Import /Export A Route - Simrad Maris ECDIS900 Operator's Manual

Import/Export a route
To centre the chart on a selected route: highlight the name and press the Localize
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button.
To Backup the Active Routes folder to a memory stick: make sure the to be backed up
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are shown in the Active Routes folder, plug in a memory stick and press the button
Backup Active Folder; all selected routes will be copied on the memory stick in a folder
marked Routes.
To Lock\Unlock a route: click the small Padlock icon located in front of the name.
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F
ORMAT DESCRIPTION
Name of the route
Name of the waypoint / Latitude / Longitude / Planned speed for the leg / Type of the leg (1
Rhumb line, 2 Great circle)
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MPORT
ECDIS can import routes with different formats:
ECDIS routes (Files with the file suffix .rou)
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Route saved as a text file with the appropriate format (See format description above)
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Sperry routes (Files with the file suffix .vp)
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MaxSea routes (Files with suffix .wpt)
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MARIS text format file
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The imported routes are stored in the active folder.
To import a route press the Import button and select the route to import.
IMPORTANT
Routes are stored in ECDIS using WGS84 datum. When a route is imported, it is extremely
important to select the datum that has been used for the route creation so that ECDIS to be
able to calculate the exact co-ordinates of the waypoints. If the datum is not correctly
selected the waypoints are shifted.
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XPORT
To export a route, select the route from the list and press the Export button. Then select the
location where the route will be stored.
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