Operator`s manual

Chapter 4-22 Chart menu and INFO windows
Grid - the LAT/LON grid can be set to ON or AUTO
ON= The LAT/LON grid will be visible on the chart display all the time.
AUTO= The LAT/LON grid will appear on the chart display when there is no
actual chart available in the selected scale.
The color of the grid is preset in the Palette setup.
Human dictionary - when set to ON, the shown information will be written
in more clear and understandable text.
Land areas - can be set to FILLED or CONTOUR.
FILLED= The land areas will be filled with a preset color in the Palette setup.
CONTOUR= The land areas will be shown with a contour line only and the
landfill will be the same as the background/water color on the chart.
Land settings -
can all be set ON=Shown on chart or OFF=Not shown on chart.
Marine settings - can all be set ON or OFF, except for Nav-Aids which can be
set to INTERNATIONAL, INT. SIMPLIFIED, US, US SIMPLIFIED or OFF.
Nav-Aids - include Lights, Light Sectors, Signals and Buoys.
INTERNATIONAL (Lights, Light Sectors, Signals, Buoys) - will present Nav-
Aids in ‘real life’ shapes and colors for quick visual recognition (as per official
INT1 standard paper chart presentation).
INT. SIMPLIFIED (Signals, Buoys) - the NavAids will be shown in generic
symbols for minimum visual clutter on-screen.
US (Lights, Light Sectors, Signals, Buoys) - will present NavAids in simplified
shapes and real colors (as generally found on NOAA paper charts).
US SIMPLIFIED (Signals, Buoys) - the NavAids will be shown in generic
symbols for minimum visual clutter on-screen.
OFF - will shown no Nav-Aids on the chart.
Mixing levels - when set to ON, the number of blank chart areas will be
reduced, as the C-MAP library will find the missing area in a different level
to cover the blank area otherwise left on the screen. However, when using this
feature, chart re-draw time will be increased a little.
Name tags - shows a name/number next to buoy and beacon icons on the
chart. Can be set ON or OFF.
Orientation - can be set to NORTH UP, COURSE UP or NAV UP, and the
mode can be RELATIVE or TRUE motion.
NORTH UP - the chart will always be presented as north up.
COURSE UP - the chart will automatically turn, so your actual course (COG)
is up. If chart cursor is active it will stop the chart from rotating, press [CLR]
to turn cursor off. If a compass is connected, the reference will automatically