14.6Navigatemenuoptions
Thechartapplicationprovidesfeaturestohelp
navigatetoachosenlocation.
ThenavigationoptionsarefoundintheNavigate
menu:Menu>Navigate
•PilotControls—AccessesthePilotControl
Dialog,whenAutopilotControlisenabled.
•GotoCursor—Willsetthecursorpositionasthe
activedestination.
•GotoWaypoint—Providesoptionstonavigateto
awaypointstoredonthesystem
•StopGoto—StopstheGotoCursororGoto
Waypoint.
•StopFollow—Stopsfollowingthecurrentroute.
•RestartXTE—RestartstheCrossTrackError.
•AdvanceWaypoint—Whenfollowingaroute,
skipstothenextwaypointintheroute.
•FollowRoute—Providesoptionstonavigatetoa
routestoredonthesystem
•StartTrack/StopTrack—Willinitiateatrackon
screentoplotyourcourseasyouprogressorstop
atrackthatiscurrentlybeingcreated.
•BuildRoute—Providesoptionstobuildaroute.
•RaceStartline—Providesoptionstocreatea
virtualstartline.
•RaceTimer—Providesacountdowntimer/
stopwatch.
RefertoChapter13Waypoints,RoutesandTracks
fordetailsoncreatingwaypoints,routesandtracks.
Navigation
Navigatingtoawaypointonthescreen
Fromthechartorradarapplication:
1.Selectthewaypoint.
Thewaypointcontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelecttheGotoWaypoint.
Note:Withanactivewaypointselectedyoucan
selectStopGotooptionfromthewaypointcontext
menuatanytimetocanceltheaction.
Navigatingtoawaypointusingthewaypoints
grouplist
FromtheChartapplication:
1.SelectWPT.
Thewaypointmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectWaypoints.
Thewaypointsgrouplistisdisplayed.
3.Browsethegrouplistfortherelevantwaypoint.
4.Selectthewaypoint.
Thewaypointoptionsdialogisdisplayed.
5.SelectGoto.
Navigatingtoalocationonthechart
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Selecttherequiredlocationon-screen.
Thechartcontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectGotoCursor.
Navigatingtothecursorpositiononthechart
usingthemenu
Fromthechartapplication:
1.Positionthecursoratthedesireddestinationon
thechart.
2.SelectMenu.
3.SelectNavigate.
4.SelectGotoCursor.
Cancellingnavigationtoawaypoint
1.Selectanypositionanywhereon-screen.
Thewaypointcontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectStopGoto.
3.Alternatively,inthechartapplication,goto:Menu
>Navigate>StopGoto.
Note:Oncenavigationisnolongeractive,the
waypointsymbolreturnstoitsnormalstate,and
thedashedlinebetweenyourvesselandthe
waypointisremoved.
Arrivingatawaypoint
Asyourvesselapproachesawaypoint,thewaypoint
arrivalalarmistriggered.
WiththeWaypointarrivalwarningdisplayed:
1.SelectOK.
Oncethealarmisacknowledged:
•theDialogisclosedandtheaudiblealarmis
silenced.
•ifnavigatingaroutethenthenextwaypointis
selected.
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