Highway display

1. OPERATION

The highway display

The highway display provides a graphic presentation of ship’s progress towards a destination, together with range and bearing to the destination, and ship’s course and speed. To choose this display, select HIGHWAY from the USER DISPLAY SETUP menu, referring to the procedure on page 1-8.

Destination waypoint name

Bearing from own ship to

destination waypoint*

0001

BRG 11°

* = True bearing shown as "° ";

[+]

magnetic bearing as "° M".

RNG 9.0mn

0.5

COG 11°

Course over

I I I NI

I I

ground*

SOG12.5t

XTE

Speed over

0.05 mn

ground

Range from own ship to destination

waypointAnalog XTE (Cross-track error) scale Arrow shifts with ship's XTE. When the arrow is aligned with intended course line own ship is on course. The arrow flashes if ship's XTE is greater than the XTE scale range. "N" (North) is displayed instead of the arrow when no destination is set.

Direction to steer (flashing)

Appears on left or right side depending on direction to steer; : Steer right, : Steer left.

Destination waypoint

"[+]" advances forward as own ship nears destination.

Intended course line

∆C (Delta Course)

The own ship marker displays course as follows:

When no waypoint is set; The mode is North-up and the own ship marker shows ship's course.

When a waypoint is set; The own ship marker shows ship's course towards destination.

Digital XTE indication

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RD-30 specifications

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