1.UsetheDisplaybuttontocyclethroughthe
availablepages.
2.PressandholdtheTackbuttonfor3seconds
toresetthemaximumwindspeedtothecurrent
windspeedvalues.
Note:AllpagesexceptfortheCurrentwind
speedpagearetemporaryandwilltime-outafter
8seconds.
UsingTackandVMGbuttons
TackTrue/AppDisplay VMG
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Duringnormaloperation:
1.PresstheVMGbuttontoshowtheVMGpageon
thedigitaldisplay.
Note:VMGinformationisonlyavailablewhen
vesselspeedinformationisavailable.
2.PresstheTackbuttontoshowtheTackpageon
thedigitaldisplay.
Note:Tackinformationisonlyavailablewhen
vesselheadingandspeedinformationisavailable.
TrueandApparentwind
Windangle,directionandspeedarereportedas
either‘True’or‘Apparent’windmeasurements.
•Truewind—Truewindmeasurementsassume
thevesselismotionlessinthewater.Truewind
readingsarecalculatedusingApparentWindand
STWvalues.
•Apparentwind—Apparentwindisthewindfelt
ondeckwhenthevesselisinmotionwhichis
affectedbyvesselangleandspeed.
Withthevesseltiedalongside,TrueandApparent
windreadingsshouldbeidentical.
1.Winddirection(speciedusingcompasspoints)
TrueWindDirection(TWD)—Thecompass
directionthatwindwouldappeartobeblowing
acrossthevesselifitwasnotmakinganyway.
ApparentWindDirection(AWD)—The
compassdirectionthatwindwouldappeartobe
blowingacrossthevesselwhenitismakingway.
2.Windangle(speciedindegrees)
TrueWindAngle(TWA)—Theanglebetween
theTWDandthecenterlineofthevessel.
ApparentWindAngle(AWA)—Theangle
betweentheAWDandthecenterlineofthe
vessel.
3.Windspeed(speciedinthechosenspeedunits)
TrueWindSpeed(TWS)—Thespeedthatthe
windwouldappeartobeblowingacrossthe
vesselifitwasnotmakinganyway.
ApparentWindSpeed(AWS)—Thespeed
thatthewindwouldappeartobeblowingacross
thevesselwhenitismakingway.
Note:TrueWindreadingsrequireSpeedThrough
Water(STW)datatobeavailable.
Switchingbetweentrueandapparentwind
information
YoucanswitchtheunitbetweendisplayingTrueor
Apparentwindinformation.
Duringnormaloperation:
1.PresstheTrue/Appbuttontoswitchbetween
trueorapparentwindinformation.
•InTruemodetheindicatorshownin1above
willbedisplayed.
•InApparentmodetheindicatorshownin2
abovewillbedisplayed.
Usingyourdisplay
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