3.14 Reading Out Information on the
Object
Each of the objects on the chart has its own information (e.g. lighthouse, buoy, depth contour, land, river).
For example, if an object is a lighthouse, information such as lighting color and frequency can be readout.
If the object is depth contour, the water depth can be read out. The chart will be the original chart
(S-57/C-MAP/ARCS).
(1) Reading out the object on the S-57/C-MAP/ARCS chart using the menu
1) Right-click on the chart, then select [S-57/C-MAP/ARCS Information] from the context menu.
Then, the cross cursor changes to the box cursor (
2) Rotate the trackball, point the cursor to the object on the chart, and left-click the cursor.
Then, the "Information" panel opens according to the selected object.
• To close the panel, left-click the [Close] button.
[Example: When [S-57/C-MAP/ARCS Information] is selected]
[S-57/C-MAP Chat Information]
[ARCS Chat Information]
3 Basic Operation of ECDIS
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