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Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................... 1
Welcome to Rose Point ECS ................................................................................................................................... 2
How to Use This Book ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Installing Rose Point ECS ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Support Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Getting Started....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Introduction to Planning Mode.............................................................................................................................. 8
The Task Pane ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
The Browser ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Finding Places....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Printing ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Using, Installing, and Maintaining your Electronic Charts ................................................................ 15
Chart Compatibility .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Using the Chart Panel........................................................................................................................................... 19
The Chart Portfolio............................................................................................................................................... 25
Installing Charts.................................................................................................................................................... 27
Chart Folders Window ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Install Charts Window .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Using Topographic Maps and GeoTIFF Files ........................................................................................................ 33
Voyage Plans .................................................................................................................................. 34
Voyage Plan Browser ........................................................................................................................................... 35
Marks and Other Navigation Objects................................................................................................................... 37
Using Voyage Plan Documents ............................................................................................................................ 38
The Clipboard (Cut, Copy, and Paste) .................................................................................................................. 40
Creating a Route .................................................................................................................................................. 41
Manipulating Routes ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Using Marks, Annotations, Waypoints, and Events ............................................................................................. 47
Using Boundary Circles and Areas ....................................................................................................................... 49
Using Range/Bearing Lines................................................................................................................................... 50
The Marks Browser .............................................................................................................................................. 51
Exporting Navigation Objects .............................................................................................................................. 52
Send to GPS Window ........................................................................................................................................... 53