Operating Modes

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OPERATING MODES

When switching on the GEONAV, the user can select one of the two main operating modes available.

Press the PWR key and wait for the message on official nauti- cal charts to show (if required, select one chart among those contained in the cartridge), then press EXIT to enable the STD mode, or ENTER to enable the standard GEONAV mode. It is also possible to press GOTO to enter the demo mode, in which the unit automatically shows, in sequence, different views relative to the chart currently loaded.

STD mode

This mode allows displaying the chart data according to the RTCM standard. During navigation, only the ship’s position, the heading vector and a set of chart items - defined by the applicable regulations (and known as standard display) - are displayed at full screen. Markers are not displayed and navi- gation data are made accessible only by quitting the standard display. By enabling the manual cursor by the joystick, the markers will show again, on condition that the relevant op- tion on the Setup menu (DISPLAY/MARKERS ON/OFF) has been selected.

Geonav mode

This is the unit standard mode. During navigation, the win- dows showing position and route (if present) data, as well as the waypoints and markers, are enabled.

It is not possible to disable the marker display, whose rel- evant option does not appear in the Setup menu.

In Geonav mode, the unit displays different types of data, according to the operating mode enabled (Cursor mode or Navi- gation mode). The following paragraphs will describe the dif- ferences between the modes available.

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Navionics 10C, 11C manual Operating Modes, STD mode, Geonav mode

10C, 11C specifications

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