Functional Characteristics

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FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

This chapter describes some of the most important functions of the GEONAV, as well as the terms most commonly used in this document.

Switching on/Switching off the unit

To switch the GEONAV on, press the PWR key. To switch it off, keep the PWR key pressed for more than 3 seconds.

Welcome page

At start-up, the GEONAV displays a welcome page whose text (e.g., the boat’s name) can be edited by the Setup menu (see the Setup Section). To freeze the page displayed, press ENTER. To unfreeze the page and continue with the instrument’s opera- tion, press ENTER again.

Depth sounder

If connected to a depth sounder via NMEA, the GEONAV will enable the depth sounder mode, showing a graph of the sea bed or the relevant data in numerical form.

The depth value can be expressed in meters (default value), feet or fathoms; to select the unit, press GOTO, then choose SETUP/GENERAL and DEPTH UNITS (M/FT/FA).

Sailing functions

If connected to a mast head transducer (anemometer), the GEONAV will automatically enable the Sailing mode, once the wind speed and direction data have been received, and pro- vided that the Sailing window is enabled via the Setup menu.

Navigation mode (automatic)

At start-up, the GEONAV automatically enables the Navigation mode, as soon as the GPS transmits a valid fix; when in Navi- gation mode:

The manual cursor is not displayed

The depth sounder window can be accessed

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Navionics 10C, 11C manual Functional Characteristics

10C, 11C specifications

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