Interface Overview

TZ iBoat User Interface

 

  1. TZ button: This button opens the main TZ iBoat menu. From there, you can manage your offline data (charts and weather), access the store (purchase charts and modules), enter and manage your boat’s main characteristics, perform quick actions, and access the various advanced settings of TZ iBoat.

  2. Smart search button: TZ iBoat integrates a high-performance search engine allowing you to search for any information across various databases (tide stations, vector charts, user objects, etc.). You can either select a category (in this case the search also operates as a list) or perform a global search.

  3. GPS button: Tap this button to center your Own Ship position on the screen. Tap again to change orientation mode (North Up or Head Up mode). Note that by default the Head Up mode is displayed in 3D perspective to show more of what is going on ahead (this can be changed from the Plotter settings).

  4. Zoom buttons: Tap these buttons to zoom in or zoom out on the chart. On Tablet you can also use a zoom slider (that can be enabled from the Plotter settings). Note that both Tablet and SmartPhone  support “pinch to zoom” gesture.

  5. NavData Panel button: Tap this button to display NavData. A panel displaying various types of data will be displayed on the left side of your screen. This panel can be configured with multiple “NavData”.

  6. Layer button: Tap this button to open a panel where you can select what is displayed on your screen (chart selection, satellite picture overlay, depth shading overlay, weather overlay, tides icon…)

  7. Create Event button: Tap this button, the Event window will appear allowing you to select the type of event you want to save at your current position.

  8. Ruler button: Tap this button to measuring distance between two points.

  9. Nav button: Tap this button to start your navigation. When enabled, some information will be displayed at the bottom of the screen (trip distance, trip time and speed) and your Trip will be recorded.

  10. Tab Screens area: App is divided in several screens. Tab control allows user to choose a screen. There are only 4 screen icons available in the tab "screens". To access more screens and configure the icons displayed in the "Screens" tab, tap the "…" icon on the right.

  11. "More screens" button: Tap this button to access more screens and to customize the tab Screen area, to select the most used screens. There are only 4 screen icons available in the "Tab Screen area". 

  12. Plotter Screen: This screen is selected by default when TZ iBoat is started in "Navigation" mode. This WorkSpace intentionally has limited functionality to simplify operation while underway.

  13. Trips Screen: This screen offers a dedicated view to all the trips you have recorded and allows you to list and modify each trip. The trip function records all your navigation data (such as position, speed, depth, wind,...) and combines them with photos, catches and events you may have created during your navigation.

  14. Weather Forecast Screen: TZ iBoat lets you display the weather forecast in two different ways: either in "Online" mode, the weather will be streamed directly to your device or in "Offline" mode, the weather forecast will have to be downloaded to your device. 

  15. NavData Screen: Tap this button to display NavData screen. You can decide which dials you need by choosing to add or remove NavData.

  16. Anchor Watch Screen: Tap this button to display Anchor Watch screen. The Anchor Watch Alarm allows you to set and monitor your position relative to an anchor point. If your current position strays too far from that set point, a warning and alarm will be triggered.

When you tap the "…" icon on the bottom right you will access to more screens and you can customize the tab Screen area, to select the most used screens. There are only 4 screen icons available in the "Tab Screen area".

When you create or modify any object (marks, routes, boundaries…), Undo and Redo buttons will appear automatically for 5 seconds:

Undo / Redo buttons

Also located at the top of the screen is the status bar used to display notification and alarms (alarms can be silenced if you tap this area):