VULCAN™ SERIES OPERATOR MANUAL
Preface
Disclaimer
Trademarks
Copyright
Warranty
Compliance statements
Declarations
Europe
United Kingdom
United States of America
Canada
Australia and New Zealand
Internet usage
About this manual
Important text conventions
Manual version
Translated manuals
Viewing the manual on the screen
Device registration
Contents
1 Introduction
Front controls
Card reader
Home page
Settings button
Toolbar buttons
Status bar
Application buttons
System Controls button
Favorites bar
Favorite bar as pop-up on a page
Man Overboard waypoint
Create a MOB
Delete a MOB
Stop navigating to MOB
Application pages
Application panels
Predefined split pages
Menu button
Instrument bar
Control bar
2 Basic operation
Turning the system on and off
First time startup
Remote controllers
System controls dialog
Activating functions
Standby mode
Display illumination
Brightness
Night mode
Locking the touchscreen
Wireless
Instrument bar
Connect and register
Screen capture
3 Customizing your system
Customizing the Home page wallpaper
Customizing the long press feature
Multiple panel pages
The shadow cursor on a multiple panel page
Customizing favorite pages
Adding new favorite pages
Edit favorite pages
Customizing the instrument bar
Setting the appearance of the instrument bar
Animating the instrument bar
Turning the instrument bar ON or OFF
Changing data
Reset the instrument bar
Adjusting the split on multiple panel pages
Enabling or disabling features
Activating/deactivating the Instrument app
Manage features and applications
Feature unlock
Password Protection
H5000 integration
4 Charts
The Chart panel
Chart data
Chart sharing
Selecting chart source
Showing dual chart sources
Vessel symbol
Zooming the chart
Panning the chart
Chart orientation
North up
Heading up
Course up
Look ahead
Displaying information about chart items
Using the cursor on the panel
Go to cursor
The cursor assist function
Measuring distance
Saving waypoints
Creating routes on the chart panel
Find objects on chart panels
3D charts
Panning the 3D chart
Controlling the view angle
Chart overlay
PredictWind weather and routing
C-MAP charts
C-MAP tides and currents
C-MAP specific chart options
Photo overlay
Photo transparency
Raster charts
Raster transparency
High resolution bathymetry
Chart detail
Chart categories
Shaded relief
No contours
Depth palette
Navigation
Depth shading
Paper chart
Traditional
Safety shading
Depth filter
Safety depth
Shading
Depth 1 and Depth 2
Custom
3D exaggeration
Genesis Layer
Navionics® charts
Navionics® specific chart options
Photo overlay
Photo transparency
Chart shading
Fishing range
Shallow water highlight
Safety depth
Community edits
SonarChart
SonarChart Live
Transparency
Minimum depth
Palettes
SCL History
SC Density
Colored seabed areas
Navionics® Dynamic tides and current icons
Rock filter level
Contours depth
Presentation type
Annotation
Chart details
Easy View
Chart settings
3D boat selection
Range rings
Extension lines
SonarChart Live tide correction
ForwardScan
Laylines
Boat
Always show boat laylines
Mark
Tidal flow correction
Overlapped
Length
Targets
Limits
SailSteer overlay
Start line
PredictWind Settings
Synchronize 2D/3D chart
Pop-up information
Grid lines
Course highway
Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks
5 Waypoints, routes, and tracks
Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks dialogs
Waypoints
About waypoints
Saving waypoints
Moving a waypoint
Edit a waypoint
Deleting waypoints
Waypoint alarm settings
Routes
About routes
Creating a new route on the chart panel
Create a race route
Setting rounding indicators
Edit a route from the chart panel
Creating routes using existing waypoints
Routes - bulk insert waypoints
Converting tracks to routes
Dock-to-dock Autorouting and Easy Routing
Dock-to-dock Autorouting and Easy Routing examples
PredictWind weather and routing
The edit route dialog
Deleting routes
Tracks
About tracks
Automatic tracking
Recording and displaying tracks
Creating a new track
The edit tracks dialog
Coloring tracks
Color tracks based on data
Displaying source data in the cursor window
Deleting tracks
Track logging settings
Using the synchronize feature
Requirements
Synchronizing
Single Sign-On support
Single Sign-On login
6 Navigating
About navigating
Navigate to cursor position
Navigating to a waypoint
Navigating a route
Starting a route from the chart panel
Cancel navigation
Navigating with the autopilot
Navigation settings
Navigation method
Arrival radius
XTE limit
Arrival alarm
Magnetic variation
Datum
Coordinate system
Phantom Loran
7 SailSteer panel
Selecting data fields for the SailSteer panel
Sail Time calculations
SailSteer overlay
8 Race panel
Display options
Start Line on Chart panel
Start Line Data panel
Data displayed on start line panel
Setting up a start line
Setting start line end points by pinging
Setting end points at cursor position
Setting end points at coordinates
Setting end points from each other
Removing end points and the start line
Start Line display
Settings
Boat lengths
Show layline grids
What if?
Race timer
Race timer controls
Set start value
Start/Stop timer
Reset
Sync
Auto start trip
Rolling timer
9 Time and Wind plots
The Time plot panel
Missing data
Selecting data
The Wind Plot panel
Tack bar
Setting up the page
Time range
Trend averaging
TWD options
Display options
Average line
Tack colors
TWS options
Display options
Average line
Tack bar option
Show
Start line
Tack averages
Mode option
10 PredictWind
PredictWind weather
Turn on GRIB weather overlay
PredictWind login credentials
Automatically download PredictWind weather files
Manually download PredictWind weather files
High resolution
Offshore area (lower resolution)
PredictWind download settings
Model
Wind and Pressure
Time step
Forecast length
Resolution
Specify PredictWind GRIB overlay file
Expired GRIB files
PredictWind weather routing and departure planner
Requirements
Set up and usage
PredictWind Routing dialog options
Start Time
Start Routing At
Light Wind Motoring
Polar Speed Adjustment
Routing Mode
Download Management
PredictWind routing summary
11 Autopilot
Safe operation with the autopilot
Autopilot alarms
Selecting active autopilot
The Autopilot controller
Engaging and disengaging the autopilot
Autopilot indication
Autopilot modes
Non-Follow Up mode (NFU)
Follow-Up mode (FU)
To change the set rudder angle
Heading hold mode (A)
To change the set heading
Tacking in Heading hold mode
NoDrift mode
To change the set track line
NAV mode
NAV mode options
Restart
Skip
Cancel
Turning in NAV mode
Wind mode
To change the set wind reference angle
Tacking and gybing in wind mode
Autopilot settings
Common user settings
Chart compass
Autopilot
H5000 Specific user settings
Performance
Sailing
Steering
Limits
NAC-2/NAC-3 specific user settings
Autopilot
Steering
Sailing
NAC-2/NAC-3 specific installation settings
12 Radar
About radar
The Radar panel
Radar overlay
Selecting radar overlay source on chart panels
Dual radar
Selecting the radar source
Radar operational modes
Standby
Power off
Power save
Power save options
Transmit
Adjusting the radar range
Dual range
Sector blanking
Using the cursor on a radar panel
The cursor assist function
Go to cursor
New waypoint
Adjusting the radar image
Radar modes
Custom mode
Harbor mode
Offshore mode
Weather mode
Available controls for the various use modes
Modes in dual ranges
Directional clutter rejection
Gain
Sea clutter
Sea State
Rain clutter
Tracking targets
Target tracking zones
ZoneTrack
Setting a guard zone around your vessel
Creating guard zones or target tracking zones
Defining a guard zone or a target tracking zone
Alarm settings
Guard zone or target tracking zone alarm settings
Sensitivity
Watching targets
Stop watching targets
Radar target symbols
Possible target tracking errors
Sea, rain, snow and low clouds returns
Radar interference
Second trace echo
Sidelobe echoes
Blind sectors
Low signal to noise ratio and signal to clutter ratio
Dangerous targets
Dangerous target alert messages
Advanced radar options
Noise Rejection
Threshold
Target expansion
Rejecting radar interference
Target separation
Fast scan
Target boost
More options
VelocityTrack
VelocityTrack settings
VelocityTrack examples
The radar palette
Orientation
Head-up
North up
Course up
Offsetting the PPI center
Center
Look ahead
Offset
Radar motion mode
Relative motion
True motion
Radar symbology
Target trails
Clear trails
EBL/VRM markers
Defining an EBL/VRM marker
Placing EBL/VRM markers by using the cursor
Offsetting an EBLVRM marker
Recording radar data
Radar settings
Radar panel symbology
Bearings
Data bar
Vessels and tracked targets
Safe ring
Installation
13 AIS
About AIS
Selecting an AIS target
Searching for AIS vessels
Displaying target information
The vessels dialog
AIS vessel details
AIS information on radar panels
Calling an AIS vessel
DSC Vessel tracking
AIS SART
AIS SART alarm message
Vessel alarms
Dangerous targets
Dangerous target alerts
AIS target symbols and icons
Vessel settings
MMSI
Extension lines
Vessels and tracked targets
Speed and course
AIS icon orientation
History length
14 Echosounder
About
Requirements
The image
Zooming the image
Zoom bar
Using the cursor on the panel
Go to cursor
The cursor assist function
Measuring distance
Saving waypoints
Viewing history
Recording log data
Start recording log data
Stop recording log data
Viewing recorded data
Upload sonar logs to C-MAP Genesis
Echosounder data sharing
Customizing the image
Range
Preset range levels
Auto range
Frequency
Gain
Color
Source
Advanced options
Noise rejection
TVG
Scroll speed
Ping Speed
Log sonar
More options
Split screens
Zoom
Bottom lock
Palettes
Temperature graph
Depth line
Amplitude scope
Zoom bar
Pause
Echosounder settings
View sonar log
Structure depth offset
Installation
Restore echosounder defaults
ForwardScan installation
Settings for the 12" units
Internal Echosounder
Network Echosounder
Network echosounder mode
Use network depth and temp data
15 ForwardScan
About ForwardScan
The ForwardScan image
Setting up the ForwardScan image
Source
Depth
Forward range
Noise rejection
Show zones
More options
Pause
Palettes
History ratio
Point data
Depth lines
Recording ForwardScan data
Heading extension
Setting up ForwardScan extensions
ForwardScan installation settings
Critical forward range and Critical depth
Warning forward range and warning depth
Transducer angle
Depth offset
16 Instruments
About Instrument panels
Dashboards
Customizing the Instruments panel
Edit a dashboard
17 Weather
About the weather feature
Wind barbs
Showing weather details
GRIB weather
Importing GRIB data
Displaying GRIB weather as overlay
GRIB information window
Animating GRIB weather forecast
PredictWind weather and routing
SiriusXM® weather
About SiriusXM® weather
Sirius status panel
Sirius weather panel
Local weather
Weather options
View options
Precipitation
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
Forecast wave indication
Forecast wind barbs
Surface features
Cloud tops
Echo tops
Weather icons
Marine zone
Tropical statements
Adjusting color codes
Animating weather graphics
Transparency
Weather alarms
18 Audio
About the audio function
The Audio controller
Audio control buttons
Audio tools
Setting up the audio system
Audio server
Setting up the speakers
Speaker zones
Master volume control
Selecting audio source
Bluetooth® devices
Using an AM/FM radio
Selecting the tuner region
Radio channels
List of favorite channels
Sirius radio
Lists of Sirius channels
Sirius favorite channels
Selecting a Sirius channel
Locking channels
19 Internet connection
Internet usage
Ethernet connection
Wireless settings
Connect to the internet
Connect your phone/tablet
Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® options
Built-in Wi-Fi®
Wi-Fi® networks
Hotspot settings
Remembered hotspots
Remote controllers
Wireless devices
Advanced
DHCP Probe
Iperf
20 Using your phone with the MFD
About phone integration
Connecting and pairing a phone
Disconnect the phone from the unit
Reconnect a Bluetooth® enabled phone
Phone notifications
Creating a text message
Responding to an incoming call
Message settings
Phone troubleshooting
Not possible to connect an iPhone®
Missing notifications
Text messages appearing on the iPhone®, but not on the MFD
Managing Bluetooth® devices
21 Tools and settings
The toolbar
Waypoints
Tides
Alarms
Vessels
Trip calculator
Today
Trip 1
Trip2
Options
Race Timer
Sun, Moon
Storage
Find
Phone
Store
Settings
System settings
Language
Boat settings
Text size
Key beeps
Time
Satellites
PIN code
Restore defaults
Power control
Advanced
Connect and register
About
Services
22 Alarms
About the alarm system
Type of messages
Alarm indication
Acknowledging a message
Alarms
Siren enable
Alarm dialogs
Active alarms
Alarms history
Settings
23 Simulator
About
Retail mode
Simulator source files
Advanced simulator settings
24 Maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Sun cover
Cleaning the display unit
Checking the connectors
Touchscreen calibration
Software updates
Installed software and software updates
Update the software when connected to internet
Update the software from a storage device
Service report
Backing up your system data
Waypoints
Export format
Export all waypoints
Export region
Purging user data
Exporting the settings database
Import system settings
25 Integration of 3rd party devices
FUSION-Link™ integration
BEP® CZone® integration
CZone® dashboard
CZone® digital switching control bar
Digital switching configurations dialog
CZone® digital switching control bar
Control bar buttons
Communication error
CZone® panel disabled from opening at startup
Naviop
ITC lighting
Activating/deactivating the ITC light controller
The ITC lighting control bar
No connection
NMEA 2000® RGBW Lighting support
Enabling/disabling the lighting controller
No connection
The NMEA 2000® RGBW Lighting control bar
All lights menu options
Effects menu options
Start/stop an effect program
Effect program menu options
Create new color sequence
Transition
Intensity
Rate
Color rate
The Manage Lights dialog
Create new zone
Create new scene
The Manage effects dialog
Edit a scene
26 Appendix
Touchscreen operation
Status bar icon definitions