The documentation assumes single chart mode. It was probably written before the introduction of quilting. I your case, hit F9, to temporarily get of of quilting. I'm sure the top three items will appear again as long as you have some raster charts covering the position.
Thanks for raising the problem, and welcome to OpenCPN.
A belated thanks for your speedy reply (< 1 hour). F9 solves the problem.
I will definitely get MXMariner when the Asus TF700T comes out. We leave tomorrow for the first cruise of the year so we'll take your program for a test run.