Leica apMK12, Operation & Installation Manual

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Tide Operation & Installation Manual
Tide
There are two TIDE screens. The TIDE1 screen displays graphic and
digital information about the tide conditions at your present position.
This is based on tide table constants that you must enter in the
TIDE2
screen, then access through the TIDE1 screen. You can store up to 100
tide tables in TIDE2 .
The following CFG1 menus directly impact the TIDE functions:
Ø
Depth - sets the measurement units in meters, feet, or fathoms.
TIDE1 - Current Tide Display
This screen provides the current tide conditions for the tide constants
indicated in the upper left hand corner. The number in the upper left
corner of the window is the identification number of this table in the
British Admiralty Tide Table and in the TIDE2 screen. The name to the
right of this number is the port name you entered in the TIDE2 screen.
A graphical representation of the tide is given in the middle of the
screen. The tide peak references are given to the right of the High/Low
time on the right of the screen. High/Low tide times are given to the
right of the graph. The marker time (indicated by the clock icon or +
sign in the graphic area) and tide condition are given below the High/
Low tide information.
The tide marker automatically updates to the current time. When the
tide marker is in the automatic mode, the cross-hair indicator is en-
closed with a circle (like a clock). You can move the marker forward or
backward in time using the softkeys at the bottom of the screen. Re-
turn the marker to the present time by simply pressing the
Marker to
Now softkey. When you move the tide marker off of the present time,
the marker changes to a + sign. The marker will remain at the manually
positioned mark until you either press one of the manual marker con-
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