13 tides window, Caution – NorthStar Navigation EXPLORER 657 User Manual
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13 Tides window
The tides window is available on C-MAP charts.
The tides window shows tide information at a
tide station for the selected date.
Note: The tides window requires the local time
offset to be set to work correctly (see section
17-13)
To show the tides window for the tide station
nearest to the boat, press
, select More,
then select Tides.
To go to the tides window for any tide station:
1
From the chart window, press
and
select Find.
2 Select
Tide stations.
3
A list of tide stations are displayed. Select the
tide station to display. The chart redraws with
the tide station centred.
4 Press
and select Chart info.
5 Select
Tide height.
Choosing the date of the tide chart
1 Press
.
2 Select
Today, Next day or Prev day.
To choose a different date from these, select
Set date, edit the date,
press
.
A Tide station name and distance from boat
B Current time and chosen date for display
C Tide
chart
D Night
E Dawn
F Day
G Dusk
H Tide
height
I
Time cursor, a vertical dotted line. Press
or
to move cursor sideways
J
Time of cursor and tide height at that time
K
Data for the chosen date
L
Tide height cursor, a horizontal dotted line.
Press
or
to move cursor up and down.
M Height of cursor on the tide chart
N Moon phase for moon at the current time on
the chosen date
The tides window shows data for the chosen date
A
C
B
E
F
G
D
L
K
N
D
M
H
I
J
CAUTION
The tides window requires the local time
offset to be set to work correctly (see section
17-13)