Centering The Chart And Using Home Mode; Centering The Chart - Raytheon RayChart 620 Operation Manual

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To zoom out to a smaller scale chart, simply press the upper part of the
RANGE key as many times as required. If no smaller scale chart is
available, then the RayChart beeps three times when you press the
upper part of the RANGE key.

Centering the Chart and Using Home Mode

You can move a chosen point to the center of the chart, using the
CENTER soft key. The chosen point can be the vessel's position, the
cursor position or a specified position.
You can also select Home Mode, which centers the vessel, homes the
cursor and changes the cursor data box to provide information about
your vessel's position.
Note: Changing the range scale always centers the chart on the cursor.

Centering the Chart

To center the chart using the CENTER options:
1. From the default soft key display, press the CENTER soft key.
2. Press the soft key for the center option you require (or CLEAR to
- If Plotter Mode is off (the default setting), the RayChart will beep
three times and the range scale will not change.
If Plotter Mode is on , the range scale is increased and the
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display shows grid lines and no cartography. The letter "P" is
displayed after the scale rule to indicate that the RayChart is in
Plotter Mode.
The cartographic information is restored when you return to a chart
scale for which the information is available.
New soft key labels are displayed, as shown below.
return to the default screen without change):
- CENTER SHIP moves the chart so that your vessel's position is
at the centre of the chart, and repositions the cursor so that it is
over the vessel
- CENTER CURSOR moves the chart so that the point you
selected with the cursor is at the centre of the chart
- REMOTE CENTER provides a box for you to enter the position
for the new center
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