•a distance scale
•a lightly shaded frame around the edges (this may not be visible with chart overlays)
The status bar is the gray bar along the top of your Chart screen. This shows:
•whether the chart is at normal size, overscaled (enlarged), or underscaled (shrunk).
•the position of the cursor (if the cursor is shown on the Chart screen) or of your vessel (just select Vessel to see your position)
•range and bearing (R/B) from your vessel to the cursor (if the cursor is shown)
•your course over ground (COG) and bearing mode
•your speed over ground (SOG) (in the units of your choice)
3.3Display your current position in real time
You can show your vessel's current position in real time on your Chart screen if you are receiving position data from an external source such as GPS.
To display your current position in real time:
1.Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2.Select Vessel or press the Vessel key.
3.The 8000i repositions the Chart screen to show your vessel as an icon that moves in real time as your position changes. The Show Vessel button is automatically toggled On and stays on until you toggle it Off.
3.4Pan the chart
You can pan (move) the Chart screen to show areas that are outside the currently displayed area.
To pan the chart screen:
1.Display the Chart screen and the control panel.
2.Identify the lightly shaded frame around the edge of the Chart screen (this may not be visible if there are any chart overlays)
3.You can either:
touch the edge of the Chart screen once to move one step in that direction, or keep touching to scroll the Chart screen rapidly in that direction
press a directional arrow key once to move the Chart screen one step in that direction, or hold down to scroll the Chart screen rapidly in that direction.
4.Stop when you can see the new part of the Chart screen that you want.
3.5Zoom in or out on a chart screen
You can zoom in and out on the Chart screen to show different levels of detail.
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