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8 Adjustable Data Windows, Used by Bird's Eye Big Digits and Chart Big Digits Views; 3 Adjustable Data Windows, Used by Bird's Eye Instrument View and Chart Instrument View; Navigation and Non-Navigation Modes (cont.)

Time

The current time.

Time + Date

The current time and date.

 

 

Triplog

Displays the triplog, which measures the elapsed time since last reset, the distance

 

traveled since last reset, and average speed during timed interval.

 

 

VMG

Velocity Made Good. Velocity Made Good is the speed of travel relative to the next

 

waypoint on the route. The goal is for VMG to equal Speed.

 

 

Voltage

Power supplied to the control head.

WPTend/ETA/DTG Waypoint End/Estimated Time of Arrival/Distance to Go. Waypoint End is the last waypoint on the route. Estimated Time of Arrival is the estimated time of arrival to the last waypoint on the route. Distance To Go is the distance between the current position of the boat and the last waypoint on the route.

WPTend/TTG/DTG Waypoint End/Time To Go/Distance to Go. Waypoint End is the last waypoint on the route. Time To Go is the estimated time required to reach the last waypoint on the route. TTG is calculated using the SOG and DTG. Distance To Go is the distance between the current position of the boat and the last waypoint on the route.

Water Speed The current speed of the water as it flows past the boat.

WPTnext/ETA/DTG Waypoint Next/Estimated Time of Arrival/Distance to Go. Waypoint Next is the next waypoint on the route. Estimated Time of Arrival is the estimated time of arrival to the next waypoint on the route. Distance To Go is the distance between the current position of the boat and the next waypoint on the route.

WPTnext/TTG/DTG Waypoint Next/Time To Go/Distance to Go. Waypoint Next is the next waypoint on the route. Time To Go is the estimated time required to reach the next waypoint on the route. TTG is calculated using the SOG and DTG. Distance To Go is the distance between the current position of the boat and the next waypoint on the route.

Waypoint/TTG

Waypoint/Time To Go. Waypoint/Time To Go for the next waypoint on the route.

XTE

Cross Track Error is the straight-line distance of the boat from the intended Track. XTE

 

measures how far the boat is off course, and also triggers the Off Course Alarm.

Default Chart Big Digits View

Customized Chart Big Digits View

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