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Glossary
TIME OFFSET
TIMEOUT
TIME ZONE
TRACK
TRANSDUCER
TRIP LOG
TRUE HEADING
TRUE NORTH
Version 3.0
The number of hours and minutes by which the TIME ZONE dif-
fers from UTC (see below).
In the navigator, the automatic return to normal operation from edit
mode if left unattended. The timeout delay is set in CFG 1, Opera-
tion.
One of 24 longitudinal segments around the world, each generally
15 degrees and 1 hour wide. Please check locally for the exact time
zone offset relative to UTC (see below).
In routes: The course lines between the waypoints.
In the plotter: The line showing the past movements of the vessel.
A device that transfers power from one system to another in the
same or in different form. See also SENSOR.
In the navigator, an easily resetable sum log that accumulates the
distance sailed over ground based on the GPS signals. See also
GPS LOG.
Direction in relation to true north. True heading is compass head-
ing corrected for MAGNETIC DEVIATION and VARIATION. The
true heading used by the navigator for navigation calculations is a
composite of magnetic heading input from the NMEA compass,
magnetic variation as calculated by the navigator, and the values
entered into the compass deviation table.
Direction along the meridian of the observer to the north pole.
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