Raymarine i60 - Using Tack and VMG Buttons; True and Apparent Wind; Switching between True and Apparent Wind Information

Duringnormaloperation:
1.UsetheDisplaybuttontocyclethroughthe
availablepages.
2.PressandholdtheTackbuttonfor3seconds
toresetthemaximumwindspeedtothecurrent
windspeedvalues.
Note:AllpagesexceptfortheCurrentwind
speedpagearetemporaryandwilltime-outafter
8seconds.
UsingTackandVMGbuttons
TACK
VMG
KTS
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(speciedusingcompass
points)TrueWindDirection(TWD)—The
compassdirectionthatwindwouldappeartobe
blowingacrossthevesselifitwasnotmaking
anyway.ApparentWindDirection(AWD)—
Thecompassdirectionthatwindwouldappearto
beblowingacrossthevesselwhenitismaking
way.
2.Windangle(speciedindegrees)TrueWind
Angle(TWA)—TheanglebetweentheTWD
andthecenterlineofthevessel.ApparentWind
Angle(AWA)—TheanglebetweentheAWD
andthecenterlineofthevessel.
3.Windspeed(speciedinthechosenspeed
units)TrueWindSpeed(TWS)—Thespeed
thatthewindwouldappeartobeblowingacross
thevesselifitwasnotmakinganyway.Apparent
WindSpeed(AWS)—Thespeedthatthewind
wouldappeartobeblowingacrossthevessel
whenitismakingway.
Note:TrueWindreadingsrequireSpeedThrough
Water(STW)datatobeavailable.
Switchingbetweentrueandapparent
windinformation
YoucanswitchtheunitbetweendisplayingTrueor
Apparentwindinformation.
Duringnormaloperation:
1.PresstheTrue/Appbuttontoswitchbetween
trueorapparentwindinformation.
•InTruemodetheindicatorshownin1above
willbedisplayed.
•InApparentmodetheindicatorshownin2
abovewillbedisplayed.
Usingyourdisplay
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