E-Series

Networked
Display

Reference Manual
Document number: 81244_2
Date: March 2006
 E-Series Reference Manual

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Important Information
Intended use
The display units detailed in this handbook may form part of marine navigational radar
system or GPS system intended for use on (non-IMO/SOLAS class) leisure vessels or
small workboats.
This handbook contains important information on the operation and maintenance of
your E-Series Display. To get the best results in operation and performance, please take
the time to read this handbook thoroughly.
For full details of installation and system integration, please refer to the E-Series
Installation Guide supplied with the display.

Safety notices
WARNING:Navigation Aid
This device is intended to be used as an aid to navigation. Its
accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment
failure or defects, environmental conditions and incorrect
handling or use. It is the user’s responsibility to exercise common
prudence and navigational judgement. This device should not be
relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement.

WARNING:Product installation
This equipment must be installed in accordance with the
instructions in the E-Series System Installation Guide. Failure to do
so could result in poor product performance, personal injury and/
or damage to the vessel.

WARNING:High voltage
The display unit and scanner unit contain high voltages.
Adjustments require specialized service procedures and tools only
available to qualified service technicians - there are no user
serviceable parts or adjustments. The operator should never
remove the display unit cover or attempt to service the
equipment.

WARNING:Electromagnetic energy
The radar scanner transmits electromagnetic energy. Ensure that
the scanner has been installed according to the recommendations
given in the relevant scanner handbook. Avoid looking directly at
the antenna.
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WARNING:Fishfinder sounder module

Removing the transducer cable from the rear of the fishfinder
sounder module whilst it is switched on can cause sparks. Only
remove the transducer cable after power has been switched off.
Ensure that the sounder module is mounted where it is well
ventilated and in an area free from flammable vapors.
CAUTION: Water Ingress
To prevent the ingress of water and consequent damage to the display,
ensure that the chart card door is firmly closed. This can be confirmed by an
audible click.
CAUTION: CompactFlash Cards
• Removing the CompactFlash card whilst information is being written to
or read from it may cause damage to the card and loss of all data. Use the
proper procedure detailed on page 20 to remove the card.
• Only one CompactFlash card per display can be used at any one time.
• Do not save data (waypoints, routes etc.) to a Navionics card as the charts
may be overwritten. When archiving use a different CompactFlash card.
• DO NOT use a metallic instrument such as a screwdriver or pliers to help you
remove a card, as doing this can cause irreparable damage.
CAUTION: Global Positioning System Antenna
Do not connect or disconnect the GPS antenna from the display unit whilst
power is switched on. Doing this may result in irreparable damage.
CAUTION: UV Light
To provide protection against the damaging effects of UV light, it is advisable
to replace the sun cover provided when the display is not in use.
CAUTION: Cleaning the display
Take care when cleaning the display, to avoid damaging it:
(1) Do NOT wipe the display screen with a dry cloth, as this could scratch
the screen coating.
(2) Do NOT use acid, ammonia based or abrasive products.

Disclaimers
Electronic charts are an aid to navigation designed to facilitate the use of authorized
government charts, not to replace them. Only official government charts and notices to
mariners contain the current information needed for safe navigation. The Captain is
responsible for their prudent use. The E-Series and its charts do not therefore exclude
the user from carrying the required official charts and documents.
Raymarine does not warrant that this product is error-free or that it is compatible with
products manufactured by any person or entity other than Raymarine.
This product uses digital chart data, and electronic information from the Global
Positioning System (GPS) which may contain errors. Raymarine does not warrant the
accuracy of such information and you are advised that errors in such information may
cause the product to malfunction. Raymarine is not responsible for damages or injuries
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caused by your use or inability to use the product, by the interaction of the product with
products manufactured by others, or by errors in chart data or information utilized by
the product and supplied by third parties.

Weather services
All information presented by this service is advisory only. You acknowledge the risk of
incomplete and erroneous information and assume complete responsibility and risks
associated with this device, and accordingly release Raymarine, Sirius Satellite Radio
Inc. and WSI Corporation from any and all claims arising from the use of this service. By
using this service, you acknowledge and agree that you have read the terms of the
subscription agreement for this service and agree to all of the terms contained therein.
If you do not have the subscription agreement, you may view a copy on the internet at
www. Sirius.com/marineweatheragreement or call 1-800-869_5480 for a copy to be
sent to you.

About this manual

This manual describes how to operate your E-Series display in conjunction with
Navionics cartography. It assumes that all peripheral equipment to be operated with it
is compatible and has been correctly installed.
This manual is intended for users of varying marine abilities, but assumes a general
level of knowledge of display use, nautical terminology and practices.
Raymarine does not necessarily support all the features in particular Navionics
cartography.

Technical accuracy
To the best of our knowledge, the technical information contained within this
handbook, was correct at the time of printing. However, Raymarine cannot accept
liability for any inaccuracies or omissions it may contain.
In addition, Raymarine’s policy of continuous product improvement may change
specifications without notice. As a result Raymarine cannot accept liability for any
differences between the product and this handbook.
Raymarine does not support after-sales or technical support for Navionics chart cards.
If you wish to file a report of an error or omission on a Navionics chart, please provide
the information to the Navionics web site at the link below:
http://www.navionics.com/DiscrepancyReports.asp
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EMC conformance
All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry standards
for use in the recreational marine environment. Their design and manufacture
conforms to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards, but
correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.

Multi-media chart cards

To use your E-Series Display as a navigation aid, charts with the appropriate level of
detail for the geographic area you wish to navigate are required. The charts are
available in electronic format on Navionics Chart cards.
To check the current availability of Navionics® chart card types and the latest feature
sets, visit www.navionics.com or www.navionics.it.
To obtain Navionics cards, contact your local dealer or visit the Navionics web site.
Alternatively, anywhere in North America call Navionics toll-free on 1-800-848-5896
Outside of North America, contact your local dealer or Navionics SpA on:
Phone: (+39) 0584 961696 or Fax: (+39) 0584 961309)
When archiving data, Raymarine recommends that you only use SanDisk CF memory
cards. Other brands of CF memory card may not work in your E-Series Display.

Disposal
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
The WEEE Directive requires the recycling of waste electrical and electronic
equipment. Whilst the WEEE Directive does not apply to some of Raymarine’s
products, we support its requirements as part of our environmental policy and
we ask you to be aware of how you should dispose of this product.
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbol found on our products signifies that it should not
be disposed of in general waste or landfill.
Please contact your local dealer, national distributor or Raymarine Technical Services
for information on product disposal.
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Contents
Chapter 1: Overview ..................................................................................................1
1.1 What will my E-Series integrate with? .................................................................. 1
1.2 What can the E-Series Display do? ........................................................................ 2
1.3 The Simulator ........................................................................................................ 5

Chapter 2: General Operation ..................................................................................7

2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Powering the display ON/OFF ...............................................................................7
2.3 Using the controls .................................................................................................8
The control panel ............................................................................................ 8
Buttons and soft keys ...................................................................................... 9
The cursor .....................................................................................................10
2.4 Displaying applications .......................................................................................10
2.5 Additional screen information ............................................................................11
2.6 Initial setup procedures ......................................................................................15
Selecting the data master (Networked E-Series only) ....................................15
Setting the language, date/time format and units of measurement ..............15
Selecting a page set ......................................................................................16
Selecting an application page .......................................................................16
Selecting an application window ..................................................................17
Adjusting the display lighting ........................................................................18
2.7 Using CompactFlash cards ..................................................................................19
Cautions ........................................................................................................19
What are CompactFlash cards used for? .......................................................19
Inserting a card .............................................................................................20
Removing a card ...........................................................................................20
2.8 Managing data ...................................................................................................21
Writing/retrieving data to a CompactFlash card ............................................21
Sending and receiving information using a PC ..............................................25
Password protecting your waypoints ............................................................25
2.9 Operating a networked E-Series Display .............................................................28
What does a networked system do? ..............................................................28
Controlling a network ...................................................................................28
Functions only affecting the display in use ....................................................29
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2.10 Emergencies and warnings .................................................................................30

Man Overboard (MOB) .................................................................................30
Alarms ..........................................................................................................31

Chapter 3: Working with Waypoints .....................................................................33

3.1 What is a waypoint? ...........................................................................................33
3.2 How are waypoints represented? .......................................................................34
3.3 Placing a waypoint .............................................................................................35
3.4 Navigating to a waypoint ...................................................................................36
Start navigating to a waypoint ......................................................................36
Stop navigating to a waypoint ......................................................................37
3.5 Viewing waypoint information ...........................................................................37
3.6 Editing a waypoint ..............................................................................................38
Changing waypoint details ...........................................................................39
Moving a waypoint .......................................................................................39
Erasing a waypoint(s) ....................................................................................40
Changing the default symbol or group ..........................................................41
3.7 Sorting the waypoint list .....................................................................................42
3.8 Organising waypoints into groups ......................................................................42
Displaying the waypoint group list ................................................................42
Making a new waypoint group .....................................................................43
Moving waypoints between groups ..............................................................43
Renaming an existing group .........................................................................44
Erasing a group .............................................................................................45
3.9 Controlling waypoint display ..............................................................................45
Show/hide waypoint names ..........................................................................45
Showing/hiding waypoint symbols ...............................................................46
Showing/hiding waypoint groups .................................................................46

Chapter 4: Using the Chart ......................................................................................47

4.1 Important ...........................................................................................................47
Safety ............................................................................................................47
Chart functionality ........................................................................................47
Chart cards ....................................................................................................48
4.2 Uses of the chart application ..............................................................................48
4.3 Viewing the chart ................................................................................................49
4.4 The chart display .................................................................................................49
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4.5 Where am I on the chart? ....................................................................................50

4.6 Moving around the chart ....................................................................................50
4.7 Additional information on the chart ...................................................................51
Displaying details of objects and features .....................................................52
Finding nearby features and services ............................................................52
Displaying details of tides .............................................................................53
Displaying details of currents ........................................................................54
Displaying details of port services .................................................................54
Pilot book information ..................................................................................57
Displaying panoramic photos ........................................................................58
Displaying details of business services & points of interest ...........................59
Displaying an aerial photo overlay ................................................................60
Displaying vessel identity (AIS) .....................................................................62
4.8 Measuring distances and bearings .....................................................................63
... from your boat ...........................................................................................63
... between two points on your chart .............................................................63
4.9 Navigating to a specific point .............................................................................64
Go to an existing waypoint ...........................................................................65
Resetting cross track error (XTE) ...................................................................65
Arriving at your target waypoint ...................................................................65
Stop navigating to your target waypoint .......................................................66
Maintaining a view of your navigation ..........................................................66
4.10 Building and following a route ............................................................................67
What is a route? ............................................................................................67
What can I do with a route? ..........................................................................67
Building a route .............................................................................................68
Following a route ..........................................................................................72
Resetting cross track error (XTE) ...................................................................74
Viewing details of routes ...............................................................................75
4.11 Editing routes .....................................................................................................76
Selecting a route for editing ..........................................................................76
Editing the selected route .............................................................................77
4.12 Monitoring where you are going ........................................................................82
... using chart vectors ....................................................................................82
... using the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) ................................................83
4.13 Warnings of potential dangers ............................................................................83
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4.14 Using the radar with the chart ............................................................................84

Synchronizing the chart with radar range .....................................................84
Viewing MARPA targets on the chart ............................................................84
Distinguishing between fixed and moving objects ........................................85
4.15 Recording where you have been .........................................................................86
What is a track? ............................................................................................86
How can I use tracks? ....................................................................................87
Creating a track .............................................................................................87
Creating a route from a track ........................................................................88
4.16 Editing tracks ......................................................................................................89
Selecting a track for editing ...........................................................................89
Editing the selected track ..............................................................................90
4.17 Defining how the chart windows are presented .................................................91
Working with multiple chart views ................................................................91
Setting the orientation of the chart ...............................................................92
Setting the motion mode ..............................................................................93
4.18 Altering the level of chart detail displayed ..........................................................94
Showing or hiding waypoints/waypoint information ....................................95
Showing or hiding a route or a track .............................................................96
Showing or hiding cartographic features ......................................................97
4.19 Setting up your chart and its cartography ...........................................................98
Chart Setup ...................................................................................................98
Cartography Setup ......................................................................................101

Chapter 5: 3D Chart ................................................................................................103

5.1 Important .........................................................................................................103
3D Chart functionality .................................................................................103
Safety ..........................................................................................................103
5.2 An introduction .................................................................................................103
5.3 What can I use the 3D Chart Application for? ...................................................104
5.4 The 3D chart display ..........................................................................................104
5.5 Where am I on the 3D chart? ............................................................................105
5.6 Moving around the 3D chart .............................................................................105
5.7 Other 3D controls .............................................................................................106
Soft keys ......................................................................................................106
5.8 Changing the mode ..........................................................................................107
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Active motion mode ....................................................................................107

Planning mode ............................................................................................107
5.9 Changing the view ............................................................................................108
View options ...............................................................................................108
Multiple views ............................................................................................109
Vessel offset ................................................................................................109
5.10 Aerial photo overlay .........................................................................................110
5.11 Making the view clearer ...................................................................................110
Exaggeration ..............................................................................................110
Declutter .....................................................................................................111
5.12 Using 2D and 3D charts together ......................................................................112
3D view locator ...........................................................................................112
Chart synchronization .................................................................................113
5.13 Using the 3D chart with a fishfinder ..................................................................114
5.14 Navigating with 3D charts ................................................................................114
5.15 Setting up the 3D Chart ....................................................................................115

Chapter 6: Using the Fishfinder ............................................................................117

6.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................117
6.2 How does the Fishfinder work? .........................................................................117
6.3 What can the fishfinder show me? ....................................................................118
Interpreting the bottom structure ...............................................................119
Factors influencing target display ................................................................119
Factors impairing a fishfinder picture ..........................................................120
Seeing a live image .....................................................................................120
6.4 Enhancing what you see ...................................................................................122
Changing the range ....................................................................................122
Shifting the image .......................................................................................122
Zooming in on the bottom ...........................................................................123
Simplifying the bottom image .....................................................................125
Isolating bottom fish ...................................................................................126
Changing how the image scrolls .................................................................127
Changing how the depth digit is displayed .................................................128
6.5 Marking a position ............................................................................................129
6.6 Determining depths and distances of targets ....................................................130
Measuring using VRMs ...............................................................................131
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6.7 Fishfinder alarms ..............................................................................................132

6.8 Setting up your fishfinder ..................................................................................132
Display settings ...........................................................................................133
Transducer Calibration ................................................................................134
DSM Setup ..................................................................................................135
6.9 Other settings affecting the fishfinder image ....................................................136
Operating frequency modes ........................................................................136
Gain modes .................................................................................................137
Adjusting the power setting ........................................................................139

Chapter 7: Using the Radar ...................................................................................141

7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................141
7.2 What is radar? ..................................................................................................141
Detecting targets ........................................................................................141
Maximum radar range ................................................................................142
Factors impairing a radar picture .................................................................142
7.3 Powering on/off the various scanner operating modes .....................................146
7.4 The radar picture ...............................................................................................147
7.5 Marking a position on the radar screen ............................................................148
7.6 Changing what you see in the radar window ....................................................148
Setting the orientation of the radar .............................................................148
Setting the motion mode ............................................................................150
Showing or hiding the range rings ..............................................................152
Changing the bearing mode for EBLs ..........................................................152
7.7 Getting the best picture ....................................................................................152
Using the GAIN functions ............................................................................152
Using the enhance echoes functions ...........................................................154
7.8 Changing the displayed range ..........................................................................157
Radar range and chart scale synchronization ..............................................157
7.9 Measuring distances, ranges and bearings .......................................................158
... Using the range rings ..............................................................................158
... Using the cursor ......................................................................................158
... Using VRMs and EBLs ..............................................................................159
... Using floating VRMs/EBLs .......................................................................161
7.10 Using radar to avoid a collision .........................................................................162
Guard Zones ...............................................................................................162
MARPA .......................................................................................................165
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Setting up MARPA .......................................................................................168

Acquiring a target to track ..........................................................................169
Cancelling targets .......................................................................................169
Displaying vessel identity (AIS) ...................................................................170
7.11 Setting up your radar ........................................................................................170
7.12 Warnings of potential dangers ..........................................................................172

Chapter 8: Using the data application ................................................................173

8.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................173
8.2 Selecting a data application ..............................................................................173
8.3 Selecting the data for display ............................................................................174
Pre-configured data panels .........................................................................174
Customize the panels ..................................................................................175

Chapter 9: Video .....................................................................................................179

9.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................179
9.2 Setting up the video application .......................................................................179
Displaying a video application ....................................................................179
Customizing the video application ..............................................................180
Adjusting the image ....................................................................................183

Chapter 10: Using the Course Deviation Indicator ..............................................185

10.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................185
10.2 The CDI screen ..................................................................................................185
Steering instructions ...................................................................................186
10.3 Selecting the CDI application ............................................................................186
10.4 Modifying the CDI application ..........................................................................186

Chapter 11: Using the Engine Monitor ..................................................................187

11.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................187
11.2 Displaying and setting up the engine monitor ..................................................187
11.3 The engine monitor display ...............................................................................189
11.4 Configuring the engine panels. .........................................................................189
11.5 What should I do when an alarm is triggered? ..................................................189

Chapter 12: Weather (US only) ...............................................................................191

12.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................191
12.2 Important information ......................................................................................191
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Disclaimer ...................................................................................................191
12.3 Setting up the weather application ...................................................................191
Pre-requisites for using the weather application .........................................192
Adding a weather application .....................................................................192
Specifying the weather elements ................................................................192
12.4 The weather display ..........................................................................................193
12.5 Moving around the weather map .....................................................................193
12.6 Placing waypoints .............................................................................................193
12.7 Weather graphics .............................................................................................194
Precipitation (NOWRad) ..............................................................................195
Storm Cast ..................................................................................................195
Sea surface temperature (SST) ....................................................................196
Canadian radar ...........................................................................................196
Tracking storms ...........................................................................................196
Lightning .....................................................................................................197
Surface observation stations .......................................................................197
City forecasts ..............................................................................................198
Wind ...........................................................................................................199
Waves .........................................................................................................199
Surface pressure ..........................................................................................200
Viewing data at a particular location ..........................................................200
12.8 Animated weather graphics .............................................................................200
Setting up animation ...................................................................................200
Running animation .....................................................................................201
12.9 Viewing weather reports ..................................................................................201
Tropical statements .....................................................................................201
Marine warnings .........................................................................................202
Marine zone forecasts .................................................................................202
12.10Watchbox warnings ..........................................................................................203
Watchbox warning alerts ............................................................................203
Displaying marine watchboxes ...................................................................204
Displaying watchbox data ...........................................................................204
12.11Weather application setup ...............................................................................205
Selecting the Weather Setup Menu .............................................................205
Weather Setup options ................................................................................205
Showing/hiding marine watchboxes and zone boundaries .........................205
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12.12Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................206

Chapter 13: Navtex ..................................................................................................207

13.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................207
13.2 Setting up Navtex weather ...............................................................................207
13.3 Incoming message alerts ..................................................................................207
13.4 Viewing messages ............................................................................................208
Displaying the Navtex Message List ............................................................208
Displaying and scrolling through a message ...............................................208
13.5 Managing Navtex messages ............................................................................208
Selecting message alert categories .............................................................208
Sorting the message list ..............................................................................209

Chapter 14: Automatic Identification System (AIS) ............................................211

14.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................211
14.2 What is AIS? .....................................................................................................211
Classes of AIS data ......................................................................................211
14.3 What do I need to run AIS? ...............................................................................213
14.4 Selecting the AIS function .................................................................................213
AIS status ....................................................................................................213
14.5 How is AIS data displayed? ...............................................................................214
AIS Target symbols ......................................................................................214
Viewing target information .........................................................................215
14.6 Using AIS for collision avoidance ......................................................................217
Safe zones ...................................................................................................217
MARPA and AIS options ..............................................................................218
Safety messages .........................................................................................218
14.7 AIS Alarms ........................................................................................................218
Local AIS alarms ..........................................................................................219
Active alarm list ..........................................................................................219
14.8 Simulator ..........................................................................................................220
14.9 AIS Layer Setup Menu .......................................................................................220

Chapter 15: System setup and customizing .........................................................221

15.1 Changing the data master ................................................................................221
15.2 Customizing the page sets ................................................................................221
Reconfiguring the application and page layout ...........................................221
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Rename a page set ......................................................................................222

Return to default setting .............................................................................222
15.3 Changing the databar .......................................................................................223
Databar position .........................................................................................223
Data bar size ...............................................................................................223
Customizing the contents of the data bar ...................................................224
15.4 Changing the set up menu options ...................................................................227
Application specific .....................................................................................227
External equipment menus .........................................................................227
System-wide menus ....................................................................................227

Chapter 16: Maintenance & Troubleshooting ......................................................239

16.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................239
16.2 Maintenance procedures ..................................................................................239
Servicing and Safety ....................................................................................239
Routine checks ............................................................................................239
Cleaning the display ....................................................................................240
16.3 Resetting the Display ........................................................................................240
Settings reset ..............................................................................................240
Settings and data reset ...............................................................................241
16.4 Troubleshooting your Display ...........................................................................241
Common problems and how to solve them .................................................241
16.5 Getting Technical Support .................................................................................244
For Raymarine products ..............................................................................244
For Navionics cartography ..........................................................................247
For Sirius weather .......................................................................................248

Appendix A: Specification for the E80 and E120 Displays ...................................249

Appendix B: List of Abbreviations ..........................................................................257

Appendix C: List of cursor labels .............................................................................259

Appendix D: Glossary of weather terms ................................................................261

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Chapter 1: Overview
This chapter gives an overview of the E-Series display system and its features.

1.1 What will my E-Series integrate with?

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When used as part of a SeaTalk system it will display information from other SeaTalk
and NMEA instruments. It can also be networked with other E-Series displays by way
of Raymarine’s SeaTalk High Speed switch. Information from the E-Series display can
be transferred between applications and to other SeaTalk instruments within the
system. For more detail on system integration, please refer to the Installation Guide.
2 E-Series Networked Display Reference Manual

1.2 What can the E-Series Display do?

With the appropriate equipment connected to your system and the necessary data
available, your E-Series display combines the following applications which are used to:

Chart (Chapter 4)
Locate where you are.
0.5nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

Interpret your surroundings.

Monitor where you are going.
Record where you have been.
Navigate to a specified position (waypoint).
Build and navigate routes.
View details of nearby features & services.
View details of boats equipped with AIS.
Distinguish between fixed and moving objects.

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Measure distances and bearings.

You will need a chart card, and position/heading data, for the chart application to be
fully functional.

3-D Chart (Chapter 5)

Display a 3D view of land, sea & features.
Locate where you are.
Interpret your surroundings.
Monitor where you are going.
Draft Go to an existing waypoint.
Navigate a route.
Synchronize with the 2D chart.
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Identify fishing spots

You will need a chart card and accurate heading and position data for your 3D chart
application to be fully functional.

Fishfinder (Chapter 6)
200kHz: Auto Range: Auto
Build a picture of what is below your vessel.
Locate & distinguish underwater objects & targets.
Distinguish the seabed and its texture.
Obtain information about water depth, temperature.
Mark a point of interest, fishing spot etc.
Determine depths and distances of targets.
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TRANSDUCER
ZOOM… BOTTOM LOCK… A-SCOPE… PRESENTATION…
SETTINGS…

You will need position data, in addition to a DSM300, for your fishfinder to be fully
functional.
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Radar (Chapter 7)

6nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Rings 1nm

Detect landmasses & navigation markers.
Detect and measure the range and distance of other
vessels.
Acquire targets and track them for collision avoidance.
Navigate to a specified position (waypoint).
View details of boats equipped with AIS.

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TARGET TARGETS
VRM/EBL... TRACKING... GAIN... PRESENTATION...
DISPLAY...

You will need position and heading data, in addition to a compatible scanner, for your
radar application to be fully functional.

Data (Chapter 8)

View data generated by the system or by instruments

available on NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000 and SeaTalk or
SeaTalk2.

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Video (Chapter 9)

View video images from on-board CCTV cameras, DVD or

video player.

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Course Deviation Indicator (Chapter 10)

3nm North-Up Relative Motion Local

View real-time display of your vessel on a 'rolling

road' in 3D perspective.
Give details of any correction required to steer your
vessel along a given course.
View data about the distance and time to go until
you reach a specified point.
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You will need accurate heading and position data for your CDI application to be fully
functional.
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Engine Monitor (Chapter 11)

T

View engine data e.g. engine temperature, oil pressure,

fuel level etc from up to three engines on a compatible
engine system.

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Weather (Chapter 12)
Only available for the US.
Superimpose historical and forecasted weather graphics
on a world map.
Determine conditions in your vicinity or at a particular
location.

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View weather reports.

You will need accurate position data and be connected to a Sirius weather receiver
(which is supplying the appropriate data) for your Weather application to be fully
functional.

Navtex (Chapter 13)

Major areas of NAVTEX coverage include the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea,
coastal areas around Japan and areas around the North American continent.

Automatic broadcast of localised Maritime Safety

Information (MSI)
Receive navigational and meteorological warnings, and
Draft search and rescue information.
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You will need a Navtex receiver connected to your system via NMEA, in order to receive
this data.

Waypoints (Chapter 3) & AIS (Chapter 14)

Whilst not applications in their own right, waypoints and AIS are handled at system
level and are covered in separate chapters.
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1.3 The Simulator

The E-Series Display includes a simulator mode, which allows you to practice operating
your display without data from a GPS antenna, radar scanner. fishfinder or an AIS
receiver. The simulator mode is switched on/off in the System Setup Menu (see
page 262). Once enabled, you can use the simulator:
• Before installation - Simply connect the display to a 12V DC power supply,
fused at 1 amp by attaching the red core from the power lead to positive (+) and
the black core to negative (-).
• After installation - Whilst in a marina or at anchor.
Please note that system settings made whilst in simulator mode, are not transmitted
via SeaTalk to other equipment.
Important: Incoming AIS safety messages cannot be displayed while the simulator is
switched on.
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Chapter 2: General Operation 7

Chapter 2: General Operation

2.1 Introduction
This chapter gives details of the general operation of the E-Series display, and covers
the following subjects:
• Powering the display on/off.
• Using the controls.
• Application display.
• Displaying and editing additional information.
• Adjusting the display lighting.
• Initial setup procedures.
• Using CompactFlash cards.
• Managing data.
• Operating a networked E-Series Display.
• Emergencies and warnings.

2.2 Powering the display ON/OFF

Power ON
Press the POWER button until the introductory logo is displayed. The keys
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light up and after a few seconds an application page and a navigation
warning and weather data disclaimer is displayed. Read this information
and then press OK to remove it.
At this time the radar scanner (if fitted and powered) is checked for compatibility with
the display. An error message is displayed if the scanner is incompatible.

Power OFF
Press and hold the POWER button until the power down count reaches
zero. If the POWER button is released within the countdown period, power
off is cancelled.
Remember to replace the suncover to protect the display.
8 E-Series Networked Display Reference Manual

2.3 Using the controls

The control panel

DATA ACTIVE PAGE

Press to access When multiple windows are open: Press to scroll through available
ruler, chart vectors, - Press to select required window. pages.
archive & transfer - Press and hold to maximise current Press and hold to select different
and data bar window. page set or customise your own
on/off functions. - Press again to return to multiple layout.
windows.
WPTS/MOB
Press to display the waypoint
soft keys.
Press again to place waypoint at
PAGE
your boat's position.
ACTIVE
Press and hold to place a
WPTS
MOB
Man Overboard (MOB)
DATA marker at your current position.
MENU
Press and hold again to exit
MENU
Press to access the set up
menus.
OUT Press and hold to access help
RANGE
IN
information.

Rotary control
Use to edit alpha-numeric
values, and scroll through lists.
OK CANCEL
Turn clockwise to increase
value and counter-clockwise to
decrease value.
Press to move the cursor to the
next character when editing
text.
Use to edit symbology (VRM/
Softkeys EBL etc).
Press to select the corres-
ponding function identified Trackpad
by the on-screen label Used to control the on-screen
cursor and to scroll through
menu items.
Power Press the corresponding edge
Press once to turn ON. of the trackpad to move the
Press again to access cursor horizontally, vertically or
backlight functions and diagonally.
scanner controls. Press and hold to move rapidly
Press and hold to turn the over larger distances.
display OFF.
CANCEL
RANGE Press to cancel the selected
Press to change the display on-screen option when editing
scale so that a smaller or data; also used to return to
larger area can be seen on the previous soft key set or
the screen. menu.
OK
Chart Card slot Press to select an on-screen
Open the cover to install option, or return to the
CompactFlash cards. previous soft key set or menu.
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Buttons and soft keys

To navigate to the required function you will need to press a series of buttons and/or
soft keys:

PAGE
Buttons
ACTIVE
Access system functions or change what you see on-screen.
WPTS
Within the text of this document they are written in bold capitals MOB
e.g. WPTS/MOB. DATA
Press and hold to access short cuts.
MENU

Soft keys
They change depending on WAYPOINT AT
CURSOR
WAYPOINT AT
VESSEL
WAYPOINT AT
LAT/LONG...
GO TO WAYPOINT
OPTIONS…
REVIEW AND EDIT
WAYPOINTS
application or function
being performed.
Press the corresponding key
(below the screen) to select.
Further soft keys may be
displayed.
If a key has several options, ERASE WAYPOINT SORT LIST SET DEFAULT SYM WAYPOINT VIEW AND EDIT
& GROUP... GROUPS... DETAILS…
each press will highlight the
next option.
If a key displays a single
value or a slider above, use
the rotary control to adjust.
Within the text of this
document they are written SET UP DEFAULT
SYMB GROUP
EDIT DEFAULT
in capitals e.g. SORT LIST.

Example:
The example above shows the series of button and soft key presses
required to change the waypoint default symbol or group.
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This process of pressing buttons and soft keys to navigate to the required function is
simplified in this manual and represented by a strip e.g.

WPTS REVIEW AND EDIT SET DEFAULT SYM SET UP DEFAULT

MOB WAYPOINTS ... & GROUP... SYMB GROUP
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Note: The key beep that you hear whenever a button or soft key is pressed, can be
switched off and the soft keys automatically hidden if required. For more details,
please refer to the Display Setup Menu on page 236.
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The cursor
When you are using the chart and radar applications, the cursor is used to move
around the screen:
The cursor appears on the screen as a white cross.
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If the cursor has not been moved for a short period of time, it changes to
a circle with a cross in it, to make it easier to locate on the screen.
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The cursor is context-sensitive - when it is placed over an object e.g. a

waypoint or chart feature, it changes color and a label or information
associated with the object is displayed. When you place the cursor over
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WPT
certain items, the soft keys change to enable you to access related
operations.
Notes: (1) For a full list of cursor labels and their meanings, please see
Appendix C
(2) For details of how to temporarily hide the cursor, please see
page 236.

2.4 Displaying applications

The various applications that make up your E-Series system are displayed in a series of
screens known as page sets. There are 4 pre-configured and one empty page set to
choose from. Each page set contains 5 pages. These pages are made up of 1, 2, 3 or 4
windows combined in various formats. Each window can display an application e.g.

Page set
Engine
Video Weather 3D Chart CDI Fishfinder Data Radar monitor 2D Chart

Page Window
(consists of 1, 2, 3 or 4 windows
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in various configurations)

If necessary, you can change the combination and layout of these page sets to meet
your particular needs (see page 257).
Note: For details of how to select page sets, pages and windows, please refer to
page 16.
Chapter 2: General Operation 11

2.5 Additional screen information

Information is displayed on the screen using a variety of methods:

Status
Statusbar
bar Data
Data bar
bar Statusicons
Status icons
Gives
Givesinformation
informationspecific
specifictoto Gives
Gives information
information associated
associated with
with Confirm status
Confirm status of
of DSM,
DSM,
each
eachapplication.
application. your
your boat
boat or
or the
the environment.
environment. GPS and
GPS, scanner.
AIS and scanner.
Cannot
Cannotbebeedited
editedorormoved.
moved. Customisable
Customisable content*
content*
Vertical
Vertical or
or horizontal
horizontal format*
format*
Display
Display or
or hide*.
hide*.
Normal
Normal oror large
large size*.
size*.

3nm
3nm Head-Up
Head-Up Relative
Relative Motion
Motion Rings ½nm
Rings ½nm

Status bar
Gives information specific to
each application.
MARPA ALARM
MARPA ALARM Cannot be edited or moved.

Target
Targetlost (onscreen)
lost (on screen)

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ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOWLEDGE

Database
baselists
lists Pop-up messages
messages Dialog
Data Pop-up Dialogboxes
boxes
Containinformation
Contain information you
you have Alert you
Alert you to
to aa situation
situatione.g.
e.g. Enable
Enabledata
datatotobebeedited
editedoror
added
have to thetodisplay's
added memory
the display's alarm, function
alarm, function notnotavailable.
available. entered
enteredinto
intoaastore/list
store/liste.g.
e.g. waypoints.
memory e.g. waypoints. Not editable.
editable. editing a waypoint.
e.g. editing a waypoint.
Not
Highlight an
an entry
entry using May require
require aa response
Highlight with May responsee.g.
e.g.
trackpad or rotary control to press ACKNOWLEDGE to Menus (see next page)
trackpad or rotary control to press ACKNOWLEDGE to Menus (see next page)
display related information. silence alarms. Used to configure system to
display related information. silence alarms. Used to configure system
Editable using soft keys.
Editable using soft keys. your particular needs.
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to your particular needs.

* For details of how to adjust and edit the data bar, please see page 259
Note: To change the size of the text on screen, please see page 270.
12 E-Series Networked Display Reference Manual

Menus
0

Menus enable you to configure your system to your particular needs.

MENU Whenever the MENU button is pressed, the Setup menu is displayed
MENU
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containing a list of all the menus available for the active application
together with system wide menus e.g.

Setup
Menus for the active Radar Setup ...
application
GPS Status...
External equipment/ Compass Setup...
instruments AIS Layer Status...

System Setup...
Alarm Setup...
Display Setup...
System-wide menus Databar Set...
Select Page Setup...
System Diagnostics...

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Remove CF Card

For details of application menus, please refer to the appropriate chapter. For all other
settings, please refer to Chapter 14:System setup and customizing.
To access a menu:
1. Select the appropriate menu and setting:

Setup Cartography Setup Menu

Chart Setup... Chart Display Detailed
Cartography Setup... Chart Grid On
MENU Chart Text On
GPS Status... Chart Boundaries ON
Compass Setup... Spot Soundings ON

1. Highlight item, using: 1. Highlight item, using:

Trackpad (up/down) Trackpad (up/down)
or or
Rotary control Rotary control
2. Select item, using: 2. Select item, using:
Trackpad (right) Trackpad (right)
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2. To change the setting:

Cartography Setup Menu

Chart Display Detailed
Chart Grid On
Chart Text On
Chart Boundary ON OK
Spot Soundings ON OFF
Safety Contour 66ft 7ft
Depth Contour ALL 10ft
Nav. Marks ON 16ft
20ft
Highlight or change value to 33ft
new setting, using: 66ft

Trackpad (up/down)
or
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Rotary control
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Editing the dialog box information

Dialog boxes enable data to be edited or entered into a list e.g. Edit Waypoint screen.
To edit/enter data into a dialog box:
1. Select the field for editing:

e.g.
Symbol

Name Waypoint 1
EDIT NAME
Group My Waypoints

Comment

Highlight field to be edited

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e.g. waypoint name

2. Edit/enter data and save:

e.g.
Symbol

Name Wa
aypoint 1
OK
Group My Waypoints

Comment

To change
character or
selection, use: , or
Turn

To move to next
character for or
editing, use:

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Press

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 if necessary.

Notes: (1) Character text can be entered in upper or lower case. (although the
system is not case sensitive e.g. WAYPOINT 1, Waypoint 1are con-
sidered to be the same name).
(2) If you need to use special or accented characters (e.g. ~ ` ´), the
Extended Character Set should be switched to ON in the System
Setup Menu (see page 262).
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Status icons
The status icons on the data bar confirm whether the appropriate connections to your
E-Series system have been made:

Status icon Description

The boat and fish icon indicates the current status of your fishfinder:
Icon animated - connection to a DSM has been successful.
Icon static - the DSM is connected but not transmitting.
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(animated icon) Icon greyed-out - no DSM is connected.

The satellite icon indicates the current status of your GPS:

FIX - your unit is successfully connected to a GPS receiver.
NO FIX - your unit has been unable to connect to a suitable GPS receiver.
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(static icon)

The scanner icon indicates the current status of your radar scanner:
Icon rotates - the scanner is transmitting (TRANSMIT/TX mode).
Icon static - the scanner is powered on but is not currently transmitting
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(static icon) (STANDBY mode).

Icon greyed out - this indicates that the scanner is currently powered
off (OFF mode).
Icon rotates and is then static - a power save mode in which the
scanner powers on/off intermittently (TIMED TRANSMIT mode).
The AIS icon indicates the current status of the AIS function:

AIS unit not available i.e. not connected or off.

AIS unit is switched on and operating.

AIS unit on with active alarms.

AIS unit switched on and operating but dangerous and lost alarm dis-
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o abled.

Note: These icons will also appear when you are in simulator mode.
Chapter 2: General Operation 15

2.6 Initial setup procedures

When you first use your E-Series Display after it has been commissioned (see
Installation Guide), we recommend that you carry out the following:
• Selecting the data master (Networked E-Series Displays only).
• Set the language, the date and time format and preferred units of measurement.
• Select a page set.
• Select an application page/window.
• Adjust the display lighting.
Note: For full details of all System Setup options, please refer to Chapter 14:System set-
up and customizing. For application specific set up options, please refer to the appro-
priate chapter.

Selecting the data master (Networked E-Series only)

When a Networked E-Series system is powered on for the first time, an alarm will
sound and you will be asked to nominate which display is to be the data master. For
details of how to change the data master, please see page 28.

Setting the language, date/time format and units of mea-

surement
To adjust the language, date/time format and units of measurement to your preferred
settings:
1. Select the setting:

Setup System Setup Menu

Position Made Lat/Lon...
MENU System Setup...
Alarm Setup... Date/Time Setup...
Units Setup...
System Integration Setup...
Highlight Waypoint Password Setup...
System Setup
Enter System Highlight required
setting
Setup
Enter setting
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2. Adjust the setting:

e.g. Date/Time Setup Menu

Date Format mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy
Time Format 12hr
OK
dd/mm/yy
Local Time Offset UTC

or Change value as
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required

3. Repeat this process until you have changed all of these settings.
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Selecting a page set

Your Display has four pre-configured page sets and one empty set for you to choose
from. The applications configured in a page set is a local setting and will therefore only
affect the individual display on which you are working.

PAGE OK

Press &
hold

Highlight appropriate pre-configured page set

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Note: Alternatively, you can access the Select Page Set screen via MENU.
If none of the pre-configured page sets meet your particular requirements and/or you
intend to use the engine monitor, weather or video application, refer to the Setup and
Customizing chapter for details of how to customize both the layout and the
application appearing in each window.

Selecting an application page

Once you have selected the appropriate page set (see previous section), choose the
application page that you wish to use:

PAGE

Press until required

page displayed

PAGE Or:

Press soft key of

required page
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Selecting an application window

When the selected page has more than one window, the window that is currently
active will be bordered in red e.g.

Active window
highlighted

Soft keys
associated with

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active window

Changing the active window

To change the active highlight to other windows on the page and display the
associated soft keys:

e.g. Active
window
Active ACTIVE
window

Press to move

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active window

Multiple to single window

To make the active window full-screen when multiple windows are being displayed:

ACTIVE

Press and
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Multiple windows hold Single window

Single to multiple windows

To return to multiple windows:

ACTIVE
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Single window Multiple windows

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Adjusting the display lighting

The display has two distinct color palettes, for day and night operation. You can also
manually adjust the backlight level.
Note: The display lighting is a local setting and will therefore only affect the individual
display on which you are working.
Day/night operation
To select the day/night mode of operation:

PALETTE OK
DAY NIGHT

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Toggle as required

The display saves the current palette when the unit is powered off. If the palette was set
to NIGHT when it was last used, and you then power on in bright sunlight, it may be
difficult to see the screen. Reset the palette to DAY to return to normal daytime
lighting.
Backlight level
To adjust the backlight level when in day or night operation mode:

Backlight Level

OK

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Change the level as required
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2.7 Using CompactFlash cards

Cautions
CAUTION: CompactFlash Card Installation
When installing CompactFlash cards ensure that the card is fitted the correct
way around. DO NOT try to force the card into position as this may result in
irreparable damage to the card.
CAUTION: Water Ingress
To prevent the ingress of water and consequent damage to the display,
ensure that the chart card door is firmly closed at all times. This can be
confirmed by an audible click.
CAUTION: Card Removal
DO NOT use a metallic instrument such as a screwdriver or pliers to help you
remove a card, as doing this can cause irreparable damage.
CAUTION: Card writing
CompactFlash cards can be damaged if they are removed from the unit
during either a read or write operation. A warning is displayed during write
operations. The unit is continually reading the card. It is therefore essential
that before removing the card you follow the correct procedure to stop
access to the card.

What are CompactFlash cards used for?

CompactFlash cards enable you to get the most from your display. Their uses include:
• Detailed cartographic information
Obtain detailed cartographic information of the area that you navigate using Nav-
ionics® chart cards. To check the current availability of Navionics chart card types,
please visit www.navionics.com or www.navionics.it.
The amount of cartographic detail shown varies for different areas and for differ-
ent scales. The chart scale in use is indicated in the status bar - the number repre-
sents the distance in nautical miles from the top of the chart window to the
bottom of the chart window.
• Archiving
To archive waypoints, routes and tracks.
• Saving
To save waypoint, route and track data for use by other equipment e.g. a PC.
You can remove and insert cards while a chart is displayed provided that you follow the
correct procedure (see page 20). The chart information is retained on-screen until the
chartplotter redraws the screen; for example, when you pan outside the current area,
or use the RANGE button to change the chart scale.
Note: In a networked system, cartographic data is available to any E-Series display
connected on the SeaTalk High Speed network. However, the ARCHIVE and TRANSFER
functions only operate with the card inserted in the display at which you are working.
20 E-Series Networked Display Reference Manual

Inserting a card
To insert a card, refer to the illustration and:
1. Check that you are using the correct type of card (see Important Information, at the
beginning of this manual).
2. Open the chart card door, located on the front left of the display.
3. Insert the card as shown, with the lip of the card facing inwards. It should position
easily. If it does not, DO NOT force it, check the direction in which the lip is facing.
4. Gently press the card home.
5. To prevent the ingress of water and consequent damage, close the chart card door
and press firmly until a click is heard.

Narrow
Groove

Lip

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Removing a card

...with the unit powered on

1. Select the CF Card Removal function:

Setup CF Card Removal

MENU You may now safely remove your
System Diagnostics... compact flash card.
Remove CF Card Press OK or CANCEL when finished.
Highlight
Remove CF Card
Select Remove
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CF Card

IMPORTANT:
If you try to remove a card without accessing the setup menu, a blue screen and
warning message is displayed and the unit must be restarted. In an E-series net-
worked system, where any display may be accessing the card, this message
Chapter 2: General Operation 21

appears on all displays in the network. All displays will therefore need to be
restarted individually.
You must only remove the card while the CF Card Removal message is displayed.
Once the message is closed, the card should no longer be removed.
2. Open the chart card door.
3. Grip the card and pull to remove it from its slot.
4. To prevent the ingress of water and consequent damage, close the chart card door
and press firmly until a click is heard.
5. Press OK.

...with the unit powered down

1. Open the chart card door.
2. Grip the card and pull to remove it from its slot.
3. To prevent the ingress of water and consequent damage, close the chart card door
and press firmly until a click is heard.

2.8 Managing data

This section explains how you can manage the data contained in your E-Series and
includes the following:
• Writing/retrieving to a CF card.
• Erasing information from a card.
• Erasing information from your system.
• Transferring information to/from a PC.
• Password protection.

Writing/retrieving data to a CompactFlash card

Your display can save up to 1,200 waypoints, 150 routes and 10 tracks in data base
lists. Once this number is reached you will need to archive data to a CompactFlash card
for safe-keeping or retrieval at a later date. Alternatively, you can transfer data to
another instrument or PC using SeaTalkhs or NMEA. When navigation is active, you can
also receive waypoints, routes and tracks from a PC, other SeaTalkhs, SeaTalk and
NMEA instruments (see page 25).
Note: In a networked E-Series system, you archive to and retrieve data from the Com-
pactFlash card in the display on which you are working.
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Saving information to a card

Important:
Raymarine strongly recommend that you save data to a separate CompactFlash card
and not to a Navionics card containing cartography.
1. Insert card and select the SAVE TO CARD function:

DATA ARCHIVE AND SAVE TO CARD

TRANSFER

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Insert card

2. Select list containing data for saving:

e.g.
ROUTE LIST
SELECT LIST Route 1
WPT RTE TRK Route 2
Route 3
Toggle to required
list

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Contents for selected list displayed

3. Define data for saving

To save all items in list to card:

SAVE ALL
Save Route

Or
To save individual items:
e.g. e.g.
Follow on-screen instructions
ROUTE LIST
SAVE ROUTE to remove card
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3

Highlight item
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for saving
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Retrieving information from a card

1. Insert card and select the RETRIEVE FROM CARD function:

DATA ARCHIVE AND RETRIEVE FROM

TRANSFER CARD

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Insert card

2. Select required list:

e.g.
ROUTE LIST
SELECT LIST Route 1
WPT RTE TRK Route 2
Route 3
Toggle to required
list

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Contents for selected list displayed

3. Define data to be retrieved:

To retrieve all selected database items:

RETRIEVE ALL
Retrieve Route
Or
To retrieve individual items:
e.g.
ROUTE LIST Follow on-screen instructions
RETRIEVE ROUTE
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3

Highlight item for

retrieving
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If whilst retrieving information a selection is already found to exist on the system, a

warning message will appear.
The soft keys will change to give you the options of retrieving as new, replacing or
cancelling the retrieving process
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Erasing information from a card

If you wish to remove information from a card, for example you no longer need it, or
the card is full, it can be erased by using the ERASE FROM CARD soft keys. A message
will be displayed on screen asking you to confirm that you want to delete the item(s),
before it takes place.
1. Insert the card and select the ERASE FROM CARD function:

DATA ARCHIVE AND ERASE FROM

TRANSFER CARD

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Insert card

2. Select the required list:

e.g.
ROUTE LIST
SELECT LIST Route 1
WPT RTE TRK Route 2
Route 3
Toggle to required
list

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Contents for selected list displayed

3. Define data to be deleted:

To delete all items:

ERASE ALL

Or YES
To delete individual items:
e.g.
ROUTE LIST ERASE ROUTE
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3

Highlight item for

deleting
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Sending and receiving information using a PC

You can transfer and retrieve waypoints or routes to and from another instrument or
PC using NMEA or SeaTalkhs.
With a RayTech 6.0’s planner you can transfer waypoints and routes via a CF memory
card. Such transfers require that the PC be connected to the display’s NMEA port via a
serial data cable. RayTech 6.0 will transfer waypoints and routes via SeaTalkhs.
To transfer or receive information:
1. Select the transfer on NMEA option:

ARCHIVE AND TRANSFER ON

DATA NMEA...
TRANSFER

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2. Press the appropriate soft key to send or receive NMEA:

SEND WPTS ON SEND RTES ON STOP TRANSFER

RECEIVE ON NMEA
NMEA NMEA

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Note: If you wish to stop the transfer at any point, press STOP TRANSFER.
3. When transfer is complete, STOP TRANSFER greys out and the soft keys reappear.

Password protecting your waypoints

If required, you can prevent access to, modification and sight of your waypoint and
route databases and functions by means of a password.

Password confirmation
When Password Protection is enabled and you are attempting to access a password
protected function for the first time during a power-cycle, the system will request
confirmation of your password before you can:
• Access WPTS key functions. This does not affect the operation of the MOB function.
• Access ROUTES soft key functions.
• Create a route from a track. All other track functions are unaffected.
• Archive or transfer any waypoints.
• Enter the Waypoint Password Setup menu.
Note: Once you have provided a password to the system, it must be entered to access
the Password Setup sub-menu, regardless of the whether Password Protection is set to
ON or OFF.

Disabled data/functions
When Password Protection is ON and you have not entered a password you will be
unable to:
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• View details of waypoint and route databases.

• Edit waypoints or routes.
• Goto an existing waypoint.
• Follow a route.
• View waypoints on screen (even when the SHOW/HIDE status is set to SHOW).
• View waypoint names on screen (even when WAYPOINT NAME is set to ON).
All other options including GOTO CURSOR are unaffected.

Setting up a password
To setup a password:
1. Select Waypoint Password Setup:

Setup
System Setup Menu
Radar Setup...

MENU GPS Status...

Compass Setup... System Integration
System Setup... Waypoint Password Setup

Highlight required Highlight Waypoint

System Setup Menu Password Setup
Select System Setup Select Waypoint

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Menu Password Setup

2. Change the Enable Password status to ON, read and accept the warning:

Setting Password Protection

required a password to access
your waypoint and route
databases.
If you forget your password you
will lose your waypoints and
Waypoint Password Setup routes
Raymarine recommends that you
Enable Password ON OK archive your waypoints and
Change Password... routes

Select Enable
Password YES

Select ON. Read and accept

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the warning

3. Enter a password and confirm it:

e.g. e.g.
Edit Password Edit Password
Password: Carrot Password: Carrot
Confirm Password: OK Confirm Password: Carrot OK
Hint: Hint:
Choose a word that will help you Choose a word that will help you
to remember your password to remember your password

Enter a password Repeat to confirm

and/or: (1-16 characters) and/or: the password
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Note: The password is case sensitive.

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4. Add a hint, to help you to remember your password (optional):

e.g. Your password has been accepted.

Edit Password If you continue your waypoints
and routes will be protected.
Password: Carrot
If you forget your password you
Confirm Password: Carrot OK will lose your waypoints and
routes
Hint: Rabbit Raymarine recommends that you
Choose a word that will help you archive your waypoints and routes
Do you want to continue?
to remember your password

YES
and/or: Add a hint word
(0-16 characters)

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Read and accept the warning

The password is now set and protection enabled although access to the waypoint and
route functions remains available until you restart your system.
Note: If required, this password can be changed by selecting the Change Password
option on the Waypoint Password Setup Menu.

Enabling/disabling password protection

Once you have set up a password on your system (see previous section) you will need
to key in this password whenever you want to change the status of the password
protection feature.
To enable/disable password protection:
1. Select Waypoint Password Setup:

Setup
Radar Setup... System Setup Menu

MENU GPS Status...

Compass Setup... System Integration
Waypoint Password Setup
System Setup...

Highlight Waypoint
Highlight required Password Setup
System Setup Menu
Select Waypoint
Select System Setup Password Setup.
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Menu

2. Enter your password ensuring that the appropriate upper or lower case characters
are used and then enable/disable the password protection, as required.

Waypoint Password Setup

Enter Password
Password: Carrot OK Enable Password OFF OK
Change Password...

Enter password
Select Enable Password

Select OFF
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Important: If you enter an invalid password more than twice within one power cycle
the system shall display the hint. There is no limit to the number of attempts to enter a
valid password but if you forget your password, you will need to perform a Settings
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and Data Reset (see page 229) which will erase all waypoints in the unit’s memory.
Raymarine strongly recommend therefore that you regularly back-up your waypoints,
routes and tracks to a CF memory card.

2.9 Operating a networked E-Series Display

What does a networked system do?
If you have connected two or more E-Series Displays (via either a crossover coupler or
SeaTalk High Speed Network Switch), data is transferred across the network enabling
you to input, view and maintain applications and data across all your Displays
irrespective of the Display from which the data originated (excepting Video Input).
To ensure that the latest data i.e. SeaTalk data and waypoints, routes and tracks
databases is available at all displays, the system needs one display to be designated as
the data master.
Controlling a network
System data including user-created databases are managed by the data master. The
display that has been installed and nominated as the master, should always be
switched on (preferably first). The master display will copy its database to all other
Displays that are switched on, each time it detects a change.
If the system does not detect a master, either because it is not switched on or because
a master has not been selected, an alarm will sound and you will be prompted to select
a master display.
Note: The data master copies its database to all other displays in the system. To pre-
vent loss of data when adding displays, or changing the master, ensure that you select
the appropriate display as the master. You can archive the database onto a Compact-
Flash card and retrieve it later.
Changing the master display
On the display that you wish to nominate as the master:
1. Display the System Setup menu:

Setup
Radar Setup...
MENU
GPS Status...
Compass Setup...

System Setup...

Highlight System Setup

Enter System Setup

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2. Select the System Integration then Data Master option:

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System Setup Menu

Postion Mode Lat/Long
TD Setup
Simulator ON
Bearing Mode ON System Integration Setup Menu
MOB Data Type Position
o
Variation Source Auto (01 E) DSC Message
o
Manual Variation 00 E Seatalk Alarms
Langauge English (US)
Data Master
ON
Extended Charactor set OFF
Ground Trip Reset..... ON Brigdge NMEA Headings
Settings Reset...... Enabled
Settings and Data Reset..... ON
OFF
Date/Time Setup......
Units Setup..... Highlight Data Master
System
y integration.....
g

Highlight System Enter Data Master

Integration
Enter System Integration

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Any such changes that you make to the nominated master will be saved when you
power off.
Functions only affecting the display in use
The majority of functions, settings, additions and changes that you perform on a single
Display are ‘seen’ by all other Displays connected to your network. There are however
some local settings that will only affect the individual display on which you are
working.
These local settings are summarized as follows:
• Page set - selecting a set, name and applications configuration.
• Power on/off key (including Day/night setting).
• The ACTIVE window.
• The displayed panel in the digital data or engine monitoring application.
• Radar and Fishfinder presentation settings.
• Radar VRMs, EBLs and Wakes.
• Chart presentation settings when the Chart View is set to LOCAL.
• Show/hide waypoints, routes or tracks.
• Fishfinder Setup Menu options (top half of menu only).
• Video, Databar and Display Setup Menus.
• Databar on/off and configuration.
• Ruler settings.
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2.10 Emergencies and warnings

You can use your E-Series display to mark the position of a man overboard or to sound
an alarm when a particular situation occurs e.g when a depth limit is reached, a
specified period of time has elapsed etc.

Man Overboard (MOB)

Marking a MOB

WPTS
MOB

Press and hold

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until alarm sounds

If you lose a person or object overboard, and need to return to the location, you should
use the Man Overboard (MOB) function immediately. The MOB function can be used
whilst any application is in use and is activated by either pressing and holding the
WPTS/MOB key for three seconds, or by a MOB message being received from other
equipment on the SeaTalk system.
When a MOB is activated the following is initiated automatically:
• Alarm - the MOB alarm is triggered (Morse --- every 30 seconds)
• Waypoint - a MOB waypoint is placed at your current position. D9101_1

• Positional information - the bearing, range and vessel position are displayed in
the data bar. These are calculated according to the MOB data type set in the System
SetUp (see page 262). Assuming that your boat and the MOB are subject to the
same tide and wind effects, dead reckoning normally gives a more accurate course.
• Radar range change - if radar is transmitting, the system changes the radar
range to 1/8 nm.
• Active navigation is suspended - Navigation to any active waypoint is sus-
pended and any existing navigation function is cancelled. No further GOTO or route
functions are selectable whilst the MOB function is active.
• Autorange motion mode - If radar/chart synchronisation is set to OFF (see
page 84), the chart application changes the motion mode to Autorange. This dis-
plays the largest possible scale of chart that will include both the target waypoint
(MOB symbol) and your on-screen vessel.
• Other equipment - other Raymarine equipment acknowledges the MOB.
• Current position to MOB position - as your vessel moves away from the MOB
position, a dotted line is displayed from your current position to the MOB position.
Note: To obtain a MOB position, you need either position data from a GPS (or equiva-
lent device) or heading and speed data.
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Silencing a MOB
To temporarily silence the alarm from a MOB, press any key on any instrument on the
SeaTalk system. After approximately 10 seconds the alarm will sound once more if the
state of MOB is still active.
Silencing an alarm will not deactivate or clear the MOB state.

Clearing a MOB
To clear a MOB and its data:
Once cleared, your chart and radar
applications will return to the motion
WPTS
mode that applied prior to the MOB
MOB alarm and the GOTO and route functions
will once more be available.
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Note: Alternately if you have a MOB key-
pad fitted, press and hold the MOB key.

Alarms
You get warning of a hazard or a particular situation via in-built alarms which are
generated for the system as a whole or for individual applications. When an alarm
sounds, a message box is displayed explaining the cause of the alarm.
You can specify what alarms will operate and the parameters within which they will
sound, via the Alarm Setup Menu (see page 265).

Cancelling alarms
Display alarms
By pressing the ACKNOWLEDGE soft key, the alarm is silenced and any message box is
cleared. If the alarm has been generated by the chartplotter, the appropriate action is
taken. For example, following an arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated.
Please note:
• Although you can change the configuration of the arrival alarm, it cannot be turned
off.
• To cancel a MOB alarm, press and hold the WPTS/MOB until the MOB symbol dis-
appears from the screen.
• If an anchor alarm is silenced, but the alarm condition persists, the alarm is
repeated every 30 seconds

External alarms
If an instrument that is connected to the display on SeaTalk generates alarms, these
will sound on your E-Series display accompanied by a pop-up message box. You can
cancel these alarms by pressing the ACKNOWLEDGE soft key. The alarm will be
silenced, but no other action will be taken by the E-Series display.
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Chapter 3: Working with Waypoints 33

Chapter 3: Working with Waypoints

This chapter gives details of how to place, edit, manage and navigate to a waypoint.

3.1 What is a waypoint?

A waypoint is a position marked on a chart, radar or fishfinder window to indicate a
site (for fishing, diving etc.) or as a place to navigate to. By default, all waypoints are
indicated on screen by a waypoint symbol - x. This symbol can however be changed if
you wish. You can also select an alternative symbol to be used as the default for newly
created waypoints.

Waypoint symbols

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Note: For details of how to change the symbol, please refer to page 39.
Waypoints are a core feature of the E-series display. They can be created in any
application and are displayed on the radar, chart and fishfinder windows. A series of
waypoints can be combined together to form a route. If you have networked several E-
Series Displays, any waypoints that are created on one display are ‘seen’ by all the
other displays.
The details of all waypoints, irrespective of the application they were created in, are
stored in a dedicated waypoint list which will hold up to 1200 waypoints. All waypoints
are by default, placed in the MY WAYPOINTS group. If required, you can create new
groups and change the default group. If necessary, waypoints can be archived to a
CompactFlash card or transferred to another NMEA compatible instrument. If the
system receives an active waypoint over SeaTalk or NMEA, it is displayed but cannot be
edited.
If required, you can prevent access to, modification and sight of your waypoint and
route databases and functions by means of a password. For more information see
page 25.
Note: You can only archive and transfer waypoints to a CompactFlash card/NMEA link
installed at the display on which you are working.
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3.2 How are waypoints represented?

Waypoints on 2D Chart and Radar windows
On 2D chart and radar windows, a waypoint is represented when it is both active
(displayed in a box) and inactive (no box) i.e.

Waypoint 1

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Default waypoint Active waypoint Alternative symbol

Waypoints on 3D Chart and CDI windows

On 3D chart and CDI windows, a waypoint is represented only when it is active
(displayed in a box).

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Waypoints on Fishfinder windows

When a waypoint is created it is represented on fishfinder windows, by a vertical line
labelled WPT. This symbology cannot be changed.

WPT

WPT

WPT
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Note: A waypoint can be placed when a Weather application window is active but it
will not be seen in the weather window.
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3.3 Placing a waypoint

A waypoint can be placed at:
• The cursor position.
• Your vessel’s position.
• At a position of your choosing (using lat/lon or Loran TD coordinates between 800
N/S).
When you are placing a waypoint, you can either accept the default or customize its
details. For more information see page 38.
Once a waypoint has been placed, you can view its details and edit them (if necessary).
For more information, see page 37 and page 38.

... at the cursor

OK

WPTS WAYPOINT AT Or
MOB CURSOR

Wait 4 secs
Move cursor to
required position

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for waypoint Accepts default

... at your vessel’s position

WPTS WAYPOINT AT OK
MOB VESSEL

Or Or

WPTS
x2 Wait 4 secs
MOB
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Accepts default

If the system cannot determine your position, a warning is displayed and the waypoint
is not placed.

... at a known position

Place Waypoint
WPTS WAYPOINT AT
MOB
Position: 50 50'.838N OK
LAT/LON... 01o06'.331W
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Enter position x2
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3.4 Navigating to a waypoint

This section explains how to start and stop navigating to a waypoint. When you
navigate to a waypoint or to the cursor position, the data is sent on NMEA 0183 and
SeaTalk and can be used by an autopilot, if connected. For more information on
navigation, see page 89.

Start navigating to a waypoint

You can navigate to a waypoint using the cursor, via the
WPTS MOB button or by selecting the GOTO option.
Once navigation is active, the waypoint symbol is
surrounded by a box and a dashed line appears between
your boat and the waypoint.
If required you can display navigation details for the
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active waypoint in the data bar (see page 259).

...using the cursor
To navigate to a waypoint using the cursor, when a chart or radar application is active:

GO TO WAYPOINT

WPT
Position cursor over

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waypoint to go to.

...via the WPTS MOB button

To navigate to a waypoint using the WPTS/MOB button when any application is active:

Waypoint List
WPTS/ GOTO WAYPOINT GOTO WAYPOINT
MOB OPTIONS ...
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Select required waypoint

.... by selecting the GOTO option

You can navigate to a waypoint using the GOTO option when a 2D or 3D chart
application is active and the top level chart soft keys are displayed:

GOTO WAYPOINT
OPTIONS...
Waypoint List
GO TO ... Or GOTO WAYPOINT

GOTO CURSOR
Select required waypoint
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Stop navigating to a waypoint

If at any time you wish to stop navigating towards the selected waypoint:

WPTS/ GOTO WAYPOINT GOTO WAYPOINT

WPTS/ STOP GOTO STOP GOTO
MOB MOB OPTIONS... OPTIONS...

Or
Or:

STOP GOTO
STOP GOTO

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WPT
WPT
Position cursor over
Position cursor over active waypoint.

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active waypoint.

Once navigation is no longer active, the waypoint symbol returns to its normal
unboxed state and the dashed line between your boat and the waypoint is removed.

3.5 Viewing waypoint information

You can view the details of any waypoint that you have placed, by either selecting it
with the cursor (in radar and chart windows) or by selecting it on the waypoint list.
Once you are viewing a waypoint’s details, a variety of editing and managing options
are available.
You can also display navigation details for the active waypoint in the data bar (see
page 259).

...using the cursor

To view the details of a waypoint that is not active.

Edit Waypoint

EDIT WAYPOINT OK
WPT
Waypoint details displayed To exit way-
Position cursor point list
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over waypoint

Note: Details of the waypoint that you are currently navigating to, can be accessed via
the waypoint list as described below.

...using the waypoint list

The waypoint list shows all the waypoints that have been placed (including the active
one), and displays details of the selected waypoint:
Note: Temperature and depth are only captured (if available) for waypoints placed at
your vessel’s position.
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To access the waypoint list:

Waypoint List
WPTS/ REVIEW AND EDIT
MOB WAYPOINTS...
OK

To exit way-

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Select required waypoint point list

3.6 Editing a waypoint

Once a waypoint has been placed it can be edited in a variety of ways. You can:
• Change the waypoint details - name, symbol, group or add a comment.
• Move a waypoint.
• Erase a waypoint.
• Change the default symbol and group of newly placed waypoints.
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Changing waypoint details

When a waypoint is created it is assigned a default name, symbol and group. You can
change these details to suit your needs and add a comment if required. This is
particularly useful when you are managing large numbers of waypoints.
To change the details of a waypoint:
1. Select the detail you wish to edit:

Edit Waypoint
WPT VIEW AND EDIT
Or DETAILS
Waypoint List

Highlight field
for changing

Select required waypoint with

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cursor or via waypoint list

2. Edit the selected detail:

Repeat for other fields, if necessary

e.g.
Edit Waypoint

EDIT SYMBOL OK OK

Soft key reflects Edit details as required using:

To save To save and
highlighted field

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Soft key , and/or exit editing

Note: If you make a mistake whilst editing, press CANCEL.

Moving a waypoint
You can move any waypoint (except the active one) to a new position. There are two
methods of moving a waypoint:

... by entering new coordinates

If you know the new co-ordinates, bearing or range for the particular waypoint, you
can enter this information by editing the waypoint as described in the previous section.

... by dragging the waypoint to a new position

WPT
WPT
MOVE WAYPOINT PLACE WAYPOINT

WPT
Select waypoint Drag waypoint
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for moving to new location

Note: To abandon the move, press CANCEL.

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CAUTION:
It is possible to move waypoints that are used in routes. In such instances, the
stored route will include the Waypoint in its new position. Ensure that this
does not present a navigation hazard.

Erasing a waypoint(s)
You can erase any waypoint on the system (including groups of waypoints) except:
• The active waypoint or
• Any waypoint used in a route.
Notes: (1) If a route is hidden its waypoints can still be displayed. If you attempt to
erase a waypoint from a hidden route, a warning message will be dis-
played.
(2) For details of erasing groups of waypoints, see page 45.

Erasing an individual waypoint

You can erase individual waypoints on screen or via the waypoint list.

...using the cursor

ERASE WAYPOINT YES

WPT
Confirm the pop-up
Select waypoint message

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for erasing

... using the waypoint list

1. Select the waypoint for erasing from the waypoint list:

Waypoint List
WPTS REVIEW AND EDIT
MOB WAYPOINTS...

Select waypoint
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for erasing

2. Erase the selected waypoint:

ERASE WAYPOINT YES OK

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Erasing all waypoints

If you need to erase all your waypoints, you can use the ARCHIVE & TRANSFER soft
keys:
1. Select the ERASE FROM SYSTEM option and the appropriate list:

ARCHIVE AND ERASE FROM SELECT LIST

DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM... WPT

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Select the WPT list

2. Erase all waypoints:

System Waypoint List

Waypoint Group 1 ERASE ALL
Waypoint Group 2
YES
WAYPOINTS
Waypoint Group 3

System waypoint list

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displayed

Changing the default symbol or group

When you add a waypoint to your system it is assigned to the default group and given
the default symbol:

Default Symbol

My Waypoints Default Group

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If these are not suitable, you can select an alternative symbol and group to be the
default. For an alternative group to be selected for the default, it must first be created -
see page 43.
1. Select either the default symbol or group:

WPTS REVIEW AND EDIT SET DEFAULT SYM SET UP DEFAULT

MOB WAYPOINTS... & GROUP... SYMB

Toggle to required option.

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2. Change the symbol or group default:

Symbol EDIT DEFAULT OK

To save

Or Select required
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default symbol
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Group List

Group EDIT DEFAULT OK

To save
Select required

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default group

Note: To abandon the symbol or group default change, press CANCEL.

3.7 Sorting the waypoint list

If your system contains a large number of waypoints, you can sort your waypoint list to
make it easier to locate a particular waypoint.
The waypoint list can be sorted by:
• Name (default)
• Range (closest first)
• Symbol
• Group name
• Date
• Comment
• Depth
To sort the waypoint list:

SORT LIST BY
Order by: Range
Name
Range
SELECT SORT Symbol
SORT LIST OK
OPTION Date

Depth
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Select sort method Save

3.8 Organising waypoints into groups

Provided that you have not changed the default group, all waypoints are automatically
placed in the default “My Waypoints” group when they are created. In order to make
your waypoints easier to manage, you can organize them into groups of your choice.
When fishing, for example, you may only wish to see the waypoints that indicate good
fishing sites. Other waypoints, say, for racing, would be superfluous at this time.
Note: A waypoint cannot be placed in multiple groups

Displaying the waypoint group list

To display the group list with its options:
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e.g.
GROUP LIST

WPTS/ REVIEW AND EDIT WAYPOINT Deep fishing

MOB WAYPOINTS ... GROUPS ... Shallow fishing

Reef fishing

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You can now make a new waypoint group, or erase, move or rename existing groups.

Making a new waypoint group

To create a new waypoint group:
1. Display the group list (see above).
2. You can now either:

Make a new group and accept the default name:

MAKE NEW MAKE NEW
OK OK
GROUP... GROUP...
MAKE NEW
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GROUP...
OK

Or
Make a new group and customise the name:
MAKE NEW EDIT GROUP NEW WAYPOINT GROUP
GROUP... G OK
NAME

Edit name Save

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Moving waypoints between groups
Waypoints can be easily moved between groups:
1. Display the group list (see page 42).
2. Display the MOVE BETWEEN GROUPS option:

GROUP LIST
MOVE BETWEEN GROUPS
GROUP A GROUP B

MOVE BETWEEN My Waypoints Fishing

GROUPS... Waypoint 1
Waypoint 2
Waypoint 3
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3. Determine the group that contains the waypoint to be moved:

GROUP LIST MOVE BETWEEN GROUPS

GROUP A
My Waypoints My Waypoints
SELECT GROUP A Deep fishing OK Waypoint 1
Shallow fishing Waypoint 2
Reef fishing Waypoint 3

Select group Waypoints in selected group

containing waypoint listed.
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to be moved.
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4. Determine the group that the waypoint is to be moved to as follows:

GROUP LIST
MOVE BETWEEN GROUPS GROUP LIST
GROUP A GROUP B

My Waypoints Fishing My Waypoints

Waypoint 1 SELECT GROUP B Deep fishing OK
Waypoint 2 Shallow fishing
Waypoint 3
Reef fishing

Move control to Select group to

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Group B add waypoint to

5. Select waypoint to be moved:

Repeat until all changes made

GROUP LIST
MOVE BETWEEN GROUPS
GROUP A GROUP B
MOVE WAYPOINT
My Waypoints Fishing FROM A TO B OK
Waypoint 1
Waypoint 2
Waypoint 3

Move control to Group A.

Select required waypoint.

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Note: Alternatively, waypoints can be moved from Group B to Group A if required. The
soft keys reflect this accordingly.

Renaming an existing group

You can change the name of an existing waypoint group:
1. Display the group list (see page 42).
2. Select the group for renaming:

GROUP LIST

My Waypoints
Deep fishing RENAME GROUP...
Shallow fishing
Reef fishing

Select required
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group

3. Edit the selected group name:

EDIT GROUP NEW WAYPOINT

NAME G
OK

Edit name Save new

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name

Note: To revert to the original name whilst editing, press CANCEL.

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Erasing a group
You can erase any waypoint group from the system except the group containing the
active waypoint.
When a waypoint group is erased, the group name together with all of the waypoints
in that group are erased from the system with the exception of:
• ‘My Waypoints’ - the waypoints contained within this group are deleted but the
group name remains.
• Waypoints used in routes within your system.
You should therefore ensure that any individual waypoints that you want to keep
(which are not part of a route), are moved before their group is erased.
1. Display the group list (see page 42).
2. Select and erase the group:

GROUP LIST

My Waypoints
Deep fishing ERASE GROUP... YES
Shallow fishing
Reef fishing
Confirm the pop-up
message
Highlight page

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set for editing

Note: Waypoint groups can also be erased via the ARCHIVE AND TRANSFER function
(page 41). For details of how to erase waypoint groups from a card, see page 24.

3.9 Controlling waypoint display

When you have placed many waypoints on your system, it may become difficult to
easily interpret chart or radar information. This is particularly the case if you have many
waypoints in a small area. There are a number of ways that you can control the display
of waypoints and waypoint information in chart and radar windows. These are:
• Show or hide all of the waypoint names.
• Show or hide waypoints with a particular symbol.
• Show or hide waypoints belonging to a specific group.
• Show or hide the index of a waypoint within a route (chart only -see page 122).
Note: The show/hide status of a waypoint is a local setting and will therefore only af-
fect the individual display on which you are working.

Show/hide waypoint names

You can show or hide all waypoint names if required:

SHOW/HIDE WAYPOINT NAME

PRESENTATION...
WAYPOINTS... ON
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Select status
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Showing/hiding waypoint symbols

You can define which waypoint symbol types are shown/hidden in the radar or chart
application:
1. Display the SHOW BY SYMBOL option:

SHOW/HIDE SHOW BY
PRESENTATION...
WAYPOINTS... SYM

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Select SYM

2. To change the status (show or hide) of a symbol type:

ON RADAR
SHOW BY SYMBOL SHOW HIDE
M SHOW
Fish HIDE Or OK
Ra SHOW
ON CHART
Day HIDE
SHOW HIDE

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Select required group Select status

Note: Waypoints in an active route are always displayed, regardless of whether the
display is set to show or hide.

Showing/hiding waypoint groups

You can define which waypoint symbol types are shown/hidden in the radar and chart
applications:
1. Display the SHOW BY GROUP function.

SHOW/HIDE SHOW BY
PRESENTATION...
WAYPOINTS... GROUP
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Select GROUP

2. To change the status (show or hide) of a waypoint group:

ON RADAR
SHOW BY GROUP
SHOW HIDE
My Waypoints SHOW
Fishing SHOW Or OK
Racing SHOW
Day trips HIDE ON CHART
SHOW HIDE
Select required group
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Select status

Note: Waypoints in an active route are always displayed, regardless of whether the
display is set to show or hide.
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Chapter 4: Using the Chart

4.1 Important
Safety
When using your chartplotter you should always check that a route is safe. Zoom in to
check for hazards, such as small shoals, that may not be shown on a smaller scale
chart.
Until you are familiar with interpreting the chart display, you should take every
opportunity to compare the displayed objects with visual targets, such as buoys and
coastal structures. You should practice harbour and coastal navigation during daylight
and in clear weather conditions. The simulator mode can also be used to help you gain
experience.
It is strongly recommended that before you use your chart application, that you read
and understand Chapter 3:Working with Waypoints.
CAUTION:
The equipment should not be used as a substitute for good navigational
practice nor for official government paper charts. Do not use the chart before
you have read this chapter.

Chart functionality
1. To access full functionality, your chart application requires position and heading
data from your boat’s Global Positioning System (GPS).
2. Your E-Series Display has a built in world map, but to use your Display as a naviga-
tion aid, you will need detailed information for the area you wish to navigate. This
information comes in the form of a chart card and is available from Navionics (see
the Important Information section at the front of this manual for details). For full
information on installing and removing chart cards refer to page 22. If you have a
network of E-Series Displays, the chart card data is accessible from any Display
on the network, provided that the unit with the card is powered on. Data from
more than one chart card can be shown simultaneously.
3. For your GPS and chart to correlate accurately with your paper charts, they will
need to be using the same datum. The default datum for your display is WGS84. If
this is not suitable, you can change the setting via the Chart Setup menu (see
page 99). When you adjust the datum of the E-Series Display, a Raymarine GPS will
automatically correlate. If you have a third party GPS, you will need to correlate this
separately.
4. For the Automatic Identification System (AIS) to function you should have a suit-
able AIS receiver connected.
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Chart cards
To use your E-Series Display as a navigation aid, charts with the appropriate level of
detail for the geographic area you wish to navigate are required. The charts are
available in electronic format on Navionics Chart cards. Details of these cards and how
to obtain them is given on page iv.
When archiving data, Raymarine recommends that you only use SanDisk brand CF
memory cards. Other brands of CF memory cards may not work in your E-Series
Display.

4.2 Uses of the chart application

Once the heading and position data is available you can use your chart to:
• Find out where you are (see page 50).
• Interpret your surroundings (seepage 51).
• Measure the distance and bearing between two points (see page 63).
• Place waypoints at specific locations (see page 64).
• Navigate to a specific point (see page 64).
• Build and follow a route (see page 67).
• Monitor where you are going (see page 82).
• Distinguish between fixed and moving objects using radar overlay (seepage 84).
• Record where you have been (see page 86).
• Manage and edit routes and tracks (see page 76 and page 89).
• View AIS data (see page 62).
Facilities are also provided to customize your chart application to your own particular
requirements and circumstances. You can:
• Alter the way the chart is drawn in relation to your boat and the direction you are
travelling in (chart orientation and motion mode).
• Manage and edit chart data you have entered.
• Control the level of detail displayed on-screen.
Note: To change the data displayed in the data bar at the top /side of the screen,
please refer to page 270.
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4.3 Viewing the chart

You will normally view your chart with the vessel on screen and motion mode ‘active’.
When motion mode is active, as your vessel moves, the chart is redrawn to keep the
vessel on screen. When you zoom the chart in active mode, the chart zooms about your
vessel position.
Alternatively, you may be planning a journey and do not want the chart to redraw as
your vessel moves. You can suspend the active motion mode by using the cursor to pan
the chart (see page 50) or by selecting FIND CURSOR.
When motion mode is suspended, the mode is shown in the status bar in parenthesis
e.g. (RELATIVE MOTION); zoom operates about your cursor position.
Provided the necessary data to ascertain your vessel’s position is available, you can
activate the motion mode, by selecting FIND SHIP.

4.4 The chart display

The main features of the chart display are as follows:

Chart range Chart orientation Motion mode Chart view

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local Status

bar

Chart
boundary
Gully Ridge
Cursor
Portside Route

Waypoint Port point

Waypoint
name Creek point

Track
Active
waypoint
Current
position Port
Services
Carto-
graphic
object

FIND Soft
GOTO... ROUTES... TRACKS... PRESENTATION...
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SHIP CURSOR keys

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4.5 Where am I on the chart?

Your current position is represented on screen by a boat symbol. If
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neither heading nor COG data is available, the vessel is shown as a
Boat symbol
solid circle.
If positional data has been selected for display (see page 259), your position will be
displayed in the data bar under VES POS.

If you cannot see your boat:

FIND
SHIP

Toggle to FIND SHIP

Chart redraws with boat at centre

To mark your current position:

WPTS x2 OK (or wait 3 seconds)

MOB

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Accepts default

Note: For more information on waypoints, please refer to the Waypoint Chapter.

4.6 Moving around the chart

To move around the chart and display the area required at the appropriate scale, use a
combination of zooming and panning.
Note: When you pan the chart, or when you change the scale in autorange mode, the
motion mode is suspended - see page 49 and page 93.

Panning
Panning moves the chart that is displayed to a different area. To pan a
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chart, simply press the appropriate arrow (left/right, up/down) on the
trackpad. When the cursor reaches the edge of the screen, the chart pans.
Note: When you pan the chart, active motion mode is suspended.

Zooming in/out
When you zoom in, the chart scale changes to show a smaller area in more
OUT
RANGE
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detail. Conversely, if you zoom out the chart area displayed is increased
IN
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but the detail is reduced.

Note: The cartographic detail available on charts varies according to the chart and the
chart scale. Some areas provide detail at smaller scales than others.
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A feature of the chart is ‘autoscale’. If you select a chart scale that does not have
cartographic detail in some areas, the chart will use the most detailed level available
for the surrounding area and stretch it to fit the selected scale. This means that you will
never have blank or hatched areas on your screen. However there may be some mis-
alignment of objects which cross the chart boundary in this area.
To zoom in/out:

... about your boat: e.g. 3nm N-UP RM Sys

OUT
FIND RANGE
SHIP D6585-1

IN
FIND SHIP selected
Chart zooms in/out on your boat
Motion mode active

... about the cursor: e.g. 1nm N-UP (RM) Sys

OUT
FIND
RANGE
CURSOR D6585-1

IN

FIND CURSOR selected

Chart zooms in/out on the cursor
Motion mode inactive
If 3D SYNC is active, 3D chart

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also centres on cursor

4.7 Additional information on the chart

Depending on the chart card you are using, you will also be able to view some or all of
the following addition information:
• Details of each cartographic object that is marked on the chart, including source
data for structures, lines, open sea areas etc.
• Details of ports, port and business services, tidal and current information, wrecks
and obstructions.
• Panoramic photos.
• Aerial photo overlay.
• Pilot books.
• Coastal roads.
Note: For full details of the features available with each chart card type, please refer to
the Navionics website at www.navionics.com or navionics.it.
To change the set up options to control how selection of object information operates -
seepage 98.
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Displaying details of objects and features

To view details:

OK

Move cursor over object, to More detailed information for

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display basic information. selected object displayed.

If the object you have selected has more than one subject area:

Highlight the required subject area. Move control to right hand column
Details displayed in right-hand column.

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Scroll through detailed list

The soft keys provide controls to:

• Locate the nearest waypoint, port, port service, tidal and current stations, wreck or
obstruction, to the selected position.
• Search for a named port.
• View detailed data for the selected port, tidal station or current station.
• View panoramic photographs (dependent on the type of chart card in use).

Finding nearby features and services

You can locate the nearest waypoint, port, port service, tidal and current stations,
wreck or obstruction, to the cursor position.
1. Select position for the FIND NEAREST option:

OK FIND NEAREST...

Move cursor to
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required position

2. Select the feature or service. For ports, you can select a specific service and for a
selected port or business service you can find the nearest ports:
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SELECT PORT

FIND NEAREST...

WAYPOINTS
PORTS
PORT SERVICES
TIDE STATIONS FIND
CURRENT STATIONS
WRECKS
OBSTRUCTIONS

Select required
category 16 nearest to cursor in selected

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category displayed.

Once located, you can use the soft keys and trackpad to:
• Display detailed data for services at the listed ports.
• Show the selected item on the chart.
• GOTO the selected waypoint
• View tidal/current data for the selected tidal/current station.

Displaying details of tides

You can display details of tides by:
• Selecting the appropriate tidal diamond (see below) or
• Via the FIND NEAREST function (see page 52).

...Using the tidal diamond

1. To display numerical tidal information:

OBJECT INFO
ST MARKS RIVER Position 30004.700N
84010.700W
T OK High 01:25AM +2.5ft
Low 09:02AM +0.4ft
High 03:51AM +2.1ft
Low 08:14AM +1.5ft

Position cursor
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over tidal diamond Tidal information displayed

You can now view additional tidal data.

2. To display additional tidal data including a tidal curve:

TIDAL DATA

Detailed data is shown for the selected time

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You can now:

• Move the time-selector, using the trackpad/rotary control.
• Change the displayed date, using the soft keys.

Displaying details of currents

You can display details of currents by:
• Selecting the appropriate current diamond (see below) or
• Via the FIND NEAREST function (see page 52).

... using the current diamond

1. To display numerical current information:

OBJECT INFO
FOUR MILE POINT Position 30006'.700N
84012'.700W

C OK Ebb
Flood
05:41AM
01:08AM
+187.0
+358.0
0.5kt
0.2kt
Ebb 06:17AM +0.0 0.0kt
Flood 11:30AM +358.0 0.2kt

Position cursor over Current information displayed

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current diamond

2. To display additional current data including a current curve:

CURRENT DATA
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Detailed data is shown for the selected time.

You can now:

• Move the time-selector, using the trackpad/rotary control.
• Change the displayed date, using the soft keys.

Displaying details of port services

You can display details of port services by:
• Using the port search option (see below).
• Selecting the appropriate port symbol (see page 56).
• Using the FIND NEAREST function (see page 52).
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... using the port search option

The port search option allows you to specify the name a port and display its services:
1. Select the edit name option:

OK SEARCH BY NAME EDIT NAME

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2. Enter the port name (or the first few characters of the port name) and search:

SEARCH BY NAME
Enter Port Name OK SEARCH
GA

Enter port name (or part of)

using:

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Soft key , or

Note: For help with entering text into a dialog box, please refer to page 15.
3. If the search returns more than one port, you can select which port’s facilities and
services you want to display.:
i. Select a particular port and its service:

SELECT PORT SELECT PORT

Position 29043.730N Position 29043.730N

GANDERS MARINE GANDERS MARINE
84058.957W 84058.957W
GANDERS BASIN GANDERS BASIN
GANDERS QUAY Bearing and 0 GANDERS QUAY Bearing and
Range from 342 T .007nm Range from 3420T .007nm
selection selection
Restaurants Restaurants
Travel Agencies Travel Agencies
Beauty Shops Beauty Shops

Highlight required port Highlight required service

Select highlighted port

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ii. Display details of the selected service:

GANDERS QUAY - Travel Agencies GANDERS QUAY - Travel Agencies

Travel Agencies DAVIS TRAVEL Travel Agencies DAVIS TRAVEL

VIEW DETAILS...
Tel: 1234567
1 High Street
Ganders Quay

Select service Details of service displayed

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4. You can now centre the screen on the selected port by pressing SHOW ON CHART.
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... using the port symbol

The services available at a particular port can be displayed by selecting its symbol:

OBJECT INFO

Position 29058'.147N
RAINBOW HARBOR
093052'.215W
Photos
Pilot Book Utilities
OK Banks
Restaurants-Bars
Supplies
Hookups
Fuel
Select appropriate

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port symbol Services for selected port displayed

You can now view details of individual services:

1. Select required service:

OBJECT INFO

Position 29032'.778N Water Transportation

RAINBOW HARBOR
095001'.479W
Photos Car Services
Pilot Book
Land area
Water Transportation Utilities
Car Services
Utilities Stores
Stores Banks
Banks
Restaurants-Bars
Restaurants-Bars

Move control to utilities column Highlight required service

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2. Display service details:

RAINBOW HARBOR - Restaurants-Bars

Restaurants-Bars Ichibon Japanese Seafood

Landrys Restaurants Inc
Joes Crab Shack
VIEW DETAILS... Redfish Island
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Details of selected service displayed.

Note: This method is also used when using the SEARCH BY NAME and FIND NEAREST
functions.
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Pilot book information

The pilot book information option enables you to view detailed information normally
contained in an almanac e.g.

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To view pilot book information:
1. Select the pilot book option:

OBJECT INFO

Position 29058'.147N
RAINBOW MARINA
093052'.215W
Photos
OK Pilot Book Book5, Chp5
Book5, Chp6

Select appropriate
port symbol Highlight the pilot book option

Select the pilot book option

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2. Select the required book/chapter
OBJECT INFO

Position 29058'.147N
RAINBOW MARINA
093052'.215W
Photos
Pilot Book
Book5, Chp5
VIEW PILOT BOOK

Selected book/chapter
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Highlight required book/chapter

displayed

3. You can now navigate around the book as follows:

To move between the pages PREVIOUS PAGE Or: NEXT PAGE

of the selected chapter:

To display the various BOOK INDEX Or: PAGE INDEX Or: CHAPTER INDEX
indexes:

To select and go to a
GOTO BOOK Or: GOTO CHAPTER
chapter or book:

To scroll through an index or

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Or:
through text within a page:
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Displaying panoramic photos

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If you are using a suitable chart card, you can display a panoramic photo(s) of many
ports and marinas. The availability of photos is indicated by a camera symbol on the
chart. This symbol is placed where the photo was taken and the angle of the shot is
indicated by the camera symbol. You can also access the photo from the port services
information.
To display a panoramic photo:

OK VIEW PHOTO

Select required
camera symbol
Or
OBJECT INFO

Position xxx
Photos
OK Pilot Book VIEW PHOTO
Depth area Photo 123
Photo 456

Select required
port symbol Select Photos option.

Select individual photo.

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Displaying details of business services & points of interest

When a suitable chart card is installed the location of various business services and
points of interest are indicated by the following symbols:

Business services/points of interest symbols

Anchorage Airport Babysitting Barber Bank Camping Car hire Firemen

Fishing Gas/Petrol Parking Golf Gym Hospital Hotel Laundry

equipment

Nautical Marina Museum Police Post Office Restaurant Ship Shop

repairs repairs

Taxi Tourist Train Water Weather

station information transport station

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You can view the name, address, telephone number, and type of business of an
individual service by selecting its symbol on screen:

OBJECT INFO

Point of Interest Position xxx

Land area
Eating places
Name
OK The Haven
Address
20 High Rd
Seaview
Select business Isle of Wight
Phone
service symbol 0123 45678
e.g restaurant
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Additional information displayed

Note: If required, you can declutter your chart by either switching off the business ser-
vices symbols (via the Cartography Setup Menu) or by switching on the DECLUTTER
option (via the PRESENTATION soft key).
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Displaying an aerial photo overlay

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If you are using a suitable chart card, the aerial photo overlay feature can be applied to
individual chart windows and will help you to interpret your environment and its
features. They cover the navigable waters up to 3 miles inside the coastline. Beyond
these limits the land will appear green (color charts) and grey (black and white charts).
The level of resolution and the availability of a colored overlay is dependent on the
region covered by the chart card.
Note: If an aerial photo overlay is applied to a chart window that is set to system view,
the overlay will be displayed in all other system view chart windows.
To display an aerial photo overlay:

AERIAL OVERLAY
PRESENTATION… CHART LAYERS...
ON OFF
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Enable soft key

Adjusting the level of opaqueness

You can adjust the balance between the chart and the aerial photograph by changing
the overlay’s level of opaqueness. Any changes that you make will affect all displays in
your system.

ie:
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70% level 40% level 20% level

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To change the level of opaqueness:

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0

AERIAL OVERLAY AERIAL OVERLAY AERIAL OVERLAY

40
ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF
Adjust
Enable soft key Overlay slider overlay level
displayed as required

Specifying the overlay area

You can specify whether the aerial photo overlay is displayed for land areas only or for
land and sea areas.

• On Land - displays a normal chart

view for sea areas and overlays an
aerial photo on the land. This will
enable you to clearly see cartographic
detail in the area that you are cruising
whilst helping you to interpret your
surroundings by displaying land fea-
tures.

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• On Land and Sea - displays an
aerial photo on both the land and sea
areas. This enables you to interpret
deeper water (dark blue) from shal-
lower (light blue) and to view land
features simultaneously. In shallow
water, in some parts of the world
where the photos are good and
clear you will actually see bottom
features like sandbanks, reefs etc.
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To specify the overlay area:

Setup Cartography Setup Menu

Chart Setup... .....
Coloured SeaBed Areas OFF
Cartography Setup
MENU Business Services ON
Aerial Photo Overlay
y On La On Land
GPS Setup... Roads ON On Land and Sea

Highlight Cartographic Highlight Aerial Photo overlay

setup
Select Cartographic Select Aerial Photo overlay
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setup
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Displaying vessel identity (AIS)

If you have an AIS receiver fitted to your system, you can use the AIS feature to:
• Display targets for any other AIS equipped vessels.
• Display voyage information being broadcasted by these targets i.e. their position,
course, speed and rate of turn.
• Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical
target data.
• Set up a safe zone around your boat.
• View AIS alarm and safety related messages.
This information is displayed in the form of an overlay and additional data is displayed
in a dialog box on your 2D chart screen e.g.

Heading
Large
vessel
Direction
of turn

Small
vessel

097°T
11.6kt
1.237nm
00h04m33s

Sleeping
target

Safety COG/SOG Safe zone (defined by Dangerous

critical data vector distance or time) target (flashes)
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To switch on AIS:

AIS LAYER
PRESENTATION CHART LAYERS...
ON
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This feature can also be used in conjunction with the radar application. For full
information on how to use the AIS feature, please refer to Chapter 14:Automatic
Identification System (AIS).
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4.8 Measuring distances and bearings

... from your boat
You can determine the position, distance and bearing from your boat to the position of
the cursor by referring to the cursor position (Csr Pos) data in the databar.

... between two points on your chart

The ruler option of your chart application can be used to obtain an accurate
measurement of the distance and bearing between two points on your chart.
Note: The ruler option is a local setting and will therefore only affect the individual
window on which you are working.
To position the ruler
1. Position the ruler starting point:
;

0650T
0.18nm
B
DATA RULER
A
Position cursor Range & bearing from A to B

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at start point. displayed. ADJUST B highlighted.

2. Position the ruler end point:

o
033 T
0.60nm B
OK
A
To fix new ruler
Move cursor to end point. position
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Distance and bearing displated.

To reposition the ruler

To reposition either the start or end point of the ruler:

ADJUST A B

Or OK
A o
008 T
ADJUST B 0.46nm To fix new
ruler
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Select which point to adjust Move cursor to new position position

To clear the ruler

DATA RULER CLEAR RULER

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4.9 Navigating to a specific point

You can use your chart to navigate to a specific point marked by the cursor (temporary
waypoint) or to a waypoint. If required you can display the largest chart scale possible
that will display both your boat and the target waypoint. When you navigate to a
waypoint or to the cursor position, the data is sent on NMEA 0183 and SeaTalk and can
be used by an autopilot, if connected. On arrival at the specified point a message is
displayed and an alarm sounds.
When you are steering manually, you can also use the chart to determine the bearing
or direction to steer.
Note: If you are currently navigating a route or going to the cursor /waypoint, you
must press STOP GOTO, before the system can commence a new GOTO request.

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

GOTO CURSOR

STOP GOTO RESTART XTE

Boat's heading changes Press to stop GOTO Dashed line Temporary waypoint Temporary
to follow course to and remove marking original (within white box) waypoint
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temporary waypoint temporary waypoint course of GOTO placed at cursor name

To go to the cursor position:

GOTO... GOTO CURSOR

Position cursor at Temporary waypoint

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desired destination placed at the cursor.

Note: This target waypoint is also identified on the radar

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Go to an existing waypoint
You can navigate to an existing waypoint by either selecting the appropriate waypoint
on-screen with the cursor or by selecting it from the waypoint list:
Note: For more information on navigating with Waypoints, please refer to Chapter
3:Working with Waypoints.

... selected with the cursor

This option navigates you to the waypoint that you select on screen.

GO TO WAYPOINT

WPT
Position cursor
over required
waypoint. Dashed line from boat to
active (boxed) waypoint.

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Navigation commences.

... selected via the waypoint list

This option selects the waypoint that you wish to navigate to from the waypoint list.
:

GOTO
Waypoint List
Or GOTO WAYPOINT
GOTO WAYPOINT
OPTIONS ...
WPTS/
MOB Select required
waypoint
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Resetting cross track error (XTE)

When you are following a waypoint, you can restart the XTE. This results in a new
course from the current vessel position to the current target waypoint.
Restarting XTE is useful if you find yourself off track and want to go straight to your
target, rather than get back onto the original track.

Arriving at your target waypoint

When you arrive at the target (active) waypoint:
• An alarm sounds and
• A warning message is displayed.
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NAVIGATION ALARM

Waypoint Arrival

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To de-activate the arrival alarm

Wait 10 seconds Or ACKNOWLEDGE

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Stop navigating to your target waypoint
To stop navigating towards the selected waypoint:
o

GOTO... STOP GOTO

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Maintaining a view of your navigation

By selecting Auto Range mode, your chart will automatically adjust the range to
maintain both your boat and the target waypoint on screen, using the largest scale
possible.
To select Auto Range mode:

CHART MODE AND

PRESENTATION
ORIENTATION AR
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Note: For more detail, see Setting the motion mode on page 93.
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4.10 Building and following a route

SHOW/HIDE FOLLOW ROUTE BUILD NEW REVIEW AND EDIT

ROUTES ... OPTIONS ... ROUTE ... ROUTES ...

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This section describes how to use routes and includes the following:
• What is a route?
• What can I do with a route?
• Building and saving a route.
• Following a route.
• Viewing details of routes.
Once created you have the option to view a route’s details, amend its course, edit its
name and color or erase it.
All route options can be accessed via the ROUTES soft key.

What is a route?
A route is a series of waypoints used to navigate a course. A route is displayed on
screen as a series of waypoints linked by a line.

Route name Sunday Trip

Waypoint

Route
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destination

If you have a network of E-Series Displays, routes are shared across all the Displays.

What can I do with a route?

You can:
• Build a temporary route that you follow immediately (Quick Route). If you do not
rename a quick route, it will be overwritten and its waypoints deleted when a new
quick route is built.
• Build and save a route for later use, in which case the route is stored in the route list.
• Convert a track of your course into a route (see page 88).
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Building a route
Routes can either be built on screen or via the waypoint list. A route consists of:
• New waypoints that you have specifically placed for that route Or:
• Existing waypoints that are already stored in the system Or:
• A combination of new and existing waypoints.
Note: A route can also be created from a track. See page 88 for details.
Up to 150 routes can be added to your system, each consisting of up to 50 waypoints.
As each waypoint is added, it is assigned an index number corresponding to its
position in the route and drawn on the chart using the currently specified symbol.
The following should be noted:
• When a route is being built it is not active and does not affect any current naviga-
tion.
• You can include a waypoint more than once in a route, but the same waypoint can-
not be placed consecutively.
• You can create a new route when the route list is full but on saving this, you will be
prompted to choose an existing route to overwrite.
• You cannot save a new route if any of the waypoints within it are currently active.
• The way in which the OK and CANCEL buttons operate is different when you are
building and editing routes (see below).

Building a route on screen

You can build a route on screen that consists of either new or existing waypoints or a
combination of both.
... using new waypoints
1. To place the first waypoint in a route:

BUILD NEW
ROUTES PLACE WAYPOINT
ROUTE

Position cursor To place new way-

at required point at cursor's
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position position

2. To place subsequent waypoints in the route:

Route 1

PLACE WAYPOINT

Move cursor to Cursor joined to waypoint Next waypoint placed

next waypoint
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with dashed line. Dashed line now solid

position
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3. Continue entering waypoints. If you make an error, you can remove the last way-
point (see page 70 for details).
4. Save your route when it is complete (see page 71 for details).

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

Sunday Trip# RTE

PORT POINT Sunday Trip#
Portside
GULLY RIDGE

Port point

Sunday Trip#
CREEK VIEW

PORTSIDE
CREEK POINT

SHOW/HIDE FOLLOW ROUTE BUILD NEW REVIEW AND EDIT

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ROUTES… OPTIONS… ROUTE ROUTES…

... using existing waypoints

You can use waypoints that already exist, to build a new route.
1. Create your route:

Repeat as necessary

BUILD NEW USE THIS

ROUTES
ROUTE WAYPOINT
WPT
Includes waypoint in
Move cursor route
over required
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waypoint.

Note: If you make an error, you can remove the last waypoint (see page 70 for details).
2. Save your route when it is complete (see page 71 for details).

Building a route using the waypoint list

You may prefer to build routes using existing waypoints in the waypoint list:
1. Select the Waypoint List route build option:
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BUILD NEW USE WAYPOINT

ROUTES...
ROUTE LIST

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2. Select and insert the first waypoint in the new route:

Make Route Make Route

Waypoints New Route Waypoints New Route

Crag Rock INSERT Crag Rock 01 Sandy Bay
Blyth Bay WAYPOINT Blyth Bay
Sandy Bay Sandyy Bay
y

Highlight required Waypoint added to New Route.

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waypoint

3. Continue entering waypoints until your route is complete.

Note: If you make an error, you can delete the waypoint from the new route list (for
details see page 71).

Building a route on-screen and via the waypoint list

You can build your route using both the on-screen and the waypoint list methods
described on the previous pages. This will necessitate alternating control between the
Make Route dialog and the chart.

Changing control

Chart to Make Route dialog

Make Route

Waypoints New Route

USE WAYPOINT 01 Sandy Bay
Crag Rock
LIST... Blyth Bay 02 Crag Rock
Sandy Bay 03 Rush Creek

Make Route dialog to chart

Make Route

Waypoints New Route

USE CURSOR.....
Crag Rock 01 Sandy Bay
Blyth Bay 02 Crag Rock
Sandy Bay 03 Rush Creek
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Making changes to the route being built

If you make an error whilst building a route you can:
• Undo the last waypoint (on-screen route build only).
• Delete a waypoint from the new route list (waypoint list route build only).
• Abandon the route build.

Undoing the last waypoint

To remove the last waypoint when you
are building a route on-screen: UNDO WAYPOINT
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The waypoint and its dotted line are removed from the screen and the cursor moves
back to the previous waypoint. If you repeatedly press these keys, successive
waypoints are removed.

Delete a waypoint from the new route list

If you insert a waypoint incorrectly into a route that you are building via the waypoint
list, you can remove it:

Make Route Make Route

Waypoints New Route Waypoints New Route

Crag Rock 01 Sandy Bay REMOVE Crag Rock 01 Sandy Bay
Blyth Bay 02 Crag Rock WAYPOINT Blyth Bay 02 Rush Creek
Sandy Bay 03 Rush Creek Sandy Bay

Highlight incorrect Remaining waypoints close-up

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waypoint and renumber accordingly

To abandon the route build

To cancel the route that you are currently building (on-screen or via the waypoint list):

CANCEL YES
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Saving routes
Once you have built your route either on screen and/or via the waypoint list you have
the option to either:
• Save and immediately follow the built route (Quick Route) Or:
• Save the built route for later use (and rename it if required).

Quick routes
A route that is saved and immediately followed is referred to as a Quick Route. If a
Quick Route already exists, it is overwritten unless you rename it (see page 90).

FOLLOW (QUICK) Route saved under 'Quick Route'

ROUTE
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Follow route commences

To save the built route for later use

o

EDIT NAME EDIT COLOR

Save Route
Name
SAVE ROUTE... Route 1 Or:
Color

OK To accept default
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Note: For further details on editing a dialog box, please refer to page 13
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Following a route
When you are following a route the active route is shown on all chart windows. On a
networked system, an active route is shown and can be controlled from all the displays.
When the distance to the next waypoint in the route is less than that specified for the
arrival alarm radius (see page 267), or your boat reaches the closest point of approach
to the target (defined by a line passing through the waypoint and perpendicular to the
route leg), a warning dialog is displayed and an alarm sounds (see page 65). Once the
alarm is acknowledged the next waypoint is selected, the display updates to indicate
the next leg of the route and the system sends the new navigation data to the
autopilot.
There are several ways to select the follow route option:
• Using Quick Route.
• Using the cursor.
• Via the route list.
• In reverse order.
Target waypoint Course to active
highlighted waypoint

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

NORTH POINT

KNOLL

COWES

ADVANCE
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WAYPOINT STOP FOLLOW RESTART XTE

Note: You can stop following an active route at any time by pressing STOP FOLLOW.
Follow using Quick Route
This option follows a route as soon as it is built. For more details see page 68.

Build your route FOLLOW (QUICK)

ROUTE
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Follow using the cursor

You can either use the cursor to select and follow a route from the start of the route or
from a selected waypoint within the route.
... from the start of the route

FOLLOW THIS
ROUTE

Position cursor over any

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leg of required route

... from a selected waypoint within the route

FOLLOW FROM
HERE

Position cursor over

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appropriate waypoint

Follow using the route list

This option directs you to the start of the route that you have selected on the route list
and then follows it:

Route List
GOTO... Color Name
---- Quick Route
FOLLOW ROUTE ---- Route 1
Or: FOLLOW ROUTE
OPTIONS... ---- Route 2
---- Route 3
ROUTES...
Select route to To start follow route
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follow

Follow in reverse order

This option reverses the waypoint order (i.e. the last waypoint of the original route is
now the first) and renumbers the waypoints accordingly. The route name moves to the
reassigned first waypoint and then the system automatically activates the reverse-
follow route function.

Route List
GOTO...
Color Name
---- Quick Route
FOLLOW ROUTE ---- Route 1 REVERSE AND
Or:
OPTIONS... ---- Route 2 FOLLOW
---- Route 3
ROUTES...
Select required Reverse-follow
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route route starts

Note: To stop following an active route at any time, press STOP FOLLOW.
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Advance to the next waypoint in a route

If you are following a route, you have the option to advance to the next waypoint in
that route.

W.Wight Example:
1

In this example, the advance

waypoint option was selected
2 following arrival at Waypoint 2.
3
This has resulted in Waypoint 3
being dismissed and the course of
the route advancing to Waypoint 4.
4

W.Wight

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5

To advance to the next waypoint in a route:

GOTO…

Or ADVANCE
WAYPOINT

Position cursor over route

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Note: If the current destination is the last waypoint, then it advances on to the first
waypoint in the route.
Resetting cross track error (XTE)
When you are following a route or going to a waypoint, you can restart the XTE. This
results in a new course from the current vessel position to the current target waypoint.
Restarting XTE is useful if you find yourself off track and want to go straight to your
target, rather than get back onto the original track.
Although RESTART XTE causes your vessel to change course, it does not affect the
saved route.

RESTART XTE
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Viewing details of routes

Details of all routes that you create are held in the Route List. You can:
• View the route list and then select the required route, or
• Select the required route on-screen.
The TIME and SOG options can then be used to aid passage planning by displaying the
time in hours or as an ETA and the SOG as actual or planned.
If the route is currently being navigated to (active), the data is updated to show
bearing, distance and time from your current position.

... via the route list

1. Display the Route List:

ROUTES… REVIEW AND EDIT

ROUTES…

Select required route. Details

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displayed on right of screen.

2. Display details of the selected route:

TIME
ETA HOURS

ROUTE DETAILS... and/or

SOG
ACTUAL PLANNED
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Toggle as required

... with the cursor

1. Select route and the REVIEW AND EDIT THIS ROUTE option:

REVIEW AND EDIT

THIS ROUTE

Position cursor over

any leg of the required
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route

2. Display details of the selected route:

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TIME
ETA HOURS

ROUTE DETAILS... and/or

SOG
ACTUAL PLANNED

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Toggle as required

4.11 Editing routes

Once you have created a route, it can be edited in a variety of ways. You can:
• Reverse a route (see page 73)
• Amend the course of a route (see page 77).
• Change the name of a route (see page 81).
• Change the color of a route (see page 81).
• Erase a route (see page 81).
Note: An active route can be edited, with the exception of the target waypoint. If a
waypoint being edited becomes the target, then the system shall cancel the edit; the
waypoint shall remain in its original position.

Selecting a route for editing

For a route to be edited it must first be selected either via the route list or by selecting
the appropriate route on-screen.

... via the route list

REVIEW AND
ROUTES ... EDIT ROUTES ...
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Highlight required route

You can now edit the route as described on page 77.

... with the cursor

Route 3

REVIEW AND EDIT

THIS ROUTE
RTE

Move cursor over

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required route

You can now edit the route as described on page 77.

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Editing the selected route

Once you have selected the appropriate route (see previous section) you can proceed
to edit it.

Reversing a route
You can reverse the course of a route:

4 1 BayView
2
3 2 3
REVERSE ROUTE

1
BayView 4
Select appropriate Waypoints renumber

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route with cursor and route name moves

Note: For details of how to reverse and immediately follow a route, see page 73.
Changing the course of a route
You can amend the course of a route by:
• Adding a waypoint to the beginning or end of the route or between two existing
waypoints.
• Moving a waypoint within a route.
• Removing a waypoint.
You can effect these changes either via the Make Route dialog box or by selecting the
route on screen and then using the appropriate soft keys (not applicable when adding
a waypoint at the beginning of a route).
Note: You will not be able to edit the waypoint that you are currently navigating to
(target waypoint).
Add a waypoint at the beginning of a route
This option changes the course of a route by adding an existing waypoint to the start of
the route:
1. Select the appropriate route for editing (see page 76).
2. Display the Make Route screen:

Make Route

Waypoints Sunday tour

AMEND ROUTE USE WAYPOINT Harbour Ent. 01 Midchannel
COURSE… LIST... Midchannel 02 Outer Harbour
Outer Harbour 03 Harbour Ent.
Pierhead
Waypoint 4

50016'.75N 50047'.356N
00106'.095W 00106'.604W
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The Make Route screen is displayed

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3. Select the start of the route and the waypoint for insertion:

Make Route Make Route

Waypoints Sunday tour Waypoints Sunday tour

Harbour Ent. Harbour Ent.
Midchannel 01 Midchannel Midchannel 01 Midchannel
Outer Harbour 02 Outer Harbour Outer Harbour 02 Outer Harbour
Pierhead 03 Harbour Ent. Pierhead 03 Harbour Ent.
Waypoint 4 Waypoint 4

50016'.75N 50047'.356N 50016'.75N 50047'.356N

00106'.095W 00106'.604W 00106'.095W 00106'.604W

Move control to route column. Return control to Waypoint

column.
Move highlight above first

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waypoint in route. Select waypoint for insertion.

4. Insert waypoint and save route:

Make Route

Waypoints Sunday tour

Harbour Ent. 01 Pierhead
INSERT Midchannel 02 Midchannel SAVE ROUTE...
WAYPOINT Outer Harbour 03 Outer Harbour
Pierhead 04 Harbour Ent.
Waypoint 4

50016'.75N 50047'.356N
00106'.095W 00106'.604W

Waypoint insert at beginning of route.

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Route index renumbers.

Add a waypoint within a route

This option inserts a waypoint within a route in order to change its course e.g.

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

RTE

PLACE WAYPOINT

Original Position Amended

course for new route
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To add a waypoint within a route:

INSERT PLACE
WAYPOINT WAYPOINT
RTE RTE
Move cursor Stretch to Route course changes
over appropriate position for Route index re-

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leg of route new waypoint numbers

Note: You can also use the method described on page 77, to add a waypoint within a
route.

Add a waypoint(s) to the end of a route

This option inserts a waypoint (or series of waypoints) at the end of a route in order to
extend its existing course. You can create new waypoints for this purpose and/or use a
waypoint that already exists in the system.
1. Select the appropriate route for editing (see page 76).
2. Select the amend route course option:

AMEND ROUTE
COURSE...
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3. Define new or existing waypoint:

Define new waypoint

1
RTE
2
Drag cursor to required position for
additional waypoint
Or:

Use existing waypoint

Make Route

Waypoints Sunday tour

Harbour Ent. 01 Midchannel
Midchannel 02 Outer Harbour
USE WAYPOINT Outer Harbour 03 Harbour Ent.
LIST... Pierhead
Waypoint 4

50016'.75N 50047'.356N
00106'.095W 00106'.604W

Select waypoint for insertion.

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4. Select waypoint to be added:

Add new waypoint at cursor

3

1
PLACE WAYPOINT RTE
2

New leg added to end of route.

Or:
Use existing waypoint Make Route

Waypoints Sunday tour

Harbour Ent. 01 Midchannel
Midchannel 02 Outer Harbour
USE WAYPOINT Outer Harbour 03 Harbour Ent.
LIST... Pierhead
Waypoint 4

50016'.75N 50047'.356N
00106'.095W 00106'.604W

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New leg added to end of route.

5. If required, you can add further waypoints to the end of the route by repeating
steps (3) and (4) above.
Note: If you wish to add a combination of existing and new waypoints to the end of a
route, you will need to move control from/to the on-screen cursor/Make Route screen
(see page 70).

Move a waypoint within a route

MOVE WAYPOINT OK

WPT WPT

Move cursor over Drag cursor to

waypoint to be new position
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repositioned

Note: A waypoint’s new position will be reflected in all other routes that make use of
it.
Remove a waypoint from within a route
You can remove a waypoint from within a route provided that it has not been used in
another route. If you try to remove a waypoint that is used in another route, the system
will warn you that it cannot be removed.

REMOVE
WAYPOINT
WPT
Move cursor over
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Changing the name or color of a route

You can change the name of a route from the default to a more meaningful one and/or
change the color if required. This will make them easier to distinguish from one
another, particularly if you have numerous routes in your system.
1. Select the appropriate route for editing (see page 76).
2. Select the Edit Name or Edit Color option:

EDIT NAME
Edit Route
Name
EDIT NAME AND R t 1
Route
COLOR... Or
Color

EDIT COLOR

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Select name
or color

3. Edit and save:

Edit Route Edit Route

Name Name
R t 1
Route Dartmouth
OK
Color Color

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Edit color/name Save

Note: If the route has been saved by pressing FOLLOW (QUICK) ROUTE, the route is
named ‘Quick Route’. Changing its name prevents it being overwritten by a new Quick
Route.

Erasing a route
You can delete any route in your system except for the one that you are following.
When you erase a route the system deletes only those waypoints created with this
particular route. Waypoints that have been created separately or are used in other
routes are not deleted.
To erase a route:
1. Select the appropriate route for editing (see page 76).
2. Erase the track or route:

ERASE ROUTE YES

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You can also erase all or selected routes, using the ARCHIVE & TRANSFER function as
described on page 24.
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4.12 Monitoring where you are going

... using chart vectors
You can display a variety of graphical indicators to help monitor where you are going:
Note: Any vectors applied to a chart window that is set to system view, will be dis-
played in all other system view chart windows.
Heading (HDG) and course over ground (COG) vectors
Heading vector
(HDG)

Course over ground

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(COG)

The ship’s heading (HDG) is displayed as a line with an open arrow head. It does not
take account of winds or tides.
The course over ground (COG) indicates the boat’s actual course and is displayed as a
line with two open arrow heads.
The length of these lines is determined by the distance your boat will travel in the time
you have specified (3 mins, 6 mins or infinite) in the Chart Setup Menu (see page 98) at
the current speed.
Any times that you specify will apply to all chart views and if INFINITE is selected the
vector will extend to the edge of the chart window.
Note: If neither the speed over ground (SOG) or heading are available, vectors cannot
be displayed.
Wind and tide arrows
Wind arrow
Tide arrow
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Winds and tides are displayed as lines with solid arrow heads in the direction of the
wind or tidal set. Winds arrows point into your boat and tidal arrows point away. The
width of the arrow indicates its strength.
To switch graphical indicators on/off:

TIDE ARROW WIND ARROW

ON OFF ON OFF
DATA CHART VECTORS
COG VECTOR HDG VECTOR
ON OFF ON OFF
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... using the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)

The CDI assists with accurately maintaining your course to your destination. A ‘rolling
road’ in three dimensional perspective provides a real-time display of your boat’s
course. See Chapter 10:Using the Course Deviation Indicator for more information.

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4.13 Warnings of potential dangers
When the appropriate equipment is installed and switched on, the following alarms
will be triggered when you are in the chart application:
• System alarms - Anchor, Timer, Alarm clock and Temperature.
• Navigation alarms - Arrival and Off track.
• Radar alarms - Guard zones.
• Fishfinder alarms.
• AIS alarms.
• Weather alarms.
When an alarm is triggered, a buzzer sounds and a pop-up window describing the
alarm and how to clear it is displayed. In some cases, the appropriate action is taken by
the Chart. For example, following an arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated.
To switch these alarms on/off and set the limits:

Setup Alarm Setup Menu

Chart Setup... System Alarms Setup...
MENU Cartography Setup Navigation Alarms Setup...
Radar Alarms Setup...
GPS Status... Fishfinder Alarms Setup...
Compass Setup...
System Setup...
Alarm Setup... Select appropriate sub-menu
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Select Alarm Setup

Note: For more details of alarms, see page 265.

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4.14 Using the radar with the chart

You can enhance the use of your chart by combining it with the following radar
features:
• Radar range synchronization
• MARPA.
• Radar overlay.

Synchronizing the chart with radar range

When synchronization is switched on:
• The radar range in all radar windows, changes to match the chart scale.
• ‘Sync’ is indicated in the top left-hand corner of the chart window.
• If you change the radar range, in any radar window, all synchronized chart views
change scale to match.
• If you change the scale of a synchronized chart window, all radar windows change
range to match.
To set the radar range synchronization:

CHART MODE AND CHART SYNC

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… RDR

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Notes: (1) Radar range synchronization is not available when the chart motion
mode is set to Autorange.
(2) The 2D chart can be synchronized with either the 3D chart (see page 113)
or the radar but not both.
Viewing MARPA targets on the chart
The Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) function is used for target tracking
and risk analysis. Although set up in radar mode or radar overlay, all MARPA targets
are displayed in the chart window and associated MARPA functions can be accessed
via the chart. For detailed information on MARPA see page 165.
To access the MARPA controls when you are in a chart application:

On screen:
Select the target
with cursor

MARPA
Or: ACQUIRE TARGET MARPA LIST...
OPTIONS...

With radar overlay on: Marpa controls displayed

RADAR TARGET
OPTIONS... TRACKING...
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Distinguishing between fixed and moving objects

You can overlay radar image data over your chart image allowing better distinction
between fixed objects and other marine traffic. For best results, switch on Radar-Chart
synchronization (see page 84) to ensure radar range and chart scale are synchronized.
To switch radar overlay on:
1. Select radar overlay:

RADAR OVERLAY
PRESENTATION CHART LAYERS
ON

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The default soft keys change to give access to some of the radar options and if a
radar is connected, the radar image will be overlaid on the chart e.g.

Radar range Status

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Overlay Local

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2. To access radar and navigation options:

RADAR ... For target tracking, gain and target

OPTIONS... display or to change radar range.
OK x2
NAVIGATION
OPTIONS... ... For route and track options.
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Note: If radar overlay is applied to a chart window that is set to system view, the over-
lay will be displayed in all other system view chart windows.
To turn off radar overlay:

RADAR OVERLAY
PRESENTATION CHART LAYERS
OFF
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Changing the radar range from the chart window

When the radar overlay is set to ON, the radar range is indicated in the top left-hand
corner of the chart window in the same color as the overlay. You can now change the
radar range:

OUT
RADAR RANGE
OPTIONS... D6585-1
IN

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Note: If RDR RNG SYNC is set to ON (see page 84), the chart scale also changes

4.15 Recording where you have been

What is a track?
A track is an on-screen trail that represents the course you have taken. This trail is
made up of a series of track points which are created automatically. You can save the
track to create a permanent record of where you have been.
.

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

FIND SHIP GOTO… ROUTES… TRACKS… PRESENTATION…

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How can I use tracks?

Tracks can be used to:
• Review where you have been.
• Retrace your original journey by converting the track to a route and automatically
reversing it.
If required, a track can be personalized and the track options customized to your own
particular needs. You can:
• Rename a track.
• Change the color of a track.
• Specify the time period between track point creation (see page 98).
• Specify the distance between each track point (see page 98).

Creating a track

To start a track...
[

TRACKS… START TRACK

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Track laid from your boat

If the power fails whilst a track is being recorded or the position fix is lost, a break will
occur in the track. Only the last segment of a track can be converted into a route.
If the maximum number of tracking points is reached, you will be warned. The track
will continue to be recorded with the earlier tracking points being overwritten.

To stop the track...

Stop the tracking process:

SAVE TRACK

Or:

TRACKS… STOP TRACK DISCARD TRACK

Or:
CANCEL STOP
COMMAND
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Creating a route from a track

Creating a route from a track enables you to retrace the course of that track.
When a track is converted the system creates the closest route through the recorded
track, using the minimum number of waypoints. Each waypoint created will be saved
with the depth and temperature data (if applicable) for that position.

On completion, the maximum deviation of

the route from the recorded track is
displayed and the new route is added to
the route list. It can now be displayed,
edited and erased etc. in the same way as
other routes in the system.
Note: If a track break occurs, only the last
segment is converted to a route.
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CAUTION:
Before following the route, ensure that it is safe for navigation, noting that it
may deviate from your actual path travelled.

... from the current track

You can create a route from the track that you are currently laying. This method will
take a ‘snapshot’ of the track to date, convert it to a route and then continue laying the
track:
1. Select the track list:

Track List

Color Name
CREATE ROUTE ---- Track 1
TRACKS… ---- Track 2
FROM TRACK…
---- Track 3
---- Track 4
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2. Create a route from current track:

Route generation completed. YES

Maximum deviation from
CREATE ROUTE oritinal track equals 0,001nm.
Or
FROM TRACK… Please check route before
navigating. Do you want to name
the route?
NO
Route generated and
dialog box displayed To accept default
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(numbered)

Note: Alternatively you can also select the current track with the cursor and convert it
to a route.
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...from a saved track

You can create a route from a track that you have already saved:

To name the route

Route generation completed. YES

Track 2
Maximum deviation from
CREATE ROUTE oritinal track equals 0,001nm.
FROM TRACK… Please check route before
Or:
TRACK navigating. Do you want to name
the route?
NO
Position cursor Route generated and
over track dialog box displayed To accept default

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(numbered)

Note: Alternately you can select the track via the track list - see page 88.

4.16 Editing tracks

Once you have created a track, it can be edited in a variety of ways. You can:
• Change the name of a track (see page 90).
• Change the color of a track (see page 90).
• Erase a track (see page 90).

Selecting a track for editing

For a track to be edited it must first be selected either via the track list or by selecting
the appropriate track on-screen.

... via the track list

REVIEW AND
TRACKS ... EDIT TRACKS ...

Highlight required track

... via the cursor Track 2

TRACK

Position cursor
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Editing the selected track

Once you have selected the appropriate track (see previous section) you can proceed
to edit it.

Changing the name or color of a track

You can change the name of a track from the default to a more meaningful one and/or
change the color if required. This will make them easier to distinguish from one
another, particularly if you have numerous tracks in your system.
1. Select the appropriate track for editing (see page 89).
2. Select the Edit Name or Edit Color option:

Edit Track
EDIT NAME
Name
EDIT NAME AND T k1
Track
COLOR... Or
Color

EDIT COLOR

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Select name
or color

3. Edit and save:

Edit Route Edit Route

Name Name
R t 1
Route Dartmouth
OK
Color Color

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Edit color/name Save

Erasing a track
You can delete any track in your system:
1. Select the appropriate track for editing (see page 89).
2. Erase the track:

ERASE TRACK YES

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You can also erase all or selected tracks, using the ARCHIVE & TRANSFER function as
described on page 24.
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4.17 Defining how the chart windows are presented

Each chart window can be tailored to meet your particular needs. You can:
• Set the chart view for individual windows or system wide (see below).
• Change how the chart is orientated (see page 92).
• Change the way your chart is drawn in relation to your boat movement (see
page 93).

Working with multiple chart views

If you have more than one chart window, you can either share the presentation or
present each window independently. The option you have chosen is indicated on the
chart status bar as LOCAL or SYSTEM. The system view is shared across networked E-
Series displays.

System chart view

When a chart application is started it defaults to system view. Any windows set to
system view will have the same presentation as other system windows for:
• Chart mode and orientation.
• Chart layers - aerial, radar, 3D locator and AIS
• Synchronization - Radar/chart and 3D/chart.
• Show/hide waypoints, routes and tracks.
• Declutter.
• Vectors.
If you change any of these options in one window, ALL system windows will update.

Local chart view

When local chart view is selected the presentation for each window is set
independently.

Defining chart window presentation

To define how the chart windows are presented:

CHART VIEW
PRESENTATION
LOCAL SYSTEM
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Note: The motion mode will be set but not synchronized across windows when the
chart view is set to system.
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Setting the orientation of the chart

The orientation of a chart refers to the relationship between the chart and the direction
that you are travelling in. It is used in conjunction with motion mode (see page 93) to
control how your boat and chart relate to one another and how they are displayed on
screen. The mode that you choose is restored at power up. Any changes that you make
to a chart window that is set to system view will be reflected in all other system view
chart windows. The following options are available:

North Up (N-up)
In North Up mode, the chart orientation is fixed with true north upwards. As your
heading changes the boat symbol moves accordingly. This is the default mode for the
chart application.

Head Up (H-up)
Head Up mode displays the chart with your boat’s current heading upwards. As the
heading changes the boat symbol remains fixed and the chart picture rotates accord-
ingly.
Notes: (1) To prevent continuous backwards and forwards rotations as the boat
yaws from side-to-side, the chart will not update unless the heading
changes by at least 10 degrees from the last displayed orientation.
(2) It is not possible to select Head Up when the motion mode is set to True.

Course Up (C-UP)
In Course Up mode, the chart picture is stabilized and shown with your current course
upwards. As your boat’s heading changes, the ship symbol moves accordingly. If you
select a new course, the picture will reset to display the new course upwards.
The reference used for Course-Up depends upon the information available at a given
time. The system always prioritizes this information in the following order.:
1. Bearing from origin to destination, i.e. intended course.
2. Locked heading from an Autopilot.
3. Bearing to waypoint.
4. Instantaneous heading.
If heading data becomes unavailable whilst in this mode, a warning message will be
shown and the chart uses 0° heading in relative motion.
To set the orientation of the chart:

CHART MODE AND ORIENTATION

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… H-UP N-UP C-UP
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Setting the motion mode

The motion mode controls the relationship between the chart and your boat. Whilst
motion mode is active, as your boat moves, the chart is redrawn to keep the boat on-
screen. The three motion modes are:
• Relative motion.
• True motion.
• Autorange.
When you pan the chart or toggle FIND SHIP/CURSOR to CURSOR, the motion mode is
suspended. This is indicated in the status bar by ‘( )’ around the motion mode and
enables you to view another area of the chart whilst navigating. To reset the motion
mode and return your boat to the screen, press FIND SHIP. Manually changing the
range in autorange also suspends motion mode.
The default setting is relative motion with zero offset. The mode that you select is
restored at power up. When a chart window is set to SYSTEM view the motion mode
will be set but not synchronized across other system view windows.

CHART MODE AND MOTION MODE

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… TM RM AR

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Relative motion (RM) with optional vessel offset
When the motion mode is set to Relative, the position of your boat is fixed on the
screen and the chart picture moves relative to your boat.
You can specify using the VESSEL OFFSET soft key, whether the boat is fixed in the
centre of the window (0 offset) or offset by 1/3 or 2/3. If you change the offset to 1/3 or
2/3, the view ahead of your boat will be increased.

0 Vessel offset

1/3 Vessel offset

0 Vessel offset
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In the following example the motion mode has been set to Relative with a vessel offset
of 1/3. The boat is fixed in the offset position and the chart moves accordingly:

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True motion (TM)
When the motion mode is set to True, the chart is fixed and the boat moves in true
perspective to fixed landmasses on the screen. As the boat’s position approaches the
edge of the screen, the chart picture is automatically reset to reveal the area ahead of
the boat.
Note: It is not possible to select True Motion when the orientation is set to Head Up.

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Autorange
Autorange selects and maintains the largest possible scale of chart that will display
both the boat and the target waypoint. Autorange is not available if radar-chart
synchronization is on.

4.18 Altering the level of chart detail displayed

The chart features that you need to see will vary according to your particular needs and
circumstances. You can adjust this level of detail by showing/ hiding the following
features:
• Waypoints.
• Waypoint index of a route.
• Individual routes and tracks.
• Cartographic features.
• Chart vectors for COG, heading, tide and wind (seepage 82)
Note: You can also specify the level of detail on the chart display (simple, detailed or
extra detailed). For more details, see page 101.
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Showing or hiding waypoints/waypoint information

The system has various options to control the display of waypoints and waypoint
information. You can show or hide all your waypoints and their names or show or hide
waypoints by group or by symbol.
These options are particularly useful when you have placed a large number of
waypoints in a small area and rendered your chart difficult to interpret.
Note: The show/hide status of a waypoint is a local setting and will therefore only af-
fect the individual display on which you are working.

Show/hide by group/symbol
You can show or hide waypoints with a particular symbol or belonging to a specified
group:
1. Select to show/hide by waypoint group or symbol:

SHOW/HIDE SHOW BY
PRESENTATION...
WAYPOINTS... SYM

Toggle to symbol or

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2. Change status to show or hide as required.

SHOW BY GROUP

My Waypoints SHOW ON CHART

Fishing SHOW SHOW
Diving HIDE
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Show/hide waypoint name

You can show or hide the waypoint names from the screen:

SHOW/HIDE WAYPOINT NAME

PRESENTATION…
WAYPOINTS ... ON
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Show/hide waypoint index

The order of waypoints within a route is indicated by the waypoint index. To show/hide
this index:

SHOW/HIDE WAYPOINT INDEX

ROUTES…
ROUTES… ON
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Showing or hiding a route or a track

You can define which routes or tracks are shown or hidden from the screen. When a
route is set to HIDE, the route line is not displayed. The display of waypoints within a
hidden route depends however on the show/hide waypoint setting (see page 95). The
active route is always displayed irrespective of the display status.
Note: The show/hide status of a route or track applied to a chart window that is set to
system view, will be displayed in all other system view chart windows.

... using the cursor

You can use the cursor method to hide a route or track.

Routes

HIDE ROUTE
RTE

Move cursor over

appropriate route
Or
Tracks

HIDE TRACK
TRACK
Move cursor over
appropriate track
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Note: Use the route/track list to return the display status to SHOW.

... via the route/track list

You can show or hide a route /track via the appropriate list:
1. Select the Show/Hide Route or Show/Hide Track option:

Routes

SHOW/HIDE
ROUTES…
ROUTES…

Or:

Tracks

SHOW/HIDE
TRACKS…
TRACKS…
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2. Select required route or track:

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Routes

ROUTE ON CHART
SHOW

Set to SHOW or HIDE

as required

Highlight required route

Or
Tracks

TRACK ON CHART
SHOW

Set to SHOW or HIDE

as required

Highlight required track

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Showing or hiding cartographic features
If there are a large number of cartographic objects in a particular area, you can reduce
the amount of detail by de-cluttering the chart display. Turning declutter on hides the
following cartographic objects:
• Text.
• Chart boundaries.
• Spot soundings.
• Depth contours.
• Light sectors.
• Caution & routing data.
• Land and marine features.
• Business services (if available on your cartography)
To declutter your chart:

DECLUTTER
PRESENTATION
ON OFF
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If the declutter option is applied to a chart window that is set to SYSTEM view, the
declutter will be applied to all other system view chart windows. If decluttering does
not hide/show the particular features of your choice, they can be turned on/off
individually via the Cartography Setup menu (see page 101).
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4.19 Setting up your chart and its cartography

The set up for your chart and its cartography can be changed from the standard
configuration to suit your particular needs. Although you will probably only do this
when you first use the chart, you may decide to make subsequent adjustments once
you become more familiar with the system. Any settings that you change are retained
even when you power off.

Chart Setup
To select the Chart Setup Menu:

Setup Chart Setup Menu

Chart Setup... Object Information Points ON
Cartography Setup Vector Length Infinite
MENU
GPS Status... Record Vessel Track By Time
Compass Setup... Track Interval 1 secs

Datum WGS 1984

Highlight Chart Setup menu Chart Offset...

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Enter Chart Setup menu

The following table details the functions and options within the Chart Setup menu:

FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Object Information
OFF - No info pop-up is displayed but detailed data can still be dis- OFF
played by pressing OK. All ON
ALL ON - the info pop-up for all cartographic areas (including Points ON
objects) is displayed.
Points ON - the info pop-up only displayed for objects selected with
the cursor.

Vector Length 3 Mins

The time period specified for drawing COG and Heading vectors. 6 Mins
Infinite

Record Vessel Track By

AUTO - system automatically creates track points. Auto
TIME - for track point creation by time. Time
DISTANCE - for track point creation by distance. Distance
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FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Track Interval TIME selected:

Options available depend on setting in Record Vessel Track By 1 sec
function: 5 secs
TIME - specify time period between track points creation. 10 secs
DISTANCE - specify distance between track points creation. 30 secs
AUTO - no options available 1 min
3 min
5 min
10 min
30 min
DISTANCE selected:
0.1 nm
0.5 nm
1.0 nm

Datum
Grid moves according to datum selected and the lat/lon of carto- WGS 84
graphic features change. System attempts to set up any GPS to the List of datum provided
new mode and indicates whether successful or not. See additional
information below.

Chart Offset
Moves the position of the chart in order to correct for position ON
errors in the cartography. See below for further information. OFF

Datum
For your GPS and chart to correlate accurately with your paper charts, they will need to
be using the same datum. The default datum for your display is WGS1984. If this is not
suitable, you can change the setting. When you adjust the datum of the E-Series
Display, a Raymarine GPS will automatically correlate. If you have a third party GPS,
you will need to correlate this separately.
CAUTION:* Changing the chart datum does not cause any waypoint or routes
stored in the chartplotter to move on the display, although their latitude and
longitude changes to reflect the new datum.
When adding waypoints numerically to the waypoint list, or via SeaTalk or
NMEA, it is important that they are referenced to the same datum to which
the display is currently set.

Chart Offset
This feature allows you to move the position of the chart in order to correct for position
errors in the cartography. This adjustment is indicated as a distance north/west (+ve)
or south/east (-ve) from your vessel position to a maximum of 1000m. To view the
effects of an offset you can turn the feature on/off. Once calculated, the offset is
applied to all charts.
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Important: Any offset entered will be applied to all charts on the chart card. You
should therefore ensure that this feature is switched off once you have transitioned off
of the errant chart. Any charting errors that you discover should be reported to
Navionics (see page 247).
To switch on chart offset:

Alarm Setup Menu

Object Information Points ON
Vector Length Infinite OFFSET
Datum WGS 1984
ON
Chart Offset...
Toggle to ON

Select Chart Offset

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Note: If your vessel position is not available, the current chart centre is used as the ref-
erence point.
Changing the offset value
To change the offset value:
1. Select the Chart Offset function (see previous section)
2. Set the north/south offset value:

ADJUST N-S ADJUST N-S

SET OFFSET...
0ft -80ft

Adjust North/
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3. Set the east/west offset value:

ADJUST E-W
0ft

ADJUST E-W
Or OK
121ft

or:
Adjust East/ West
level as required.
Press
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Resetting the offset value

To reset the chart offset to zero:
1. Select the Chart Offset function (see previous section).
2. Reset to zero:
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SET OFFSET... CLEAR OFFSET

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Cartography Setup
The Cartographic Setup Menu allows you to configure what is displayed on your chart:
To select the Cartography Setup Menu:

Setup Cartography Setup Menu

Chart Setup... Chart Display Detailed
Cartography Setup... Chart Grid On
MENU Chart Text On
GPS Status... Chart Boundaries ON
Compass Setup... Spot Soundings ON

Highlight Cartography
Setup menu
Enter Cartography

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Setup menu

The following table details the functions and options within the Cartography Setup
menu:

FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Chart Display Simple

The level of detail shown on the chart. Detailed
Extra detailed

Chart Grid ON
Grid lines of latitude and longitude. OFF

Chart Text ON
Text appearing on the chart e.g. place names etc. OFF

Chart Boundaries ON
The line indicating the boundary of the chart. OFF

Spot Soundings ON
Number on the chart indicating depth. OFF

Safety Contour OFF

Areas with depths shallower that the specified value, are shaded in 6ft
a darker blue than those areas with depths greater than the speci- 9ft
fied value. 16ft
19ft
32ft
65ft
(Contour always drawn at or
deeper than the selected
depth).
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FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Depth Contour ALL

A line indicating the depth at a particular position. 16ft
19ft
32ft
65ft
OFF

Nav. Marks ON
OFF

Nav. Marks Symbols International

The set of symbology used for navigation marks. US
Corresponds to paper charts.

Light Sectors ON
The sector of light cast by a fixed beacon. OFF

Caution & Routing Data ON

OFF

Marine Features ON
The following cartographic features displayed on the water - OFF
cables, nature of seabed points, tide station, current stations and
port information.

Land Features ON
The cartographic features that are displayed on the land. OFF

Colored Seabed Areas ON

In available areas (e.g. Portugal) this gives greater definition of OFF
seabed.

Background Color
The color of background water when there is no Navionics cartog- White
raphy. Blue

Business Services ON
The symbols indicating the location of a business OFF

Aerial Photo Overlay On Land and Sea

The area displaying the aerial photo overlay On Land

Roads ON
Major coastal roads OFF

Additional Wrecks ON
Extended wrecks data for new wrecks OFF
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Chapter 5: 3D Chart
5.1 Important
3D Chart functionality
To obtain the best results from the 3D cartography application you should make sure
that your display is receiving accurate heading and position data from a suitable
source and that you are using a chart card incorporating 3D cartography for the
appropriate area.

Safety
The 3D chart is an aid to visualization. When navigating with your 3D chart you should
also check your 2D chart and ensure that a route is safe. Until you are familiar with
interpreting the 3D chart, you should take every opportunity to compare the displayed
objects with visual targets, such as buoys and coastal structures. You should practice
harbour and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions. The
simulator mode can also be used to help you gain experience.
It is strongly recommended that before you use your 3D chart application, you read
and understand Chapter 3:Working with Waypoints and Chapter 4:Using the Chart.
CAUTION:
The 3D application should not be used as a substitute for good navigational
practice nor for official government paper charts. Do not use this application
before you have read this chapter.

5.2 An introduction
This chapter describes how to use your 3D chart and its various functions including:
• Setting up your 3D chart (see page 115).
• Using the controls (see page 105).
• Setting the operation mode (see page 107).
• Changing the view point (see page 108).
• Rotating the selected view (see).
• Changing the pitch (seepage 106).
• Exaggerating the view (see page 110).
• Sychronizing the 3D and 2D chart (see page 113).
• If a transducer is fitted - displaying the fishfinder cone area (see page 114).
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5.3 What can I use the 3D Chart Application for?

3D cartography introduces an easy-to-use chart format that provides you with a three
dimensional graphical view of land and sea contours around your boat. Land masses
are shown in green, the shade depending on the height above sea level. Water, the
sea-bed and submerged objects are shown in varying shades of blue.
Much of the information available on a conventional chart can be shown in three
dimensions, giving you an accurate easy-to-view image of the area around your boat
that can help you plan:
• Fishing spots.
• What fishing pattern to use.
• Safe routes.
If the area that you are in is new to you, or visibility is poor, 3D cartography can help to
give you the confidence to know where you are and what is around you. As with a
conventional chart, active waypoints and routes can also be shown on the 3D chart.

5.4 The 3D chart display

Range Mode Boat symbol Rotation
Horizontal distance across Shows mode Boat's position on Shows in degrees true,
screen (halfway up the window application is chart. Select sail how far the on-screen
or at center of view). Shown in working iin. or power boat. view has been rotated
selected system units. from your boat's heading.

Cartographic objects Waypoint Center-of-view Depth scale North arrow

Select objects for display With arrival White cross indicates Approximate 3D indication of True
via the 3D Chart Setup circle center of chart view depth beneath North in relation to
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5.5 Where am I on the 3D chart?

Your current position is represented by a boat. You
can choose from a power boat or yacht.
Or
To change the style of vessel displayed, see
page 115.

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If positional data has been selected for display (see page 224), your position will be
displayed in the data bar under VES POS.
Note: If neither heading nor COG data is available, the boat symbol is not displayed
and the FIND SHIP soft key is greyed out.

If you cannot see your boat:

FIND SHIP

3D Chart redraws with boat in forward

looking view at your current position

To mark your current position:

WPTS
MOB x2 OK (or wait 3 seconds)

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Accepts default

5.6 Moving around the 3D chart

The 3D chart is operated in a similar way to a 2D chart. To move around the 3D chart
and display the area required at the appropriate scale and angle, use a combination of
panning, zooming, rotating and pitching:

Panning
Panning moves the 3D chart that is
displayed to a different area. To pan a 3D
chart, press the appropriate arrow (left/
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right, up/down) on the trackpad.

Zooming in/out
Range OUT to show a larger area of the
chart (approximately 8nm maximum). OUT

Range IN to show a smaller area of the RANGE

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IN
chart.
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Rotating and pitching

Select
Toggle control between the rotate and OR ADJUST
ROTATE PITCH
pitch functions.

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Press

Adjust
Turn the rotary control to adjust the active Turn
function:
• Rotate - rotates the view 0-3600.

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• Pitch - changes the vertical angle of
view. (1-90 degrees)
Note: The rotary control is always active to adjust pitch/rotation (even when the soft
key sub-menus are displayed, except when adjusting exaggeration).This is different to
most other uses of the rotary, which require you to press a soft key to enable adjust-
ment.

5.7 Other 3D controls

Soft keys
The soft keys control the application as follows:

To find your boat and To select center point To adjust presentation options:
reinstate active around which the chart Transducer cone
motion mode, forward will move when rotary Depth scale
looking chart view. control used. Direction of view
Exaggeration
To select an existing To select how Vessel offset
route to follow or a rotary control Declutter
waypoint to go to. adjusts view Waypoint name (ON/OFF)

ADJUST ON ADJUST
FIND SHIP GO TO... PRESENTATION...
EYE CENTER ROTATE PITCH

To rotate or pitch chart around virtual eye To rotate chart

point, maintaining a relative position from (0-360o).
the virtual eye point to the on-screen boat.
Useful for aerial overview.

Rotates or pitches chart To change vertical

around center-of-view angle of view.
cross. Useful for close (from sea-level to a
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5.8 Changing the mode

You can choose to view the chart in one of two modes:
• Active motion mode.
• Planning mode.

Active motion mode

This is the default mode when you open the 3D application provided that there is a
valid fix. The screen shows an aerial view of the 3D chart as if you are above your boat,
slightly behind it and looking forward (virtual eye point).
You can also view the chart from different positions relative to your boat - see “View
options” on page 108. As your boat moves forward the chart automatically updates
and reveals the changing view ahead.
Note: In active motion mode you can adjust the pitch when ADJUST ON is set to CEN-
TRE, but rotating or panning the chart will put it into planning mode.

Planning mode
Planning mode enables you to view an area of the chart, different to the one in which
you are navigating, so that you can analyse locations and features. You can use the
controls to view a particular area from different angles, bearings and ranges. The chart
no longer automatically keeps your boat on-screen.
When you are in planning mode, the controls and functions available are the same as
for active motion mode.

To enter planing mode:

• Pan to the area of the chart that you want to
Or
view or
• Turn the rotary control (except if set to CENTRE
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and ADJUST PITCH).

Planning mode is indicated in the status bar by brackets around the mode information
e.g. (FWD).
To return to active motion mode

FIND SHIP
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3D Chart redraws with boat in forward

looking view at your current position
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5.9 Changing the view

View options
There are four view options that you can choose from - Forward, Aft, Port and
Starboard.

2.431nm PRT ROTATE 106oT 2.431nm STB ROTATE 280oT

PRT
AFT STB
AFT

Port Starboard
Eye point above and to starboard side Eye point above and to port side of

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of boat, looking to port. boat, looking to starboard.

2.431nm FWD ROTATE 195oT 2.431nm AFT ROTATE 011oT

FWD AFT

Forward Aft
Default view. Eye point above and in front of the boat,
Eye point above and behind the boat, looking behind it.
looking forward.
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Pressing FIND SHIP resets to this view.

With each view the eye point is changed to show a different area of the chart. The
current option is highlighted on the soft keys and displayed in the status bar.
To select the view option:

3D VIEW VIEW TO
PRESENTATION…
OPTIONS... FWD STD AFT PRT
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Note: When the VIEW TO soft key is pressed the system automatically puts you into
active motion mode.
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Multiple views
You can display multiple 3D chart views by creating a page that shows 3D cartography
in up to 4 windows. As each window is a separate application, they can be set up to
operate in active motion mode or planning mode or a combination of the two.
These can be views of:
• The same area of the chart from different angles.
• Views of up to 4 different areas of the chart.
Note: For full details of page set up and “active” windows refer to page 17.

Multiple 3D views
Example:
Four 3D application windows showing the same area of the chart but from 4 different angles.

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Vessel offset
You can specify whether the boat is fixed in the centre of the window (0 offset) or offset
by 1/3 or 2/3 of the screen. If you change the offset to 1/3 or 2/3, the view ahead of your
boat will be increased.

3D VIEW VESSEL OFFSET

PRESENTATION…
OPTIONS... 0 1/3 2/3
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5.10 Aerial photo overlay

You can overlay an aerial photo onto the 3D image. This will help you to interpret your
environment and its features. Aerial photos cover the navigable waters up to 3 miles
inside the coastline. Beyond these limits the land will appear green (color charts) and
grey (black and white charts). The level of resolution and the availability of a colored
overlay is dependent on the region covered by the chart card.

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Standard 3D image 3D image with aerial overlay

Aerial photo overlay is controlled via the 3D Chart Setup Menu. See page 115 for more
details.

5.11 Making the view clearer

You can make the view clearer using the following features:
• Exaggeration.
• Declutter.

Exaggeration
Sometimes it is easier to see certain topographical features if they are exaggerated.
Adjusting the exaggeration has the effect of vertically stretching objects on the chart,
making it easier to see their shape and position. This could be particularly helpful if you
are fishing, for example.
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Exaggeration factor x1 Exaggeration factor x50

To adjust exaggeration:

3D VIEW ADJUST ADJUST

PRESENTATION… EXAGGERATION
OPTIONS... EXAGGERATION

Adjust factor
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as required

Press CANCEL at any time during adjustment to return to the previous setting.

Declutter
Navigating in an area that shows a lot of information on the chart, such as navigation
marks, can be confusing. Depending on your chart view level it can make features or
even your position difficult to see. Declutter helps you to reduce this confusion and
make the chart clearer, by removing some objects from view.
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Declutter OFF Declutter ON

To declutter your 3D screen:

DECLUTTER
PRESENTATION
ON OFF
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5.12 Using 2D and 3D charts together

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If the area in which you are navigating is unfamiliar, or visibility is poor, working with
2D and 3D chart applications on the screen side-by-side can give you extra confidence
and help you find out what is around you. With the charts displayed side by side, a
comprehensive view of the surrounding area is available. As with all multiple page
sets, the active window is indicated by a red border. To make changes to an application
it must be the active window.
For details of how to set up a page set to view the two applications together see
page 17.

3D view locator
If required, you can show the 3D view
locator on the 2D chart. This is a polygon
outlined in blue and extending from the
virtual eye point icon. This polygon
indicates the boundaries of the area
shown on the current 3D chart.
As you rotate, adjust pitch, pan or zoom,
the 3D chart the view locator moves on the
2D chart and shows the area covered.
To display the 3D view locator when a
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View locator Eye point icon

chart window is active:
3D LOCATOR
PRESENTATION CHART LAYERS... ON
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Note: If the 3D view locator is switched on in a chart window that is set to system
view, the locator will be displayed in all other system view chart windows.
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Chart synchronization
Chart synchronization enables you to synchronize the heading, range and position
information on the 2D and 3D charts.
When chart synchronization is ON, please note the following:
• The 2D-3D synchronization is shown in the status bar of the applications.
• Soft key options that are not available with this feature are “grayed” out.
• Pressing FIND SHIP from any synchronized application, will return the 3D chart to
the default active motion mode view and synchronize the 2D chart to the same view.
• Any changes made to the heading, range or position in either 2D or 3D charts will
be displayed in both 2D and 3D windows.
• If the 2D chart view for the current window is set to SYSTEM and you have multiple
windows on a page/more than one display, any changes made to a chart will be
reflected in all windows in all displays.
• If the 2D chart view for the current window is set to LOCAL, no other windows will
be affected.
• You can synchronize the 2D chart with the 3D chart or the radar but not both.

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To synchronize the 2D and 3D charts:

CHART MODE AND CHART SYNC

PRESENTATION RDR 3D OFF
ORIENTATION...
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Chart application active

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5.13 Using the 3D chart with a fishfinder

If you have a fishfinder in your system, you can display the transducer cone to indicate
the area that it covers on the 3D chart. This is particularly useful when fishing as it
enables you to compare the chart view with the information your fishfinder is showing you.

50 kHz

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200 kHz

To display the transducer cone:

TRANS CONE
PRESENTATION…
ON
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5.14 Navigating with 3D charts

You can access navigation options when a 3D chart is active. This includes following a
route and selecting a waypoint from the waypoint list to start a GOTO.

Waypoint
arrival
circle

Active
waypoint

Course
of route
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... via the waypoint list

Waypoint List
GOTO WAYPOINT
GOTO... GOTO WAYPOINT
OPTIONS ...

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Select required waypoint

Note: Please refer to Section 3.4, Navigating to a waypoint, for full details.

... using the follow route option

FOLLOW ROUTE Route List

GOTO... FOLLOW ROUTE
OPTIONS ...

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Select required route

Note: Please refer to Section 4.10, Building and following a route, for full details.
REMEMBER: A route can only be edited using a 2D chart. Changes made on the 2D
chart are also shown on the 3D chart.

5.15 Setting up the 3D Chart

The set up for your 3D chart can be changed from the standard configuration to suit
your particular needs. Although you will probably only do this when you first use the
chart, you may decide to make subsequent adjustments once you become more
familiar with the system. Any settings that you change are retained at power off.
To select the 3D Chart Setup Menu:
3D Chart Setup Menu
Centre-of-View Indicator ON e.g.
Setup Vessel Symbol Power
3D Chart Setup... Aerial Photo Overlay ON ON
MENU OFF
Chart Text ON
Nav. Marks ON

Highlight 3D Chart Change

Setup menu Highlight required function status as
required
Enter 3D Chart Enter function
Setup menu
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This menu lets you change:

FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Centre-of-view indicator ON
Centre-of-view indicator (marked with a white cross) OFF

Vessel symbol Sail

Style of boat symbol displayed on-screen. Power
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FUNCTION OPTIONS
Description (Default in bold)

Aerial photo overlay ON

Overlay an aerial photograph on the 3D chart OFF

Chart text ON
Text viewed on the 3Dchart OFF

Navigation marks ON
Navigation marks viewed on the 3Dchart. OFF
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Chapter 6: Using the Fishfinder

6.1 Introduction
This chapter describes how the Fishfinder uses sonar to see fish, bottom structure and
texture, and underwater obstructions such as wrecks.
The standard fishfinder image is a historical, scrolling bottom graph at an
automatically selected range and frequency. Various functions are provided to
improve the underwater view, select what is displayed and sound an alarm including:
• Changing the view displayed (Zoom, A-Scope or Bottom Lock).
• Adjusting the range and zoom.
• Shifting the image.
• Simplifying the bottom image and isolating bottom fish.
• Pausing the scrolling image.
• Switching the depth digit on/off.
• Using waypoints to mark a position.
• Determining depths and distances of targets.
• Fishfinder alarms (fish, depth or water temperature).
• Setting up the fishfinder application including manually adjusting the frequency
and adjusting the gain values.
Note: Please refer to the Installation Guide for fishfinder calibration information.

6.2 How does the Fishfinder work?

The fishfinder application uses a Digital Sounder Module (DSM) to process sonar
signals from a suitable transducer and provide a detailed underwater view.
The transducer located on the bottom of the boat sends pulses of sound waves into the
water and measures the time it takes for the sound wave to travel to the bottom and
back. The returning sound echoes are affected by bottom structure and by any other
objects in their path, e.g. fish, wrecks, reefs.
The Digital Sounder Module (DSM) processes these echoes and sends data to the
fishfinder which displays a visual interpretation of the underwater view. The strength
of echoes is indicated on the display by different colors. You can use this information to
determine the bottom structure, the size of fish and other objects in the water e.g.
debris, air bubbles.
Notes: (1) The DSM will operate at a frequency of 50 kHz or 200 kHz.
(2) Some transducers will also enable the fishfinder to display water
temperature and/or speed.
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6.3 What can the fishfinder show me?

When you first view the fishfinder application, an image representing the echoes seen
by the DSM is displayed. As time passes this image scrolls from right to left and
becomes a record of the echoes seen. The images at the right hand side of the display
are therefore the most recent.
The fishfinder window will display:
• The bottom together with any bottom structure such as reefs and shipwrecks etc.
• Target images indicating fish.
• A status bar noting the frequency and gain settings.
• The bottom depth.
You can customize the fishfinder to:
• Hide the depth of the targets - see page 128.
• Show the depth lines - see page 135.
• Change the color palette and the depth displayed - see page 135.
• Pause or change the scroll speed - see page 127.
• Enable a fish, shallow or deep water alarm - see page 132 and page 267
• Adjust the DSM and Transducer to suit local conditions - see page 132.

Frequency mode Cursor -

Frequency Gain mode controlled
by trackpad
200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High
Bottom of
transducer

Depth
markers

50

Target
depth
69 68
Target

Bottom
Bottom
depth

FISHFINDER BOTTOM
ZOOM... A-SCOPE... PRESENTATION...
SETTINGS...
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LOCK...
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Interpreting the bottom structure

The bottom usually produces a strong echo. These images indicate the bottom
conditions as follows:.

A hard bottom (sand) produces a thin line

A soft bottom (mud or seaweed cover) produces a wide line.

The dark layer indicates a strong signal.

A rocky or uneven bottom or a wreck produces an irregular

image with peaks and troughs

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The dark layers indicate a good echo; the lighter areas weaker echoes. This could mean
that the upper layer is soft and therefore allowing sound waves to pass to the more
solid layer below.
It is also possible that the sound waves are making two complete trips – hitting the
bottom, bouncing off the boat, then reflecting off the bottom again. This can happen if
the water is shallow, the bottom is hard, or gain is set high.
The Fishfinder provides various features to help you interpret the fishfinder picture.

Factors influencing target display

The shape and size of this mark is influenced by a combination of factors:

Boat speed
The shape of the target changes along with your speed. Slower speeds return flatter,
more horizontal marks. As your boat’s speed increases, the target will tend to thicken
and arch slightly; until at fast speeds the mark resembles a double vertical line.

The depth of the target

The closer the target to the surface the larger the mark on screen.
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Note: The depth of individual targets can be displayed by switching on the Target
Depth ID in the Fishfinder Setup Menu. The number of target depths displayed is influ-
enced by the fish alarm sensitivity level (see page 267).

Target
depth

Target

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The size of the target
The larger the target, the larger the return on the fishfinder display. The size of a fish
target is however dependent upon the size of the fish’s swim bladder rather than its
overall size. This swim bladder will vary in size between different breeds of fish.

The frequency of the transducer

The same target will appear differently when the transducer frequency is changed. The
lower the frequency the broader the mark.

Factors impairing a fishfinder picture

Although weaker than the fish or bottom echoes, your fishfinder picture may be
impaired by echoes received from floating or submerged debris, air bubbles or from
your boat’s movements. This is known as background noise or clutter and is controlled
by the gain modes (gain, color gain and TVG). Raymarine recommends that you allow
your system to automatically control the ideal sensitivity level based on depth and
water conditions. You can however adjust these settings manually if you prefer. For
more details, please refer to page 6- 138.

Seeing a live image

The standard fishfinder display shows a historical record of fishfinder echoes. If
required, you can display a live image of the bottom structure and the fish directly
below the transducer by using the A-Scope feature. The width of the bottom covered
by the A-Scope is indicated at the bottom of the window. A-Scope provides a more
precise and easier to interpret indication of the target strength.
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There are three A-Scope modes which are selected for individual fishfinder windows:
I

MODE 3
MODE 2 The A-scope
The left-hand side image angles
MODE 1 of the Mode 1 outward as
The A-scope image is expanded signal width
image is centred to give a more increases with
in the window. detailed view. depth.
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To display the A-Scope image:

1. Select the A-Scope option:
A-scope
Standard fishfinder image image
0

20

30
A-SCOPE
A-SCOPE...
ON 40

Toggle to ON 50
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2. Select the required A-Scope mode:

A-SCOPE MODE
1 OK

Toggle to required
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mode

Note: Selecting A-Scope automatically switches OFF Bottom Lock and Zoom.
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6.4 Enhancing what you see

You can enhance the image by applying the following options:
• Change the range (Range).
• Shift the selected viewing range (Range Shift).
• View a zoomed area (Zoom).
• Flatten the bottom image to help separate fish from the bottom (Bottom Lock)
• Isolate bottom fish (White Line/Bottom Fill)
• Pause the scrolling image or adjust the rate at which the image scrolls (Scroll Pause/
Scroll Speed)
• Change the size of or remove the depth digit.

Changing the range

The DSM automatically adjusts the display to show the shallowest required range.
Alternatively, you can select to range in/out on the image (up to the maximum depth
displayed on the scrolling bottom and A-Scope images). Changes to the range are
reflected in all Fishfinder windows.
To select manual/auto range mode:

To select and OUT To return to

RANGE
adjust manual RANGE autorange:
AUTO
range mode: IN
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Toggle to AUTO

Shifting the image

The DSM automatically adjusts the display to keep the bottom in the lower half of the
display window. Alternatively, you can shift the image within the current range.
Changes to the range shift are reflected in all Fishfinder windows.
To shift the image:

e.g.
OUT
RANGE RANGE SHIFT RANGE SHIFT
RANGE MAN 0FT
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5FT
IN
Toggle to MAN Press to highlight Adjust shift value
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as required.

To return to the standard fishfinder image:

RANGE
AUTO
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Toggle to AUTO
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Zooming in on the bottom

If necessary you can zoom in on the bottom to display more detail. This zoom option
enables you to:
• Replace the standard fishfinder image with the zoomed image or display the
zoomed image alongside the standard fishfinder image.
• Set to zoom level to one of the pre-defined zoom factor levels or adjusted manually.
• Reposition the portion of the image to be zoomed, if required.
Note: When the range increases, the area shown in the zoom window also increases.

Selecting a split or full screen zoomed image

You can either replace the standard fishfinder image with the zoomed image (ZOOM
ON) or split the screen and display the zoomed image alongside the standard
fishfinder image (ZOOM SPLIT). The zoomed section is indicated on the standard
fishfinder screen by a zoom box (see illustration below).

Zoom range box Standard fishfinder image

Zoom
range

Zoom
box

Zoom ZxR
indicator ZOOM ZOOM FACTOR ZOOM RANGE ZOOM POSITION ZOOM START
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ON SPLIT OFF x2 x3 x4 xR 4500ft AUTO MAN 52.7ft

To select a split or full screen:

ZOOM
ON
ZOOM... Or OK
ZOOM
SPLIT
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Selecting the zoom factor

When the zoom function is active (ZOOM ON or ZOOM SPLIT), you can select either
a predefined zoom factor or you can adjust the zoom factor manually.

Pre-defined zoom factor

Select x2, x3 or x4 for a predefined zoom level. The greater the factor, the smaller
the area you are viewing and therefore the smaller the zoom box. These factors are
proportioned to the range e.g.
Zoom factor

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x2 x3 x4

ZOOM FACTOR
ZOOM...
x2
OK

Toggle to x2, x3 or

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x4 zoom factor

Manual zoom adjustment

To manually adjust the range shown in the zoom window:
e.g. e.g.
ZOOM FACTOR ZOOM FACTOR ZOOM FACTOR
xR 20ft 10ft OK

Toggle to xR zoom Highlight soft key Adjust the zoom

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factor factor as required

Adjusting the position of the zoomed area

When the zoom function is selected, the system automatically selects the zoom
position so that the bottom details are always in the lower half of the display. If
required you can reposition the portion of the image to be zoomed so that an
alternative area is displayed.
With the zoom function set to ON or SPLIT:

e.g. e.g.
ZOOM POSITION ZOOM START ZOOM START
AUTO MAN 29ft 31ft OK

Highlight soft key Reposition zoomed

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image as required

Note: Selecting Zoom automatically switches off Bottom Lock and A-Scope images.
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Simplifying the bottom image

When you are looking for fish that feed close to the bottom, you can use the Bottom
Lock function to filter out and flatten the bottom structure and display the fish (or any
other objects directly above the bottom) more clearly.
Bottom Lock is selected for individual fishfinder windows and can either replace (ON)
or appear alongside (SPLIT) the standard fishfinder image.
Note: If the A-Scope or Zoom image was displayed, selecting Bottom Lock automati-
cally switches OFF A-Scope and Zoom.

Bottom lock range (distance from bottom) Depth from the surface

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

Depth
reading

BL

Bottom
shift
BOTTOM LOCK B-LOCK RANGE BOTTOM SHIFT
ON SPLIT OFF 50ft 14%
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Bottom lock image Standard fishfinder image

Adjusting bottom lock range/position

Adjusting the range of the bottom lock image allows you to view more bottom details.
You can also reposition the image on screen to anywhere between the bottom of the
window (0%) and the middle of the window (50%):

BOTTOM LOCK B-LOCK RANGE

ON 20ft
BOTTOM LOCK...
BOTTOM LOCK BOTTOM SHIFT
SPLIT Adjust as
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10%
required
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Isolating bottom fish

You can separate the echoes from fish near the bottom and from the bottom itself by
using the White Line and/or the Bottom Fill features.

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

Standard fishfinder image

The standard fishfinder image displays the
bottom as a combination of features (mud,
sand, fish targets etc) with various sonar
signal strengths.

75

75.9 ft

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

White line
When this feature is applied, a white lIne
is drawn along the bottom (as defined by
the digital depth value) and the detail
below the bottom removed.

Fish near the bottom can now be seen

more easily.

75.9 ft

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

Bottom fill
When this feature is applied, the detail
below the bottom is removed and
replaced by a single contrasting color.

The bottom is now clearly defined and the

fish near the bottom can be seen more
75
easily.

75.9 ft 100

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

White line and bottom fill

When both White Line and Bottom Fill

are applied, the bottom is defined by a white
line and the detail below it replaced by a
single contrasting color.

Both the bottom and fish near the bottom

75
are now clearly defined.

75.9 ft 100
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Note: White Line and Bottom Fill are selected for individual fishfinder windows.
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BOTTOM FILL
ON

PRESENTATION... and/or OK

WHITE LINE
ON

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Changing how the image scrolls

Adjusting the scroll mode and speed

You can adjust the speed at which the display scrolls, but the same section of the
bottom is displayed regardless of scrolling speed. A faster speed displays more detail.
This is useful when you are looking for fish. If you select a slower speed the information
remains on the display for longer.
The following options are available:
• Manual - This allows you to set the scroll speed as a percentage of the maximum
scroll rate for that depth. The lower the percentage, the slower the image will scroll.
The default is manual adjustment with a full speed scroll (100%).
• Automatic - The system automatically adjusts the scroll speed, based on boat
speed:
• Less than, or equal to 0.5 kts, scroll speed is constant at 10%.
• Between 0.5–15 kts, scroll speed varies linearly with boat speed.
• Greater than 15 kts, scroll speed is constant at 100%.
To select the scroll mode and speed:

Fishfinder Setup Menu

Setup Depth Digit Size LARGE
Depth Digit Position BOTTOM
MENU Fishfinder Setup... Target Depth ID OFF 100%
Depth Lines OFF
GPS Setup... MANUAL
Color Palette Copper
AUTO
Scroll MANUAL
Manual Scroll Speed 100%
Enter Fishfinder
Setup menu
Highlight scroll mode/manual
scroll speed as required
Enter selection
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Note: If you have configured a transducer with no paddle wheel, selecting AUTO will
result in full speed scrolling (100%).
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Pausing the scrolling image

You can pause the display to see a ‘snapshot’ of the image. When a display is paused,
scrolling stops but the depth indication continues to be updated.Scroll pause/resume
affects the currently selected fishfinder frequency (200kHz, 50kHz or BOTH).
If you are in dual frequency mode (see page 136), you can pause one frequency while
the other continues to scroll. This allows you to inspect a paused image, place
waypoints or VRMs, while the other frequency continues to scroll and detect fish etc.
When in automatic frequency mode and the depth changes, the new frequency will
NOT be paused.
To pause or resume scrolling:

SCROLL
PRESENTATION... OK
PAUSE RESUME

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Toggle as required

Changing how the depth digit is displayed

The depth under the boat is displayed in the upper or lower left hand corner of the
fishfinder window. The size of this depth digit can be adjusted or it can be switched on/
off for individual fishfinder windows.

Changing the size/position of the depth digit

You can decrease the size of the depth digit (to small or medium) and you can change
its position to the top of the screen e.g.

Depth Digit Size - LARGE Depth Digit Size - SMALL

Depth Digit Position - BOTTOM Depth Digit Position - TOP
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To change the depth digit size/position:

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Setup Fishfinder Setup Menu

Fishfinder Setup... Depth Digit Size LARGE
Depth Digit Position BOTTOM
MENU GPS Status... Target Depth ID OFF
Compass Setup... Depth Lines OFF
Color Palette Copper
Scroll MANUAL
Manual Scroll Speed 100%

Enter Fishfinder
Setup menu Select required digit size

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and position

Note: No matter what size is selected, the Depth Digits will auto-shrink (when neces-
sary) to fit in the available space.

Removing/redisplaying the depth digit

To remove or redisplay the depth digit:

DEPTH DIGITS
PRESENTATION... ON OFF
OK

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Toggle to required status

Note: When multiple fishfinder windows are displayed, we recommend that the depth
digit is always displayed in at least one window.

6.5 Marking a position

You can pause the scrolling image to place a waypoint at a position or target that you
want to return to at a later date. When a waypoint is placed, its details are added to the
Waypoint List and a vertical line labelled WPT (see illustration below) is displayed on
screen. You can edit waypoints and navigate to them in the Fishfinder window.
Notes: (1) For full details of working with waypoints, please refer to Chapter 3.
(2) For details of how to pause the scrolling Fishfinder image, see page 128.

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

WPT

WPT

WPT

WPT

WPT

TRANSDUCER
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ZOOM… BOTTOM LOCK… A-SCOPE… PRESENTATION…

SETTINGS…
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6.6 Determining depths and distances of targets

The fishfinder provides various features to determine depths and distances:

200 kHz: Auto Gain: Auto High

VRM marker
indicating
distance
behind boat

Depth line

VRM marker 48
49 49
indicating
depth of target
63
Depth
reading 69 69 70
74 73 74 74
78 78

VRM 1 RANGE DEPTH

ON OFF 0.787nm 44.7ft

Cursor Depth Depth

(depth indicated target ID markers

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in data bar)

• Depth reading - your current depth displayed. The size and position of this digit
can be changed via the Fishfinder display Setup menu (see page 132).
• Depth lines - horizontal dashed lines drawn at regular intervals to indicate the
depth from the surface. These are switched on/off via the Fishfinder Display Setup
menu (see page 135).
• Depth Target ID - depths noted against recognized targets. The sensitivity of
these IDs is directly linked to the Fish Alarm sensitivity; the greater the fish alarm
sensitivity, the greater the number of labelled returns. These targets are switched
on/off via the Fishfinder Display Setup menu (see page 135).
• Cursor depth - the depth and the distance from your boat marked by the cursor,
is indicated in the data bar at the top of the screen. This performs in a similar way to
a VRM, but without lines.
• VRMs - to indicate the distance behind your boat and the depth below of selected
objects. For further information see page 131.
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Measuring using VRMs

You can use a Variable Range Marker (VRM) to determine the depth and distance-
behind-boat of an object. These markers consist of a horizontal (depth) line and a
vertical (distance-behind-boat) line; each of which are marked with the appropriate
measurement and are controlled individually.
Note: VRMs set up in Fishfinder are unrelated to those set up in Radar.
1. Select the VRM option:

PRESENTATION... VRM... VRM

ON

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Toggle to ON

2. Pause the display to make it easier to position the VRM over an object (see page
page 128)
3. Measure the depth and/or distance:
.

Measuring distance 1.56nm

e.g.
RANGE
49ft

Move range
marker over target
and/or OK

Measuring depth
e.g. To save
position
DEPTH
10ft 12ft

Press to highlight
Move depth
marker over target
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Note: To return the marker to its previous position, press CANCEL

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6.7 Fishfinder alarms

In addition to the system alarms (see page 265), the following alarms can be set when
you are connected to a DSM or when the simulator is on:
• Fish Alarms - sound when a target meets the specified sensitivity level and, is
within the depth limits (if enabled). The greater the fish alarm sensitivity, the
greater the number of target image depths displayed.
• Shallow/Deep Alarms - sound when the DSM detects that the depth is less than
the shallow limit, or greater than the deep limit.
You can switch the alarms on, set the limits and specify the fish alarm sensitivity as
described onpage 267.

6.8 Setting up your fishfinder

The set up for your fishfinder can be changed from the standard configuration to suit
your particular needs. The Fishfinder Setup Menu is divided into three sections:
• Display settings.
• Transducer settings.
• DSM settings.
To select the Fishfinder Setup Menus:

Fishfinder Setup Menu

Setup Depth Digit Size LARGE

Depth Digit Position BOTTOM
Fishfinder Setup... Target Depth ID OFF Display
MENU GPS Setup...
Depth Lines OFF settings
Color Palette Copper
Compass Setup... Scroll MANUAL
Manual Scroll Speed 100%

Select Transducer P65/P66

Select Speed Transducer UNKNOWN
Enter Fishfinder
Depth Offset (Waterline) 0.0ft Transducer
Setup menu Depth Offset 100% settings
Temperature Offset 0.00F
Frequency Calibration...

DSM Reset...
Trip Counter Reset...
SONAR interference Rejection Auto DSM
2nd Echo Interference Rejection OFF settings
Ping Rate Limite (per sec.) 30
Ping Enable

Select required function

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Note: For general information on the Setup Menus, see page 262.
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Display settings
The display settings provide controls to change the fishfinder image. These settings are
applied locally and will therefore only affect the individual display on which you are
working:

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)

Depth Digit Size SMALL

The size of the digit indicating the depth MEDIUM
LARGE

Depth Digit Position BOTTOM

The position of the digit indicating the depth TOP

Target Depth ID
Controls whether the depth of identified targets are displayed. ON
N.B. The level of targets displayed is directly linked to the level of OFF
Fish Alarm sensitivity (see page 267).

Depth Lines ON
Controls whether horizontal lines indicating depth are displayed OFF

Color Palette Classic Blue

Choose the color palette to suit different conditions/your personal Classic Black
preference. Classic White
Sunburst
Greyscale
Inverted Greyscale
Copper
Night Vision

Scroll
Select AUTO to vary the scroll speed in relation to your boat’s speed MANUAL
or MANUAL to specify the Scroll Speed. AUTO

Manual Scroll Speed

If Scroll is set to MANUAL, specify the percentage of the normal 10-100%
speed that screen should scroll at (see page 127 for more details). 100%
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Transducer Calibration
The E-series display receives the image from a DSM which processes sonar signals
from a transducer mounted in the water. If the transducer is equipped with a speed
paddle wheel and temperature-sensing thermistor, the DSM calculates speed and
temperature. To ensure accurate readings it may be necessary to calibrate the
transducer(s) by applying offsets to depth, speed and temperature. As these settings
are held in the DSM and relate to the transducer, they are applied system-wide.
The Fishfinder Setup Menu provides the following set up options for your transducer:

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)

Select Transducer 600W detected:

When selecting a transducer, the DSM reports to the E-Series P65/66
whether it sees a 600W or 1kW transducer. The E-Series then P79
allows you to select an appropriate transducer from the 600W or P319/B117/SS555
1kW list. B66V/B66VL
B744V/b744VL/SS544V
B45
1kW detected:
B256
B260
R99

Select Speed Transducer NONE

Select the equipped speed transducer. UNKNOWN
Note: This option is only available if the selected transducer is one B120/P120 ST 600
that does not include an integrated speed transducer. ST69

Depth Offset (Waterline) or (Keel)

When the offset is '0' or positive (Waterline), the offset represents 0 feet
how far below the water's surface the transducer is. +/- 9.9 feet
When the offset is negative (Keel), the offset represents how far
below the transducer the keel is.

Speed Offset 100%

Specify the offset to calibrate the speed transducer (if fitted). 1- 200%

Temperature Offset 0°F

Specify the offset to calibrate the thermistor (if fitted). +/- 9.9°F

Frequency Calibration...
Hides the setup menu and brings up a set of soft keys to tune the 50 kHz
transducer frequencies. For details, see page 136. 200 kHz
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DSM Setup
Certain conditions, such as a hard bottom or other vessels equipped with a fishfinder,
may affect the DSM. The following DSM Setup controls enable you to change settings
to allow for this. As they are held in the DSM, they are applied system-wide.

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)

DSM Reset...
Restore all settings on the DSM to factory default. When per- YES
forming a DSM Reset, it is normal to briefly loose connection NO
with the DSM.

Trip Counter Reset... YES

Resets the Trip Counter of the DSM. NO

SONAR Interference Rejection AUTO

Removes spikes caused by other fishfinder-equipped vessels LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH

2nd Echo Interference Rejection OFF

Minutely adjusts the ping rate according to the 2nd echo level. LOW
Results in better sensitivity of the image. HIGH

Ping Rate Limit (per sec.)

Provides a speed limiter; it is useful to adjust the ping rate to 26 pings per second
suit local conditions. For example, the ping rate may be too fast 5 to 30 pings per second
when there is a hard bottom in shallow water.

Ping enable
The sonar ping is normally enabled. It can be disabled. This is Disabled
useful when other equipment is being tested, or if someone is Enabled
diving beneath the boat.

Any changes that you make to the set up are saved when you power off the digital
sounder module (DSM) except for the following:

Type Function Reverts to

Soft keys Gain AUTO (automatic)

Auto Gain Mode MED (medium)

TVG AUTO (automatic)

Range AUTO (automatic)

Range Shift 0

Power AUTO (automatic)

Setup Menu Ping Speed Limit 26

Ping Enable Enabled

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6.9 Other settings affecting the fishfinder image

The system automatically adjusts the following settings in order to optimize the
fishfinder image:
• Operating frequency.
• Gain modes (Gain, Color Gain, TVG)
• Power setting.
They should not ordinarily require adjustment. You can however make adjustments
manually if required.

Operating frequency modes

The operating frequency is indicated in the status bar. You can choose to either set the
frequency to automatic (default) or manual.

Automatic frequency
When operating in automatic frequency, your DSM automatically changes the
frequency from 200 kHz to 50 kHz as your depth increases and from 50kHz to 200 kHz
as your depth decreases. This mode is useful for automatically searching for the
bottom and is the normal mode of operation.

Manual frequency
Manual frequency allows you to manually set the system to either a single or dual
frequency mode:
Single frequency mode
This mode sets the transducer to ping at a single frequency:
• 50 kHz - scans a wide area and penetrates water well. Use this setting when you
are in deep water and the DSM is locked onto a shallow target e.g. very large shoal
of fish or you are in very shallow water (<30 feet) and you need to see better fish
targets (wider cone angle),or:
• 200 kHz - scans a narrow area but produces more detail. Use this setting when you
are in deep water and the 200 kHz signal is so strong that you want to retain this
higher resolution picture. It is good for finding fish that are near the bottom or close
together.
To select a single frequency:
T

FISHFINDER FREQUENCY FREQ MODE SELECTED FREQ

SETTINGS... AUTO MAN SINGLE DUAL 200 50 BOTH

Toggle to required
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frequency

Note: Changing the frequency in a single fishfinder window will automatically change
all other fishfinder windows to that frequency.
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Dual frequency mode

In dual frequency mode the DSM pings at the same rate but alternates between 200
kHz and 50 kHz. This allows you to select the required frequency(s) - 50kHz, 200 kHz or
BOTH for each individual fishfinder window. Combine this mode with the zoom,
bottom lock and A-scope functions to customize each fishfinder window to meet your
particular requirements or fishing conditions. For example, when you are in deeper
water you can set one fishfinder application to 200 kHz and another to 50kHz. Display
the 50 kHz in normal mode to show full bottom detail and a long history. This will give
you an overview of the current fishing conditions. Display the 200 kHz window in full-
pan zoom to view the top of the water column in very high detail and see fish
swimming near the surface. In a third fishfinder application, select BOTH to split the
window and display a high resolution image (200 kHz) and a wider cone (50kHz)
simultaneously. Using these settings covers all possibilities and ensures that nothing is
missed.
Note: When BOTH (default) is selected, any changes that you make to the zoom, bot-
tom lock, A-scope etc. will be applied to both images within that window.
To select the dual frequency(s) for the active fishfinder window:

FISHFINDER FREQUENCY FREQ MODE SELECTED FREQ

SETTINGS... AUTO MAN SINGLE DUAL 200 50 BOTH

Toggle to required

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frequency

Gain modes
You can make various adjustments to the gain modes if required:
• Gain mode.
• Auto gain.
• Color gain.
• TVG.
Note: In addition to the controls described in this section, the Fishfinder Setup options
allow you to adjust the Interference Rejection, 2nd Echo Interference Rejection and
Ping Rate Limit. These options are described on page 132.

Auto gain modes

FISHFINDER GAIN MODE AUTO GAIN

GAIN... LO MED HIGH
SETTINGS... AUTO

Toggle to required
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setting
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The gain, or sensitivity, of the display adjusts background noise by varying the echo
strength for display. The value of the GAIN control determines the strength above
which echoes are displayed. There are three AUTO GAIN modes:
• Low is ideal for viewing fishfinder images with a minimum of background noise as
you are cruising to your fishing spot. Only the strongest echoes are displayed.
• Medium is a slightly higher gain setting that displays more detailed echoes as you
are trolling. This is the default mode.
• High gives the best details of the targets you have located but also displays the
most background noise and surface clutter. This is suitable when you are fishing.
With all of these modes, the DSM will automatically adjust the Gain setting for current
conditions and adjust separately for each frequency. Any adjustments made apply to
all windows using that frequency.

Manually adjusting the gain modes

If necessary you can set the gain controls manually. The new values remain set even
when you switch off the display and are applied to both the active window and any
other fishfinder windows displaying that frequency.

Manual Gain Mode

This should be set high enough to see fish and bottom detail but without too much
background noise. Generally, a high gain is used in deep and/or clear water; a low gain
in shallow and/or murky water.

100
FISHFINDER GAIN MODE GAIN MODE
GAIN... MAN
SETTINGS... AUTO

Press to highlight Toggle to manual and

soft key adjust setting
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Color Gain
This sets the lower limit for the strongest echo color. All echoes with a signal strength
above this value are displayed in the strongest color. Those with a weaker value are
divided equally between the remaining colors. Setting a low value produces wide band
for the weakest color, but a small signal band for the other colors; setting a high value
gives a wide band for the strongest color, but a small signal band for the other colors.

100
FISHFINDER COLOR GAIN COLOR GAIN
GAIN... MAN
SETTINGS... AUTO

Press to highlight Toggle to manual and

soft key adjust setting
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TVG (Time Varied Gain)

The TVG (Time Variable Gain) reduces the clutter by varying the gain throughout the
water column. This function is useful for reducing the appearance of ‘noise’. Increasing
the TVG value increases the maximum depth to which TVG is applied. Decreasing it
reduces the maximum depth. A low TVG value has little effect on gain in shallow
water; a high value decreases the gain in shallow water so that only the strongest
echoes are displayed. TVG has no effect in Fishfinder Simulator Mode.

100
FISHFINDER TVG TVG
GAIN... MAN
SETTINGS... AUTO

Press to highlight Toggle to manual and

soft key adjust setting

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Gain adjust (200/50)
When the SELECTED FREQ is set to BOTH (see page 137), the GAIN ADJUST soft key is
enabled to allow you to select the frequency that the gain controls affect.
To adjust this gain setting:

FISHFINDER GAIN ADJUST

GAIN...
SETTINGS... 200 50

Toggle to the

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required frequency

Note: Gain adjustment for individual frequencies is only available when the selected
frequency is set to BOTH.

Adjusting the power setting

The Power control provides adjustment of the transducer signal.

Auto
This is the default setting. When it is selected the DSM automatically determines the
required power setting based on the current depth, speed, and (bottom) signal
strength.

Manual
If you wish to manually adjust the power to suit current conditions, you can adjust the
power level between 0 and 100%, in 10% increments. Lower power levels are
normally used in depth ranges less than 8 ft. (2.4 m) and higher power levels are
typically selected for depths greater than 12 ft. (3.7 m).
Note: When the power level setting is changed there is a short delay while the new
setting takes effect.
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To adjust the Power Setting:

1. Select the power setting function:

FISHFINDER POWER
SETTINGS... AUTO

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Press to highlight

2. Select the power setting mode and adjust as necessary:

POWER
AUTO

Or OK
50

POWER POWER
MAN MAN

Select required mode Adjust level as

required

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Chapter 7: Using the Radar

7.1 Introduction
This chapter describes the basics of radar and the things that can affect your radar
picture. It then shows you how to use your radar and its various functions including:
• Changing orientation and motion mode.
• Getting the best radar picture.
• Measuring distances and bearings.
• Collision avoidance using Guard Zones, MARPA and AIS.
• Using waypoints to mark positions.
• Setting up the radar display.
• Radar alarms.
• View AIS data.

7.2 What is radar?

Radio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) is something that is in use all around us,
although it is normally invisible. One of the most common uses of radar at sea is to
detect the presence of objects, known as ‘targets’ at a distance, and if they are moving,
detect their speed.
This chapter of the Reference manual provides the information and instructions to
enable you to start using the radar so that you know what is around you and use the in-
built Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functions to help in collision
avoidance.
Until you are familiar with interpreting the radar display, every opportunity should be
taken to compare the radar screen patterns with visual targets, such as other boats,
buoys and coastal structures. You should practise harbor and coastal navigation
during daylight hours and in clear weather conditions.

Detecting targets
Radar works by transmitting radio pulses, then detecting reflections of these pulses
(echoes) from objects in the area and displaying the reflections as targets on your
display.
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Maximum radar range

Maximum radar range is essentially line-of-sight, so is limited by the height of the
scanner and the height of the target as illustrated below:

Rmax

a1 a2

Earth
h H
Radar Rmax = 2.23 ( h + H ) Cliff
Rmax maximum radar range in nautical miles
h radar antenna height in metres
H target height in metres
Rmax = radar horizon of antenna (a1) + radar horizon of target (a2)

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The table below shows typical maximum radar ranges for various radar antenna
heights and target heights. Remember that although the radar horizon is greater than
the optical horizon, the radar can only detect targets if a large enough target is above
the radar horizon.

Antenna height (m) Target height (m) Maximum range (nm)

3 3 7.7
3 10 10.9
5 3 8.8
5 10 12.0

Factors impairing a radar picture

Not all radar echoes are produced by valid targets. Spurious echoes may be caused by:
• Side lobes.
• Indirect echoes.
• Multiple echoes.
• Blind sectors.
• Sea, rain or snow clutter.
• Interference.
Through observation, practice, and experience, you can generally detect these
conditions very quickly and use the radar controls to minimize them.
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Side lobes
Side lobe patterns are produced by small amounts of energy from the transmitted
pulses that are radiated outside the narrow main beam.
The effects of side lobes are most noticeable with targets at short ranges (normally
below 3 nm), and in particular with larger objects. Side lobe echoes form either arcs on
the radar screen similar to range rings, or a series of echoes forming a broken arc.

Main lobe

Side Side
lobe lobe

Antenna

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Arc True echo Side echoes

Indirect echoes
There are several types of indirect echoes or ghost images. These sometimes have the
appearance of true echoes, but in general they are intermittent and poorly defined.

False echo True echo True echo

Passing Mast
ship or funnel False echo
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Multiple echoes
Multiple echoes are not very common but can occur if there is a large target with a
wide vertical surface at a comparatively short range. The transmitted signal will be
reflected back and forth between the target and your own ship, resulting in multiple
echoes, displayed beyond the range of the true target echo, but on the same bearing.

True echo

Multiple echoes

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Blind sectors
Obstructions such as funnels and masts near the radar antenna may obstruct the radar
beam and cause radar shadows or ‘blind sectors’. If the obstruction is relatively
narrow, there will be a reduction of the beam intensity, though not necessarily a
complete cut-off. However, for wider obstructions there may be a total loss of signal in
the shadow area. There may also be multiple echoes which extend behind the
obstruction. Blind sector effects can normally be minimized by careful selection of the
scanner site prior to installation.

Sea clutter
Radar returns from waves around the vessel can clutter the centre of the radar picture,
making it difficult to detect real targets. Such ‘sea clutter’ usually appears as multiple
echoes on the display at short range scales, and the echoes are not repetitive or
consistent in position. With high winds and extreme conditions, echoes from sea
clutter may cause dense background clutter in the shape of an almost solid disc.
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Rain or snow clutter

The radar can see echoes from rain or snow. Returns from storm areas and rain squalls
consist of countless small echoes that continuously change size, intensity and position.
These returns sometimes appear as large hazy areas, depending on the intensity of the
rainfall or snow in the storm cell.

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Interference
When two or more radar-equipped vessels are operating within range of each other
mutual radar interference can occur. This usually appears as a spiral of small dots from
the display centre This type of interference is most noticeable at long ranges.
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7.3 Powering on/off the various scanner operating modes

To control the power to the radar:

SCANNER
OFF

SCANNER RADAR
ON TX

Switch scanner ON Select required

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or OFF operating mode

The scanner icon in the data bar indicates the chosen status and is described as:

Radar Radar status

Status description/use
Mode icon
Transmit Scanner on and transmitting.
(TX) When SCANNER set to ON, select this mode to activate scan-
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ner. This is the usual mode of operation.

(Rotating icon)

Standby Scanner on but not transmitting and antenna not

(STDBY) rotating.
Antenna does not rotate, the scanner does not transmit and
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(static icon)
the radar data is removed from the screen. This is a power
save mode used when radar not needed for short time peri-
ods. When you return to transmit mode, the magnetron does
not need to warm up. This is the default mode.
Off Scanner powered off
When radar not required but display in use for other applica-
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tions e.g. chart.

(grayed-out icon) When selected, system countdowns - during this time you
cannot re-power the scanner.
Timed Scanner switches between on/transmitting &
transmit standby mode
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Power save mode when constant use of radar not required.

(rotating/static icon) To set up this option, see page 170

Notes: (1) When an open array antenna is fitted, the system stops the antenna in
the forward facing position when Standby mode is selected.
(2) Dual radar support will only allow one radar to be active at any one
time. You cannot set up two radar windows, each using a different
scanner.
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7.4 The radar picture

You will need heading and position data for full functionality of your radar. A fast
heading sensor is also needed for operation of MARPA and can maximize the
performance of radar/chart overlay.
With your radar scanner connected and the radar in transmit mode, the radar picture,
provides a map-like representation of the area in which the radar is operating e.g.

Orientation Motion mode Range ring spacing

Data bar Radar

status
Range 3nm Head-Up Relative Motion Rings ½nm icon

Land-
mass
Ship's
heading
marker
Boat's
position

Waypoint
Range
Surface ring
vessel
TARGET ENHANCE

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VRM/EBL... GAIN... PRESENTATION...
TRACKING... ECHOES...

Typically, your boat’s position is at the centre of the display, and its dead ahead bearing
is indicated by a vertical heading line, known as the Ship’s Heading Marker (SHM).
On-screen targets may be large, small, bright or faint, dependent on the size of the
object, its orientation and surface. Strongest target returns are displayed in yellow
with weaker returns in two shades of blue. Be aware that the size of a target on screen
is dependent on many factors and may not necessarily be proportional to its physical
size. Nearby objects may appear to be the same size as a distant larger objects.
With experience, the approximate size of different objects can be determined by the
relative size and brightness of the echoes. You should bear in mind that:
The size of each on-screen target is affected by:
• The physical size of the reflecting object.
• The material from which the object is made. Metallic surfaces reflect signals better
than non-metallic.
• Vertical objects such as cliffs reflect signals better than sloping ones such as sand-
banks
• High coastlines and mountainous coastal regions can be observed at longer radar
ranges. Therefore, the first sight of land may be a mountain several miles inland
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from the coastline. Although the coastline may be much nearer, it may not appear
on the radar until the vessel is closer to shore.
• Some targets, such as buoys and small boats, can be difficult to discern, because
they do not present a consistent reflecting surface as they bob and toss about in the
waves. Consequently, these echoes tend to fade and brighten and at times, to dis-
appear momentarily.
• Buoys and small boats often resemble each other, but boats can often be distin-
guished by their motion.

7.5 Marking a position on the radar screen

You can mark a position by using a waypoint. Waypoints are positions marked on the
screen as a reference or destination point and are stored in the Waypoint list. They can
also be used to build routes and assist in passage planning.
Waypoints are placed on the radar screen via the WPTS/MOB button in the same way
as they are placed on a chart.
You can edit waypoints and navigate to waypoints in the radar window
For full details on using waypoints and passage planning see Chapter 3:Working with
Waypoints and Chapter 4:Using the Chart.

7.6 Changing what you see in the radar window

The radar screen can be tailored to your particular needs. You can:
• Change how the radar is orientated (see page 148).
• Change where your boat is positioned (motion mode) in relation to the radar (see
page 150).
• Show or hide waypoints (see page 46).
• Show or hide range rings (see page 152).
• Change the bearing mode for EBLs (see page 152).
• Show AIS targets.
Note: The radar settings are locally applied and will therefore only affect the individu-
al display on which you are working.

Setting the orientation of the radar

The orientation of the radar refers to the relationship between the radar and the
direction that you are travelling in. There are three orientation modes to choose from:
• Head up.
• North up.
• Course up.
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These orientation modes are used in conjunction with motion mode (see page 150) to
control how your boat and radar relate to one another and how they are displayed on
screen. Any changes that you make to the orientation of the radar are retained when
you switch off.

Head Up (H-UP)
This is the default mode for the radar application.

e.g:
N

N
Ship's Heading Market (SHM) As your boat's heading changes:
(indicating the boat's current SHM fixed upwards
heading) is upwards Radar picture rotates accordingly

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North Up (N-UP)
e.g:

N N

True north at top As your boat's heading changes:

Radar picture fixed (north up)
SHM rotates accordingly
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Notes: (1) If heading data becomes unavailable whilst in this mode, a warning
message will be shown, the status bar indicates North-Up in brackets
and the radar uses 0° heading in relative motion. When heading data
becomes available once more, North-Up mode is reinstated.
(2) It is not possible to select Head Up mode when the motion mode is set
to True.
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Course Up (C-UP)
e.g:

N N

As your boat's heading changes:

Current course upwards Radar picture fixed
SHM rotates accordingly

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If you select a new course, the picture will reset to display the new course upwards.
The reference used for Course-Up depends upon the information available at a given
time. The system always prioritizes this information in the following order.:
1. Bearing from origin to destination, i.e. intended course.
2. Locked heading from an Autopilot.
3. Bearing to waypoint.
4. Instantaneous heading.
Note: If heading data becomes unavailable whilst in this mode, a warning message
will be shown, the status bar indicates the Course Up in brackets and the radar uses 0°
heading in relative motion. When heading data becomes available once more, Course-
Up mode is reinstated.

To select the orientation mode:

RADAR MODE & ORIENTATION

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… H-UP N-UP C-UP
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The selected motion mode is displayed in the status bar.

Setting the motion mode

The motion mode controls the relationship between the radar and your boat. There are
two modes:
• Relative motion.
• True motion.
The selected motion mode is displayed in the status bar. The default setting is relative
motion with zero offset
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Relative motion (RM) with optional vessel offset

When the motion mode is set to Relative, the position of your boat is fixed on the
screen and all the targets move relative to the boat.
You can specify whether the boat is fixed in the centre of the window (0 offset) or offset
by 1/3 or 2/3 to increase the view ahead i.e.

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0 offset 1/ offset 2/ offset
3 3

The default mode for the radar application is Relative with zero offset.

To change the vessel offset:

RADAR MODE & VESSEL OFFSET

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… 0

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Toggle as required

Note: If no position data is available, the status bar shows the motion mode in brack-
ets.

True Motion (TM)

When the motion mode is set to True, fixed radar targets maintain a constant position
and moving vessels (including your boat) travel in true perspective to each other and to
fixed landmasses on the screen. As the boat’s position approaches the edge of the
screen, the radar picture is automatically reset to reveal the area ahead of the boat.
Notes: (1) If heading and position data become unavailable when True motion is se-
lected, a warning message will be shown, the mode will revert to relative
motion and be noted in the status bar in brackets e.g. (TM)
(2) It is not possible to select True Motion when the orientation is set to Head
Up.
To change the motion mode:

RADAR MODE & MOTION MODE

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… TM RM
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Toggle as required
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Showing or hiding the range rings

To turn the range rings on/off:

RANGE RINGS
PRESENTATION
OFF ON

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Toggle as required

Changing the bearing mode for EBLs

The default bearing mode for EBLs is relative to your vessel’s heading. If heading data
is available, you can set the bearing mode to be relative (REL), magnetic/true (M/T).
When M/T is selected, the EBL bearings will be expressed as either true or magnetic
dependant on the equipment connected. The current EBL bearing is expressed on both
the radar screen EBL label and on the ADJUST EBL soft key.
To change the EBL reference:

EBL REFERENCE
PRESENTATION
M/T REL
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Toggle as required

7.7 Getting the best picture

You can improve the quality of the radar picture by using:
• The gain controls - sea, gain, tune, FTC and rain.
• The target display controls - interference rejection, expansion, wakes.
Using the GAIN functions
The gain function reduces the effects of false echoes and clutter.
For the best results Raymarine recommends that you retain the AUTO default setting.
You can however adjust these settings manually if required.
Manually adjusting the gain modes
The sea, gain and tune controls can all be adjusted manually if necessary:
o

SEA SEA
HBR MAN

GAIN GAIN
GAIN 50
AUTO MAN MAN
Adjust
level as
TUNE TUNE required
AUTO MAN
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Press to highlight Toggle to manual (MAN)

Note: The new values remain set even when you switch off the display and are applied
to both the active window and any other radar windows.
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Sea
Radar echoes from waves around your boat can clutter the centre of the radar picture,
making it difficult to detect real targets (see page 144).
Adjusting the sea mode will reduce this clutter for up to 5 nautical miles (depending on
wave and sea conditions) from your boat. This has the effect of reducing the sea echoes
to intermittent small dots whilst small targets remain visible and persistent. Gain
levels further from your boat remain unchanged. There are three sea gain modes:
• HBR (Automatic Harbor mode) - this takes account of the effects of land clutter so
that small target are not lost. It should be used when you are in harbor or in close
proximity to land.
• OSH (Automatic Offshore mode) - the system continually calculates the required
level of sea clutter control.
• MAN (Manual mode) - this enables you to select the sea clutter level and then
adjust the settings to ensure that all close small targets are visible. On short range
scales, do not set the SEA control so high that all clutter is removed, since this could
stop you seeing echoes from close targets. The acuteness of the sea clutter curve is
set up in the Radar Setup menu (see page 171). Manual sea clutter mode should be
used in conjunction with the GAIN function (described below).

Gain
The gain function makes the radar picture clearer by changing the sensitivity of radar
reception.
• For long ranges - select a sensitivity level that gives a slight speckle in the back-
ground. Be careful not to set the gain too low, or you may miss weak or small tar-
gets.
• For shorter ranges - reduce the gain slightly to reduce the speckle and therefore
improve target definition.
Note: If you set the GAIN to MAN (manual), you should check it every time you change
the range scale.

Tune
The tune function is used to fine tune the receiver in the scanner for maximum target
returns on the display.

Auto mode
In AUTO mode, the radar tunes itself automatically on all range scales. This is the
default and it is recommended that you leave the TUNE function in
AUTO mode, to ensure that the radar receiver is always tuned to
receive the maximum signal.
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Manual (MAN) mode

If you do set the TUNE function to MANUAL, you will need to adjust it about 10 minutes
after you have turned on the radar, since the required setting will change after the
magnetron has warmed up. You should adjust the control to obtain the maximum
signal strength (indicated by the eight step horizontal bar.). If you cannot tune the
radar successfully, refer to the Installation Guide.

FTC
You can use the Fast Time Constant (FTC) function to remove areas of clutter at a
distance from your boat or to distinguish between two very close echoes on the same
bearing, which may otherwise merge and appear as one echo
When the FTC function is turned up, only the leading edge of large (rain clutter) echoes
is shown, while the effect on smaller (ship) echoes is only slight. As the receiver is less
sensitive, and background noise and fill-in returns from land and other large targets
reduced, you should turn the FTC function down when its use is not required. Since
storm cells are usually visible for long distances due to their extreme altitude, you may
wish to leave them displayed so that you can observe the location of bad weather.
Note: Use FTC in conjunction with the RAIN function to obtain the best picture.

Rain
Your radar detects echoes from rain or snow. The strength of these echoes is dependent
upon the altitude, range, density and size of the snow flakes or rain droplets and will
appear on screen (see page 145) as countless small echoes continuously changing
size, intensity and position.
Turning the RAIN clutter function on suppresses the bulk effect of rain returns from
around your boat, so that detection of actual targets is made easier.

Using the enhance echoes functions

You can improve visibility with the enhance echoes function.

Interference Rejection
ON
The interference rejection function, which is normally left switched on, automatically
reduces any mutual radar interference when two radar equipped vessels are operating
within range of each other (see page 145).
To change the interference rejection setting:
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Setup Radar Setup Menu

Radar Setup... Interference Reject NORMAL
MENU Target Expansion LOW OK
GPS Status... Wakes Period 1 min
Compass Setup...

Highlight Radar Select Interference Reject

Setup
Select Radar Setup

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Select NORMAL or HIGH

Note: This menu can also be selected by pressing and holding INT. REJECT.

OFF
If you wish to detect the presence of other
ENHANCE INT REJECT
radars in the vicinity:

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ECHOES... ON OFF

Expansion
The expansion function allows you to either override the pulse length or to give larger
returns so targets are easier to see:

Overriding the pulse length

To override the pulse length:
1. Select the Radar Setup Menu:

Radar Setup Menu

Interference Reject NORMAL
Select Target Expansion
ENHANCE EXPANSION
Target Expansion HIGH
ECHOES... ON OFF Enter Target Expansion option
Wakes Period 1 min OK
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Press and hold

2. Set the magnification level for target expansion to HIGH:

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Larger returns
To alter the processing to give larger returns:
1. Select the Radar Setup Menu:

ENHANCE EXPANSION
ECHOES... ON OFF
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Press and hold

2. Set the magnification level for target expansion to LOW:

Radar Setup Menu

Interference Reject NORMAL Select Target Expansion
Target Expansion LOW
Wakes Period 1 min Enter Target Expansion option OK

Select HIGH
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Wakes
When the wakes function is switched on, you can see the direction and speed of
moving targets relative to your boat. A target is displayed in yellow and as the signal
diminishes with time it is shown in paler shades of blue.
Note: The wakes option is a local setting and will therefore only affect the individual
display on which you are working.

Displaying wakes
To switch on the wakes function:

ENHANCE WAKES
ECHOES... ON

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Toggle to ON

Specifying the wake period

You can select via the Radar Setup Menu, whether these wakes are shown for periods
of 10 seconds, 30, seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 10 minutes.
To specify the wake period:

Setup Radar Setup Menu

Radar Setup... Interference Reject NORMAL
MENU GPS Status... Target Expansion LOW OK
Compass Setup... Wakes Period 1 min
System Setup...

Highlight Radar Highlight Wakes Period

Setup
Select Wakes Period
Select Radar Setup
Select wakes period
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Note: You can also enter the Radar Setup Menu by pressing and holding the WAKES
soft key.

Removing wakes
When the currently displayed wakes are no longer required they can be remove from
your screen:

ENHANCE
CLEAR WAKES
ECHOES...
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7.8 Changing the displayed range

You can zoom in or out to view your radar picture at varying scales. The scale is
measured from the centre to the top of the window and is displayed in the left-hand
corner of the status bar.
The scale you will need is dependent upon where you are navigating and the level of
detail that you wish to see:
• Short range scales - provide greater detail of radar echoes close to the vessel,
and are most suited for use as you approach coastlines, habors or other vessels in
the area. The shortest range scale available is 1/8 nautical miles (or the equivalent
in the chosen unit).
• Long range scales - provide the best overview of the vessel’s relationship to
landmasses, weather fronts and large ship targets in or beyond the field of vision.
The longest range scale available is between 24 and 72 nautical miles (or the equiv-
alent in the chosen unit) depending upon the scanner fitted.
The range of the radar is adjusted by pressing the RANGE button.
OUT
RANGE Press IN to decrease the range scale or ‘zoom in’.
IN
D6585-2 Press OUT to increase the range scale or ‘zooms out.
Each press of the button changes the range by one setting. Pressing and holding the
button will change the range quickly in the required direction.

Radar range and chart scale synchronization

The chart application includes an option to synchronize the radar range and chart
scale.
When synchronization is switched on:
• The radar range in all radar windows, changes to match the chart scale.
• ‘Sync’ is indicated in the top left-hand corner of the chart window.
• If you change the radar range, in any radar window, all synchronized chart views
change scale to match.
• If you change the scale of a synchronized chart window, all radar windows change
range to match.
With a chart window active, set the radar range synchronization:

CHART MODE AND CHART SYNC

PRESENTATION…
ORIENTATION… RDR
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Note: Radar range synchronization is not available when the chart motion mode is set
to Autorange.
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7.9 Measuring distances, ranges and bearings

When you are using the radar application, you can measure distances, ranges and
bearings in a variety of ways. These options are detailed in the table below:

Distances Range from

Functions Bearings
between points your boat

Range Rings Yes (approx.) Yes (approx.) -

Cursor - Yes Yes

Variable Range Markers (VRMs) - Yes -

Electronic Bearing Lines (EBLs) - - Yes

Floating VRMs Yes - -

Floating EBLs Yes

... Using the range rings

Use the range rings to gauge the approximate distances between points. Range rings
are concentric circles displayed on the screen and centred from your boat at pre-set
distances. The number and spacing of the rings changes as you range in and out.
e.g.

Range - 1/4 nm Range - 3/4 nm Range - 11/2 nm D8407_1

Range rings - 1/8 nm apart Range rings - 1/4 nm apart Range rings - 1/4 nm apart

... Using the cursor

To measure the bearing and range from your boat to a specified target, move the
cursor to the appropriate position on the screen.

Bearing and range from

your vessel to cursor

Cursor
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Note: If cursor data is not shown, refer to page 259.

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... Using VRMs and EBLs

What is a VRM? VRM

A Variable Range Marker (VRM) is a circle

centred on your vessel’s position and fixed
with respect to the heading mode.
When this circle is adjusted to align with a
target, its range from your boat is
measured and displayed on the ADJUST
VRM soft key.
The data is also displayed if you select the

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VRM with the cursor.

What is an EBL? EBL

An Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) is a line

drawn from your boat to the edge of the
window.
When this line is rotated to align with a
target, its bearing relative to your boat’s
heading is measured and displayed on the
ADJUST EBL soft key.
The data is also displayed if you select the
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EBL with the cursor.
Note: To change the EBL reference from relative to magnetic or true, see page 152.

Combined VRM and EBL VRM Target EBL

A VRM and an EBL can be combined to

measure both the range and the bearing
of the specified target.
Note: VRMs and EBLs are local settings and
will therefore only affect the individual dis-
play on which you are working.
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Tracking a target with a VRM/EBL

You will be able to tell which way the target is traveling by watching how it moves in
relation to the EBL. If it continues traveling directly along the EBL, it shows that it is on
a possible collision course with your boat - take the appropriate action.

Creating a VRM and/or EBL

To use VRMs and EBLs to tell you the range and bearing of a target:
1. Select the VRM/EBL 1option:

VRM/EBL... VRM/EBL 1
ON

Toggle to ON

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Adjust VRM highlighted

Note: The first VRM/EBL will be placed at a location of 1/3 of the current range and
030° relative to your boat’s head. If this setting is adjusted, the display will retain the
adjustments and use them when the VRM/EBL is next turned on.
2. Adjust the VRM to the required size:

ADJUST VRM
0.838nm

Distance from your

boat to VRM displayed
Adjust VRM to on soft key.
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required size

3. Adjust the EBL to the required angle:

ADJUST EBL ADJUST EBL

xxx0 410P OK

Angle to starboard/
port displayed on
Adjust EBL to soft key.
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required angle

4. Save the adjustment and remove control from the VRM/EBL:

5. To place a second VRM/EBL if required:

SET UP VRM/EBL VRM/EBL 2

2 ON OFF

Toggle to ON
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Adjust VRM highlighted

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... Using floating VRMs/EBLs

You can use the VRM/EBL float function to measure the range and bearing between
any two points on the radar screen. This function allows you to move the VRM/EBL
centre away from your boat’s position and onto a target. You can then change the
radius of the VRM to determine the distance between two points and change the angle
of the EBL, relative to its new origin, to obtain the bearing.

Floating a VRM/EBL
1. Create the VRM/EBL as described previously.
2. Select the floating option:

VRM/EBL

Position cursor
over VRM/EBL

Or: FLOATING EBL... ADJUST FLOAT

VRM/EBL... Soft key highlighted

VRM/EBL highlighted

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Cursor centered

3. Measure the range between two points:

Define first point:

OK OK

To save and To access

Move VRM/EBL center remove soft keys
over first target highlight

Define second point:

ADJUST VRM ADJUST VRM

xxxnm 2.6nm

Range between
1st & 2nd target
Move VRM over on soft key
2nd target
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4. Measure the bearing between two points:

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ADJUST EBL ADJUST VRM OK

xxx0 1900

Bearing between To save &

1st & 2nd target remove
Move EBL over on soft key highlight

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2nd target

5. If required, you can float a second VRM/EBL:

i. Press SET UP VRM/EBL 2.
ii. Toggle the VRM/EBL 2 to ON.
iii. Repeat steps 1 to 8 above.

Unfloating a VRM/EBL
To unfloat VRM/EBLs and return them to the central position:
1. Select the VRM/EBL option.
2. Unfloat VRM/EBL 1 or 2:

To unfloat VRM/EBL 1:

FLOATING EBL... CENTER OK

To unfloat VRM/EBL 2:

SET UP VRM/EBL
FLOATING EBL... CENTER OK
2
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7.10 Using radar to avoid a collision

Your radar includes numerous functions to help you avoid a collision. You can:
• Assess how far away a target is and its bearing (VRMs/EBLs).
• Set an alarm to trigger when a target is within a specified zone (Guard Zones).
• Display detailed information on tracked targets (MARPA).
• Display the identity of other vessels and if broadcasted, their voyage information
(AIS).
• Display the range and bearing of a target.

Guard Zones
Guard zones are fixed with respect to the SHM, moving as it moves. They also move if
the centre is offset or the range scale is changed, so that the pre-marked area is
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maintained. A guard zone only operates when the whole zone is displayed on the
screen. An audible alarm sounds to alert you when a target enters the zone.
Guard zones are inactive for 10 seconds after being placed or re-sized, to avoid
inappropriate alarms whilst they are being positioned.
You can set up guard zones to be either sector zones or 360° (circular) zones. Your
radar can be set up using one or two zones.
You can adjust the sensitivity of the guard zone via the Alarms Setup Menu described
on page 267.
To set up a guard zone:
1. Select the guard zone option:

TARGET MONITOR IN
TRACKING ZONES...

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2. Select Zone 1 or 2:

ZONE 1
ON SET UP ZONE 1

Or

ZONE 2
ON SET UP ZONE 2

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Toggle to ON

You can now select the guard zone to be either a sector or a circular zone.

Sector guard zones

6nm Head-Up Relative Motion Rings 1nm

Sector
Guard Zone
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To set up a sector guard zone:

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Repeat for
other settings

ZONE SHAPE SET INNER

SECTOR xx.xx nm OK
Press to highlight Set inner limit

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for guard zone

Circular guard zone

6nm Head-Up

Circular
Guard Zone

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To set up a circular guard zone:

Repeat for
other settings

ZONE SHAPE SET INNER

CIRCLE xx.xx nm OK
Press to highlight Set inner limit
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MARPA
SAFETY NOTICES
MARPA can improve collision avoidance when used wisely. It is the User’s
responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements.
There are conditions where acquiring a target may become difficult. These same
conditions may be a factor in successfully tracking a target. Some of the conditions are:
• The target echo is weak. The target is very close to land, buoys or other large targets.
• The target or your own ship is making rapid manoeuvres.
• Choppy sea state conditions exist and the target is buried in excessive sea clutter or
in deep swells.
• Choppy sea state conditions exist yielding poor stability; own boat’s heading data
is very unstable.
• Inadequate heading data.
Symptoms of such conditions are that acquisition is difficult and the MARPA vectors
are unstable; the symbol wanders away from the target, locks on to another target or
changes to a lost symbol target.
If any of these conditions are present, acquisition and tracking may need to be re-
initiated or, in some cases be impossible to maintain. Improving the quality of the
heading data will reduce the effect of the other conditions.
Introduction to MARPA
You can use the Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functions for target
tracking and risk analysis. MARPA improves collision avoidance by obtaining detailed
information for up to 10 automatically tracked targets and provides continuous,
accurate and rapid situation evaluation.
MARPA automatically tracks acquired targets, calculates target bearing and range,
speed and course, Closest Point of Approach (CPA), and Time to Closest Point of
Approach (TCPA).
Each target tracked can be displayed with a CPA graphic which shows the target
vessel, course and speed (as a vector) and indicates the CPA. The calculated target
data can also be shown on your screen. Each target is continually assessed and an
audible alarm is sounded if a target becomes dangerous, or is lost.
Effective MARPA operation is dependant on accurate own-ship’s heading and speed.
Speed Over Ground (SOG) and Course Over Ground (COG) information are required to
show true target course and speed. The better the quality of the heading and speed
data, the better MARPA will perform. MARPA will function without SOG and COG in
relative mode. For the best heading data a Raymarine SMART heading sensor or a
gyro-stabilized autopilot is required.
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How is a risk assessed?

Each target is monitored to see if it will be within a certain distance from your boat
within a certain time. If so, the target is designated as dangerous and an audible
warning is sounded along with an on-screen warning being shown. The target symbol
changes to the dangerous target symbol and flashes to indicate that it is a dangerous
target. Pressing the appropriate soft key will silence the alarm and remove the
warning.
If a target is lost, either because the MARPA software has lost contact with it, or
because it has moved out of range, an audible alarm is sounded and an on-screen
warning appears. The on-screen symbol will change to the target lost symbol. Pressing
the appropriate soft key will silence the alarm and remove the on-screen warning and
the target lost symbol.

How far from my boat does MARPA work?

MARPA target acquisition is only available at radar range scales of up to 12nm,
although tracking continues at all ranges.
If you change to a smaller range scale, targets may be beyond the range of your
scanner and will be lost. In such cases, an on-screen warning will indicate that the
target is off-screen.

What happens to target data?

All MARPA targets are stored in a MARPA database list which shows the following
information:

MARPA LIST
True True
ID Bearing Range Course Speed CPA TCPA
o o
1 022 T 0.000nm 180 T 0.0kts 0.000nm 00h00m00s
o o
2 025 T 0.000nm 180 T 0.0kts 0.000nm 00h00m00s
TARGET
MARPA LIST...
TRACKING
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Target display
Each target is displayed as a symbol which indicates its status:

Target being acquired Dangerous target

Safe target Lost target

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MARPA targets

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CPA graphics
CPA graphics show vectors for your vessel and a selected target. A vector is a line on-
screen showing the predicted courses of your vessel and the selected target if you both
remain on your present course. These vectors vary in length due to boat speed and
vector length set in the MARPA Setup menu.

Vector

CPA graphic

3 9
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To display the CPA graphic and associated soft keys:

CPA GRAPHIC ON - The CPA graphic will be displayed for as long as

ON the target is being tracked.

CPA GRAPHIC
OFF - No CPA graphic is shown.
OFF
1810T
17.1 kt AUTO - When you place the cursor over any part of a
CPA GRAPHIC
Move cursor over AUTO MARPA symbol, the CPA graphic is displayed. This is
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True mode
With the display set in True mode, the vectors of your vessel and the target are shown
extended to their intersection point. The CPA is shown as a line that is placed on your
boat’s vector at the point of the CPA. The length and direction of the line indicates the
distance and bearing of the target at CPA. The text indicates CPA and TCPA. The text
next to the target symbol indicates its true course and speed.
Relative mode
With the display set in Relative mode, no vector extension of your boat is shown. The
CPA line emerges from your own boat, with the target vector extension being shown
as relative, not true. The text next to the target indicates its course and speed. Press
SHOW DETAILS to display the calculated relative course and speed.

Setting up MARPA
MARPA OPTIONS...
VECTOR LENGTH 6min
TARGET MARPA & AIS TARGET HISTORY Off
TRACKING... OPTIONS... OWN VESSEL SAFE ZONE 0.5nm
TIME TO SAFE ZONE 3min
SAFE ZONE RING HIDDEN

Highlight required parameter

Enter highlighted parameter

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Select required level

You can set up the following MARPA parameters:

Options
Parameter
(Default in bold)
Vector Length 0.5min, 1 min, 3 min, 6min, 12min, 30
The time period specified for drawing length of vectors. min, 60 min

Target History
Plots a target’s previous position at specified intervals. OFF, 0.5 min, 1 min, 3 min, 6 min
The four most recent position points are displayed. If True
target vectors are selected, the four most recent vessel
position points are also displayed.

Own vessel safe zone

The safe zone is a ring, centred on your boat, within which 0.1 nm, 0.2nm, 0.5nm, 1.0 nm, 2.0nm
a target is considered dangerous if it will enter this zone
within the time to safe zone period.
Time to safe zone
If a target enters your safe zone within this time period, it 3 mins, 6 mins, 12 mins, 24 mins
is considered dangerous.

Safe zone ring Visible

Controls whether the safe zone ring is displayed or hidden Hidden
on screen
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Acquiring a target to track

1. Select target to be acquired:

Target
TARGET
TRACKING...

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Move cursor over target to be acquired

2. Acquire target:

ACQUIRE TARGET

'Target being acquired' If target present for several

symbol displayed scans, the radar will lock
onto it and change the

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symbol to 'Safe'

Note: If set to ON, the CPA graphic is displayed.

Cancelling targets

... from the screen

To cancel a target from the screen:

Cancelling an individual target Cancelling all targets

CANCEL TARGET CANCEL ALL

TARGETS

Move cursor Move cursor

over target to over target to
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be cancelled be cancelled

...from the MARPA list

To cancel a target from the MARPA list:
1. Display the MARPA List:

TARGET
TRACKING... MARPA LIST...
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2. Cancel target/s:
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To cancel an individual target:

MARPA LIST...
ID Bearing Range Course Speed CPA TCPA
1 1370T 1.4nm 1800T 2.2kt 1.4nm 2min
CANCEL TARGET OK
2 1870T 4.0nm 1300T 1.5kt 4.0nm 8min

Highlight target to be cancelled

To cancel all targets:

CANCEL ALL
TARGETS OK

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Displaying vessel identity (AIS)
If you have an AIS receiver fitted to your system, you can use the AIS feature to:
• Display a target for any other AIS equipped vessels within a specified range of your
boat.
• Display voyage information being broadcasted by these targets i.e. their position,
course, speed and rate of turn.
• Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical
target data.
• Set up a safe zone around your boat.
• View alarm and safety related messages.
This information is displayed in the form of an overlay or as a dialog box on your radar
screen. To overlay AIS on a radar window:

AIS LAYER
PRESENTATION
ON
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For more information on AIS, refer to Chapter 14:Automatic Identification System

(AIS).

7.11 Setting up your radar

The set up for your radar can be changed from the standard configuration to suit your
particular needs. Although you will probably only do this when you first use the radar,
you may decide to make subsequent adjustments once you become more familiar with
the system. Any settings that you change are retained and become the default settings
even when you power off.
To select the Radar Setup menus when a radar window is active:
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Setup Radar Setup Menu

Radar Setup... Active Scanner 2kw Radome
GPS Status...
MENU Compass Setup... Interference Reject NORMAL
Target Expansion LOW
System Setup...
Wakes Period 1min

Timed Transmit OFF

Highlight Radar Transmit Period 10 SCANS
Setup menu Standby Period 3 MINS

Enter Radar Setup Sea Clutter Curve...

menu
Antenna Size Radome
Bearing Alignment

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Radar Advanced Setup...

Function Options
Description (Default in bold)

Interference Rejection
When ON, any mutual radar interference between two radar equipped NORMAL
vessels operating within range of each other, is automatically reduced. HIGH

Target Expansion LOW

When ON, targets are magnified to make them easier to see. HIGH
Wakes Period 10 seconds
When ON, the target is displayed at the brightest level and its previous 30 seconds
positions are retained at successively fainter levels on the screen. 1 minute
5 minutes
10 minutes
Timed Transmit OFF
Controls the radar’s timed transmission power-save mode. ON
Transmit Period 10 scans
When ON, the scanner performs the number of scans specified and then 20 scans
shuts down for the number of minutes specified by the Standby Period. 30 scans
Standby Period 3 minutes
Indicates the number of minutes that the system shuts down - the scan- 5 minutes
ner does not rotate and the display is in standby mode. 10 minutes
15 minutes
Sea Clutter Curve... 1-8
Adjusts the acuteness of the sea clutter curve when the sea clutter
option is set to manual (see page 144).
Antenna Size Open array
If an open array scanner is fitted, this specifies the size of the scanner. 48”
72”
Bearing alignment
Correct for display azimuth error.
Please refer to the E-Series installation guide.
Radar Advanced Setup
Please refer to the E-Series installation guide.
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7.12 Warnings of potential dangers

If switched on, the following alarms will be triggered when you are in the radar
application:
• System alarms - anchor, timer, alarm clock and temperature.
• Navigation alarms - arrival and off track.
• Radar alarms - guard zones.
• Fishfinder alarms.
• Weather alarms.
• AIS alarms.
• Depth alarms.
• Data alarms.
• External SeaTalk alarms.
When an alarm is triggered, a buzzer sounds and a pop-up window describing the
alarm and how to clear it is displayed.
To switch these alarms on/off and set the limits:

Setup Alarm Setup Menu

Radar Setup... System Alarms Setup...
GPS Status... Navigation Alarms Setup...
MENU Compass Setup... Radar Alarms Setup...
Fishfinder Alarms Setup...
System Setup...
Alarm Setup...

Highlight Alarm Highlight appropriate

Setup menu sub-menu
Enter Alarm Setup Enter sub-menu
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menu

Note: For more details of alarms, see page 31 and page 265.
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Chapter 8: Using the data application

8.1 Introduction
The data application enables you to view numeric data generated by the system or by
instruments available on NMEA or SeaTalk.

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8.2 Selecting a data application
To select a data application:
1. Select a page set that includes a data application:

PAGE OK

Press and
hold
Highlight suitable page set with
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Digital Data application

2. Select a page which includes a data window:

PAGE

Press Select page including

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8.3 Selecting the data for display

You can either select a panel of pre-configured data or customize the application to
display the data of your choice.
Note: Panel selection is a local setting and will therefore only affect the individual dis-
play on which you are working.

Pre-configured data panels

The pre-configured data panels include data associated with Navigation, Waypoint,
Route, Fishing or Sailing:

Panel Type

Navigation Waypoint Route Fishing Sailing

Vessel position

Active waypoint

TTG

VMG - Waypoint

Depth

Cog Sog

Heading
Data content

Speed

Set/Drift

XTE

Trip

Local time

Sea temperature

Ground wind

App wind

True wind
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VMG wind

To select a pre-configured data panel:

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e.g.

ACTIVE WAYPOINT

Select page including Move control Select required

Digital Data application to Digital Data panel type Selected panel type

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window displayed

Customize the panels

You can customize each panel by changing:
• The panel name.
• The size and number of data cells
• The data contained in each cell. This data can include any transducer or internally
calculated navigation data that is available on NMEA or SeaTalk. Additional data
includes a compass rose, a distance log and four resettable trip counters.
• How the data is displayed. You can control whether the data is displayed in numer-
ical, digits, gauge or graphical format as appropriate to each data item.
Note: You can also configure the data panels in this way in the Engine Monitoring and
CDI applications.

Renaming a panel
You can customize the names of the panels as required e.g. the SAILING panel could be
renamed RACING:
1. Select and rename the appropriate panel:

e.g. e.g.
Rename Instrument panel
SAILING RENAME PANEL... Panel name Raci

Press and hold soft key To rename the panel use:

of panel for renaming
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Soft key , and/or

2. Save the changes:

e.g.

OK OK NAVIGATION WAYPOINT ROUTE FISHING Racing

Soft key changes to reflect renamed panel

To return to
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Selecting cell data

To select the data that is to appear in each cell:
1. Select the data group for the relevant panel e.g.

Data Groups
e.g. Vessel
Navigation
Depth
SAILING SELECT DATA... Environment
Wind
Time and Date
Press and hold Engine
relevant soft key
Highlight data
group
Select data group

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2. Select the data to be inserted in the highlighted panel:

Data Numeric
Graph - 1 Second Interval
Pressure
Graph
p - 10 Second Interval OK
Air Temp
Graph - 1 Minute Interval
Sea Temp p
Graph - 5 Minute Interval
Set Drift

Highlight Select format

required data (if applicable)

Select data

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Changing the size of the cells
You can change the size of the cells to meet your own particular requirements by using
the MERGE CELLS or SPLIT CELL function.

Splitting a cell
Use the SPLIT CELL function to create two smaller data cells:
1. Select the relevant cell within the required panel:

e.g. e.g.

e.g. Heading Speed Heading Speed

2960T 20.0kt 2960T 20.0kt
NAVIGATION
Trip Trip
13.85nm 13.85nm
Press and hold
relevant soft key Active cell highlighted Move highlight
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to relevant cell

The direction in which the selected cell can be split is indicated on the soft key.
2. Split the highlighted cell:
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Split horizontally
e.g. e.g.

Heading Speed Heading Speed

2960T 20.0kt 2960T 20.0kt
SPLIT CELL OK
Trip Depth Trip
13.85nm 48.5ft 13.85nm
Cell for splitting Soft key indicates Cell splits horizontally
selected direction of split

OR
Split vertically
e.g. e.g.

Heading Heading Speed

2960T 2960T 20.0kt
SPLIT CELL OK

Cell for splitting Soft key indicates Cell splits vertically

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selected direction of split

Merging a cell
Use the MERGE CELLS function to make a cell larger and therefore easier to see:
1. Select the relevant cell within the required panel:

e.g. e.g.

e.g. Heading Speed Heading Speed

2960T 20.0kt 2960T 20.0kt
NAVIGATION
Trip Trip
13.85nm 13.85nm
Press and hold
relevant soft key Active cell highlighted Move highlight

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to relevant cell

The direction in which the selected cell can be merged is indicated on the soft key.
2. Merge the highlighted cell (horizontally or vertically):

Merge horizontally
e.g. e.g.

Heading Speed Heading Speed

2960T 20.0kt 20.0kt
MERGE CELLS 0
296 T OK
Depth Trip Trip
48.5ft 13.85nm 13.85nm
Cell for merging Soft key indicates Cell merges
selected direction of merge horizontally
OR
Merge vertically
e.g. e.g.

Heading Speed
Heading
0
296 T 20.0kt MERGE CELLS 2960T OK

Cell for merging Soft key indicates

Cell merge vertically
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Chapter 9: Video
9.1 Introduction
The video application allows you to use your E-Series Display to view images from a
video player, on board camera or DVD player. Your Display is supplied with cabling to
connect to equipment using a composite input source. You can also connect s-video
inputs to your Display. Video images can only be seen by the Display they are
connected to and are therefore not viewable across the E-Series network.

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Up to four video inputs, dependent on the type, can be viewed on each E-Series display.
You can set up the video application to cycle the display of each video input. You can
also adjust the brightness, contrast, color and aspect ratio of the image.
Note: For details of how to connect such equipment to your E-Series display and the
possible input configurations, please refer to your installation guide.

9.2 Setting up the video application

Displaying a video application
Before you can use the video application, you will need to include a video
application window in a page set. For details of how to select a particular window
and application, please refer to page 257.
Notes: (1) Only one video application can be viewed per page.
(2) The video application settings are locally applied and will therefore only
affect the individual display on which you are working.
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Customizing the video application

When you first use the video application, it defaults the input source type to
Composite, labels the video images Video 1, 2, 3 or 4 and sets the Cycle Video option
to OFF. You will need to change these defaults in the following circumstances:
• If you have installed cabling for use with equipment using S-video.
• If you wish to give each video input a more meaningful name e.g. engine room,
view stern etc., DVD player etc.
• If you wish to set up the option to cycle through the available images.
All these options are accessed via the Video Setup Menu:

Cycle 1 VIDEO 1

VIDEO x

Press and hold

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Video 1, 2, 3 or 4

You can now:

• Edit the input source type i.e. Composite to S-Video.
• Edit the video source name.
• Set up video cycling.

Selecting the input source type

Your Display is supplied with cabling to connect to a composite input source. If your
camera, DVD etc. uses S-Video input, you will need to purchase and fit the appropriate
cabling in the configuration detailed in the Installation Guide.
Each item of S-video equipment uses 2 of the 4 video inputs i.e. Video 1/2 or Video 3 /
4. Once installed the Video Setup should be adjusted to reflect this alternative input:
1. Open the Video Setup Menu, as previously described.
2. Set Video 1 to S-Video:

Video Setup Menu

Cycle 1 VIDEO 1
Cycle 2 VIDEO 2
Cycle 3 VIDEO 3
Cycle 4 VIDEO 4
Cycle Period 10secs Video 1 Install
Rename
Video 1... COMPOSITE VIDEO 1
Type COMPOSITE
Video 2... COMPOSITE VIDEO 2
Video 3... COMPOSITE VIDEO 3
Video 4... COMPOSITE VIDEO 4 Highlight TYPE

Highlight Video 1 Select TYPE

Select Video 1
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Select S-VIDEO

3. Save and return to Video Setup Menu:

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Video Setup Menu

Cycle 1 VIDEO 1
OK Cycle 2 VIDEO 2
Cycle 3 VIDEO 3
Cycle 4 VIDEO 4
x2 Cycle Period 10secs

Video 1... S-VIDEO VIDEO 1

Video 2... (S-VIDEO VIDEO 1)
Video 3... COMPOSITE VIDEO 3
Video 4... COMPOSITE VIDEO 4

Video 2 mirrors your choice for Video 1

and can no longer be selected

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independently of Video 1.

Note: Video 1 mirrors your choice for Video 2 and is no longer selectable.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for Video 3. Video 4 mirrors your choice for Video 3 and is no
longer selectable.

Editing the video source name

By default your 4 video sources are labelled Video 1 - 4. If required, you can change
these to a more meaningful name e.g. engine room, stern, bow etc.:
1. Open the Video Setup Menu, as described onpage 180.
2. Select the video source whose name you wish to change:

Video Setup Menu

Cycle 1 VIDEO 1
Cycle 2 VIDEO 2
Cycle 3 VIDEO 3
Cycle 4 VIDEO 4
Video 1 Install
Cycle Period 10secs
Rename
Video 1... COMPOSITE VIDEO 1 Type COMPOSITE
Video 2... COMPOSITE VIDEO 2
Video 3... COMPOSITE VIDEO 3
Video 4... COMPOSITE VIDEO 4 Select Rename

Highlight required video

Select
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3. Change the name and save:

e.g.
Rename Video Source
Video name: VIDEO 2 OK

Change name as required x2

using:
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Soft key , or

Note: For details of how to edit a dialog box, please see page 15
4. Repeat if necessary for the videos 2, 3 and 4.
Any changes that you have made are reflected in the Video Setup Menu and on the
video application’s soft keys e.g.
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Engine room Bridge Aft Stern PRESENTATION

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Cycling through the video inputs
You can set up your video application to automatically cycle through the images being
received. This is particularly useful if you have on-board cameras and wish to use them
to obtain a regular overview of your boat, engine room etc.
Setting up a video cycle
To specify which video inputs are to be included in the cycle and their order:
1. Open the Video Setup Menu, as described on page 180.
2. Highlight and select Cycle 1:

Video Setup Menu

Cycle 1 Engine Room Engine Room
Cycle 2 Bridge Bridge
Cycle 3 Aft Aft OK
Cycle 4 Stern Stern
Cycle Period 10secs None
x2
Select required
Select CYCLE 1 input for Cycle 1

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3. Repeat this process for Cycle 2, 3 and 4.
Note: If you wish to exclude an input, switch its status to NONE.
Setting up the cycle period
By default the cycle period is 10 seconds. This can be changed (1to 99 seconds) if
required.
To specify the number of seconds between shots in the cycle:
1. Open the Video Setup Menu, as described on page 180.
2. Specify the cycle period:

Video Setup Menu

Cycle 1 Engine Room
Cycle 2 Bridge
Cycle 3 Aft
Cycle 4 Stern Example:
Cycle Period 10secs 17s OK
Video 1... COMPOSITE VIDEO 1
Adjust value
Video 2... COMPOSITE VIDEO 2
Video 3... COMPOSITE VIDEO 3
as required x2
Video 4... COMPOSITE VIDEO 4

Highlight CYCLE PERIOD

Select CYCLE PERIOD

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Running the video cycle

With a video application active:

CYCLE VIDEO
PRESENTATION
ON OFF

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Note: You will not be able to change the aspect ratio, contrast, brightness or color lev-
els of any video image when the video cycle is running.

Stopping the video cycle

You can stop the video cycle at any time by either pressing any of the 4 video soft keys
or by toggling the CYCLE VIDEO option to OFF.

Adjusting the image

Correcting a distorted image

The video application should automatically detect the appropriate aspect ratio for
each input source. If an image appears distorted (squashed or stretched) you should
override this automatic setting and select the appropriate aspect ratio manually; 4:3
(standard format) or 16:9 (wide screen) to rectify the distortion.

ASPECT RATIO
PRESENTATION
AUTO 4:3 16:9
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Note: You will not be able to change the aspect ratio of any video image when the vid-
eo cycle is running.

Adjusting the contrast, brightness or color

If necessary you can adjust the level of contrast, brightness or color:

CONTRAST

e.g.
PRESENTATION BRIGHTNESS 50
Adjust level as
required
COLOUR
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Note: You will not be able to change these settings for any video image when the vid-
eo cycle is running.
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Chapter 10: Using the Course Deviation Indicator 185

Chapter 10:Using the Course Deviation

Indicator
10.1 Introduction
With your display receiving accurate heading and position information, you can use
the Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) to monitor your course and accurately steer to a
target waypoint.
The CDI application is pre-configured to display the CDI graphic. You can customize the
panel to display any available data.

10.2 The CDI screen

The CDI gives a graphical representation of yours boat’s course in a ‘rolling road’
format.
The ‘rolling road’ represents a width of sea equal to the Cross Track Error (XTE) limits
that you have specified in the Setup menu. As you travel towards the target waypoint,
the checkered pattern and the waypoint will move down the screen at a rate
proportional to your boat’s speed.
Navigation data is displayed alongside or below the rolling road.

Indicates direction
Target waypoint
of next waypoint

Direction to steer Direction Target way- On course

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Steering instructions
The steering instructions below the rolling road tell you what correction is needed to
maintain your course and arrive at the target waypoint.

Instruction Cause

STEER STARBOARD XTE error to port is more than a 1/4 of the maximum XTE error
limit in the Setup menu

STEER PORT XTE error to starboard is more than a 1/4 of the maximum XTE
error limit in the Setup menu

Indication arrows are placed either side of the steering instruction, pointing towards
the centre line. The greater the error the more arrows appear. You should correct your
course by steering in the direction indicated by the arrows.

10.3 Selecting the CDI application

To select the CDI application:
1. Select a page set which includes a CDI application:

PAGE OK

Press and
hold
Highlight suitable page set with

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CDI application

Note: If the CDI application is placed in multiple windows, the same data is dis-
played in each.
2. Select a page which includes a CDI window:

PAGE

Select page including

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STEER TO STARBOARD

CDI window

Once the CDI application is displayed, no use is made of the soft keys. You will
therefore need to open a radar, chart or fishfinder window in order to access any
functions activated via the soft keys.

10.4 Modifying the CDI application

If required, you can modify the information displayed in the CDI application window to
meet your own particular requirements. For details, please refer topage 224.
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Chapter 11:Using the Engine Monitor

11.1 Introduction
The engine monitor application enables you to view information in the form of gauges
and digital data, from up to three compatible engines. To provide a fast update rate,
the engine data is transferred from the engine’s serial interface to your E-Series display
via NMEA2000/SeaTalk2.
Note: For details of compatible engines and related software updates, please re-
fer to the Raymarine website on www.raymarine.com.

50 50
25 75 25 75

0 100 0 100
% %

Fuel 1 Fuel 2

Fuel Rate Fuel Rate

11.61 gals/h 13.95 gals/h

ENGINE ENGINE & FUEL ENGINE & TWIN ENGINE

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FUEL RESOURCES RESOURCES

If the pre-configured content of these panels and/or the layout of the individual data
boxes is not suitable, you can configure the system to display the data and layout of
your choice - see page 175.

11.2 Displaying and setting up the engine monitor

Before using the engine monitor application you should set up your system as follows:
1. Customize a page set to include an engine monitor application window. For details
of how to select a particular window and application, please refer to page 221.
2. Set the number of engines and the maximum tachometer range to reflect your par-
ticular vessel:
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i. With an engine monitor window active, select the Panel Setup Menu:

Setup
Panel Setup Menu...
MENU
GPS Setup...

Select Panel Setup

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Menu

ii. Set the number of engines:

Panel Setup Menu

1
Configure: ENGINE...
Configure: ENGINE & FUEL... 2 OK
Configure: FUEL RESOURCES... 3
Configure: ENGINE & RESOURCES...
Configure: TWIN ENGINE...

Number of Engines 1
Maximum tachometer range AUTO Set number
of engines
Highlight Number of Engines for your boat

Select Number of Engines

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iii. Set the maximum tachometer range:

Panel Setup Menu

Configure: ENGINE...
Configure: ENGINE & FUEL... Auto
Configure: FUEL RESOURCES... 3000rpm OK
Configure: ENGINE & RESOURCES... 4000rpm
Configure: TWIN ENGINE... 5000rpm
p
6000rpm
Number of Engines 1 7000rpm
Maximum tachometer range AUTO 8000rpm

Highlight maximum Set maximum

tachometer range tachometer
range for your
Select maximum boat
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tachometer range

Note: The engine temperature unit (0F or 0C) and the fuel unit (litres, imperial
gallons or US gallons) is defined in the System Setup Menu (Units Setup) and is
detailed on page 229.
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11.3 The engine monitor display

Engine data is displayed in a series of pre-configured panels. Each panel contains a
particular set or data. You can choose the panel that suits your requirements via the
soft keys:

Panel Type
Engine Fuel Engine & Multi
Engine
& fuel resources resources engines (3)
Tacho &
engine hours

Oil pressure

Engine coolant
temperature
Data content

Boost
pressure

Alternator

Fuel level
(tanks 1 & 2)

Fuel rate

Total fuel

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11.4 Configuring the engine panels.

You can configure each panel by changing the size and number of data cells and the
data contained in each cell. You can also rename each panel. For further detail, please
refer to page 175.
Note: Configuring engine panels is a local setting and will therefore only affect
the individual display on which you are working.

11.5 What should I do when an alarm is triggered?

Your engine monitor application will trigger an alarm (via NMEA/SeaTalk2) and display
an engine alarm warning message when a problem is detected. When this occurs, you
should check your engine monitoring system and if necessary refer to the
documentation supplied with your engine system. Press ACKNOWLEDGE to silence
the alarm.
Note: When engine monitoring is active, all other system alarms continue to trig-
ger.
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Chapter 12: Weather (US only) 191

Chapter 12:Weather (US only)

This application is only available for the Unites States. Weather information for the
Rest of the World can be obtained via a Navtex receiver. Please refer to Chapter
13:Navtex.

12.1 Overview
The weather application superimposes historical, live and forecasted weather graphics
on a world map. It also provides textual forecasts and warnings. These graphics and
their associated weather data enable you to determine the actual conditions in your
vicinity or at a particular location. Weather forecasts and warnings, detailing current
and predicted conditions, are regularly updated.
For a basic weather glossary, please refer to the appendix at the rear of this manual. For
types of warnings, watches and advisories, please refer to the NOAA website at
www.nws.noaa.gov

12.2 Important information

Disclaimer
All information presented by this service is advisory only. You acknowledge the risk of
incomplete and erroneous information and assume complete responsibility and risks
associated with this device, and accordingly release Raymarine, Sirius Satellite Radio
Inc. and WSI Corporation from any and all claims arising from the use of this service. By
using this service, you acknowledge and agree that you have read the terms of the
subscription agreement for this service and agree to all of the terms contained therein.
If you do not have the subscription agreement, you may view a copy on the internet at
www. Sirius.com/marineweatheragreement or call 1-800-869-5480 for a copy to be
sent to you.
The full disclaimer is detailed on the inside front cover of this manual. Each time you
power on your E-Series Display, if weather data is being received this disclaimer will be
displayed.

12.3 Setting up the weather application

Before you are able to use the weather application you will need to:
• Obtain a Sirius ID number. For full details, please refer to your Sirius Installation
handbook.
• Check the pre-requisites for using this application (see below).
• Customize a page set to include a weather application.
• Specify the weather elements that you wish to display.
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Pre-requisites for using the weather application

For your E-Series to display weather data, your system must be connected to a
Raymarine SR100 Sirius weather receiver which is supplying the appropriate data. For
your vessel to be displayed and for weather reports to be available at your position,
you will need a fix for your boat’s position and be within US coastal waters.
Note: For further information on installing and commissioning a weather receiver, please refer
to the Weather Receiver Installation Guide.

Adding a weather application

A weather application does not appear in the pre-configured page sets. You will
therefore need to customize a page set to include a weather application window.
Please refer to page 257 for details.

Specifying the weather elements

You can view textual reports or animated graphics and specify the weather elements
that you require:
1. Open a weather application window.
2. Display the weather graphics menu:

Weather Graphics
NOWRad ON
Storm Cast OFF
Sea Surface Temp OFF
Canadian Radar OFF
DISPLAY Storm Tracks OFF
GRAPHICS... Lightning OFF
Surface Ob Stations OFF
Cities OFF
Wind OFF
Waves OFF
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Surface Pressure OFF

3. Select the weather elements for display:

Repeat until all options set as required

Highlight required option

Enter option OK OK

Toggle ON or OFF as required

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12.4 The weather display

The main features of the weather display are as follows:

Range Animation time/data Signal strength

2400 nm 12:00 22/11 Medium Status

bar

Marine
zone

Surface
observation
stations

Wave
heights

DISPLAY ANIMATE WEATHER

FIND SHIP PRESENTATION...
GRAPHICS... WEATHER... REPORTS...

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Weather soft keys

12.5 Moving around the weather map

When you open the Weather application, a world map is displayed. If the system has a
position fix for your boat, the map will be centred on your boat.
As in the Chart application, use the cursor to move around the map and view different
locations, and the range button to zoom in and out. For further details, see page 50.
Note: As resolution in the data is lost when you zoom out a long way, you should zoom in to
display more detail.
To re-centre the map on your boat, use the FIND SHIP soft key.

12.6 Placing waypoints

The waypoint button and its associated soft keys operate as normal when you are in
the weather application but you will need to move the active window to a radar or
chart application in order to see any waypoints that you have placed.
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12.7 Weather graphics

This section summarizes the weather symbols used within the weather application. For
details of each weather type, please refer to the appropriate section.

Weather symbols

24 26

22 22

Storm cast Waves (blues) Canadian radar (Dark greens-yellow)

Or

Lightning Wind Sea surface temperature

( green-yellow-orange)

Surface observation stations (pink) Cities (grey) NOWRad (green-yellow-red)

Snow (Blues),Mixture (Pinks)
Storm Tracks symbols

Hurricane (Category 1-5) Tropical storm Tropical disturbance,

tropical depression
Surface pressure

High / low pressure (blue & red) Warm front (red) Cold front (blue)

Occluded front (purple) Stationary front (red-blue) Trough (brown)

1010

1012
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Squall line (red) Dry line (red) Isobars (grey)

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Precipitation (NOWRad)
NOWRad displays the type and level of precipitation:
Note: Dashes indicate that data is not available.

Color code Precipitation type Intensity

Light green Rain ( 15-19 dBz )
Medium green Rain ( 20-29 dBz )
Dark green Rain ( 30-39 dBz )
Yellow Rain ( 40-44 dBz )
Orange Rain ( 45-49 dBz )
Light red Rain ( 50-54 dBz )
Dark red Rain ( 55 + dBz)
Light Blue Snow ( 5-19 dBz )
Dark blue Snow ( 20 + dBz )
Light pink Mixed ( 5-19 dBz )

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Dark pink Mixed ( 20 + dBz )

Storm Cast
Storm cast arrows indicate the direction 24 26 Speed of
storm
and speed of a storm.
22
Direction
of storm
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To display details of the storm:

26 Storm cast
e.g. Storm ID VXNO
Echo Top 5.760NM
o
OBJECT INFO Direction 057 T
OK Speed 1.6kl
Storm
OK for more info Time 08:40AM
o o
Position 24 44'.700N/079 40'.440W
Position cursor over Attributes Hail Confirmed
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Base of storm cast arrow Storm cast details displayed

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Sea surface temperature (SST)

The temperature range of the sea surface
is indicated by shading. This shading
ranges through blue/green/yellow/
orange/red.
For details of how to view the sea surface
temperature at a specific point, see

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Canadian radar
Canadian radar shows the intensity of precipitation for Canada. Unlike NOWRad,
Canadian radar does not show the precipitation type.

Color code Intensity in mm per hour

Transparent 0.00 to 0.20 mm/hr
(nothing shown at very low precipitation)
Light green 0.21 to 1.00 mm/hr
Medium green 1.01 to 4.00 mm/hr
Dark green 4.01 to 12.00 mm/hr
Yellow 12.01 to 24.00 mm/hr
Orange 24.01 to 50 .00 mm/hr
Light red 50.01 to 100 mm/hr

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Dark red 100.01+ mm/hr

Tracking storms
You can use the STORM TRACK function to monitor significant storms in your area.
These include tropical disturbances, depressions, storms and cyclones, hurricanes,
typhoons and super typhoons.
The system displays the track the storm has taken, its current and forecasted position,
the wind radii (current position only), direction and speed of travel.
o

Storm Tracks symbols

These symbols are displayed on screen in three different colours:
Grey - historical, Red - current, Orange - forecast

Hurricane Tropical storm Tropical disturbance,

(Category 1-5) tropical depression
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Tropical storm data

Tropical storm data can be displayed for a selected storm. This includes:
• The storm’s name, type, date and time.
• The position, direction and speed of travel of the storm.
• The pressure and maximum wind speed and gusts.
To display tropical storm data:

Tropical Storm Data

Storm name EPSILON
Storm ID AL292005
Storm Type Hurricane Category 2
OBJECT INFO Direction 075oT
Speed 9.9kt
Hurricane Category 2 OK Max Wind Speed 64.9kt
OK for more info
Max gust Speed 80.1kt
Move cursor over storm Pressure 987mb
graphic to display storm Date 12/03/2005
type Time 3:00PM
o o
Position 34 30'.000N/044 24'.000W

Displays detailed information for

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selected storm

Lightning
The system displays a lightning symbol at each cloud-to-ground strike recorded within
the last 5, 10 and 15 minutes:

Lightning Strikes
Strike recorded in
More recent strikes last 0 - 5 minutes
overlay older ones

Strike recorded in
last 5 - 10 minutes

Strike recorded in
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last 10 - 15 minutes

Surface observation stations

You can view current or historical weather data at surface observation stations.

All surface observations stations are represented by a pink symbol:

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Buoy Station C - MAN WSI NWS

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To identify the station and display more associated weather data:

e.g. Station Data

Time 02:36PM
OBJECT INFO
Wind speed 19.4kt
KSUT OK Wind Direction
o
003 t
OK for more info Wave Height 13.1ft
o
Sea Temperature 50.0 F
Move cursor over station graphic Visibility 0.540nm

Displays detailed information at

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selected station

You can now select detailed live weather data for the selected observation station, if
required:

Station Report
Station ID KEYW
Station Name Key West, FL
Station Type METAR Automatic
Latitude 23o33' .000N
Longitude 081o45'.000W
Time 08:26AM
Station Data Date 21/12/2005
Air Temperature 68.4oF
Time 02:36PM Horizontal Visibility 13.53km
Vertical Visibility -,--kh
Wind Speed 19.4kt Sea Level Pressure -mb
Wind Direction
o
003 t VIEW FULL 3 Hour Pressure Change
Pressure Tendancy
-mb
---
Wave Height 13.1ft
o
REPORT... Wind Direction
Wind Speed
036oT
13.0kt
Sea Temperature 50.0 F Peak Wind Speed -,-kt
Gust Wind Speed -,-kt
Visibility 0.540nm Water Temperature -,-oF
Tidal Elevation -,-ft
Wave Height -,-ft
Wave Period --h--m--s
Dominant Swell Direction ---oT
Dominant Swell Height -,-ft
Dominant Swell period --h--m--s
o
Lesser Swell Direction --- T

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Lesser Swell Height -,-ft
Lesser Swell Period --h--m--s

Note: Not all data is available for all stations.

City forecasts
The Cities option gives you access to details of city weather forecasts. Up to 3 forecasts
can be displayed:

e.g.
Forecast for Summer Bay
Forecast for Monday
A mix of clouds and sun. High 22F.
Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
OBJECT INFO
Summer Bay OK Forecast for Monday night
OK for more info Mostly coudy skies. Low near 20F.
Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Move cursor over city symbol
Forecast for Tuesday
Sunshine along with some passing clouds.
High near 25F. Winds NW at 5 to 10.

Displays detailed information for selected

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Wind
This option displays the current wind direction and magnitude. You can choose (via the
Weather Setup Menu) to display the wind symbol as either an arrow or a wind barb.
Wind arrows give an indication of wind speed - the larger the arrow the stronger the
wind. Wind barbs give a more precise representation of wind speed:

Wind speed symbols

3-7 kts 8-12 kts 13-17 kts 18-22 kts 23-27 kts 28-32 kts 33-37 kts 38-42 kts 43-47 kts 48-52 kts

etc.

53-57 kts 58-62 kts 63-67 kts 68-72 kts 73-77 kts 78-82 kts 83-87 kts 88-92 kts 93-97 kts 98-102 kts

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Notes: (1) For details of how to view actual wind data at a specific point, see page 200.
(2) For details of how to change the wind symbol, please refer to page 205.

Waves
This option displays the current wave height in 16 levels e.g.

Wave height ranges

Waves shown in
Florida 16 shades of colour from:
Reds - Highest waves
Greens - Intermediate waves
Blues - Lowest waves

Cuba
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Surface pressure
This option shows surface pressure data using standard meteorological symbols:

High pressure High pressure Warm front (red) Cold front (blue) Occluded front
(blue) (red) (purple)
1010

1012

Stationary front Trough (brown) Squall line (red) Dry line (brown) Isobars (grey)

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(red-blue)

Viewing data at a particular location

When required you can display the sea temperature, wind speed and direction, wave
height, precipitation intensity and type for a particular location. This also shows the
marine zone at the cursor position:

Weather Info
Zone desription
North Altantic Ocean between 31N and 67N latitude and
between the East Coast North America and 35W lonitude
OK Zone ID XXX
Precipitation Intensity <5dBz
Precipitation Type None
Move cursor
Sea Surface temperature -.-oF
to required Wind Speed 20.0kt
location Wind Direction
o
255 T (WSW)

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Wave Height -.-ft

12.8 Animated weather graphics

The animated weather option allows you to view an animation from the current time for:
• The forecast for wind, wave or surface pressure.
• The weather radar history loop (NOWRad).
Setting up animation
To setup the animated weather graphic for forecasting (wind, wave or surface
pressure) or for the weather radar history loop:

ANIMATE TYPE
N'RAD
ANIMATE
OR:
WEATHER...
ANIMATE TYPE FORECAST
F'CAST WIN

Toggle to required Select required

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Running animation
Once you have set the animation type (see previous section) you can run the animation
feature:

ANIMATE ANIMATE
WEATHER... ON

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The status bar indicates the time-frame displayed. The weather radar history, provides
up to 8 images of data covering the last 2hours, at 15 minute intervals.
If at any time you need to pause the animation, for instance if you want to examine the
displayed weather for a particular time frame, press PAUSE.
Notes: (1) You cannot display information (by moving the cursor over a symbol) when ani-
mation is running. The range and trackpad controls do however remain operable
provided the PAUSE option has not been selected. Ranging /panning will cause
the animation to restart.
(2) The animation will be switched to OFF, whenever the ACTIVE, PAGE, DATA, WPS/
MOB, MENU are pressed or when the animation screen is closed and you return
to the default weather screen.

12.9 Viewing weather reports

Your system will display reports for:
• Tropical statements.
• Marine warnings.
• Marine zone forecasts.
• Marine watchbox reports.
These weather reports are accessed via the WEATHER REPORTS soft key. Each report
type may contain several bulletins; the window can be scrolled to view all the data.

Tropical statements
To display the reports for the latest tropical weather statements:

e.g Tropical Statements

WEATHER TROPICAL
REPORTS... STATEMENT
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Marine warnings
To display a report for the current warnings (US coastal or near shore):
1. Select the MARINE WARNINGS option:

WEATHER MARINE
REPORTS... WARNINGS

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2. Display the marine warnings for the zone around your cursor or boat:

Marine Warnings

FORECAST AT
SHIP

Toggle to required
report position

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Marine zone forecasts
These forecasts cover:
• US Coastal Weather Forecasts and Offshore Forecasts and High Seas Forecast, or
• Great Lakes Forecast and Near Shore Forecast, or
• Canadian Coastal Weather Forecast.
To display marine zone forecasts:
1. Select the MARINE ZONE FORECASTS option:

WEATHER MARINE ZONE

REPORTS... FORECASTS
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2. Display the marine zone forecasts for the area around your cursor or boat:

Marine Zone Forecasts for

FORECAST AT
SHIP

Toggle to required
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report position
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12.10 Watchbox warnings

To display available watchbox warnings:

e.g. Watchbox warnings

WEATHER WATCHBOX
REPORTS... WARNINGS

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Watchbox warning alerts
When a tornado or thunderstorm warning is received, the system will generate a
watchbox alert:

Warning type and

period for which
warning is valid

Watchbox report
text

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Use the trackpad or rotary control, to scroll through the report as necessary:

Clearing the alert

To clear an alert, press ACKNOWLEDGE. The alert is removed from the display. The
watchbox warning can still be viewed via the Weather Reports soft keys
Note: If required, you can switch off the marine watchbox alarm (via the Weather Setup Menu
see page 205) or set the watchbox status to hide. Reports continue to be added to and/or up-
dated in the database irrespective of the status that you have the alarm or show/hide feature
set to.
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Displaying marine watchboxes

When the marine watchboxes feature is set to ON (default), any regions for which an
alert is valid are highlighted on the weather map as a red polygon.

Watchbox alert
warning area

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To show/hide watchboxes:

PRESENTATION... WATCHBOX
HIDE

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Toggle as required

Displaying watchbox data

To display the data relating to a particular watchbox:

e.g.
OBJECT INFO
Issue time VIEW WARNING
Date
Thunderstorm or tornado

Move cursor over relevant

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12.11 Weather application setup

When a weather application is the active window, the set up for your weather
application can be changed from the standard configuration to suit your particular
needs. Although you will probably only do this when you first use this application, you
may decide to make subsequent adjustments once you become more familiar with the
system. Any settings that you change are retained even when you power off.
The Weather Setup Menu also provides the User ID for your weather receiver.

Selecting the Weather Setup Menu

To select the Weather Setup Menu:

Setup Weather Setup Menu

Weather Setup Menu... Sirius Weather User ID
MENU GPS Setup... Wind Symbol Arrow
Compass Setup... Marine Watchbox Alerts ON

Highlight Weather
Setup menu
Enter Weather
Setup menu

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Weather Setup options

FUNCTION OPTION
Description (Default in bold)

Sirius Weather User ID (as advised)

Details the Weather ID obtained from Sirius
and keyed in on your display.
Wind Symbol Arrow
Graphic used for wind symbol Barb
Marine Watchbox Alert ON
Enables alert when watchbox is issued. OFF

Showing/hiding marine watchboxes and zone boundaries

By default your weather application displays marine zone boundaries and marine
watchboxes. If required, you can hide these options:
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MARINE ZONES
SHOW

PRESENTATION OK
WATCHBOX
HIDE

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Toggle as required

12.12 Troubleshooting
Problem Reason

Boat symbol not displayed No position fix

On start up, weather map stays in last view and does No position fix
not re-draw
During use, weather map stays in last view and does • FIND SHIP not pressed
not re-draw OR
• Motion mode active.
FIND SHIP soft key greyed-out No position fix
Boat symbol drawn as a solid circle No heading or COG available

Note: If weather data is not being received, a warning is displayed. The soft keys, weather map
and the ability to set the weather graphics status to show/hide continues to operate as normal.
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Chapter 13: Navtex

13.1 Overview
The display can be used to view marine safety information including weather forecasts
and marine warnings received from a Navtex receiver. You can select the type of
warning message that will trigger this alert on your display. Once you have read the
received message you can either erase or save it. Your system can store up to 100
messages. Once capacity is reached the oldest messages are automatically deleted to
allow for new incoming messages.
Major areas of NAVTEX coverage include the Mediterranean Sea, The North Sea,
coastal areas around Japan and areas around the North American continent.

13.2 Setting up Navtex weather

Before you are able to view Navtex messages you will need to:
1. Specify for the communicating NMEA port, the baud rate (4,800 or 9,600) applica-
ble to your Navtex receiver (see page 230).
2. Enable the category of Navtex messages that you wish to receive alerts for (see
page 208).

13.3 Incoming message alerts

Once correctly connected to the Navtex unit, your system will display an alert
containing the message details for any incoming messages it receives from your
chosen categories e.g:

ERASE MESSAGE SAVE MESSAGE

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Proceed as follows:
• To remove the alert from the screen, press ERASE, or
• To add the message to the stored list of messages and then remove the alert from
the screen, press SAVE MESSAGE.
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13.4 Viewing messages

Displaying the Navtex Message List
To view messages stored in your system:

Setup
Radar Setup...
GPS Setup...
MENU Compass Setup...
AIS Setup...
Navtex Messages

Highlight Navtex
messages
Select Navtex

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messages

You now have the option to SORT LIST (by date, station or category), erase a message
or set up the message alerts

Displaying and scrolling through a message

Move control to
Highlight required item in list. message box
Associated message displayed
in message box Scroll message
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(if applicable)

13.5 Managing Navtex messages

You can manage your messages by:
• Selecting the message categories for which the E-Series system will provide alerts.
• Erasing messages that you do not need.
• Sorting the message list.

Selecting message alert categories

On initial power up, the system provides alerts for all message categories listed in the
Navtex Alert Menu. If required you can switch off any categories that you do not need
except Navigation Warnings (Category A), Meteorological Warnings (Category B) and
Search and Rescue information (Category D).
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To select the message alert categories:

Navtex Alert Menu

A - Navigational warnings ON
B - Meteorological warnings ON
C - Ice reports ON
D - Search and rescue information ON
E - Meteorological forecasts OFF
F - ilot service messages OFF
G - Decca messages OFF
H - Loran messages ON
SETUP ALERTS I - Omega messages OFF
J - Satnav messages ON
K - Other electronic navaid messages ON
L - Additional navigational messages ON
V - Notice to fishermane (US only) ON
W - Environmental (US only) OFF
X - Special services ON
Y - Special services ON
Z - No message on hand (QRU) ON

Highlight category

Select category

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Toggle to required status

Sorting the message list

By default the message list sorts by the date and time the message was received
(DATE) with the most recent message at the top. If required, you can sort the list by
station identifier (STN) or by message category (CAT).

e.g.

SORT LIST
STN

Toggle to required sort

option e.g. station
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Chapter 14: Automatic Identification System

(AIS)
14.1 Introduction
This chapter details the AIS system and how it can be used as a safety aid. Once set up
you can overlay the AIS on chart or radar windows and use it to:
• Display a target (with heading/speed vectors and rate of turn) for any other AIS
equipped vessels.
• Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical
target data.
• Set up a safe zone around your boat.
• View alarm and safety related messages.

14.2 What is AIS?

AIS uses digital radio signals to broadcast ‘real-time’ information between vessels and
shore based stations via dedicated VHF frequencies. This information is used to identify
and track vessels in the surrounding area and to provide fast, automatic and accurate
collision avoidance data. AIS will augment your radar application, as it can operate in
radar blind spots and can detect smaller AIS fitted vessels.
WARNING:
Smaller vessels do not have to be fitted with AIS and whilst it is mandatory
for larger commercial vessels to carry AIS, its use is not. You should not
therefore assume that your AIS will display ALL vessels in your area. Due
prudence and judgement should be exercised.
AIS should be used to complement not substitute radar.

Classes of AIS data

AIS data is defined as Class A or Class B. The sending and receiving of Class A data is
compulsory for larger vessels. You will therefore be able to view all larger vessels on
your AIS display. Class B data is applicable to smaller vessels and is not compulsory.
You should not therefore assume that your AIS is displaying all smaller vessels in your
area.
Note: Not all AIS receivers will decode all information and not all of the Class A vessels
input all of the required AIS data. For example, some inexpensive AIS Class B receivers
do not decode and output the ship’s name, IMO number and vessel draft/beam/length,
destination etc.
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Class A Class B
Data details (Sends and receives) (receives only)

Static Data
Ship's name
Type
Call sign
IMO number
Length and beam
Antenna loctation

Voyage Related Data

Draft
Cargo information
Destination
ETA
Other relevant information

Dynamic Data
Time
Ship's position
COG
SOG
Gyro heading
Rate of turn
Navigational status

Dynamic Reports
Ship's speed
Ship's status

Messages
Alarm
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Safety

Note: To change the specified AIS targets and range see page 217.
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14.3 What do I need to run AIS?

In order to run AIS, you will need:
• A receive only unit or a full transponder.
Note: A receiver will allow you to receive data about other vessels in your area but will not
allow other vessels to ‘see’ you. A full transponder transmits and receives AIS data and
therefore allows you to receive data about other vessels and for other AIS equipped vessels
to see and receive information about your vessel. This could include position, course, speed
and rate of turn data.
• A VHF antenna - this is usually supplied with the AIS system.
• A GPS - to provide position data.
• A Compass - although not essential, will improve speed calculations.
When the AIS unit is connected to the E-Series display, the status of the unit is indicated
by an AIS icon in the transducer data box.
You will now need to specify the 38,400 baud for the NMEA port that communicates
with the AIS transceiver or receiver (see page 230).

14.4 Selecting the AIS function

AIS is a selectable layer of the chart or radar application. To switch on AIS:

On chart windows:

PRESENTATION... CHART LAYERS... AIS LAYER

ON OFF

Toggle as required

On radar windows:

PRESENTATION... AIS LAYER

ON OFF
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Toggle as required

AIS status
The status of the AIS is displayed in the data bar
AIS unit not available
i.e. not connected or off.
on your display.
If your own boat’s position is lost the display
AIS unit switched on and will disable the AIS functionality and will
operating.
display the ‘No AIS’ icon.
AIS unit on with active Once your own boat’s position returns and the
alarm.
AIS display is switched on, the display will re-
AIS unit switched on and
operating but dangerous &
enable the AIS function.
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14.5 How is AIS data displayed?

Heading
Large
vessel
Direction
of turn

Small
vessel
Sleeping
target
097°T
11.6kt
Safety
critical data 1.237nm
00h04m33s

COG/SOG Safe zone (defined by Dangerous

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vector distance or time) target (flashes)

The AIS system displays other AIS equipped vessels in the surrounding area as
triangular targets overlaid on a chart or radar window. Up to 100 targets are displayed.
As the vessel’s status changes, the symbol for the target will change accordingly.
Vectors can be displayed for each target. These vectors indicate the direction of travel
and rate of turn of the vessel and the distance it will travel over a specified period of
time (COG/SOG vector). Targets displayed with their vectors are referred to as ‘active
targets’ and are scaled according to the size of the vessel. The larger the vessel the
larger the target. You can either display all targets or just dangerous targets (page 220).

AIS Target symbols

Sleeping target
Target not activated, dangerous or lost.

Activated target COG/SOG Direction

Target activated i.e. AIS vector displayed. vector of turn
Vector line (optional) shows predicted distance travelled within
given time. Heading
Selected target
Target selected with cursor.
Can activate the target and view detailed data.
AIS

Dangerous target
Targets within specified distance (CPA) or time (TCPA).
Dangerous target alarm sounds if en-abled.
Target flashes.
Uncertain target
Calculated CPA/TCPA value uncertain.

Lost target
When signal of dangerous target not received for 20 seconds.
Target in latest predicted position.
Alarms sounds if enabled.
Target flashes.
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Viewing target information

You can display information relating to individual AIS targets. When a target is
highlighted with the cursor, the soft keys change to allow you to select the following
options:
• AIS vectors.
• AIS safety critical data.
• AIS List.
• Full AIS data.

Displaying AIS vectors

A target is defined as active when it has the following data displayed graphically:
• A COG/SOG vector indicating the predicted distance that a target will travel within
a given period of time.
• A heading and direction of turn indicator.
To switch the AIS VECTOR option ON/OFF:

AIS VECTOR
ON
AIS
AIS
Move cursor over

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relevant target

When a target is activated, its symbol is scaled according to the size of the vessel.
Note: The same target vector and safe zone settings apply to both Radar MARPA and
AIS targets.

Displaying safety critical AIS data

Safety critical target data i.e. COG, SOG, CPA and TCPA can be displayed in the tag
alongside each target. You can switch this data ON, OFF or display it automatically
(AUTO) when the cursor is over the target.
To switch the AIS DATA option to AUTO/ON/OFF:

1870T
10.9kt
AIS DATA 7.719nm
AUTO 00h57m27s
AIS

Move cursor over

Safety critical data
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relevant target
displayed
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AIS List
You can also view a list of AIS targets. The list provides collision avoidance data for the
highlighted target:

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To display the AIS List:

TARGET AIS LIST

AIS OPTIONS...

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TRACKING...

Viewing full AIS data

To display detailed AIS data for an individual target e.g. static and dynamic and voyage
related data:

Move cursor over

required target
VIEW FULL AIS
Or
DATA...

Select required target

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14.6 Using AIS for collision avoidance

You can use your AIS for collision avoidance by using the safe zone and safety message
functions.

Safe zones

What is a safe zone?

A safe zone is a ring centred on your boat within which a target is considered
dangerous. It is displayed on radar or chart windows as a red ring.
This AIS safe zone uses the same criteria as MARPA and will deem a target dangerous
if it comes within a specified distance of your vessel (closest point of approach or CPA)
within a specified time (time to closest point of approach or TCPA). The CPA and TCPA
are calculated using COG/SOG and position from the AIS target.
When your system recognizes a dangerous AIS target:
• The target symbol changes to red and flashes.
• An alarm pop-up is displayed.
• An alarm sounds.

Disabling the dangerous target alarm

If required, the dangerous target alarm can be disabled. Once disabled
any dangerous targets that are detected, will turn red and flash but the
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alarm will not sound and the pop-up will not be displayed. The AIS
status icon reflects that the alarm is disabled.

Setting up an AIS safe zone

To set up a safe zone around your vessel and specify the time to safe zone:

MARPA & AIS OPTIONS...

VECTOR LENGTH 6min
TARGET MARPA & AIS TARGET HISTORY Off
TRACKING... OPTIONS... OWN VESSEL SAFE ZONE 0.5nm
TIME TO SAFE ZONE 3min
SAFE ZONE RING HIDDEN

Highlight and select OWN VESSEL

SAFE ZONE. Select required distance.
Highlight and select TIME TO SAFE
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ZONE. Select required duration.

Note: If required you can also hide the safe zone ring via this menu.

Important
When the AIS receiver is connected and functioning, the system will check for
dangerous targets within the safe zone and if enabled issue an alarm whenever
necessary. Dangerous target alarm operates irrespective of the ON or OFF status of the
AIS target display (see page 217) or the VISIBLE/HIDDEN status of the safe zone ring
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MARPA and AIS options

Parameter Options
(Default in bold)
Vector Length 0.5min, 1 min, 3 min, 6min, 12min, 30
The time period specified for drawing length of vectors. min, 60 min

Target History
Plots a MARPA target’s previous position at specified OFF, 0.5 min, 1 min, 3 min, 6 min
intervals. The four most recent position points are dis-
played. If True target vectors are selected, the four most
recent vessel position points are also displayed.

Own vessel safe zone

The safe zone is a ring, centred on your boat, within which 0.1 nm, 0.2nm, 0.5nm, 1.0 nm, 2.0nm
a target is considered dangerous if it comes within a spec-
ified distance (CPA).

Time to safe zone

If a target enters your safe zone within this time period, it 3 mins, 6 mins, 12 mins, 24 mins
is considered dangerous.

Safe zone ring

Controls whether the safe zone ring is displayed or hidden Visible
on screen Hidden

Safety messages
When the status of the AIS Safety Messages function is set to ON in the AIS Layer Setup
Menu (see page 220), any incoming safety messages from surrounding vessels, shore
stations and mobile stations, are displayed in a pop-up box. If known, the message will
include the sending vessel’s position in lat/lon.
You now have the option to:
• Remove the message (ACKNOWLEDGE)
• Place a waypoint on your chart/radar to mark the sending vessel’s position.
• Select to GOTO the sending vessel’s position.
Note: When the simulator is operating you will not be able to receive any safety mes-
sages.

14.7 AIS Alarms

In addition to the dangerous target alarm previously described, the system generates
an alarm when a dangerous target becomes a lost target i.e. its signal has not been
received for 20 seconds.
Your AIS receiver generates local alarms which are displayed and sounded on your E-
Series display whenever an alarm condition exists on the unit.
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Local AIS alarms

When the connected AIS unit generates an alarm, your E-Series displays a local alarm
message and indicates the alarm status in the data bar icon:

AIS Alarm
active icon

4nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Local

AIS Local Alarm

"AIS message" AIS message

This alarm must be acknowledged on your

AIS Receiver.
To remove this message press REMOVE
MESSAGE.

REMOVE VIEW AIS

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MESSAGE ALARM LIST...

To proceed:
1. Remove the message pop-up/display active alarm list:

REMOVE VIEW AIS

MESSAGE ALARM LIST...
Or
Removes pop-up and
adds alarm to AIS Removes pop-up, adds alarm to and displays AIS Alarm List
Alarm List.
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2. Acknowledge the message at your AIS unit.

Important: An alarm remains active until it is acknowledge on the AIS unit.

Active alarm list

The active alarm list shows the status of each local alarm. This list can either be
accessed via the AIS Layer Setup Menu (see page 220) or from the Alarms Setup Menu
(see page 232).
Note: The local AIS alarms must be acknowledged at the AIS receiver. Removing the
message or adding it to the Alarm list on your E-Series display does not cancel the alarm.
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14.8 Simulator
We recommend that you use the simulator to familiarize yourself with the AIS function.
When the system simulator is switched on (see page 228), it displays 20 AIS targets
within a 25nm range. These targets are displayed using the appropriate AIS targets
status symbol (see page 214) and move around the screen as if they were real targets.
Important: Incoming safety messages cannot be displayed while the simulator is
switched on.

14.9 AIS Layer Setup Menu

The AIS Layer Setup Menu allows you to:
• Select the target types displayed (ALL or DANGEROUS).
• Switch the display of AIS safety messages ON/OFF.
• View the list of active AIS unit alarms.
To display the AIS Layer Setup Menu:
1. Set the AIS LAYER status to ON ((see page 213).
2. Select the AIS Layer Setup:

Setup
Chart Setup...
Cartography Setup... AIS Layer Setup
Displayed Target Types All
MENU GPS Status...
Compass Setup... AIS Alarms List...
AIS Layer Setup
Highlight required
option
Highlight AIS
Layer Setup Select option
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LayerSetup Set/view as required

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Chapter 15: System setup and customizing

This chapter describes how to setup and customize your E-Series display. Any settings
that you change will be stored by the display and shown each time you power on. You
can, of course change these settings as many times as you wish.

15.1 Changing the data master

For Networked E-Series systems only: To change the data master from that
already specified, please see page 29.

15.2 Customizing the page sets

Each page set provides access to 5 different pages. Each page can display up to four
application windows. With the exception of Video, you can view multiple windows of
the same application. For example you could have two chart application on one page -
one to view a large scale chart, the other for a detailed view of your immediate
surroundings.
If none of these meet your particular requirements you can edit the page sets to display
the application and page layout that suits your particular needs. This process should
also be used if you wish to run a video, engine monitor or weather application.
In addition, you can rename of any of the page sets to a title that is more meaningful.
A control is also provided to reset the selected page set to the factory default
configuration.

Reconfiguring the application and page layout

To change the configuration of applications and/or page layout or switch off pages:
1. Select the edit page set option:

PAGE

Press & hold

Or EDIT PAGE SET....

Setup

Highlight page set for

MENU Compass Setup... editing
Display setup...
Databar Setup...
Select Page Set....
System Diagnostics
Remove CF Card...

Highlight Select
Page Set
Enter Select
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2. Edit the page set:

Edit Page Set

OK

Soft keys display pages

within selected page set

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Follow the on-screen
instructions

Note: Only one video application can be viewed per page.

The page, window and application layout that you have defined will now be available
each time you open the Select Page Set screen.
If you do not want to use all 5 pages in a page set, you can switch off individual pages.
When you use PAGE to cycle through the pages, the system will now skip any pages
that are set to OFF.
Note: A red cross will be overlaid on soft keys associated with pages set to OFF.

Rename a page set

If required, you can customize the names of the page sets:
1. Display the Select Page Set Menu, as described on page 221
2. Rename the page set:

Rename Page Set

RENAME PAGE
SET...

To make changes use:

Soft key , or
Highlight page for renaming D8669_2

Return to default setting

To return a page set to the default configuration and name:
1. Display the Select Page Set Menu, as described on page 221.
2. Reset the page set to the default:

RESET TO YES
DEFAULT PAGES

Highlight page set to

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15.3 Changing the databar

You can change the data bar to meet your own particular needs. This includes:
• Position - top or side.
• Size (top position only).
• Data displayed.
Note: The databar configuration is a local setting and will therefore only affect the in-
dividual display on which you are working.

Databar position
The data bar can either be displayed vertically at the right-hand side of your screen or
horizontally across the top:

Top data bar Side data bar

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To change the data bar position:

DATA DATABAR
ON OFF
Press and hold Databar Setup Menu
Position Top Top
Or Large Side OK
Configure...
Setup

System Setup... Highlight Position Save

MENU Alarm Setup Select
Display Setup.... Select Position
Databar Setup...
Select Page Set...

Highlight Data-
bar Setup
Select Data-
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bar Setup

Data bar size

When the data bar is positioned at the top of your screen, you have the option of
displaying the bar in either a Large or Normal format. The large bar provides more
data:
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Large
data bar

Normal

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data bar

To change the data bar size:

DATA DATABAR
ON OFF
Press and hold Databar Setup Menu
Position Top Normal
Or Top Databar Size Large Large OK
Configure...
Setup

System Setup... Highlight Top Save

MENU Alarm Setup Databar Size Select
Display Setup....
Databar Setup...
Select Page Set...
Select Top
Databar Size
Highlight Data-
bar Setup
Select Data-

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bar Setup

Customizing the contents of the data bar

You can customize your data bar so that it contains the particular information that you
require. The table that follows, shows the available data.

Data groups Data (abbreviations in brackets)

VESSEL Vessel position (Ves Pos)
Course over ground/Speed over ground (COG/SOG)
Heading
Speed
Wind velocity made good (VMG Wind)
Waypoint velocity made good (VMG Wpt)
Log trip*
Log
Trip
Ground Log/Trip 1
Ground Log
Ground Trip 1
Ground Trip 2
Ground Trip 3
Ground Trip 4
Rudder
NAVIGATION Cross track error (XTE)
Waypoint (WPT)
DEPTH Depth
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Data groups Data (abbreviations in brackets)

ENVIRONMENT Pressure
Air temperature (Air Temp)
Sea temperature (Sea Temp)
Set drift
WIND True wind
Apparent wind (App Wind)
Ground wind
TIME AND DATE Local time
Local date
CURSOR POSITION Cursor position (Csr Pos)
TRANSDUCER STATUS Transducer status

* Trip log
You can view the total distance travelled (Log) and the distance since you last applied
a reset (Trip) based on your speed through water (STW).
In addition you can include in your data application or databar, ground log and four
ground trip counters based on your GPS position. These counters are updated every
minute.
If the GPS fix is lost or if the system simulator is switched on, the system will pause the
ground log and trip counters. When the GPS fix returns, or the system simulator is
switched off, the ground log and trip counters resume.
Selecting the configure options
To select the configure options for the data bar:

DATA DATABAR
ON OFF ADD DATA...

Press and hold Databar Setup Menu

Or Position Top REMOVE DATA...

Configure...
Setup
Highlight Configure MOVE DATA...
System Setup...
MENU Alarm Setup
Display Setup.... Select Configure
Databar Setup...
Select option
Select Page Set...

Highlight Data-
bar Setup
Select Data-
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Adding data
Once you have selected the configure option (see above), you can add new data:

Data Groups
VESSEL
NAVIGATION Data
DEPTH Pressure
ADD DATA... ENVIRONMENT Air Temp OK
WIND Sea Temp
TIME AND DATE Det Drift
CURSOR POSITION
TRANSDUCER STATUS Add
selected
Highlight required Highlight required
data
Data Group Data

Select Data Group Select Data

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When the data bar is positioned to the side of your screen, a new selection is added at
the top of the bar. When the data bar is positioned across the top of your screen, a new
selection is added on the left. Existing data moves down as new data is added.

Moving data
Once you have selected the configure option (see above), you can move data within
the bar.

Sea Temp Sea Temp

57.9oF 57.9oF
Air Temp Speed
85.9oF MOVE DATA... 216.7kt OK
Speed Air Temp
216.7kt 85.9oF Save move

Highlight

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Move data
data for moving

Removing data
Once you have selected the configure option (see above), you can remove data within
the bar.

Sea Temp
57.9oF Sea Temp
Air Temp 57.9oF
85.9oF REMOVE DATA... OK
Speed
Speed 216.7kt
216.7kt Save move

Highlight Boxes shuffle up

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data for moving to fill space

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15.4 Changing the set up menu options

Setup
Chart Setup...
Cartography Setup
MENU
GPS Setup...
Compass Setup...
System Setup...
Alarm Setup...
Display Setup...
Databar Setup...
Select Page Set...
System Diagnostics...
Remove CF Card...

Highlight required Setup Menu

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Select Setup Menu

The Setup Menu contains application specific and system-wide menus:

Application specific
These menus relate to the application for the active window i.e. Chart, Cartography,
Weather, Radar, Fishfinder, Video and Engine Monitor Setup.
For further details please refer to the appropriate chapter.

External equipment menus

These menus provide options to set-up external equipment that is connected to your
system. They include AIS, Navtex, GPS and Compass setup.
The options that are available depend on what is connected to your system.

System-wide menus
These menus control functions throughout the system.
When you first power on your display the default values are used. The tables that
follow show the sub-menus, default settings and options available.
In an E-Series Networked system, changes you make on one display affect all displays
in the network, with the exception of Display Setup, Databar Setup and Select Page set.

System Setup
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MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Position Mode
Controls whether the position is expressed in latitude and lon- Lat/Long
gitude co-ordinates or Loran TDs. TD’s

TD Setup
If the Position Mode is set to TD’s, this function controls the Various
selected chain identifier, slave and ASF.
Simulator
ON - allows operation of display without data from antenna OFF
and/or external data sources. ON
Demo - a series of slides with descriptions to demonstrate the Demo
various system functions.
Bearing Mode
Mode of all bearing and heading data displayed. This does not True
affect how the chart or radar are drawn. Magnetic

MOB Data Type

Selects whether position data or dead reckoning displayed on Dead Reckoning
screen. Assuming your boat and the MOB are subject to same Position
tide and wind effects, dead reckoning normally gives a more
accurate course.
Variation Source
This allows you to compensate for the naturally occurring off- Auto
set of the earths magnetic field. When set to AUTO, the value Manual
the system would use (or is using) is noted in the menu e.g.
40W. To enter your own variation value, set to MANUAL.
Manual variation
If Variation Source is set to MANUAL then use this setting to 0°E
enter the variation value. This value is transmitted to any other Range 0 - 30º east/west
SeaTalk instruments.
Language Selection available will
Selected language used for screen text, labels, menus, options vary according to your
and display format for lat/lon position information. location.

Extended Character Set

Controls whether additional accented characters are made OFF
available when you are entering text. ON

Ground Trip Reset...

Resets the chosen ground trip distance counter to zero. Ground Trip 1 - 4 Reset
Settings Reset
Resets all system setup menus, including page sets and the data bar to the factory default.
Waypoints, routes and tracks are NOT removed.
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MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Settings and Data Reset
Resets all system setup menus, including page sets and the data bar to the factory default.
Waypoints, routes and tracks are deleted.
Networked systems only - On the data master, the complete system database is deleted. On
other displays, only routes, waypoints and tracks entered on that display are deleted. How-
ever, they will be restored by the Data Master display if available.
Date /Time Setup See sub-menu below

Units Setup See sub-menu below

System Integration See sub-menu below

Waypoint Password Set-up... See page 25.

Allows you to set up a password to protect access to your way-
point and route databases.

Date/Time Setup Menu

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Date Format mm/dd/yy
Displays date as day/month/year or month/day/year dd/mm/yy
Time Format 12hr
Displays either 12 or 24 hour clock 24hr
Local Time Offset
Specify local time in increments of 0.5 hours (+/- 13) from +/- 13hrs from UTC
the Universal Time Constant. Use rotary control for 0.5hr
increments and trackpad to individually adjust the value of
the tens, units, and tenths - system rounds to nearest 0.5 hr.

Units Setup Menu

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Distance Unit NM
Choose the units you require distances to be displayed in. Miles
km
Speed Units Knots
Choose the units that you require speed to be measured in. MPH
KPH
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MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Depth Units Meters
Choose the units that you require depths to be measured in. Feet
Fathoms
Temperature Units Fahrenheit
Select required temperate unit. Celsius
Pressure Units Bar
Select required pressure unit. Psi
Kpa
Volume Units US Gallons
Select required volume unit. Imp Gallons
Litres

System Integration Setup Menu

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
DSC Message
When set to ON, details of distress DSC messages are dis- ON
played on screen OFF
SeaTalk Alarms
When set to enabled, all SeaTalk system alarms are received Enabled
and displayed on the chartplotter. Disabled
Data Master
When set to ON, the display you are working on is defined as ON
the master. OFF
Bridge NMEA Heading
Used to prevent NMEA heading data being bridged onto the ON
SeaTalk bus. Switch this function off if you are using MARPA OFF
with an external fast heading sensor.
NMEA Output Setup APB, BWC, BWR, DBT, DPT,
Allows you to switch off individual NMEA out sentences GGA, GLL, MTW, RMA,
RMB, RMC, RSD, RTE, TTM,
VHW, VLW, VTG, WPL, ZDA
NMEA Port Setting
Select the appropriate setting dependent on the equipment NMEA 4,800
attached to the NMEA port for each individual display. Navtex 4,800
When Navtex 4,800 or 9,600 selected, the option to view Navtex 9,600
the Navtex message list is available. AIS 38,400
ST290 System OFF
Select ON if your E-Series is connected to a SeaTalk2 system. ON
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MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
SeaTalk2 Keyboard
When connecting a SeaTalk2keyboard to your system select OFF
ALL or ONE. When ONE selected press button on required ALL
keyboard - display beeps to indicate keyboard selected. ONE

Note: Networked displays - If AIS or Navtex has been set on any display in the system,
the menu options will be available on all displays. Navtex and AIS are available simul-
taneously.
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Alarm Setup Menu

The Alarm Setup Menu is divided into these sub-menus:
• System Alarms Setup.
• Navigation Alarms Setup.
• Radar Alarms Setup.
• Fishfinder Alarms Setup.
• AIS Alarms Setup.
Note: To silence any alarms, press ACKNOWLEDGE.

System Alarms Setup

System alarms will sound in all applications.

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)

Anchor Alarm OFF

Switches the anchor alarm on or off. ON

Anchor Alarm Radius 0.01 - 9.99 nm

If the Anchor Alarm is set to ON, an alarm is triggered when you 0.10nm
drift from your anchor position by more than the specified dis- (or equivalent in the selected
tance. Distance Unit)

Timer OFF
Switches the countdown timer alarm on or off ON

Timer Period
If the Timer is set to ON, the system counts down from the time you 00h01m - 99hrs 59mins
specify. An alarm is triggered when zero is reached. 00h00m

Alarm Clock OFF

Switches the alarm clock on or off. ON

Alarm Clock Time

If the Alarm Clock is set to ON, an alarm is triggered when the time 00.01 - 24:00hrs
you specify is reached. 00:00

Temperature Alarm OFF

If this alarm is set to ON, an alarm is triggered if the temperature ON
moves into or out of the range that you have specified in Lower
Temperature Limit /Upper Temperature Limit.
Lower Temperature Limit 60°F
Specifies the lower limit of the temperature range that is to trigger 0°-99.8°F
the Temperature Alarm.

Upper Temperature Limit 75°F

Specifies the upper limit of the temperature range that is to trigger 0.2°-99.9°F
the Temperature Alarm.
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Navigation Alarms Setup

Navigation alarms will sound in any application when you are navigating.

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Arrival Alarm Radius 0.1nm
The distance from the target waypoint or the closest point of 0.01 - 9.99nm
approach to the target waypoint that triggers the arrival
alarm to sound.
Offtrack Alarm OFF
Switches the off-track alarm on or off ON
Offtrack Alarm XTE 0.3nm
If the Offtrack Alarm is set to ON, an alarm is triggered when 0.01 - 9.99nm
the XTE for any current navigation, exceeds the value that (or equivalent in the
you have specified. selected Distance Unit)

Radar Alarms Setup

These alarms will only sound when you are in the radar application.

MENU ITEM OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Guard Zone Sensitivity 50%
Ensure that this is not set too low or targets will be missed. 0 - 100%

Note: If a radar is not detected, the alarm setup windows are greyed out.
Fishfinder Alarms Setup

MENU ITEM OPTION

(Default in bold)
Fish Alarm OFF
Switches the fish alarm on or off. ON
Fish Alarm Sensitivity 5%
If the Fish Alarm is set to ON, an alarm is triggered when the 10% - 100%
fish return strength reaches the sensitivity that you specify.
Fish Alarm Depth Limits OFF
If the Fish Alarm and this alarm is set to ON, an alarm is trig- ON
gered (2 beeps) if any target meets the sensitivity level and
is within the Shallow Fish Limit and Deep Fish Limit that you
specify.
Shallow Fish Limit 2ft
Specifies the lower value for the Fish Alarm Depth LImit. (0002ft - 1000ft)
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MENU ITEM OPTION

(Default in bold)
Deep Fish Limit 1000ft
Specifies the upper value for the Fish Alarm Depth LImit (0002ft - 5000ft)
Shallow Depth Alarm OFF
Switches the shallow depth alarm on or off. ON
If a DSM is not connected, this cannot be set.
Shallow Depth Alarm Value 5ft
If the Shallow Depth Alarm is set to ON, an alarm is trig- (0002ft - maximum range of
gered if the depth drops below the value you specify. transducer)
Deep Depth Alarm OFF
Switches the deep depth alarm on or off. ON
If a DSM is not connected, this cannot be set.
Deep Depth Alarm Value 3000 ft (DSM with 600W
If the Deep Depth Alarm is set to ON, an alarm is triggered if transducer attached)
the depth exceeds the value that you specify. 5000 ft (DSM with 1kW
transducer attached)

Note: If a fishfinder is not detected, the alarm setup windows are greyed out.
AIS Alarms Setup

Dangerous Targets Alarm OFF

Switches the alarm for dangerous targets to on or off. When ON
OFF, the AIS alarm off icon is displayed in the status bar.
AIS Alarm List See “AIS Alarms” on
Details the identity, description, time and acknowledge- page 218.
ment of alarm messages received from an AIS receiver.

GPS Status
The GPS is used to position your boat on the chart. You can set up your Global
Positioning System (GPS) and check its status using the GPS status icons and the GPS
Status page of the Setup menu.
To access the GPS Status page:

Setup

System Setup... 0

MENU Alarm Setup

0
0
0
GPS Setup.... 0
0
Compass Setup... 0

Display setup... SD-FIX

0
00001.0
1.0 0
0
0

Highlight GPS Setup

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SATELLITE DIFFERENTIAL
Select GPS Setup WGS 1984
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This screen provides, for each tracked satellite, the satellite number, a graphical signal
strength bar, status, azimuth angle and its elevation angle from your vessel. The sky
view graphic shows the position of these satellites.

Actual mode
GPS reporting
(No Fix, Fix, D
Fix or SD Fix)

Mode
selected
by GPS

DIFF GPS
DIFF SET UP OTHER SET UP RESTART GPS
ON OFF

Only available if connected to

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Raymarine landbased GPS e.g. 114

Positional accuracy is dependent upon these parameters; in particular, the azimuth

and elevation angles are used in a triangulation process to calculate your position.
Horizontal Dilution of Position (HDOP) is a measure of this accuracy; a higher figure
signifies a greater positional error. In ideal circumstances, the figure should be in the
region of 1.0.
Selecting the satellite differential system
You should select the satellite group(s) appropriate to your area, via the Other Set Up
soft key:
• WAAS - United States
• EGNOS - Europe
• MSAS - Japan
• GAGAN - India
Note: The EGNOS, MSAS and GAGAN systems may not currently be active. Check with
your local government for operational status.

GPS Setup Menu

Datus WGX 1984
COG/SOG Filter Medium
ON
OTHER SET UP
OFF
OK
WAAS ON
EGNOS OFF
MSAS OFF
GAGAN DIFF OFFUP
SET Highlight
ON or OFF as
Highlight satellite appropriate
group
Select group
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Selecting the COG/SOG filter

The COG/SOG filter should be set to the level appropriate to your boat’s use and to the
level of oscillation being experienced by the GPS:
• HIGH - for use when trawling or when there is a high level of oscillation.
• MEDIUM - for general use
• LOW - for use when travelling at speed

Compass Setup
This option can be used to linearize a Raymarine ST80 active compass or Smart
Heading sensor connected on SeaTalk. To linearize (‘swing’) your compass proceed as
follows:
1. Select the LINEARIZE COMPASS option:

Setup
Radar Setup...
LINEARIZE Follow on screen
MENU GPS Status... COMPASS
Compass Setup... instructions
System Setup...

Highlight Compass
set up

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Select Compass set up

2. When instructed to align heading:

ALIGN HEADING

Turn one click at a time

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to fine tune heading

Display Setup

MENU OPTION OPTIONS

(Default in bold)
Soft key Autohide OFF
Controls whether the soft key bar is automatically hidden if ON
not used for a period of 10 seconds. Pressing any key re-
displays the soft key bar.
Cursor Autohide OFF
Controls whether the cursor is automatically hidden if not ON
used for 10 seconds. Pressing any key re-displays the cursor.
Key beep OFF
Controls whether a noise is made when you press a key. ON

Text size Small

Controls the size of the text on the screen Large
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Databar Setup
This sub-menu accesses the Configure Data Bar Menu - refer to page 223 for full
details.

Select Page Set

This sub-menu accesses the Select Page Sets Menu. For details of how to reconfigure
the page sets, please see page 221.

System Diagnostics
This sub-menu is for diagnostic use by authorized dealers.

Remove CF Card
This sub-menu allows you to safely remove the Compact Flash card that is currently in
use.
CAUTION: Improper use of this setting may cause loss of data or damage to
the card. Ensure you have read the instructions on page 23 thoroughly before
attempting to remove or insert a CF card.
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Chapter 16: Maintenance & Troubleshooting

16.1 Introduction
This chapter provides information on maintaining and troubleshooting your E-Series
Display, and also information on how to get assistance from Raymarine.

16.2 Maintenance procedures

At regular intervals, carry out the following servicing procedures:
• Routine checks.
• Cleaning the Display.
Do not attempt any other servicing procedures.

Servicing and Safety

• Raymarine equipment should be serviced only by authorized Raymarine service
technicians. They will ensure that service procedures and any replacement parts
used will not affect performance. There are no user serviceable parts in any Rayma-
rine product.
• Some products generate high voltages, so never handle the cables or connectors
when power is being supplied to the equipment.
• When powered on, all electrical equipment produces electromagnetic fields. These
can cause adjacent pieces of electrical equipment to interact with one another,
with a consequent adverse effect on operation. In order to minimize these effects
and enable you to get the best possible performance from your Raymarine equip-
ment, guidelines are given in the installations manual, to enable you to ensure min-
imum interaction between different items of equipment, i.e. ensure optimum
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).
• Always report any EMC-related problem to your nearest Raymarine dealer. We use
such information to improve our quality standards.
• In some installations, it may not be possible to prevent the equipment from being
affected by external influences. Generally this will not damage the display, but it
can lead to spurious re-setting action, or momentarily may result in faulty operation.
• At the end of the useful working life of this product, it should disposed of in accor-
dance with local regulations.

Routine checks
Carry out the following tasks on a regular basis:
• Examine all cables for signs of damage, such as chafing, cuts or nicks.
• Check that all cables are securely connected.
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Cleaning the display

CAUTION: Cleaning the display
Take care when cleaning the display, to avoid damaging it.
(1) Do NOT wipe the display screen with a dry cloth, as this could scratch
the screen coating.
(2) Do NOT use acid, ammonia based or abrasive products.
Regularly clean your Display as follows:
1. Switch off the power to the Display.
2. Wipe the Display with a clean soft cloth. To remove oily finger marks use a spray
cleaning agent of the type used for cleaning eyeglasses.
A suitable micro-fibre cloth is supplied with your display and spray can be purchased
from your local optician.

16.3 Resetting the Display

You can reset the E-Series Display in several ways:
• Settings reset.
• Settings and data reset.

Settings reset
All system set-up menus, including page sets and the data bar are reset to the factory
default, when you apply a settings reset. Your waypoints, routes and tracks are NOT
removed.

Applying a settings reset

To apply a settings reset:

Setup System Setup Menu

Radar Setup... Position mode... Lat/Long
MENU ID Setup... Yes
GPS Status... Simulator... ON
Compass Setup... Bearing Mode... True
MOB Data Type... Position
System Setup... Manual Variation... Auto (01oE)
Language... 00oEnglish (US)
Extendeded Charater Set... OFF
Highlight System
Setup menu Ground Trip Reset
Settings Reset
Select System Settings And Data Reset
Setup menu
Highlight Settings Reset

Select settings
reset
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Settings and data reset

All data set-up menus, including page sets and the data bar, are reset to the factory
default when you apply a settings and data reset.
Important: Applying a settings and data reset will remove all waypoints, routes and
tracks.

Applying a settings and data reset

To carry out a settings and data reset:

Setup System Setup Menu

Radar Setup... Position mode... Lat/Long
MENU ID Setup... Yes
GPS Status... Simulator... ON
Compass Setup... Bearing Mode... True
MOB Data Type... Position
System Setup... Manual Variation... Auto (01oE)
Language... 00oEnglish (US)
Extendeded Charater Set... OFF

Ground Trip Reset

Settings Reset
Settings and Data Reset
Highlight System
Setup menu
Select System Highlight settings
Setup menu and data reset
Select settings

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and data reset

The system resets and returns you to the power on procedure.

16.4 Troubleshooting your Display

All Raymarine products are, prior to packing and shipping, subjected to
comprehensive test and quality assurance programs. However, if your E-Series Display
unit should develop a fault, this section will help you to identify the most likely cause
and show the corrective action required to restore normal operation.
If, after referring to this section, you are still having problems with your Display, contact
your local dealer, national distributor or Raymarine Technical Services Department for
further advice.
Always quote the product serial numbers which are printed on the back of the unit.

Common problems and how to solve them

This section is divided into problems associated with:
• Installation/Display.
• Chart application.
• Fishfinder application.
• Radar application.
• Weather receiver.
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Installation/Display
Problem
Solution
Display does not power up
• Check power supply cable is sound and that all connections are tight and free from corrosion.
• Check relevant fuses.
• Check power source is of the correct voltage and sufficient current.

My display switches off

• Check power input connection is secure at the rear of the Display(s).
• Check power cable for damage or corrosion.
• Check your boat’s power supply for faulty connections or insufficient cable diameter.

No link between E-Series Displays

• Check all units are switched on.
• Check SeaTalk High Speed cable is not of third party manufacture.
• Check SeaTalk High Speed cable is connected to both displays and free from damage or corrosion.
• Check SeaTalk High Speed switch or Crossover Coupler correctly connected (see Installation
Guide).

How do I upgrade my Display software?

Visit www.raymarine.com and click on Support to download the latest software. Follow the instruc-
tions included with these downloads.

How do I reset my display?

Via the system setup menu. For details see page page 240.

Display very dull/hard to view

• Check PALETTE set to DAY (see page 18).
• Check backlight level (see page 18).

No fix displayed against GPS status icon

• Check GPS status (see page 234).
• Check the GPS antenna has a clear view of the sky.
• Check connections/operation of the GPS antenna.

No instrument navigational or engine data displayed

• Check instruments/engine interface are operating correctly.
• Check SeaTalk/NMEA correctly connected to Display (see System Integration chapter of the Instal-
lation Guide).
• Check all SeaTalk/NMEA cables are free from damage and corrosion.
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Chart

Problem
Solution
Vessel not shown in correct geographical position on Display
• Check GPS status (page 234).
• Check that the Display is not in Simulator mode (see page 228).
• Check the SDGPS setting is switched OFF.
• Perform the chart offset operation (see page 99).

Display does not show enough chart detail

• Check that the chart card for the appropriate area is installed.
• Set the Declutter option to OFF (see page 97).
• In the Cartography Setup Menu switch the appropriate feature(s) to ON.

Display will not read chart correctly

• Check the Chart Card has been inserted correctly with the display switched off.
• Check this is the correct compact flash cartography for the unit. Software version 2.30 or later
required for Platinum compatibility.
• Ensure all Displays have the same software installed (see page 237).

Fishfinder
Problem
Solution
How do I upgrade my DSM software?
Visit www.raymarine com and click on Support to download the latest software. Follow the instruc-
tions included with these downloads.

‘No data source’ for my fishfinder

• Check the DSM power cable is free from damage and corrosion.
• Check DSM is receiving the correct voltage and current.
• Check status LED of the DSM unit - refer to Maintenance and problem solving section of the DSM
owner’s handbook.
• Check the DSM’s SeaTalk High Speed connections are sound and connected correctly - refer to the
System Integration chapter of your E-Series Installation Guide.

No depth readings available from the DSM

• Check status LED of DSM unit - refer to the Maintenance and Problem solving section of your DSM
Owner’s manual
• Check Gain setup and Transducer frequency - refer to the Fishfinder chapter in your Reference Man-
ual.
• Check the DSM power cable is free from damage and corrosion
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Radar

Problem
Solution
‘No data’ message
• Check that cable connecting the scanner to the Display is securely connected and undamaged.

‘Scanner software incompatible’ message

• Check software revisions by contacting your local Raymarine dealer.

“Invalid scanner software: Version xx.x, Version xx.x required”

Incorrect software version installed. Contact your local Raymarine dealer.

“Scanner not responding” message

Check that the cable connecting the scanner to the radar display unit is securely connected and
undamaged.

“Open array cannot be powered from the display”

Scanner not compatible with E-Series Display - refer to Important Information Section of this manual.
“Scanner hardware fault”
Scanner not functioning - refer to Chapter 4 - Maintenance & Troubleshooting of this manual.
The bearing displayed on the radar picture is not the same as the actual bearing
Perform the bearing alignment procedures described in the Installation Guide.

Weather receiver
“No connection”
Check that the cable connecting to the weather receiver is securely connected and undamaged.

Display not showing weather data

Check the weather graphics are switched on in the weather graphics menu (see page 192).

16.5 Getting Technical Support

This section details how you can obtain technical support for your E-Series display or
for your Navionics cartography.

For Raymarine products

Raymarine provides a comprehensive customer support service, on the world wide
web, through our worldwide dealer network and by telephone help line. If you are
unable to resolve a problem, please use any of these facilities to obtain additional help.
Help us to help you
When requesting service, please quote the following product information:
• Product name.
• Product identity.
• Serial number.
• Software application version.
Chapter 16: Maintenance & Troubleshooting 245

To access this information:

1. Select the Software Services menu:

Setup System Diagnostics

Radar Setup... External Interfaces.....
MENU Internal Interfaces.....
GPS Status Software Services....

System Diagnostics...
Remove CF Card... Highlight software
services
Highlight System Select software
Diagnostics menu services menu
Select System

D8665_1
Diagnostics menu

2. Note down the Product Name and ID, Serial Number and App Version from the
menu:

Unit Info : Software Details

Product Name E120 Display
Product Family E Series
Product ID D598
Serial Number Serial no.xxxxxxxxxx
Bootcode Version v0.06
World Map Version v1.00
App Version v3.99
App Build Time Thu 22 Sep 2005 08:09:05
App Build Label GMT
App Build Machine Development build
MAC Address LT1325

Full details of your particular unit and its

software displayed.

D8666_1
World wide web
Please visit the Customer Support area of our website at: www.raymarine.com
Visit the Customer Support area of our website for Frequently Asked Questions,
servicing information, e-mail access to the Raymarine Technical Support Department
and details of Raymarine agents, worldwide.
If you don’t have access to the world wide web, contact Technical Support where
specialists are available to answer questions about installing, operating and trouble-
shooting all Raymarine products.
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Contacting Raymarine in the US

You can contact Raymarine in the US either using the Raymarine world wide web as
detailed above or by calling one of the telephone numbers below.

For accessories and parts

Contact your authorized Raymarine dealer or Raymarine Technical Services on:
1-800-539-5539 extension 2333 or (603)-881-5200
Opening hours: Monday through Friday 0815 - 1700, Eastern Standard or Eastern
Daylight Savings Time.

For product repair and service

In the unlikely event that your Raymarine unit should develop a problem, contact your
authorized Raymarine dealer for assistance. The dealer is best equipped to handle your
service requirements and can offer timesaving help in getting your equipment back
into normal operation.
If repairs cannot be obtained conveniently, product service can be obtained by
returning the unit to:
Raymarine Inc.
21 Manchester Street
Merrimack, NH,
03054 - 4801
US
1-800-539-5539
The Product Repair Centre is open Monday to Friday 0815 to 1700 Eastern Standard
Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
All products returned to the Repair Centre are registered upon receipt and a
confirmation letter is sent to acknowledge the repair status and the reference number
of the product.
We will make every effort to carry out the repair and return your unit as quickly as
possible.
If you wish to enquire about the repair status of your unit, contact the Repair Centre at:
1-800-539-5539
Chapter 16: Maintenance & Troubleshooting 247

Contacting Raymarine in Europe

You can contact Raymarine in Europe either using the Raymarine world wide web as
detailed above or by calling the telephone number below
For technical support, service and accessories:
Contact your authorized Raymarine dealer or Raymarine Technical Support at:
Anchorage Park
Portsmouth
P03 5TD
England
Tel: +44(0)23 92714713
Fax: +44(0)23 92661228

For Navionics cartography

For questions about Navionics cartography, please contact Navionics directly through
their web site:
www.navionics.com
or contact Navionics customer support:

Navionics customer support

Navionics Italy Via Fondacci, 269 Tel: +39-0584-329111
Z.I. Montramito Fax: +39-0584-962696
55054 Massarosa Italy sales@navionics.it
Navionics USA 6 Thatcher Lane Toll Free: 800-848-5896
Wareham Tel: 508-291-6000
MA 02571 USA Fax: 508-291-6006
sales@navionics.com
Navionics Australia 134/85 Reynolds Street Tel: +61-2-9555-2522
Balmain Fax: +61-2-9555-2900
NSW 2041 Australia sales@navionics.com.au
Navionics UK PO Box 38 Tel: +44-1752-204735
Plymouth, PL9 8YY Fax: +44-1752-204736
England sales@navionics.co.uk

If you wish to file a report of an error or omission on a Navionics chart, please provide
the information to Navionics web site, Discrepancy Report section at the link below:
http://www.navionics.com/DiscrepancyReports.asp
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For Sirius weather

For questions about the Sirius weather service, please contact Sirius directly through
their web site:
www. Sirius.com or call 1-800-869_5480.
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Appendix A:Specification for the E80 and

E120 Displays
General

Approvals
CE - conforms to Essential requirements of 1995/5/EC, 1989/336/EC.
FCC - compliant with CFR47 Parts 2 & 80
Size:
E80 283 x 210 x 154 (including cabling)
E120 356 x 264 x 154 (including cabling)
Weight:
E80 4.18 kg
E120 7.35 kg
Mounting Either trunnion or flush mount option
Supply voltage 12V or 24V DC nominal (10.7-32V DC maximum)
Power consumption:
E80 20W (full brightness)
E120 32W (full brightness)
Environmental: Waterproof to CFR46 & IPX6; suitable for external mounting
Operational/Non-opera-
tional temperature range -10° C to +50° C
Humidity limit up to 95% at 35°C non-condensing
Controls 9 defined keys, 5 soft keys, trackpad and rotary control
Cursor Context sensitive, provides range/bearing or lat/lon or
depth/range on fishfinder
Display type High brightness color TFT LCD
Resolution:
E80 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
E120 800 x 600 pixels (SVGA)
Display size:
E80 8.4 in
E120 12.1 in
Display Windows Chart, Radar, Fishfinder, CDI, Video, Data, Weather and
Engine Monitor.
Illumination Screen and keypad: 0 to 100% in 64 steps
Day/Night Mode
Languages The selection available will vary according to your location.
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System Alarms Alarm clock, Anchor, Arrival, Deep depth, MOB, Offtrack,
Shallow depth, Temperature, Timer
Navigation Alarms Arrival alarm, offtrack XTE alarm.
Connectors 13 pin Radar scanner
3 pin SeaTalk + 3 pin alarm out
5 pin NMEA 0183
5 pin SeaTalk2/NMEA 2000
3 pin Power
SeaTalk High Speed
15 pin VGA out
9 pin Video in
Interfaces Pathfinder Radar scanner
1 x SeaTalk High Speed/ethernet
1 x SeaTalk, receive and transmit
1 x NMEA0183, receive and transmit
1 x SeaTalk2/ NMEA2000
1 x Video In
1 x VGA out
CompactFlash card slot
Video in
Configurations Single, dual or multiple configurations.
Network Supports 8 devices/displays.
Waypoints 1200 waypoints entered via cursor, lat/lon, range and bear-
ing from present position or at boat’s position.
16 character name can be assigned.
Waypoint symbols and groups
Additional storage available on CompactFlash cards.
Waypoint Transfer Waypoints database via NMEA and CompactFlash cards.
Software also available to convert waypoints to Excel file.
Man Overboard (MOB Mark placed with course line; readout shows range, bear-
Mode) ing, lat/lon of MOB and time elapsed since MOB.
Screen functions Full, half and quarter screens available dependant on
function. Also 3 window page with 2 x 1/4 page windows
and 1 x 1/2 page window.
Information Displayed in horizontal or vertical data bar and includes
boat data, navigation data, depth, environmental data and
Wind data. Data and engine monitor windows also avail-
able.
* See your boat dealer for details.
Appendix A 251

Chart features

Cartography Navionics Charts on CompactFlash cards

Chart of the world built in.
Chart scaling 1
/32nm (if cartographic detail is available to 4000nm).

Presentation Modes Head up, Course up or North up (selectable True or Mag-

netic).
Relative, Autorange or True Motion.
Screen offset.
Radar or 3D synchronization.
Waypoints 1200 waypoints entered via cursor, lat/lon, range and bear-
ing from present position or at boats position.
16 character name can be assigned.
Waypoint symbols and groups
Additional storage available on CompactFlash cards
Waypoint Transfer Waypoints database via NMEA
Routes A route plan may contain up to 50 waypoints. Up to150
routes can be stored in the units internal memory.
Additional storage available on CompactFlash cards.
SmartRoute to create a route from track history.
Track History 10 tracks with up to 1000 points in each can be stored in the
units internal memory. Track optimization reduces number
of points used or user selectable time or distance interval.
Additional storage available on CompactFlash cards
Radar/Chart overlay Radar image can be overlaid on all screen charts.
Radar/Chart synchroniza- To synchronize radar range and chart scale
tion
3D/Chart synchronization To synchronize 3D and 2D chart scales and orientation.
Aerial overlay Overlay of aerial photograph on the chart
AIS overlay Switch AIS symbols on/off. Display heading/speed vectors
and ROT. View detailed AIS data, safety critical target data,
ALR and SRM messages. Set up a safe zone.
Navigation information Own boats position in lat/lon, XTE, TTG and SOG/COG
selectable. Bearing and distance to waypoint. Bearing and
distance to cursor and ETA.
Variation Source Auto (SeaTalk/NMEA/Internal algorithm) or Manual
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3D Chart features

Cartography Navionics Charts on CompactFlash cards

Chart of the world built in.
Presentation Modes Active motion mode, planning mode, Adjust rotation and
pitch, port, starboard, forward and aft view, multiple views,
Vessel offset
Waypoints Waypoints entered at vessel or lat/lon position.
16 character name can be assigned.
Waypoint symbols and groups
Additional storage available on CompactFlash cards
Display Declutter, Transducer cone, Depth scale, Waypoint name,
Adjust exaggeration, 3D view locator
Aerial overlay Overlay an aerial photography on the chart

Radar features

Range Scales 1/8 (1/16)nm to 72 (12) nm dependant on scanner

(Range Rings) Performance limited by scanner type and position.
Range Ring Accuracy Better than +/- 1.5% of the max. range scale in use, or 22m
(72 ft.), whichever is the greatest.
Bearing accuracy +/- 1°
Variable Range Markers 2 x VRM’s, readout nm, sm, km
Electronic Bearing Lines 2 x EBL’s, floating if required, resolution 1°
Bearing scale 360° graduated at 10° intervals
2° small ticks
10° large ticks
Minimum range 23m (25 yds)
Range Discrimination 23m (25 yds)
Presentation Modes Head up, Course up or North up (selectable True or Mag-
netic)
Relative or True Motion
Scanner Control Interference rejection, standby/transmit modes, pulse selec-
tion, Tune, Rain, FTC and Sea controls, with selection of
manual or automatic control of gain, sea clutter and tune
(Auto GSTTM)
Magnetic Sensor NMEA (required for fast heading data, suitable for MARPA),
or SeaTalk
Waypoint Display Create waypoints and target waypoint displayed with User
control of symbols and groups
Appendix A 253

MARPA Manual acquisition of 10 targets, automatic tracking, dan-

gerous target alarms, safe zone, target history, true or rela-
tive vectors, CPA graphics and indication of target speed/
course, bearing/ range, CPA and TCPA.
Variation Source Auto (SeaTalk/NMEA/Internal algorithm) or Manual
Guard Zone Alarm 2 guard zones, selectable sensitivity level, audible alarm
Auto GST Auto control of gain, sea clutter and tune.
Off Centre function In Relative Motion, 1/3 or 2/3 selectable)

Wakes 10s, 30s, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min, OFF

Target Expansion Operator selectable with 2 levels available, OFF
Timed TX Rotation periods: 10, 20 or 30 scans
Repetition periods: 3, 5, 10 or 15 minutes
AIS overlay Switch AIS symbols on/off. Display heading/speed vectors
and ROT. View detailed AIS data, safety critical target data,
ALR and SRM messages. Set up a safe zone.

Fishfinder features

Transducer Transom-mount, in-hull or thru-hull

Digital Sounder Module Uses DSM 300
Output power:
Standard transducer Adjustable to 600 watts RMS
High performance trans- Adjustable to 1000 watts RMS
ducer
Frequency Dual 50 kHz and 200 kHz
Pulse length 100 usec to 4 msec
Sonar display A-scope real time.
Maximum Transmit Rate 1580 pulses/ min at 50 ft range
Depth:
Standard transducer 3 ft (1m) to 3000 ft (1000m)
High performance trans- 3 ft (1m) to 5000 ft (1700m)
ducer
Alarms Fish alarm, fish alarm depth, shallow and deep fish limit
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Data features

Panel type 5 panels available. Pre-defined (Navigation, Waypoint,

Route, Fishing or Sailing) or user-configured.
Data available Vessel position, active waypoint, TTG, VMG - Waypoint,
depth, COG SOG, heading, speed, set/drift, trip, log, ground
log, ground trip, rudder, local time and date, sea tempera-
ture, app wind, true wind, VMG wind, ground wind, XTE,
compass, locked heading, waypoint data, pressure, air tem-
perature, sea temperature, local data.

Engine monitor features

Visit www.raymarine.com for a list of compatible engines.

Panel type 5 panels available. Pre-defined (engine, engine and fuel,

fuel resources, engine and resources, twin engines or triple
engine support) or user-configured.
Data available Tacho, boost pressure, alternator, oil pressure, coolant tem-
perature, engine hours, fuel level (tanks 1 & 2), fuel rate,
total fuel, load.

Video features
Input source type Composite (PAL/NTSC) and S-Video.
VGA output For connection to remote PC or flat screen monitors.

Weather features (USA only)

Weather elements Storm cast, waves, Canadian radar, lightning, wind, sea sur-
face temperature, surface observations stations, city
weather, NOWRad, storm tracks, surface pressure.
Animated weather graphics Weather forecast, weather radar history
Weather reports Tropical statements, marine warnings, marine zone fore-
casts, marine watchbox.

Navtex features

Alerts Incoming message (selectable categories)

Message list Sorting
Appendix A 255

AIS features
Target symbols Sleeping, activated, selected, dangerous and lost.
Target information AIS vectors, safety critical data and full AIS data.
Collision avoidance Safe zones and safety messages.
Alarms Local alarm messages, lost targets

Interfacing

DSM connection for communication with DSM High Definition Fish Imaging
(HDFI)
NMEA 0183 Input GLL, GGA, GLC, GTD, VTG, BWC, BWR, RMA, RMB, RMC,
XTE, VHW, HDG, HDM, HDT, DBT, DPT, APB, VLW, MWV,
WPL, RTE, DSC and ZDA.
Selectable to 4800, 4800 Navtex, 9600 Navtex or 38,400
AIS
NMEA Output - User APB, BWC, BWR, DBT, DPT, GGA, GLL, MTW, RMA, RMB,
selectable RMC, RSD, TTM, VLW, VHW, VTG, WPL, VHF/DSC and ZDA
SeaTalk Input Depth,SOG,COG, Position, Waypoint number, range/ bearing, TTG,
Boat speed, Time, XTE, Heading, Wind, data, Log/Trip, Pilot status,
Temperature, MOB and cursor position

SeaTalk Output Cursor data, guard zone and navigational data bridged from
NMEA

SeaTalk2 Input

SeaTalk2 Output
Scanners Two radar scanners can be connected.
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Appendix B 257

Appendix B: List of Abbreviations

Abbrev. Description Abbrev. Description
0
C Degrees Centigrade kpa Kilo pascals
0
F Degrees Farenheit kt Knots

AIS Automatic Identification System ky Kiloyards

ALR Alarm l Litres

amp Amperes Lat Latitude

Auto Automatic Lon Longitude

CAT Category m Metres

CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp Man Manual

CDI Course Deviation Indicator MMSI Marine Mobile Service Identity

COG Course over ground MARPA Mini automatic radar plotting aid

CPA Closest point of approach MOB Man overboard

C-up Course up orientation MPH Miles per hour

DC Direct current nm Nautical mile

DSC Digital selective calling NMEA National Marine Electronics Association

DSM Digital sound module N-up North up orientation

EBL Electronic bearing line OSH Automatic offshore mode

EMC Electromagnetic compatibility PSI Pounds per square inch

ETA Estimated time of arrival RM Relative motion

fa Fathoms RTE Route

ft Feet ROT Rate of turn

FTC Fast time constant s Seconds

gal Gallons SHM Ship’s heading marker

GPS Global positioning system sm Statute miles

HBR Automatic harbor mode SOG Speed over ground

HDFI High definition fish imaging SRM Safety related message

HDG Heading STDBY Standby

H-up Head up orientation STN Station

KHz Kilohertz TCPA Time to closest point of approach

km Kilometer TM True motion

KPH Kilometers per hour TTG Time to go

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Abbrev. Description Abbrev. Description

TVG Time variable gain VRM Variable made good

TX Transmit WPT Waypoint

UTC Universal time constant‘ XTE Cross track error

VMG Velocity made good

Appendix C 259

Appendix C: List of cursor labels

Label Feature Application

A/B Ruler line Chart

AIS AIS target Chart and Radar

COG Course Over Ground vector Chart

CTR Centre of radar Radar

FLT Floating EBL/VRM Radar

GRD Guard zone Radar

HDG Heading vector Chart

MARPA MARPA target Radar

MOB Man Over Board marker Chart and Radar

POS Vessel’s position Chart

RTE Route leg Chart

SHM Ship’s Heading Marker Radar

TIDE Tide indicator Chart

VRM/EBL VRM and EBL, 1 or 2 Radar

WIND Wind indicator Chart

WPT Waypoint Chart and radar

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Appendix D 261

Appendix D:Glossary of weather terms

Note: For types of warnings, watches and advisories, please refer to the NOAA
website at www.nws.noaa.gov/glossary.

Term Definition

Cold front The boundary between two different air masses where cold air
pushes warm air out of the way and brings colder weather.
Cyclone A large area of low atmospheric pressure, characterized by
inward-spiralling winds. A "low" - also called a "depression".
Also the name used for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean and West-
ern Pacific.

Depression An area of low pressure. Also called a cyclone.

Dry line A region where there is a strong gradient in dew point temperatures.
It is often found in a region where strong thunderstorms develop.
Forecast Something that tells us what the weather is probably going to be
like.
Front The boundary between two masses of air with different tempera-
tures (i.e.: a mass of cold air and a mass of warm air).
High Also known as an 'anticyclone' - an area of high air pressure with a
system of winds rotating outwards. This usually means dry
weather. It is the opposite of a 'low'.
High Pressure A mass of air that presses down strongly on the surface of the
Earth because it is being cooled and is therefore more dense.
Hurricane A violent, spiralling storm that forms over the Atlantic Ocean, with
winds over 120 kph. Such storms usually have a lifespan of several
days. Also known as a typhoon or tropical cyclone. There are 5 levels
of hurricane:

Category 1
Winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr). Storm surge
generally 4-5 ft above normal. No real damage to building struc-
tures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrub-
bery, and trees. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Also,
some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.
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Term Definition

Category 2
Winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt or 154-177 km/hr). Storm surge
generally 6-8 feet above normal. Some roofing material, door,
and window damage of buildings. Considerable damage to
shrubbery and trees with some trees blown down. Considerable
damage to mobile homes, poorly constructed signs, and piers.
Coastal and low-lying escape routes flood 2-4 hours before
arrival of the hurricane centre Small craft in unprotected
anchorages break moorings.
Category 3
Winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt or 178-209 km/hr). Storm surge
generally 9-12 ft above normal. Some structural damage to
small residences and utility buildings with a minor amount of
curtainwall failures. Damage to shrubbery and trees with foli-
age blown off trees and large trees blown down. Mobile homes
and poorly constructed signs are destroyed. Low-lying escape
routes are cut by rising water 3-5 hours before arrival of the cen-
tre of the hurricane. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller
structures with larger structures damaged by battering from
floating debris. Terrain continuously lower than 5 ft above
mean sea level may be flooded inland 8 miles (13 km) or more.
Evacuation of low-lying residences with several blocks of the
shoreline may be required.
Category 4
Winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt or 210-249 km/hr). Storm
surge generally 13-18 ft above normal. More extensive curtain-
wall failures with some complete roof structure failures on
small residences. Shrubs, trees, and all signs are blown down.
Complete destruction of mobile homes. Extensive damage to
doors and windows. Low-lying escape routes may be cut by ris-
ing water 3-5 hours before arrival of the centre of the hurricane.
Major damage to lower floors of structures near the shore. Ter-
rain lower than 10 ft above sea level may be flooded requiring
massive evacuation of residential areas as far inland as 6 miles
(10 km).
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Term Definition

Category 5
Winds greater than 155 mph (135 kt or 249 km/hr). Storm surge
generally greater than 18 ft above normal. Complete roof fail-
ure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some com-
plete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or
away. All shrubs, trees, and signs blown down. Complete
destruction of mobile homes. Severe and extensive window and
door damage. Low-lying escape routes are cut by rising water 3-
5 hours before arrival of the centre of the hurricane. Major dam-
age to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above
sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline. Massive evacu-
ation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16
km) of the shoreline may be required.
Isobar A line on a weather map linking areas with equal air pressure.

Lightning Discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere, usually between

the ground and a storm cloud.
Low Also called a 'depression' - this region of low pressure can mean
wet weather - it is the opposite of 'high' pressure or 'anticyclone'.
Low Pressure A mass of air that presses down only weakly on the surface of the
Earth because it is being warmed and it therefore less dense.
Millibar A unit used to measure atmospheric pressure.

Occluded Front An area where warm air is pushed upwards as a cold front over-
takes a warm front and pushes underneath it.

Precipitation Moisture that is released from the atmosphere as rain, drizzle, hail,
sleet or snow, as well as dew and fog.
Pressure Centre A region of high or low pressure.

Squall line A non-frontal band, or line, of thunderstorms.

Super typhoon A typhoon that reaches maximum sustained 1-minute surface

winds of at least 65 m/s (130 kt, 150 mph). This is the equivalent of
a strong category 4 or 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin or a cate-
gory 5 severe tropical cyclone in the Australian basin.
Tornado A funnel-shaped whirlwind which extends to the ground from
storm clouds.
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Term Definition

Tropical cyclone A low pressure system that generally forms in the tropics. The
cyclone is accompanied by thunderstorms and, in the Northern
Hemisphere, a counterclockwise circulation of winds near the
earth's surface.
Tropical depression An organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined
surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 38 mph (33 kt)
or less.
Tropical storm An organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined sur-
face circulation and maximum sustained winds of 39-73 mph (34-
63 kt).
Tropics An area on the Earth's surface that lies between 30º north and 30º
south of the equator.
Trough An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, usually
extending from the centre of a low pressure region.
Typhoon The name for a tropical storm originating in the Pacific Ocean, usu-
ally the China Sea. They are basically the same as the hurricanes of
the Atlantic Ocean and the cyclones of the Bay of Bengal.
Wave cyclone A storm or low-pressure centre that moves along a front.
Index 265

Index active, 219

list, 234
local, 218
Numerics classes of data, 211
collision avoidance, 216
3D Chart
displaying data, 213
aerial photo overlay, 116
full AIS data, 216
boat symbol, 115
list, 215
combining with fishfinder, 113
menu, 220
controls, 105
options, 217
declutter, 111
running, 212
display, 104
safe zone
exaggeration, 110
own vessel, 218
introduction, 103
setting up, 217
modes
time to, 218
active motion, 107
safe zones, 217
planning mode, 107
safety critical data, 215
moving, 105
safety messages, 218
multiple views, 108
safezone ring, 218
navigate with, 114
selecting, 213
navigation marks, 116
simulator, 219
panning, 105
status, 213
pitch, 105
target history, 218
rotate, 105
target information, 214
setup, 115
target symbols, 214
synchronization with 2D chart, 112
vectors, 215
text, 116
what is AIS?, 211
uses, 103
using with 2D, 111 Alarm clock, 232
vessel offset, 109 Alarms, 31
vessel symbol, 115 AIS, 218
view locator, 112 active, 219
view options, 107 dangerous target, 217
where am I?, 104 local, 218
zoom, 105 AIS alarm list, 234
alarm clock, 232
A anchor, 232
Activated AIS target, 214 arrival alarm radius, 233
Active alarm list, 219 cancelling, 31
Active motion mode, 107 deep
Active window, 17 depth, 234
Advanced setup fish limit, 234
radar, 171 fish alarms, 233
Aerial photo overlay, 59, 116 fishfinder
opaqueness level, 60 deep, 132
overlay area, 61 fish, 132
Aft view, 108 shallow, 132
Air temperature, in data bar, 225 guard zones
sensitivity, 233
AIS
lower temperature limit, 232
alarms, 218
man overboard (MOB), 30
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offtrack alarm, 233 position, 50, 105

radar guard zones, 162 symbol, 50, 105, 115
setup menu, 83, 232 Bottom
anchor alarm, 232 fill, 126
anchor alarm radius, 232 image, 118
fishfinder, 233 lock, 125
navigation alarms setup, 233 Bridge NMEA heading, 230
radar, 233 Business services, 58
shallow Buttons, 9
depth alarm, 234
fish limit, 233 C
system alarms setup, 232 Canadian
temperature alarm, 232 radar, 196
timer, 232 Cancelling
upper temperature limit, 232 alarms, 31
Alerts MARPA targets, 169
Navtex weather, 207 Cards
watchbox warnings, 203 erasing information from, 24
cancelling, 203 inserting, 20
Anchor alarm, 232 removing, 21
Animation retrieving information from, 23
weather graphics, 200 saving information to, 21
running, 200 Cartography
setting up, 200 Navionics technical support, 247
Apparent wind, in data bar, 225 setup, 101
Applications show/hide features, 97
displaying, 10 Caution and routing data, 102
reconfiguring, 221 show/hide, 97
selecting, 16 CDI
Archiving displaying, 186
to a CompactFlash card, 21 steering instructions, 185
to a PC, 25 Center-of-view
Arrival alarm radius, 233 indicator, 115
A-Scope, 120 Chart
Automatic additional information, 51
gain mode, 137 application
operating frequency, 136 uses, 48
autorange, 94
Autorange, 94
boundaries, 97, 101
B cards, 19, 47
Bearing cartography setup menu, 101
alignment, 171 COG indication, 82
measuring, 157 combining with 3D chart, 111
mode, 228 combining with radar, 84
for EBLs, 152 course deviation indicator (CDI), 83
Blind current position, 50
echoes, 142 display, 49
sectors, 144 change features, 97
Boat detailed/simple, 101
grid, 101
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grounding alarm, 83 local, 91

heading indication, 82 multiple, 91
local information, 54 system, 91
MARPA, 84 waypoint arrival alarm, 83
measuring distances, 62 wind indication, 82
moving around, 50 XTE restart, 80, 90
navigate to waypoint zooming, 50
stop, 37 Circular guard zones, 164
using cursor, 36, 65 City forecasts, 198
using GOTO, 36 Cleaning, the display, 239
using the waypoint list, 65 Clearing
via WPTS MOB button, 36 alarms, 31
objects and features, 51 MOB, 31
off track alarm, 83
Clutter, 144
offset, 99
COG, 82
orientation, 92
in data bar, 224
panning around the chart, 50
ports and services information, 54 Collision avoidance, 162
presentation, 90 using AIS, 216
radar using guard zones, 162
overlay, 84 using MARPA, 165
synchronization, 157 using VRMs and EBLs, 160
routes Color
advance to next waypoint in route, 74 gain, 138
build, 68 palette, 18, 133
erasing, 81, 90 CompactFlash cards, 19
follow, 71 cautions, 19
safety, 47 erasing information, 24
scale synchronization, 157 inserting, 20
settings removing, 21
chart orientation, 92 retrieving information, 23
motion mode, 93 use of, 19
setup, 98 writing to, 21
show/hide Compass Setup, 236
waypoint, 95 Contact
index, 95 Navionics, 247
information, 95 Raymarine in Europe, 247
name, 95 Raymarine in US, 245
synchronizing with 3D, 112 Control panel, 8
synchronizing with radar range, 84 Course
text, 101 deviation indicator, 83
tide information, 82 over ground indication, 82
tracks up mode, 92
create route from track, 88 CPA
create track, 87 graphics, 167
definition, 86 vectors, 167
edit, 76, 89 Cross track error
vectors, 82 in data bar, 224
viewing the chart, 49 resetting, 65
views, 90 restart, 80, 90
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Cursor, 10 shallow alarm, 132

autohide, 236 spot soundings, 101
labels, 259 target ID, 130, 133
position in data bar, 225 Detecting targets, 141
Cycling video inputs, 182 Dialog boxes, 11
D editing, 13
Dangerous AIS target, 214 Digital data application
selecting a panel, 173
Dangerous target alarm, 217
Data bar, 11 Display
data groups, 224 3D Chart, 104
setup, 223 adjust lighting, 18
customizing content, 224 alarms, 31
position, 223 application, 10
size, 223 CDI application, 186
chart application, 49
Data base lists, 11
chart detail, 94
Data master, 230
control waypoint display, 45
changing, 221
current details, 54
selecting, 15
digital data application, 173
Date engine monitor application, 187
format, 15, 229 fishfinder, 133
in data bar, 225 Fishfinder application, 118
Datum, 98, 99 MOB (man overboard), 30
Day operation object and feature details, 51
adjusting the display lighting, 18 reset, 240
Declutter, 97, 111 selecting master, 28
Deep setup
alarm, 132 cursor autohide, 236
depth alarm, 234 key beep, 236
value, 234 menu, 236
fish limit, 234 soft key autohide, 236
Definition, 86 text size, 236
Depth show/hide cartographic features, 97
contours, 102 tide details, 53
show/hide, 97 video application, 179
deep alarm, 132 waypoint
digit, 128 groups, 46
position, 133 symbols, 46
removing, 129 weather application, 192
resizing, 128 Distances, measuring, 157
size, 133 DSC message, 230
lines, 130, 133 DSM
marker, 131 reset, 135
of cursor (fishfinder), 130 setup, 135
of targets, 119, 130 Dual frequency mode, 136
offset, 134
ranges, 139 E
reading, 130 EBLs, 160
safety contours, 101 bearing mode, 152
floating, 160
Index 269

unfloating, 162 cursor, 130

Echoes digit, 128, 133
blind, 142 lines, 130, 133
indirect, 142 offset, 134
multiple, 142 reading, 130
Edit target ID, 130
dialog boxes, 13 display description, 118
routes, 76, 89 DSM reset, 135
select route for editing, 76 factors that impair performance, 120
select track for editing, 77 fish alarm, 132
tracks, 76, 89 frequency
video automatic, 136
source name, 181 calibration, 134
source type, 180 manual, 136
waypoint, 39 dual mode, 136
waypoint symbol or group, 41 single mode, 136
Emergencies, man overboard, 30 operating, 136
Engine monitor gain controls, 139
data content, 189 auto, 137
overview, 187 manual, 138
panel type, 189 interpreting the bottom structure, 118
isolating bottom fish, 126
Erase
white line, 126
information from a CompactFlash card, 24
live image, 120
routes, 81, 90
marking a position, 129
tracks, 81, 90
operating frequencies, 136
waypoint, 40
overview, 117
waypoint groups, 45
ping
Exaggeration, 110
enable/disable, 135
Extended character set, 228 rate limit, 135
External alarm, cancelling, 31 power setting, 139
F principles, 117
Fast time constant, 154 scroll, 133
Fish alarm, 233 pausing, 127
Fishfinder speed, 127, 133
2nd echo interference rejection, 135 setup, 132
alarms setup, 233 display, 133
A-Scope, 120 DSM, 135
bottom transducer, 134
fill, 126 shifting the image, 122
lock, 125 SONAR interference rejection, 135
structure, 118 speed offset, 134
change displayed range, 122 target
color depth ID, 133
gain, 138 depths, 130
palette, 133 distances, 130
combining with 3D chart, 113 temperature offset, 134
cursor depth, 130 time varied gain (TVG), 138
deep alarm, 132 trip counter reset, 135
depth TVG, 138
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VRMs, 130, 131 Keyboard

white line, 126 SeaTalk2, 231
zooming, 124
L
Floating VRMs/EBLs, 160 Land features, 97, 102
Follow
Language, 15, 228
route, 71
Light sectors, 97, 102
Forecasts
Lighting, adjusting, 18
city, 198
marine zone, 202 Lightning, 197
List
Forward view, 108
AIS, 215
Frequency calibration, 134
Live image, 120
FTC, 154
Local
G chart view, 91
Gain, 153 information, 54
adjustment, 139 Local AIS alarms, 218
controls, 152 Log trip, in data bar, 224
Glossary, weather, 261 Lost AIS target, 214
GOTO function, 65
M
GPS, status, 234
Maintenance, 239
Graphics
Man overboard (MOB), 30
animated weather, 200
running, 200 Managing waypoint list, 42
setting up, 200 Manual
Groundwind, in data bar, 225 gain mode, 138
Guard zones, 162 operating frequency, 136
circular, 164 variation, 228
sector, 163 Marine
sensitivity, 233 alerts, 201
features, 102
H zone forecasts, 202
Hazard warnings, 31 Marine features, 97
HDG, see heading indication, 82 MARPA
Head up mode, 92, 149 acquiring targets, 169
Heading cancelling targets, 169
in data bar, 224 collision avoidance, 165
indication, 82 CPA vectors, 167
vectors, 98 on chart, 84
H-UP, 149 operating ranges, 166
I overview, 165
risk assessment, 166
Image shift, 122
setup, 168
Indirect echoes, 143
symbols, 166
Integration, 1 target
Interference rejection, 155, 171 data, 166
2nd echo, 135 symbols, 166
SONAR interference rejection, 135 MARPA options, 217
K Master display
Key beep, 236 changing, 28
Index 271

Measuring waypoints between groups, 43

bearings, 157 Moving objects, 84
distances, 62, 157 Multi-media cards, 19
ranges, 157 cautions, 19
VRMs, 158 use of, 19
Menus Multi-media chart cards, see CompactFlash
3D Chart setup, 115 cards, iv
accessing, 12 Multiple echoes, 142, 144
AIS, 220 Multiple views, 108
alarm setup, 232
fishfinder alarms, 233 N
navigation alarms, 233 Navigate, 63
radar alarms, 233 stop navigating to a waypoint, 37
system alarms, 232 to a waypoint, 64
cartography setup, 101 to specified position, 35
chart setup, 98 to waypoint, 35
display setup, 236 using cursor, 36
fishfinder, 133, 135 using GOTO option, 36
radar setup, 170 via WPTS MOB button, 36
system integration setup, 230 using GOTO option, 36
system setup, 227 with 3D chart, 114
units setup, 229 Navigating
weather, 204 maintaining a view, 66
setup options, 205 Navigation
Message alerts, Navtex, 207 alarms setup, 233
Messages marks, 102, 116
Navtex marks symbols, 102
managing, 208 Navionics, technical support, 247
Navtex categories, 208 Navtex
safety AIS, 218 message alerts, 207
weather, 207 messages
MOB categories, 208
clearing, 31 managing, 208
data type, 228 sorting, 209
marking, 30 viewing, 207
Mode overview, 207
changing, 106 setup, 207
Motion mode, 93 Nearest
active, 107 port, 52
autorange, 30, 94 port service, 52
planning, 107 tidal station, 52
relative, 93, 151 waypoint, 52
setting, 92, 150 Networked system
true, 94, 151 controlling, 28, 29
Moving functionality, 29
around the chart, 50 overview, 28
around the weather map, 193 Night operation
waypoint, 39 adjusting the display lighting, 18
within a group, 80, 90 NMEA
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bridge heading, 230 PC

output setup, 230 archiving information, 25
port setting, 230 transferring information, 25
North up mode, 92 Photo
O aerial overlay, 59
opaqueness level, 60
Object information, 98
overlay area, 61
Offset
panoramic, 57
depth, 134
Ping
speed, 134
enable, 135
temperature, 134
rate limit, 135
vessel, 93
Pitch
Offtrack alarm, 233
3D Chart, 105
Opaqueness level, aerial photo overlay, 60
Placing a waypoint, 35
Operating frequencies
Planning mode, 107
automatic, 136
Pop-up messages, 11
manual, 136
Orientation Port view, 108
chart, 92 Ports
course up, 92 find nearest, 52
head up, 92 search, 54
north up, 92 symbol, 55
radar, 148 Position
Overlay mode, 228
aerial photo, 59, 116 where am I?, 50
opaqueness level, 60 Power on/off, 7
overlay area, 61 fishfinder settings, 139
radar on chart, 84 scanner operating modes, 145
Overview, 1 Powerboat symbol, 115
Own vessel safezone, 168 Precipitation
NOWRad, 194
P
Presentation
Page chart windows, 90
layout, reconfiguring, 221
Pressure, in data bar, 225
selecting, 16
sets Q
customizing, 221 Quick Route, 72
reconfiguring, 222 R
selecting, 16
Radar
Panning acquiring targets, 169
2D chart, 50 advanced setup, 171
3D Chart, 105 alarm setup menu, 233
Panoramic photos, 57 Canadian, 196
Parts cancelling targets, 169
Europe, 247 changing the window, 148
US, 246 circular guard zones, 164
Password protection, 25 collision avoidance, 162
enabling/disabling, 27 guard zones, 162, 163, 164
setting up, 26 using MARPA, 165
Pausing fishfinder, 127 using VRMs and EBLs, 160
Index 273

combining with chart, 84 rain clutter, 154

detecting targets, 141 range, 157
EBLs, 160 rings, 151
bearing mode, 152 synchronizing with chart, 84
floating VRMs/EBLs, 160 relative motion mode, 151
FTC, 154 risk assessment, 166
gain, 152, 153 safezone, 168
getting the best picture scanner operating modes
FTC, 154 standby, 145
interference rejection, 155 timed transmit, 145
rain clutter, 154 transmit, 145
sea clutter, 153 sector guard zones, 163
setting gain, 153 settings
tune radar, 153 changing ranges, 157
using gain controls, 152 MARPA, 168
wakes, 156 setup
guard zones, 162 interference rejection, 171
head up mode, 149 wakes period, 171
impaired radar performance, 142 synchronizing radar range with chart, 84
blind sectors, 144 targets, 141
indirect echoes, 143 history, 168
multiple echoes, 144 MARPA on chart, 84
rain clutter, 145 true motion, 151
sea clutter, 144 tune, 153
side lobes, 143 unfloating VRMs/EBLs, 162
interference, 145 vector length, 168
rejection, 155 vessel offset, 151
introduction, 141 VRMs, 160
MARP A, 165 wakes, 156
MARPA Rain, 194
CPA vectors, 167 NOWRad, 194
relative, 168 Rain clutter, 145, 154
true, 167 Range
on chart, 84 3D chart, 105
operating ranges, 166 change displayed range, 122
overview, 165 measuring, 157
target rings, 151
data, 166 Relative mode CPA vectors, 168
symbols, 166
Relative motion
maximum range, 142
chart, 93
measuring
radar, 151
bearings, 157
Removing
distances, 157
CompactFlash card, 21
ranges, 157
motion mode, 150 Renaming
orientation, 148, 149 route, 81, 90
overlay on chart, 84 track, 81, 90
picture overview, 146 waypoint groups, 44
power off/on, 145 Reports
principles, 141 marine alerts, 201
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tropical statements, 201 pause, 127

Resetting speed, 127, 133
cross track error, 65 Sea
settings and data reset, 240 clutter, 144, 153
the display, 240 surface temperature, 195
the system, 229 temperature, at particular location, 200
Retrieving information from CompactFlash card, temperature, in data bar, 225
23 SeaTalk alarms, 230
Reversing a route, 77 SeaTalk2
Risk assessment, 166 keyboard, 231
RM, 151 Second echo interference rejection, 135
Rolling road, 186 Sector guard zones, 163
Rotate Select applications, 16
3D Chart, 105 Select page set, 237
Routes Selected AIS target, 214
advance to next waypoint in route, 74 Service
building, 68 Europe, 247
create from track, 88 US, 246
definition, 67 Servicing
edit, 76, 89 cleaning the display, 239
change color, 81, 90 routine checks, 239
change course, 77 Set drift, in data bar, 225
change name, 81, 90 Settings and data reset, 229
erasing, 81, 90
Settings reset, 228
follow, 71
Setup
overview, 66
3D Chart, 115
reversing, 77
chart, 98
selecting, 76
compass, 236
viewing details, 74
fishfinder, 135
Rudder, in data bar, 224
menu, 226
Ruler, 62 Navtex weather, 207
clearing, 63 procedure, 15
repositioning, 63 radar, 171
S video cycle, 182
Safe zone weather, 204
AIS, 217 weather application, 191
own vessel, 168, 218 Shallow
ring, 168, 218 alarm, 132
time to, 168, 218 depth alarm, 234
Safety, 239 fish limit, 233
AIS messages, 218 Show/hide
Safety contours, 101 cartographic feature, 97
Safety critical AIS data, 215 caution and routing information, 97
Safezone ring, 218 chart
Sailboat symbol, 115 boundaries, 97
depth contours, 97
Saving information to a card, 21
land and marine features, 97
Scanner operating modes, 145
light sectors, 97
Scroll, 133 range rings, 151
Index 275

soft keys, 236 AIS targets, 214

spot soundings, 97 boat, 50, 105, 115
text, 97 business services, 58
waypoint, 95 MARPA, 166
group, 95 navigation marks, 102
index, 95 port, 55
information, 95 surface pressure, 199
name, 95 vessel, 115
symbol, 95 waypoint, 95
waypoint symbols, 46 waypoints, 33
Side lobes, 143 weather, 193
Simulator, 5, 228 Synchronizing
AIS, 219 2D and 3D, 112
weather, 206 chart with radar range, 84
Single frequency mode, 136 System
Sleeping AIS target, 214 alarms setup, 232
Snow, 194 integration, 229
Snow clutter, 145 setup menu, 230
setup menu, 227
Soft keys, 9
autohide, 236 System diagnostics, 237
SOG in data bar, 224 T
SONAR interference rejection, 135 Target
Sorting acquiring, 169
weather message list, 209 activated, 214
Sorting waypoints, 42 AIS symbols, 214
Speed cancelling, 169
in data bar, 224 dangerous, 214
offset, 134 dangerous alarm, 217
Spot soundings, 101 depth, 130, 168
show/hide, 97 depth ID, 133
distances, 130
SST (Sea Surface Temperature), 195
expansion, 171
ST290 system, 230
history, 168
Standby, 171 information, 214
Starboard view, 108 lost, 214
Statements selected, 214
tropical, 201 size, 120
Stations, surface observation, 197 sleeping, 214
Status uncertain, 214
bar, 11, 49 Targets
icons, 11, 14, 213 radar, 141
Steering, using CDI, 185 TD Setup, 228
Storm cast, 195 Technical support, 243
Storms Navionics cartography, 247
tracking, 196 Raymarine products, 245
tropical, 196 Europe, 247
Surface observation stations, 197 Temperature
Surface pressure, 199 air, 225
Symbols alarm, 232
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lower limit, 232 Unfloating VRMs/EBLs, 162

upper limit, 232 Units
offset, 134 measurement, 15
sea/water, 225 setup menu, 229
Text depth, 230
3D Chart, 116 distance, 229
extended character set, 228 measurement, 15
show/hide, 97 speed, 229
size, 236 temperature, 230
Tidal volume, 230
information, 53, 82 V
station
Variation source, 228
tide details, 53
Vectors
vectors, 82
AIS, 215
Time
CPA, 167
format, 15, 229
length, 98, 168
in data bar, 225
using chart vectors, 82
Timed transmit, 171 Vessel
Timer, 232 offset, 93, 151
TM, 151 3D chart, 109
Tracking position, 105
storms, 196 position, in data bar, 224
Tracks symbol, 50, 105, 115
create route from track, 88 Video
create track, 87 adjusting the image, 183
definition, 86 contrast, brightness and color, 183
edit, 76, 89 correcting distortion, 183
erasing, 81, 90 cycle
selecting, 77, 89 running, 182
Transducer set up, 182
calibration, 134 stopping, 183
power, 139 cycling inputs, 182
status, in data bar, 225 displaying, 179
Transferring information from a PC, 25 edit
Transmit period, 171 name, 181
Trip counter reset, 135 source type, 180
Tropical statements, 201 overview, 179
Tropical storms, 196 View locator, 112
Troubleshooting, 241 View options
weather, 206 3D view locator, 112
True aft, 107
mode CPA vectors, 167 forward, 107
motion mode, 94, 151 multiple, 108
wind, in data bar, 225 port, 107
starboard, 107
Tune radar, 153
TVG, 138 Viewing
chart, 49
U MARPA targets, 84
Uncertain AIS target, 214 windows, 90
Index 277

route details, 74 navigate to, 35, 64

waypoint information, 37 using cursor, 36
VMG Wind/Waypoint, in data bar, 224 using the waypoint list, 36
VRMs, 130 using waypoint list, 65
floating, 160 with cursor, 65
measuring with, 158 number of, 33
unfloating, 162 overview, 33
using with fishfinder, 131 password protection, 25
using with radar, 160 enabling/disabling, 27
setting up, 26
W placing, 35
Wakes, 156 at current position, 35
period, 171 at known position, 35
Warnings at the cursor, 35
marine alerts, 201 radar
watchbox, 203 marking a position, 148
data, 204 show/hide, 95
displaying, 203 index, 95
Watchbox warnings, 203 name, 95
data, 204 symbol, 95
displaying, 203 waypoint
Water temperature, 225 group, 95
Wave sort waypoint list, 42
height, 199 stop navigating to, 37, 66
at particular location, 200 symbols, 33
Waypoint list, 37 display, 46
sorting, 37 show/hide, 95
Waypoints viewing waypoint information
adding, 77 using cursor, 37
alarm, deactivating, 65 using the waypoint list, 37
arriving, 65 Weather
controlling how display, 45 adding application, 192
default group, 33 animated graphic
display running, 200
by symbol or group, 46 setting up, 200
edit animated graphics, 200
default symbol and group, 41 display, 192
details, 39 forecasts
erase, 40 city, 198
fishfinder, 129 marine zone, 202
groups, 42 lightning, 197
assign waypoint to group, 43 marine
erase group, 45 alerts, 201
make new group, 43 zone forecasts, 202
move waypoint between groups, 43 moving around map, 193
rename group, 44 NOWRad, 194
show/hide, 95 overview, 191
in new routes, 68 pre-requisites, 191
list, 37 radar
moving, 39 Canadian, 196
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rain, 194 Z
reports Zoom
marine alerts, 201 3D Chart, 105
tropical statements, 201 Chart, 50
viewing, 201 Fishfinder, 124
sea surface temperature, 195 position, 124
sea temperature Radar, 157
at particular location, 200
setup, 204
application, 191
options, 205
simulator, 206
snow, 194
specifying elements, 192
storm cast, 195
storms
tracking, 196
tropical, 196
surface observation stations, 197
surface pressure, 199
symbols, 193
surface pressure, 199
tropical statements, 201
troubleshooting, 206
watchbox, 203
data, 204
displaying, 203
wave height, 200
waves, 199
wind, 198
speed and direction
, 200
White line, 126
Wind
data in data bar, 225
direction and speed
at particular location, 200
measuring, 198
indication, 82
vectors, 82
Window
active, 17
selecting, 16
X
XTE
in data bar, 224
resetting, 65
restart, 80, 90