Operation Manual

56 A-Series display - User reference manual
3. Press the TIDAL DATA or CURRENT DATA soft key. A dialog
box appears containing additional data and a tidal or current
curve as appropriate for the selected area.
You can now use the trackpad to select the relevant time and the
soft keys to select the relevant date.
To show information using the FIND NEAREST soft key:
1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the required position.
2. Press OK.
3. Press the FIND NEAREST soft key. A dialog box appears listing
the available options.
4. Use the trackpad to highlight Tidal Stations or Current Stations as
applicable.
5. Press the FIND soft key. A dialog box listing the nearest stations
appears.
6. Use the trackpad to select and highlight the required station.
7. Press OK.
8. The relevant information is shown in the dialog box.
Animated tide and current data
Requires navionics chart card with animated tide data.
The animations provide a visual cue to the movement of currents
and tides for times which you have specified.
Animations cover a 24-hour period and you are able to choose
whether to view the whole or part of it. You can also choose to view
the animation continuously or step through it in increments.
To view animated tide and current data:
1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor over the required tidal or
current diamond.
2. Press OK.
3. Press the ANIMATE soft key. The animation screen opens with
the animation paused.
4. Press the ANIMATION PLAY/PAUSE soft key. The animation
starts. The time and date of the animation is shown in the status
bar; the animation always starts from the current time.
Controlling the animation
When you open the tide and current animation screen, the toolbar
shows a set of soft keys that enable you to control the animation:
• Start/Stop the animation.
• Step the animation forward or back in time.
• Set the size of the step.
• Select a date for the animation.
The animation plays in a loop; when it reaches the end of a 24-hour
period, it starts again at the beginning.
To start or stop an animation:
1. Press the ANIMATION PLAY/PAUSE soft key.
To step through an animation:
1. Press the STEP BACK or STEP FWD soft keys as required.
To set the step interval:
With the animation paused:
1. Press the SET TIME INTERVAL soft key.
2. Use the trackpad to adjust the time interval within the range of 15
to 120 minutes.
3. Press OK to save the new time interval.