Measuring Distances And Bearings - Raymarine a Series Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

16.18 Measuring distances and
bearings
You can use the databar and context menu information you can
use the measure function to measure distances in the chart
application.
You can determine the distance and bearing:
• from your vessel to the position of the cursor;
• between two points on the chart.
Measuring from vessel position to cursor
From the chart application:
1. Select the location on screen that you want to measure the
distance or bearing from your vessel.
The chart context menu will be displayed.
2. Select Measure.
The following will happen:
• The measure menu will be displayed.
• A line will be drawn from the cursor position to the center
of the screen.
• The cursor location will be moved at the center of the
screen.
• The bearing and distance will be displayed next to the new
cursor location.
3. From the measure menu select From so that Ship is selected.
The ruler line is re-drawn from the cursor position to your
vessel.
4. You can now adjust the ruler position by moving the cursor
to the desired location.
5. If you want the ruler displayed after you have closed the
measure menu, select Ruler: so that On is highlighted.
Selecting ruler will switch the ruler On and Off.
6. Select Back or Ok to close the measure menu leaving the
current measurement on-screen.
Measuring from point to point
From the chart application:
1. Select the location on screen that you want to measure the
distance or bearing from your vessel.
The chart context menu will be displayed.
2. Select Measure.
The following will happen:
• The measure menu will be displayed.
• A line will be drawn from the cursor position to the center
of the screen.
• The cursor location will be moved at the center of the
screen.
• The bearing and distance will be displayed next to the new
cursor location.
3. Select From so that Cursor is selected.
Selecting measure from will switch between Ship and Cursor.
4. You can now adjust the end point by moving the cursor to the
desired location.
5. You can also Swap Direction of the ruler so that the bearing
becomes the bearing from end point to start point.
6. If you want the ruler displayed after you have closed the
measure menu, select Ruler so that On is highlighted.
Selecting display ruler will switch the ruler On and Off.
7. Select Back or Ok to exit the measure menu leaving the
current measurement on-screen.
Repositioning the ruler
You can reposition a ruler by following the steps below.
1. Select the current ruler.
The ruler context menu is displayed.
Chart application
2. Select Measure.
You can now reposition the ruler as required.
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