Menu > Chart Options gives you access to:
Colored Seabed Areas (On)
Annotation (Full)
Chart Details (All)
Contour Depth (All)
Select your product to confirm this information applies to you
Access Navionics Charts and Features on Lowrance HDS Live, Elite Ti2 and Elite FS Plotters
Plotter Software
IMPORTANT: Plotter manufacturer’s latest software updates required.
Check your plotter’s software under Settings > System > About.
Current chart plotter/sounder software update versions
NOTE: Do not use your Navionics® card to update your plotter software or have it in your plotter when you update!
Chart Layers
Set Chart Source to Navionics in the Menu
SonarChart™ OFF = Nautical Chart – official charting detail
SonarChart ON = SonarChart – high-definition bottom contour detail
Go to Menu > Chart Options > SonarChart
Dynamic Icons (On) - Tides/Currents
Easy View (On/Off) - Text and icon magnifying feature
[Navionics] Community Edits (On/Off)
Satellite Imagery, Relief Shading or Sonar Imagery
Menu > Chart Options: Photo Overlay (Full)
Transparency: Min = Full Overlay (harder to see chart details) or Max = Less Overlay (harder to see overlay details)
Panoramic Photos
Target a camera icon using your cursor and select the pop-up to display detailed information.
3D View
Menu > 3D
Allows for a three-dimensional view of water contours with the ability to pan and rotate the chart information at different angles.
Menu > Chart Options:
SonarChart Density – density of contours displayed on SonarChart layer
Fishing Range – select a range of depths to fill with a different color
Shallow Water Highlight – highlights shallow water between 0 and up to 10m/30ft
Transparency – Min = Full Overlay (harder to see chart details) or Max = Less Overlay (harder to see overlay details)
Minimum Depth – Considered safety depth when creating SonarChart Live
SonarChart Live Tide Correction – Found from Home screen Settings > System > Chart > SonarChart Live Tide Correction (On) – Allows contours to be adjusted according to nearest tide station for tidal waters.
IMPORTANT: Dock-to-dock Route Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations.
Before using, from your Home screen go to Settings > System > Chart to enter your Boat Settings.
- Activate the cursor on the chart panel
- Select Menu > New > New Route
- Position the first waypoint on the chart panel
- Position the second waypoint on the chart panel
- Select Dock-to-dock Autorouting
- Select Entire Route or Selection
- Select Accept to start route creation
- Once the preview opens, you can adjust your route points if necessary
- Select Keep
- Select Save
NOTE: Dock-to-dock Route Guidance will not create a route when the start or end point is in an unsafe area (such as on land).