9.6OTHER SETTINGS IN ROUTE MENU

You will notice the ROUTE menu has other selections.

SELECT

Choose an available Route to create or choose a stored Route to show and follow on the Chart page.

REVERSE

Reverses the Route, when chosen Starting point is at the end of the Route.

COLOR

Allows changing the color of the navigation lines between each leg in the Route.

REPORT

The Route Report menu is useful to show details of the Waypoints contained within the Route. This menu

 

also allows you to enter in your average speed and fuel consumption and calculate the approximate fuel

 

used when following the Route.

SEND

Sends the stored points to a external device (PC) capable of listening to NMEA RTE sentence.

RECEIVE

Receive the points from an external device (PC) capable of sending NMEA RTE sentence.

THICKNESS Selection that allows the Route line to be easily seen; default selection is Thick.

9.6.0Route Checking

The Route Check function is used after you have created a Route to ensure you and your vessel will not have problems while navigating. This is done by the CPF180i and CPF300i by reviewing the Route and looking for the following hazards that may effect safe navigation.

·Land Areas

·Shallow Water

·Intertidal Areas

·Rocks

·Wrecks

·Obstructions

·Shoreline Constructions

·Fishing Facility

·Dredged Areas

·Diffusers

·Mooring/Warping Facility

·Production Installation

·Pingos

·No Data Available

If any of these alarm conditions is detected, the function returns the list of dangerous objects and the relative dangerous Route leg, that is drawn with a different color.

To activate this function:

AUTOMATIC CHECK

Turns the Route Checking feature On or Off. Turn the Automatic Route Check on after

 

you have created a new Route, or if you inserted a new Waypoint, deleted, moved or

 

edited any Waypoint in a saved Route to confirm the Route can be safely navigated.

ROUTE WIDTH

This selection allows you to select the width from the left and right of the Route line where

 

the CPF180i or CPF300i will check to confirm navigation threats. The default for this

 

selection is 0.04NM.

DEPTH LIMIT

This selection allows you to select the water depth in the Route width area so the

 

CPF180i or CPF300i can check and confirm underwater threats. The default for this

 

selection is 10FT.

ACCURACY

Selects the accuracy for the Route check, among Minimum, Low, Medium, High and

 

Maximum.

ROUTE CHECK REPORT

Shows the list of the dangerous objects found on the charts crossed by the Route.

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CPF180I, CPF300I specifications

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