Tools

Some tools may only be available in specific WorkSpaces or when specific Modules are unlocked:

• "Center On": Click on this button to center on Own Ship position

• "Autoshift": Right Click on the "Center On" button to access the "Autoshift" mode. Click on the "Autoshift" button to enable or disable Autoshift. Autoshift mode is enabled when this button is surrounded in yellow.

• "True Motion": Right Click on the "Center On" button to access the "True Motion" mode. Click on the "True Motion" button to enable or disable True Motion. True Motion mode is enabled when this button is surrounded in yellow.

• "Track": Click on this button to enable or disable Track Recording. Track recording is enabled when this button is surrounded in yellow .

•   "Record Trip": click on this button to enable or disable Trip recording. Trip recording is enabled when this button is surrounded in yellow.

• "PBG": Click on this button to enable or disable the Bathy Recording ("PBG"). Data is being recorded when this button is surrounded in yellow.

• "Zoom In/Out": Click on these buttons to zoom in or zoom on the chart. You can adjust the scale selection from the Plotter Display Options (by clicking on the button "Chart Scales Selection")

• "Zoom": This tool is very useful if you don't have a scroll wheel to zoom continuously on the chart. When this tool is selected, left click to zoom in and right click to zoom out.

• "Pan": This is the tool which is selected by default. It allows you to pan the chart with the mouse. If you have another tool selected, pressing the ESC key on your keyboard revert to the Pan tool.

• "Divider": This tool allows you to make bearing and range measurement in between two points. If you select this tool and double click on the chart, it will create a divider line in between own ship position and the point where you double clicked. You can double click on the tool itself to erase all dividers. If you have the PBG module, you can double click on a Divider Line to open the Profile Window. For more information, please refer to the Divider Tool Chapter.

• "Go To": This tool allows to create a quick "Go To" point by creating an Active Route. You can double click on this tool to create a Go To using lat/lon.

• "Mark": This tool allows to create marks. You can right click on this tool to select the mark icon and color. You can double click on this tool to create a mark using lat/lon.

• "Route": This tool allows to create route. You can right click on this tool to create various Search and Rescue ("SAR") route pattern. The Search and Rescue parameters (distance) are set up from the Routes Options (under "SAR Interval").

• "3D Orientation": This tool is used to adjust the 3D view when the chart mode is set to "3D" from the Mode Ribbon.

• "Boundary Area": This tool is used to create areas. Select this tool, click on the chart to create boundary points and double click to close the area. You can double click on this tool to create an area by using lat/lon.

• "Boundary Circle": This tool is used to create circles.

• "Boundary Line": This tool is used to create lines. Click on the chart to create boundary points and double click to end the line. You can double click on this tool to create a line by using lat/lon.

• "Annotation": This tool is used to create annotation. You can double click on this tool to create an annotation by using lat/lon.

• "Recall Track": This tool (available in the Planning WorkSpace) is used to recall a Track portion from a Trail.

• "Event": This tool is used to drop a mark under the boat position.

• "MOB": This tool is used to drop a "Man Over Board" (MOB) mark under the boat position. When you activate the MOB, it drops a marks, selects the "Navigation" WorkSpace and zooms at a navigation scale automatically. If you would like for the MOB to also create an Active Route (to the MOB location) and raise an alarm, you can change the "MOB Behavior" from the Alarms Options.

• "Selection": This tool is used to select multiple objects. If you right click you can select the "Free Selection" tool that allows to draw a free selection on the screen. When multiple objects are selected, you can delete them, change icon and color.

• "Delete": This tool is used to delete objects. You can either click on an object or draw an area around multiple objects.

• "Delete PBG Points" (This tool allows to delete depth data that has been recorded in TimeZero. Note that this tool is only active when PBG is turned OFF and when the "PBG Points" are selected from the PBG button in the Ribbon.

• "Synchronize Radar Range" (requires the Radar Module): Press this button to adjust the radar range to the closest matching chart scale.

• "Range In/Out" (requires the Radar Module): These buttons are used to increase or decrease the radar range.

• "EBL VRM 1/2" (requires the Radar Module): Right click on this tool to select either "EBL " or "VRM " mode (two set each). Click on the chart or radar screen and drag the cursor to create the EBL or VRM. Double click on this tool to erase all EBL and VRM.

• "Guard Zone 1/2" (requires the Radar Module): Click on this tool to create a Guard Zone (relative to the boat) by clicking and dragging the cursor on the chart or radar screen. Once the guard zone has been created, right click to adjust its parameters. You can create up to two guard zones by right clicking on the tool. Double click on this tool to erase all guard zones.

• "Acquire Target" (requires the Radar Module): This tool allows to acquire a Radar ARPA target. Select this tool, then left click over a radar echo to acquire a target.

• "Contour Line 1/2" (requires the "PBG Module"): Right Click on this tool to either select the red or green contour line tool. When this tool is selected, a yellow contour line is drawn under the cursor. Click once to drop the corresponding contour line (red or green). If you drop a second red or green contour line, it will replace the previous one. Double click on this tool to erase the red and green contour line.

• "Range In/Out" (requires the "Sounder Module"): These buttons are used to increase or decrease the sounder range. You can adjust the scale selection from the Sounder Options (by clicking on the button "Sounder Range Selections")

• "Update Area": This tool is only available in the "Update" WorkSpace and is used to define the weather update area. Once the area is defined, select "Download".

• "Launch Routing": This tool requires the "Routing" Module. It is used to create routing in between two points. If you double click on the chart and have a valid GPS position, it will create a routing in between own ship position and the point.

• Camera "Joystick" mode: this tool allows to control the camera (in the Camera WorkSpace). Please refer to the Camera chapter for more information.

• "Move Camera Here": This tool allows to control the camera from the chart or radar screen. Select this tool and click on the location where you want to camera to point at.

• "Screenshot": This tool takes a screenshot of the screen and stores it in the location define under the General Options ("Screenshot Recording Location").

• "Voyage Data Recorder" (requires "Voyage Data Recorder Module"): This tool enable or disable the recording of all the data. Please refer to the "Record & Replay" chapter for more information.