Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, User Manual

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Importing Chart Updates
To import chart updates do the following:
1. Insert the external device containing the chart updates into the PC,
(this is usually a USB memory stick). If no external device has been
inserted the window prompts to insert removable media.
2. Navigate to the directory where the chart
updates reside. The field below the
directory tree will show any valid object
files in the selected folder.
3. Click on the file to import. The file identity
appears in the Filename field.
4. Click the Import button to import the
selected file's contents to your
Workstation. If successful a temporary
prompt appears confirming the import.
The selected chart updates are imported
into the Manual Update menu. If the chart updates are included on
a layer, that layer is imported with the objects and the layer defaults
to selected in the Display folder.
5. When complete remove the external device from the PC.
Exporting Chart Updates
To export chart updates do the following:
1. Select the external drive where the update is to be exported to.
2. Select the export option required by
clicking on the drop arrow in the Export
field, the export options available are:

All Objects - all manually created
chart update objects on your workstation.

Objects in Area - manually created chart update objects within
a specified geographic area.

Objects in Layer - all manually created chart update objects
on a specific layer.
3. If Objects in Area is selected, the LAT/LON
fields for Southwest corner and Northeast
corner appear with default values at zero.
Define the geographic area to export from
by clicking in the LAT/LON position fields
and entering values from the screen keypad.