B&G H5000 Pilot Computer - Manual (Page 82)

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Bearing waypoint to waypoint
Bearing Waypoint to Waypoint displays the bearing of the current leg of a route, from the
origin to destination waypoints. The value is constant until the position fi xer advances to the
next leg.
Variable name (default)
Function name
Bearing To Waypoint (BTW)
BRG WPT
Units
ºM, ºT
Great Circle, Rhumb Line
Alarms High, Low
Calibration N/A
Damping N/A
Boat position
Boat position displays the current boat position of the yacht. This function is only available on
Graphic Displays.
This function repeats information received from a position-fi xing device (e.g. GPS) via a NMEA
input.
Variable name (default)
Function name
Boat Position (POS)
N/A
Units ddº mm.mm, dddº mm.mm
Alarms N/A
Calibration N/A
Damping N/A
Boat speed
Boat Speed displays the speed of the boat through the water. Accurate calibration of Boat
Speed is critical to the overall performance of the system. On larger format displays an
indicator showing acceleration/deceleration trend is displayed.
Variable name (default)
Function name
Boat Speed (BSpd)
BOAT SPD
Units kt, mph, kph
Alarms High, Low
Calibration
Distance Reference, known distance
SOG Reference, reference speed
Hz/Kt, port and starboard and single
Linearity correction
Use SOG – Select SOG as alternative boat
speed source.
Damping
0-9s
Dynamic Damping