GPS Setup

From Greg on another forum...

HB 6.180 is a feature release. One feature enhancement is to the Main Navigation Tab item Chart Orientation where your options are north-up, head-up or course-up.

North-up displays your map with a north direction orientation.
Course-up displays your map with a course direction orientation.
Head-up displays your map with a heading direction orientation.

If you have a waypoint, set a heading to it, then Head-Up will orient map so the waypoint heading is to top.

Very similar to course-up, but a little different.

Rickie

I always keep course up..............that explains why my mapping was jumping around when i was going to a waypoint[slow speed] thanks rickie

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Originally Posted by kyrich

I always keep course up..............that explains why my mapping was jumping around when i was going to a waypoint[slow speed] thanks rickie

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This is why I spider rig with a "North Up" setting....to keep the map from spinning below 0.6mph....

Rickie

In Humminbird units we use either North-Up, Heading-Up or Course-Up menu settings. I’m not sure if that was not the original intended question or not but thought that I would toss it into the conversation anyways.


North-Up: I think everyone understands that the top of the display will always be North (whether Magnetic North or True North will depend on the North Reference menu setting).

Heading-Up: The top of the display will be the direction that the boat is pointing. Due to wind and waves, the boat may be traveling in a slightly different direction than it is heading, and therefore Heading is often confused with Course Over Ground (COG).

Course-Up: The top of the display will be the current direction that the boat is traveling. This may differ from the actual heading of the boat.

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Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

In Humminbird units we use either North-Up, Heading-Up or Course-Up menu settings. I’m not sure if that was not the original intended question or not but thought that I would toss it into the conversation anyways.


North-Up: I think everyone understands that the top of the display will always be North (whether Magnetic North or True North will depend on the North Reference menu setting).

Heading-Up: The top of the display will be the direction that the boat is pointing. Due to wind and waves, the boat may be traveling in a slightly different direction than it is heading, and therefore Heading is often confused with Course Over Ground (COG).

Course-Up: The top of the display will be the current direction that the boat is traveling. This may differ from the actual heading of the boat.

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What? You mean a crab angle?

Track up. I want to know where I'm going not where I've been. Besides that I find it much easier to zero in on a waypoint.

What ever happened to "bearing"?

Bearing is on the wheels. Come about to 180°

Tks guys for your input. I def.understand it better but think it may take a little practice to see which works best.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

What? You mean a crab angle?

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Yes, I believe that is also another name for it.