Chart Orientation: Which do you use

[alann]

Just got a Helix 10 Mega Si. Have not had a chance to get on water with it. Never used a GPS and reading the manual I am confused about which Chart Orientation should be used. Would like to know which you use and why.

[Wayne P.]

North Up always has the Chart (map) with North at the top of the view and the position icon will move on the map according to your travel direction.
Course Up always has the direction of travel at the top of the view (position icon and Course Line pointed to the top of the view and the map rotates as your travel direction changes).
Head Up has the direction the bow is pointed

at the top of the view

when using a Heading Sensor GPS antenna, and the map rotates according to the direction the bow is pointed. Preferred setting for fishing offshore waypoints.

I use Head Up for units using a Heading Sensor and Course Up with other units.

[chrisansilver]

Heading up here also..

[bobcoy]

For inside practice you will benefit from having north up. That way you won't have to put up with the screen rotating all the time. On the water I am "Head Up". I know a couple of people use north up as they have been using paper maps forever and don't like the map rotating. Bob

[Diesel Pro]

I am north up on all my GPS stuff.

[plunker]

Heading up. All personal preference.

[BrownTrout]

Head Up.

[BrianSF]

Head-Up

[WisconsinF]

One more for Heading Up.

[91reddog]

Heading up..

[ezfishn]

No heading sensor so primarily Course-Up.

[electritek]

Heading Up.

[JR19]

I guess I am in the minority because every unit I have ever had I put them in course up...Where this really helps me is if I am running down the lake in a narrow channel I like the map and boat icon to be in the exact orientation I am moving. If I see a sudden channel swing to my left and I turn my steering wheel to the left my boat icon stays in the channel on the map because the map rotates to be in exact correlation to where I am. With course up your boat icon stays pointed forward because your boat is moving forward. The map rotates to be in exact orientation that you actually are are with the topographical map.

I have tried North up but did not like it. I have never tried heading up. Based on how heading up was described I see no difference between course up and heading up?

[Wayne P.]

I guess I am in the minority because every unit I have ever had I put them in course up...Where this really helps me is if I am running down the lake in a narrow channel I like the map and boat icon to be in the exact orientation I am moving. If I see a sudden channel swing to my left and I turn my steering wheel to the left my boat icon stays in the channel on the map because the map rotates to be in exact correlation to where I am. With course up your boat icon stays pointed forward because your boat is moving forward. The map rotates to be in exact orientation that you actually are are with the topographical map.

I have tried North up but did not like it. I have never tried heading up. Based on how heading up was described I see no difference between course up and heading up?

Head up has its most benefit when GPS cannot calculate direction at very slow to zero speed. You loose the Course line when GPS cannot calculate direction.

It also shows side drift in relation to heading since you can be going forward and also be moving sideways in current or wind. In that case the Heading line and Course line can be two different directions.

[bpicinc]

Try different one and see what works best for you!

[JR19]

Head up has its most benefit when GPS cannot calculate direction at very slow to zero speed. You loose the Course line when GPS cannot calculate direction.

It also shows side drift in relation to heading since you can be going forward and also be moving sideways in current or wind. In that case the Heading line and Course line can be two different directions.

If I understand your statement correct then I should have my bow unit on heading up because this is typically when I am moving slow or at a near stand still. The reason I ask this is because sometimes my bow unit boat icon will be way out of position in relation to the map orientation. Sometimes when I move on the trolling motor it's like the bow uint map hesitates to be in exact relationship with my actual movements.

At the console I use course up and it works perfect. I suppose this is because my unit is moving fast enough to pick up satellite position updates?

[Wayne P.]

If I understand your statement correct then I should have my bow unit on heading up because this is typically when I am moving slow or at a near stand still. The reason I ask this is because sometimes my bow unit boat icon will be way out of position in relation to the map orientation. Sometimes when I move on the trolling motor it's like the bow uint map hesitates to be in exact relationship with my actual movements.

At the console I use course up and it works perfect. I suppose this is because my unit is moving fast enough to pick up satellite position updates?

That is the exact reason some use a heading sensor.
If you fish offshore waypoints, a heading sensor is the only thing that will keep you oriented with the waypoint.

The Ultrex trolling motor comes with one and so does the Humminbird 360.
It comes with a 360 so direction is known to mark and display waypoints on the 360 view.
It comes with iPilot so it knows where left/right/forward/rearward are to use the Jogging feature.

[Capw]

Heading up

[JR19]

That is the exact reason some use a heading sensor.
If you fish offshore waypoints, a heading sensor is the only thing that will keep you oriented with the waypoint.

The Ultrex trolling motor comes with one and so does the Humminbird 360.
It comes with a 360 so direction is known to mark and display waypoints on the 360 view.
It comes with iPilot so it knows where left/right/forward/rearward are to use the Jogging feature.

it all makes sense now...thanks

[InternationalMarine Brian]

Head up always