SOB QuickStart Card
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1. Ship s position 3 ROUTES Create a new Route Start Route mode consecutively Touching chart will place the Starting mark Turning marks and Destination positions Select a Route Touch any route mark to select that route the route will change colour to red to show it is selected The currently selected mark will become a large solid dot the next mark along the route will be a large hollow dot Edit a Route The Route mark must first be selected then Touch the new location to move the mark Hint if the old mark is in the way when moving first move to a different location then move back Insert Route Mark Touch a mark twice pressing the Insert button will place a new mark after the selected one Move the new mark to its desired location Delete a Mark Touch the mark twice then press the Delete button Activate a Route by depressing the button on a Route Form Active routes will start N2D mode and send control data to an AutoPilot Display Route Details Form Touch a route mark to select it then Touch it again and press Details on the button menu OR select the route from the list on the All Routes form then press the Details button ALL ROUTES Form Press Info gt Route or type the F11 key Loaded Routes from file All routes used during a SOB session are automatically saved when the program exits the route name is used for the file name To force a save press on the All Routes form To delete a2. Software On Board a ele NALD SaD MOUSE ACTIONS Touch is the same as Left Clicking the chart e Press is what you do to Buttons or Check Boxes e Left Click Ship s Target or F9 at any time to setup ship s position e Left Click with no tools selected to centre chart Ctrl Left Click to select an object beneath the Ship s Symbol e Middle Click at any time to centre chart e Right Click at any time to view data about that chart point same as Info gt Touch e Double Click the chart to display the NMEA form e MouseWheel will perform fast zooming e Touch Slide along chart edges to pan chart when Pan button pressed e Many actions involve Touching the chart twice Note this is NOT double clicking the first Touch selects the item Touching it again performs the action i e showing a form FORMS e Ship s Settings amp Display Options press F9 or touch Ship s Symbol at any time Dead Reckoning Ship Target and label settings wind tools Waypoints press Waypoint button touch any existing waypoint Rename locate activate as destination show wind shadow set icon style All Waypoints seeesseessrressrrrssireninnninnnnrinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna press F10 or Info gt Wpt e Route Details nn touch a route TurningMark twice or press Info gt Route View route details activate settings planning create auto search routes AM ROUTES o55icoceedte
3. cs cscnehiss si lesccccacenasahceesiaetivarcvarstiacueicacedeenaed press F11 or Info gt Route e PastTracks press BackSpace or CTRL Click the Track e Chart Object Detalll 0 ccc eset ee eeseeeeeteeeeetaeeeeeaees right click any chart symbol VAMOS e E T E T right click a Tide symbol e Raw NMEA Data i 0cc ccccccccccetcccccseeccasecceeccseecsacceccceateectaneceneess press N or double click chart Raw data from serial inputs replay a log file enable NMEA talking e AIS ARPA Targets cccccccccccessseeeeeeesessaeeeeeeenensaaee press T or Radar Target button About SOB 2505 5 2id 2icccdccracasacecdcecsasctvecdeasiceasacaeesecssissaazenere icazassaeeasacasaceasae press button Installed C Maps amp SOB Registration and UnlockCodes e Installed Charts ennn press C MAP button on About SOB form e Order New Charts press C Map Selector button on About SOB form KEYSTROKES eee i Display help page showing keystrokes space Centre at ship F2 Display hide Level Toolbar Alt space Pan to exact location F3 Display hide Chart Toggles Toolbar Enter Start Info mode F4 Cycle available display palettes Arrows Pan chart F5 Display hide Spot Soundings F6 Toggle Mix Levels ON OFF ec zoom IN Zoom OUT E Cycle night modes L R Steer ship in DR mode i F8 Declutter chart display 1 Change ship s DR speed F9 Ships form F10 All Waypoints form
4. route simply delete the file name from Windows Explorer NOTE Routes are easily transferred between computers either email as an attachment or save to disk just place the file in the Routes folder then load it in SOB using the All Routes form
5. B Configure chart borders F11 All Routes form i Show Hide Raw NMEA form F12 Perspective View Show Hide Targets form 5 December 2005 DigiBOAT Pty Limited www digiboat com au QuickStart Card SOBVMAX Software On Board General Tools QuickStart Card SOBVMAX ZOOM IN Decrease chart scale Change Level as required ZOOM OUT Increase chart scale Change Level as required CENTRE CHART AT SHIP POSITION Chart will be centred at Ship s Position AUTO CENTRE CHART AT SHIP POSITION Ship s Symbol prevented from sailing off the screen AUTO PAN CHART Moving the cursor along the chart edge will pan the chart Special Tools MAN OVER BOARD Begin a MOB scenario SOB will calculate a return route and provide instructions and retrieval tips The MOB creates a regular Wpt at the Ship s Position setup as a Navigate to Destination mark TARGETS Show form listing acquired AIS ARPA targets and CPA details and settings If connected settings for redisplay of RADAR cursor scale rings and VRM EBL LOCATE PORTS AND SERVICES Search for Ports Marinas or any of dozens of various marine services and facilities fuel water phone post toilets chandlers etc Displays range and bearing from centre of the display and location of these places Note ports and services will only be displayed if detailed charts of these locations are installed INFORMATION
6. Depressing this button is like entering Right Click mode e Point to a chart navigation symbol or Target to show Quick Information box e Touch any chart symbol for detailed information same as Right Click e Use with Route Waypoint or Centre Button to extend their function Note for TouchScreen use true right click mode is entered via the driver utility SHOWS HIDES DATA amp INFORMATION PANELS Panels Ship s Data Messages Navigation Targets Anti Grounding Control display of View PRINT Starts chart print mode Select Portrait or Landscape zoom pan the chart as desired then press the Printer button to preview and print the image DECLUTTER Reduce chart tools and drawings to minimalist display to declutter the chart surface Hides Wind tools Text labels Chart borders etc REGISTRATION amp C MAP CHART DETAILS e Show version details about SOB and the C MAP library e Enter SOB Unlock Code to establish Registration e View details about current C MAP charts and licenses e Run C Map NT PC Selector application to order purchase additional charts TIDES e Zoom to change the chart level to C D or E Level to show Tide Symbols on chart NOTE The current chart level is displayed in square brackets on the status bar eg D 75000 1 e Right Click or Info gt Touch any tide symbol for tide data graphs and predictions 5 December 2005 DigiBOAT Pty Limited www digiboat com au INT
7. ERFACE SOB is designed for touch screen use however extra functionality and ease of use is experienced with a mouse middle wheel recommended The interface contains no menus and few actions require mouse dragging The chart display will automatically refresh itself every 5 10 seconds For convention our documentation uses brackets to indicate a button Further help and online manual at http www digiboat com au INSTALLING amp FILE LOCATIONS SOB will auto install into the C SOBVMAX folder This is the recommended folder however you can override this and use any location eg C Program Files SOB Win2K and WinXP users will need to login as Administrator to install and use SOB in it s default folder If upgrading from previous SOB version copy your Waypoints Routes Logfiles Trackfiles and Licensed Charts over to the corresponding folder in SOBvMAX SOB folders and Files gt SOBvVMAX Programs SOBvMAX exe Main program file SOB_COM exe Utility Program for detecting amp setting available serial ports SOB_REG exe Utility for restoring licensed charts on multiple PCs For use with a C Map Dongle contact support digiboat com au Documentation QuickStart pdf This card SOB Manual pdf Printable version of the SOB Online User Manual RELEASE_NOTES pdf Addendum to the PDF User Manual NMEA Sentences pdf Summary of compatible NMEA data gt SOBvMAX Waypoints waypoints wpt SOB default wa
8. YPOINTS Press the Info gt Wpt buttons or the F10 key Manage all loaded and unloaded wpts from this form Control the groups files of Wpts for Loading or Unloading Capture Wpts from compatible GPS load User files MARK EVENT ROUTE from C Map UserCard A QUICK NAVIGATION POINT amp LINE Touch the chart to draw a navigation line from Ship s Position The Info Box shows latitude amp longitude magnetic variation range RL amp GC and bearing and reciprocal heading from ship and Time to Go at current SOG Speed Over Ground Note the InfoBox can not be hidden to remove from your work area zoom out or pan and place the box out of the way then zoom or pan back to your work area The line drawn from InfoBox to Ship can be hidden or displayed via the Ship Tools page of the Ship s Form a RBL RANGE amp BEARING LINES Touch the chart to draw an RBL from Ship s Position consecutive Touches will extend the RBL Up to five extensions can be drawn then the RBL will restart Manually restart the RBL by pressing the RBL button twice ie Turn Off RBL mode then Turn On RBL mode again The RBL s have a short life span whenever the RBL button is depressed the current RBL is cleared and a new RBL is started So to remove the RBL from the chart enter RBL mode press button then exit RBL mode without touching the chart After the next chart refresh only the start and end points of the RBL will connect back to the
9. ypoints file which are reloaded when SOB starts wpt User s wpt files load as necessary with AllWaypoints form gt SOBvMAX Routes rte User s route files load as necessary with AllRoutes form gt SOBvMAX Logfiles Imessages txt File containing text printed to the Messages ViewPanel ISOB_NMEA_DATA log SOB s NMEA data log file Enable logging on NMEA Data form lautoplay log If exists will start playing when SOB starts up log User log files Any text file containing NMEA sentences gt SOBvMAX PastTracks LastTrack trk Previous displayed pasttrack for automatic loading when SOB starts PastTrack txt Accumulated PastTrack data txt PastTrack files that can be analysed in Excel or reloaded in SOB gt SOBvMAX DemoCharts DMCxxxxx MCV Full detail Demo charts 15 available gt SOBvMAX Charts Optional folder for storing licensed C Map charts AUC20106 MCP eg Australia chart 201 ver 06 Australia East Coast EWC21507 MCP eg Western Europe 215 ver 07 English Channel gt SOBvMAX UserCard created by SOB when a C Map UserCard file is saved to HDD Drawing Modes Navigation Tools el oe WAYPOINTS Touch chart to place a mark at that position Touch an existing Wpt mark for detailed Wpt information or to change its settings A Wpt can be placed at the current ship s position by pressing the MOB button then releasing the button to end MOB mode then rename and configure this Wpt as desired ALL WA
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