Arangeofvectorgraphicscanbesuperimposedontothechart
display.Thefollowingvectorscanbeindependentlyenabledor
disabled:
•HDG(heading)vector—showsthevessel’sheading,displayed
asalinewithanopenarrowhead.Itdoesnottakewindsortides
intoaccount.
•COG(CourseOverGround)vector—indicatesthevessel’sactual
course,andisdisplayedasalinewithtwoopenarrowheads.
•Windandtidevectors—windsandtidesaredisplayedaslines
withsolidarrowheadsinthedirectionofthewindortidalset.
Windarrowspointtowardsyourvessel,andtidalarrowspoint
away.Thewidthofthearrowindicatesitsstrength.
Note:ThelengthoftheHDGandCOGvectorlinesisdetermined
bythedistanceyourvesselwilltravelinthetimeyouhave
specied(3mins,6minsorInnite)intheChartSetupMenuat
thecurrentspeed.Anytimesthatyouspecifywillapplytoall
chartviews,andiftheInniteoptionisselected,thevectorwill
extendtotheedgeofthechartwindow.
Note:IfneitherSpeedOverGround(SOG)orheadingdatais
available,vectorscannotbedisplayed.
Enablinganddisablingchartvectors
1.PresstheDATAbutton.
2.PresstheCHARTVECTORSsoftkey.
3.Presstheappropriatesoftkeytoenableordisablethechart
vectorsyouwanttouse.
Declutteringthechart
Youcanreducetheamountofdetailshownonthechartby
de-clutteringthechartdisplay.
Iftherearealargenumberofcartographicobjectsinaparticular
area,youcanturnonthedeclutteroptiontohidethefollowing
cartographicobjects:
•Text.
•Chartboundaries.
•Spotsoundings.
•Depthcontours.
•Lightsectors.
•CautionandroutingData.
•Landandmarinefeatures.
•Businessservices(ifavailableforyourcartography).
Declutteringthechartdisplay
Inthechartapplication:
1.PressthePRESENTATIONsoftkey.
2.PresstheDECLUTTERsoftkeyandselecttheONoption.
Displayingdetailsoftidesandcurrents
Displayingdetailsoftides
Inthechartapplication:
1.Usingthetrackpad,positionthecursoroverthediamond-shaped
tidalsymbol.
2.PresstheOKbuttontodisplayinformationforthattide.
3.T odisplayadditionaltidaldata,presstheTIDALDATAsoftkey.
4.T omovethetimeselector,usethetrackpad.
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