Operation Manual

Groundtripresetsmenu
Thismenuenablesyoutoresetsthechosengroundtripdistancecountertozero.
MenuitemDescription
GroundTrip1Reset
Resetsthegroundtrip1distancecountertozero.
GroundTrip2Reset
Resetsthegroundtrip2distancecountertozero.
GroundTrip3Reset
Resetsthegroundtrip3distancecountertozero.
GroundTrip4Reset
Resetsthegroundtrip4distancecountertozero.
Systemsettingsmenu
MenuitemDescriptionOptions
AutopilotControl
Enablesanddisables
autopilotcontrolsfrom
yourmultifunction
display.
•On
•Off
DSCAlerts
Enablesanddisables
DSCradioalertsonyour
multifunctiondisplay.
•On
•Off
GPSSet-upProvidesGPSsetting
options.
•ViewSatelliteStatus
•DifferentialGPS
•COG/SOGFilter
•RestartGPS
InternalGPSSwitchesthe
multifunctiondisplays
internalGPSOnorOff.
•On
•Off
DataSourcesEnablesselectionof
preferredsourcesof
dataforconnected
equipment.
•GPS
•GPSDatum
•TimeandDate
•Heading
•Depth
•Speed
•Wind
ExternalDevices
Enablesset-upof
compatibleexternally
connecteddevices.
RefertotheExternal
devicesmenusectionof
themanual.
WirelessConnections
Providesaccesstothe
Wi-Fiandbluetooth
connectionoptions.
RefertotheWireless
connectionsmenu
sectionofthemanual.
NMEASet-upEnablesyoutocongure
settingsforNMEA
devices.
RefertotheNMEA
set-upmenusectionof
themanual.
SystemPreferencesEnablesyoutocongure
systemsettings
RefertotheSystem
preferencesmenu
sectionofthemanual.
SimulatorSwitchessimulator
modeOnorOff.
•On
•Off
GPSsetup
TheGPSsetupoptionsenableyoutocongureaconnectedGPS
receiver.
TheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)isusedtopositionyourvessel
onthechart.YoucansetupyourGPSreceiverandcheckitsstatus
fromtheGPSStatusoptionintheSystemSettingsmenu.For
eachtrackedsatellite,thescreenprovidesthefollowinginformation:
•Satellitenumber.
•Signalstrengthbar.
•Status.
•Azimuthangle.
•Elevationangle.
•Asky-viewtoshowthepositionoftrackedsatellites.
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ItemDescription
1
Skyview—avisualrepresentationofthepositionoftracked
satellites.
2
Satellitestatus—displaysthesignalstrengthandstatusof
eachsatelliteidentiedintheskyviewdiagramontheleftofthe
screen.Thecoloredbarshavethefollowingmeanings:
•Grey=searchingforsatellite.
•Green=satelliteinuse.
•Orange=trackingsatellite.
3
HorizontalDilutionofPosition(HDOP)—ameasureof
GPSaccuracy,calculatedfromanumberoffactorsincluding
satellitegeometry,systemerrorsinthedatatransmissionand
systemerrorsintheGPSreceiver.Ahigherguresigniesa
greaterpositionalerror.AtypicalGPSreceiverhasanaccuracy
ofbetween5and15m.Asanexample,assumingaGPS
receivererrorof5m,anHDOPof2wouldrepresentanerror
ofapproximately15m.Pleaserememberthatevenavery
lowHDOPgureisNOguaranteethatyourGPSreceiveris
providinganaccurateposition.Ifindoubt,checkthedisplayed
vesselpositioninthechartapplicationagainstyouractual
proximitytoaknownchartedobject.
4
Fixstatus—indicatestheactualmodetheGPSreceiveris
reporting(NoFix,Fix,DFixorSDFix).
5
Mode—themodecurrentlyselectedbytheGPSreceiver.
6
Datum—TheGPSreceiver'sdatumsettingaffectsthe
accuracyofthevesselpositioninformationdisplayedinthechart
application.InorderforyourGPSreceiverandmultifunction
displaytocorrelateaccuratelywithyourpapercharts,theymust
beusingthesamedatum.
TheaccuracyoftheGPSreceiverdependsontheparameters
detailedabove,especiallytheazimuthandelevationangleswhich
areusedintriangulationtocalculateyourposition.
Multipledatasources(MDS)overview
Installationsthatincludemultipleinstancesofdatasourcescan
causedataconicts.Anexampleisaninstallationfeaturingmore
thanonesourceofGPSdata.
MDSenablesyoutomanageconictsinvolvingthefollowingtypes
ofdata:
•GPSPosition.
•Heading.
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