ManualOperator

Software Options

1.Go to the [Display] menu and choose [Option: Display] to call up the Display properties dialog.

2.Check either "Great Circle" or "Rhumb line"

Note: we advise you to work always with Great circle measurement.

Setting Up Coordinate System

To select a coordinate system in which you wish to work:

1.Go to the [Utilities] menu and select [Option: Coordinate system...]

2.A dialog box appears and allows you to select geographic parameters under three pull down menus :

•Group : the geographic zone.

•System : the coordinate system.

•Datum : the datum.

Setting Up Magnetic Variation

Select [Option: Magnetic Variation] from the [Utilities] menu to bring up the Magnetic variation window which consists in three parts of setting zone.

Heading display

First choose an option to explain how you wish display headings:

1.If you wish that the headings are indicated by the software in geographical mode, check Geographic heading box (T is displayed against the heading field in the Cursor Data palette).

2.If you wish that the headings are indicated as magnetic headings check the Magnetic heading box (Mg is displayed against the heading field in the Cursor Data palette).

Note:

1.True (or geographic) headings use the geographic North pole as the reference point and refer to the north maritime chart.

2.Magnetic headings reference the magnetic North pole (this value is constantly moving very slowly) so you have to apply a correction factor to compensate for this offset.(see the following MaxSea World magnetic chart reference)

3.Compass heading is that which is indicated on steering compass. Most GPS give the option of outputting geographic or magnetic heading.

Magnetic variation

Choose a correction that is known as Magnetic variation.

1.Check the Manual radio button from the Magnetic variation zone and then use the keys (+ ) and (-) to enter the present declination on your navigation region, from the 0°(East ).

2.Select Auto from the magnetic variation zone.

Note:

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MaxSea refers to a world Magnetic chart reference to apply correction. This refers to Epoch 2000 declination - Main field(D) references.

The World magnetic chart shown above is the magnetic variation reference in MaxSea ( chart not available in MaxSea )

Magnetic deviation (Curve or Table)

The deviation (or the boat influence) is the error of your steering compass, this is the affect of magnetic items near your compass ( for example iron), this will affect the headings of your boat.

Choose the different deviation values for each ship heading. Take care to use the correct direction for the curve (East or West).

MaxSea allows you to input your deviation corrections on a permanent basis. this can be done in two ways:

1.directly from the curve, left-click a point from the curve and move according to the correction value.

2.or enter your magnetic deviation directly in a cell of the table and choose the geographic direction (East or West), left click in the cell and choose the direction from the pull-down menu.

IMPORTANT

If you have chosen Compass heading mode the software displays all the headings taking into account the variation (declination and deviation). However, deviation is not applied when the bearing lines are plotted using the Bearing tool (see chapter Bearings In effect these are generally taken using a bearing compass which is not affected by the deviation (only the correction due to declination is brought to bearing values).

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Setting Up Fuel Consumption

Select [Option: Fuel consumption] from the [Utilities] menu to call up the Fuel consumption window.

•A graph is drawn in the upper of the window and represents the average of your boat fuel consumption.

•The tab in the lower part of the window allows to add a specific consumption value according to the speed.

To add or to remove a value:

1.To add a value left click on the Add data button.

2.To change the value click in the desired cell and then enter directly the value.

3.To remove a value just click on the Delete data button.

4.to validate the customize click on OK

Note: three values are defined by default (lower, middle and higher)

Customizing Icons

Select [Option: Customize Icons] from the [Utilities] menu to call up the Customize Icons properties dialog box.

You can add up to 100 icons.

1.Left-click on an icon of your choice among the "available icons" frame .

2.Click on middle left arrow to see the new icon positioning in the user palette

3.Repeat the same operation so much that it is possible.

To replace an icon

Click on an icon of your choice and drag it towards the one to be replaced.

To delete an icon

Click on an icon of your choice from the left frame and drag it towards the one to be deleted (or click on the middle right arrow).

Setting Up Route

Select [Option...] from the [Route] menu to call up the route properties dialog box.

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This is where you set the XTE alarm interval and for how display will change when you arrive to a waypoint. The "Route options" Window appears on screen and consists in a list of parameters.

First time you launch the software default values are applied but you can change all of them according to your navigation.

Following table lists all details about how to configure parameters:

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When Passage perpendicular is chosen (

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Setting Up Targets

Select [Option: Targets...] under the menu [Targets] to call up the Mobile option dialog box.

Choose the type of Mobile you wish to set up parameters

In case MaxSea is connected to a mobile, you can change the setting parameters applied on :

1.Tracking

If the "Automatic Track ON" box is checked, each new mobile is automatically displayed on Tracking. The mobile track is saved in the layer "Target.ptf". If not existing yet MaxSea will create it.

Select a time (xx mn xx s) for the Recording accuracy. All information available concerning this mobile will be saved on its tracks at this period.

Note : This option allows at the same time to refresh the target display

2.Targets color

MaxSea displays all mobiles on the chart with same color. In Mobile color you can select :

ECDIS color (green) or

Fixed color and then choose the color you want by using the PopUp menu.

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3.Track color

oIf the " variable color for temperature " box is checked, each new mobile track is drawn in different colors according to the sea surface temperature. To associate different colors to a mobile track click on the settings button and choose a color gradient according to an interval of temperature.

o This has two effects on the display:

oThe track is drawn in different colors and the temperature appears beside the target name (23°7c)

o The temperature is also indicated in the Mobile properties windows

4.Auto saving

Check the " Automatic daily saving…" box to choose how often you wish to save the mobile track (daily hour frequency).

Then select an hour in the corresponding pop-up.

When time for recording is arrived MaxSea automatically save the active target.ptf file as : Targets_YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm_ss.ptf (Targets_2003_03_28_10_40_55.ptf)

5.Mobile label

To define the mobile label displayed on chart select the most appropriate label under the pull down menu.

Choose a label type between the following options:

1.Name

2.Call Sign + Name

3.Name + Sea Surface Temperature.

Setting Up Text

Select [Option: Text] from the [Edit] menu to call up the Text properties window.

This gives you control over text by setting:

1.Font typography

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2.Font size

3.Font color

4.Text Justification

5.Highlight check the box to display text written on white background.

Choose the font and the characteristics that you wish to apply; then click OK to confirm.

For more information refer to "Entering text " chapter.

Setting Up TDs (Hyperbolic Networks)

Select [Option: TDs...] from the [Utilities] menu to call up the dialog box detailing the hyperbolic networks used.

1 - Click the Hyperbole 1 button, then select parameters for this network (Decca, Loran or Toran type). 2 - Then, call up the pop-up menu Channel to choose the required network.

3 - Finally, choose the colors or stations as well as any corrections.

Note:

(1)- you can select simultaneously two different hyperbolic networks.

(2)- when a hyperbolic network is selected, all of the positioning information will be indicated both in geographical mode ( latitude , longitude ) and in hyperbolic mode.

To display the hyperbolic network(s) on the chart:

•go to [Display] menu, choose [Option: Display...]

•Check the corresponding "Display TD grids" boxes.

If needed you can also store a list of specific points of correction.

Setting Loran TDs corrections

MaxSea allows you to GPS Lat/Long to Loran TD's according to the nearest station. MaxSea also allows you to enter a "correction value" to compensate the slight inaccuracies. Because Loran is not a linear function, this correction value is not a fixed value and thus changes as the boat moves. In MaxSea, you can enter your correction table once and never have to update it again only if needed. Then thus as the boat moves, MaxSea automatically references the closest correction from the table and uses that value as the correction.

Go to the [Utilities] menu and choose [Option: Loan TDs corrections...] to display the dialog box which allows you to enter relevant points of correction (by default this table is empty).

To Add points correction:

1.Click on "Add" button

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2.Choose a the channel where the boat is (Central pacific 4990, Canadian east coast 5930, Commando lion 5970, Canadian west coast 5990, Labrador sea 7930, Gulf of Alaska 7960, Norwegian sea 7970, Southeast U.S. 7980, Mediterranean sea 7990, France 9840, Great lakes 8970, U.S. west coast 9940, Northeast U.S. 9960, Northeast pacific 9970, Icelandic 9980).

3.Enter in the corresponding text fields: Latitude value, Longitude value and the four values which must correct.

4.Click on OK to validate all the values into the table.

To update a Loran TD's correction value

1.Select a line according to the Loran TD's correction you wish to update.

2.Click on "Edit" button for updating value.

3.Click on OK to validate updates.

To delete a wrong correction

1.Select the line in the table you wish to erase.

2.Click on "Delete" button for erasing this correction.

To automatically apply the corrections in MaxSea check the "Use this corrections list" case.

Setting Up Events

To call up the dialog box which lets you to customize events go to the [Utilities] menu and select [Option: events...]. The Events dialog box lets you to customize each events using the numeric keypad and to select the required parameters.

The dialog box consists in two parts:

The upper part of the dialog box is reserved for setting up automatic events (saving frequency, additional criteria, etc.).

1.Two manners to define the recording interval between two events. Two manners to define this frequency, in a value of time or in a value of distance.

2.If you wish that some of the information (SOG, COG, speed, etc.) be recorded at the same time as the event.

3.Select the "Additional function memorization" check box.

4.Call up the pop-up menu and choose the type of value for which the information is taken in account.

5.Enter the "Higher than" value to activate recording of additional criteria.

The lower part of the dialog box is reserved for setting recording commands.

1.Click the "Event Short name" check box if you wish that some of the information (depth, water temperature, etc.) be displayed on the chart at the same time as the event.

2.Call up the pop-up menu and choose the information (between Speed over ground, Course over ground, etc...) .

3.For each number key, choose the required icon and color from the corresponding pop-up menus.

Note: the software allows you to customize maximum 10 events;

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Setting Up Data Source Input

Each radar unit is a little different but the basics is the same for each radar.

There are several steps required for setting up the input, like its own host Name for distinguishing them from the others in the network.

Choose [Option : Navnet...] from [Utilities] menu to define each source host name used by MaxSea: A dialog appears and it is a little different depending on the Radar unit which is connected.

1.If you are using a NavNet system, you will use either NavNet 1 or NavNet 2 depending on your own system.

Note (*) Chart Source : Each NavNet display has a chart card slot. In order for MaxSea find chart information on network display, the Host name of each must be entered in Chart source fields.

1.If you are using FURUNO Radar System, FAR21x7 is selected in the pop up.

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