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The criteria (course, speed, etc.). Lastly specify the delimiting value for this criteria ( the value above which an entry should be made in the logbook (for example, if the ship’s course is modified by more than 15°)).

To deactivate conditional events unchecked the "Activate conditional line" check box. This will not delete last recorded events.

To modify conditional line event select it and click on the "modify" button to edit again the "Add/Modify event" dialog box.

Archiving the logbook

A logbook is automatically archived when a new logbook is created.

To create a logbook, select [New Trip logbook...] from the [Logbook] menu.

The save dialog box appears:

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You can enter:

•A name for the archive logbook ( the current date is designed for the name by default)

•The name of the port of origin.

•The name of the port of destination.

We strongly recommend that you regularly archive the current logbook ( at the end of each cruise for example).

The archived logbook is added in the archived logbook table (see the Archived Logbook window)

Note: navigation logbooks are saved in text format and may be opened in applications such as spreadsheets and database management programs for sorting and analyzing.

Opening an archived logbook

Archived logbooks may be opened at any time when the software is running.

You just need to activate the function [Open logbook file] from the [Logbook] menu, and to select the archived logbook from the "Archived Logbook window".

A logbook window like the active logbook window is displayed. Click on this window’s close button to hide it from the archived logbook window.

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The archived logbook is then displayed on the chart together with the current logbook when the function Display active logbook on chart is activated (refer to the previous paragraph Displaying logbooks on chart ).If this function is not selected the archived logbook is only displayed on the chart.

Note: only one archived logbook may be opened at any one time.

Importing previous logbook

To import a logbook from a previous MaxSea version (under version 9) to this MaxSea's version, select [open logbook file] from the [logbook] menu and the archived logbook window appears.

Click on the "Import old logbooks (*.log)" button.

Browse all the files of the computer and select one or several logbooks to be imported.

If the import succeeds, you will see them in your list of your archived logbooks.

If an error message indicates that the date format is not compatible with your Windows environment, follow the procedure below:

Define the date format of the logbook file to be imported. , you should open the file ( *.lgb) with a text editor (like notepad). Note the format of the date and the hour.(2001-11-29 => aaaa-mm-jj

29/11/01 => jj/mm/aa 12:52:23 =>hh:mm:ss 12-52-23 => hh-mm-ss)

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Next you have to adjust the window parameters according to the logbook parameters. , open the "configuration panel" file of your computer, then double click on the "regional options" button a dialog box appears. Select the corresponding tabs to update the date and the hour format of your computer.

Then try again the "import old logbook" function into MaxSea.

Note: it is possible that your old Logbooks have not all the same format, in that case, please, repeat the operation as often as it is necessary.

Closing archived logbooks

Select the function [Close logbook file] from the [Logbook] menu

(the archived logbook will remain on the hard disk and may be opened at a later stage).

Catching logbook

Tuna fishing logbook

Following documentation only available for "MaxSea Fishing"

The Tuna fishing logbook is adapted to tuna fishing using purse seines.

It is used to maintain the history file of purse seines and associated information (environmental conditions, etc.).

The Tuna fishing logbook is in text format and it can be used by other software on a PC.

Plotting a catching entry

Following documentation only available for MaxSea Fishing

Select [Catching Entry] from the [Catching] menu.

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Fill in the text dialog boxes and the different pop-up menus with information associated to the purse seine.

Note: the date and time are automatically displayed.

Then click OK to confirm the recording. An icon representing the purse seine plotted is displayed on the chart at the position of the ship.

The icons are defined as follows:

:Total tonnage of the catch less than 50 tons.

:Total tonnage of the catch greater than 50 tons and less than 100 tons.

:Total tonnage of the catch greater than 100 tons and less than 150 tons.

:Total tonnage greater than 150 tons.

Icon color is defined as follows:

Red if the first species is white tuna.

Blue if the first species is listao.

Green if the species is a mix and if the catch took place on a wreck.

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Yellow in other cases.

Viewing a purse seine

Following documentation only available for MaxSea Fishing

Select the Select object tool from the Toolbar, then double click the purse seine icon on the chart that you wish to view.

The information dialog box is displayed.

Note: you can change information about the purse seine in the dialog box which has already been entered. However, it is not possible to change the tuna ship icons on the chart using the modification tools.

Create a new catching logbook

Following documentation only available for MaxSea Fishing

Select [New Catching logbook] from the [Catching] menu to save the present tuna boat log and open a new empty log.

Enter a name for archiving the old logbook and then click Save.

Note: an archived fishing logbook can be opened to display any plan on the chart by selecting Open from the File menu.

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The [Seabed classification] item from the [Display] menu brings up windows which inform you about the seabed data. This option is depending to your software configuration.

9.Center tables for Planning Route, Active Route, Mobiles...

To reset palettes to the default positions go to the [Display] menu and choose [Arrange Display].This allows you to restore default positions at any moment.

Setting personal display parameters if needed

1.Create centering points

2.Choose the Auto Center Mode display in North Up or Course Up or Head Up

3.Choosing the display screen lighting level

Miscellaneous Controls:

1.Virtual Keyboard

2.Print Charts

3.Saving Chart as...

Modifications that you make, during this chapter, in screen presentation will be saved when you quit the software. Therefore, when the software is run again the saved presentation will appear again.

Choosing the Chart Desktop Display

You can open several charts at the same time at different scales or zones (a specific window centered on the ship and a general window for the whole of the route and the navigation zone for example).

Chart windows display individual charts by default. More than one chart window can be viewed at the same time:

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3 Charts

3 Charts, 1 Profile

4 Charts

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The size of the windows may be adapted (to view two charts on the same screen for example) using the dimensioning key located in the lower right-hand corner of the windows. The configuration box in the right-hand corner of the title bar can be used to switch from the size that you have chosen to a maximum size and inversely.

Note: the software is compatible with using several monitors at the same time.

To change the screen display mode

1.Select [Full Screen] from the [Windows] menu and MaxSea Window may be maximized to fill the entire workspace.

2.related topic to learn more on how to Modify Chart Windows location

You select one of the chart windows and make it active by clicking it with the mouse (it is displayed in the foreground and is displayed on top of the other windows).

Note: The software displays for each charts a window in scale and centered on the previously activated chart.

Modifying Chart Windows location

To share the screen space between each different opened Chart windows, several configuration window modes are proposed under [Windows] on the menu bar:

To place side by side Chart windows

Two modes to place side-by-side chart windows

1.select [Tile vertically] from the [Windows] menu.

2.select [Tile horizontally] from the [Windows] menu.

To place Chart windows some above the others select [Cascade] from the [Windows] menu.

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Customizing Toolbars display

MaxSea possesses two categories of Toolbars:

1.The " Toolbar " which includes the tools which allow you to work directly on the digital chart.

2.The " Chart Palette" which includes buttons which allow you to display or hide the data available on the chart.

How to choose a display mode:

1.Click the close crosssituated at the upper right hand of the title bar of the palette to hide the palette.

2.To re-display the palette, check the function corresponding to the palette [Tools Palette] or [Chart Palette] from the menu [Display].

3.To move the palette; click in the title bar and drag the palette by maintaining pressure on the button of the mouse and moving it to the desired place.

4.To change from " floating palette " mode to "toolbar" mode, via two possibilities, either double click on its title

bar or click on the title bar and hold down the left button until the palette is over the active zone And slide it to the center of screen. As you release the button of the mouse, the information of the cursor appears in a floating palette.

5.To show the palette in a long or short display box, left click, holding the button, and drag the palette to one of the borders of the screen, slide and release to validate the new arrangement.

How to modify the contents of the Toolbars

To change the contents of the Toolbars and choose to display only a certain number of buttons, click the access arrow

in Menu in the title bar of the palette, select the option " Add / Remove " then check the tool; select one or several tools to be displayed or to be hidden (a check indicates that it is visible). To return to the initial configuration, select the option " Reset toolbar ".

1.A degree of transparency among three possible modes: no transparency (default mode), Degrees of transparency from 10 % to 50 %. For a transparent background to be active, you must click exactly on a character.

2.A size for buttons ( standard or wide size).

IMPORTANT:

Managing levels of transparency is only possible if you work in a Windows environment 2000 or XP.

Customizing the Data Cursor display

You can hide or display the cursor palette as you work by choosing [Data Cursor] from the [Display] menu. To hide it, click the closing box located in the left-hand corner of the title bar of the display.

•To obtain the cursor information in a form of "Menu bar" mode just double left-click on the cursor title bar.

•To return in a form of "floating palette", just left-click on the "customizing bar" and then drag to new position on the screen.

•To resize the palette horizontally or vertically hold down the left mouse button while moving the mouse in whatever direction.

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