Changing The Chart Scale - Raymarine RC400 Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 3: Getting Started
3. To release the cursor from homed mode press the trackpad to move

Changing the Chart Scale

The RANGE IN/OUT keys change the chart scale so that a larger or
smaller area is shown on the available cartography.
Plotter mode is available to allow you to zoom into a smaller area, even
when no chart data is available for that scale. To enable plotter mode, see
Chapter 4:Setting Up.
You can change the chart scale for two purposes:
•
•
Each time you press the RANGE IN or RANGE OUT keys, the chart scale
changes to the next available setting. The Status Bar at the top left-hand
side of the screen indicates the distance, from top to bottom of the display,
in nautical miles.
RANGE
OUT
Chart zoom out
RANGE
Chart zoom in
• When the vessel moves near the edge of the chart window, the chart
is redrawn with the vessel at the center and the cursor homed on the
vessel.
• While homed, the status bar indicates position, SOG and COG.
• If SCREEN AMPLIFIER is enabled, the screen displays the vessel off-
set from center, to increase forward visibility, see Chapter 4:Setting
Up.
the cursor away from the vessel's current position. The status bar
shows the cursor position, range and bearing from the vessel.
To see either a smaller area (in more detail) or a larger area (in less
detail)
To move the display to another area of the chart, by zooming out to a
small scale chart, then zooming in to another location
128nm
Vertical distance displayed on chart
IN
64nm
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