Furuno FEA-2807 - How to Create a User Chart

15. User Chart Control
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15.7 How to Create a User Chart
You can create and modify a user chart when you have selected the planning mode of user chart.
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Select User Chart
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Enter name of the new User Chart
Note:
If you want to display a user chart on the electronic chart, make sure that Points, Symbols & Tidals, Lines and
Areas of User chart are checked on the on the User chart on the Mariner page of the Symbol Display menu.
To make a complete user chart, do the following:
1. Click UserChart in the information area then click the Plan button to show the Plan User Chart dialog box (in
the information area).
2. Put the cursor on the triangle in the dialog box, select Create from the menu then push the scrollwheel. Enter a
name for the user chart; spin the scrollwheel to select character and push it to confirm character. Repeat to
complete the name. Click the OK button to finish.
3. Click the Line tab then check Enable changes. Use the scrollwheel to enter a name for the line in the Name
field. Spin the scrollwheel in the Element type box to select line type then push the scrollwheel. To start a new
line from a next WPT position, check "New start position". Check "Danger Line" if you want to use the line in
chart alert calculation. Use the cursor to specify position for line point then push the left mouse button.
4. Click the Symbol tab then check Enable changes. Click the Add button then Define Style (Symbol or Label),
Name and Symbol character in case of symbol. "Display on radar" is automatically selected; uncheck it if you
do not want the symbol or label to appear on the radar display. Check "Danger Symbol" to use the symbol in
chart alert calculation. Use the cursor to select position for symbol or label then push the left mouse button.
5. Click the Area tab then check Enable changes. To make a new area, click the Add button in the Area field.
Define Name for area, define also if the area is to be displayed on the radar display (On Radar) and used in
chart alerts calculation (Danger Area). Use the cursor to select position for points then push the left mouse
button.
6. Click the Tidal tab then check Enable changes. To mark a tidal on the screen, use the mouse to locate the cursor
then push the left mouse button. Define Name, Type, Orientation, Strength and Time for Tidal. The Tidal
symbol is displayed only on the ECDIS display.
7. Click the Point tab then check Enable changes. Use cursor and left mouse button to define location of points.