such photos is limited to certain regions.
You can view photo overlays in either 2D or 3D modes.
No Photo overlay Photo overlay, land only Full Photo overlay
Photo transparency
The Photo transparency sets the opaqueness of the photo overlay. With minimum
transparency settings the chart details will be almost hidden by the photo.
Minimum transparency Transparency value = 10
Navionics Fish’n Chip
NSO-II supports Navionics Fish’n Chip (US only) chart feature.
For more information, see www.navionics.com.
Depth highlight range
Select a range of depths between which Navionics will ll with a dierent color.
This allows you to highlight a specic range of depths for shing purposes. The range will
only be as accurate as the underlying chart data, meaning that if the chart only contains 5
meter intervals for contour lines, the shading will round to the nearest available contour
line.
No Depth Highlight Range Depth Highlight Range, 6 m – 12 m
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Shallow water highlight
Highlights areas of shallow water.
This allows you to highlight areas of water between 0 and the selected depth (up to
10 meters/30 feet).
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No Shallow water highlighted Shallow water highlight, 0 m – 3 m
Navionics chart settings
Colored Seabed Areas
Used for displaying dierent depth areas in dierent shades of blue.
Annotation
Determines what area information, such as names of locations and notes of areas, is
available on display.
Presentation type
Provides marine charting information such as symbols, colors of the navigation chart and
wording for either International or US presentation types.
Chart details
Provides you with dierent levels of geographical layer information.
Safety depth
The Navionics charts use dierent shades of blue to distinguish between shallow and
deep water.
The safety depth sets the limit for which depths that shall be drawn without blue shading.
¼ Note: The built in Navionics database features data down to 20 m, after which it is all
white.
Contours depth
Determines which contours you see on the chart down to the selected safety depth value.
Rock lter level
Hides rock identication on the chart beneath a given depth.
This helps you to declutter charts in areas where there are many rocks located at depths
well below your vessel draught.
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Waypoints, routes & tracks
Waypoints
A waypoint is a user generated mark positioned on a chart, on a radar image or on an
echosounder image. Each waypoint has an exact position with latitude and longitude
coordinates. A waypoint positioned on an echosounder image, will in addition to position
information have a depth value.
A waypoint is used to mark a position you later may want to return to. Two or more
waypoints can also be combined to create a route.
Positioning waypoints
Placing a waypoint at vessel position
You can position a waypoint at the vessel position from any panel by pressing and holding
the OP40 PLOT/MARK key.
Using the cursor to position
waypoints
On chart, echosounder and
StructureScan panels you can
place a waypoint on a selected
position by making a long
press on the screen to activate
the panel menu.
Edit waypoints
A selected waypoint can be deleted or edited on a chart panel from the menu, or from the
waypoint dialog.
You can quickly move a waypoint on a chart panel by tapping the desired new location on
the screen.
Using the edit waypoint dialog
This dialog is activated by tapping the waypoint and then
activating the menu, or pressing the rotary knob when the
waypoint is selected.
The dialog can also be activated from the Waypoint list.
See “Waypoints, route and tracks panels” on page 28.
Waypoint alarm settings
You can set an alarm radius for each individual waypoint
you create.
¼ Note: The waypoint radius alarm must be toggled ON in the alarm panel to activate an
alarm when your vessel comes within the dened radius.
Moving a waypoint by tapping the screen
1. Select the waypoint by tapping it
2. Activate the menu and select the move option
- The waypoint icon will change to indicate moving mode
3. Tap on the chart panel to select a new position
4. Conrm the new position by tapping the Finish moving panel button or by pressing the
OP40 rotary knob.
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Routes
A route consists of a series of routepoints entered in the order that you want to navigate
them.
When you tap on an existing route, it will turn blue and the route name will be displayed.
Creating new routes
1. From the new route option from the menu
2. Tap the panel to position the rst waypoint
3. Continue tapping the chart panel until all routepoints are positioned
- A waypoint can easily be re-positioned by dragging it to the new position
4. Save the route by tapping the Finish editing panel button or by using the options in the
menu.
The route can also be created from the Routes panel described later in this section.
Edit a route
A route and a waypoint can only be edited from the chart panel when the item is selected.
1. Tap the route to make it active
2. Activate the menu and select the route and edit option
3. Tap the panel to add a new routepoint
• If you tap on a leg a new point will be added between existing routepoints
• If you tap outside the route the new routepoint will be added after the last point in the
route
4. Drag a routepoint to move it to a new position
5. Save the route by tapping the Finish editing panel button or by using the options in the
menu.
¼ Note: a single routepoint can be moved by tapping the routepoint and then selecting the
move option in the menu.
Tracks
A track is a graphical presentation of the historical path of the vessel, allowing you to
retrace where you have travelled. A track can be converted to a route in the Tracks panel,
as described later in this section.
From the factory, the system is set to automatically draw a track. The system will continue
to record the track until the track length reaches the maximum trail point setting, and will
then automatically begin overwriting the oldest track points.
The automatic tracking function can be turned o from the Tracks panel described later in
this section.
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Creating a new track
You dene the track settings and start the new track from the Tracks Settings dialog
described below.
Track settings
The track is made up of a series of track points connected by line segments whose length
depends on the frequency of track recording.
You can select to position track points based on time settings, distance, or by letting the
NSO-II system position a waypoint automatically when a course change is registered.
¼ Note: The Tracks option must also be turned ON in the chart settings to be visible.
Waypoints, route and tracks panels
The Waypoints, Routes and Tracks panels gives access to advanced edit functions and
settings for all these items available on your system.
The edit and settings options are accessed from the menu or by using the dialog buttons
when one of the items is selected.
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Navigating with the NSO-II
The navigation function included in the NSO-II allows you to navigate towards the cursor
position, a waypoint or along a predened route.
For information about positioning waypoints and creating routes, refer “Waypoints, routes
& tracks” on page 26.
Goto menu
You can start navigation from any panel by using the Goto menu, press the OP40 GO TO
key.
¼ Note: The Goto cursor option will only be available when the
cursor is active on a Chart, Radar or Echosounder panel.
When the NSO-II starts navigating, the cross track limits will be
indicated on the chart. See “Navigation settings panel” on page 30.
Navigating on the chart
You can start navigating on the chart from the chart menu and from the Goto menu. The
description and the illustrations below show use of the Goto menu, activated by pressing
the OP40 GO TO key.
Navigate to cursor position
You can start navigating towards a point on the chart by tapping the selected destination,
activating the Goto menu and selecting the cursor option.
Navigate a route
You can start navigating a route by tapping the route and then activating the Goto menu.
When route navigation is started, the Goto menu will expand showing options for
skipping a waypoint, or for restarting the route from current vessel position.
Selecting start point
You can navigate a route, starting from any waypoint, by positioning the cursor over the
selected waypoint and activating the Goto menu.
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Cancel navigation
You cancel navigation from the Goto menu or the chart panel menu.
Navigating with the autopilot
If an AC12, AC42 or an SG05 autopilot computer is connected to the system, autopilot
functionality will be included in the NSO-II.
When you start navigation on a system with autopilot functionality, you will be prompted
to set the pilot to navigation mode.
If you choose not to engage the autopilot, the pilot can later on still be set to navigation
mode from the pilot menu.
For more information about autopilot functionality see “Autopilot” on page 33.
Navigation settings panel
Navigation method
Dierent methods are available for calculating the distance and bearing between any two
points on a chart.
The great-circle route is the shortest path between two points. However, if you are to
travel along such a route, it would be dicult to steer manually as the heading would
constantly be changing (except in the case of due north, south, or along the equator).
Rhumb lines are tracks of constant bearing. It is possible to travel between two locations
using Rhumb line computation, but the distance would usually be greater than if Great
circle is used.
Steering alarm limits
Arrival radius
Sets an invisible circle around the destination waypoint.
The vessel is considered arrived at the waypoint when it is within this
radius.
O course (XTE) limit
This parameter denes the vessel’s accepted oset distance from the
leg. If the vessel goes beyond this limit an alarm will be activated.
Arrival alarm
When the arrival alarm is enabled, an alarm will be activated when
the vessel reaches the waypoint or when it is within the specied
arrival radius.
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