Navionics PC App 1.5.0.1 (Planning Software)

[Billy Blue]

I have been using this very useful programme for the last few months but I couldn't suss out a couple of things which were (1) How to enter variables such as cruising speed / fuel consumption and (2) Why there was no Help section.

So, during my visit to the London Boat Show I visited the Navionics stand for assistance and all is revealed!

When you click on Settings, a pop up appears on the screen. What is not clear and not obvious is that you can scroll down on this pop up and lo and behold ... there are the boxes for the variables and also the Help section.

It is not obvious because there are no up and down arrows which would normally indicate the ability to scroll up and down on such programmes.

Now, I've got to work out how to name the routes when you save them. I was shown but I can't remember! At least now though, I can read the Help section.

 

[Hurricane]

The same thing applies to the Android version.
Essentially, the application is great but vedy badly documented and poorly tested.
I wasnt sure if the version I bought wasng working on my hardware but at the boat show, the same bugs appeared on their equipment.
They didnt even know there were any bugs - very pood - they didnt even know the products they are selling.

Navionics Mobile ha as the potential to be very good if only they could finish it.

 

[ianpowolny]

I am looking at buying the Navionics software and reader form Force4. In my internet search I've come across this comment. Can you comment on this please.

'1. It has no layer capability, so you get millions of rock symbols, some of which are dangerous, but most of which are at depths >100m. They can't be turned on or off, so useless for planning a route, and no advert for vector charts: you've GOT to be able to turn on or off layers in a vector chart.

2. The text for things, eg bridge heights, wanders around, so mostly it's over other things and not readable.

3. There are no colours used to designate water depths, it's all white from off soundings to LAT (yes, really, I couldn't make this up!).'