The Controls; Active And Planning Modes - Raymarine A Series A50 User's Reference Manual

The 3D chart has the following features:
• Choice of operating modes; Active or Planning.
• Ability to change the view point.
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• 360 rotation of the selected view.
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• 1 - 90 pitch angle.
• Ability to exaggerate the view.
• Ability to synchronize 2D and 3D charts.
• Ability to indicate the area that your fishfinder transducer cone
covers - if fitted.

The controls

The 3D chart is operated in aa similar way to a conventional chart
using the following controls:
Pan and Zoom
• Range button to zoom in or out.
• Trackpad to move around the chart.
Rotate and adjust pitch
In the 3D chart, you can also adjust rotate and pitch settings.
• Rotate softkey rotates the view between 0° and 359°.
• Pitch softkey adjusts the vertical angle of view between 1° and
90°.
Chapter 5: 3D chart application

Active and Planning modes

You can choose to view the 3D chart application in one of two
modes:
• Active action mode.
• Planning mode.
Active mode is the default mode when entering the 3D chart
application.
To select Planning mode:
1. Use the track pad to move around the map. The chart will enter
planning mode.
To select Active action mode:
1. Press the FIND SHIP softkey. The display will return to active
mode, with your vessel marker in view and facing forward.
Planning mode
Planning mode enables you to view an area of the chart, different to
the one you are navigating in.
Planning mode is entered by using the trackpad to pan to the area of
the chart you want to view.
All of the controls available in active motion mode are also available
in planning mode. Chart control is the same as in active motion
mode, but the mode information in the status bar is shown in brack-
ets to indicate planning mode.
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