Operation Manual

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3-2-5 Finding a chart symbol
To find and display a chart symbol:
1 Press
MENU
and select Find.
2 Select the type of symbol: Waypoints,
Routes, Ports by name, Ports & services, or
Tide stations.
3 For Ports & services: select the type of
service to find.
For Ports by name: press ,
,
or
to
enter a name or letters contained in the
port name, then press
ENTER
.
4 A list of items is displayed. If there are
more items than will fit on the window,
press
or
to page up and down.
For Ports by name: to search for a different
port name, press
ESC
. change the name,
then press
ENTER
.
5 Select the item and press
ENTER
. The chart
window changes to show the item in the
middle of the window.
To see stored information about the item,
press
ENTER
(see section 3-2-4).
3-2-6 Perspective view
Perspective view shows the chart from an
angle instead of from straight above. To turn
perspective view on or off, press
MENU
and set
Perspective to or .
3-3 Distance and bearing calculator
The distance and bearing calculator can plot
a course of one or several legs and show
the bearing and length of each leg, as well
as the total distance along the course. The
completed course can be converted into a
route.
To use the distance and bearing calculator:
1 Select the Chart window. Press
MENU
and
select Distance.
2 Move the cursor to the start of the first
leg. It does not matter if this point is a
waypoint or not. Press
ENTER
.
3 To add a leg to the course, move the
cursor to the end of the leg. It does not
matter if this point is a waypoint or not.
The window shows the bearing and length
of the leg, as well as the total distance
along the course. Press
ENTER
.
4 To remove the last leg from the course,
press
MENU
and select Remove.
5 Repeat the above two steps to enter the
whole course.
6 To save the new course as a route,
press
MENU
and select Save. This also
saves any new points on the course as
new waypoints, with default names. If
necessary, edit the route later (see section
6-2-2) and edit any new waypoints later
(see section 5-2-3).
7 Finally, press
ESC
to return to the chart
window.