B&G h1000 CND Manual page 50

appendix c
COG = Course Over Ground
Coordinate System
XTE = Cross Track error
CTS = Course To Steer
Current
Date Format
Datum
Dedicated Key
Default
Depth Contours
Depth Units
DGPS = Differential GPS
Distance
Page 50
terms and functions
Direction of the path over ground actually
followed by a boat.
Sets your preferred Coordinate System among
ddd mm ss, ddd mm.mm, ddd mm.mmm
The distance from the boat's present position to
the closest point on a line between the origin
and destinations Waypoints of the navigation
leg being trave lled.
The optimum direction the boat should be
steered in order to efficiently make headway
back to the course line while also proceeding
toward the destination Waypoint.
Non-periodical movement
generally horizontal, due to ma ny causes such
as different temperatures and pre vale nt winds.
Sets your preferred date between MMMM-DD-
YYYY (month-day-year) and DD-MMMM-YYYY
(day-month-year).
The Latitude and Longitude lines printed on
any map are based on certain models of the
shape of the earth.
A key with permane ntly defined function. These
keys are labelled on the front panel of the CND.
Indicates a value or a setting that is used if the
user has not defined a particular value.
Imaginary lines connecting points of equal
water depth (see also Bathymetric Lines).
Sets the depth units among Ft = Feet, FM =
Fathoms and m = Me tres. The default setting is
m.
Provides even greater positioning accuracy
than sta ndard GPS.
Sets the distance at which the previous three
alarms (Arrival Alarm, Anchor Alarm, and XTE
Alarm) are triggered. The default setting is 0.01
Nm.
cnd
of seawater,