Chapter 3 - Using the Controls
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Use the OVERLAY key to:
view the NOAA tide station overlay on the CHART screen
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and view 24 hours of graphical tide data for a chosen date
view the currents overlay on the CHART screen and view
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24 hours of currents data for a chosen date
view the echo sounder overlay on the CHART screen
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Use the CLEAR key to:
clear the CHART screen of menu keys (by pressing briefly)
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clear the CHART screen of menu keys, INFO BARs, and
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other chart symbols (by pressing and holding the CLEAR
key for a few seconds)
Use the INFO keys to:
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display speed-over-ground (SOG) and course-over-ground
(COG)
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display lat/lon coordinates
display Loran-C GRI and TDs (if specified at the CHART
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SETUP screen)
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display your active waypoint (if any), distance and bearing
to the waypoint, numerical and graphical cross-track error
(XTE), estimated time of arrival (ETA), and estimated time
enroute (ETE)
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display details about the chart-in-use, including its name,
number, source, and revision date. If you're displaying an
HCRF chart such as ARCS, the INFO BAR displays the
chart series (Navigator or Skipper); expiration date
(Navigator series only); correction level (the Notice to
Mariner's number to which the chart has been corrected);
name and date of the corresponding Chart CD; and name
and date of the corresponding Update CD.
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display today's date and the current local time
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depth, speed through water, and water temperature (if
490 is installed)
For in-depth information about using the charts, see
"Understanding the Chart Screen" starting on page 4-1.
961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A