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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).
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 .......................................................................
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.......................................................................
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.
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.
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 display handbook.
1259_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 (when available) Panoramic photo symbol (also accessed via Port Services) Major coastal roads Aerial photo overlay (60%, land and sea) Business services information The Navionics Platinum chart card provides additional features that enhance the 2D cartography described in your display’s manual. New Port Services • Panoramic photos.
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.
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.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 7 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 7 D7925_1 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.
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.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 9 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 2D Chart Enhancements 9 D7929_1 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.
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 D7923_1 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.
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.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 12 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 12 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide 3D Cartography D8042_1 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.
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 selected window.
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.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 15 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 15 FIND SHIP GO TO... ADJUST ON EYE CENTRE ADJUST ROTATE PITCH PRESENTATION... D8053_1 Soft keys 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.
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.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 17 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 17 Changing the view View options In active motion mode there are four view options that you can choose from: • Forward. • Aft. • Port. • Starboard. With each view the eye point is changed to show a different area of the chart. FWD ROTATE 195oT AFT ROTATE 011oT AFT FWD Forward Default view. Eye point above and behind the boat, looking forward. Pressing FIND SHIP resets to this view. 2.431nm 2.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 18 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 18 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide View options are accessed via the PRESENTATION - 3D VIEW OPTIONS - VIEW TO soft keys. The current option is highlighted on the soft keys and displayed in the status bar. Multiple views You can display multiple 3D chart views by creating a page that shows 3D cartography in up to 4 windows.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 19 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 19 Making the view clearer You can make the view clearer using the following features: • Exaggeration. • Declutter. Exaggeration Exaggeration factor x1 Exaggeration factor x50 D8057_1 Sometimes it is easier to see certain topographical features by making them more obvious. This could be particularly helpful if you are fishing, for example.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 20 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 20 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Declutter OFF D8060_1 Declutter Declutter ON Navigating in an area that shows a lot of information on the chart, such as navigation marks, can be confusing. Depending on your chart view level it can make features or even your position difficult to see. Declutter helps you to reduce this confusion and make the chart clearer, by removing some objects from view.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 21 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 21 Your display handbook gives you details of how to set up a page set to view the two applications together. With the charts displayed side by side, a comprehensive view of the surrounding area is available. As with all multiple page sets the active window is indicated by a red border. To make changes to an application it must be the active window. For full details refer to your display handbook.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 22 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 22 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Chart synchronization enables you to synchronize the heading, range and position information on the 2D and 3D charts. When chart synchronization is ON, please note the following: • The 2D-3D synchronization is shown in the status bar of the applications. • Soft key options that are not available with this feature are “grayed” out.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 23 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 3D Cartography 23 To navigate to a new waypoint or route, you should first create the waypoint/route in your 2D chart. Full details of how to create a route will be found in your display handbook. Once navigation is active, the 3D chart displays: • The active waypoint using the same symbol as the 2D chart. • The arrival circle of the waypoint • The course of your route (if applicable). REMEMBER: A route can only be edited using a 2D chart.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 24 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM 24 Navionics Platinum Chart Card - User’s Guide Technical support For Raymarine products www.raymarine.com Visit the Customer Support area of our website for Frequently Asked Questions, servicing information, e-mail access to the Raymarine Technical Support Departmenta and details of Raymarine agents, worldwide.
81259_1_NGC.book Page 25 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 11:51 AM Technical Support 25 For Navionics cartography For questions about Navionics Platinum or Navionics Gold cartography, please contact Navionics directly through their web site: www.navionics.com or contact Navionics customer support: Navionics customer support Navionics Italy Via Fondacci, 269 Z.I. Montramito 55054 Massarosa Italy Tel: +39-0584-329111 Fax: +39-0584-962696 sales@navionics.
