1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
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1.10.1 How to operate the buttons on the InstantAccess barâ„¢
The InstantAccess barâ„¢ has three types of buttons: toggle button, drop-down list but-
ton, and slider bar button. (The MOB and Capture buttons are special buttons.) The
buttons can be operated with the trackball module or the InstantAccess knob. This
section shows you how to use the InstantAccess knob.
1. Push the InstantAccess knob to enable its use with the InstantAccess barâ„¢.
2. Rotate the InstantAccess knob to select a button. The background color of the
button selected is light-blue.
3. Do one of the following depending on button type.
1) Toggle button: Push the knob to select setting.
2) Drop-down list button or slider bar: Push the knob then rotate the knob to
select an item or adjust the slider bar. Push the knob to confirm your selection.
Note: You can use the ESC key to return to the previous state.
1.11 Sensor Information Box
Toggle button Drop-down list button Slider bar button
A drop-down list button provides the
functions related to the label on the
button. This type of button is identi-
fied by the triangle at the bottom-right
corner of the button.
The Sensor information box displays the sen-
sor data and the name of the datum in use.
The sensor indications and names are col-
ored according to sensor state. See the table
on the next page.
• HDG: Heading and its source.
• SPD: Longitudinal speed and its source.
The direction of transverse speed is indi-
cated with arrows, X, Starboard, W, Port.
• COG: Course over ground and its source.
• SOG: Speed over ground and its source.
• POSN: Latitude and longitude position of
own ship and its source.
• Datum: Chart datum (WGS84, WGS72,
etc.) in use. No datum appears when there
is no datum sentence.
Note: The position source shall meet
the requirements of IMO MSC.112(73).
[Palette]
button
Palette list