G-Series Systems Reference Guide
G-Series System Reference Guide Document Number: 81276-1 Date: June 2007
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Contents Chapter 5: The Chart Application ...................... 43 5.1 Warnings and cautions .............................................44 5.2 Supplied cartography ...............................................44 5.4 Chart setup ...............................................................46 5.8 Heading and course information ..............................62 5.10 Showing and hiding waypoints ...............................64 5.11 Chart layers ..........................................................
Chapter 8: The Fishfinder .................................91 Chapter 12: Automatic Identification System ..157 8.1 The fishfinder display ............................................... 92 8.2 Background information ........................................... 92 8.3 Operating the fishfinder ........................................... 92 8.4 Explaining the readout ............................................. 93 8.5 Factors influencing the readout ............................... 93 8.
Chapter 16: The Data Application ................... 179 Chapter 22: Disclaimers and Licenses ........... 217 16.1 The data display ................................................... 180 16.2 Using the data application .................................... 180 22.1 Sirius Weather ......................................................218 22.2 Navionics license agreement ...............................219 Chapter 17: Engine Monitor ............................ 183 17.1 The engine monitor .................
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Warnings and Cautions High voltage The system described in this book may form part of a marine navigational radar or GPS-based system intended for use on (non-IMO/ SOLAS class) leisure vessels or small workboats. The display unit and scanner unit contain high voltages. Adjustments require specialized service procedures and tools only available to qualified service technicians there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments.
Disclaimers CompactFlash Cards Electronic charts are an aid to navigation designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts, not to replace them. Only official government charts and notices to mariners contain the current information needed for safe navigation. The Captain is responsible for their prudent use. The G-Series and its charts do not therefore exclude the user from carrying the required official charts and documents.
About this manual Multi-media chart cards This manual describes how to operate your G-Series display in conjunction with Navionics cartography. It assumes that all peripheral equipment to be operated with it is compatible and has been correctly installed. The G-Series system comes pre-loaded with Navionics chart data. If you wish to use different chart data, you can insert Navionics chart cards into the Compact Flash slot on the G-Series system unit (GPM400).
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Chapter 1: System Overview This chapter gives you an overview of the G-Series system components and features. Chapter contents • 1.1 Hardware overview on page 14 • 1.2 Display and keyboard on page 15 • 1.3 Installing and commissioning on page 17 • 1.4 System applications on page 17 See also… Operating Principles on page 21 for information about how to use G-Series system features.
1.1 Hardware overview The diagram below shows a G-Series system with one GPM400 and two monitors (second monitor is a repeater). SeaTalk NG SeaTalkNG Instruments/pilot Navstation 1 Monitor 1 Monitor 2 (repeater) CANCEL ENTER CANCEL MENU ENTER MENU SeaTalk NG and/or Keyboard 1 2 ABC 4 GHI 5 JKL SeaTalk Instruments/pilot 3 DEF 6 MNO WPTS PAGE CANCEL MENU MOB ENTER CANCEL ENTER OUT RANGE ENTER 8 9 TUV WXYZ .
1.2 Display and keyboard You access the features and functions of a G-Series system through Nav Stations, which comprise monitors and keyboards. This section gives you an overview of the controls in a Nav Station. For detailed information about how to operate the system, see Chapter 2:Operating Principles on page 21. SOFTKEYS 1 2 3 ABC DEF 4 5 6 GHI JKL MNO WPTS PAGE MENU MOB ENTER 7 8 9 PQRS TUV WXYZ .
You also use the trackpad to navigate system menus: move up or down through option lists and press trackpad-right to select the next menu level if there is one. Active In multi-window views, cycle through windows to make each active in turn. Active windows are marked with a red border. Press-andhold to make the current active window full-screen. Softkeys A softkey is a button whose function changes according to your task.
Display controls If you have a Raymarine monitor you can customize display settings, including choosing between day or night-time color palettes, using the G-Series setup menus. For information about how to do that, see Introducing Nav Stations on page 22.
Chart Radar • Locate where you are • Interpret your surroundings. • Monitor where you are going. • Record where you have been. • Navigate to a specified position (waypoint). • Build and navigate routes. • View details of nearby features & services. • View details of boats equipped with AIS. • Distinguish between fixed & moving objects. • Measure distances and bearings. • Detect landmasses & navigation markers. • Detect and measure the range and distance of other vessels.
Course Deviation Indicator Navtex • • View real-time display of your vessel on a 'rolling road' in 3D perspective. • • Give details of any correction required to steer your vessel along a given course. Automatic broadcast of localised Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Receive navigational and meteorological warnings, and search and rescue information. D9522-1 go until you reach a specified point. D9531_1 • View data about the distance and time to Engine Monitor • View engine data e.g.
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Chapter 2: Operating Principles The first section of this chapter introduces Nav Stations: the networked keyboards and monitors you use to operate the G-Series. The second section describes how you control the applications using the various buttons, softkeys, menus and toolbars. The operating principles described in this section apply to all applications. Understanding them will help you use the system efficiently. Chapter contents • 2.1 Introducing Nav Stations on page 22 • 2.
2.1 Introducing Nav Stations All the applications included on the G-Series operate on the same principles. You set them up and use them using a combination of menus and toolbars. A Nav Station comprises one or more monitors and associated keyboards grouped at a particular location. For example, you might have one Nav Station on the fly bridge and one at the cockpit. The Nav Station is where you access the functions and features of a GSeries system.
Toolbars and softkeys A toolbar is a set of softkey labels displayed along the bottom of a display. Each label is color-keyed to match the corresponding softkey on the keyboard. Setup It is useful to think of toolbars arranged in tiers. To access some functions, you need to go to a second or third tier. If you accidentally press the wrong softkey, you can go back up a tier by pressing the CANCEL button. Menus for the active application GPS Status... Compass Setup... AIS Layer Status...
2. Change the setting: To enter data into a dialog box 1. Select the appropriate field. Cartography Setup Menu Detailed On On ON ON OFF 66ft 7ft ALL 10ft ON 16ft Symbol Waypoint 1 Group My Waypoints Comment 20ft 33ft 66ft to new setting, using: Trackpad (up/down) or Rotary control EDIT NAME Name Highlight field to be edited e.g. waypoint D9560-1 Highlight or change value e.g. 2. Enter the data. Press OK to save the changes.
2.3 Displaying applications Each G-Series application is displayed in a window. The system can display up to four windows at once, on a single page. Page set Video Weather 3D Chart CDI Data Fishfinder Page (consists of 1, 2, 3 or 4 windows in various configurations) Radar Engine monitor 2D Chart D9532-1 Window or 1. Press MENU to open the system Setup menu. 2. Choose Select Page Set. You can configure pages to contain the window or windows that best suit your requirements.
Selecting application windows None of the preconfigured sets includes a page for the engine monitor, weather or video applications. To configure a set that does, or to create a custom set for any combination of applications, see the Setup and Customizing chapter of this book. When the selected page has more than one window, the window that is currently active has a red border. The toolbar applies to the active window.
Panning and zooming In the appropriate application windows, you can pan and zoom the view to display a different geographic area (pan) or change the scale at which an area is displayed (zoom). Panning In the chart, 3D chart and weather applications, you move the cursor using the trackpad. When the cursor reaches an edge of the screen, the view automatically pans to display the appropriate area.
2.4 On-screen information Information is displayed on screen in a variety of ways: Menus (see next page) Used to configure system to your particular needs. Status bar Data bar Status icons • • Confirm status of DSM, GPS, AIS and scanner. • Gives information specific to each application. Cannot be edited or moved. • • • • Gives information associated with your boat or the environment. Customisable content*. Vertical or horizontal format*. Display or hide*. Normal or large size*.
2.5 Simulator mode The G-Series can also receive a MOB message from other equipment on the SeaTalk system. The G-Series Display includes a simulator mode which allows you to practice operating the display without data from a GPS antenna, radar scanner, fishfinder (DSM) unit or an AIS receiver.
• To cancel an alarm The databar mode is reset. 1. Press the ACKNOWLEDGE softkey. • GOTO and route functions return. Note: If you have a MOB keypad fitted, you can also press and hold the MOB key. • To cancel a MOB alarm 1. Press and hold the WPTS/MOB key for four seconds. Warning alarms You can configure the G-Series system to sound an alarm when it detects a hazard or a particular situation. When the alarm sounds, a message box is displayed to explain the reason for the alarm.
Chapter 3: Nav Station Setup This chapter describes initial power-on and system setup procedures. Chapter contents • 3.1 Controlling system power on page 32 • 3.2 Monitor settings on page 32 • 3.3 Keyboard settings on page 33 • 3.4 Setting language, date and time, and units of measurement on page 33 • 3.
3.1 Controlling system power The power button on the keyboard controls power to G-Series keyboards and displays. It also controls power to the radar scanners. RADAR 1 TX STBY RADAR 1 ON OFF RADAR 2 TX STBY RADAR 2 ON OFF MONITOR CONTROLS PWR Palette options Monitor power OSD controls D10549-1 3.2 To open the power control screen 1. With the system powered on, press the power button once. Note: The power button does not control power to the GPM400 unit.
3.5 To select a different color palette 1. On the power control toolbar, press MONITOR CONTROLS. 2. Toggle to the palette you want to use on the PALETTE softkey. 3. Press OK. 3.3 Local settings The majority of functions, settings, and changes that you make on a Nav Station are detected by all the Nav Stations in the system. There are, however, some local settings that affect only the monitor on which you are working (and its repeater if there is one).
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Chapter 4: Using Waypoints This chapter introduces waypoints and explains how to use them for navigation with the G-Series system. Chapter contents • 4.1 Introducing waypoints on page 36 • 4.2 The waypoint toolbar on page 37 • 4.3 Waypoint list on page 38 • 4.4 Placing waypoints on page 38 • 4.5 Navigating to waypoints on page 39 • 4.6 Waypoint information on page 39 • 4.7 Editing waypoints on page 39 • 4.8 Sorting the waypoint list on page 41 • 4.
4.1 Introducing waypoints Radar and 2D chart windows Waypoints are used to mark points to navigate to, for marking locations for fishing and diving, and as building-blocks in routes. A waypoint is represented on a radar or chart window when it is inactive or active (i.e. you are navigating to it). The waypoint symbol can be changed if required. Waypoints can be created in any application and displayed on the radar, chart and fishfinder windows.
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WAYPOINT AT WAYPOINT AT CURSOR VESSEL WAYPOINT AT LAT/LON GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS REVIEW AND EDIT WAYPOINTS Place waypoint Goto waypoint Advance waypoint Stop goto Restart XTE D10551-1 4.3 Waypoint list Waypoint lists can be password protected. The details of all waypoints, irrespective of the application they were created in, are stored in a dedicated waypoint list which holds up to 3000 waypoints. All waypoints are placed in the MY WAYPOINTS group by default.
To place a waypoint at the cursor 1. 2. 3. 4. To stop navigating to a waypoint Press the WPTS/MOB button. Move the cursor to the waypoint position. Press the WAYPOINT AT CURSOR softkey. Press OK. 1. Highlight the waypoint. 2. Press the STOP GOTO softkey. or 1. Press the WPTS/MOB button. 2. Press the GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS softkey. 3. Press the STOP GOTO softkey. To place a waypoint at your vessel’s position 1. Press the WPTS/MOB button. 2.
• Change the waypoint group. • Add a comment. • Move a waypoint. • Erase a waypoint. • Change the default symbol and group of newly placed waypoints. Default symbol Changing the waypoint name, symbol or group D9440_1 When you create a waypoint, the system automatically assigns it a name, symbol and group. You can change these details and add a comment if required. This is particularly useful if you are managing a large quantity of waypoints. The default waypoint symbol is X.
6. Confirm the deletion. You can move any waypoint except the active one. There are two methods of moving a waypoint: by entering a new set of coordinates for it (under the VIEW AND EDIT DETAILS softkey), or by selecting and dragging it to a new position. 4.8 You can sort the waypoint list to make it easier to manage. This feature is particularly useful when you have a large number of waypoints. To drag a waypoint to a new position 1. 2. 3. 4. Sorting the waypoint list Highlight the waypoint.
To open the waypoint group list Deleting groups 1. Press the WPTS/MOB button. 2. Press the REVIEW AND EDIT WAYPOINTS softkey. 3. Press the WAYPOINT GROUPS softkey. You can now: When you erase a group, the group name and all the associated waypoints are removed from the system. If a group contains one or more waypoints that you want to keep, move those waypoints out of the group before you delete it.
Chapter 5: The Chart Application The chart application provides navigation, hazard awareness and planning features. Use the chart application to establish your position; navigate using waypoints and routes; record your progress; measure distance and bearing; overlay chart and radar data; view AIS data, and view aerial photography. For information about autopilot integration, see page 85. Chapter contents • 5.1 Warnings and cautions on page 44 • 5.2 Supplied cartography on page 44 • 5.
5.1 Warnings and cautions 5.2 Always check that your route is safe. Use the Range key to zoom in to check for hazards that may not be visible on a larger scale view. Supplied cartography The G-Series system comes preloaded with Navionics cartography. Depending on your region, different levels of cartography (Platinum or Gold) are available in different areas.
5.3 Chart Overview The illustration below shows the components of a typical chart view. Chart orientation Motion mode Chart view Status bar Chart range Active waypoint Current position Port Services Softkeys Your position D6605_3 Cartographic object If your position is outside the area of chart currently shown in the chart window, the vessel symbol will not be visible. You can tell the system to locate your vessel and centre the chart display about it.
5.4 Chart setup FUNCTION OPTIONS Navionics cartography comes pre-installed on your system. You can also use Navionics chart cards: in that case, the system uses whichever cartography is the latest. Vector Width Sets the width of the COG and HEADING chart vector lines. To suit your particular requirements, you can configure how the Chart application displays cartographic data. Record Vessel Track By Auto System automatically creates track points. Time For track point creation by a specified time.
2. Highlight Cartography Setup. 3. Press the right-arrow on the trackpad. If you have a Raymarine GPS attached, it will automatically update when you adjust the datum. If you use a third-party GPS, you need to update its datum separately. CAUTION: Changing the chart datum does not cause any waypoints or routes stored in the chartplotter to move on the display, although their latitude and longitude changes to reflect the new datum.
FUNCTION OPTIONS FUNCTION OPTIONS Nav. Marks ON OFF Roads Major coastal roads ON OFF Nav. Marks Symbols The set of symbology used for navigation marks. Corresponds to paper charts. International US Additional Wrecks Extended wrecks data for new wrecks ON OFF Light Sectors The sector of light cast by a fixed beacon. ON OFF Chart scale Caution & Routing Data ON OFF Marine Features Cables, nature of seabed points, tide station, current stations and port information.
When an alarm is triggered, a buzzer sounds and a pop-up window describing the alarm and how to clear it is displayed. In some cases, appropriate action is taken automatically by the G-Series system. For example, following an arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated. To configure alarms 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MENU button to open the Setup menu. Select Alarm Setup. Choose the appropriate sub-menu. For detailed information about alarm configurations, see Alarm Setup Menu on page 194.
5.5 Quick waypoints The GOTO softkey gives you access to simple navigation functions on the G-Series system and opens the toolbars shown below. FIND GOTO ROUTES TRACKS PRESENTATION Goto cursor Follow route options Route list Goto waypoint options Follow route Reverse and follow Waypoint list Sort list Goto waypoint D10552-1 waypoint, it is erased. You can place quick waypoints to navigate to from the default chart toolbar using the GOTO softkey.
Resetting XTE sets a new course from your current position to the target waypoint. The WPTS/MOB button gives you access to more waypoint functions. For information about using it, see Placing waypoints on page 38. To reset XTE Note: To set up and store a route consisting of more than one waypoint, use the ROUTES softkey. 1. While you are following a route or navigating to a waypoint, press the RESTART XTE softkey. To navigate to the cursor position 1. Move the cursor to the appropriate position. 2.
5.6 Building a route Using routes gives you more flexibility and planning options than the goto feature.
Use the ROUTES softkey to create and manage waypoints that form part of a route. The ROUTES softkey gives you more flexibility than the GOTO softkey; you can build a route for immediate use or build and save a route for later use. Building a route in chart view A route can consist of new waypoints, existing waypoints or a combination of both. You can build routes in Chart view, or by selecting waypoints from the waypoint list.
• Undo the last waypoint (chart view only). • Delete a waypoint from the route list (waypoint list only). • Abandon the route build. To remove waypoints from a route in chart view 1. Highlight the waypoint you want to remove from your route. 2. Press the UNDO WAYPOINT softkey. The waypoint and the route to it are removed from the screen and the cursor moves back to the previous waypoint. To remove waypoints from a route in waypoint list view 1. Highlight the waypoint you want to remove from a route.
Following routes FIND GOTO ROUTES TRACKS PRESENTATION Show/hide routes Follow route options Route list Build new route Route on chart show/hide Sort list by Waypoint index on/off Review and edit routes Follow route Reverse and follow D10554-1 You select a route to follow either by highlighting it with the cursor or by selecting it within the routes list. When you begin to follow a route it becomes active and is shown on all chart windows and on all Nav Stations.
Arriving at a waypoint This is useful if you find yourself off course and want to go straight to your target, rather than get back onto the original track. When the distance to the next waypoint in the route is less than that specified for the arrival alarm radius (see page 194), or your boat reaches the closest point of approach to the target (defined by a line passing through the waypoint and perpendicular to the route leg), a warning dialog is displayed and an alarm sounds (see page 48).
Editing routes When you have built and saved a route, you can make updates or changes to it if necessary.
You can edit a route in a variety of ways. You can: To create and add a new waypoint • Change the course of a route. • Change the name of a route. • Change the color of a route. 1. 2. 3. 4. • Erase a route. Highlight the route you want to add a waypoint to. Press the INSERT WAYPOINT softkey. Move the cursor to the position of the new waypoint. Press PLACE WAYPOINT. To select the route to edit Moving waypoints 1. Highlight the route on the chart display using the cursor. 2.
To change a route’s name or color 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select the route you want to edit. Press the EDIT NAME AND COLOR softkey. Select EDIT NAME or EDIT COLOR. Make your desired changes to the route’s details. Press OK. Erasing a route You can delete any route in your system except for the one that you are following. When you erase a route the system deletes waypoints that are used by that route only. Waypoints that are used by other routes are not deleted. To erase a route 1.
5.7 Tracking your progress The TRACKS softkey opens the toolbars shown below. FIND GOTO ROUTES TRACKS PRESENTATION Show/hide tracks Create route from track Start track Track list Track list Review and edit tracks Track starts Track list Stop track Discard track Save track Cancel stop command D10556-1 About tracks You can save the track to review your journey at a later date or to retrace it.
You can personalize track options to suit your requirements: • Rename a track. • Change the color of a track. • Specify the time between track points. Note: If the power fails while a track is being recorded, or if the position fix is lost, a break will occur in the track. Only the last contiguous segment of a track can be converted into a route. CAUTION: Before following the route, ensure that it is safe for navigation, noting that it may deviate from your actual path travelled.
You can now choose to edit the name and color of the track, or to delete it from the system. For the wind arrows feature to work, you must have a wind instrument enabled. For tide arrows, you need a GPS and speed through water instrument. 5.8 To use graphical indicators (arrows) Heading and course information 1. Press the DATA button. 2. Press the CHART VECTORS softkey. 3. Toggle graphical indicators to the required setting on the appropriate softkeys.
5.9 Presentation options The PRESENTATION softkey gives you control over how data is displayed on a chart window. It opens the toolbars shown below.
5.10 Showing and hiding waypoints Radar overlay This option lets you specify which waypoints are displayed on the screen. You can show all waypoints, or display them by symbol or group. Overlaying the chart image with radar data allows for better distinction between stationary and moving objects. For best results, switch on radar-chart synchronization. The latter options are useful if you have many waypoints placed in a small area, which can clutter the chart.
• ‘Sync’ is indicated in the top left-hand corner of the chart window. • Target display • Change range (using the Range button) • If you change the radar range in any radar window, all synchronized chart views change scale to match. Navigation options: • If you change the scale of a chart window, all radar windows change range to match. • Route • Track To set radar range synchronization AIS 1. Press the PRESENTATION softkey. 2. Press the CHART MODE AND ORIENTATION softkey. 3.
5.12 Chart mode and orientation Heading Mode settings control how the chart displays information. You can synchronize the chart display with the radar application; set how movement is represented; set the position of your vessel’s representation on-screen, and choose your preferred chart orientation. Large vessel Direction of turn Small vessel Find 097°T 11.6kt 1.237nm 00h04m33s This is a shortcut softkey that has the same effect as the FIND key on the default toolbar.
Course Up (C-UP) Relative motion In Course Up mode, the chart is static and oriented with your current course upwards. When you change heading, the ship symbol moves accordingly. If you select a new course, the chart will reset to display the new course upwards. The default motion mode is relative motion. In this mode, the chart is redrawn relative to your position as you make progress, so that your vessel is always shown in the same place on the screen.
5.14 Chart detail You can adjust the level of detail shown on the chart by choosing to show or hide certain features. To show or hide routes and tracks 1. Highlight a route or track and press the HIDE softkey. 0 Vessel offset or 1. Open the Route or Track list. 2. Highlight a route or track in the list. 3. Toggle between SHOW and HIDE settings with the ROUTE ON CHART or TRACK ON CHART softkey. Note: The active route is always displayed irrespective of the display status.
Displaying details for objects and features If decluttering does not hide a particular feature, you can hide features individually from the Cartography Setup menu. Many objects shown on the chart have detailed information associated with them. Some of this information displays automatically whenever you highlight the object with the cursor. 5.15 Journey planning Depending on the object type, its additional information might allow you to: Navionics chart data is preinstalled on the GPM400.
• GOTO the selected waypoint. • View tidal/current data for the selected tidal/current station. You can set the date for the animation and choose to see the whole animation from the beginning or start it at any point within a 24-hour period. You can also choose to view the animation continuously or to step through it incrementally. Static tide and current data You can display tide and current information using the FIND NEAREST function.
Port services The animation plays in a loop: when it reaches the end of a 24-hour animation period, it starts again at the beginning. 1. Press the ANIMATION PLAY/PAUSE softkey. You can display details of port services by using the FIND NEAREST function. Alternatively, you can use either of the methods below. To view the animation in steps To display port services 1. Press either the STEP BACK or STEP FWD softkey. 1. 2. 3. 4. To start or stop the animation To set the step interval 1.
Panoramic photography You can view panoramic photography of many ports and marinas. The availability of photography is indicated by a camera symbol on the chart, placed at the point the photograph was taken. The viewpoint is indicated by the angle of the camera symbol. You can also access photography from port services information.
5.16 Measuring distance, range and bearing To overlay aerial photography 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the PRESENTATION softkey. Press CHART LAYERS. Toggle AERIAL OVERLAY to ON or OFF as appropriate. Use the rotary controller to adjust overlay opacity. Options for measuring distance, range and bearing are outlined in the table below. Overlay opacity The opacity level controls how visible the underlying chart view is with photography overlaid. The higher the setting, the stronger the overlay.
To clear the ruler 1. Press DATA. 2. Press the RULER softkey. 3. Press CLEAR RULER.
Chapter 6: 3D Chart The 3D chart gives you an accurate, three-dimensional view of the area around your vessel. This can help you navigate more confidently if the area is new to you or if visibility is poor. Navigation functions are available in the 3D chart. Chapter contents • 6.1 Safety notice on page 76 • 6.2 3D chart requirements on page 76 • 6.3 Setting up the 3D chart on page 76 • 6.4 The 3D chart view on page 76 • 6.5 Operation modes on page 77 • 6.6 Using the 3D chart on page 78 • 6.
6.1 Safety notice The 3D chart setup menu gives you the following options: The 3D chart is an aid to visualization only. Always check your normal charts to ensure your route is safe. Until you are familiar with interpreting the 3D chart display, take every opportunity to compare what you see on-screen with your actual surroundings. Practice harbour and coastal navigation during daylight hours and in clear weather conditions. You can use the 3D chart in simulator mode to help you gain experience.
• Range Horizontal distance across screen (halfway up the window or at center of view). Shown in selected system units. Mode Shows mode application is working iin. Boat symbol Boat's position on chart. Select sail or power boat. Rotation Shows in degrees true, how far the on-screen view has been rotated from your boat's heading. Planning mode. Active motion mode This is the default mode.
6.6 Using the 3D chart The default toolbar on the 3D chart gives you access to navigation and presentation options. FIND SHIP GOTO ADJUST ON EYE CENTER ADJUST ROTATE PITCH PRESENTATION Follow route options Goto waypoint options Route list Waypoint list D10558-1 Find Ship Adjusting the chart view Pressing the FIND SHIP softkey redraws the chart about your current location, with your vessel in view and facing forwards.
2. Toggle to the setting you want to adjust. 3. Make the adjustment with the rotary controller. 4. Press OK. Note: The rotary controller is always active to adjust pitch and rotation. This is different to most other uses of the rotary controller, which require you to press a softkey to enable adjustment. To set the adjustment reference point 1. Press the ADJUST ON softkey. 2. Toggle to EYE or CENTER as required. 3. Press OK.
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View options 3. Toggle to your preferred view on the VIEW TO softkey. 4. Press OK. There are four view options to choose from: forward, aft, port and starboard. 2.431nm PRT ROTATE 106oT 2.431nm STB Multiple views ROTATE 280oT You can display multiple 3D chart views by creating a page that contains up to four windows. Each window could contain a view of: • The same area from a different angle. • Up to four different areas of the chart.
Exaggeration Sometimes it is easier to see certain topographical features if they are exaggerated. Adjusting the exaggeration has the effect of vertically stretching objects on the chart, making it easier to see their shape and position. This could be particularly helpful if you are fishing, for example. Declutter OFF Declutter ON To turn declutter on or off Exaggeration factor x1 Exaggeration factor x50 D8253_2 1. Press the PRESENTATION softkey. 2. Toggle to ON or OFF using the DECLUTTER softkey.
3D view locator Using the standard and 3D charts together The view locator is a polygon displayed on the standard chart which outlines the boundaries of the area shown on the 3D chart. It is shown as a blue line extending from the virtual eye point icon. If the area in which you are navigating is unfamiliar, or visibility is poor, working with standard and 3D chart windows side-by-side can give you extra confidence and information.
6.10 Aerial photography overlay Pressing FIND SHIP from any synchronized application returns the 3D chart to the default view and synchronizes the 2D chart to the same view. • Changes made to heading, range or position in either 2D or 3D charts are reflected in both windows. • If the 2D chart view for the current window is set to SYSTEM, any changes made in a chart window will be reflected in all windows on all displays.
Chapter 7: Autopilot Integration If you have a Raymarine autopilot installed, you can access some of its functions from the G-Series keyboard. The autopilot functions do not replace the autopilot control head. You must have a pilot control head installed before you enable or engage the autopilot. Chapter contents • 7.1 Emergency disengage on page 86 • 7.2 Enabling and engaging the autopilot on page 86 • 7.3 Autopilot Status Indicator on page 86 • 7.4 The autopilot control screen on page 87 • 7.
7.1 Emergency disengage When the autopilot is engaged, or you hotspot an active route or waypoint, the toolbar gives you the following options: To disable the autopilot 1. Press the STANDBY button. 7.2 Enabling and engaging the autopilot STOP GOTO/FOLLOW Opens the Pilot Control screen. If the autopilot is in track mode, the route complete alarm sounds. ADVANCE WAYPOINT Opens the Pilot Control screen and provides the AUTO and TRACK softkeys.
Icon Autopilot toolbar Autopilot mode Auto. No autopilot detected. Autopilot alarm is active. 7.4 AUTO Engage the autopilot and hold the current course (available when the autopilot is in Track or Standby mode). ENGAGE PILOT -TRACK- Engage the autopilot and track to the current target waypoint. STANDBY Disengages the autopilot (only available when the autopilot is engaged). To close the Pilot Control pop-up without activating AUTO or TRACK, press OK or CANCEL.
• sounds the waypoint arrival alarm • displays the Pilot Control screen with ‘Last Waypoint’ in the Next Waypoint field. The toolbar gives you three options: Press CLEAR ALARM to silence the alarm and keep the autopilot engaged in auto mode, continuing on the current heading. Press STANDBY to silence the alarm and disengage the autopilot. Press AUTO to silence the alarm and continue on the current locked heading with autopilot engaged.
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Chapter 8: The Fishfinder The fishfinder uses acoustic sounding to display fish, seabed structure, and underwater obstructions like wrecks. Chapter contents • 8.1 The fishfinder display on page 92 • 8.2 Background information on page 92 • 8.3 Operating the fishfinder on page 92 • 8.4 Explaining the readout on page 93 • 8.5 Factors influencing the readout on page 93 • 8.6 Display mode settings on page 95 • 8.7 Presentation toolbar on page 101 • 8.8 Adjusting gain and power on page 102 • 8.
8.1 The fishfinder display A transducer on the bottom of the boat sends pulses of sound waves into the water and measures the time it takes for the sound wave to travel to the bottom and back. The returning echoes are affected by bottom structure and by any other objects in their path, for example reefs, wrecks, shoals or fish. The fishfinder displays a scrolling image of the seabed, updating from the right as your vessel makes progress.
8.4 Explaining the readout Boat speed The fishfinder’s reading of the bottom changes as your speed changes. Slower speeds return flatter, more horizontal marks; as your speed increases, the image will tend to thicken and arch, until at high speeds the bottom resembles a double line on the fishfinder display. A hard bottom (sand) produces a thin line A soft bottom (mud or seaweed cover) produces a wide line. The dark layer indicates a strong signal.
• Higher frequencies (200 Khz) scan a narrow area but produce more detail, especially at high boat speed. They are most useful in shallower waters (up to 1000 feet). Various frequencies may be available on your system, depending on the transducers fitted to your vessel. Viewing single or dual frequencies If the preset you are using includes two frequencies, you can use one fishfinder window to view both frequencies or just one.
8.6 Display mode settings When a fishfinder preset is selected, its softkey label changes to ADJUST. Pressing this key allows you to configure the display mode settings to suit your requirements. (Changes to the display mode are saved with the preset at power-off.
For each preset (and for each frequency within the preset), you can change the following display mode settings: • Zoom • Bottom Lock • A-Scope Zoom pane Standard pane To change the settings for a preset 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the ADJUST softkey. Select F1 or F2. Select the mode you want to adjust. Make changes using the trackpad or rotary controller. Press OK when complete. Zoom If necessary you can zoom in on the bottom to display more detail.
Adjusting the position of the zoomed area When the zoom function is selected, the system automatically selects the zoom position so that the bottom details are always in the lower half of the display. If required you can reposition the portion of the image to be zoomed so that an alternative area is displayed. Bottom lock range (distance from bottom) SHALLOW Freq1: 200 kHz-Auto Depth from the surface Freq2: None F1: 200 kHz BL To set the zoom position 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the ZOOM softkey.
MODE 1 The A-scope image is centred in the window. MODE 2 The left-hand side of the Mode 1 image is expanded to give a more detailed view. MODE 3 The A-scope image angles outward as signal width increases with depth. D6674-3 To display the A-Scope image 1. Select A-Scope on the SELECT OPTION softkey. 2. Choose your mode on the A-SCOPE MODE softkey.
Changing the range You can change the range for each displayed frequency from the Range Adjust toolbar, which gives you control over the range and rangeshift settings. OUT RANGE IN Range auto/manual Range shift Select frequency high/low High frequency shift D10563-1 Range shift The DSM automatically adjusts the display to show the shallowest required range. Alternatively, you can range in or out on the image, up to the maximum depth displayed on the scrolling bottom and A-Scope images.
To return to the standard fishfinder image 1. Toggle to AUTO on the RANGE softkey. 2. Press OK.
8.7 Presentation toolbar The PRESENTATION softkey gives you access to VRM features (for measuring depth and distance), frequency view selection and a scroll control. These settings affect the monitor you are working on.
8.8 Adjusting gain and power Manually-set gain levels Changing the preset gain settings alters the way the fishfinder processes background noise (also called clutter), and can improve the readout on the monitor. You can adjust: If necessary you can set gain levels manually. Manually-set gain levels are applied to the active window and any other fishfinder windows displaying that frequency.
Power setting The power setting controls the power level of the transducer. Auto Freq1: 200 kHz-Auto 1768ft Freq2: None VRM marker indicating distance behind boat This is the default setting. When it is selected the DSM automatically determines the required power setting based on the current depth, speed, and (bottom) signal strength. Depth line If you wish to manually adjust the power to suit current conditions, you can adjust the power level between 0% and 100%, in 10% increments.
To return the marker to its previous position, press CANCEL. Note: When multiple fishfinder windows are open, we recommend you have the depth reading displayed in at least one window. Adjusting the scroll mode and speed You can adjust the speed at which the display scrolls, but the same section of the bottom is displayed regardless of scrolling speed. A faster speed displays more detail. This is useful when you are looking for fish.
Viewing frequencies within a preset 8.11 Editing presets If the preset you are using has two frequencies, you can view either one or both of those frequencies in separate windows. You can select frequencies for each preset from the Setup Frequency Preset screen. All available frequencies are detected by the system and made available on this menu. You can: To set frequency views 1. Press the PRESENTATION softkey. 2. Toggle to F1, F2 or BOTH on the VIEW softkey. 3. Press OK.
DSM400 DSM300 Frequency 1 Behaviour Frequency 2 Behaviour AUTO Automatically adjusts to suit depth. NONE/MAN Manual setting is fixed. MANUAL Fixed at selection. NONE/MAN Manual setting is fixed. AUTO Automatically selects highest frequency and widest beam. AUTO Automatically adjusts to suit depth. AUTO Changes with depth; alternate pings of 50 Khz and 200 Khz. MANUAL Fixed at selection. AUTO Changes with depth; alternates between 50 Khz and 200 Khz.
8.12 Fishfinder configuration This section describes the settings you can change using the fishfinder setup menu. The setup menu contains settings that are likely to be changed infrequently. For information on how to use setup menus, see Setup menus on page 23.
DSM and transducer setup Nearby vessels equipped with a fishfinder, or certain physical conditions (like hard seabeds), can affect the DSM. Its setup menus enable you to change settings to allow for this. Gain: Auto High 200 kHz: Auto Standard fishfinder image The standard fishfinder image displays the bottom as a combination of features (mud, sand, fish targets etc) with various sonar signal strengths. The system automatically adjusts the following settings to optimize the fishfinder image.
Manual Scroll Speed Ping Rate Limit (per sec) Specify the speed at which the fishfinder view updates and scrolls. Provides a speed limiter. It can be useful to adjust ping rate to suit local conditions, for example when you are over a hard seabed or in shallow water. Select Transducer When selecting a transducer, the DSM reports to the G-Series whether it sees a 600W or 2kW transducer. This allows you to select an appropriate transducer from the list.
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Chapter 9: Sirius Weather (US only) Overview The weather application superimposes historical, live and forecast weather data onto a world map. You can use the data to check the weather for your current position or for areas you are planning to visit. For a basic weather glossary, see the appendix at the back of this manual. For types of warnings, watches and advisories, refer to the NOAA website at: www.nws.noaa.gov Chapter contents • 9.1 Disclaimer on page 112 • 9.
