Chapter Introduction | Raymarine Marine GPS System manual

Chapter 1

Introduction

Welcome to RayTech Navigator

This User’s Guide describes how to use Raymarine®’s RayTech Navigator marine navigation software (Figure 1-1). RayTech Navigator operates within a standard Windows® environment, and enables you to utilize the latest digital charts and Global Positioning System (GPS) instrumentation to help you pilot your vessel to virtually anywhere in the world. Navigator easily interfaces with your boat’s onboard navigational systems, offering you the flexibility to allow Navigator to autopilot your vessel to any destination you choose to plot. Navigator also incorporates the capability to download the latest weather and oceanographic information and display it on any chart, thus keeping you apprised of foul weather near you or your destination. Furthermore, Navigator is the perfect choice for the serious sailor

or fisherman, offering advanced optional modules that enhance Navigator’s route-plotting and fish-finding performance. The subsec- tions that follow detail the sophisticated capabilities and features of RayTech Navigator.

Figure 1-1. Typical RayTech Navigator Chart Screen

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Raymarine Marine GPS System manual Chapter Introduction, Welcome to RayTech Navigator

Contents

Distributed by Navigator Disclaimers and Warranty Technical Accuracy Guide Description Generall Conventtiions Conventions Mailing Addresses Telephone United StatesTelephone Europe Email AddressPage Table of Contents Using Navigators Interface Customiiziing the Interface Working With Charts and Routes4-1 Measurriing Range and Bearriing Usiing VRM//EBL Usi ing Sonar Wi ith Navi igator Appendix a Connecting Peripheral Instruments Welcome to RayTech Navigator Chapter Introduction Multiple Chart Formats for Flexibility Easy Marine Navigation Using Routes and Waypoints Comprehensive Weather/Oceanographic Reporting Navigator’s Toolbars, Functionbars, and Databoxes Contour Display Sail Racer Module Optional Modules Fishing Pro Module Before You Begin Overview Setting Your PC Monitor’s Colors for Best Display Hardware RequirementsMinimum System Requirements Installing Navigator Installing From a CDTo install Navigator from a CD InstallShield Wizard Welcome Screen InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Screen InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Screen ISW Custom Setup screen choices are defined as follows InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install Screen Installing From the Internet Main Interface Component Descriptions Chapter Using Navigator’s Interface Navigator’s Main Interface Drop-Down Menus File MenuWaypoint Menu Tools Menu Route Menu View Menu Tools/Pre-Start Menu Help Menu Window Menu Toolbars Standard ToolbarWaypoints and Routes Toolbar Alarm Toolbar Charting Toolbar Tides/Currents Toolbar Animation Toolbar Fishing Toolbar View Toolbar Yacht Racing Toolbar Pre-Start ToolbarWeather Toolbar Functionbar Menus Pathfinder Panel ToolbarStandard Functionbar 22. Standard Functionbar Menu Hierarchy Route Button Goto ButtonMarks Button Second-Level More Button Top-Level More Button Weather Animation Button File Button Radar Functionbar Setup Button 31. Radar Functionbar Menu Hierarchy Heading Mode Button Targets ButtonMarpa Button 35. Radar Functionbar Gain Button Descriptions Gain Button 36. Radar Functionbar VRM/EBL Button Descriptions VRM/EBL Buttons Tune Button Sonar Functionbar 38. Sonar Functionbar Menu Hierarchy Zoom Button Frequency Button Scope Button Bottom Lock Button 43. Sonar Functionbar VRM/EBL Button Descriptions 44. Sonar Functionbar Alarm Button Descriptions Alarm Buttons Customizing the Interface Using the Customize Dialog Box To customize drop-down menus Commands Tab To create and name a custom Toolbar To reset Toolbars to original default settingsToolbars Tab To display the Toolbars tab 46. Customize Dialog Box Toolbars Tab Keyboard Tab To associate keystrokes with commands 48. Customize Dialog Box Menu Tab Menu Tab To display the Options tab Options Tab About Using Charts with Navigator Installing Charts Installing MapTech PCX and NOAA/BSB Charts Where to Store Charts RayTech Settings Dialog Box Chart Installer Screen Chart Manager Screen 1 Showing Installed Charts Working With Routes To create and name a route Creating a Route Beginning a Route Completing a Route Editing Routes and Waypoints Waypoint Basics Adding, Moving, and DeletingTo add a waypoint to a route 11. Edit Route Dialog Box Adding a Waypoint to a Route 12. Moving a Waypoint To move relocate a waypoint 13. Moving the Waypoint You Are Approaching To The Vessel 15. Placing a Waypoint At The Vessel’s Current Position To put a new waypoint at your vessel’s current position 17. Placing a Waypoint At The Cursor’s Current Position To put a new waypoint at the cursor’s current position 18. Placing a Man Overboard Marker 19. Deleting a Waypoint To delete a waypoint from a route Modifying Waypoints To modify a waypoint’s display characteristics Working With Charts And Routes To set one waypoint as relative to another Setting Relative Waypoints To return a waypoint to its relative coordinates To temporarily set one waypoint to specific coordinates To create a new waypoint group Working With Waypoint Groups 22. Renaming a Waypoint Group To rename a waypoint group 23. Deleting a Waypoint Group To delete a waypoint group 24. Showing or Hiding a Waypoint Group To display or hide a waypoint group To retrieve waypoints from the recycle bin Using the Waypoint Recycle Bin 26. Retrieving Waypoints From The Recycle Bin Chapter Advanced Navigator Functions Using Radar With Navigator RayTech Navigator User’s Guide To display radar data in a separate window To overlay radar data on top of a chartDisplaying the Radar Screen Displaying the Top Line Status Header To display the Control Panel Displaying the Control Panel Using the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar Changing the Range Using the Range Control Radar Range Scales Standard Range Scale Radar Range Determining Actual Radar Range Interpreting and Adjusting the Radar Picture Identifying False Echo Returns Controls to Adjust the Radar Picture Indirect False Echoes Side Lobes Blind Sectors or Shadow Effect Multiple Echoes Radar Gain Control To adjust the Gain Radar Sea Clutter Display Sea Clutter Control To adjust Sea Clutter control Radar Rain Clutter Display Rain Clutter Control To adjust the Rain and FTC controls Tuning the Receiver That you leave the Tune control in Auto modeTo tune the radar Changing the Target Display To change target mode settings Target Expansion Interference Rejection Target Wakes Measuring Range and Bearing Using VRM/EBL RayTech Navigator User’s Guide Click Using VRM/EBLTo access VRM/EBLs Measuring Range and Bearing to Target from Vessel Moving a VRM/EBL To move a VRM or EBLTo Move Click To remove marks To place a mark symbol at the cursor positionTo place a mark symbol at the current vessel location Placing Marks Introduction to Marpa Safety Notices Target Data Risk Assessment Radar Range Scales Target Vector and History To acquire a Marpa target Acquiring a Marpa Target Using the Marpa Dialog Box Deleting a Marpa TargetTo remove a target from the Marpa database To view selected target data in the Marpa box To acquire a targetTo clear a target To view target data the Marpa List To display sonar data in a separate Navigator window Using Sonar With Navigator Pathfinder Panel for Sonar To display the depth of the fish Fish Indications Effect of Frequency and Boat Speed Bottom Indications To toggle on and off the Target Depth ID Depth Target ID Selecting the Background Color Changing the Scroll SpeedTo change the background color To pause the scrolling display To change the scrolling speed To adjust the range and shift values Adjusting the Range Control Selecting the Power Setting To change the power settingSelecting the Frequency To change the frequency Adjusting Display Gain Sensitivity To adjust the Color Gain Adjusting Color Gain Using the A-Scope To display the A-Scope imageTo remove the A-Scope image To display the Bottom Lock image Using Bottom Lock To use zoom Using the White LineUsing Zoom To switch the white line feature on and off Using Alarms To set an alarm Using VRM To use the VRM To Place a Waypoint Using Waypoints 13. Typical Polars Plot Screen Using Polars to Optimize Your Performance Entering and Editing Data Collecting Data 14. Polar Parameters Screen Polar Parameters Screen Advanced Navigator Functions 15. Data Tests Screen Data Tests Screen Advanced Navigator Functions RayTech Navigator User’s Guide ForestayStrain Displays only those tests that To graph a Polar plot, do the following How to Graph and Read a Polar Plot RayTech Navigator User’s Guide 18. Polar Plot Example Screen 19. Upwind Plot Screen Using the Upwind, Downwind, and Vmc Plot Screens 20. Downwind Plot Screen 21. Vmc Plot Screen Boat Speed Calibration Calibrating to Ensure Data Accuracy Apparent Wind Angle Calibration Compass Calibration True Wind Angle Calibration 22. Twa Corrections Screen 23. Tws Corrections Screen True Wind Speed Calibration Using the Engine Instrument Panel 24. Single Engine Instrument Panel with Tachometer Displaying the Panel 25. Engine Panel Settings Screen Showing Instruments Tab Configuring the Panel 26. Engine Panel Setting Screen Showing Panel Tab Appendix a Connecting Peripheral Instruments Figure A-1. Raymarine Nmea Connection Cable, Part No. E86001 Connecting to Instruments Via an Nmea Cable Table A-1. Connecting Navigator Directly to GPS System Connecting Directly to a GPS Connect Cable Color To Nmea Instrument Lead Connecting Directly to NMEA-Equipped Instruments Table A-3. Connecting Navigator Directly to Radar System Connecting Directly to Radar Table A-4. Connecting Navigator Directly to Autopilot System Connecting Directly an Autopilot Connecting to a Raymarine Direct SeaTalk Interface Connecting Specific Instruments and Devices Figure A-1 and Table A-5 Connecting to a Raytheon Autohelm System Connecting to B&G Instruments Table A-6. Connecting Navigator to a B&G Performance BoardTable A-7. Connecting Navigator to a B&G Nmea FFD Display Table A-8. Connecting Navigator to a KVH Race Box Connecting to KVH Instruments Connecting to Ockam Instruments Nmea Basics Basic Nmea and RS-232 Cabling Principles RS-232 Basics RayTech Navigator User’s Guide Circuit Grounding Issues Proper Cable ShieldingPreventing Interference and Crosstalk Pin Serial Direct Connecting With a KiwiTech Cable RayTech Navigator Version Raymarine Interim Sheet Click Send Now Click Save Now Create Route Charting Enhancements New Databoxes Other Vessel Tracking DataTrak Enhancements