FishMaster FS

The Flat Screen Chart Video Plotter

Black backgrounds suitablefor night viewing showing tows at the top of the display. Seine net information is shown in the lower part of the display.

Four Independent Tracksfor Own Ship

• Accepts NMEA information fromGPS, DGPS, Decca and Loran C receivers• Displays up to four navigationsensor derived tracks FishMaster FS has the ability to interface toall major navigation sensors including Decca, Loran C, GPS and DGPS thus providing the best possible visual presentation of position. Up to four sensor derived tracks, each with its own user-selected symbol and track color, can be displayed.Sensors may be allocated their own trackingresolution by distance or time to marine suit the operational requirement. Each track is numbered and may be individually switched on or off, or selectively hidden or shown. Depths can be transferred from a connected echosounder and entered on demand or recorded continuously with the steer-by track. Depths may be displayed or hidden for later recall.The ship’s symbol representing the chosen primary or steer-by sensor also displays aspeed and heading vector. Should the sensor go into alarm or the input fail, the vessel symbol and sensor identifier change color. Simple Operation and Data Entry• Data entry and operation by trackball • Qwerty keyboard option FishMaster FS is very simple to use. Operationis by means of on-screen menus in conjunction with a trackball controlled curser and two buttons. A third dedicated button allows the operator to scroll, center and zoom in and out regardless of the screen mode displayed. In addition, FishMaster FS supports astandard qwerty keyboard. FishMaster FS can display vectorized chartsand/or user-generated graphics. Within each vectorized chart an almanac contains information on lights or buoys giving names, positions and specifications. Additional information on other chart objects or special warnings, routings, anchorage cables, etc. is available via the inform function.User-generated maps may be corrected,edited, shifted, zoomed or merged as required. FishMaster FS provides a choice of seven user-selected colors for lines, vessel tracks, symbols, alphanumerics and color infill for operators wishing to generate their own maps. The system allows four maps and a chart to be displayed simultaneously.The charts and maps are multi-layered and

Simultaneous Presentationof User Data and Vectorized Electronic Charts

• Simultaneous display of up tofour user-generated chart layers• Charts are fully vectorized and include a comprehensive almanac• Multi-layers allow operatorchoice of displayed data•User maps may be merged intoone or divided by window keep/hide facility• Radar track table, VRM, EBLdisplayed