Simrad E50 Series User Manual

Contents
8 Introduction
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The ECDIS system
8 ECDIS requirement
8 System components
10 The user interface
10 The main panel
11 Shortcut buttons
12 The Main menu
12 The Panel menu
13 The Settings dialogs
14 The Instrument bar
14 The Navigation panel
14 The Overview map
14 Layers
15 Radar overlay
15 Object information
16 On-screen keyboard
18 Basic operation
18 Start-up
18 Turning the system off
18 Using the trackball
18 Adjusting display brightness
19 Selecting the chart scale
19 Moving the chart center
20 Installing charts
20 Installing charts from the NavStick
23 Installing charts from other suppliers
24 Selecting charts to display
25 Setting up the chart panel
25 Chart settings
29 Own vessel's display settings
30 Chart symbols
31 Tools for safe navigation
31 Man Over Board
31 Setting a guard zone around the vessel
32 Showing distance lines and zone rings
33 Measuring distance and bearing
34 Navigational calculations
35 Manually calculating vessel position
36 Anchor watch
38 Other vessels on the chart panel
38 AIS targets
42 Radar targets
43 Viewing target information
44 Finding a target on the chart panel
45 Target update frequency
45 Lost target warnings
46 Route planning
46 The route menus
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Simrad E50 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Simrad
Model	E50 Series
Category	Car Navigation system
Language	English