4.

INSTALLING DATA
4.1 Installing and Displaying Databases

4.1.1 Installing Databases

Installing chart databases on your system includes copying the databases to the system hard disk and
registering them in the ECDIS application. Installing can be done in the Data à Databases tab.

To install a database, do the following:

1. Open the Data à Databases tab.

Figure 15 Data à Databases tab

2. Connect the data storage device with the database to the system and press the Find databases button.
Databases are searched for on all removable devices connected to the system. All detected databases are
listed in the Available databases pane (name and issue number).
3. Select the database name in the Available databases pane: the Register database
and Check signature buttons become active. The Check signature button only
becomes active if the signature check is available for the selected database.
Figure 16 Signature
4. To check the database signature, press the Check signature button. The signature check in progress
check progress is displayed in the Signature check progress dialog. To cancel dialog
the procedure, press the Abort button.
Upon the termination of the signature check a message with the information on the check results appears.

NOTE:
The signature check may help identify problems with the data authenticity and integrity. In case any
problems have been identified in the course of the signature check, contact the database provider to settle
them.

5. To install the database, select the database in the Available databases pane and press the Register
database button: the database is copied to a pre-defined location on the system hard disk and registered
automatically. The database is added to the Registered DB list.

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iECDIS™ User Manual
Version Number 1.5
December 2013

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