Raymarine e7, User Reference

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• The color of the arrow indicates the flow speed:
– Red : increasing current flow speed.
– Blue : decreasing current flow speed.
The animation can be viewed continuously or incrementally at a
time interval that you specify. You can also set the date for the
animation, and start or restart the animation at any point within a
24-hour period. If the system does not have a valid date and time
the date used will be midday for the system default date.
Note: Not all electronic charts support the animated currents
feature.
Viewing animated current information
From the chart application:
1. Select diamond-shaped current icon.
The chart context menu is displayed.
2. Select Animate .
The animate menu is displayed and the current icons are
replaced with dynamic current arrows
Controlling animations
From the chart application, with the animate menu displayed:
1. To start or stop the animation, select
Animate: to switch
between Play and Pause.
2. To view the animation in steps, select Step Back or Step
Forward .
3. To set the animation step interval, pause any playing animations,
and then select Set Time Interval .
4. To set the animation date, select Set Date and then using the on
screen keyboard enter the required date.
5. To set the animation date to the current date select Today .
6. To set the animation date to 24 hours previous to the current
date select Previous Date .
7. To set the animation date to 24 hours ahead of the current date
select Next Day .
Displaying details of currents
From the chart application:
1. Select diamond-shaped current icon.
The chart context menu is displayed.
2. Select Current Station .
The current graph for the selected current station is displayed.
Current graphs
Current graphs provide a graphical view of current activity.
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1. Back — Return to the previous menu or view.
2. Sunrise indicator — Indicates when the sun rises.
Using the chart
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