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Advanced Navigator Functions 

 

5-5 

Using the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar 

The Pathfinder Panel is a special toolbar that simulates the functions 
of the buttons of the 

hsb

2

 Series Radar and Fishfinder display units. 

When one of the buttons is pressed, the associated soft key functions 
appear in the function bar below.  You can access the Pathfinder Panel 
from either the View Menu or the Toolbars button on the Standard 
toolbar. 

When the Radar window is active, clicking the Pathfinder Panel 
buttons displays the following: 

 

GAIN

 –FTC, RAIN, SEA, and GAIN Radar 

Functionbar buttons 

 

VRM/EBL

 

– VRM/EBL Radar Functionbar buttons 

 

MULTI

 – Tune Radar Functionbar button 

 

ALARMS

 – no effect 

 

DISPLAY

 –Open Window dialog box 

 

MARKS

 –Waypoint Mark Radar Functionbar buttons 

 

RANGE

 – increases/decreases radar viewing range 

 

ENTER

 – previous Radar Functionbar menu level 

 

CLEAR

 – previous Radar Functionbar menu level 

 

MENU

 – System Setup, Clear Marks, EBL, and MARPA 

Setup Radar Functionbar buttons 

 

POWER

 – toggles Radar transmit/standby modes  

 

 

Содержание Marine GPS System

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Страница 15: ...aces with your boat s onboard navigational systems offering you the flexibility to allow Navigator to autopilot your vessel to any destination you choose to plot Navigator also incorporates the capabi...

Страница 16: ...enable your vessel s autopilot to follow the route waypoints you have designated Routes and waypoints can easily be changed on the fly should weather or other factors necessitate a change in course Mu...

Страница 17: ...ial imagery chart Comprehensive Weather Oceanographic Reporting Navigator offers you the capability to download and display the latest weather and ocean conditions and then superimpose this informatio...

Страница 18: ...information with just a few mouse clicks You can zoom deeply into charts to display the maximum level of detail for the region you are in animate weather and oceanographic files to monitor the meteoro...

Страница 19: ...o to ARPA Radar systems This allows targets identified by Radar to be plotted on directly onto Navigator s chart displays You can also connect Navigator to a variety of proprietary instruments and gen...

Страница 20: ...orrected wind angles boat speed heel pitch and so forth to determine what heading you should set your boat upon to achieve the best possible speed under varying wind conditions Analysis results are di...

Страница 21: ...be hiding Plankton content areas of the ocean presented as overlays upon your navigational charts so that you can easily identify clear fish filled waters 3 D bathymetric charts to precisely identify...

Страница 22: ...the Internet Note How to connect external devices such as GPS Radar Sonar and autopilots is explained in Appendix A Connecting Peripheral Instruments Before You Begin Before you can begin installing...

Страница 23: ...T4 Recommended System Requirements Pentium III or higher 128MB of RAM or more NVIDIA GeForce graphics card Windows 2000 XP Setting Your PC Monitor s Colors for Best Display To fully utilize Navigator...

Страница 24: ...ll need your Navigator License Key s A License Key is a sequence of digits and characters you enter initial configuration explained later in this chapter to activate Navigator and enable its various o...

Страница 25: ...me Screen 2 Click Next The InstallShield Wizard ISW License Agreement screen Figure 2 2 is displayed This screen contains Navigator s Licensing Agreement Legal Disclaimers Figure 2 2 InstallShield Wiz...

Страница 26: ...3 InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Screen 4 Type the name of the person and the organization to whom this version of Navigator is being licensed then choose whether you want Navigator to be u...

Страница 27: ...on screen is displayed after you pick this option and click Next 5 Click Complete or Custom then click Next to continue If you select Complete skip to Step 10 If you select Custom continue with this s...

Страница 28: ...ated subcomponents This feature will be installed when required This feature will not be available does not install the selected component Keep in mind that you need a License Key for each Optional Mo...

Страница 29: ...lick Install on the ISW Ready to Install screen to begin the installation The progress of the installation is displayed on the screen and after a few moments the ISW Completed screen Figure 2 7 appear...

Страница 30: ...Installation from Raymarine s Web site is very similar to installing from a CD To install Navigator from the Internet do the following 1 Point your Internet browser to www raymarine com raytech 2 Fol...

Страница 31: ...nctionbars and what they do All menu levels and functions are illustrated and described enabling you to work smoothly and efficiently within Navigator Main Interface Component Descriptions This sectio...

Страница 32: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 2 Figure 3 1 Navigator s Main Interface...

Страница 33: ...ach of the main interface drop down menus File Waypoint etc Figures 3 2 through 3 9 and gives brief functional descriptions of each menu item File Menu Figure 3 2 File Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions...

Страница 34: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 4 Route Menu Figure 3 4 Route Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions Tools Menu Figure 3 5 Tools Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions...

Страница 35: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 5 Tools Pre Start Menu Figure 3 6 Tools Pre Start Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions View Menu Figure 3 7 View Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions...

Страница 36: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 6 Window Menu Figure 3 8 Window Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions Help Menu Figure 3 9 Help Drop Down Menu Item Descriptions...

Страница 37: ...Toolbars Standard Charting etc Figures 3 10 through 3 21 and gives brief functional descriptions of each Toolbar item Standard Toolbar Figure 3 10 Standard Toolbar Item Descriptions Waypoints and Rou...

Страница 38: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 8 Charting Toolbar Figure 3 12 Charting Toolbar Item Descriptions Alarm Toolbar Figure 3 13 Alarm Toolbar Item Descriptions...

Страница 39: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 9 Animation Toolbar Figure 3 14 Animation Toolbar Item Descriptions Tides Currents Toolbar Figure 3 15 Tides Currents Toolbar Item Descriptions...

Страница 40: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 10 3 D View Toolbar Figure 3 16 3 D View Toolbar Item Descriptions Fishing Toolbar Figure 3 17 Fishing Toolbar Item Descriptions...

Страница 41: ...s Interface 3 11 Yacht Racing Toolbar Figure 3 18 Yacht Racing Toolbar Item Descriptions Pre Start Toolbar Figure 3 19 Pre Start Toolbar Item Descriptions Weather Toolbar Figure 3 20 Weather Toolbar I...

Страница 42: ...21 Pathfinder Toolbar Item Descriptions Functionbar Menus Standard Functionbar This subsection illustrates the Standard Functionbar s menu hierarchy Figure 3 22 then gives brief explanations for the...

Страница 43: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 13 Figure 3 22 Standard Functionbar Menu Hierarchy...

Страница 44: ...igator User s Guide 3 14 Route Button Figure 3 23 Functionbar Route Button Descriptions Goto Button Figure 3 24 Functionbar Goto Button Descriptions Marks Button Figure 3 25 Functionbar Marks Button D...

Страница 45: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 15 Top Level More Button Figure 3 26 Functionbar Top Level More Button Descriptions Second Level More Button Figure 3 27 Functionbar Second Level More Button Descriptions...

Страница 46: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 16 File Button Figure 3 28 Functionbar File Button Descriptions Weather Animation Button Figure 3 29 Functionbar Weather Animation Button Descriptions...

Страница 47: ...re 3 30 Functionbar Setup Button Descriptions Radar Functionbar This subsection illustrates the Radar Functionbar s menu hierarchy Figure 3 31 then gives brief explanations for the function of the but...

Страница 48: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 18 Figure 3 31 Radar Functionbar Menu Hierarchy...

Страница 49: ...19 Heading Mode Button Figure 3 32 Radar Functionbar Heading Mode Button Descriptions Targets Button Figure 3 33 Radar Functionbar Targets Button Descriptions Marpa Button Figure 3 34 Radar Functionb...

Страница 50: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 20 Gain Button Figure 3 35 Radar Functionbar Gain Button Descriptions...

Страница 51: ...1 VRM EBL Buttons The VRM EBL Functionbar buttons can only be accessed in an open Radar window by clicking the VRM EBL button on the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar see Figure 3 21 Figure 3 36 Radar Function...

Страница 52: ...cking the MULTI button on the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar see Figure 3 21 Figure 3 37 Radar Functionbar Tune Button Descriptions Sonar Functionbar This section illustrates the Sonar Functionbar s menu hi...

Страница 53: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 23 Figure 3 38 Sonar Functionbar Menu Hierarchy...

Страница 54: ...RayTech Navigator User s Guide 3 24 Frequency Button Figure 3 39 Sonar Functionbar Frequency Button Descriptions Zoom Button Figure 3 40 Sonar Functionbar Zoom Button Descriptions...

Страница 55: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 25 Bottom Lock Button Figure 3 41 Sonar Functionbar Bottom Lock Button Descriptions A Scope Button Figure 3 42 Sonar Functionbar A Scope Button Descriptions...

Страница 56: ...26 VRM EBL Buttons The VRM EBL Functionbar buttons can only be accessed in an open Sonar window by clicking the VRM EBL button on the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar see Figure 3 21 Figure 3 43 Sonar Functio...

Страница 57: ...3 27 Alarm Buttons The Alarm Functionbar buttons can only be accessed in an open Sonar window by clicking the ALARMS button on the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar see Figure 3 21 Figure 3 44 Sonar Functionba...

Страница 58: ...vigator Drop down menu commands Toolbars Keyboard input Toolbar and Menu display appearance Toolbar and Menu display behavior Using the Customize Dialog Box This subsection illustrates the Customize d...

Страница 59: ...the Categories window select the drop down menu that contains the command you want to move to another drop down menu The available commands for that menu are displayed in the Commands window 3 Highlig...

Страница 60: ...beside the Toolbar s you want to reset 2 Click Reset or if you want to reset all the Toolbars at once click Reset All To create and name a custom Toolbar 1 Click New The Toolbar Name dialog box is di...

Страница 61: ...Using Navigator s Interface 3 31 Figure 3 46 Customize Dialog Box Toolbars Tab Check the Toolbars you want to display or modify Click button to perform desired operation on Toolbar...

Страница 62: ...play area select Customize to display the Customize dialog box 2 Click the Keyboard tab Figure 3 47 3 From the Category drop down menu select the menu that contains the command you want to create a sh...

Страница 63: ...vigator s Interface 3 33 Menu Tab The Menu tab of the Customize dialog box is currently non functional within Navigator however it will display if the tab is clicked Figure 3 48 Customize Dialog Box M...

Страница 64: ...structures To display the Options tab 1 From the View menu or right click near the Toolbar display area select Customize to display the Customize dialog box 2 Click the Options tab Figure 3 49 3 Chec...

Страница 65: ...ge of Navigator This chapter covers the following areas Installing displaying and manipulating the various chart types Creating editing and implementing waypoints and routes Getting and using the late...

Страница 66: ...ling the charts onto your PC to the chart manufacturer Refer to the instructions that came with the CD Where to Store Charts The best place to store your charts is on the hard drive of the PC that s r...

Страница 67: ...Working With Charts And Routes 4 3 Figure 4 1 RayTech Settings Dialog Box Figure 4 2 Chart Manager Screen 1 Double click Raster Charts icon to begin installing charts...

Страница 68: ...ing new charts 4 Click Install New Charts Chart Installer screen 1 is displayed Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Chart Installer Screen 1 5 If you know where the charts you want to load are click Browse and loca...

Страница 69: ...o install every chart then click Install Now The progress of each chart s installation is shown When the charts have been installed Chart Manager screen 1 is redisplayed Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Chart Ma...

Страница 70: ...vigator the active leg of a route is represented by a dashed line and a blinking gray circle around the destination waypoint Plotting a route requires just a few mouse clicks and you can easily move a...

Страница 71: ...ute menu or click the Create Route button on the toolbar The Quick Route dialog box is displayed Figure 4 7 Figure 4 6 Two Ways of Starting a Route Figure 4 7 Quick Route Dialog Box To start a route S...

Страница 72: ...OK The Standard cursor changes to the Route cursor Figure 4 8 Move the cursor over the area where you want the route to begin then left click the mouse The route is started and the name you chose alo...

Страница 73: ...long with the range and bearing of each leg is displayed between each waypoint Figure 4 9 5 As shown in Figure 4 9 when you reach the end of the route right click and select Finish Quick Route or just...

Страница 74: ...ypoints Modifying waypoint display characteristics What are and how to place relative waypoints Creating and editing waypoint groups Using the waypoint recycle bin Adding moving renaming and deleting...

Страница 75: ...waypoint group that contains the waypoint s you want to add to the selected route 3 Highlight the waypoint you want to add 4 Under Currently active route highlight the waypoint after which you want th...

Страница 76: ...ve then press and hold the left mouse button 2 Move the cursor to the position on the chart where you want the waypoint moved then release the button The waypoint moves to the new location Figure 4 12...

Страница 77: ...oaching is moved to your vessel s current location Figure 4 13 Moving the Waypoint You Are Approaching To The Vessel To move the waypoint you re heading away from to your vessel s current position 1 A...

Страница 78: ...int At Vessel information dialog box appears Figure 4 16 The dialog box shows the time the waypoint is added and has a space where you can type relevant infor mation such as location water depth and t...

Страница 79: ...Marks Wpt at Cursor on the function bar this function cannot be accessed from the Waypoints drop down menu The Standard cursor changes to the Route cursor 2 Place the cursor where you want the new way...

Страница 80: ...at Cursor from the Waypoint menu click MOB on the toolbar or click More More Man Overboard on the function bar The man overboard marker is placed automatically at the vessel s current position Navigat...

Страница 81: ...play the Chart Action popup menu Figure 4 19 2 Select Delete Waypoint The waypoint is removed from the chart Note You can also delete waypoints from the Waypoint Properties dialog box Refer to Modifyi...

Страница 82: ...t you want to modify then right click to display the Chart Action popup menu 2 Select Waypoint Properties to display the Waypoint Properties dialog box Figure 4 20 Note You can also double click on a...

Страница 83: ...nsertion point Longitude field Longitude coordinate of waypoint Bearing field Displayed only if Relative box is checked and Pinged box is unchecked Displays bearing of waypoint in Metric or English un...

Страница 84: ...layed the same relative distance from another waypoint To set one waypoint as relative to another 1 As explained previously create two waypoints or decide which two existing waypoints you want to use...

Страница 85: ...t one waypoint to specific coordinates 1 Double click on WP2 to display the Waypoint Properties dialog box Figure 4 20 2 Make sure that the Relative and Pinged boxes are checked 3 Type the specific co...

Страница 86: ...e Waypoint Recycle Bin To create a new waypoint group 1 Select Edit Route from the Route menu then click Waypoint Properties to display the Waypoint Properties dialog box Figure 4 20 2 As shown in Fig...

Страница 87: ...e Group Name drop down menu then select the group you want to rename 3 As shown in Figure 4 20 click Groups to display the Group Action popup menu 4 Select Rename Waypoint Group The Rename Waypoint Gr...

Страница 88: ...then select the group you want to delete 3 Click Groups to display the Group Action popup menu 4 Select Delete Waypoint Group A dialog box appears Figure 4 23 warning you that deleting a waypoint grou...

Страница 89: ...select the group you want to delete 3 Click Groups to display the Group Action popup menu 4 Select Show Group on Chart to display the waypoints or Hide Group on Chart to remove them A confirmation di...

Страница 90: ...he Waypoint Properties dialog box Figure 4 20 2 As shown in Figure 4 25 click the Group Name drop down then select Recycle Bin from the displayed choices The Move Waypoints Between Groups dialog box i...

Страница 91: ...7 Figure 4 26 Retrieving Waypoints From The Recycle Bin STEP 1 Click drop down then select waypoint group to restore to STEP 2 Select waypoints you want to retrieve from Recycle Bin STEP 3 Click Move...

Страница 92: ...puts to a PCMCIA card in your PC When a scanner is connected and the radar is in Transmit mode the radar picture provides a map like representation of the area in which the radar is operating Typicall...

Страница 93: ...chapter with the radar display set to simulator mode or on the water after you have installed and set up your hsb2 Series Pathfinder Plus Radar system Note Until you are familiar with interpreting th...

Страница 94: ...played over the chart 3 Click the down arrow adjacent to the Radar Overlay window The transparency slider appears 4 Move the transparency slider up down to decrease increase the overlay s transparency...

Страница 95: ...ngs To display the Control Panel 1 From within the Radar Window click the right mouse button 2 Select View Control Panel The Control Panel Figure 5 1 is displayed along the side of the radar window 3...

Страница 96: ...on the Standard toolbar When the Radar window is active clicking the Pathfinder Panel buttons displays the following GAIN FTC RAIN SEA and GAIN Radar Functionbar buttons VRM EBL VRM EBL Radar Function...

Страница 97: ...fronts and large ship targets in or beyond view The short range scales provide greater detail of the radar echoes close to your vessel and should be used as you approach the coastline harbor or other...

Страница 98: ...ange Rings Range Ring Interval nm 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 2 2 4 3 0 0625 0 125 0 125 0 25 1 5 3 6 6 0 25 0 5 6 12 24 48 72 6 6 6 6 6 1 2 4 8 12 The maximum range depends on your scanner type The number of...

Страница 99: ...the height of the target as shown below lists some range examples Radar Range Antenna Height m Target Height m Maximum Range nm 3 3 7 8 3 10 10 9 5 3 8 9 5 10 12 0 Note The ranges shown in the table a...

Страница 100: ...e and brightness of the echoes Some targets such as buoys and small boats can be difficult to differentiate since they bob and toss about in the waves and do not present a consistent reflecting surfac...

Страница 101: ...et expansion on off Turns wakes on off and selects wakes length ON OFF OFF Identifying False Echo Returns Not all echoes are direct returns to the radar antenna Occasionally signals appear at position...

Страница 102: ...at short range may produce an arc on the radar screen similar to a range ring or a series of echoes forming a broken arc Side lobe echoes normally occur at ranges below 3nm and can be reduced by adjus...

Страница 103: ...hown in the figure below This is not very common Figure 5 4 Radar Multiple Echo Affects Blind Sectors or Shadow Effect Funnels and masts located near the antenna may cause shadows In shadow areas beyo...

Страница 104: ...et to give a slight speckle in the background of the radar picture On shorter ranges you may wish to reduce the gain slightly to reduce the speckle and therefore improve target definition Do not set t...

Страница 105: ...detect real targets Sea clutter Figure 5 5 usually appears as multiple echoes on the display at short range scales and the echoes are not repetitive or consistent in position With high winds and extre...

Страница 106: ...rol affects the gain you may need to manually readjust it if you manually change the Gain setting To adjust Sea Clutter control 1 Select a range appropriate to the adjustment you want 2 From the Pathf...

Страница 107: ...ain clutter at a distance from your vessel such as that shown below Figure 5 6 Radar Rain Clutter Display When the FTC control is turned up only the leading edge of large rain clutter echoes is displa...

Страница 108: ...adjustment you want to make 2 From the Pathfinder Panel click the GAIN button The Gain buttons are displayed or Click the right mouse button and select View Control Panel The Control Panel appears 3...

Страница 109: ...bove the slider To tune the radar 1 Select a range appropriate to the adjustment you want to make The optimum Tune setting varies slightly for different ranges depending on the pulse width used 2 On t...

Страница 110: ...ese controls are accessed from the Functionbar Targets Button To change target mode settings 1 Click the Targets button 2 Click In Rej to toggle On Off 3 Click Expansion to toggle On Off 4 Click Wakes...

Страница 111: ...nterference Rejection Display The Pathfinder PLUS Radar includes a mechanism that automatically reduces such interference This mechanism is normally left switched on However if you wish to detect the...

Страница 112: ...ed video level You can clear existing wakes from the display by clicking the Clear Wakes Functionbar button When wakes are switched off no new wakes are displayed and existing wakes are cleared Measur...

Страница 113: ...bearing information is displayed as either the bearing relative to your vessels heading or if heading data is available from a position fixer or compass the actual bearing in degrees magnetic or degre...

Страница 114: ...e current range setting it is placed at its default position instead This is one third of the range for VRM1 and two thirds for VRM2 Using VRM EBL To access VRM EBLs 1 Click the VRM EBL button on the...

Страница 115: ...ts last used position The object is displayed with dashed lines 4 From the drop down dialog box select the item that corresponds to the action you want To Move Click Selected VRM EBL combination Edit...

Страница 116: ...desired location on the radar screen The mark is placed using the default symbol To place a mark symbol at the current vessel location 1 On the Pathfinder Panel click the MARKS button then click the W...

Страница 117: ...ned if one becomes dangerous or is lost Effective MARPA operation is dependent on accurate own ships heading plus SOG and COG The better the quality of the heading data the better MARPA will perform M...

Страница 118: ...essing any key silences the alarm and removes the warning but the target symbol remains dangerous Both the distance Own Vessel Safe Zone and the time Time to Safe Zone are selectable If a target is lo...

Страница 119: ...to produce a vector that is displayed on the target only This mode is used for collision avoidance and threat assessment A true vector indicates the targets motion over ground In this mode true vector...

Страница 120: ...2 Click Acquire Target in the MARPA Box 3 Position the cursor over the required target and click the left mouse button or 1 Click the Marpa button on the Radar Functionbar 2 Click the Acquire Target...

Страница 121: ...cted target or 1 Click the right mouse button 2 Select MARPA Clear 3 Click the left mouse button on the selected target to remove it from the screen Using the MARPA Dialog Box The MARPA dialog box Fig...

Страница 122: ...target and click the left mouse button To view target data the MARPA List 1 Click MARPA List in the MARPA box The MARPA List box appears displaying Bearing Range Course and Speed of each target To vie...

Страница 123: ...bbles also return echoes these echoes are generally weaker than the fish or bottom echoes and produce background noise or clutter on the display Navigator provides controls to reduce the background no...

Страница 124: ...the Standard toolbar When the Sonar window is active the Pathfinder Panel Toolbar buttons display the following GAIN GAIN Sonar Functionbar buttons VRM EBL VRM EBL buttons MULTI Power Mode Background...

Страница 125: ...waves are returned to the Fishfinder The sound waves are actually reflected by an air sac near the center of the fish not by the body of the fish The size of this air sac is different for different ki...

Страница 126: ...er can indicate many different kinds of bottom conditions as shown in Figure 5 12 A hard bottom appears as a thin line An uneven bottom which is covered with rocks or coral produces a complex display...

Страница 127: ...r not the depth appears for displayed fish echoes When Target Depth ID is set to ON the depth is displayed just above each fish echo When set to OFF the depth of each echo is not displayed To toggle o...

Страница 128: ...ayed below a pallet of available colors The currently selected color is highlighted 3 Select the desired new color and click OK The background color changes 4 Click ENTER CLEAR or BACK to return to th...

Страница 129: ...continues update To change the scrolling speed 1 Click MENU on the Pathfinder Panel 2 Click Scroll Speed Two new buttons are displayed 3 Click the Scroll Speed button that appeared A popup dialog app...

Страница 130: ...lf of the display window When auto range is selected shift is disabled the value is ignored To adjust the range and shift values 1 On the Pathfinder Panel click RANGE This sets adjustment to manual an...

Страница 131: ...to display the associated Functionbar buttons 2 Click Power Mode A drop down menu appears 3 Click to choose between AUTO LOW or HIGH power The selected setting is highlighted 4 Click ENTER CLEAR or B...

Страница 132: ...equency selection 4 Click ENTER CLEAR or BACK to return to the top level Functionbar menu Adjusting Display Gain Sensitivity The Gain or sensitivity of the display adjusts background noise by varying...

Страница 133: ...ivided equally between the remaining shades colors Setting a low value produces small band for the strongest color but a wide signal band for the other colors setting a high value gives a wide band fo...

Страница 134: ...d with dotted lines increases with depth Mode 2 the image expands to take up the entire A Scope window providing greater resolution Mode 3 the left hand side of the image displayed in Mode 2 expands t...

Страница 135: ...e above the bottom being displayed You can adjust the Bottom Lock range If the A Scope or Zoom image is displayed selecting Bottom Lock automatically switches off A Scope or Zoom If split frequency se...

Страница 136: ...ou can manually pick the area to zoom To use zoom 1 From the top level Functionbar menu click Zoom 2 If necessary click Zoom On Off to toggle zoom on 3 Click Zoom Full Split to toggle between a full w...

Страница 137: ...nt to use the shallow and deep water alarms when you are anchored Set the limits to just above and below your anchor depth the Fishfinder triggers an alarm if the anchor drags and the boats moves into...

Страница 138: ...rm and clear the alarm message press any key Using VRM The VRM variable range marker key is used on the Fishfinder to determine the depth and distance behind boat of an object on the display The VRM f...

Страница 139: ...en it is displayed on screen If the Fishfinder is in split frequency display mode or a zoom window is displayed with the scrolling Fishfinder image then the VRM is shown in both windows at the same po...

Страница 140: ...he top of the vertical line The waypoint scrolls to the left with the scrolling bottom display If you place a waypoint at the cursor position in Fishfinder mode and a chart window is open the waypoint...

Страница 141: ...r Polars uses a group of variables such as apparent true corrected wind angles boat speed heel pitch and so forth to determine what heading you should set your boat upon to achieve the best possible s...

Страница 142: ...d information that you can use to further fine tune the analysis While these screens come pre loaded with default data it is essential to replace as much of this information as possible with real perf...

Страница 143: ...ed You can modify the default values shown or you can load an existing Polar Parameters file To modify the values shown skip to Step 4 To load an existing Polar Parameters file click Open The open fil...

Страница 144: ...iable Bsp2 Boat speed in knots second variable TwaDn True wind angle Downwind in degrees BspDn Boat speed Downwind in knots Bsp180 Boat speed in knots at 180 degrees sailing directly with the wind 5 E...

Страница 145: ...you can store and edit as many different test data rows as you need each row representing a unique run and its associated performance statistics Figure 5 15 Data Tests Screen Double click data row to...

Страница 146: ...the test data HeadSail Name code for type of headsail you re using MainSail Name code for type of mainsail you re using Awa Apparent wind angle in degrees The angle of wind as measured by your boats...

Страница 147: ...he Twd used to measure performance relative to upwind downwind targets Heading Heading of boat in degrees Heel Amount of heel in degrees Pitch Amount of pitch in degrees Rudder Amount of rudder deflec...

Страница 148: ...e finished 4 You can further refine your analysis by using filters to narrow the number of data test rows displayed in the Data Tests screen The Filters screen Figure 5 17 enables you display only tho...

Страница 149: ...than or equal to the value entered TWA Displays only those tests having True Wind Angle less than or equal to the value entered BSP Displays only those tests having Boat Speed greater than or equal to...

Страница 150: ...fter you have entered your data that information is displayed as a polar graph in the Polar Plot screen Placing the cursor anywhere along the Polar plot yields a small pop up window that displays the...

Страница 151: ...ayed in blue on the screen The lines that diverge between 30 and 50 and 130 and 160 represent the correlation between True Wind Angle Twa upwind and downwind respectively and boat speed These lines ar...

Страница 152: ...5 61 Figure 5 18 Polar Plot Example Screen Click to set scale of bottom axis boat speed in knots Click to plot optimum heading for selected range of True Wind Speed Current boat speed and heading as e...

Страница 153: ...nt to only those elements The Upwind Plot screen Figure 5 19 calculates the best angle and boat speed when sailing upwind and displays Velocity Made Good relative to True Wind Angle click Vmg to view...

Страница 154: ...lays Velocity Made Good relative to True Wind Angle click Vmg to view then select the True Wind Speed range to plot by clicking on the Tws kts up down arrows or by entering numbers directly Boat Speed...

Страница 155: ...long course racing In such an instance it may be a smarter tactical move to sail toward your target at the fastest possible speed even if that heading isn t directly toward the target To use the Vmc...

Страница 156: ...es Boat speed Compass Apparent wind angle True wind angle True wind speed Boat Speed Calibration Boat speed calibrations are entered directly into your instrumentation system refer to your system s ma...

Страница 157: ...e wand may not lie exactly on the fore and aft line of the boat Awa calibration is necessary to compensate for this The Awa should read zero when the vane is on the centerline of the boat If you don t...

Страница 158: ...dicted based upon the Awa True Wind Angle Calibration True Wind Angle must be calibrated because of the way instrumentation systems measure Awa Since Awa is measured relative to the top of the mast er...

Страница 159: ...tly get a lift after tacking you must subtract that correction and add a header correction to the table Here s an example of Twa calibration After tacking five times the average wind direction changes...

Страница 160: ...ruments show the same Tws value upwind and down The simplest method to achieve this is to measure wind speed upwind and then calculate an average using the wand method Once the spinnaker is up and the...

Страница 161: ...rbo Displays the turbocharger s boost level in pounds per square inch PSI and barometrically BAR range 2 bar 28 psi up to 30 bar 435 psi Turbo Oil Displays the engine turbocharger s oil pressure in PS...

Страница 162: ...Single Engine Instrument Panel with Tachometer Displaying the Panel 1 From the File menu select Open The Open Window dialog box is displayed 2 Double click the Engine Panel icon to display the gauges...

Страница 163: ...m the pop up menu that appears select Settings The Engine Panel Settings Screen is displayed Figure 5 25 Figure 5 25 Engine Panel Settings Screen Showing Instruments Tab 2 If not already displayed cli...

Страница 164: ...shown in Figure 5 26 the checkboxes on the Panel tab allow you to Display gauge sets for one or two engines Set the panel to appear above any other currently displayed Navigator screens if any engine...

Страница 165: ...en shows you how to connect the various instruments and devices that can interface with RayTech Navigator These include GPS radar and sonar autopilots and other navigational reporting devices and syst...

Страница 166: ...devices In addition to the cable diagram specific NMEA lead connection assignments are given for each type of device Further details are also provided later in this appendix in the section Connecting...

Страница 167: ...GS84 To connect directly to a GPS system refer to Figure A 1 and Table A 1 Table A 1 Connecting Navigator Directly to GPS System Connect Cable Color To GPS Lead Yellow Rx NMEA output which may also be...

Страница 168: ...to an NMEA equipped instrument system refer to Figure A 1 and Table A 2 Table A 2 Connecting Navigator Directly to NMEA Equipped Instruments Connect Cable Color To NMEA Instrument Lead Yellow Rx NMEA...

Страница 169: ...t NMEA TLL or TTM strings If you are going to this feature make sure your radar system is correctly tracking the MARPA targets before connect ing it to Navigator To connect directly to radar refer to...

Страница 170: ...the manual that came with your autopilot Your autopilot must support NMEA 2 1 strings APA or APB To connect directly to an autopilot refer to Figure A 1 and Table A 4 Table A 4 Connecting Navigator D...

Страница 171: ...ng Cable Part No E86001 as shown in Figure A 2 This interface converts the SeaTalk data format into RS 232 signals and vice versa When configuring your instrument connections within Navigator the COM...

Страница 172: ...by the Z290 Therefore to ensure full communications we recommend that you use the Direct SeaTalk Interface To connect directly to a Raytheon Autohelm system refer to Figure A 1 and Table A 5 Table A 5...

Страница 173: ...all a jumper on the Performance Board between the RTS Pin and the CTS Pin 2 Set the Output Baud Rate setting Cross Track Error calculation value 2 to 6 4bps Refer to the B G manual for instructions 3...

Страница 174: ...you will also need the NMEA Box because the Race Box doesn t propagate all of the NMEA data To connect to a KVH Race Box refer to Figure A 1 and Table A 8 To connect to an NMEA Box refer to NMEA Basi...

Страница 175: ...Ockam RS 232 Interface however to ensure optimum reliability of the data transfer we recommend that you use Ockam Model 050D To connect to an Ockam Model 050D RS 232 Interface 1 Set Switch S1 on Model...

Страница 176: ...e difference between the two wires hence the NMEA output signal is called a Differential Data Signal not to be confused with Differential GPS which is a GPS system error correction method Differential...

Страница 177: ...le s signal ground with the vessel s power ground circuit While the vessel s power ground may coincidentally be at the same level as the RS 232 signal ground there is no industry standard that require...

Страница 178: ...rom an NMEA device 1 Connect the RS 232 Device s Tx lead to the NMEA Device s Rx lead 2 Connect the RS 232 Device s Rx lead to the NMEA Device s Tx lead 3 Connect the RS 232 Device s SGnd lead to the...

Страница 179: ...or all but the shortest length cable runs data cables must be shielded to prevent them from picking up electrical noise from other devices and to keep them from radiating potential interference If you...

Страница 180: ...rt No E86001 Table A 10 Pin Lead Configuration for 9 Pin KiwiTech NMEA Cable 9 Pin Serial Connector PC Cable Color Direct SeaTalk Interface NMEA GPS Pin 2 Red RS232 Out Data Out Pin 3 White NMEA In Da...

Страница 181: ...utton on the Route toolbar or Select Waypoint Transfer from the Waypoint menu The Waypoint Route Transfer dialog appears 2 Select the Method by which you wish to send the waypoint route These Waypoint...

Страница 182: ...t route storage capacity of the Raymarine electronic device RayTech notifies you accordingly 6 Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththelistofwaypoints routestobetransferred click the Send button Thewaypoints routes...

Страница 183: ...fer dialog 2 Click the Change Option button to select the waypoints routes to be sent as described in the preceding section Transfer via hsb2 3 Click Save Now The Save As dialog appears 4 Browse to th...

Страница 184: ...Create Route button from the Route toolbar or by selecting Create Route item from the Route menu Wheninroute waypointplottingmode thecursorappearsasacrosshairwith asmallwaypointsymboladjacenttoit Rout...

Страница 185: ...theChartInfodialog thereis acheckboxforincludingachartinthequiltand a button for displaying a chart alone In the Chart Layers Toolbar is a new Quilting button for turning the feature on and off Zoom...

Страница 186: ...client such as Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express for transmission by cellular satellite or SSB e mail Upon delivery to the recipient the position report can be automatically decoded and plotted on an...

Страница 187: ...generated andpassedtothee mailclient s outbox for transmission If your e mail system is not automatic the position report will remain in the outbox until you reconnect to your e mail At that time any...

Страница 188: ...t delineating start and end points for the data capture These lines called wands representaparticularsegmentof time on the graph Thetimeinterval is reported at the top of the graph in the blue status...

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