Sperry Marine VISIONMASTER FT ECDIS-E, User Manual

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Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide
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Using the Cursor
Wherever the cursor is displayed on the chart display, a popup Cursor
window, accessed from the lower popup toolbar area gives a readout of the
cursor’s position within the display.
By default the Cursor window gives cursor range and bearing (from own
ship) and cursor latitude/longitude, see Cursor Readout.
Cursor Graphics
When the cursor is over the system control areas and background
area of the radar it is displayed as a small white arrow, referred to
as the screen cursor.
As the cursor passes from the control area into the chart display it
changes to an orange cross.
When the cursor is moved near to the edge of the chart window it
changes from an orange cross to the following symbol
When the cursor moves over the dividing line between the
primary and secondary windows in vertical split screen mode it
changes to the following symbol.
When the cursor moves over the dividing line between the primary
and secondary windows in horizontal split screen mode it changes
to the following symbol.
When the cursor moves over the right bottom edge of a secondary
window in secondary presentation it changes to the following
symbol. The window can then be re-sized.
If an adjustable parameter is selected within the control area, the
cursor is displayed as a text entry cursor.
When Query On is selected from Chart Query menu, or Add
Annotation Mark is selected from Manual Chart Update a ? is
added to the cursor, see Chart Query