Using Charts

Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. True wind direction or apparent wind direction displays if the unit is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.

•Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line appears vertically on the screen if shown.

Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels.

Wind direction

indicator

Compass rose

Changing the Chart Appearance

From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > MENU > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance.

Orientation—changes the perspective of the map display.

•North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.

•Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.

Press left on

 

Press right on

the Rocker to

 

the Rocker to

decrease map

 

increase map

detail.

 

detail.

 

 

 

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