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TRANSAS DATACO User Manual - Issue 6 – November 2000

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2. A log entry will indicate that the receiver has been Stop Options started At the same time the menu will alter to EA offer a Stop item The Settings item will go The software is ready to receive until Stop is selected An alternative to manual Start Stop is to use Bies AutoStart selected from the Options menu The Ed software 1s placed in receive mode as soon as it is Ni m launched He 46 The other item on this submenu adjusts the brightness of the screen to suit night lighting During actual reception of a message the State bar is coloured red The Receiver software maintains a log of the session At intervals the data in memory is flushed copied to the hard disk IE MavTex Receiver Region 1 Start Setting Options Session started 12 05 35 15 00 03 Beception started 13 05 25 15 00 13 Reception ended 13 05 25 18 05 08 Flush Log The Navtex Receiver application is intended for use with the Navtex Viewer software In a fixed installation on board it would be useful to have the applications start automatically when the system is switched on See Startup Group in your Windows documentation 47 NAVTEX VIEWER This application maintains a database of received messages allowing selective viewing of them It also prepares message data for use within the main Tsunamis 99 program The main display of the application is a table of messages I Havia wear Haren 1 Su Sr ER Em Zi san Lea I Dd
3. The date can be instantly reset to the current day by selecting Today from the menu Options Units selects between metres and Matin feet as scale units Unts Time selects UTC GMT or local v UTE time Marks determines whether or not BEBE lime Zone the depth limit markings are displayed on the graph Exit As its name suggests the Exrt item closes the program i Tidal Table Save Print Close Help Heights of water metres for high and low waters Poole Entrance 50 40 H 1 56 W uTC 12 August 1998 13 August 1998 14 August 1998 15 August 6 37 0 59 0 00 2 06 0 55 1 94 2 09 1 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 31 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 31 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 31 16 August 1998 17 August 1998 18 August 1998 19 August 60 This is an extract from a tide table set for a full months tides You can scroll down to see the remaining dates PORTS A database of useful information about a large number of ports around the world is supplied It may be accessed from within Tsunamis 99 Task Port or directly as a utility by selecting Start Programs Tsunamis99 Ports This menu is displayed World Port Index GU File View Options Check Information Help First you must select File Load to bring the data in to the memory The required port can be chosen by any of three categories You can select a country a region within a country or from all ports world
4. A mmm oR ede sis Aan II Tetap l Le aL Au D va EEF B v Pin ut oh o H IH ER ET 34d II DEL Mi C HEGT SEL T Wues WII IEF ELI Pin 1Ir 11 e KA ELIF IL QI M BASE ATIS EI b Fw nd eier o que cH 4 11 US Di DIN AGE GEL GEL on ATA KAA II LE Pin li Ia d pe BEE T 1i IE TT Mobi NIS vai mm SALEEN II EE nu bea we 1k nv I4 a n m THES II EE Fet ia ved aie 15 14 un y D ua INAL II EE au et hue IRAN US Ke EN MEDAN EI ETT n mua TTE III Lat Tul mt Ci LU edhe Ai AEL n lun TISH III 1 Lat Tu ved mt u TI he wl EI II 1 lia 4 TT LINA apo et Ted TEM LENA At be hs Il si DL C Desk l rn TN The contents of each column are detailed below Each region has its own table accessed by clicking on its named tab In the example here only Region 1 has messages If a latitude longitude pair is found in any received message the position is used to plot a marker on the chart in Tsunamis 99 A group of positions in a message can be used to mark off a zone on the chart enclosed by those positions Examples of these are shown later under Charted Messages 48 The columns in the Navtex Viewer table Num Number assigned to the message in the database Date Time Reception date time by ship s PC clock Station Transmitting station and message type from the message Subject header N Message number from the message header Lat Long Latitude amp Longitude of
5. As you do so the chart under the cursor is outlined in black As you move to a new folio area the charts within that new folio are outlined in green When you have highlighted a folio which you require press Enter to select it The folio number is displayed near the top left of the screen and the Install Folio button is enabled If you already have a permit number for this folio press this button to begin installing 1t Otherwise contact your dealer for an additional User Permit SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR The Search and Rescue program will automatically create a route which forms a search pattern You have a choice of patterns depending on the 42 circumstance The skipper or where appropriate the search co ordinator can select the required pattern With the input of just a few other parameters the route can be formed and loaded into Tsunamis 99 like any other route First load the program Start Programs Tsunamis 99 SAR The first area of screen allows you to select the start point either by lat long co ordinates or by cursor position on the Tsunamis 99 Navi Sailor chart You can also input the estimated set and drift of currents which might significantly displace the search object Commence Search Point Latitude 100 000 N Longitude o00 00 000 E From Navi Sailor cursor Drift o o Ent Sek 0 0 The parameter should only be used where the current can be expected to remain fa
6. Creating a Route Plan Creating a Schedule The basic procedure is described below First a Route must have been created Woyage plan table and saved as described The Passage ge Planning facility is accessed via TASK EL nt tabl M VPLAN A table similar to the one Clear table is displaved at the bottom of EEE File below is displayed at the bottom of screen From the sub menu select Load voyage Choose route and pick the required analyse ee lS ave voyage route from the list displayed Delete voyage nim Options Current OFF 32 Waypoints are listed across the page with their locations below Select Voyage plan table and the cursor becomes a black highlight which can be moved around the table Place the cursor on ETD of the first waypoint to be included in the passage plan This does not have to be the first WP on the loaded route Press Enter to activate this cell of the table It will default to current date and time but ua es moment can be chosen as the departure time Shoreham EN Hame Lat 50742 976N 530741 758H S0 738 521HN Lon 0 31 31L1M 0 40 322M 0 40 619H Distance 2 8nm 43 3nm TOTAL ME Distance 4H 7nm SELECT HF Diztance TimeZone ETA Stau Press Enter to finish editing the time and move the cursor to the next WP Here you will typically enter the estimated log speed for the leg from first to second WP LoySpeed If you wish to make allowance for any stay at the
7. Tel 01703 636555 Fax 01703 231425 Contact Keith Ash R amp J Marine Electronics 22 Market Street Poole Dorset BH15 INF Tel 01202 680666 Fax 01202 684777 EMAIL john grjmarine electronics co uk Lightmaster 166 Godstone Road Purley Surrey CR8 2DF 73 Tel 0208 660 8451 Email martin lightmaster co uk UK cont R amp J Marine Ltd Suffolk Yacht Harbour Levington Ipswich Suffolk IP10 OLN Tel 01473 659 737 Fax 01473 659877 Contact Robin Cole Email rymarine netcomuk co uk Marine Computing International Ltd Hamble Court Verdon Avenue Hamble Southampton United Arab Emirates Elcome International L L C P O Box 1788 Dubai United Arab Emirates EMAIL elcomint emerates net ae Tel 00971 4 342 333 Fax 00971 4 342 465 Contact Shailendra Shukla USA Transas Marine Dataco Inc Status Current 19105 36 Avenue West 74 Suite 101 Lynnwood WA 98036 USA EMAIL toma transasusa com Tel 1 425 778 4546 Fax 1 425 771 4370 Contact George Toma 19 Topic Ahead menu button Alarms Apparent Wind Bearing to Waypoint Bearings Measuring Buoys Identifying CD Contents Chart Checking Chart Catalogue Chart Functions Charts Installing Chart Permits Checking Routes Close program Coastal Version Configuration Connecting GPS Connection Sensors Contours Identifying Contours Showing or Course Setting for DR Current Surface Cursor Changing Cur
8. but leave the CD in its drive while the computer restarts lt Back Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup You will see a dialogue TSUNAMIS 99 Installation box advising that your Attention system is about to be set Installation program is about to start the procedure to setup your system up This will include the following steps Dongle check nstallation of user permits for navigational system Ensure that the dongle e Installation of user permits for charts inserted in the parallel Installation of charts External device GPS Compass etc interface checking port and that you have Settings specific to your computer configuration Settings specific to your boat any User Permit You can skip any or all of these steps and perform the setup later as numbers ready for Input described in documentation Then click on OK E Cancel If you have no dongle inserted Tsunamis 99 will start in demo mode Tsunamis 99 SM 0001000000001 9002624 Information on permit s installed Coastal level permit included Offshore level No permit Tide amp Current Ho permit Upgrade permit s Offshore level EA Not valid Install Tide amp Current Not valid pel With a dongle inserted the system is ready to run in Coastal version If you have permits for either Offshore or Tide amp Current module the
9. 77 190 9 Distance OU 5nm 0 3nm Sum distance 0 0nM 0 8nm 23 At the top of each column is a space into which you can type a name for the waypoint They are otherwise identified by their sequence in the route e g WPO WP1 WP2 Within the table you can edit the Lat Long for any waypoint in order to position it numerically The waypoint will move to the new position and the route will be amended accordingly Saving and Loading a Route The route can be Saved Reloaded Reversed or Linked with other routes to form a composite route All of these are done from the Planning Sub Menu To load routes select Load then select by route name from those which have been stored Inputting Waypoint info from GPS To transmit waypoint information from a GPS receiver to the Electronic Chart set the GPS receiver to WP Output mode by following the GPS user Manual Go to SYSTEM SETUP and then select the SENSORS tab Select MANUAL and then select the appropriate com port for the WP IN OUT field Now exit System Set up Restart the PC and load the Tsunamis 99 software Now go to ROUTE INPUT ROUTE to receive the waypoint data To send data follow the same procedures but ensure that the GPS is set to receive and that the correct route is loaded for route monitoring Ensure that this time you select ROUTE OUTPUT ROUTE to transmit Waypoint information to the GPS It is important to note that the Route must be saved before the input and output functio
10. Serial Port on the computer On laptop computers there is normally only one Serial Port COMI On a desktop PC there are usually COMI and COM2 available Use COMI unless your mouse is already connected there in which case use COM2 Serial ports may have either 9 or 25 pins It may be necessary to use a 25 pin to 9 pin adapter to match the lead to the socket on the computer These are widely available Once the physical connection is made switch on the GPS and the PC Consult the GPS manual as necessary to enable NMEA output A typical setup is shown here Garmin GPS 45 Select MENU page I O Setup NMEA NMEA NMEA 0183 v2 0 Within Tsunamis 99 you must first tell the system to accept data on the appropriate port then tell it to use this data for position The first of these is done at the end of installation but may be set up at any time by use of the Sensor page of the System Setup Utility When Tsunamis 99 is running the Own vector Onin lecti f itioni t Correction selection of a positioning system is Change pos sustem accessed via the Main Menu SHIP Change pos system secondary pos HOHE Select SHIP Primary pos If this currently reads DR roll the mouse or use cursor keys to show PS1 instead The setup is now complete The vessel should be positioned at the location output by the GPS set UTILITIES Programs to complement Tsunamis 99 The following applications are separate programs wh
11. easy changes of scale while doing this 22 Route monitoring Select next HP AUTO Enter next HP Load route Unload route Arrival circle O 00nm Route planning Check editor OFF Check route plan Route plan table Load route plan Unload route plan Save Make reciprocal route Link Right click to terminate the route As you cease entry the cursor will change to a box shape This is the edit cursor which allows you to move any existing waypoint or add new ones If you wish to move one left click on it move the cursor to the new position and left click again The route is re shaped to pass through the new position A ghost image of the previous route line allows you to backtrack in the event of an error To add new waypoints to a route simply left click on the route line and drag the route through a new position Click again to drop a waypoint in place All subsequent waypoints are renumbered When the route is complete right click to deselect the waypoint editor At this time you can check the waypoint lat longs and other details by selecting Route Plan Table Route Plan Table This opens a table at the bottom of the chart area with a column for each waypoint The position of each is shown together with the distance and bearing to next waypoint and the cumulative mileage First ar 50 48 972N 50 48 502N 50 48 248N 1 17 642H 1 17 241M 1 17 319M 0 10nm O 10nm RL GC RL RL Course 151
12. may be used to take a snapshot of any chart segment of interest together with the vessel position and other parameters 57 displayed at the time This can be especially useful in producing logs or reports of voyages or incidents Important After pressing the Print screen key look in explorer windows Key E Go to Program files Transas Tsunamis 99 BMP from there you can open files and print them Exit To quit from the Playback utility select Config Exit in the normal way TIDE The Tide utility provides electronic tide tables and tidal graphs for a wide selection of ports world wide Tide Lymington 5U 46 H 1 32 Port Table Today Options Exit Help 16 18 18 41 5 Inte 09 08 98 Days E Level h A Press Fl for help E Launching the utility displays the graph window The port to which it applies 1s shown in the title bar together with its lat long Date The date for which the graph applies defaults to today and is shown at the top right The date can be rolled backwards or forwards using the spin buttons or the figures may be edited to produce any required date Days Below the date is a box in which to set the number of days which are to be covered by the graph or table As the figure is increased the timescale is compressed to show the additional days 58 Level The third control actuates a movable depth level This can be set to allow for the draft of the vessel an
13. procedure Unless you have chosen to skip sections Tsunamis 99 is now installed and ready for use 12 FIRST STEPS IN TSUNAMIS 99 Carry out the Installation as described above Then start up the program by selecting Start Programs Tsunamis 99 Tsunamis 99 Follow the Initial Set Up Read about and practice using Scale Review and Zoom before trying out other functions If any controls need more explanation highlight them and press the Fl function key or else click on the HELP button This will display a description of each function from the extensive help files built into Tsunamis 99 Once you are familiar with the general presentation and operation of the basic functions you can start to use Tsunamis 99 for navigation and then read about additional functions in the manual or the help files and try them out If you skipped any of the System Setup procedures during the installation you can return to them or adjust them at any time by selecting Start Programs Tsunamis 99 System Setup 13 INITIAL SETUP Screen Areas The screen is divided into three main areas The majority of the screen carries the chart display At the top right is a fixed display showing current date and time Lat Long of your vessel and a few other vessel parameters including course and speed Below this is a panel showing values for a choice of variables such as tide and depth pilotage route information and weather Yo
14. the chart you will be prompted to save Add Ins FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF MENU FUNCTIONS SEE THE ADVANCED FUNCTIONS CHAPTER or THE HELP FILE 2 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS There are many functions available within Tsunamis 99 that you do not need to know in order to get started with the software They are not difficult to learn or use but have been kept in a separate section to assist in getting up and running as soon as possible Addition details of each function are available by selecting Help from the main menu Most will be found under User Operations Alarms Tsunamis 99 has numerous alarms that are both visual and or audible The Coastal version allows the setting of a sensor loss alarm and four Route alarms off route approaching waypoint WPT off course by degrees Course and cross track error XTE To set each alarm parameter select ALARM and then each of the sub menu options you wish to set The Offshore version allows the setting of the alarms as for the Coastal version but also has various Sensor Anti grounding and Area alarms Off Route to turn on off triggering of alarm as the boat is sailing beyond the route after passing the last waypoint WPT to set the advance time for triggering the alarm as the boat is approaching a waypoint Course to turn on off triggering of the alarm as the boat whilst proceeding along the route deviates by the amount set by this alarm from the planned route being follow
15. to position the chart by Lat Long as well as visually You can also use it to check the position of any feature by placing the cross hairs over it Info The Information button is used to obtain the details of any charted feature or of the chart edition itself Click on INFO A large grey panel is opened in the bottom third of the chart area A position box appears at the bottom of the menu and a Box Cursor appears on the chart area Position the cursor around any feature such as a buoy wreck rock or any other symbol When you left click all the details of that feature are revealed on the panel below the chart In the case of lit buoys or lighthouses a visual indication of their flashing pattern is included together with the arcs of visibility of any sectored light Apart from symbols in a specific position you can view details of features such as contour lines to check their depth though this is normally apparent from the surrounding spot depths A symbol of a letter I in a circle 1 indicates an information text block Click on it to read the text which would usually be printed in an inset on a paper chart The use of these info points helps to keep the chart clear of clutter whilst making it easy to access 19 Name Reach FIC Period 10 0s m Lat 507419 046H Lon 1 17 68 H Color Green Light Hat number Int number If you click on any area of chart containing no specific features the data about the c
16. treated Status CHARTELD as a danger zone Danger when checked Kk Folygan the position is treated as an isolated danger to D navigation By default all L Donde messages are considered to belong to this class Examined when the box is checked it indicates that the user has read and familiarised himself with the message The status will be updated New Auto Charted becomes Charted whilst New Not Charted becomes General M Examined Cancelled 52 Cancelled when checked means that the user has cancelled the message Status 1s updated to cancelled and an entry appears in the Cancelling Date column of the main message table Positions marked as isolated dangers or danger zones will trigger proximity alarms when appropriately set within Tsunamis 99 Viewing and Editing Co ordinates There may be some variation in the way co ordinates are included in message text This can occasionally give rise to errors in automatic extraction Corruption of co ordinate figures can prevent their use in plotting positions The Edit button displays a list of co ordinates extracted from the current message which allows checking and editing Highlight the co ordinate which you wish to edit by clicking on it It will be framed by a brown line Double click and the figures are highlighted in blue with a fine cursor indicating the digit to be edited Altered values are displayed in Italics ls Location Mum L
17. values come through manually configure PSI input in System Set up Ports 4 Q How do I output data to an external Device A In System Set up Sensors tab go to Manual config and set the necessary ports for WP in out Autopilot etc Load Tsunamis 99 and use the Route facility to input and output route data Use the CONFIG Display facility to display different navigational information relating to your newly connected instrument 64 WORLDWIDE DEALER LIST Argentina Transas Marine Latin America Casilla de Correo 101 1642 San Isidro Buenos Aires Argentina Tel 541 723 2827 Fax 541 723 4152 Cell phone 541 558 4088 EMAIL translat dynamo com ar Contact Oscar Barquin Australia Navigation Dynamics PO Box 535 Malanda Q 4885 Australia EMAIL navdynamic internetnorth com au Tel 07 4096 8247 Fax 07 4096 8247 Contact Kim Macpherson 65 Belgium Computer amp Consulting Assistance amp Training Krustlaan 118 8380 Zebrugge Belgium Tel 32 50 55 01 32 Fax 32 50 54 79 02 Contact Kris Lauwereins Elektro Technisch Bureau Paul De Lange ETB Nieuwstraat 39 B 9971 Lembeke Belgium EMAIL etbpdlnav planetinternet be Tel 32 9 377 89 64 Fax 32 9 377 89 64 Contact Paul De Lange or Anne Marie Croatia ABE Inzenjering D O O Vodovodna 17 51000 Rijeka Croatia EMAIL abe inzinjering ri tel hr Tel 385 51 211 818 Fax 385 51 211 818 Contact Lucky Gruden
18. waypoint highlight the Stay cell using enter the cursor and Enter key then enter the duration of stay again terminating with the Enter key Proceed across the waypoints which constitute your passage plan entering estimated speed and if required a duration of stay A line of dots shows cells which can receive entry When all data is entered press Esc to leave the table and return to the menu Select Calculate to generate arrival and departure times and the duration of the legs these are displayed below each waypoint ETA Stay 004 06h OOm ETD Logspeed 4 00kt ET 13 56 22 10 98 15 20 23 10 98 01 32 ETD 13 56 22 10 9398 21 20 TTG 00d 00h 22m 00d 01h 24m 00d O4h 12m Current LoySpeed 3 DOK t 4 00k t D OOkt TIME Od 12h 47m STAY Od 6h Om At this point no allowance has been made for tide or current If the T amp C module is installed you can have the system take these influences into account in the calculations Calculating the Effect of Tides and Currents 33 If the T amp C databases have not been loaded into memory do it now Select TASK CURRENT then Load for either or both of the influences for which you wish to calculate in the passage planning It is also necessary to turn the Currents setting of the VPLAN menu to ON Select Calculate again and now the currents will be taken into account in Tidal currents Load Unload Visible OFF By hour Surfa
19. with identical operation to the Coastal version of the software There are just two limits imposed on the Demo You cannot connect any external devices eg GPS and charts are limited to a fixed set of 5 charts around the area of Miami Florida If you have only the Demo CD then to upgrade to the full Coastal version of the program it is necessary to do two things You must obtain a Security Key also known as a dongle and a User Permit number These are available from your dealer see Appendix To upgrade from the Coastal to Offshore version you only need to apply to your dealer for an Offshore User Permit number Enter the number and the additional functionality is unlocked for you If you are operating regularly in tidal waters or planning ocean passages where variable currents need consideration you can add to the standard software with the Tides amp Currents module Once again you simply obtain and enter a User Permit number Whichever version of software you are using other than the demo you can freely select any number of chart folios Each folio offers a group of charts covering a particular area For each folio you select you are given a User Permit number Full installation details follow but very simply you insert the CD plug in the dongle select the version of software required and enter User Permit numbers when prompted Once the software is loaded you then enter the chart folio Permit number s to load the charts f
20. 00 02 23 052 43 05 20 21 245 07 31 084 GPGSW 2 2 05 03 66 27351 21 22 314 44 2337 279 SPGRHME 15 0 M 22 5 M 15 0 M TB GPGLL 501 3 000 N DC 08 000 205058 A 3C DL GPWPL 3902 000 02300 000 E CALE 43 GPRMC 205059 4 501 3 000 81 007 06 000 DOD DI 3E GPRMB A Werl GPGG4 205059 501 3 000 4 001 Os DICICE 1 OL 20 15 the window My Computer Tab Mu Computer Resolution Monitor Size tC 128921024 C 10244768 fs 800x600 Set current made Mouse Mouse Speed 5 Free Mouse Cursor Resolution This matches the output from the program to suit the settings of your display screen Either manually enter your required resolution or click the Set Current Mode button to set it automatically Monitor size Set to suit your display size This controls how scale relates to physical display size Mouse The numeric box here allows adjustment of mouse sensitivity Free Cursor when selected allows the cursor to be moved freely to any part of the screen The function of the cursor changes automatically depending 38 on the area of screen in which it is placed Chart area Menu area etc Each function is indicated by a change in appearance of the cursor In the Menu area the free cursor moves a rectangular highlight over the menu buttons Note that the last selection remains highlighted if the cursor is moved off the menu area In the Information area the cursor takes the shape of an arrow See H
21. By cursor position the cursor in the area of interest and left click The nearest ports are listed for selection 31 When the required port is highlighted press enter or left click and a panel of information about the port will be displayed You can show or hide this panel by selecting the Screen On Off option Wind O Tsunamis 99 provides a calculator for True wind speed and direction You enter the apparent wind and the program applies the vessel heading and speed to derive the True wind data From main menu select TASK Wind The panel shown here will appear with the course Crs 200 0 Spd 8 Okt Relative and speed displayed Cursor down the box Speed 21 9m 5 Port 5thd F inserting relative wind speed side P or S Erg 30 and bearing As you cursor to the bottom of the box the result of the calculation will be shown as true speed and bearing Speed 18 4Am Bru 1647 Tracking the Relative Position of an Object O You can keep a constant check on the relative position of any fixed point using the TASK OBJECT function Select the function position the cursor ogy BRG 123 50 over the required point and select it PNG 46 89 1nM The range and bearing of that object is continuously displayed Passage Planning O Extensive facilities for passage planning are available when the Tide and Current module is installed Full details are available are available in the help file under User Operations
22. E d i J T mE Tk E WS E de Guide To _Tsunamis ei TRANSAS DATACO User Manual Issue 6 November 2000 CONTENTS What s on the CD Upgrades and User Permits Installation and Set Up Software Installation Chart Installation System Configuration Getting Started with Tsunamis 99 Voyage Monitoring and Navigation Modes Basic Operations The Main Menu Viewing Own Vessel Position Controlling Display Scale Moving Around the Chart Chart Information Page 5 6 7 10 11 17 18 18 19 19 20 Measuring Ranges and Bearings Controlling Chart Loading and Detail Setting Up and Using Routes Controlling and viewing the Logbook Configuration Customising the System Advanced Functions Utilities Alarms Tidal Heights Tidal Stream amp Surface Current 31 Route Checking Port Information Wind Calculations Passage Planning Effect of Tides and Currents 35 Connecting a GPS Receiver 36 System Setup Chart Catalogue Search and Rescue Navtex Receiver Navtex Viewer Playback Tides Ports Frequently Asked Questions Distributor List Index 21 23 23 26 27 29 30 31 32 33 33 38 43 44 47 49 58 60 61 66 67 77 WHAT YOU NEED TO RUN TSUNAMIS 99 IBM Compatible PC running Windows 95 with a CD drive Display Sereen capable of 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels Tsunamis 99 CD User Permit Numbers see next paragraph Security Key Dongle see next paragrap
23. atitude 1 553230 M Longitude 442 80 E Par FOE Delete The Add button presents a new pair of co ordinates immediately above the currently highlighted line They are displayed in italics Edit them to the required values To delete a position highlight the line and click on Delete The figures will be highlighted in red and a confirmation box appears Click OK to delete the selected line When you have finished editing click OK to save the revised positions Alternatively pressing Close will exit without saving any revisions 53 Marking Messages You can select a series of messages for a particular purpose By marking them copies of the details are grouped together on a new tabbed page of the main Navtex table labelled Marked Marked messages also have a blue highlight on their message number where they appear in the main table There are two ways of marking messages From the table select the required message and click the Right mouse button or press the lt Insert gt key on the keyboard Alternatively a message can be marked Mark Eni directly whilst displayed in the viewing window by clicking the Mark button at DK Close the bottom left Cancelling Messages Messages may be cancelled by marking them from the main table as above then pressing the SWE lt Delete gt key on the keyboard A group of messages can be and cancelled simultaneously in this way A dialogue box will appear asking for
24. ce currents Load Unload Visible OFF By month Delete voyage Besen Options Current OM the calculation The net effect of current is also shown Stau 00d O6h OOM ETE LogSpeed 4 00kt ETA 13 50 22 10 98 15 13 2342 10 98 00 40 ETE 13 50 22 10 98 21 13 TTG 00d OOh 16m 00d Oih 23m 00d OFh 27m Current 004d Oh O amp m 00A OOh Olm 00A OOh 45m LoySpeed 3 DOkt 1 00kt D DOkt TIME Od 11h 55m STAY Od 6h Om CURRENT 0d Oh 52m Other Passage Planning Calculations It is possible to vary the calculations performed If for example you know the time at which you must arrive at a particular WP instead of entering the estimated speed you can enter the ETA and the software will calculate the speed which must be achieved 34 CONNECTING A GPS RECEIVER The exact method of connection depends on the make and model of GPS or Loran C receiver you choose The receiver should have either a special socket or in the case of an integrated instrument system a connecting box In either case you need an output in the industry standard NMEA 0183 format You may have a pre formed lead supplied by the GPS manufacturer which plugs directly into the PC If not you will need a lead terminating in a standard 9 pin D type plug to fit the Serial COM port on the computer This should be available from your system supplier Connect the cable between the socket connection block on the GPS and the
25. confirmation of any cancellations Searching Facilities The Search menu item offers four options Find each occurrence of a certain wore Find Word Ctrl F Find the most recently viewed Lesh Cameated Chal message p Preceding Corrected Ctrl P Find the last but one viewed CG message Go to Letter Find a message by index number in the database The first and last of these options display a dialogue box into which the required word or message number is typed Find Word Dialogue Box 54 The required word is entered in the BLR box The two radio buttons are wordtofind NEER used to choose between searching S the whole database or just the b Visible messages which are currently displayed as meeting the Cancel_ parameters of the Filter Finding word MN AREA Checked 88 Marked 8 This dialogue shows the number of matching messages and these messages containing the search word are marked with a pale blue highlight and copied onto the page with the Marked tab Viewing the Operational Log The Stock menu item gives access to a complete log of reception and user activity within the Navtex Receiver and Viewer as shown in the section on the Receiver Every message is shown line by line with reception times and error rates Viewing and editing activities are also shown The submenus give access for viewing searching and editing the log items Options AutoRenew Enables automatic r
26. cross hairs in the vicinity and left click The chart display will reposition to put your chosen area in the centre of the screen This is one of the two main actions of the REVIEW function Wherever you place the cross hairs and click will become the centre of screen Right click to exit from review Reselect SCALE and this time scroll upwards selecting a different scale value and clicking on it You will see the chart expand outwards keeping your chosen area at the centre Repeat this step a few times at successively more detailed larger scales As you scale in you will be able to see the outline of your charts If your first approximate position is actually outside your charts left click on 15 REVIEW position the cross hairs in a sea area within one of your charts and left click to centralise on them Deselect review and reselect the scale function As you scale in within one of your chart areas you will start to see detail of names depths navigation marks etc Do not worry if these seem too crowded at some scales Simply select a scale where details are clear Later you will learn other ways to control what detail is displayed Changing Vessel Position If you have a GPS connected at this point it will position the vessel marker wherever the GPS is located If you are not on your vessel or are otherwise off the area covered by your charts you can operate Dead Reckoning and use the Correction function to move the own vesse
27. d shoal depths Any segment of the curve which dips below the limit is automatically coloured red as a no go period Vertical lines are drawn to define the times at the start and end of these periods Selecting the Port The Port menu item opens an alphabetic list of all the available ports It can be scrolled or more usually the port name can be typed in As with the port information database typing the first few characters of a name will advance the listing to match the letters entered Select Port El JAPAN TV Prospect Harbour Time zone II Poole harbour Pooles Island Porbandar Porirua Harbour Porlier Pass Cancel Porloch Bay i ha Pornit mm The Apply button switches the graph or table displays to the selected port The port list remains open for further selection Clicking OK does the same but closes the port list as it does so 59 Table of Heights The Table menu item opens an additional window in which a table of heights and times is displayed Radio buttons select between a table of high and low water values and a table of heights every n minutes By default the interval between successive times Minutes 5 is 60 minutes but the interval can be changed in High Low steps down to just one minute To produce a full month table set days to 28 29 30 or 31 to suit the month Set the date to any required start date for the table The High Low radio button should also be selected Today
28. e cross hairs on the chart Position them at the top left corner of the area which you wish to view in more detail Click once with the left button release it then move the cross hairs down and right As you move them a frame is drawn to border the selected area When the frame encloses the area required left click again The scale and position of the chart will be adjusted to enlarge your chosen area to full screen If you move the cross hairs such that they touch any edge of the displayed area the screen will scroll to expose more chart in that direction You can use this either in selecting the starting position for the frame or whilst stretching the frame to size If you inadvertently scroll away from the desired area simply touch the opposite side of the screen with the cross hairs to restore the previous view 18 As with any function if you wish to exit without zooming simply click the r ght mouse button Review You have already used the Review function to select a new centre point for the chart display Additionally it operates like the zoom in scrolling the screen if the cross hairs are touched against any side Using the Review you can quickly move around on the chart without changing its scale Either scroll or re centre as required Note that here and with the Zoom function you will have a data box displayed at the bottom of the menu area indicating the exact Lat and Long of the cursor This allows you
29. e reading of the database after each message is received It should be left permanently ticked Night As with other utilities the colour palette can be selected to suit low light conditions Automatic Charting of Navtex Message Positions During operation of Tsunamis 99 all received messages which contain a position are plotted on the chart An orange coloured W is used to mark the position and if the Po ygon box is checked for the particular message a group of positions will be linked with a line to form a guard zone 55 To view the message associated with the mark the Navtex Viewer utility must be running Select Info from the Tsunamis 99 main menu and place the box cursor on the W mark The text Warnings is displayed in the usual grey info box then the system switches to displaying the associated message within the Navtex Viewer If a message is ticked as Examined in Viewer its chart symbol will change from a filled circle to an open circle as shown alongside If several messages are related to that position a section of the main message table under the Master Page tab will be shown grouping together these messages When you have finished with the messages select Close from the message screen You will be returned to the Master Page of the message table Click Return on the JE NavTex Viewer Master top menu to return to viewing Tsunamis 99 Sort Search Filter Print Stock Hetum O
30. ed XTE when turned on will sound alarm when the value set in the route plan table is exceeded Least Depth turns on off triggering of alarm when the current depth from the echo sounder is less than that set by this function Guard Zone turns on off alarm triggering if own boat crosses a guard zone plotted on the user chart Danger turns on off alarm triggering when own boat approaches an isolated danger to navigation see Voyage Monitoring in system help at a distance less than that set by this alarm Safe Sf Contour Time to set the advance time for triggering of an alarm as the boat approaches a safety contour Tidal Height Predictions 28 With the inclusion of the Tides and Currents module the chart system has full details of UP ETH UP STG tidal height predictions The information is WIND PORT OBJECT _UPLAN accessed from the Navigational Tasks menu OBJEC UPLAN TASKS TTN CURRENT St To view predictions it is first necessary to load the tidal database into memory by selecting Load from the Tide sub menu The database is then available for the other functions The reference port is selected Unload either by name or by cursor Ba manae position Entering a partial name Bu cursor will display a list of ports which SE Ee start with those letters Units METRES Time TZON By cursor displays a list of ports Misikle OF D Ey hour near the cursor position Select a p
31. elp Controls Free Cursor for details of its actions here In the Chart area the free cursor can be switched using the right mouse button to represent different tools or functions in turn Successive presses of the right button step the cursor through acting as Review Info Zoom or ERBL Pressing the left mouse button has the same effect as clicking this selected function on the main menu Date Time The current D ate Tim system date August 1 2 and time are h Th 1338 3 4 5 B F 8 On E 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 button allows 21 36 27 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 alteration of z4 25 26 27 28 24 30 computer date 1 amp time Time zone GMT 00 00 GMT Standard Time settings The Adjust system time to GPS Change check box at the bottom left of the area allows automatic synchronisation of the computer clock with times received from the GPS My Boat Tab 39 x m Y m 0 4 gt e 4 Conning station Length overall 20 m Bridge elevation 2 m 0 Br O Ep P51 antenna Beam overall 2 jm Own Vector o min PS2antena 0 The boxes on this page allow setting the length and beam of your vessel together with the height of eye used to determine visibility of a distant light The other parameter relevant to small craft is the length of the vector a line drawn ahead of the vessel on the chart The length represents the distance travelled by the vessel in a particular
32. en set Visible to ON or nload Visible OFF the vectors will not be seen Hu month In the example here tides around Portland Bill can be clearly seen Each small circle corresponds to a tidal diamond position whilst lines from them represent the set and drift at a particular time in the tidal cycle Depths omitted for clarity The tides are normally shown for the present time and date but by selecting By hour you can step through the day and see the changing effect of the tide Route Checking O Before Route checking can be used the safety scale needs to be set from the sub menu of the SHIP button The safety scale needs to be set to the original scale of the chart being used and this can be obtained by using the INFO button and clicking on any area of the chart not containing a charted item buoy or sounding etc Information about the chart will then be displayed below the chart display For example if the original scale of the chart is 1 20 000 then the safety scale should be set to 1 20 000 30 Route checking is controlled through the Check Editor and Check Route Plan functions on the Route Menu If the Check editor is set to ON then as you enter waypoints the leg up to that waypoint is checked for hazards and special areas Alternatively if you select Check route plan at any time while a route is loaded the Check Editor is activated Route monitoring Select next HP AUTE Enter next HP Load ro
33. es where more than 20 of characters are corrupted A thick violet line in the Status column is a visual indicator of error rate A line right across the box would denote 100 unreadable text The main area of the dialogue box contains two groups of check boxes On the left are the message types Select those required by ticking their boxes 50 Selecting A will override the individual selection and show all message types The area on the right allows selective display of messages from different stations Again the A box will override individual choices When you have chosen the required categories of message for display confirm them by pressing OK at the foot of the page The dialogue will close and at the foot of the table of messages the status line will show the filter settings Filter Al Duplicates N Subjects Al Stations Al MaxErorPercent 100 Sorting The Sort function on the top menu chooses the order in which messages are displayed in the table By Date orders them by reception date and time The latest messages are at the foot of the table By Station orders first by transmitting station Messages from any one station are sorted first by type then by message number from the header Any duplicates can be easily identified and cancelled Viewing Messages To view a message select it in the table it will be highlighted Double click and the full text of the message will be displayed with facilities
34. g hook Track history Hatch organisation Track color Track precision Own ship track Routing INFO entry Print Loy Book Reset distance 10s Event 4h You can also set the colour of line used to show own ship track and control the frequency with which the vessel position is marked and recorded Printing of the log book 1s also available The Event button adds a numbered marker at the current vessel position on screen and generates an extra entry in the logbook It can be used to record any event with time and position Vessel Ship 25 The VESSEL SHIP button opensa Own vector Omin Correction sub menu which allows the control change pos sustem of various own ship settings P 8 Secondary Pos HON In particular you can set the 77 Safety params ee Scale 1 position system s 0 to be used to Guard vector control own ship position It canbe Suard rins Head line DR dead reckoning or either PS1 Safety contour or PS2 position sensors eg GPS safety depth Loran COG vector ON HDG vector OH Other features are described in the Ship hy CONT OU Advanced chapter Add Info O The ADD INFO button enables the user to add their own Symbols to suit their specific requirements Two user Charts A B can be combined and saved as an Active Chart Symbols are inserted via the ADD INFO GRAPHIC EDITOR Add New Object path From here you can access Symbols directories from which to cho
35. ging System 5 9 42 33 58 23 32 63 13 28 ZT 23 24 24 15 19 58 39 15 19 23 20 19 14 37 15 18 29 44 11 36 12 27 38 Ship menu button Size Changing Chart Software Installation Software Upgrades Speed Setting for DR Symbols Identifying System Configuration Tidal Stream Tidal Height Tide amp Current Tracking an Object True Wind Upgrades User Permits Vessel locating current Vessel moving pos n Voyage Planning Voyage Monitoring Navigation Mode Waypoints Creating Waypoints ETA Wind Calculations Zoom menu button 11 27 15 16 7 6 10 42 16 46 20 11 26 31 35 30 61 31 35 60 33 33 6 11 42 6 11 49 15 18 15 18 33 17 25 34 33 18
36. h For real time operation the following are also required GPS or other position system outputting NMEA 0183 data GPS to Serial Port connecting cable Ideally with isolator SERIAL I P WIRING DIAGRAM RS232 I P TRANSMITTING NMEA0183 DATA 1 4 5 Pin 1 Not used Pin 2 Position I P Pin 3 Position O P Pin 4 Not used Pin 5 GND Pin 6 Not used Pin 7 Not used Pin 8 Not used Pin 9 Not used LAYOUT OF THE MANUAL Installation Installing the software and charts Getting Started The basic functions to get you up and running 3 Advanced Functions Getting more from your chart system Utilities Additional programs which work with Tsunamis 99 Distributors Where to obtain charts and upgrades Important Note If you make any changes within System Setup and either Tsunamis 99 Coastal or Offshore is already running you must exit and then restart Tsunamis 99 Coastal Offshore for the changes made to take effect WHAT S ON THE TSUNAMIS 99 CD Through the application of the most advanced compression and encryption techniques the Tsunamis 99 CD contains the entire World Folio of vector charts over 6000 an on screen chart catalogue showing small and large folios or regional folios available and the complete chart display software The CD can be run by itself in a PC to provide a demonstration of the Tsunamis 99 electronic chart system In this mode you have a fully functional chart display program
37. hart will be displayed Here you can check on issue and correction dates contour colourings datum method and any other information about the chart itself Touching the box cursor against a chart edge will scroll the chart as for review ERBL Measuring Ranges and Bearings The Electronic Range and Bearing Line allows distance and bearings to be measured very easily on the chart By default the measurements are made from the own ship position but can be made between any two points Select the ERBL button and cross hairs will appear on the chart display linked by a rubber line to the own ship A data box at the foot of the menu area gives a constant readout of the position of the cursor and the range bearing and reciprocal bearing between own ship and the cursor position Even if the ship position has scrolled off the edge of the displayed area of chart 20 EREL Lat 50747 8545 Lon 1 18 339H Brg 334 6 OppHru 154 67 Rng 0 18nm 326 9m lt Showing position of target and 3 range and bearing from ship To measure between any two points other than own vessel s position the cursor on one point left click then roll the mouse slowly to expand a range circle out from that point A dot will be seen at the intersection of this range circle and a bearing line Experiment with the mouse to move the dot onto the position where you wish to take the measurement The data box shows positions for the two ends of the
38. ich work in conjunction with Tsunamis 99 to provide additional facilities 35 Each application has its own icon in the Tsunamis 99 program group If you are running the main Tsunamis 99 program then to launch any of the utilities you should bring up the Windows Start menu If your keyboard has a dedicated Win 95 key then use that Otherwise press Ctrl Esc to produce the same effect Once the Start button is displayed select Start Programs Tsunamis 99 to bring up the Tsunamis 99 program group Select the icon for the utility which you require System Setup External sensor computer and vessel configuration Chart Catalogue Selection and Installation of new charts SAR Search and rescue route designer Navtex Receiver Reception and logging of Navtex messages Navtex Viewer Facility to view received Navtex messages Playback Facility to re run any previous voyage Tide Automatic tide tables and tidal curves Ports Database of useful information on ports 36 SYSTEM SETUP Important Note If you make any changes within System Setup you must exit and then restart Tsunamis 99 Coastal Offshore for the changes made to take effect You will have met the System Setup utility at the end of the installation process It allows configuration such as input and output data connections computer settings and own vessel dimensions Sensors Tab Sensors My Computer My Boat Data Tool Install User Permits Latitude Ti
39. irly constant for the duration of the search period Own Ship Coordinates Latitude E 00 000 N Longitude 00000 000 E Fram Mawi Sailor Speed 0 0 knt The next input is your own vessel position in order that the route may lead you to the starting point of the search Once again you have the choice of input as lat long co ordinates or by transfer of the current ownship position from Tsunamis 99 Also enter your vessel s operational speed The choice of search pattern 1s made by selecting the appropriate one of 3 marked tabs Each tab will display input boxes to suit the parameters required for that type of search pattern Examples of each pattern are shown below Expanding Square Parallel TrackCreeping Line Sector Search Expanding Square 43 The first search pattern takes two parameters Number of legs and Length of the first leg From this leg an outward spiral is developed Expanding Square Number of Legs 10 Length of Starting Leg 8 0 Mm The data entered above produced the route reproduced on the right In this example no allowance for current was applied If a set and drift had been entered each successive leg would have been displaced progressively further in the direction of 5 current The search patterns recommended by the SAR Convention are designed to allow for cyclic currents such as tides Parallel Track Creeping Line The parallel track search
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41. isions of the other menu buttons are detailed below There are some less used functions which will be found in the Advanced section later in this manual These are not generally necessary for day to day operation Voyage Monitoring and Navigation Modes The voyage monitoring mode is a compulsory permanent mode which is run concurrently with other operation modes and ensures continuous vessel tracking automatic recording of own boat tracks using primary and secondary if used position sensor readings Keeping of electronic ship s log obtaining data on the boat s position relative to the selected route obtaining calculated vectors of current at the vessel s position and a drift vector only if you have Tide and Current Module display of the current electronic chart scale and obtaining data from other navigational sensors depth etc The navigation mode is the principle operating mode and offers a constant display of own boat s position on the screen and runs concurrently with the voyage monitoring mode In the navigation mode the navigator is provided with information on own boat s position using a boat symbol and motion vector and own boat track from the position sensor s electronic chart with layers of automatic and manual correction route planning on the chart and the display of sector lights in the colour visible from the boat s position with the light visibility range taken into account Familiarisation Before exploring too man
42. l symbol wherever you Own vector min Correction Change pos sustem mal z y 5 e an CH LB r m Secondary POS HOH CHART ROUTE Correction Primary Hew pos n hy cursor ERBL Enter Course Enter Speed ALARM EUENT Enter Position Enter Offset Cancel Offset Enter YEOMAH Offset Cancel YEOM N Offset LOGEOD Ko _TASK HEL d Select the SHIP VESSEL button and on the displayed sub menu select Primary pos Use the cursor keys to set it to DR Then select Correction and on the new sub menu move down to New Position by Cursor and left click Once again you will see cross hairs on the chart area Position them in an area of sea and left click A box will appear at the foot of the menu asking you to confirm that you wish to jump the vessel to a new position Click on YES and the vessel symbol will be shown where the cross hairs were positioned Do not worry if the scale changes at this point the system may determine that you should be aware of the overall context to which you have moved the vessel and re scale appropriately You can freely adjust the scale back in if you wish System Overview Now that the vessel is on one of your loaded charts we can check out the general operation of the chart system You have already seen how to left click the main menu buttons to select functions such as SCALE and 16 REVIEW Also how the right mouse button backs out of a function or sub menu The main prov
43. m that you wish to add all charts from the first folio Click Yes each time a new folio is offered When chart installation 1s complete remove the CD and store it safely SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Input Device Setup Once your charts are installed the setup continues by looking for any attached inputs such as a GPS or Compass If the sensors are not available at this time select Skip You can return to this setup later if required See System Setup Utility 11 If sensors are available ensure that they are connected see Connecting GPS chapter later in the manual Click OK and Tsunamis 99 setup will test for them displaying its findings in a table If valid data is received the current state of the device will be shown in black Invalid data displays in red If you are satisfied with the displayed information click OK Otherwise see GPS Connection chapter Computer Setup On the following screen you can adjust Tsunamis 99 to suit you PC It is recommended that you leave the Free Mouse Cursor check box clear until you are familiar with the operation of Tsunamis 99 Then add this useful facility Otherwise just click OK to continue Vessel setup The next screen allows you to set the length and beam of your boat The other options are primarily designed for large craft with antennae some distance from the mid point of the vessel Click OK when you have set up the vessel parameters This is the end of the installation
44. me Gyro HDG L Water Wind speec Longitude Date Magnetic HDG og temperature Wind angle ps4 50 13 00N 360 00 20 48 00 1 8 00W 0 00kt 23 08 98 v Check NMEA message checksum Ze Auto HE Arrange A Trace gd Manual F Ports Options X Cancel Apply R Help The Sensors page displays a grid on which the connections between incoming data streams and their COM ports is tabulated In the example above a GPS is connected to COMI as the PSI position input The lat long course speed and time inputs are shown Settings for COM Port s detected Do you wish to connect input data channels to respective COM Port s automatically When you first connect an input to a COM port a dialogue offers automatic set up It is recommended that you take this option unless any conflicts occur It is possible to control all aspects of the connections by selecting Manual and using the Arrange Ports and Option buttons to access each step of the process It is not normally necessary to do this 3 The Trace button opens an additional window in which all of the incoming NMEA sentences are dynamically listed It 1s therefore easy to see whether live data is being received and whether particular sentences are present Close the window after use with the X button at the top right of SG Tracing COM GPRMB A Werl G PGG A4 20505 7501 3 000 001 Os 000 447 OL 20 15 GP SAAS EAT GPG5 2 1
45. measurement together with the range bearing and reciprocal bearing as before Once again the right mouse button is used to exit from the ERBL Chart The Chart button opens a sub menu allowing control of loading charts and how they are displayed The Information Layers option controls the extent of detail shown Selecting this opens a further level of sub menu on which you can choose to hide some features from the display Spot soundings ON It is particularly useful in some Spot soundings to 3 Fs Isolated dangers OM circumstances to hide Names and Cables pipelines OM aad i Ferro on tes SH to limit the display of Spot Hames OFF Soundings to perhaps 3m To turn off a category of displayed information layer click its sub menu line Spot depths can be limited by clicking on the line Spot soundings to and typing the required maximum depth to be displayed Left click or press lt Enter gt to adopt the new setting Customising the chart in this way allows a clearer picture of the working area Disabled details can be turned back on by individually clicking their entry on the sub menu or by selecting A Information in the top level chart sub menu This selection restores all layers of detail to view 21 Selecting Original Scale will adjust the display scale to the scale at which the chart was originally issued Route The Route menu allows a series of waypoints to be defined and linked together to form a route The comple
46. n Ultimately select the required port by double clicking on its name or highlight it and then click the View button A panel of information about the port will be displayed e Port SOUTHAMPTON 50 54 00 N Load OFF Load 1 24 00 W xo Lake nno Lownie United Kingdom amw ENGLAND SOUTH COAST H a Aya ZAR PANY Formalities EFA message ds required Fost part of ani Harbour Zone coastal natural Cranes See large Quarantine Darst carafe see 46 50ft Ze Communications 46 50ft en 31 35ft 4 Load hater young is available Maar seus 12ft Shakar excellent Entrance restrictions Depths Avia caf Lam aar fig few Artnr 31 35ft Avaris Sanu 3 3 7 SUN Services EE RAE EN ARTEN Aad mores EIL Supplies PUTOS SAN Final ad de ad Jak Aragon serse sze over 500ft length Juwana Is available Fars age Ara adie Fia compulsory Frage IES FRISTEN Laban CA Det adat saw Extensive overhauling and rebuilding in well equipped shipyards Desak 985ft and over Aram raisen d Help Back Aliases In addition to the specific descriptions depths etc there are many standard facilities listed A symbol is used to mark each of those facilities which are available in this port 62 Options Menu The options menu gives control over measurement units colour palette and type sizes used for Night listings and data m Font size Edit is not cu
47. n type them into the boxes at the bottom of the form When a valid permit number is entered the Not Valid changes to valid and the Install button becomes active Upgrade permit s Offshore level 06275 56761 57808 10724 valid Install Tide amp Current Not valid Lech Pressing the install button upgrades the program to Offshore and this is reflected in the text in the upper part of the screen Offshore level permit included Proceed in the same way to install the T amp C module if you have a permit for that When upgrades are completed click on the Exit button Each time you start Tsunamis 99 you will have the opportunity to install any upgrades which were not previously entered TSUNAMIS 99 Installation is about to start Catalogue utility ta install charts K Skip The installation routine will now install any chart folios 0 m CHART SETUP WIZARD O4627 70249 19056 69120 10 When the User Permit number for each folio has been entered click on Next If you had entered a code incorrectly it will be labelled as Not Valid and you can edit the number to correct it DACHARTSS Browse The chart setup Wizard should now display the path to your CD ROM directory eg D CHARTS If it does not then select Browse Now double click on your CD Drive to open it Double click on the charts folder Finally click on set up ID Select Finish You will be asked to confir
48. ns can be used Following a Route The above actions are all part of planning a route In order to follow one you must first Save Route Plan from the Planning Sub Menu then Load Route from the Route Monitoring Sub Menu The chosen route will be displayed in Red Planned routes are blue A diamond indicates the next waypoint along the route When you are under way with GPS connected any divergence from the route is immediately apparent and steering correction can be applied On passing each waypoint the diamond jumps to highlight the next if as is normal Select Next WP is set to Auto 24 Display color set Cursor LONG Frecision 0011 Frompt mode OH Exit ROUTE SOTONI up COURSE 321 8 XTE B BONM BTW Ze d9 DTU B 2HH TTG B H1 ETA 88 82 23 32 NEW CRS 321 2 When you have finished with a route use the Un oad function to clear 1 When following a route you will normally select the Route Display from the CONFIG sub menu At other times you will usually select System display The Route display allows monitoring of next waypoint by name and number cross track error range and bearing to next waypoint arrival time at next waypoint and the new course to follow after the waypoint from working memory It will still be held on disk Logbook An electronic logbook is automatically kept The Logbook button opens a sub menu through which you can view any day s entries View lo
49. number of minutes Setting 0 here lets the system automatically set the length The other boxes are useful on large vessels where antennae may be widely separated and some distance from the bridge Data Tool Tab The Data Tool provides a convenient method of copying route and chart add in files between folders in your system To copy from Tsunamis 99 folder to another folder highlight the file or files your wish to copy in the left hand pane and the destination directory in the right The Copy gt button will be activated Click it to effect the transfer To copy from an external folder outside of Tsunamis 99 folder across to Tsunamis 99 select the external folder and if any relevant file types are found an extra pane will list them on the far right of the screen The lt Copy button will be activated and will effect the copy if clicked The system automatically exits after copying Install User Permits Tab 40 Install User Permits 3 For product For charts Th is tab provides a quick route to upgrading the software or chart folios installed In either case the CD should be inserted and new permit numbers ready to hand The button activate the same permit entry dialogues seen during installation Current status will be shown for the product permits with the option to enter new permit numbers for uninstalled options In the case of the chart installation wizard additional folios can be installed by ente
50. on enables Tsunamis 99 to be interfaced with any Navtex receiver offering a suitable NMEA output Messages are 45 stored in a database and available for sorting searching and viewing Any message which contains a position specified as lat long can have that position on charts marked to indicate the presence of Navtex data Use the Win 95 key or lt Ctrl Esc gt to display the Start button Select Start Programs Tsunamis99 Navtex Receiver The display will appear similar to this le Navlex Receiver Region 1 Start Setting OUptions 17 59 52 Session started The title bar shows which Region has been BCS E selected This and the COM port settings are Ragion controlled via the Settings menu item which brings up a dialogue box Unless you know CommPort that you require different settings for the Numb E port leave the default values ss The Region box should be set to suit the SaudRate Jon NAVAREA in which you currently intend to DataBits o use the receiver If you adjust your receiver Parity Nore to receive messages from another area set that area number as the region in the box Sie gt This will avoid the incorrect assignment of FlowControl None region numbers to the messages Cancel The State bar at the top of the main screen will be grey indicating that the software is not set to receive Click on Start in the menu and the State bar will change to green ready to receive
51. ort from the list and its position is shown in the menu area together with the date and time If you do not wish to view tides for the present time you may edit date or time using the cursor keys and numeric keys You can also set a depth usually related to your draft which will show on the curve Metres Cromer 5256 DOON 1 18 000E Date 20 09 98 Time zone 0 00 8m 4 Min low water 0 8m Level line 2 0m 2 Oo Max high water 36 8m Cursor time i height 1 0 18 20 22 O 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 O 2 4 6 Hours Once the date is set a graph of the tide is shown The periods during which tidal rise is less than the set height are shown in red The period above the height limit is shown in blue If the limit has been set to allow for the shallowest point on the route it is easy to see the available window of opportunity The cursor keys may be used to scroll the display hour by hour or day by day The tide menu function Screen On Offallows the graph to be hidden to show the full chart area or revealed at will Tidal Streams and Surface Currents 29 With the T amp C module installed you can superimpose the tidal and surface currents onto the charts on ER dal currents Before currents may be displayed you Load Tae Ex must first select TASK CURRENT Visible OFF then Load from the currents sub By hour x Surface currents menu This brings the database into aaa memory Th
52. ose from These Symbols appear on the specified user chart Also from this menu you can turn various information layers on and off This can help to de clutter the chart Configuration The CONFIG sub menu gives access to a range of parameters which the user can set to meet either personal preferences or operational requirements The most important are listed here Display Colour Set The standard display may be too bright for use in twilight and night conditions Selecting the appropriate setting changes the brilliance and colours on the display to suit Beware of choosing the night setting during full daylight 1t can be very hard to see the controls to make the change back to normal Display O Controls which set of data is displayed at the upper right of the screen Generally choose System except when following a Route 26 Cursor Review Sets the appearance of chart area cursor Select between screen width lines forming cross hairs or a bold cross shaped cursor Precision How Lat Long of vessel position is displayed Normally 0 001 but can be set to High for survey and similar work Degrees are then assumed and minutes shown to five decimal places Prompt Mode Normally OFF When set ON a strip appears at the bottom of the chart area on which the currently highlighted function is described Exit Shut down the chart program You will be prompted to save a route if one has been set but not saved If you have made additions to
53. produces a route comprising a series of parallel sweeps each offset from the last by a constant distance Parallel Track Creeping Line Number of Legs 5 Leg Length 3 0 Mm Track Spacing Hm Sector Search 44 The parameters shown here will Sn Seend produce a route like that shown in the next illustration Mumber of Sectors E Enter the data give a name b which the ae should be Search Radius 5 0 Nm saved then switch back to 2 Tsunamis 99 Using Alt Turm Angle 930 0 Tab Increasing the number of sectors will produce more triangles in the overall search pattern Reducing the turn angle will result in a greater overlap of successive sweeps of one area Obviously the search radius controls the total area over which the search is conducted When all the required data has been entered the route is given a name up to 8 characters by which it is stored If the name is already in use a message box will ask if you wish to overwrite the existing saved route Routes produced by the SAR utility are stored along with other routes in the Route sub directory They may be loaded or unloaded whenever required The SAR utility makes it very easy to follow effective search patterns with minimal input from the navigator The set and drift facility ensures that the recommended pattern is followed relative to the water even where strong currents exist NAVTEX RECEIVER The Navtex Receiver applicati
54. ptions Danger Marks Navtex standards do not fully define the formats for including position information Tsunamis 99 works on a fail safe principle All positions found in messages are initially treated as isolated dangers Groups of positions in a message are treated as a guard zone Route checking and alarm functions will respond to these areas If on examination the positions are not related to dangers then uncheck the Danger checkbox in the Navtex Viewer If a series of positions do not define an area uncheck Polygon PLAYBACK The Playback utility is used for playing back all details of a previous voyage using data automatically recorded during any Tsunamis 99 session Exit from Tsunamis 99 before starting playback Select playback using Start Programs Tsunamis99 Playback Tsunamis 99 will be started in the playback mode It will appear similar to usual except that a Replay button replaces the Event button in the main menu Date and Time 56 Click the Replay button and a list of dates for which recordings were made will be displayed Select the date of hd ad EN ae interest Enter the time from which you wish to replay the voyage set the hours press lt Enter gt key set minutes and press lt Enter gt again The selected date and time will appear as the current time at the top right of the screen They will be coloured red At this point the time can be adjusted using the mouse o
55. r cursor keys to roll the figures a minute at a time As you change the time the vessel position will move to its actual position at that time The date time will change to black the UTE 23 46 68 main menu will re appear and the time 12 88 38 will begin to advance second by second Playback is under way Time Ratio Once the replay is started the functions on the Replay sub menu change Instead of the list of dates the functions Stop and 4 4 Time Ratio are offered Time Ratio speeds up the reply e g 1 5 1 10 1 10 plays at 10 times real time 1 20 Stop Function The Stop function on the Replay sub menu halts the current replay sequence You may now adjust the time as above or select a new date via the Replay button When the replay is running the time at the top of the screen is in black When stopped and adjustable it is shown in red The Stop function is automatically triggered at the end of the recorded data typically when the original Tsunamis 99 session was terminated It will also occur if there is a break in the recording or if there is a very large jump in position between two successive minutes This could result if the Ship Correction function is used to reposition the vessel Other Functions Most other functions of Tsunamis 99 are fully operational during playback You may re scale the chart move around it create or load routes take measurements with ERBL and so on The PrtSc screen print facility
56. ring their permit numbers as previously If you wish to select new folios for an area use the Chart Catalogue utility as described below 41 CHART CATALOGUE The Chart Catalogue is used to find which folios to order to cover a desired area It is accessed like the other utilities by an icon in the Tsunamis 99 program group When the icon is selected a title screen is displayed while the catalogue database is prepared You will then see a box showing the serial number and licensed user mg LICENSE INFORMATION E NI TRANS AS CHARTS will be licensed to the following person Check and accept the details to reveal the main catalogue screen Down the left of the screen are the ES SOUTH AFRICA names of countries Select any one of Ed SPAIN these and the right hand panel will Ea SURINAME show the area of that country with the Kei SWEDEN boundaries of different charts shown SEE LUNITED KINGDOM by faint dotted lines UNITED STATES Click on the sign to the left of the country name and a list of its available folios will be shown Selecting one of these will show all the charts within that folio outlined in green on the map display The full title of the folio is displayed briefly H EJ E El El El To view other folios for that country click successively on different folio numbers in the list Alternatively first select the country name again to release the selected folio then move the mouse over the map area
57. rom the CD Once this is done you will have immediate access to the chart system whenever you run the software Software upgrades and additional charts can be purchased at any time With this unique arrangement of the CD you can obtain upgrades and additional charts by telephone or e mail anywhere in the world New CDs carrying the latest corrected editions of all charts are published at regular intervals UPGRADE PATH WITH USER PERMITS Access Level Functionality Special Note about this manual Since you have the option to upgrade software at a remote site the one manual covers all Coastal Offshore and Tide amp Current versions Features only available in the Offshore Version are marked and those only available with the addition of the Tide amp Current module are marked In addition to this manual there are more than 7000 lines of help information accessible from within the program SOFTWARE INSTALLATION First plug the security key dongle into the printer port at the back of your computer Be sure that it is the printer parallel port and not a serial com port The male pins of the dongle plug into the female holes in the socket You may connect a printer by plugging it in the back of the dongle if you wish If so the printer must be kept switched on while installing or using the chart software 6 Start the computer and exit all other programs Place the Tsunamis 99 CD in the CD drive It should Auto Sta
58. rrently available Measurement Units Depth and other dimensions listed for a port may be displayed as either feet or metres The selection is made in the Options menu When Metres is ticked metric units replace imperial Night Viewing In common with the other utilities the colour palette used can be dimmed for night use by selecting Options Night Type sizes The size of characters used in the listings and those used in the data display can be adjusted to suit the user The smallest sizes enable more data to be displayed simultaneously but larger sizes can be used for increased legibility Checking the Database The Check function tests the integrity of data and reports the number of countries regions ports and aliases stored Information The statistics above can be directly accessed without integrity checking from Information on the menu 63 TSUNAMIS 99 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS l Q Having installed Tsunamis 99 I cannot view my charts A Ensure that the Charts database has been loaded correctly Refer to page 11 2 Q Iget the error message file OLEAUT32 DLL is out of date when trying to install Tsunamis 99 A Uninstall Tsunamis 99 Delete the file OLEAUT32 DLL and re install Tsunamis 99 3 Q I cannot get my GPS to come through A Ensure that the Primary Position Sensor is set to PSI If no position now use System Set up facility to automatically detect your position sensor If no lat long
59. rt and display the title screen Select Set up Tsunamis 99 from the options offered ri en Trane CO at 8 VIRES Exit Satup A small dialogue box will advise that the Install Shield Wizard is preparing for installation When the Tsunamis 99 screen re appears again offering Set up or Exit select Exit to close this display and reveal the Install Shield Installation dialogue box below When asked for your Company name enter Personal if appropriate Follow the on screen instructions accepting the default paths if they read as follows Destination folder C Program Files Transas Tsunamis 99 Charts catalogue directory C tewf Dataco Root Note Replace C with the letter of your Hard Drive 1 If in any doubt accept the defaults To do so just click the NEXT button Browse To select another folder use Browse to find a suitable s Blank location Destination Folder LA Program Files T ranzas Tsunamis 33 Cancel Setup Complete The Tsunamis 99 program will load and set itself up When the Installation Wizard advises that all files have been copied click on Finish to restart the computer and complete the installation Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer P Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Note Ensure there is no diskette in the drive
60. sor Displaying Dead Reckoning Demonstration Departure Time Details Show or Hide Distance Measuring Distributors Dongle Enlarging Chart Area ERBL menu button Topic Passage Planning Page 18 29 33 23 21 35 20 3 22 43 23 42 10 42 31 28 3 6 9 11 26 38 36 5 7 15 18 Page 33 35 INDEX Topic Event menu button Exit Facilities Port Folio Chart Installing Folio Chart Choosing Free Cursor Getting Started GPS receiver Hazards Height of Tide Help function Installation Software Installation Charts Instruments Jump Changing Pos n Layers Showing or Loading Software Logbook menu button Measurement between Menu Selection Monitor Setting size Moving around chart Navtex Messages Navtex Receiver Navtex Viewer Offshore Version Topic Setup Initial 76 Page 26 28 63 10 42 43 38 14 12 36 29 30 6 13 11 14 37 15 22 26 21 30 14 39 15 19 47257 49 5 6 7 Page 12 Permits User Planning Passage Playback Function Plotting a route Port Information Position Adjusting Position by GPS Quitting Range Measuring Range to Waypoint Recording events Recording track history Reducing Chart Area Replaying Voyage Resolution Screen Review function Route Checking Route Planning and Mnnitar no Scale Changing Screen Scrolling around chart Search and Rescue Sensor Connection Settings Chan
61. ted route can be stored on disk and recalled at any time The route can be freely edited both during creation and after reloading There are two parts to the route menu Route Planning and Route Monitoring To create or edit routes ensure you use commands from the Planning section of the sub menu Creating a New Route First use Scale Zoom and Review as necessary to display the area in which you wish to create the route For long passages you have a choice of working initially at a scale which shows the whole area for the route placing the route in approximate position then zooming in to make fine adjustments where required Alternatively work at a scale which allows precise placing of waypoints and scroll around the chart as necessary as you draw A new route can be created either from scratch or by editing an old route To start from scratch ensure no old route is loaded by selecting Unload Route Plan If asked decide if you wish to save the old route and if so enter a name of up to 8 characters by which it can be identified Next select the Waypoint Graphic Editor Provided you have unloaded any old route as above a cross hair cursor will appear on the chart area Position this where you want the first waypoint and left click Move to the position for the next waypoint and left click again The leg between these waypoints is shown as a blue dotted line Continue in this fashion to input the complete route The and keys provide
62. the first extracted position Psn Number of positions found in message UTC ID First and second lines of the message following the header Defined as date time and text identifier Status Whether the message has been plotted on the chart and whether it has been viewed by a user New Auto Charted Has not been viewed The position has been automatically extracted and marked on the chart New Not Charted Has not been viewed Position was not extracted or plotted on the chart CHARTED Message has been viewed and can be plotted GENERAL Has been viewed but has not been plotted The following additional notes may be found CANCELLED CHECK IT The message contains the word Cancel usually indicating information on the cancellation of this or some other message Cancelling Note on the cancellation of a message date Date blank The message is valid by user Message was cancelled by the user 49 Filtering Messages are selected from the database for display according to the settings of the Filter function in the top menu Clicking on this menu item presents a dialogue box in which the categories of message to be displayed are set The first choice allows all messages or only those still valid to be displayed A limit may be placed on the number of errors that occur in reception before the message is rejected Unreadable characters are shown as asterisks in the text 100 allows all messages to display 20 rejects messag
63. tion Left click on this to exit Initial Position of Vessel When the system is first run if no GPS is connected the vessel position defaults to the Equator on zero longitude The vessel position is shown as a ship outline or as a set of concentric circles The chart area of the display may show nothing but sand coloured land To see recognisable features it may be necessary to change scale Full details of scaling are in the next chapter Click on the SCALE button of the menu A list of possible scales will open with one highlighted Move the mouse up and down and note that the highlight moves with it Scroll down to near the bottom of the list 1 50 000 000 Click the left mouse button and note that the chart display changes to show a map of the world with the vessel position shown at GPS location or at ON O W Depending on the number and location of the charts you have purchased you may be able to see them marked as tiny black rectangles on the chart As you select the required scale the program automatically returns to displaying the main menu Moving the Position of the Chart Place the cursor on the REVIEW button of the menu and left click This will generate a pair of lines on the chart area called cross hairs By moving the mouse you can control the position of the cross hairs until they cross in the vicinity of one of your charts It does not matter whether you can see the chart outline at this scale just position the
64. to edit and process it The title bar of the message screen is marked REFERENCED DATUM UNKNOWN This is a reminder that the datum used to derive any positions in the message is unknown Consequently there may be discrepancies between the position plotted on the chart and the actual position of the object or event The first information in the page gives the message number date and time of reception station and message type 51 JE Letter Num 3 REFERENCED DATUM UNKNOWN ZUZC GA Errorrate 0 percent i Date 11 02 98 Time 19 35 25 WZ 280 ENGLAND EAST COAST OUTER DOWSING B 1 D DOWSING LIGHTHOUSE 53 34N Station G Cullercoats 00 53E UNLIT NNNN Subject A navigational warnings Location Latitude 53 34 00 N Longitude 0 5300E Status CHARTED The actual text of the message is shown on the right hand panel Any position co ordinates which have been used for marking the chart are highlighted in grey Dark grey indicates positions with corrupted characters If the word CANCEL is included it will be highlighted in red Determining Message Status The area below the station and type details contains information checkboxes and buttons to enable the status of the message to be determined and controlled First the location and status Location are displayed l Latitude 53 34 00 N Polygon when checked Longitude 053 00 E indicates that several ngitude points join to outline an area This will be
65. u can select which set of data will be displayed in this area O The bottom right carries a set of buttons which constitute the main menu TRAHSAS HAAIHE um 16 88 43 Time amp Date a ern Chart in Use me sen nun n Vessel Position 998 098 EN nna LOE O Der EET DRIFT o DWT DEATH EF OHT HECBHT CUARENT Vessel Course Vessel Speed d Switchable Data Display Area Currently shows Tidal Data Main Menu Own Ship p Symbol x 28 Click to Select pis AR ar a Function Pe oy are Ng L 2 A A Sm e dE E a Kommen Chart 2 Display Scale Af FREE weg E1 An Heen ny PF lus dea canale aen AHMED Menu Selections The general operation of Tsunamis 99 is controlled by clicking on menu buttons at the lower right of the screen Throughout the operation of this software use the left mouse button to select functions or areas and the right mouse button to deselect them Left clicking on any button will either start the selected function or open up a sub menu consisting of a list of functions Click on any such option to start it If there are more functions than display lines available you can scroll up or down the list to reveal more 14 Remember that at any time you should use the right mouse button to back out from the current selection or menu When you need to exit from the program select the CONFIG button and scroll down to the Quit op
66. ute Unload route Arrival circle 0 UOnr Route planning Check editor OFF Check route plan Route plan table Load route plan Unload route plan Save Make reciprocal route Link Any hazards are indicated on the chart by a flashing cross and details are shown in the Menu Area of the screen For full details see Help File User Operations Creating a Route with checking Port Information O A database of useful information about many ports is included From main menu select TASK Unload PORT and this sub menu will be displayed First you must select Load to bring the data in to the Hy name By region By country By cursor Screen ON OFF memory Then select the port ees required by one of the four methods provided Units switches between metres and feet METRES If you search by name region or country you will see a list of available places Either scroll down the list or more usually start to enter the required name As each letter of the name is keyed the list will automatically scroll to display places starting with those letters For example by Port T W will display Tweed Heads Fort Region Country TUEDE STHRAHD HORHAY Horwau TUERRA gt TVOROYERI TUOROYRI THEED HEADS FAEROE ISLANDS AUSTRALIA HEHFOUNDLAND E COAST US LAKE SUPERIOR US LAKE MICHIGAN Faeroe Islands Australia Canada United States United States THILLINGATE THO HARBORS THO RIVERS Alternatively select
67. wide Counties Ctrl C Regions Ctrl A Ports Ltrl P Whichever group you choose a window is opened with a list of the available places in alphabetical order Here countries has been selected You may either scroll down the list to find the one E Country List B ES Country Turks and Caicos Islands Regions Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates Parts FER United States Close Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela Her you require or as illustrated if you start to enter successive letters of the placename the list w ll automatically scroll to highlight the first place matching the string of characters entered so far United K is sufficient to find United Kingdom 61 Once you have the correct country either press Region or Port to display a more detailed list In the list of ports if there is more than one name for a port the alternative names or aliases are shown in paler type with a reference to the name under which the details are listed Region MOZAMBIQUE Port Alias gt Port Country EILIMAM gt PORTO DE QUELIMANE Mozambique EKILLARME T L anada CANADA LAKE HURON EILLEYBEGS Ireland IRELAND KILWA KIVINJE Tanzania United Republic of UNTO REP OF TANZANIA K KOYU Turkey TURKEY EUROPE KILYE gt KILYA ROU Turkey TURKEY EUROPE Thus KILIMAN is an alias for PORTO DE QUELIMANE Any aliases for the currently highlighted port can be displayed by clicking the Aliases butto
68. y features of the chart system it is recommended that you read the sections below on Scale Zoom and Review Then experiment until you are comfortable with the process of setting any required scale and moving around the chart MAIN MENU Ahead Pressing the AHEAD button switches you back to Navigation Mode and repositions the chart from whatever position it was last in such that the vessel marker is on screen with about two thirds of the screen area ahead of it This is particularly useful if you are carrying out planning operations elsewhere on the chart whilst underway A click on AHEAD will immediately return you to a view of current position 17 Scale We have already seen how this button enables you to scroll through the available scale values to view the required level of detail on the chart It always leaves the centre of the chart display in the same place and expands or contracts the chart around it Another way to change scale is to move the cursor to highlight the SCALE button but not click it Then use the and keys on the keyboard to step progressively in or out This is may make it easier to find the best viewing scale to suit the current task Note that the shift key may be needed to access the character Zoom The third way to select display scale is to use the ZOOM button It enables you to choose a specific area of the displayed chart and expand it to fill the screen Selecting the function will generat

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