System-Wide Settings; System Setup Menu - Raymarine A Series A50 User's Reference Manual

12.5 System-wide settings

The following tables detail the options available under each of the
system-wide menu items.
To access system settings
1. Press and hold the PAGE/MENU button.
2. Select the appropriate menu from those available

System Setup menu

MENU ITEM
Position Mode
Controls whether the position is expressed in latitude
and longitude co-ordinates or Loran TDs.
TD Setup
If the Position Mode is set to TD's, this function controls
the selected chain identifier, slave and ASF.
Simulator
ON - allows operation of display without data from
antenna and/or external data sources.
Demo - a series of slides with descriptions to demon-
strate the various system functions.
Bearing Mode
Mode of all bearing and heading data displayed. This
does not affect how the chart is drawn.
Chapter 12: System Setup and Customizing
MENU ITEM
MOB Data Type
IMPORTANT:
Dead reckoning mode is not recommended for use on
A-Series displays.
Dead reckoning will only provide the correct MOB posi-
tion if the required COG, SOG and Tide data are
available.
Your boat and the MOB are subject to the same tide and
wind effects, Assuming that the required data sources
are available dead-reckoning can give a more accurate
OPTIONS
MOB position.
Variation Source
Lat/Long
This allows you to compensate for the naturally occur-
TD's
ring offset of the earths magnetic field. When set to
AUTO, the value the system would use (or is using) is
noted in the menu e.g. 4
Various
value, set to MANUAL.
Manual variation
If Variation Source is set to MANUAL then use this
OFF
setting to enter the variation value. This value is trans-
ON
mitted to any other SeaTalk instruments.
Demo
Language
Selected language used for screen text, labels, menus,
options and display format for lat/lon position
True
information.
Magnetic
Extended Character Set
Controls whether additional accented characters are
made available when you are entering text.
0
W. To enter your own variation
OPTIONS
Dead Reckoning
Position
Auto
Manual
0°E
Range 0 - 30º
east/west
Selection available
will vary according
to your location.
OFF
ON
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