B&G Zeus3 Glass Helm, Operator'S Manual

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PredictWind
PredictWind weather and PredictWind routes can be displayed on charts.
PredictWind weather
PredictWind weather can be displayed as GRIB weather overlay on the chart. To use this
functionality, the appropriate PredictWind subscription is required. Refer to
www.predictwind.com.
Only one weather file can be displayed on the chart at a time.
The PredictWind GRIB weather file can be made available for display as overlay on the chart
the following ways:
• Download PredictWind files automatically or manually from the PredictWind web site
using the unit's Internet connection as follows:
- Turn on GRIB weather overlay from the Chart menu, refer to
"Turn on GRIB weather overlay"
on
page 55
- Enter your PredictWind login credentials in the unit, refer to
"PredictWind login credentials"
on
page 55
- If you want the system to automatically download the files from PredictWind, specify
automatic download High resolution, Offshore (lower resolution), or both. Refer to
"Automatically download PredictWind weather files"
on page 56.
- If you want to manually download the files from PredictWind, use the Download
forecast option in the Chart menu. Refer to
"Manually download PredictWind weather files"
on
page 56.
- Import the file into memory to overlay it on the chart, refer to
"Specify PredictWind GRIB overlay
file"
on page 58
• Download PredictWind files to a memory card connected to a PC and then import a file
from the memory card into the unit's memory as follows:
- Download PredictWind weather files to a memory card connected to a PC
Note:
Do not use a map memory card. Downloading files to a map card can corrupt
the map card.
- Insert the memory card in the unit's card reader
- Turn on GRIB weather overlay from the Chart menu, refer to
"Turn on GRIB weather overlay"
on
page 55
- Import the file into memory to overlay it on the chart. You can import a weather file
directly from the memory card or from any directory available to the File manager.
Refer to Specify PredictWind GRIB overlay file
"Specify PredictWind GRIB overlay file"
on page
58.
Turn on GRIB weather overlay
To view GRIB weather overlay on the chart and expand the chart menu to display GRIB
weather menu options, turn on the GRIB weather overlay feature from the chart menu.
PredictWind login credentials
To automatically or manually download weather files from the PredictWind web site, enter
your PredictWind login credentials in the PredictWind GRIB weather dialog.
Access the PredictWind GRIB weather dialog from the Chart settings dialog.
Select Email and enter your PredictWind login email address.
Select Password and enter your PredictWind password.
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