Raymarine Pathfinder GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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4. Highlight the required channel. Click
OK
. The channel is added to the
databox.
To delete an existing channel:
With the Databox and the databox toolbar displayed:
1. Click
Delete Channel
. The databox selection box is displayed.
2. Highlight the data box from which the channel is to be deleted. Click
OK
. The channel list is displayed.
3. Highlight the channel to be deleted. Click
OK
. The channel is deleted
from the databox.
Re-ordering channels
The order in which channels are displayed in a databox can be modified as
follows:
To move a channel up the displayed order:
With the databox and databox toolbar displayed:
1. Click
Channel Up
. The Databox selection box is displayed.
2. Highlight the databox in which the channels are to be moved. Click
OK
.
The channel list is displayed.
3. Highlight the channel to be moved. Click
OK
.
The selected channel is moved up one position in the databox.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until the channel is in the required position in
the databox.
To move a channel down the displayed order:
With the databox and databox toolbar displayed:
1. Click
Channel Down
. The Databox selection box is displayed.
2. Highlight the databox in which the channels are to be moved. Click
OK
.
The channel list is displayed.
3. Highlight the channel to be moved. Click
OK
.
The selected channel is moved down one position in the databox.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 until the channel is in the required position in
the databox.
Creating a databox
You can create a databox to display customized data in a way to suit your
working requirements.
To create a new databox:
1. Click Add. A new databox is displayed on-screen.
2. Populate the databox as required by following procedures for adding
channels as detailed in “To show an additional channel:” on page 118.
Modifying a channel
You can modify a channel to change the style in which data is displayed.
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Data that can be changed includes:
Display the Channel Title.
Channel Title.
Channel Title font.
Channel data font.
Display the Channel title
Click the action box to select whether the channel title is displayed.
Channel title
Click the action box; the on-screen keyboard is displayed to enable you to
change the channel title.
Channel title font
Click the action box; the font selector is displayed to enable you to choose
the font style and size and color.
Channel data font
Click the action box; the font selector is displayed to enable you to choose
the font style and size and color.
Using the font selector
The on-screen font selector is used as follows:
1. In the
Font
column, scroll down an highlight the required font style.
2. In the
Font style
column, highlight the required style.
3. In the
Size
column, highlight the required font size.
4. In the
Color
box, use the drop-down menu to select font color.
5. Click
OK
. The selected font styles and color are now applied.
13.5 Polar plotting
This section explains how to use RayTech’s Polars tool to analyze and fine-
tune your boat’s performance. Intended primarily for the experienced
sailor, polar uses a group of variables (such as apparent/true/current
corrected wind angles, boat speed, heel and pitch, etc.) to determine what
heading you should set your boat on to achieve the best target boat speed
under varying wind conditions. Analysis results are displayed using several
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