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ECDIS User Guide
Panning
The Pan function enables you to pan the chart display to view neighbouring
chart areas by positioning a selected point at the centre of the display.
In Panning mode TM limits are switched off and the motion mode button
displays TM Limits Off. TM limits are re-enabled when the following are
selected:
Off Centre, Centre or Max View
TM or Reset TM Limits from the Motion Mode button.
To pan the picture, do the following:
1. Move the cursor to either a specific point
on the chart (for example, a mariner
object or a chart location), or to a
selected position within the chart display
and right click. A semi-transparent
window appears at the selected point.
2. Select Pan from the window. The selected position is moved to the
centre of the chart display. Own ship and all other chart and target
positions are also moved in accordance.
3. To cancel the operation and remove the window from the screen,
select Close Menu.
Panning mode is automatically turned off when the following are selected:
•
Off Centre, Centre or MAX View; Or:
•
selecting True Motion (TM)
The system will automatically centre own ship if panning mode is switched
off and own ship is currently outside the offset limits.
Goto
The Goto.. function enables the centre of the chart display to be moved to
known locations or a specific location on the chart. Any geographic
location on the chart display can be designated by its Latitude/Longitude
(L/L) coordinates. Locations that may be needed repeatedly can be saved
by name, and then selected from a drop-down list, which is sorted
alphabetically. When a designated position is accepted, the chart display
shifts to show the desired location.
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HI THERE , I COULD NOT FIND THE MOB BUTTON IN THE UPPER TOOLBAR AND IN NAV TOOLS , AND THE VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON ON IUR SPERRY MARINWE ECDIS.
The MOB (Man Overboard) button can be found in the upper toolbar of the Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT ECDIS. It has a yellow background when the MOB event is active and a standard background color when inactive. However, there is no information provided in the context regarding the location of a video playback button.
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WHAT IS THE PROCEDURES IN MAKING PARALLEL INDEX USING SPERRY MARINE ECDIS
To make a Parallel Index (PI) using Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, follow these procedures:
1. Access PI Lines: Left-click on the "Parallel Index Lines" field in the NAV Tools menu.
2. Use the PI Lines Window: This window has three tabs:
- Edit Tab: Add a new PI line or set, copy, delete, rename, or realign lines to the ship's current heading.
- Display Tab: Select which PI lines to display.
3. Define Each PI Line: Set the following parameters:
- Range from the closest point to own ship
- Bearing
- Line type
- Side of the ship (port or starboard)
Up to fifteen PI lines can be displayed at once across the entire chart display in all modes.
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