Seiwa Starfish 2nd Edition - Manual (Page 28)

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2.4 USING TRACK
A very useful feature of the chart plotter, is the ability to store and display exactly
where the boat has been. This feature, referred to as Tracking, can provide in-
valuable information about the effect of tide and wind influence on the boat's
progress as well as giving an indication of the helmsman's performance.
When full storing capacity has been reached, the oldest points are deleted and
overwritten by the newest ones.
Setting up a Track Step
Before you use the Track function, it is important to specify the Track step unit: if
you select Distance, the Track point is placed when the distance from its last
stored position is greater than the defined distance; if Time, the Track point is
placed after the defined time.
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Step Unit" + [ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Step Unit" + [ENTER]
You can select the Track step Time [1, 5, 10, 30 sec, 1 min] or distance [0.01,
0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, 10.0] Nm. Setting a short time/distance interval
between Track points is best suited to navigate within a close or complex environ-
ment, a greater time/distance interval is best suited to a long voyage.
To select the interval at which the Track points are placed.
If you have selected Distance:
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Distance Step" +
[ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Distance Step" + [ENTER]
If you have selected Time:
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Time Step" + [ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Time Step" + [ENTER]
Selecting Track Color
You can select 8 different line colors that you choose for the Track:
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Color" + [ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Color" + [ENTER]
The same Track can be saved with any color.
Displaying Track
To enable or disable the Track displaying on the map screen:
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Display Mode" +
[ENTER] + "Visible"/"Hidden" + [ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Config" + [ENTER] + "Display Mode" + [ENTER] + "Visible"/
"Hidden" + [ENTER]
Activating/Deactivating Track Recording
To activate or deactivate the Tracking of the vessel while the vessel is moving:
[MENU] + "Track" + [ENTER] + "Activate"/"Deactivate" + [ENTER]
MARLIN:
[TRACK] + "Activate"/"Deactivate" + [ENTER]