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Depth Features Setup
Maestro Navigator offers several depth-related features, including an automatic warning
for shallow areas (Depth Warning data window), a cross-section view of the sea floor
along your course (Look Ahead data window), and a visual aid for gauging depth on
Contour Charts (Depth Line). In order to take full advantage of all these features, there
are two settings you must make, the Depth Alarm and the Depth Offset.
Depth Alarm
When your vessel is equipped with a depth transducer or Fishfinder, set the Depth Alarm
to activate the Depth-Related Features. Once you have set your Depth Alarm, you can
begin to take advantage of the depth-related data windows, including the Depth Warning
and Look Ahead windows and the Depth Line option on Contour Charts. (These features
are not available until you set your Depth Alarm.)
To set the alarm’s depth, touch
Setup,
Depth Alarm
Set the alarm to the depth at which you want to be notified.
When your vessel is equipped with a depth transducer or Fishfinder, Maestro Navigator
sounds a beep and displays a message window when your vessel attains the depth
indicated in the Depth Alarm.
To close the message window, press
Acknowledge
.
Depth Alarm Tips
In setting the Depth Alarm, consider your vessel’s draft when fully laden and specify the
minimum depth required.
Be sure to consider your Depth Offset. The Depth Offset modifies the depth reported by
the depth transducer as described in the next section of this manual. The Depth Alarm
uses this modified depth data, so keep this in mind when specifying the alarm depth.
If you do not wish to receive depth alarm notifications, touch
Setup, Depth Alarm
and
select
Off
.
Caution!
The Depth Alarm is not corrected for the effects of tides, currents or depth sounding
datum. A Depth Alarm is an aid to navigation only and should not be relied upon for
grounding avoidance. Refer to up-to-date official navigational charts (such as those
included with Maestro Navigator) for controlling depths.
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