Document conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

Document conventions

Formatting of user interface menus and settings.

References to menus and setting options are formatted using square brackets [].

Examples:

  • The Pages screen provides a horizontally-scrollable live view of the data pages that currently exist on your unit.

  • You can also delete unwanted data pages using the available Delete option.

Procedures for navigating menu hierarchies.

Menu hierarchies are used in this document to provide a quick summary on how to access a particular function or menu option.

Examples:

  • To add a new data page, navigate to: Data page view > Overlay menu > Pages > + Add page.

  • To automatically lock your device, navigate to: Data page view > Overlay menu > Settings > Auto-lock

Commonly used terminology

The terminology listed below is commonly used throughout this document.

Examples:

  • Overlay menu — refers to the menu that is displayed by swiping DOWN from the top of your screen when viewing a data page.

  • Data item — denotes a specific data parameter, which is transmitted to the performance display either directly from your Axiom multifunction display / chartplotter, or from a compatible device that is connected to the same network.

  • Widget — refers to the graphical on-screen object displaying data values (e.g. as digits, gauge, graph, etc), and user interface options for each data item.

  • Data page — refers to the fullscreen page view which displays widgets, and also enables you to customize them.

  • Data category — refers to the groups which data items are sorted into.