Raymarine hsb2 PLUS Series - Setting up a Track

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Setting Up a Track
Setting Up a Track
Youusethetracksoftkeys to switchthetrackonandtospecifythe interval,as
time or distance, at which track points are saved. The time intervalbetween
track points can be set to 1s, 5s, 10s, 30s, 1min, 3min, 5min, 10min or
30minutes.The distancespacing between track points can be set to 0.1nm,
0.5nm or 1.0nm. The interval default is a distance of 0.1nm. The maximum
track length is 750 points. When the track has reached this length, thefirst
pointsareoverwritten.The trackissaveduntilyouswitchitoff.Whentheunit
ispowered off,the current track(thus far)is retainedin memory.
Settinga short time interval between track points is best suited to navigation
withina close or complex environment, e.g. an estuary or marina whereas,in
contrast, a greater distance intervalis best suited to a long haulvoyage.
RefertothesettingguideshowninFigure 5-9 todeterminethebestsettingfor
yourplanned voyage; this is particularly important if you wish to use
SmartRoute to convert your track to a route.
Figure 5-9: Track Interval Setting Guide
You can change the setting at any time.The setting appliesonly to the current
track and is not savedas a storedtrack.
➤ To set up a track:
1. Press the MORE soft key to access the TRACK INTERVAL soft keys.
Presstheappropriatesoftkeytoseteitheratimeintervaloradistanceinter-
val;presstheUP arrowtoincreasetheinterval,theDOWN arrowtodecrease
the interval.
2 hrs, 5 min
6 hrs, 15 min
12 hrs, 30 min
15 days, 15 hrs
375 nm
750 nm
75 nm
5 days, 5 hrs
2 days, 14 hrs, 30 min
1 day, 13 hrs, 30 min
12½ min
1 hr, 2½ min
TRACK TIME
TRACK DISTANCE
1 sec
5 sec
TRACK INTERVAL SETTING
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10 sec
30 sec
1 min
3 min
5 min
10 min
30 min
0.1 nm
0.5 nm
1.0 nm
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