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Chapter 5: Setting Up the System Defaults 5-13
Object Information
Object Information
You can set Object Information ON ALL, ON POINTS or OFF to determine when
an object identification pop-up is displayed. When set to ON ALL,the
information pop up is displayed when the cursor is placed over any chart area
for two seconds. ON POINTS enables the information popup when the cursor is
placed over a displayed chart object and OFF disables the information pop up.
Waypoint Options
Waypoint Symbols controls whether or not the waypoints are shown on the
Chart display, with their appropriate symbols. The active waypoint, and
waypoints in the current route are always shown.
Waypoint Numbers controls whether or not the waypoint numbers are
shown for any waypoints in the current route.
Default Waypoint Symbol lets you select the symbol you want used for
waypoint display.
Vectors
Heading, Tide and Course Over Ground vectors can be displayed as a line
from your vessel. The length of the vector is determined by your choice of
SOG and the time period. An infinite vector extends to the edge of the chart
screen.
Heading Vector indicates your current heading.
COG Vector indicates your course over ground.
Tide Vector indicates the tide angle. Tide information is calculated from the
speed through water, compass and position data.
Radar/Chart Synch
Not valid for SL520/530/631 PLUS display.
Datum Selection
You can select either WGS 84 or LOCAL datum. In LOCAL mode, you are
presented with a list of datums; use the trackpad to scroll through the list, then
press ENTER to select the option and close the menu.
CAUTION:
Changing the chart datum does not cause any waypoint or routes stored
in the chartplotter to move on the display, although their latitude and
longitude changes to reflect the new datum.