Eagle Electronics 12 manual Navionics Options, Fill With Gray, Map Orientation

Navionics Options

If you are using this receiver with a Navionics cartridge, the “Navionics Options” label ap- pears on the main menu list. Highlight this menu item and press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

These menu items let you turn various naviga- tion aids off or on. Highlight the desired fea- ture, then press the right or left arrow key to

change them. Press the EXIT key when you’re finished to erase this menu.

Fill With Gray

When the AccuMap 12 is first turned on, all water is filled with gray to distinguish it from land, which is clear. (See below) To make the land fill with gray and water remain clear, press the down arrow key until the “Fill With Gray” menu is highlighted, then press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key to return to the mapping screen.

FILL WITH GRAY - WATER FILL WITH GRAY - LAND

Normally, you'll want to fill water with gray when you're using the GPS receiver on land and fill land with gray when you're using it on the water.

Map Orientation

By default, the AccuMap 12 shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. This is fine if you’re always travelling due north. What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map, to your right is shown on the right side of the map, and so on. However, if you travel any other direction, the map doesn’t line up with your view of the world.

To correct this problem, the AccuMap 12 has a track-up mode that rotates the map as you turn. Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your left, and so on. It also has a course-up mode

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