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81259_1_NGC.book Page i Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM
Navionics
Platinum Chart
Card
User’s Guide
Document Number: 81259-1
Date: June 2005
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81259_1_NGC.book Page ii Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Trademarks and registered trademarks Autohelm, HSB Raymarine, RayTech, RayTech RNS, Sail Pilot, SeaTalk and Sportpilot are registered trademarks of Raymarine Limited. Apelco is a registered trademark of Raymarine Holdings Limited (Registered in all major marketing territories). AST, Autoadapt, Auto GST, Autoseastate, Autotrim, Bidata, Marine Intelligence, Maxiview, On Board, Raychart, Ra
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81259_1_NGC.book Page i Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM Contents i Contents Important information .............................................................................................. 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................1 Safety notices ................................................................................................. 1 Disclaimers ...........................................................
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81259_1_NGC.book Page ii Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM ii Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Rotary control ......................................................................................... 14 Range button .......................................................................................... 14 Trackpad .................................................................................................14 Soft keys.........................................................
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 1 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM Important Information 1 Important information Introduction This handbook introduces the Navionics Platinum chart card and its features. These chart cards are intended for recreational marine use. Safety notices WARNING:Navigation aid When this product is used within a navigation system, it is only an aid to navigation. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure or defects, environmental
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 2 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide About this manual This manual describes how to install and operate your display with the Navionics Platinum Chart Card. It assumes that the display(s) in which the software is to be installed meets the requirements for running this version of the software, and that all peripheral equipment to be operated with it is compatible and has been correctly installed. This manual is intended fo
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 3 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM Introduction 3 Introduction This User’s Guide introduces the Navionics Platinum chart card. Used in conjunction with your Raymarine display, you will be able to access new and enhanced features that will give you an accurate, easy-to-view image of the area around your boat. Operation of the charts and their features is similar to the way in which existing chart cards are operated. For full details please refer to the relevant displa
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 4 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 4 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide 2D Chart Enhancements Introduction Additional wreck data Panoramic photo symbol Major coastal roads (when available) (also accessed via Port Services) Aerial photo overlay (60%, land and sea) Port services Business services information (now includes Panoramic Photo and Pilot Book information) The Navionics Platinum chart card provides additional features that enhance the 2D
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 5 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 5 • 3D locator (see page 21). • 2D/3D chart synchronization (see page 21). Increased coverage • In addition to coastal regions, the Platinum chart card also covers US lakes and inland waterways. Changed control • The radar overlay is now controlled via the chart layers soft key and the radar/chart synchronization via the chart mode and orientation soft key. Additional menu items • The Cartography Setup Menu now
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 6 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 6 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide New Port Services D8216_1 Port Services include pilot book information and panoramic photos (if available). Panoramic photos are also shown as a camera symbol on the chart. If required, you can remove port services from your chart by switching on the DECLUTTER option accessed via the PRESENTATION soft key. Pilot book information This feature will enable you to view detailed
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 7 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 7 Panoramic photos You can display a panoramic photo(s) of many ports and marinas. The availability of photos is indicated by a camera symbol on the chart. This symbol is placed where the photo was taken and the angle of the shot is indicated by the camera symbol. You can also view the photo from the port services information. To display a panoramic photo, either: • Select the appropriate port symb
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 8 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 8 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide New cartographic objects The following new cartographic objects are now available: • Business services. • Additional wrecks. •Major roads. If required, you can declutter your chart by either switching off the individual object type on the Cartography Setup Menu or by switching on the DECLUTTER option accessed via the PRESENTATION soft key. Business services Example: Service
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 9 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 9 Additional wrecks Navionics Platinum cartography provides details of wrecks that you would find on a paper chart together with detailed data for additional wrecks. To display additional information about the object, select the wreck on the Object Info screen. Major coastal roads Interstate highway/ Motorways State highway/ Major roads Highways/ Minor roads With Platinum cartography y
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 10 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 10 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide New features The Chart Layers option now includes: • Aerial photo overlay. • 3D locator (see page 21). • 2D/3D chart synchronization (see page 21). Aerial photo overlay The aerial photo overlay feature will help you to interpret your environment and its features. They cover the navigable waters up to 3 miles inside the coastline. Beyond these limits the land will appear green (color ch
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 11 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 11 Note: Any changes that you make will affect all displays in your system. Specifying the overlay area You can specify whether the overlay is displayed for land areas only or for land and sea areas, via the Cartography Setup menu. Land and sea overlay Land only overlay D7921_1 Increased coverage In addition to coastal regions, the Platinum chart card also covers US lakes and inland waterways. Chan
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 12 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 12 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide 3D Cartography An introduction 3D cartography introduces an easy-to-use chart format that provides you with a graphical view of land and sea contours around your boat. Land masses are shown in green, the shade depending on the height above sea level. Water, the sea-bed and submerged objects are shown in varying shades of blue. Much of the information available on a conven
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 13 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 13 • Ability to synchronize 2D and 3D charts. • Ability to indicate the area that your fishfinder transducer cone covers (if fitted). To obtain the best results from the 3D cartography application you should make sure that your display is receiving accurate heading and position data from a suitable source. The application When you choose to set up your display to use 3D cartography, the application opens in the selec
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 14 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 14 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Using the 3D chart Set-up Before using 3D cartography you should set-up the chart to show you the information that is needed for the particular operation that you are doing. Settings for the chart are accessed via the MENU hard key - 3D Chart Setup and let you change: • Center-of-view indicator - Turn the center-of-view indicator (marked with a white cross) ON/OFF. • Boat symbol - Cho
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 15 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 15 Soft keys ADJUST ON ADJUST FIND SHIP GO TO... PRESENTATION... EYE CENTRE ROTATE PITCH You can also change the view of the 3D chart using the following soft keys: FIND SHIP Pressing this soft key at any time will return to the active motion mode, forward looking chart view. GO TO This enables you to select an existing route to follow or a waypoint to go to. ADJUST ON This enables you to choose whi
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81259_1_NGC.book Page 16 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 16 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide • 3D OPTIONS You can change the direction of the view (see page 17), adjust the exaggeration (see page 19) or change the vessel offset. • WAYPOINT NAME You can turn the waypoint name on or off as required. • DECLUTTER See page 20. Changing the mode You can choose to view the chart in one of two modes: • Active motion mode. • Planning mode. Active motion mode This is the default mode whe
