Raymarine A65 - Measuring Distances and Bearings; Chart Vectors

12.8Measuringdistancesandbearings
Youcanusethedatabarandcontextmenuinformationyoucanuse
themeasurefunctiontomeasuredistancesinthechartapplication.
Youcandeterminethedistanceandbearing:
•fromyourvesseltothepositionofthecursor;
•betweentwopointsonthechart.
Measuringfromvesselpositiontocursor
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Selectthelocationonscreenthatyouwanttomeasurethe
distanceorbearingfromyourvessel.
Thechartcontextmenuwillbedisplayed.
2.SelectMeasure.
Thefollowingwillhappen:
•Themeasuremenuwillbedisplayed.
•Alinewillbedrawnfromthecursorpositiontothecenterof
thescreen.
•Thecursorlocationwillbemovedatthecenterofthescreen.
•Thebearinganddistancewillbedisplayednexttothenew
cursorlocation.
3.FromthemeasuremenuselectFromsothatShipisselected.
Therulerlineisre-drawnfromthecursorpositiontoyourvessel.
4.Youcannowadjusttherulerpositionbymovingthecursorto
thedesiredlocation.
5.Ifyouwanttherulerdisplayedafteryouhaveclosedthemeasure
menu,selectRuler:sothatOnishighlighted.
SelectingrulerwillswitchtherulerOnandOff.
6.SelectBackorOktoclosethemeasuremenuleavingthecurrent
measurementon-screen.
Measuringfrompointtopoint
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Selectthelocationonscreenthatyouwanttomeasurethe
distanceorbearingfromyourvessel.
Thechartcontextmenuwillbedisplayed.
2.SelectMeasure.
Thefollowingwillhappen:
•Themeasuremenuwillbedisplayed.
•Alinewillbedrawnfromthecursorpositiontothecenterof
thescreen.
•Thecursorlocationwillbemovedatthecenterofthescreen.
•Thebearinganddistancewillbedisplayednexttothenew
cursorlocation.
3.SelectFromsothatCursorisselected.
SelectingmeasurefromwillswitchbetweenShipandCursor.
4.Youcannowadjusttheendpointbymovingthecursortothe
desiredlocation.
5.YoucanalsoSwapDirectionoftherulersothatthebearing
becomesthebearingfromendpointtostartpoint.
6.Ifyouwanttherulerdisplayedafteryouhaveclosedthemeasure
menu,selectRulersothatOnishighlighted.
SelectingdisplayrulerwillswitchtherulerOnandOff.
7.SelectBackorOktoexitthemeasuremenuleavingthecurrent
measurementon-screen.
Repositioningtheruler
Youcanrepositionarulerbyfollowingthestepsbelow.
1.Selectthecurrentruler.
Therulercontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectMeasure.
Youcannowrepositiontherulerasrequired.
12.9Chartvectors
Chartvectorsdisplayindicatorsforheading,COG,winddirection
andtidedirection.
Arangeofvectorgraphicscanbedisplayedinthechartapplication
whenin2Dchartview.Thefollowingvectorscanbeindependently
enabledordisabled:
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ItemDescriptions
1Windarrow—winddirectionisdisplayedasayellowlinewith
solidarrowheadspointingtowardsyourvessel,indicatingthewind
direction.Thewidthofthearrowindicatesthewindstrength.
2Tidearrow—tideisdisplayedasabluelinewithsolidarrowhead
pointingawayfromyourvessel,inthedirectionofthetidalset.The
widthofthearrowindicatesthetidestrength.
3
COG(CourseOverGround)vector—agreenlineindicatesthe
vessel’sactualcourse.Adoublearrowheadisusedifthevector
lengthissettoavalueotherthaninnite.
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HDG(heading)vector—aredlineshowsthevessel'sheading.
Anarrowheadisusedifthevectorlengthissettoavalueother
thaninnite.
Note:IfSpeedOverGround(SOG)orheadingdataisnot
available,vectorscannotbedisplayed.
Vectorlength
ThelengthoftheHDGandCOGvectorlinesisdeterminedby
thedistanceyourvesselwilltravelinthetimeyouspecifyatyour
currentspeed.
Enablinganddisablingchartvectors
In2Dchartview:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectPresentation.
3.SelectLayers.
4.SelectVectors.
5.SelecttherelevantmenuitemtoswitchHeadingVector,COG
Vector,TideArrow,orWindArrowOnorOffasappropriate.
Settingvectorlengthandwidth
Youcanspecifythelengthandwidthoftheheadingandcogvectors
In2Dchartview:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectPresentation.
3.SelectLayers.
4.SelectVectors.
5.SelectVectorLength.
Alistoftimesisdisplayed.
6.SelectatimesettingorselectInnite.
7.SelectVectorWidth.
Alistofwidthsisdisplayed.
8.SelecteitherThin,NormalorWide.
Usingthechart
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