3 Basic Operation of ECDIS 3-89
ECDIS
3.12 Selecting Route and To WPT
When you start sailing, select the Route and To WPT as follows: Note that the route file extension shows
the route type. More specifically, the extension “.rtn” is used for Normal type and “.rta” is used for TOS
type.
3.12.1 Selecting Route and To WPT Using the
Display Panel
(1) Selecting the route using the display panel
1) Left-click the drop-down list button to open the Route list.
2) Left-click the route name you want in the drop-down list.
When you select the route name, it is read from hard disk and the route image is displayed on
the chart.
• The initial route status is “UNLOAD”.
Deleting the route:
To delete the route being selected from the chart, left-click the drop-down list button to open the
Route list, and then left-click “UNLOAD”.
• The selected route is deleted from the screen.
Note:
• If the scheduled route is on floppy /CD/DVD disk, you can copy it to hard disk using the File
Manager. See 7.1 “File Manager”.
(2) Selecting waypoint using the display panel
As you sail, the waypoint number that the ship is currently heading to is displayed.
There are two ways, automatic and manual, for selecting the waypoint number.
Automatic selection (Auto Select):
The waypoint nearest the current position becomes the next waypoint. When your ship passes this
waypoint, the waypoint is automatically updated to the next waypoint.
1) Left-click the drop-down list button to open the To WPT list.
2) Left-click the “Auto Select”.
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