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• To show true or apparent wind speed, select Wind Speed,

and select an option.

Configuring the Speed Source

You can specify whether the vessel speed data displayed on the

gauge and used for wind calculations is based on water speed

or GPS speed.

From the wind gauge, select Menu > Compass Gauge >

Speed Display.

Select an option:

• To calculate the vessel speed based on data from the

water-speed sensor, select Water Speed.

• To calculate the vessel speed based on GPS data, select

GPS Speed

Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge

You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind

gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a

heading sensor, and GPS heading is calculated by your

chartplotter GPS (course over ground).

From the wind gauge, select Menu > Compass Gauge >

Heading Source.

Select

GPS Hdg. or Magnetic.

NOTE:

When moving at low speeds or when stationary, the

magnetic compass source is more accurate than the GPS

source.

Customizing the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge

You can specify the range of the close-hauled wind gauge for

both the upwind scale and the downwind scale.

From the wind gauge, select Menu > Compass Gauge >

Gauge Type > Close Hauled Gauge.

Select an option:

• To set the maximum and minimum values that appear

when the upwind close-hauled wind gauge appears, select

Change Upwind Scale, and set the angles.

• To set the maximum and minimum values that appear

when the downwind close-hauled wind gauge appears,

select Change Downwind Scale, and set the angles.

• To view true or apparent wind, select Wind, and select an

option.

Viewing Trip Gauges

Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and

fuel for your present trip.

Select

Info >

Trip & Graphs > Trip

Resetting Trip Gauges

Select Info

> Trip & Graphs > Trip

Select an option:

• To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select

Reset Trip.

• To set the maximum speed reading to zero, select Reset

Maximum Speed.

• To set the odometer reading to zero, select Reset

Odometer.

• To set all the readings to zero, select Reset All

Viewing Graphs

Before you can view graphs of various environmental changes,

such as temperature, depth, and wind, you must have an

appropriate transducer or sensor connected to the network.

Select

Info >

Trip & Graphs > Graphs

Setting the Graph Range and Time Scales

You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that

appear in the depth and water temperature graphs.

From a graph, select

Graph Setup.

Select an option:

• To set a time-elapsed scale, select

Duration. The default

setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the time-elapsed scale

allows you to view variations over a longer period of time.

Decreasing the time-elapsed scale allows you to view

more detail over a shorter period of time.

• To set the graph scale, select

Scale. Increasing the scale

allows you to view more variation in readings. Decreasing

the scale allows you to view more detail in the variation.

Battery Management

You can view the battery and other power sources, and the

devices that use those sources.

Batteries are listed along the top of the screen. Other sources of

power, such as solar, alternator, converter, and wind generator,

are listed along the left side. The items along the right side of

the screen are devices that use the batteries and other power

sources.

Setting Up the Battery Management Page

Select A/V, Gauges, Controls > Battery Management >

Menu > Edit Devices.

Select an item.

Select

Device, and select an item from the list.

If necessary, select

Name, enter a name for this device, and

select Done.

If necessary, select Change Icon, select a new symbol, and

select

Done.

Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each device.

Tide, Current, and Celestial

Information

Tide Station Information

You can view information about a tide station for a specific date

and time, including the tide height, and when the next high and

low tides will occur. By default, the chartplotter shows tide

information for the most recently viewed tide station and for the

present date and time.

Select

Info

> Tides & Currents > Tides

Current Station Information

NOTE:

Current station information is available with certain

detailed maps.

You can view information about a current station for a specific

date and time, including the current speed and level of the

current. By default, the chartplotter shows current information for

the most recently viewed current station and for the present date

and time.

Select

Info

> Tides & Currents > Currents

Celestial Information

You can view information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise,

moonset, moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of

the sun and moon. The center of the screen represents the sky

overhead, and the outermost rings represent the horizon. By

default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the

present date and time.

Select

Info

> Tides & Currents > Celestial

Tide, Current, and Celestial Information 33

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