User manual RAYMARINE NAVIONICS PLATINUM CHART CARD

[. . . ] Navionics Platinum Chart Card User's Guide Document Number: 81259-1 Date: June 2005 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User's Guide Trademarks and registered trademarks Autohelm, HSB Raymarine, RayTech, RayTech RNS, Sail Pilot, SeaTalk and Sportpilot are registered trademarks of Raymarine Limited. Apelco is a registered trademark of Raymarine Holdings Limited (Registered in all major marketing territories). AST, Autoadapt, Auto GST, Autoseastate, Autotrim, Bidata, Marine Intelligence, Maxiview, On Board, Raychart, Raynav, Raypilot, Raystar, ST40, ST60, Seaclutter, Smart Route, Tridata and Waypoint Navigation are trademarks of Raymarine Limited. All other product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks (if applicable) of their respective companies. [. . . ] Beyond these limits the land will appear green (color charts) or grey (black and white charts). The level of resolution and the availability of a colored overlay is dependent on the region covered by the chart card. Aerial photo overlay is accessed via the PRESENTATION and CHART LAYERS soft keys and can be applied to individual chart windows. Adjusting the level of opaqueness You can adjust the balance between the chart and the aerial photograph by changing the overlay's level of opaqueness. Examples: D7923_1 70% level 40% level 20% level D7920_1 2D Chart Enhancements Note: Any changes that you make will affect all displays in your system. 11 Specifying the overlay area You can specify whether the overlay is displayed for land areas only or for land and sea areas, via the Cartography Setup menu. Land and sea overlay Land only overlay D7921_1 Increased coverage In addition to coastal regions, the Platinum chart card also covers US lakes and inland waterways. Changed control · Radar Overlay - Now controlled via the PRESENTATION and CHART LAYERS soft keys. · Radar/chart synchronization - Now controlled via the PRESENTATION CHART MODE & ORIENTATION - CHART SYNC - RDR soft keys. Note: The 2D chart can be synchronised with either the radar or the 3D chart (see page 21), but not both. Additional menu items The Cartography Setup Menu now includes controls to switch Business Services, Roads and Additional Wrecks on/off, and to select either land or land and sea for the Aerial Photo Overlay. 12 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User's Guide 3D Cartography An introduction 3D cartography introduces an easy-to-use chart format that provides you with a graphical view of land and sea contours around your boat. Land masses are shown in green, the shade depending on the height above sea level. Water, the sea-bed and submerged objects are shown in varying shades of blue. Much of the information available on a conventional chart can be shown in three dimensions, giving you an accurate easy-to-view image of the area around your boat that can help you plan: · Fishing spots. If the area that you are in is new to you, or visibility is poor, 3D cartography can help to give you the confidence to know where you are and what is around you. As with a conventional chart, active waypoints and routes can also be shown on the 3D chart. 3D cartography has the following features: · Choice of operating modes; Active or Planning. · Exaggerate the view. D8042_1 3D Cartography 13 · Ability to synchronize 2D and 3D charts. · Ability to indicate the area that your fishfinder transducer cone covers (if fitted). To obtain the best results from the 3D cartography application you should make sure that your display is receiving accurate heading and position data from a suitable source. The application When you choose to set up your display to use 3D cartography, the application opens in the selected window. Depending on how your display is set up, this can be full screen, or part of a page set. For full details of Page Set up refer to your display handbook. Range Horizontal distance across screen (halfway up the window or at center of view). Shown in selected system units. Mode Shows the mode in which the application is working. Rotation Shows in degrees true, how far the on-screen view has been rotated from your boat's heading. Cartographic objects Select objects for display via the 3D Chart Setup menu. Center-of-view White cross indicates center of chart view. D8054_1 Waypoint With arrival circle Boat symbol Boat's position on chart. Select sail or power boat. Depth scale Approximate depth beneath your boat. North arrow 3D indication of True North in relation to the chart view. 14 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User's Guide Using the 3D chart Set-up Before using 3D cartography you should set-up the chart to show you the information that is needed for the particular operation that you are doing. Settings for the chart are accessed via the MENU hard key - 3D Chart Setup and let you change: · Center-of-view indicator - Turn the center-of-view indicator (marked with a white cross) ON/OFF. · Navigation marks - Turn navigation marks ON/OFF. Controls The 3D chart is operated in a similar way to a 2D chart using the following controls: · Rotary control. · Soft keys. Rotary control This is used to: · Rotate the chart view (0o-360o). · Change the pitch (vertical angle of view) of the chart (1o to 90o). Pressing the rotary knob will toggle control between the rotation and pitch functions. [. . . ] · Press CANCEL at any time during adjustment to return exaggeration to its previous setting. 20 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User's Guide Declutter Declutter OFF Declutter ON Navigating in an area that shows a lot of information on the chart, such as navigation marks, can be confusing. Depending on your chart view level it can make features or even your position difficult to see. Declutter helps you to reduce this confusion and make the chart clearer, by removing some objects from view. Declutter is accessed via the PRESENTATION soft key sub-menu. Using 2D and 3D charts together If the area in which you are navigating is unfamiliar, or visibility is poor, working with 2D and 3D chart applications on the screen side-by-side can give you extra confidence and help you find out what is around you. D8062_1 D8060_1 3D Cartography 21 Your display handbook gives you details of how to set up a page set to view the two applications together. [. . . ]