Manual

Chapter 7: Instruments
7.6
Calibrate Boatspeed
Allowing you to calibrate your boat speed correctly, this function works
in exactly the same way as the traditional method of measuring the time
taken to cover a known distance. Deckman will automatically calculate
the calibration values from the tests you select.
Click
Start run
at the beginning of the run, and then
End run
to finish.
Details of each run are displayed in the table: the start time of the run,
the distances from your input, the log and the GPS are shown,
Del Time
shows the elapsed time for the run, and the course during the run is
shown on the extreme right. You can select whether to use the distance
entered by you or that received from the GPS in
Calibration distance
.
In the
Use current
box, you can choose what type, if any, of current
information to factor into the calculations. Input the runs you wish to use
in the calibration in the
Selected runs in calculation
box.
Figure 7.4