Raymarine Chartplotter RL70CRC PLUS, RL80CRC PLUS, Combined Pathfinder Radar Working with Routes

Working with Routes

5-18 hsb2 PLUS Series Color LCD Display

5.4 Working with Routes

A route is made up of a series of waypoints (maximum 50). To make a route you place a series of waypoints on the chart, or you can select waypoints from the Waypoint List. You can also save your vessel’s track as you navigate, then convert the track to a route - this function is described in Section 5.7.

When a route is created it becomes the current route and is displayed on- screen. The current route is maintained when you power-off. Only one route can be current and is displayed (if it is in the field-of-view) as solid lines connecting waypoints. If you are following the route, the current leg is shown as a dotted line and previous legs are removed from the screen (although the waypoints remain displayed). The current route (and its waypoints) is transferred via SeaTalk to a repeater chart display and other instruments. You can also use the Waypoint Transfer functions to transfer the route database to a repeater display.

Once you have created a route you can use the GOTO soft keys to follow the route. In addition, the GOTO default soft key provides various options as described in Section 5.5.

Up to 20 routes can be saved in the route database. You can then select a route from the database list as the current route.

The current route can be edited by adding and moving waypoints. The current route is always placed in the database list as route number 0, so you can edit the current route without affecting the original route in the database. Once a route has been saved, options are also provided to name a route, erase a route and to display route details.

You can use the route information to review your passage plan by adjusting the planned Speed Over Ground (SOG).

Note:

1.The route database is stored locally, in the display unit on which it was cre- ated. Although the current route is automatically transferred, you need to use the WAYPOINT TRANSFER function, described in Section 5.6, to transfer the complete route database to a repeater display connected via hsb2. Alternative- ly you can save routes, and load them from a user cartridge.

2.It is possible for the current route to be overwritten by a route from another unit on an integrated system, so it is advisable to save all routes.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks:

•Creating a new route.

•Saving the current route in the database list.

•Clearing the current route.