User manual - JG Technologies

User manual - JG Technologies User manual - JG Technologies

21.02.2014 Views

16.8 Animated weather graphics 1 You can view animated weather graphics to provide an indication of changing weather patterns. The animated weather option enables you to view an animation from the current time for: • NOWRad — weather radar • Wind • Waves • Pressure — surface pressure Item Description 1 Watchbox alert box Viewing watchbox alerts You can view a watchbox alert at any time by following the steps below: From the weather application with a watchbox alert box displayed. 1. Select the watchbox alert box. The context menu is displayed. 2. Select View Data. The watchbox alert message is displayed. D12297-1 Running a weather animation From the weather application: 1. Select Menu. 2. Select Animate Weather. 3. Select Animate. A list of animation is displayed. 4. Select the type of animation from the list. 5. Select Play so the On is displayed. Selecting play will switch between on and off. Setting watchbox alert range You can specify the range from your vessel that you wish to receive watchbox alerts from. From the weather application: 1. Select Menu. 2. Select Watchbox Alerts. 3. Select the required range, All, or Off if you do not want to receive watchbox alerts. • Selecting a range will display watchbox warnings occurring within the specified range. • Selecting All will display all watchbox warning regardless of range from your vessel. • Selecting Off will stop watchbox alerts. Note: When the watchbox alert setting is set to Off watchbox reports will still be received but you will not be alerted. Note: You cannot display information (by moving the cursor over a symbol) when animation is running. The Range and Rotary controls do however remain operable provided the PAUSE option has not been selected. Ranging / panning will cause the animation to restart. Note: The animation will be switched to Off if the animation menu is closed. 186 e7 / e7D / e95 / e97 / e125 / e127 / c95 / c97 / c125 / c127

16.9 Weather application menu options The following options are available from the weather application menu: Menu item Description Options Find Ship Display Graphics Animate Weather View Report Selecting Find Ship will reset the display to show your vessel in the center of the screen. The Display Graphics menu allows to choose what graphics to Show or Hide in the weather application. The Animate Weather menu contains the following sub-menus: • Animate • Play • Pause • Adjust Range The View Report menu allows you to view the different types of weather reports received. You can also select the location of the report. Display Graphics • Canadian Radar • Cities • Lightning • Marine Zones • NOWRad • Sea Surface Temperature • Storm Cast • Storm Tracks • Surface Pressure • Surface Observation Stations • Wind • Wind Vector — Arrow or Barb • Watchbox • Wave Height • Wave Period • Wave Direction Animate: • NOWRad • Wind • Wave • Pressure Play: • On • Off Pause: • On • Off Adjust Range Adjust Range allows you to use the Range Control to zoom in and out. Report At • Ship • Cursor View Report • Tropical Statements • Marine Warnings • Marine Zone Forecasts • Watchbox Warnings Menu item Description Options Watchbox Alert Data Overlay Set-up Sirius User ID The Watchbox Alerts menu allows you to turn alerts Off, or select a range. Allows you to set up and display/hide up to 2 data cells in the bottom left corner of the screen: • Data Cell 1 • Select Data Category • Data Cell 2 • Select Data Category This option will display your registered Sirius User ID. Alert Range • Off • 50 nm • 150 nm • 300 nm • 500 nm • All Note: Unit of measurement is dependant upon unit set-up choices. Data Cell 1 • On • Off Select Data Category Allows selection of a data type by category. Data Cell 2 • On • Off Select Data Category Allows selection of a data type by category. Using the weather application (North America only) 187

16.8 Animated weather graphics<br />

1<br />

You can view animated weather graphics to provide an indication<br />

of changing weather patterns.<br />

The animated weather option enables you to view an animation<br />

from the current time for:<br />

• NOWRad — weather radar<br />

• Wind<br />

• Waves<br />

• Pressure — surface pressure<br />

Item<br />

Description<br />

1 Watchbox alert box<br />

Viewing watchbox alerts<br />

You can view a watchbox alert at any time by following the steps<br />

below:<br />

From the weather application with a watchbox alert box displayed.<br />

1. Select the watchbox alert box.<br />

The context menu is displayed.<br />

2. Select View Data.<br />

The watchbox alert message is displayed.<br />

D12297-1<br />

Running a weather animation<br />

From the weather application:<br />

1. Select Menu.<br />

2. Select Animate Weather.<br />

3. Select Animate.<br />

A list of animation is displayed.<br />

4. Select the type of animation from the list.<br />

5. Select Play so the On is displayed.<br />

Selecting play will switch between on and off.<br />

Setting watchbox alert range<br />

You can specify the range from your vessel that you wish to receive<br />

watchbox alerts from.<br />

From the weather application:<br />

1. Select Menu.<br />

2. Select Watchbox Alerts.<br />

3. Select the required range, All, or Off if you do not want to receive<br />

watchbox alerts.<br />

• Selecting a range will display watchbox warnings occurring<br />

within the specified range.<br />

• Selecting All will display all watchbox warning regardless of<br />

range from your vessel.<br />

• Selecting Off will stop watchbox alerts.<br />

Note: When the watchbox alert setting is set to Off watchbox<br />

reports will still be received but you will not be alerted.<br />

Note: You cannot display information (by moving the cursor over<br />

a symbol) when animation is running. The Range and Rotary<br />

controls do however remain operable provided the PAUSE<br />

option has not been selected. Ranging / panning will cause the<br />

animation to restart.<br />

Note: The animation will be switched to Off if the animation menu<br />

is closed.<br />

186 e7 / e7D / e95 / e97 / e125 / e127 / c95 / c97 / c125 / c127

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!