DOCUMENTATION
Release
Notes
Generalities
Navigation mode
Grib weather module
Tidal Currents module
SNTides Water Heights module
Routing+Polar Module
AIS Module
WEB Layers
Nautical Guides database
Nmea Playback
Charts Workshop
INTRODUCTION:
2
Disclaimer:
2
Required
configuration:
3
Package
Installation:
3
Generalities:
3
Multi-Windows functionality:
4
General layout of the different tool bars:
4
On line help.
5
Scrolling and zooming around the screen:
6
Scrolling can
be performed in several ways:
6
Zoom forward
and backward can be done by:
6
Selection tool
:
8
How do the
,
and
tools
work?:
8
Commercial
charts compatibility:
Official ENCs:
Installation
Navionics
Charts:
Installation
BSB Charts and other Maptech formats:
8
SoftChart
charts :
8
EasyNav charts:
8
Google-Earth interface:
Land Topologic IGN charts :
9
Aerial photography of the French coast:
9
USGS/DRG charts:
10
Obtaining a
License:
10
Price and payment facilities.
11
Limitations of
the Demo version:
11
Obtaining a free temporary license
21
Navigation mode:
2
Charts
Libraries:
2
Switching from one chart to another in a library..
4
Using Chart Thumbnails:
5
Charts Auto loading parameters:
........
6
Initial parameters:
7
GPS Interface Configuration:
8
GPS and Grid Datum:
10
Configuration of other instruments:
10
Navigation Preferences:
12
Moving boat on screen:
12
Great Circle routes:
12
Sound correction:
12
Declination of the place of navigation:
13
Current Track parameters:
13
Automatic track simplification:
13
Color choices:
14
Navigation options:
14
NMEA Interface:
.......
15
NMEA Simulator:
15
Navigation control:
.......
16
Instant mark, or MOB:
.......
17
Center boat:
.......
17
Auto Load:
........
17
Automatic Zoom to the most detailed chart:
17
Grid parameters:
.......
17
Heading Line and Range Ring:
.......
18
Detailed charts bounding boxes
......
18
Hide Non navigable areas:
......
19
All displays on top/in background
.......
19
Popup-info:
.......
19
Night/ Daylight vision:
..............................
19
Uploading/Downloading Routes, Tracks and
Waypoints to/from a GPS:
20
Upload/Download Dialog box:
21
Garmin GPS:
22
Valsat MLR GPS:
22
Text Files:
22
Clock synchronization:
23
Interactive tools:
23
Distances and Bearing Tool:
......
24
Waypoints definition:
.......
24
Common properties to several waypoints:
28
Routes definition:
.......
29
Danger Areas definition:
.......
30
Creation de Annotations:
.......
31
Specific implementation of notes related to
routes (racing usage):
32
Tracks properties:
32
Reshape of routes, danger area, waypoints and
notes:
......
33
Track Analysis:
......
33
Track Simplification:
34
List of Referenced objects:
.......
34
Displays:
.......
38
Generalities:
38
Heading correction:
40
Wind indicator:
41
Other displays:
42
Distance and Bearings display:
42
Grib Weather module
Introduction..
2
GRIB License:
3
Release Notes:
Grib
control window
.......
4
Opening Grib files:
4
Choosing the date of the forecast:
4
Notes:
4
Choice of displayed information and their
representation:
4
Information under the cursor:
5
Advanced
parameters..
6
« General » Tab:
6
Tabs specific to each kind of forecast:
9
Expert configuration:
10
Tidal
Currents module
Introduction..
2
Currents license :
2
Release Notes:
« Currents »
control window
......
3
Opening currents file:
3
Choice of date:
3
Choice of representation of currents:
4
Information under the cursor:
5
Advanced
parameters..
5
« General » Tab:
5
« Display » tab :
6
Expert configuration :
8
WXTide
specifics :
8
Display mode.
8
Interactions between ScanNav and
WXTide :
9
Precision of information :
10
.
11
Charts Workshop:
3
Building
Charts:
3
Workshop mode tools:
3
-1st
Tool: Moving tool.
3
-2nd
Tool: Manual rotating tool.
3
-3rd
Tool: Manual Scaling tool.
4
-4th
Tool: Crop tool.
4
Adjustment
Tool (5th tool):
4
Vertical or Horizontal Alignment:
4
Adjustment Origin è destination:
5
Practical advises to use adjustment:
5
Georeferencing
charts:
6
6th
Tool:
6
Projection
parameter:
7
Datum
parameters:
8
Points
and reference Grid:
9
Georeference
by one point and a distance:
12
Scan
defaults corrections:
13
Tool
number 7.
13
Tool
number 8:
Definition of the
navigable area..
15
Update
of existing charts..
15
1.
Creation of the mini-map:
15
2.
To integrate modifications to the original chart :
16
Zoom-In
window:
16
Other
operations on charts:
17
Exporting
and Saving Charts:
17
ScanNav charts internal format:
17
« Menu-File-Save
(or Save As) »:
18
Menu-File-Optimize
for Navigation:
18
Chart
Thumbnails generation:
19
Organization
of charts on disk:
19
Exporting standard raster images of the chart:
19
Printing
of charts:
19
IMPORTANT
WARNING: