Chart settings

The table below lists settings applicable to the Chart app and their location within the app’s Settings menu. Available settings are dependent on the cartography in use. If a setting is not displayed then the feature is not compatible with your cartography. If a feature is grayed out then it requires a subscription to activate the feature.

Cartography tab

Cartography

Description

Options

Allows you to select the cartography that you want to use in the current Chart app.

  • LightHouse Charts

  • Navionics

  • C-MAP

Layers tab

ChartLayers

Menu item and description

Options

Chart detail:Chart detail

Allows you to select the level of detail displayed onscreen for vector based cartography.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™, Legacy LightHouse™, C-MAP® and Navionics® charts.

  • Low

  • Medium

  • High

Navigation mark symbolsChartNavigation mark symbols

Determines whether International or US navigation mark symbols are used

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • US

  • International

Chart Object SizeChart Object Size

Adjust the display size of chart objects.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ charts.

Slider bar control.

Day color paletteDay color palette

When enabled Bright sunBright sun switches to a darker color palette in the Chart app which is more easily readable in bright sunlight.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ charts.

Bright sun:

  • On

  • Off

Chart styleChart style

Switch between chart presentation styles.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ charts.

  • Leisure

  • Government

Auto enter RUNNING mode:ChartRunning mode

When enabled the Chart app will automatically switch to running mode when vessel speed exceeds 10 knots, the Chart app will automatically switch to the previously used mode when vessel speed drops below 10 knots.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

AISAIS

Enables and disables the display of AIS targets in the Chart app.

Note

AIS hardware is required.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

RadarRadar

Enables and disables the display of a Radar overlay in the Chart app.

Note

Radar hardware is required.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

Use Radar without heading data

Enables use of the Radar overlay in the Chart app when heading data is not available.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

Aerial overlayChartAerial overlay

Enables and disables display of a photographic aerial overlay.

This setting is available when using C-MAP® or Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Coverage:ChartAerial coverage

Determines where the aerial overlay will be used.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • Land only

  • Land and sea

  • Land and shallow

Aerial overlay opacityAerial overlay opacity

Allows opacity percentage of the aerial overlay to be set.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

0% to 100%

Range ringsRange rings

Enables and disables the display of Radar style range rings in the Chart app.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

RoadsRoads

Enables and disables the display of enhanced street details in the Chart app.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ charts. with a valid premium subscription.

  • On

  • Off

POIPOI

Enables and disables the display point of interest in the Chart app.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ charts. with a valid premium subscription.

  • On

  • Off

TidesChartTides

Enables and disables display of Tide and Current graphics at tide and current stations.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Waypoint namesWaypoint names

Enables and disables the display of waypoint name next to waypoint symbols.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

Fishing AOIFishing AOI

Enables and disable the display of Fishing areas of interest.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ orC-MAP® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Community editsCommunity edits

Enables and disables display of crowd sourced data.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Chart boundariesChart boundaries

Enables and disables the display of chart boundary lines.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • On

  • Off

High res bathyHigh res bathy

Enables and disables display of High Resolution Bathymetry charts which provides improved bottom detail, contours and structure.

This setting is available when using C-MAP® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Sports fishingSports fishing

Allows you to display easy-to-use information pages about fishing locations including fish type, size, depth and reef and bottom composition.

This setting is available when using C-MAP® charts.

  • On

  • Off

View & Motion tab

ChartView & Motion

Menu item and description

 Options

Chart motion:ChartMotion mode

Chart motion controls how the chart and boat are drawn in relation to each other.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • Relative motion

  • True motion

  • Auto range

Chart orientation:Chart Orientation

The orientation of the chart affects the alignment of the chart relative to either your vessel heading, your course or North.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • North-up

  • Head-up

  • Course-up

Boat positionChartBoat position

Adjust the boat position to allow more or less ‘look ahead’ space in front of your boat.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • Center

  • Partial offset

  • Full offset

Boat type:Chart Boat type

The icon used to represent your vessel can be customized to better reflect your vessel.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • Inboard Speed Boat

  • Outboard Speed Boat

  • Power Cruiser

  • Pro Fishing Boat

  • RIB

  • Sail Cruiser

  • Race Sail

  • Catamaran

  • Kayak

  • Pontoon

Icon type:ChartIcon type

The type of icon used to represent your vessel can be customized.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • Icon (large)

  • Icon (small)

  • Outline

  • Teardrop

Depths tab

ChartContours

Menu item and description

Options

Show soundingsChartShow soundings

Enables and disables the display of depth soundings on the chart. When set to Manual, depth soundings will be shown from Zero to the maximum depth you specify.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

  • None

  • Manual

  • All

Show contoursChart Show contours

Enables and disables the display of depth contours on the chart. When set to Manual, contours will be shown from Zero to the maximum depth you specify.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™, C-MAP® and Navionics® charts.

  • None

  • Manual

  • All

Shallow areaChart Shallow area

Enables and disables identification of areas deemed to be shallow. When enabled, a red hatched area is displayed in areas shallower than the depth specified in the Zero to field.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Shallow contourChart Shallow contour

Determines the depth at which the Shallow contour is displayed. The Shallow contour cannot be set to a value greater than the Safe contour or Deep contour value.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ charts.

Numeric depth value

Safe contourChart Safe contour

Determines the depth at which the Safe contour is displayed.

The Safe contour cannot be set to a value that is less than the Shallow contour or greater than the Deep contour.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ charts.

Numeric depth value

Deep contour:ChartDeep contour

Determines the depth at which the deep contour.

This setting is always available and not dependent on the cartography in use.

Numeric depth value

Deep water colorChart Deep water color

Allows you to specify the color used to identify deep water

This setting is available when using C-MAP® and Navionics®charts.

  • Blue

  • White

Depth gradientChart Depth gradient

Allows you to specify the gradient shade between shallow water and deep water.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™and legacy LightHouse™ charts.

  • Dark to light

  • Light to dark

Record depth dataChartRecord depth data

Enables depth and position data to be recorded to memory card

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

  • On

  • Off

SD card:

When a suitable MicroSD card has been inserted the free space available for recording depth data and RealBathy is displayed.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

N/A

Waterline to tdcr:Transducer offset

Enter the distance between the waterline and your depth transducer.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

0 ft to 9.9 ft

RealBathy:RealBathy

Displays previously recorded RealBathy™ data saved on memory card on the chart.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

  • On

  • Off

VisibilityVisibility

Determines the transparency of the RealBathy data displayed onscreen.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

  • 0% to 100%

Height correction:

Determines the level of height correction applied to RealBathy and depth data.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

  • None

  • Tidal

  • Lake level

DensityDensity

Selects the density of available depth contours.

This setting is available when using LightHouse™ and legacy LightHouse™ vector charts.

  • Low

  • Medium

  • High

  • Very high

Fishing Zone:Fishing zone

You can set up a Fishing zone by enabling Fishing zone and specifying a minimum depth and maximum depth. Areas on the chart that are between these depths will be colored White, areas outside of these depths will be colored Blue.

This setting is available when using Navionics® cartography.

  • On

  • Off

Sonar loggingSonar logs

Allows logging of depth and position data to your Navionics chart card.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

SonarChart LiveSonarChart Live

Enables and disables Navionics SonarChart Live feature which enables real time creation and display of high resolution bathymetry charts.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

Tide correction

Enables Sonar logging depth measurements to be offset by tide height data from nearby tide stations.

This setting is available when using Navionics® cartography.

  • On

  • Off

Density

Selects the density of available depth contours.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • Low

  • Medium

  • High

  • Very high

2D shadingChart2D shading

Enables and disables 2D shading.

This setting is available when using Navionics® charts.

  • On

  • Off

DensityDensity

Determines the density of available depth contours.

This setting is available when using Navionics®charts.

  • Very high

  • High

  • Medium

  • Low

Databoxes tab

  • 1: — Determines the data item displayed in databox 1.

  • 2: — Determines the data item displayed in databox 2.

  • 3: — Determines the data item displayed in databox 3.

  • 4: — Determines the data item displayed in databox 4.

  • Reset all — Selecting will reset all databoxes to factory defaults.