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Viewing Tide-station Information, Configuring the Heading Source

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Configuring the Heading Source You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is calculated by your chartplotter GPS. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Wind > MENU > Heading Source. Selecting the Range of the Close Hauled Wind Gauge You can specify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both the upwind scale and the downwind scale. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Wind > MENU. • Select Change Upwind Scale. Set the maximum and minimum angle values that appear when the upwind close hauled wind gauge appears. • Select Change Downwind Scale. Set the maximum and minimum angle values that appear when the downwind close hauled wind gauge appears. Viewing Information Viewing Tide-station Information Note: You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tidestation information. 1. Select Information > Tides & Currents > Tides. 2. Select a tide station. Tide-station information is shown. Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date. Select Show Report to view the Tide Prediction Report for the selected station. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 37

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
37
Viewing Information
Configuring the Heading Source
You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind
gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a
heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is calculated by
your chartplotter GPS.
From the Home screen, select
InFormation
>
dashBoarD
>
WinD
>
MENU
>
HeaDing Source
.
Selecting the Range of the Close Hauled Wind
Gauge
You can specify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both
the upwind scale and the downwind scale.
From the Home screen, select
Information
>
Dashboard
>
Wind
>
MENU
�
•
Select
Change Upwind Scale
� Set the maximum and
minimum angle values that appear when the upwind close
hauled wind gauge appears�
•
Select
Change Downwind Scale
� Set the maximum and
minimum angle values that appear when the downwind close
hauled wind gauge appears�
Viewing Tide-station Information
NOTE
: You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tide-
station information.
1� Select
Information
>
Tides & Currents
>
Tides
�
2� Select a tide station� Tide-station information is shown�
Select
Change Date
>
Manual
to view tide information for a
different date�
Select
Show Report
to view the Tide Prediction Report for the
selected station�