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8.6.2  Setting Bearing mode (S-57/C-MAP only)   
Set a bearing mode with the Bearing Mode button in Chart Information Area. 
1  Click on the Bearing Mode combo box. 
2  Select a bearing mode. 
 
Setting item  Description  Display image 
[N UP]  North up 
• The chart is always displayed 
towards true north. Fixed objects do 
not flicker and are easily identified on 
the chart, and the true bearing of the 
objects can readily be read out. 
 
 
 
[H UP]  Head up 
The chart is displayed by orienting the 
ship's heading upward.    Cannot be 
selected under TM (true motion). 
 
 
 
[C UP]  Course up 
•  At the setting of Course Up, the ship's 
heading (HDG) is fixed and displayed 
immediately above the screen. 
 
 
 
 
[WPT UP]  Way point up 
• The chart rotates automatically so 
that the screen is always oriented 
upward until the target WPT. 
 
 
   
Target WPT 
Own ship 
Heading line 
Own ship 
Heading line 
Own ship 
Heading line 
Own ship 
Heading line