3. ECDIS Screen
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3.3 User Interface
The user interface is defined as the areas which are not displaying the electronic chart, either raster chart or vector
chart.
The user interface contains information about settings, parameters and selections used by the ECDIS. The nature of
the information displayed can be either static (such as name of a certain window, fields in chart legend, units, etc.)
or dynamic (such as position of own ship, time, user selections, etc.).
3.3.1 Color palettes for the user interface
There are several color palettes available for choosing colors for the chart background and information areas.
Setting Background color of chart Background color of information area
Day Bright Light-blue White
Day Blue Light-blue Dark-blue
Dusk Blue Black
Dusk Blue Blue Dark-blue
Night Black Black
With any palette selection except Day Bright, static text from dynamic text is shown in different colors to help you
distinguish between them. For example, dynamic data like own ship position, time or direct control of parameters
(scale, predictor time, etc.) is shown in yellow color.
To choose a color palette, do the following:
1. Set the cursor in the electronic chart area.
2. Spin the thumbwheel until Chart Display/Info/Standard Display is shown in the mouse functions area.
3. Push the left mouse button to open the Chart Display dialog box.
4. If the “Chart page” is not selected, click an arrow tab in the dialog box to display it.
5. Place the cursor on Palette.
6. Spin the thumbwheel to choose desired palette, referring to the table above, and then push the thumbwheel.
7. Click the X at the top right corner of the dialog box to close the box.
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