Raytheon Pathfinder ECDIS, Operator'S Manual

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Operator Manual
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not accepted, you must change the location of the waypoint. If the geometrical
limits are not accepted, you may either change the waypoint, waypoint radius, or
the Cross
− track Error Alarm (you may leave the Edit Route dialog box open
while you do this).
If you enter a waypoint in a restricted area, ECDIS will display a warning Route
Intersects Restricted Area . ECDIS allows you to save routes containing a
waypoint in a restricted area.
8.2.1.1 Creating a Route
NOTE
The larger the scale of the display, the more accurately you can locate
specific coordinates. If you want to place a waypoint at a location that is
not in view, you can move the display using the Zoom feature, the Scale
and Center command, the View Area command, or the arrow keys
while the Edit Route dialog box is open.
Observe the Alarm Window (Information Panel), consider the messages
about:
Prohibited Areas , Own Ships Contours , Bouys and Beacons .
Before creating a new primary Route the last primary Route has to be cleared.
The same applies to the secondary route.
Select
Clear Route from the Routes menu (see chapter 8.2.7).
Select the desired chart area for the route planning.
Procedure: (see Figure: 1 − 7)
Step 1 Select the route menu (see Figure: 1 − 5).
Step 2 Select Clear Route .
(If the menu entry is colored in black otherwise follow Step 3 )
Step 3 Select Edit Route then Primary or Secondary Route.
Step 4 Select the first waypoint position either by cursor or by numerical input
of
Lat/Long , press the [Enter] button or click on the