Pocket Sailor User Manual
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1. EE Press the Enter button If the activation code is entered correctly the Licensed items box will display a list of licensed chart collections Add new permit Licensed items N40 42900 RUSSIA EAST SIBERIAN SEA PER pr RS RENE EC In the case of the successful activation code input the licensed charts chart collection will also appear on the list in the chart panel If the activation code is entered incorrectly the program will provide the following message Permit entered is invalid Try to enter the activation code correctly Deleting Pocket Sailor SW To delete the Pocket Sailor program use the PDA START SETTINGS REMOVE PROGRAMS function The Pocket Sailor folder is deleted manually in the PDA Programs Files Pocket Sailor After the program deleting the Pocket Sailor data files remain in the directory POCKET SAILOR User Manual 7 Pocket Sailor Screen POCKET SAILOR SCREEN The main purpose of the Pocket Sailor screen is to display chart information In addition the Pocket Sailor screen can display additional data and control tools 40 00E 1 7 500 000 OS 9D tlh s The screen is divided into two panels chart panel and toolbar Chart Panel The chart area is intended for the following main purposes e To display electronic charts with an indication of the chart information classes e To display the own ship symbol with motion vectors e2. page of the application parameters adjustment panel SETTING COM PORT FOR GPS RECEIVER Press the toolbar button The GPS receiver setup panel will open up The GPS receiver can be set up manually or automatically Manual Setup of COM Port for GPS Receiver The manual setup is made on the GPS Monitor page of the GPS setup panel COMS gt 4800 X 8 viii v None ba Monitor status Save GPRMC 083633 829 V 180408 N a GPGGA 083634 838 0 00 M 0 0 M GPGSAA Lyons 1E GPGSV 3 1 12 09 99 179 12 44 207 GPGSV 3 2 12 05 29 219 15 26 153 GPGSV 3 3 12 26 14 145 30 11 221 GPRMC 083634 838 V 180408 N GPGGA 083635 829 0 00 M 0 0 M SGPGSA A Losos 1E GPRMC 083635 829 V 180408 N GPS Monitor Auto search Make the necessary settings for the GPS receiver COM port For the description see GPS Setup Panel section GPS Monitor Page paragraph POCKET SAILOR User Manual 25 Setting COM Port for GPS Receiver Automatic Setup of COM Port for GPS Receiver The automatic setup is made on the Auto search page of the GPS setup panel Auto search GPS Monitor Auto search Press the Start button The program will search for and set up the COM port intended for the reception of the GPS data When external GPS receivers are connected their additional adjustment may be required for matching with the device as described in
3. Pocket Sailor Cancel Type PacketSaillor route files X Name Date Pocket Sailor 16 04 08 18 44 Enter the route name in the Name input line Press the OK button The route has been created and saved The routes are saved in the PDA in the My Documents Pocket Sailor directory POCKET SAILOR User Manual 21 Handling Routes Editing Route Load the route to be edited by pressing the toolbar button In the window which will open up select a previously created route Folder ISS DIR Cancel Type PocketSailor route files X Name Date spb hamburg 16 04 08 18 44 CaHKT Netp6ypr 16 04 08 18 28 The route will be loaded the route editing panel will open up Changing Coordinates of Existing Waypoint Press the D button on the route editing panel Use the stylus to select the waypoint whose coordinates will be changed NX OF ailes 22 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Handling Routes Acquire the selected point with the stylus and without removing the stylus from the PDA screen move the acquired point to the necessary place 165 00E 165 30E lt P OF a e x The adjacent route legs will be changing along with the altering of the waypoint coordinates Remove the stylus from the PDA screen A new waypoint will be set in the specified coordinates To save the route changes press the zl button on the route editing panel Changing Coordinate
4. status panel is called by pressing the a toolbar button LAT 00 00 000 LON 000 00 000 COG 000 0 0 0kt W 50 0 9596 RMS 330m The Satellite Status panel is intended for the display of information on accuracy of positioning by the navigation satellite positioning system Shown in the top left part of the display is a circle corresponding to the celestial sphere with symbols of visible satellites in it Corresponding to the centre of the circle 90 is the zenith point in the ship position Rings 45 and 10 stand for the relevant altitude in degrees The N symbol shows the northward direction Symbols of satellites are shown in purple if they are taken into account in the ship positioning Satellite numbers correspond to their numbers in the navigation satellite system The top right part of the display shows the following parameters e LAT waypoint latitude coordinate e LON waypoint longitude coordinate e COG value of the course of the ground received from the positioning system e SOG value of the speed over the ground received from the positioning system e SAT number of satellites taken into account e HDOP horizontal dilution of precision factor in the ship positioning e 95 RMS ship position 95 root mean square value POCKET SAILOR User Manual 17 GPS Setup Panel 18 In the bottom part of the display there is an SNR Value diagram showing quality of the sign
5. file in the device Stop to suspend logging of data from the GPS sensor Status to open the Satellite Status panel Save to save the COM port settings for the reception of GPS data POCKET SAILOR User Manual GPS Setup Panel Auto Search Page Auto search GPS Monitor Auto search This page is intended for the automatic search for and setup of the GPS receiver COM port Start to start the automatic setup of the COM port for the GPS receiver POCKET SAILOR User Manual 19 Handling Routes HANDLING ROUTES Creating New Route Press the To toolbar button On the route editing panel which will appear select the d button The chart panel will display the start point and its number 0 Io NEE trae Rates ES Nt SES a ss Guafla n 100 nm a 00 GE 07 DO 1 25 000 000 TI is LOE SH Y x Select coordinates of the next point and indicate it with the aid of the stylus on the chart panel The next point number 1 and the plotted route leg will appear 0 00 e nm Poo 07 000 N E d 1 4 000 000 ee SRO alex 20 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Handling Routes If it is necessary to set several waypoint repeat the procedure described above as many times as there are waypoints to be set 0 00 Q 0 00 100 nm To save the route press the tal button on the route editing panel Name IE 1 o Folder
6. panel Pocket Sailor Screen EN dr CG we e SC amp e EI amp To switch to the manual mode this turns off the GPS positioning Dg mode To set the source and speed in the manual positioning mode POCKET SAILOR User Manual COG SOG BRG RNG Panel COG SOG BRG RNG PANEL 00 09 482N 000 17 933W 15 15 15 COG 207 6 BTW 208 4 20 3nm Stb SOG 3 7kt DTw563 7nm The COG SOG BRG RNG panel is called by pressing the E toolbar button The panel contains the following items e The top line shows the coordinates received from the positioning system e COG course value received from the positioning system e SOG speed value received from the positioning system e BRG bearing to the route point e RNG distance to the route point e Inthe top right corner the time set on the PDA is shown e Stb distance from the route leg e WP waypoint number INFO PANEL Transas chart WORLD RB Transas chart WORLD General Chart Information Explanatory and Cautionary notes General Chart Information WORLD TRANSAS WGS 84 MARINE SENC Corr Ver 6 0 Dlat Verified de Edition 11 SO Small 200 0 m corrections Ed m 22 11 2005 um H The Info panel is called by pressing the amp toolbar button The panels displays information on the navigational vector chart objects and on the charts themselves The panel is a set of windows which can be viewed by navigating through th
7. their standard documentation Auto search Lal GPS Monitor Auto search 26 POCKET SAILOR User Manual
8. O Lem T O Im 1 lOxaanhxest ZS ez CON Le oOLere Peo A A ARCA RL BEER XXL X T e To add objects to the chart e To remove objects from the chart e To return to the previous operation e To turn on off the on chart display of objects e To close the panel 12 POCKET SAILOR User Manual GI vi X o Tt Chart Layers Adjustment Panel CHART LAYERS ADJUSTMENT PANEL The chart layers adjustment panel is called by pressing the a toolbar button 5 The panel contains the following buttons e to display all the layers CH e to display the first user created set of chart layers 19 e to display the second user created set of chart layers 57 see Application Setup Panel section Chart Settings Page paragraph SCREEN PALETTE SETUP PANEL The screen palette setup panel is called by pressing the A toolbar button This panel is designed for the selection of the screen palette to suit the external illumination conditions e daylight O e dusk RS e night time m POCKET SAILOR User Manual 13 Application Setup Panel APPLICATION SETUP PANEL The application setup panel is called by pressing the toolbar button This panel contains four pages e Permits e Chart settings e Multi units e Other settings Permits Page Licensed iterns N40 42900 RUSSIA EAST SIBERIAN SEA BER ps a ae ans LAT The Permits page is inte
9. POCKET SAILOR USER MANUAL Transas Ltd June 2008 2008 Transas Ltd All rights reserved The information contained herein is proprietary to Transas Ltd and shall not be duplicated in whole or in part The technical details contained in this manual are the best that are available at the date of issue but are subject to change without notice Transas Ltd pursues the policy of continuous development This may lead to the product described in this manual being different from the product delivered after its publication The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners This document contains id te HL 1 3 Abbreviation ii ed ance iinet tee eet ceed Mien ne de E 3 EE ue MI CET 3 Printing House CONVENTIONS A 4 Installation nn ne KANERT EPEA AKEEKO NIENT ANANE EERTE 5 Pocket Sailor SW Installation 5 Activating Charts Chart Folio AA 6 Deleting Pocket Sailor SW nantais 7 Pocket Sailor Screen sssnsssnnnnnnnnnennnnes 8 Chart EE 8 e ee 8 COG SOG BRG RNG Panel ccccecesseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeseeeeeeenseeneeenseeeeeenss 10 Info Panel nn nec tt et te 10 Route Editing Panel sise 11 User Chart Object Editing Panel 12 Chart Layers Adjustment Panel 13 Screen Palette Setup Panel 13 Application Setup Panel 14 Permits GE 14 EN le Ee 14 Multi Units Hagen 15 Other Settings Page 248menuvnintnninenendhineniininnenennd 16 Satellite Status
10. Panel sn 17 GPS Setup Panels i c5 2 cccccceccedevadsaceatsecaceneddeedaitcsenecheaseseasendieccedeseinassnctectzars 18 GPS Monitor Page vei eege EE EES EE EES teeny 18 Auto Search e GE 19 Handling Ne E 20 Creating New Route eebe EENS EENEG 20 Editing Route edd 22 Changing Coordinates of Existing Wavpoinmt 22 Changing Coordinates of Existing Waypoint in the Table 23 Setting New Waypoint 0 ec ceeieeeeeee etter ee eeneeeeeeecieeeeesieeeeetneeeeee 24 Deleting Waypoint 123 222 der nl AN 24 Deleting and Adding Route ss 24 Handling Tracks issues 25 Setting COM Port for GPS Receiver sans 25 Manual Setup of COM Port for GPS Receiver 25 Automatic Setup of COM Port for GPS Receiver 26 POCKET SAILOR User Manual INTRODUCTION Introduction Transas has developed software which allows the pocket digital assistant to be used with the electronic chart system Software is installed from the SD card Abbreviation GPS Global Positioning System NMEA National Marine Electronics Association SD Secure Digital XTE Cross Track Error WP Way Point PDA Pocket Digital Assistant PF Position Fix SW Software RMSE Root Mean Square Error System Requirements Pocket digital assistant PDA under the operating system Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 Phone Edition M
11. To display the route loaded for proceeding along in the navigation mode The selected scale is shown in the left bottom corner The graduated scale is shown along the left hand edge 10nm Toolbar The toolbar contains the following control buttons e To call prompt on the control buttons e To return to the display of the own ship symbol As this is done the screen is re drawn with the ship symbol moving in the direction opposite to the current course e To call the Pocket Sailor ERBL D 8 POCKET SAILOR User Manual To return to the previous on chart position To call the COG SOG BRG RNG panel To call the Info panel To load a route from the file To create a route To load and edit a route To navigate through the toolbar To turn on the Man overboard manoeuvre mode the point recorded on the ship track To call the user chart object editing panel To turn on the chart autoload mode whereby the largest scale chart will be automatically loaded under the chart position To promptly select the chart layers display mode To choose the screen palette To choose the colour for the recorded track To obtain information on the Pocket Sailor program To exit from the Pocket Sailor program To call the application setup dialogue box To turn on off the GPS positioning mode this turns off the manual positioning mode To call the Satellite Status panel To call the GPS receiver adjustment
12. X Units metres X Permits Chart settings Multi units This page is used for selecting measurement units for the set parameters Parameter to select parameters Long distance to set distance measurement units as nautical miles kilometers or status miles Short distance to set distance measurements units as meters feet or yards POCKET SAILOR User Manual 15 Application Setup Panel Speed to set the ship speed measurement units as knots meters per second or kilometers per hour Depth height to set the depth height measurement units as meters feet or fathoms e Units to select measurement units Other Settings Page Track time stamps frequency 15 min MM Track time E Jh Bridge elevation Pom XTE limit E m CI XTE from Route table Multi units Other settings The page is intended for setting parameters necessary for work with routes The page contains the following items e Track time stamps frequency time stamp plot interval on the track e Track time recorded track maximum visibility time e Bridge elevation to set the bridge elevation e XTE limit to set the value of the cross track error e XTE from Route table to set the cross track error value from the routes table 16 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Satellite Status Panel SATELLITE STATUS PANEL The Satellite Status
13. al received from the satellites The diagram column colours and satellite numbers correspond to the satellite symbols colours and numbers shown on the celestial sphere Satellites are displayed from the left to the right as they appear in the visibility range The diagram can simultaneously show twelve visible satellites GPS SETUP PANEL The GPS Setup Panel is called by pressing the toolbar button This panel consists of two pages GPS Monitor and Auto search GPS Monitor Page COMS MEN 8 D None Monitor Status Save GPRMC 083633 829 V GPGG4 083634 838 0 00 FGPGSA 4 1 1E GPGSV 3 1 12 09 89 179 12 44 207 GPGSV 3 2 12 05 29 219 15 26 153 GPGSV 3 3 12 26 14 145 30 11 221 GPRMC 083634 838 V 180408 N GPGG4 083635 829 0 00 M 0 0 M GPGSA 4 1 1E GPRMC 083635 829 V 180408 N 4 m D GPS Monitor Auto search This page is intended for the display of NMEA 0183 format sentences which are supplied to the Pocket Sailor by the external GPS sensor for checking the connection parameters COM number of the COM port which the selected external device or sensor is connected to 8 5 data byte size setting 110 256000 baud rate setting 1 2 stop bit setting None parity bit setting Monitor to turn on logging of data from the GPS sensor The received NMEA sentences are saved to the NMEALog txt
14. and a newly plotted route leg will appear If it is necessary to set several waypoints repeat the aforementioned procedure as many times as there are waypoints which should be added To save the route changes press the button on the route editing panel Deleting Waypoint Press the button on the route editing panel Select a waypoint to be deleted Use the stylus to press on the waypoint selected for deleting The point will be deleted and the adjacent route legs will merge to form one To save the route changes press the kal button on the route editing panel Deleting and Adding Route 24 All the routes are stored in the My Documents Pocket Sailor folder and have the rt3 extension The deleting of the necessary route is done by deleting moving to another folder the file with the route in question by using the Windows Mobile standard facilities The already existing routes are added by adding a file with the necessary route to the My Documents Pocket Sailor folder POCKET SAILOR User Manual Handling Tracks HANDLING TRACKS All the tracks are saved in the My Documents Pocket Sailor folder and have the pd2 extension The deleting of the necessary track is done by deleting moving to another folder the file with the track in question Tracks added by adding a file with the necessary track to the My Documents Pocket Sailor folder Tracks are recorded automatically The track parameters are set on the Other settings
15. ard Pocket Sailor folder In the folder run the Pocket Sailor file The program will start preparation for the Pocket Sailor installation Installing PocketSailor CAB C e Specify the Pocket Sailor program installation place Choose a location to install Transas Ltd Pocket Sailor Device O SD MMC card Space Needed 7876 KB Space Available 60002 KB The program will install the Pocket Sailor whereafter it will be necessary to restart the PDA Pocket Sailor Setup You must restart the device to finish installation Do you want to perform soft reset now POCKET SAILOR User Manual 5 Installation Press the Yes button to restart the computer after the end of the Pocket Sailor installation Select No to cancel the PDA restart immediately after the end of the Pocket Sailor installation The program installation is completed Activating Charts Chart Folio After the restart run the Pocket Sailor program Press the button on the control button toolbar Add new permit Licensed iterns 4 H b ps SE ane EC On the Permits page of the application settings panel press the Add new permit button L kea Licensed items perns a aa mos LAT 6 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Installation Use the line to enter the activation code which consists of twenty digits 12345678901234567890 Enter Licensed items
16. e text with the aid of links 10 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Route Editing Panel ROUTE EDITING PANEL The route editing panel is called by pressing the Fo button if the route is loaded or by pressing the toolbar button gd RBE Sex The panel contains the following items To add route points To delete route points To move route points To return to the previous route editing operation To call the route table Route points Car PSC ER Jk ECK ii 00 48 15 77 5 001 23 29 22 4 00 37 41 44 S 001 29 46 42 4 00 30 15 69 S 001 28 20 73 4 00 23 41 38 S 001 32 37 89 4 00 13 44 44 N 001 24 55 01 4 10 00 31 10 18 N 001 27 29 30 11100 48 18 77 N 001 20 54 98 4 Lat waypoint latitude coordinate Lon waypoint longitude coordinate To call the Pocket Sailor ERBL To return to the previous move on chart operation To save the route To close the editing panel setting the route for navigation and saving route changes To close the editing panel without setting the route for navigation POCKET SAILOR User Manual GK ERD X K H Ra 11 User Chart Object Editing Panel USER CHART OBJECT EDITING PANEL The user chart object editing panel is called by pressing the 4 toolbar button OZ d e DS E The panel contains the following buttons e To call prompt on the control buttons e To call the table of objects XK K
17. icrosoft Windows Mobile 6 Classic Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Touchscreen supporting the following resolution 320x240 240x320 640x480 480x640 ARM processor Intel Samsung Processor clock rate 300 MHz and higher RAM 64 MB and more Built in Secure Digital Card POCKET SAILOR User Manual Introduction e For the installation of SW and charts free memory in the device 15 MB a free slot for the Secure Digital SD card e For the GPS connection Built in GPS receiver External GPS receiver and a free system COM port for connection Built in Bluetooth controller and a free system COM port for connection Printing House Conventions Sample of notation Usage comments Chart Settings Page To highlight sections of a document Add new permit To highlight in a printed document user interface elements and the Pocket Sailor objects Yes To highlight names of windows pages buttons etc Pocket Sailor To highlight messages commands files and other Windows OS information SD card Pocket Sailor To highlight path to a file folder START SETTINGS REMOVE PROGRAMS To highlight menu items lt Enter gt To highlight names of keyboard keys 4 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Installation INSTALLATION Pocket Sailor SW Installation Insert the SD card with the SW into the PDA slot Use the browser to select the SD c
18. nded for setting the activation codes of charts chart collections The page contains the following items e Add new permit to add a new activation code for a chart chart collection e Licensed items to display the previously licensed charts and chart collections Chart Settings Page ustom settings 1 X M Spot soundings to m M Isolated dangers M Cables pipelines M Ferry routes M Names All depth contours M Seabed Other information 14 POCKET SAILOR User Manual Application Setup Panel This page is used for configuring two user sets of displayed chart layers Custom settings 1 2 to select the current set of displayed chart layers for editing Spot soundings to to display sounding whose values are smaller than that set in the box to the right if O is set all the soundings are displayed Isolated dangers to display isolated dangers with depths over them smaller than the safe depth Cables pipelines to display submerged cables and pipelines Ferry routes to display ferry cross Names to display names All depth contours to display all the depth contours Seabed to display seabed characteristics Other information to display other information Select All to check all the aforementioned checkboxes simultaneously Clear All to uncheck all the aforementioned checkboxes simultaneously Multi Units Page Parameter depth height
19. s of Existing Waypoint in the Table Press the button on the route editing panel A table with waypoint coordinates will open up Route points 00 51 24 35 S 00 48 15 77 S 001 06 34 78 4 001 23 29 22 4 00 37 41 44 S 00 23 41 38 S 001 29 46 42 4 00 30 15 69 S 001 28 20 73 4 001 32 37 89 4 00 13 07 06 S 00 01 07 03 S 001 28 55 02 4 001 30 03 59 4 00 13 44 44 N 11 00 48 18 77 N 001 24 55 01 4 10 00 31 10 18 N 001 27 29 30 001 20 54 98 u POCKET SAILOR User Manual 23 Handling Routes Edit the existing routes by using the following procedure e Use the stylus to set the cursor in the Lat item cell Lat Activate the cell with a double click e Edit the latitude coordinate via the keyboard Lat e Press lt Enter gt keyboard key to confirm the changes you have made e Use the stylus to set the cursor in the Lon item cell Activate the cell with a double click e Edit the longitude coordinate via the keyboard Lon e Press lt Enter gt keyboard key to confirm the changes you have made Edit other waypoint To save route changes press the tl button on the route editing panel Setting New Waypoint Press the d button on the route editing panel A waypoint can only be added to the end waypoint of the loaded route Select coordinates of the next point and indicate it with the stylus on the chart panel The next point with the number
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