Eagle Electronics Cuda 240 S/GPS manual Plotter

The Position Page can be fully customized. The lower window can display ten of 22 types of navigation information. For customization instructions see the Customize Page Displays topic in Sec. 7, System and GPS Setup Options. Some of the popular information displays include:

Altitude is height above sea level, not ground level. Speed (ground speed) is the velocity you are making over the ground. Closing Speed is also known as velocity made good. It's the speed that you're making toward a destination.

Distance shows how far it is to the next waypoint you're navigating toward. Total Distance tells how far to a final destination when navi- gating a route or trail. If your route has multiple legs, this option will total them for you.

Travel Time (ETE) is the time it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed. Arrival Time (ETA) is the local time that it will be when you arrive at the destination, based upon your present closing speed and track. Total Travel time tells how long it will take to reach a final destination when navigating a route or trail.

Track is the heading, or the current direction you are actually travel- ing. Bearing is the direction of a line-of-sight from your present posi- tion to a destination. No matter what direction you are steering, the Bearing shows the compass direction straight to the destination from your location at the moment. Off Course tells you how far you are to the left or right of the intended direction or line of travel toward a des- tination. Most of the unit's displays show Off Course as "Cross Track."

The Position Page has its own menu, which is used for setting various options. (Options and setup are discussed in Sec. 7.) To access the Posi- tion Page Menu, from the Position Page, press MENU.

Plotter Page

The Plotter Page screens show your course and track from a "bird's-eye" view. By default, this unit shows the plotter with north always at the top of the screen. (This can be changed. See the topic Plotter Orientation, in Sec. 7.) If you're navigating to a waypoint, the plotter also shows your starting location, present position, course line and destination. You don't have to navigate to a waypoint, however, to use the plotter.

Plotter Page is the default screen that appears when you turn on the unit. To get to the Plotter Page from another page: Press PAGES← to GPS↑ or ↓ to PLOTTEREXIT. When the Plotter Page is displayed, a screen similar to the following figures appears.

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