Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 3 - 8.4 Depths and contours

1.SelectandholdonanyR
outewaypointthatyouwanttofollowtheRouterfrom.
2.Select
moreoptions.
3.Select
Followfromheretofollowtheroutefromtheselectedwaypointtoitslastwaypoint.
8.4Depthsandcontours
Depthsoundings
W
aterdepthmeasurementsdisplayedonchartsarecalledDepthsoundings.
UsuallyDepthsoundingsareshownusingmajorandminorunits,withminorunitsbeingsmaller
andsubscripte.g.:Dependingonunitsofmeasure‘1
5
’wouldmean1.5metres,1Fathomand5
feetor1.5feet.
Rastercharts
OnRasterchartstheunitsofmeasuretheusedforDepthsoundingsisfixed.ThedisplayofDepth
soundingsisalsofixedandwillonlychangedependingonChartapprangescale.
Vectorcharts
OnVectorchartsDepthsoundingswillusetheunitsofmeasurespecifiedfordepthintheMFD’s
settings:
Homescreen>Settings>Units>Depthunits:.
Depthsoundingvaluesappeardifferentlyonscreen:
ExampleLightHouse™ChartsDepthsoundings
1.Bolddepthsoundings—DepthsoundingsdisplayedinBoldreflectdepthsshallowerthanthe
specifiedSafetycontourdepth.
2.Whiteoutlineddepthsoundings—Depthsoundingsdisplayedwithawhiteoutline‘Haloed’
arereflectadepthcontour
.
3.Graydepthsoundings—DepthsoundingsdisplayedinGrayreflectdepthsdeeperthanthe
specifiedSafetycontourdepth.
OnVectorchartsDepthsoundingscanbecustomizedfromthe Depthssettingsmenu: Menu>
Settings>Depths>Showsoundings.
ThefollowingDepthsoundingsoptionsareavailable:
• None—NoDepthsoundingsaredisplayedunlesstheyarelink edtoadepthcontour.
•Manual—Depthsoundingsareonlyshownfromzerotothedepthspecifiedinthe Zeroto:option.
•All—AllDepthsoundingsaredisplayed.
When Showsoundingsissetto Allalldepthsoundingswillbedisplayed.
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