7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

7.3Plotter Setup

This paragraph provides the information necessary for setting up the plotter display.

7.3.1Navigation options

Navigation options, for example, waypoint switching method, may be set on the PLOTTER SETUP menu. For C-MAP specification, this menu is followed by the PLOTTER SETTINGS menu.

1.Show the plotter display, then press the MENU key open the main menu.

2.Press the PLOTTER SETUP soft key.

WAYPOINT SWITCHING ARRVL ALM CRCL

COURSE VECTOR

LINE

SET GOTO METHOD 1POINT

QP

INTERNAL SAFE ROUTE CHECK*

OFF

POPUP INFO POINTS ON

QPT/MARK SOFT KEY QUICK POINT

SHIP SHAPE BOAT(L)

PLOTTER SETUP

EDIT

D. BOX

RETURN

 

*: C-MAP only.

 

Plotter setup menu

 

 

Contents of plotter setup menu

 

 

 

Item

Description

Settings

Waypoint

Chooses waypoint switching method. See

Perpendicular, Arrvl Alm

Switching

“switching waypoints” on page 3-45.

Crcl, Manual

Course

You may extend a line from the own ship position to

Vector, Line, Off

Vector

show ship’s course. It may be a vector (length

 

 

depends on ship’s speed) or a simple line (course

 

 

bar).

 

Set GOTO

Sets the method by which to navigate to a quick

1 Point, 35 Points,

Method

point. See “3.10.1 Navigating to a quick point.”

35 Pts/Port Service

QP

Set “EXT WPT (RMB)” when a destination waypoint

EXT WPT (RMB),

 

is displayed from a external navigation equipment.

Internal

Safe Route

The safe route check feature checks for interfering

On, Off

Check

objects (such as wrecks) within a route when

 

(C-MAP only)

creating or editing a route.

 

(Con’t on next page)

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