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A65 GPS Chartplotter

• The Edit Waypoint box is displayed, enabling you to change waypoint 

details. For more information refer to “Editing a Waypoint“ on page 53.

3. To accept the default details press 

ENTER

. The Waypoint List appears, dis-

playing your newly-created waypoint.

4. Press 

ENTER

 or 

CANCEL

. The Waypoint List is removed.

Shortcut

            A

To quickly place a waypoint at your current position, accepting the default details:
Press 

WPTS/MOB

 twice.

... at a known position

            

1. Press 

WPTS/MOB

.

2. Press WAYPOINT AT POSITION. The Edit Waypoint box is displayed with a 

default name and symbol for your new waypoint.

3. Press the LATITUDE soft key. The Latitude field is highlighted, indicating that 

you are in edit mode.

4. Use the rotary knob and trackpad keys to edit the Latitude field to reflect the 

desired location, as described in “Editing a Waypoint“ on page 53.

5. Press LONGITUDE and edit the Longitude field to the desired value.
6. If desired, edit the waypoint name and symbol from the defaults or add a com-

ment.

7. When complete, press 

ENTER

. The Waypoint List appears, displaying your 

newly-created waypoint.

8. Press 

ENTER

 or 

CANCEL

 to remove the Waypoint List from the screen.

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WPT 0001

D8807-2

WPTS

MOB

D8079-2

WAYPOINT AT

 POSITION...

LATITUDE

WPTS

MOB

Symbol:
Name:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Comment:

N  26 16.496
W 080 03.907

WPT 0005

Edit Waypoint

Edit Waypoint

N

  26 16.496

Summary of Contents for A65

Page 1: ...A65 GPS Chartplotter Owner s Handbook Document number 81248 2 Date March 2006...

Page 2: ...emark of Navionics SpA SanDisk is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Google is a trademark of Google Inc All other p...

Page 3: ...e 14 Data Pages 15 1 4 The Simulator 18 Chapter 2 General Operation and System Setup 21 2 1 Introduction 21 2 2 Controls 21 Keys 21 Soft Keys 23 Cursor 23 2 3 Status Bar 24 2 4 Displaying Control Info...

Page 4: ...MOB 46 3 2 Placing a Waypoint 47 3 3 Navigating to a Waypoint GOTO 49 using the cursor 49 via the WPTS MOB key 49 Navigating to a Waypoint Sent by NMEA 50 3 4 Viewing Waypoint Information 51 3 5 Editi...

Page 5: ...Route 80 Changing the Name or Color of a Route 85 Erasing a Route 86 4 9 Monitoring Where You Are Going 86 using Chart Vectors 86 using Cross Track Error XTE 87 using the Course Deviation Indicator C...

Page 6: ...6 A65 GPS Chartplotter...

Page 7: ...exercise common prudence and navigational judgement This device should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement CAUTION Water Ingress To prevent the ingress of water and con...

Page 8: ...it Anywhere in North America call Navionics toll free at 1 800 848 5896 Outside of North America contact your local dealer or Navionics SpA at 39 0584 961696 When saving archiving data Raymarine reco...

Page 9: ...requires a relevant chart card to obtain detailed information for the area in which you are navigating Optionally you may connect a compass via the NMEA port for heading data Fishfinder to build a pi...

Page 10: ...d display configuration Power OFF PressandholdthePWR key ThePowerDownscreenisdisplayedandthesystem counts down When it reaches zero the display and key backlights are extinguished If thePWR keyisrelea...

Page 11: ...rection on chart Displays soft keys for accessing the various data functions such as transmission of NMEA data PAGE ACTIVE DATA MENU WPTS MOB CANCEL PWR ENTER RANGE DATA Displays soft keys for importi...

Page 12: ...layoutconfigurations are represented in the next set of soft keys 3 Pressthesoftkeyforthepagelayoutyouwanttoview Thefollowingexample displays the soft keys that appear when the Chart page is selected...

Page 13: ...informationincludingportsandtides ifavailable Place display and edit waypoints Navigate to a position using cursor position waypoints and routes manually or using an autopilot if installed Set up a ro...

Page 14: ...SM25 Owner s Handbook A typical fishfinder page is displayed full screen in the following figure Using the fishfinder application you can Locate and distinguish different types of underwater objects O...

Page 15: ...ng figure Note TheA65setsitsinternalclockfromtheGPS Therefore timeofdayisnotavailable untila GPS fix isacquired After this initialfix the A65 continues toupdate its internally stored time of day eveni...

Page 16: ...uctionsbelowtherollingroadtellyouwhatcorrectionisneeded to maintain your course and arrive at the target waypoint Indication arrows are placed either side of the steering instruction pointing towardst...

Page 17: ...t key labels Note Whenyouswitchfromfullchartscreentosplitscreenchart thesplitscreeniscen teredatwhatwasthecenterofthefullscreen andthecursorismovedtothecenterofthe split screen In the following figure...

Page 18: ...displayed 2 Use the trackpad up down or rotary knob to highlight System Setup 3 Press the trackpad right to select 4 Use the trackpad up down or rotary knob to highlight Simulator 5 Press the trackpa...

Page 19: ...sired location 3 Switch Simulator mode ON D8526 3 Setup Setup Chart Setup Fishfinder Setup System Setup Alarms Setup GPS Setup Compass Setup Display Setup Diagnostics Menu User Card Menu System Setup...

Page 20: ...20 A65 GPS Chartplotter...

Page 21: ...for the display can be separated into two types Keys Soft keys Keys Keysenableyoutoaccessvarioussystemfunctionsorchangewhatyouseeonthe screen PWR Press and release to power ON the display After the un...

Page 22: ...e corresponding edge to move the cursor horizontally vertically or diagonally ENTER middle key Presstoselectanon screenoption ortoreturntotheprevioussoftkey label or menu level similar to CANCEL RANGE...

Page 23: ...edge to move the cursor horizontally vertically or diagonally Using the Rotary Knob Rotate clockwise to move the cursor up and counter clockwise to move it down Push in to toggle direction control Now...

Page 24: ...ove relocate the cursor Relative Motion is broken and the indicator appears in amber text and enclosed in parentheses Relative Motion When in split windows these appear as RM and RM respectively Relat...

Page 25: ...n be selected on screen or from the appropriate list Dialog box informationcanbeeditedusingthesoftkeys therotaryknoborthetrackpad For details see Editing a Waypoint on page 53 Pop up Messages Pop up m...

Page 26: ...nder setting changes except Brightness and Relative Motion are re tainedwhentheunitispoweredoffusingthePWRkey However thereisaone minutede lay fromthe time you make thesetting changeto whentheA65 plac...

Page 27: ...u may decide to make subsequent adjustments after you become more familiar with the system Any settings that you change are retained even when you power off To select the Chartplotter Setup menus pres...

Page 28: ...ries Spot Soundings Safety Contour Depth Contour Nav Marks Nav Marks Symbols Light Sectors Caution Routing Data Marine Features Land Features More DETAILED ON ON LARGE ON ON 7ft ALL ON INTERNATIONAL O...

Page 29: ...ONS Default in bold Chart Display The level of detail shown on the chart SIMPLE DETAILED EXTRA DETAILED Chart Grid Grid lines of latitude and longitude OFF ON Chart Text Text appearing on the chart su...

Page 30: ...ntour Outlines an area that is located at the specified depth OFF 16ft 33ft 66ft ALL Nav Marks Navigation marks OFF ON Nav Marks Symbols The set of symbology used for navigation marks Corresponds to p...

Page 31: ...ected with the cursor Note FortheObjectInformationdataboxtobedisplayed theCursor Info setting must be active as described on page 23 OFF POINTS ON ALL ON Vector Length The chart length specified for d...

Page 32: ...et it the Units parameter of the System Setup menu When zooming in and the value on the ring becomes less than 0 5 mile or 0 5 kilometer the distance label con verts to feet or meters respectively OFF...

Page 33: ...uomi Finnish Settings Reset Returns all settings back totheir original factory values The Waypoint and Route List databases are not reset After making this selection press ENTER to accept the reset or...

Page 34: ...L MILES STATUTE MILES KILOMETERS Speed KNOTS MILES PER HOUR KM PER HOUR Depth METERS FEET FATHOMS Temp CENTIGRADE FAHRENHEIT Date Format DD MM YY MM DD YY Time Format 12 HOUR 24 HOUR Time Offset UTC 1...

Page 35: ...s The distance from the target waypoint or the closest point of approach to the target waypoint that triggers the Arrival Alarm to sound 0 10nm 0 01 9 99 nm or equivalent in the selected Distance Unit...

Page 36: ...of the Setup menu This screen provides for each tracked satellite the satellite number a graphical signalstrengthbar status azimuthangleanditselevationanglefromyourvessel Off Track Alarm Switches the...

Page 37: ...Status The fix status can indicate NO FIX no satellite fix can be acquired FIX OK a normal GPS fix has been acquired D FIX a differential fix has been acquired SD FIX a satellite differential fix has...

Page 38: ...r all Note DataisnormallyacquiredfromtheDSM25 IfaDSM25isnotconnected theseval ues can beobtained fromanother instrument via NMEA Depth Measurement from bottom of transducer to the seabed Speed Reading...

Page 39: ...orheading red whiletheblue line represents the bearing to the waypoint When on the right course the two indicators line up and their combined color becomes green using COG or magenta using HDG Double...

Page 40: ...tion is also available by pressing and holding the DATA key When you make this selection the following is saved onto the card bitmap screen shot of your A65 display text file listing the essential dat...

Page 41: ...e inserting the card with the proper orientation DO NOT try to force the card into position as this may result in irreparable damage to the card CAUTION Saving Data to the Card Donotsavedata waypoints...

Page 42: ...the chart card door located on the front left of the display 3 Insertthecardasshown withthelipofthecardfacinginwards itshouldposi tion easily If it does not DO NOT force it check the direction in whi...

Page 43: ...close the chart card door and press firmly until an audible click is heard 2 15 Saving and Retrieving Data Your display can save up to 999 waypoints in a database list You may want to save more than...

Page 44: ...mpactFlash Card 1 Insert a CFcard into thecard slot See Inserting and Removing theCompact Flash Card on page 41 2 Press the DATA key and select LOAD WPTS FROM CARD A message box appears to show when t...

Page 45: ...d position data This chapter gives details of how to place edit manage and navigate to a waypoint using the dedicated WPTS MOB key A waypoint is a position marked on a chart or fishfinder window to in...

Page 46: ...special waypoint that enables you to mark and to return to a location if you were to lose a person or object overboard MOBmarksawaypointatyourcurrentpositionandthebearing rangeandvessel position are...

Page 47: ...s WPTS MOB 3 Press WAYPOINT AT CURSOR A waypoint is placed at the cursor position with a default name and sym bol The Edit Waypoint box is displayed enabling you to change waypoint details For more in...

Page 48: ...l for your new waypoint 3 Press the LATITUDE soft key The Latitude field is highlighted indicating that you are in edit mode 4 Use the rotary knob and trackpad keys to edit the Latitude field to refle...

Page 49: ...ress the GOTO soft key from the default chart screen 2 Press GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS The Waypoint List is displayed 3 Usingthetrackpad up down orrotaryknob highlightthewaypointyouwish to navigate to 4 P...

Page 50: ...Chapter 4 Using the Chartplotter Navigating to a Waypoint Sent by NMEA You can go to a waypoint that you have imported from another device such as another Raymarine display via NMEA The waypoint appea...

Page 51: ...by selecting it on the waypoint list Once you are viewing a waypoint s details a variety of editing and managing options are available using the cursor You can select a waypoint with the cursor and vi...

Page 52: ...layed 3 Use the trackpad up down or rotary knob to move to the desired waypoint The information for the selected waypoint is displayed 4 Press ENTER or CANCEL to return to normal operation D8468 2 REV...

Page 53: ...EDIT WAYPOINTS The Waypoint List appears 3 Press SELECT DEFAULT WPT SYMBOL The available waypoint symbols appear in a box to the right of the Waypoint List 4 Use the rotary knob or up down trackpad ke...

Page 54: ...4 612 WPT 0001 WPT 0002 WPT 0003 WPT 0004 WPT 0005 SYMBOL NAME Position BRG RNG Temp Depth Date Time 1 25 042 T nm 76 4 F 9 00 07AM 09 10 05 97 2ft Comment Waypoint List Waypoint List N 26 15 247 W 08...

Page 55: ...rotary knob to highlight the new symbol 7 Press ENTER to select The new symbol appears in the Edit Waypoint box 8 Press ENTER or CANCEL to remove the Edit Waypoint box Edit Waypoint Edit Waypoint Symb...

Page 56: ...he associated soft keys appear 2 Press NAME An edit box appears with the first character highlighted in the field The associated soft keys are displayed 3 Usethetrackpadup downkeysortherotaryknobtoedi...

Page 57: ...en complete press CANCEL to return to the Waypoint List and select another waypoint or else press CANCEL a second time to clear all boxes Notes 1 To exit afieldwithout saving pressCANCEL 2 Ifyoutrytoe...

Page 58: ...e the cursor over the waypoint that you want to move The Waypoint soft keys appear 2 Press MOVE WAYPOINT Note If youplace thecursor over awaypointto whichyouare currently navigating the active waypoin...

Page 59: ...2 Press ERASE WAYPOINT 3 You will then be asked to confirm this If the waypoint is part of a route a warning message also appears Press ENTER to accept or CANCEL to quit without saving Note If you pl...

Page 60: ...rd 3 6 Controlling How Waypoints are Displayed Whenyouhaveplacedmanywaypointsonyoursystem itmaybecomedifficultto easily interpret chart information This is particularly the case if you have many waypo...

Page 61: ...indow Set up alarms Using your Chartplotter Safely Your chartplotter makes use of waypoints which are easy to place and travel towards However you should always check that a route is safe If you have...

Page 62: ...activated the following is initiated automatically A MOB waypoint is placed at your current position on the chart screen The page splits to display the CDI screen also marked with the MOB posi tion T...

Page 63: ...ies for differentareas and for differentscales The chartscaleinuseisindicatedinthestatusbar thenumberrepresentsthedistance in nautical miles from the top of the chart window to the bottom of the chart...

Page 64: ...and Simplifying the Information on the Chart Declut ter on page 66 View details of available port services for a selected port see Port Services on page 91 View tide data see page 92 6 0nm North Up R...

Page 65: ...icture moves relative to your boat Whenyouagainpressthetrackpadorrotaryknob thecursorreappears the chart is fixed and the boat moves in perspective to fixed objects on the screen Notes 1 Ifneitherhead...

Page 66: ...are a large number of cartographic objects in a particular area you can reduce the amount of detail by de cluttering the chart display Turning declutter on hides the following cartographic objects Tex...

Page 67: ...n Pushintheknobto toggledirectioncontrol Nowrotatetheknobclockwisetomovethecursortothe right and rotate the knob counter clockwise to move the cursor to the left Note Byholdingintherotaryknobwhileturn...

Page 68: ...entlynavigatingtoawaypoint followingarouteor already navigating to the cursor you will need to press STOP GOTO before the system will allow you to go to the position currently marked by the cursor 3 P...

Page 69: ...ess STOP GOTO The GOTO CURSOR way point is removed D8126 2 GOTO CURSOR 6 0nm North Up Relative Motion Csr Pos N 50 45 760 W 001 23 797 076 T 5 8nm STOP GOTO STOP GOTO RESTART TE RESTART TE Bearing fro...

Page 70: ...selects the waypoint that you wish to navigate to from the Waypoint List 1 Press WPTS MOB key or GOTO soft key 2 Press GO TO WAYPOINT OPTIONS The Waypoint List is displayed 3 Highlight the desired way...

Page 71: ...ned 7 Tostopnavigatingtothewaypoint pressSTOPGOTO TheBODandBVDlines are removed Note FormoreinformationonnavigatingwithWaypoints pleasereferChapter3 Work ing with Waypoints 1 0nm North Up Relative Mot...

Page 72: ...y route that you follow immediately Quick Route If you do not rename a quick route it is overwritten and its waypoints deleted when a new quick route is built Building a Route Routes can either be bui...

Page 73: ...W ROUTE 2 Press PLACE WAYPOINT A new waypoint is placed at the cursor s position Ifyoumakeanerrorwhenyouarebuildingyourrouteandwishtoremove the last waypoint press UNDO WAYPOINT The waypoint and its d...

Page 74: ...ute If a Quick Route already exists it is overwritten The system then ini tiates a follow route Note IfyouwanttokeeptheQuickRoute youwillneedtorenameit See Changingthe Name orColor of aRoute onpage 85...

Page 75: ...iately follow the route Press FOLLOW RUICK ROUTE The route is saved under the name Quick Route If a Quick Route already exists it is overwritten The system then ini tiates a follow route Note Ifyouwan...

Page 76: ...Route List In addition to these basic options you can also follow a route in reverse order or advance to the next waypoint in a route that you are currently following Note Ifyou power offtheA65using...

Page 77: ...systemupdatesthedisplayto indicate the next leg of the route YoucanstopfollowinganactiverouteatanytimebypressingSTOP FOLLOW Using Quick Route This option follows a route as soon as it is built To save...

Page 78: ...s the Arrival Alarm sounds signifying that you have travelled within the arrival radius of the target waypoint If you require more precise route control you can select the manual waypoint advance feat...

Page 79: ...a route it can be edited in a variety of ways You can Reverse a route see page 80 Amend the course of a route see page 80 Change the name of a route see page 85 Change the color of a route see page 85...

Page 80: ...nt ways Edit the route using the Make Route dialog box This method modifies the route by identifying which existing waypoints are used in the route and in what order It does not alter the waypoints th...

Page 81: ...SERT WAYPOINT The waypoint is added Make Route Make Route WPT 0008 WPT 0009 WPT 0010 WPT 0011 WPT 0012 WPT 0013 WPT 0008 WPT 0009 WPT 0011 N 25 34 521 W 079 01 755 D8123 2 Waypoints in this route All...

Page 82: ...hlight the waypoint you want to delete 4 Press REMOVE WAYPOINT 5 Press ENTER The selected waypoint is removed from the right hand New Route column but not from the left hand Waypoint column that is it...

Page 83: ...ove 3 Press REMOVE WAYPOINT The selected waypoint disappears from the list 4 Use the trackpad to move the highlight immediately below the position where you want the waypoint to be relocated 5 Move co...

Page 84: ...waypoint from the chart and therefore from the route 1 Move the cursor over the waypoint that is to be removed The cursors turns red and the action soft keys appear Note Ifyouplacethecursorovertheway...

Page 85: ...waypoint theSTOPFOLLOWsoftkeyappearsinplaceofthewaypointac tion keys You must stop the goto before relocating this waypoint Changing the Name or Color of a Route You can change the name for a more mea...

Page 86: ...POINTmenu symbol name lat lon comment are not deleted Note If you attemptto edit anactive route the ERASE ROUTE softkey is grayedout 4 9 Monitoring Where You Are Going using Chart Vectors You can disp...

Page 87: ...route or going to a waypoint you can restart the XTE This sets the XTE to zero and moves the origin to the actual vessel position Restarting XTE is useful if you find yourself off track and want to g...

Page 88: ...Status Bar see page 24 The mode that you choose is restored at power up and consists of the following North Up N UP In North Up mode the chart orientation is fixed with true north upwards As your head...

Page 89: ...rt picture moves relative to your boat TheRELATIVEMOTIONindicatorappearsintheStatusBaratthetopofthescreen in white text and without parentheses Whenyoupanthechart thecursorisnolongerplacedovertheboata...

Page 90: ...more information please refer to Chapter 3 Working with Waypoints You can show or hide waypoint details 1 Press PRESENTATION from the main chart screen 2 Press the SHOW HIDE WAYPOINTS soft key 3 Make...

Page 91: ...ic objects in the area if available 4 If multiple objects are displayed use the trackpad or rotary knob to highlight the desired port Details for the selected port are displayed in the lower right han...

Page 92: ...ects in the area if available 4 If multiple objects are displayed use the trackpad or rotary knob to highlight the desired tide station Details for the selected tide station are displayed in the lower...

Page 93: ...ike the BOD BVD line is updated as the boat approaches the waypoint Bearing from Origin to Destination BOD When following a waypoint this is a dashed line that is drawn between the vessel s original p...

Page 94: ...to a ground position as measured by the GPS This differs from your Heading which does nottakeintoaccountcurrent windorotherseaconditionsthatmay alter your course Course Up Orientation Displays the ch...

Page 95: ...nges the boat symbol moves accordingly This is the default mode for the chart application Paddlewheel Speed See Boat Speed Range Distance to the specified waypoint Route A sequential series of waypoin...

Page 96: ...ade Good VMG Your actual rate to a waypoint based upon your current speed and course after adjusting for such factors as current and leeway VMG Velocity Made Good Waypoints Waypoints are locations or...

Page 97: ...cation 31 86 CompactFlash cards 63 Course Up mode 89 current position 65 edit routes 79 Head Up mode 88 heading indication 31 86 motion mode 63 navigate to waypoint 70 North Up mode 88 orientation 88...

Page 98: ...9 L Land Features 30 Language setting 33 Latitude of waypoint 56 Light Sectors 30 Log data item 38 Longitude of waypoint 56 M Man Overboard MOB 22 46 62 Manual Variation 33 Marine Features 30 Menus Al...

Page 99: ...a item 38 Temperature Graph 16 Temperature units 34 Tides 92 Time Offset 34 Time units 34 Tone 39 Trip data item 38 U Units 34 User Card menu 40 V Variation Source 32 Vectors 31 86 W Waypoint Advance...

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