Simrad E50 Series User Manual

1. Select the Measure shortcut button to activate the EBL/VRM feature
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A circle is drawn with the center at the vessel position
- An information panel in the display's lower right corner shows range and true bearing
from the circle center to cursor position. The first line shows range and bearing along
the great circle line, the second line shows range and bearing along the rhumb line
2. Move the cursor to the object to which you want to measure range and bearing
3. Move the cursor to an object and press the left cursor button to move the circle center.
You can then move the cursor to measure the distance between the new circle center
and another object in the chart.
4. Re-press the left cursor button to move circle center back to the vessel
You stop the measuring function by re-selecting the Measure shortcut button.
Navigational calculations
Geodesic calculation
This is a tool used for calculating a position based on a known starting position, the bearing
and the distance to the position you want to calculate. You can also do the calculation in
reverse and calculate bearing and distance between two known positions.
You can select whether you want to use rhumb line or great circle calculation.
Great circle approximation
The system can calculate waypoints between two coordinates using great circle
computation.
1. Enter the latitude and longitude for start and end point for the route
2. Select method for positioning the waypoints, either with equal distance or equal arc
3. Select distance between the waypoints
4. Select Calculate to display the list of the calculated waypoints
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Simrad E50 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Simrad
Model	E50 Series
Category	Car Navigation system
Language	English