Simrad CA42 - Page 18

CA42/50/52 Chart menus and INFO windows Chapter 3
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Chart range indicator (5.1 nm) can be set ON/OFF in “Chart setup”.
The top line of the chart display (with cursor off) will give you ship’s
position, speed, course and status of differential data – refer to section
4.1 Status indicator and accuracy.
With cursor on, the top line will show the cursor position in lat/long,
bearing and distance from actual position to cursor position.
The ship symbol indicates the present position on the chart and the
pointer informs of the actual true course (course over ground). There is
a built-in autohome function which automatically moves the chart to
maintain the ship symbol in the display (with cursor off).
) Press
[ENT], [0]
to center the ship on the chart.
Cursor function
With chart display active, press the cursor key to activate the cursor
and…
CLR
Press
[CLR]
to turn the cursor off.
) The chart cursor will automatically switch off if not used in the last
five minutes. The chart will update and bring the ship’s position to the
center of the screen.