2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION
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2.5 Measuring Range and Bearing Between two
Points
You can measure the range and bearing between two points as follows.
1. If the cursor is turned on, press the [CURSOR ON/OF F ] key to turn it off.
2. Press the [0] key.
The “X” mark is entered at the own ship’s position at the moment the [0] key is
pressed, and a data box appears at the top of the display.
FISH
000001
43
20 21 22
"X" mark
RULER 0.00nm 0.0 T
Data box
Data box
3. Use the trackball to place the cursor on the starting point.
When the cursor is moved, a dashed circle appears, with the “X” mark at its
center and a dashed line intending from the “X” mark to the cursor.
4. Press the [ENTER] knob, and the “+” mark m oves to the cursor position.
5. Use the trackball to place the cursor on the ending point.
The data box shows range and bearing between the starting and ending points.