How To Add A New Point, Symbol, Line Or Tidal To A User Chart - Furuno FEA-2807 Operator's Manual

15.7.6

How to add a new point, symbol, line or tidal to a user chart

In this manual the term "user chart object" refers to any point, symbol, line or tidal. The procedure for modifying a
user chart object is common to all user chart objects. To select a user chart object to modify, open the appropriate
user chart object page in the Plan User Chart dialog box. The Current field shows the user chart object currently
selected for modification.
To modify user chart areas, use the Area page.
How to add a new user chart object
To add a new user chart object you have following methods available:
• Use the left mouse button (Edit Insert feature).
• Click the Add button in corresponding user chart object page.
To add a new user chart object by using the left mouse button, do the following:
1. Open desired user chart object page.
2. Put the cursor in the electronic chart on the desired position then push the left mouse button. New user chart
object appears.
3. Modify data of added user chart object. For how to modify Point, Symbol, Line and Tidal data, see section
15.7.7 "How to change other data of point, symbol, line or tidal".
To add a new user chart object by using the Add button, do the following:
1. Open desired user chart object page.
2. Click the Add button in the selected user chart object page. This adds a new user chart object to the end of file,
which is a copy of current user chart object.
3. Modify position of operator object. Modify position following "Changing position of a point, symbol, line or
tidal," on the next page.
4. Modify other data of user chart object. For how to modify position, see section 15.7.7 "Changing other data of
point, symbol, line or tidal".
How to select a point, symbol, line or tidal to modify
In this manual the term "user chart object" refers to any of point, symbol, line or tidal. The procedure for modifying
a user chart object is common to all user chart objects. To select the user chart object to modify, open the
appropriate user chart object page. In the Current field, the number indicates user chart object that is currently
selected for modification. If you want to select a different number, do one of the following:
•
Enter desired number of user chart object in the Current box. To change the number put the cursor in the
Current box, spin the scrollwheel to select number then push the scrollwheel. Click the OK button.
•
Use the Info feature to find area. Put the cursor on the desired corner point of the area on the electronic chart
then push the scrollwheel.
How to change position of a point, symbol, line or tidal
You can change the position of a user chart object two ways:
•
Enter latitude and longitude in the Position field.
•
Drag and drop a user chart object with the left mouse button.
How to enter latitude and longitude in position field
1. Open desired user chart object page.
2. Select desired user chart object.
3. Enter co-ordinates in the Position field. To change a co-ordinate, put the cursor to the right of the digit to
change, in the appropriate box, click the left mouse button, spin the scrollwheel to select desired value then
push the scrollwheel. Note tha t lines have starting and ending point position fields.
15. User Chart Control
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