Features Of The Chart Menu; Overview Of The Chart Menu - Furuno FCR-2107 Operator's Manual

7. Vector Charts
7.4

Features of the Chart Menu

7.4.1

Overview of the chart menu

The Chart menu provides various features for processing charts. To display the menu, spin the scrollwheel to display
Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the guidance area then push the right button.
Chart Cell Status: You can view status of the cells (edition number and date, number of updates of the cell) stored
in your hard disk, CD ROMs or RENC. You can compare that you have the latest cell with latest update in use. For
further details, see section 7.14 Other Features of Vector Charts.
Manual Updates: You can update your charts manually. For the procedure, see Chapter 8 Manual Updates.
System: System contains a set of additional selections, and they are
described below.
Log File: The log file contains various system events that might be useful when your system supplier tries to find
the reason for unexpected behavior of the system reported by you.
User Permit: You can check your user permit, which is used as your
identifier in security systems such as PRIMAR and CMAP. See the
example at right.
Refresh Chart After Backup: This is used to refresh available charts and updates after someone backs up all charts
and updates from another chart radar to this chart radar.
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Load and Update Charts: You can load ENCs into your hard disk, using CD
ROMs, floppies or LAN (Local Area Network). For further details see section 7.2
How to Load S57 Charts.
SENC Convert: You can convert ENCs (base cells and/or updates) into the SENC
format by individual cell or by groups of cells. For further details, see section 7.3.6
How to use the SENC CONVERT window to initiate SENC conversion.
Remove Charts: You can remove cells from your hard disk. See section 7.4.5 How
to remove an S57 chart cell from the system.
Chart Catalogue: You can manage S57 charts. See section 7.4.2 Catalogue of S57
cells.
Set Chart viewing dates: You can view date dependency of the cells (RENC status
query date, number of updates available, update display dates, update approve dates
of the cells) in the SENC format. For more information, see section 7.11 Chart
Viewing Dates and Seasonal Features of the Vector Chart.
Chart Permits: You can load permits for encrypted charts to enable their use in
your chart radar. Currently PRIMAR uses encryption.
ECDIS Chart 1: This is used to open the chart set "IHO ECDIS Chart 1". This
function helps you familiarize yourself with the various chart symbologies used with
the chart radar. For detailed information, see section 7.12 Symbology Used in
Vector Charts.
Open Chart by Cell name: You can open a S57 chart by its number. See section
7.9.2 How to select a chart by its name.