MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

Tides and Tidal Currents
Arrows become yellow squares for values less than 0.1 knots, we are between ebb and flow, the
current direction may change rapidly.
0.1 knot > 3.0 knots
Changing Tides Date & Time Prediction
Once the tide gauges display is on, you can change the date and the time of the tide gauge by left-clicking on the
change date and time symbols on the layers toolbar.
1 - Changing time of the tide gauges displayed beginning with the current date
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Fig.1
• The default mode is the "Current time" as shown in Fig.1-1. In this mode, the tidal gauges are updated
automatically each minute according to the computer clock.
• To move the time of the tide display by one hour increments, left-click on the decreased blue arrow or increased
blue arrow . The Clock becomes surrounded in red and the time display beside the clock is updated.
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• Apply a long click on arrows nearest blue arrow as shown in Fig.1-3 to pull down a menu from which you can
choose different values for the display increment (-/+1h or -/+2h or -/+3h or -/+6h or -/+12h or -/+24h).
Note: to change between the "Current time" and " Select Date/time", the Clock icon in the layer
tools bar displays the same date as the computer
2 - Changing time of the tide gauges displayed beginning with a chosen date
• Left-click on the clock from the Layers tools bar and choose Select Date/Time to open a specific window.
• The Clock becomes selected as shown above
• Check a date from the calendar and the date & time display beside the clock is automatically updated.
• To change the time of the tide display you can choose one hour increments, by clicking on the decreased (-
1h) or increased (+1h) symbol. The Clock becomes selected and the time display beside the clock is
updated.
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