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NAV2 - Basic Steering Information
The NAV2 screen provides the bearing (BRG) and range (RNG) to the waypoint you are
approaching in large bold characters. Below these, you will see your actual Course Over
Ground (COG) and Speed Over Ground (SOG). The bottom portion of the screen provides
cross-track error information. Again, if you don’t see the information described here on
your screen, you will need to create a route in RTE1 first (refer to the Route section of the
manual).
In the bottom half of the window, the vertical line in the center represents your course line.
The checkered area on the left and right side of this area represents the out of bounds or
beyond the cross-track error limit area. Whenever the boat is left or right of the course
line, the corresponding checkered area changes to solid black, indicating the side of the
course line that you are on. The number next to the course line is your calculated cross-
track error. The numbers in the lower left and right hand corners indicate the cross-track
limit you set in the CFG1 menu under Navigation. You will notice that the cross-track error
limit lines are slanted, just as they were in the Panorama screen. So if the boat is off to
the right of the course, and the bow is pointing straight up, you are actually traveling away
from the course line. Keep the bow pointed toward the top of the course line, and you
should be able to maintain your course without a lot of drift. The BRG and COG values will
confirm this for you, when executed properly.
From time to time, you might drift off course and decide not to return to your original
course line. If you drift outside of your cross-track error limit, you can reset your course
line from your present position to the waypoint by pressing the EDIT key and selecting
Reset XTE softkey then ENT. This will save your autopilot from having to work hard to get
you back on course. Press the EDIT key again to get back into normal display mode.
In addition, if you decide you want to skip this waypoint, and go on to the next one,
Press the EDIT key, and select the Skip Waypoint softkey then ENT. Press the EDIT key
to exit. If you skip one waypoint manually, and the CDU starts skipping more waypoints
by itself, you probably need to change your Waypoint Pass Criteria in the CFG1 Navigate
menu. Refer to the Route section of this manual for more details about skipping
waypoints.
Just as in NAV1, you will see an RL or GC symbol in the upper right corner of the display
indicating whether you are navigating under Rhumb Line or Great Circle. This is set in
the CFG1 Navigate menu.
NAV3 - Expanded Navigation Information
The NAV3 screen has four windows. The upper left window is a smaller version of NAV2
screen. Please read the previous section for a detailed description of this window. The
two windows below this one indicate the current date, time and the ETA to the end of
your route for the time zone currently entered. The date and time format is set in the
CFG1 Time menu. The ETA and TTG (in the right hand window) are filtered over time,
so allow the filtering to settle when you first make a course or speed change. The filter
time is controlled in the RTE1 ETA Setup screen. The Time-To-Go (TTG) value on the
bottom of the right hand window expands from HH:MM:SS to HHHH:MM:SS when the
time to go is greater than 99:59:59. Also, these values are calculated by using your
Waypoint Closure Velocity (WCV), not your SOG. WCV as described in short detail in the
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