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Before You Begin
This chapter provides basic information to get you start using the chart plot-
ter; it will help you to become familiar with the chart display and the functions of
the controls before you start using the chart plotter.
2.1 THE KEYBOARD
The 'POWER' key
Press 'POWER' down for 1 second to turn the chart plotter On. Press and
hold 'POWER' down (once the chart plotter has been turned On) for 3 seconds
turns the chart plotter Off.
Press and immediately release 'POWER' to adjust the keyboard brightness.
The key
Excluding specific situations, returns to the previous menu or leaves a menu
without making changes. If you are not into a menu, if the GPS computing a valid
fix position and the chart plotter is not in Home mode, pressing 'CLEAR' sets Home
mode. When Home (called also Navigate) mode is set, the cursor is not shown any-
more and all cartographic functions (zoom, scroll, etc.) are leaded by the fix position.
The fix is centered in the map display and the map scrolls underneath as the fix
position changes. To deactivate Home mode move the cursor. In Basic Mode deletes
the A, B, C, D points, the User Point (Mark, Event, Waypoint), the MOB, the
Target identified by the cursor.
The key
Selects the desired option, confirms selection.
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in Basic Mode places A, B, C, D points on the cursor