Chart plotter trouble!!!

[Aquabell27]

I have a Lorenz chart plotter and the everything is fine except the 'boat' does not move with the screen, have studied the Manuel numerous times, reset factory settings and still no joy! Any advice or any knowledge or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

Happy boating!

 

[nigelmercier]

... have studied the Manuel numerous times...

Hi know nahthing

Do the co-ordinates update?

 

[prv]

I'm puzzled as to what the problem is. The "boat" is not supposed to move, unless the actual boat does.

Pete

 

[David2452]

Does the chart scroll and the boat icon stay still on the screen?

 

[Aquabell27]

Does the chart scroll and the boat icon stay still on the screen?

Hi, yes the chart does scroll and the boat icon stays still, any ideas much appreciated

 

[Bilgediver]

Hi, yes the chart does scroll and the boat icon stays still, any ideas much appreciated

Sounds like you need to visit Settings and tell it to move the cursor on a static chart. Maybe you have it set in 3D mode
like a car Tom Tom???

Manual???

http://busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/lorenz-manual-compact-x7-sky-x7.pdf

 

[David2452]

Hi, yes the chart does scroll and the boat icon stays still, any ideas much appreciated

I am not familiar with that plotter, but that may be all you get, as Bilgediver says it may be selectable in a menu, look for true motion or relative motion in the manual. Might help if you post the model name / number, somebody may be familiar with it.

 

[lisilou]

Have you got it set to 'ship' or set to cursor?
L

 

[Spi D]

Possible typo in name, Lorenz = Lowrance?

What model?

 

[charles_reed]

I have a Lorenz chart plotter and the everything is fine except the 'boat' does not move with the screen, have studied the Manuel numerous times, reset factory settings and still no joy! Any advice or any knowledge or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

Happy boating!

If you watch a chartplotter you'll see that the plot around the marker moves, not the boat marker.

 

[David2452]

If you watch a chartplotter you'll see that the plot around the marker moves, not the boat marker.

Not if there is a true motion / relative motion option in the menu, and most have that function, one makes the icon move along the chart and the other scrolls the chart over the icon as you describe.

 

[nigelmercier]

If you watch a chartplotter you'll see that the plot around the marker moves, not the boat marker.

It been a while since I used my CP180 as anything other than a GPS source and instrument display, but I'm fairly sure this is what it does also. On a small screen, nothing else is sensible.

 

[charles_reed]

Not if there is a true motion / relative motion option in the menu, and most have that function, one makes the icon move along the chart and the other scrolls the chart over the icon as you describe.

If we read Lorenz as Lowrance, the menu option you describe, is not the default setting and is only available on the large-screen versions.

 

[David2452]

If we read Lorenz as Lowrance, the menu option you describe, is not the default setting and is only available on the large-screen versions.

I see no reason to read Lowrance, I reasonably assumed the OP has a Lorenz as that is what he wrote, the possible lack of true v relative motion is why I said in my earler post that his current display mode may be his only option.

 

[Aquabell27]

Thanks for the advice will have a play at the marina today. And to clear up any confusion it is a Lorenz world map LCD xt mkll

 

[Spi D]

FWIW the homepage is

http://lorenz-electronics.com/contatti.php?lingua=eng

Not impressive, though,