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Page 3 - iiiiiiiiiiiii; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; DANGER

iiiiiiiiiiiii i "DANGER", "WARNING" and "CAUTION" notices appear throughout this manual. It is theresponsibility of the operator of the equipment to read, understand and follow these no-tices. If you have any questions regarding these safety instructions, please contact aFURU...

Page 5 - iii; TABLE OF CONTENTS; OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ............................................. v 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 System Configuration ....................... 1-11.2 Control Description .......................... 1-21.3 Inserting Chart Cards ........................ 1-21.4 Turning On/Off the Power ...........

Page 6 - iv; APPENDIX

iv 6. MAINTENANCE &TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Maintenance ...................................... 6-16.2 Replacement of Fuse ........................ 6-26.3 Self Tests ........................................... 6-26.4 GPS Monitor Display ....................... 6-46.5 GPS Receiver Status Indication ......

Page 7 - FOREWORD; Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

v FOREWORD A Word to GP-1600F Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO GP-1600F GPS/PLOTTER/SOUNDER. We are confident you will see why theFURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reli-ability. For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed anenviable reputation for innova...

Page 8 - Features; The main features of the GP-1600F are

vi Features The GP-1600F is a totally integrated GPS receiver, video plotterand video sounder. It mainly consists of a display unit, antennaunit and a dual frequency transducer. Navigation information is displayed on a bright 6-inch LCD. On-screen information include position, range and bearing to c...

Page 10 - Control Description; Figure 1-2 Front panel controls; Inserting Chart Cards; Turn the power off before inserting a chart card. This en-

1 – 2 1.2 Control Description All operations of the GP-1600F are carried out with the controlson the front panel of the display unit. All controls respond immedi-ately to your command and the unit emits a beep to signify it hasaccepted your command. (Invalid key input emits several beeps.) NU/CU ENT...

Page 12 - Figure 1-5 Tone and display brilliance setting display

1 – 4 1.5 Selecting Chart Scale Press the [ZOOM IN] or [ZOOM OUT] key to select suitable chartscale. Display range appears at the center of the display momen-tarily when the zoom keys are pressed. 1.6 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 1) Press the [TONE] key. The tone and brilliance setting display appe...

Page 13 - Figure 1-8 Digital data display

1 – 5 Plotter/video sounder display This display provides a plotter display on the left 2/3 of the screenand the normal video sounder display on the right 1/3. It is usefulfor searching for fish schools at cruising speed. WP001 120° 223.8nmCSE 180° SPD 16.8kt 2DDEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0°C 12.0VPOS 34°26...

Page 14 - Graphic data display, autopilot connection; Figure 1-9 Graphic data display, with autopilot connection; Highway display; Figure 1-10 Highway display

1 – 6 Graphic data display, autopilot connection This display provides position, range and bearing to destinationwaypoint, trip distance, Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at desti-nation, Time-To-Go to destination (TTG), and XTE scale, whichshows the amount (in nautical miles) and direction to steer ...

Page 15 - Plotter Display Icons; Figure 1-11 Plotter display icons

1 – 7 1.8 Plotter Display Icons Various icons appear on the display to alert you to operating status.These icons are as follows: Figure 1-11 Plotter display icons L/L H Chart icons. See page 2-4. Chart position offset applied. L/L position offset applied. Track recording/plotting turned off. Alarm s...

Page 16 - Video Sounder Displays; Normal video sounder display; Figure 1-12 Normal video sounder display; Marker zoom display; Figure 1-13 Marker zoom display plus normal display

1 – 8 1.9 Video Sounder Displays Five video sounder displays are available: normal, marker zoom,bottom zoom, bottom-lock and A-scope display. You may select avideo sounder display with the [SNDR] key. Normal video sounder display 200k 162 0 50 100 150 200 68.3 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TMP ...

Page 17 - Bottom zoom display; Figure 1-14 Bottom zoom display plus normal display; Figure 1-15 Bottom-lock display plus normal display

1 – 9 Bottom zoom display This display is useful for discerning the shape and material of theseabed. The seabed is automatically tracked so bottom echoes lo-cate on the lower half of the screen. 200k 162 0 50 100 150 200 40.0 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C 2D 12.0V POS 34° 26.245' N ...

Page 19 - Most major operations are carried through menus.; Basic menu operation; Figure 1-17 MAIN menu; Entering numeric data

1 – 11 1.10 Menu Operation Most major operations are carried through menus. Basic menu operation 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key to display the MAIN menu. MAIN MENU 1. DISPLAY SETUP 2. TRACK/MARK SETUP3. ERASE TRACK/MARK4. ROUTE/ROUTE LIST5. ALARM SETUP6. VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP7. MEMORY SAVE/LOAD8. CLEAR M...

Page 22 - System setup menu

1 – 14 SYSTEM MENU 1. SELF TEST 2. PLTR SETUP3. SOUNDER SETUP4. UNIT SETUP5. SENSOR SETUP6. NMEA SETUP7. GPS SETUP8. DGPS SETUP9. CHART POSN CALIB ▲▼ :Cursor ENT:Sel ESC:Esc SELF-TEST1. GPS MONITOR DISPLAY2. MEMORY, I/O PORT TEST3. PANEL TEST4. DISPLAY TEST ▲▼ :Cursor ENT:Sel ESC:Esc PLTR SETUP NAVA...

Page 23 - Selecting plotter displays; SELECT PLOTTER MODE; Figure 2-1 Plotter display selection menu; Plotter display description

2 – 1 2. PLOTTER OPERATION 2.1 Plotter Displays The plotter display traces the ship’s track on the display using po-sition data fed from the GPS navigator. The track is continuouslyplotted, even when viewing the video sounder display. Selecting plotter displays 1) Press the [PLTR] key. The following...

Page 24 - Presentation Mode; Selecting presentation mode; NAVIONICS chart does not provide course-up presentation

2 – 2 2.2 Presentation Mode Two type of display orientations are provided for the plotter dis-play and plotter/sounder display: north-up and course-up. North-up North is at the top of the display. This mode is useful for long-rangenavigation. Course-up Ship’s course is at the top of the display. Thi...

Page 25 - Cursor function; The cursor functions to; Turning cursor on/off, shifting the cursor; Figure 2-3 Display, showing location of cursor data

2 – 3 2.3 The Cursor Cursor function The cursor functions to • find latitude and longitude of a location• find range and bearing from your ship to cursor position, and• enter and erase marks and waypoints. Turning cursor on/off, shifting the cursor The [CURS] key turns the cursor on/off alternately....

Page 26 - Table 2-1 Chart icons and their meanings; Notice on Chart Display; A chart will not be displayed in the following conditions:

2 – 4 Table 2-1 Chart icons and their meanings n o c I g n i n a e M o o t s i e l a c s t r a h c r o d e t r e s n i t o n s i d r a c r e p o r P e h t s s e r P . ) d e g r a l n e r e v o s i t r a h c ( l l a m s . e l a c s t r a h c t s u j d a o t y e k ] N I M O O Z [ M O O Z [ e h t s s e...

Page 27 - Chart symbols and their meanings; Table 2-2 FURUNO digital chart symbols

2 – 5 2.5 Chart Symbols Chart symbols and their meanings The table below shows chart symbols and their meanings, forFURUNO digital charts. Table 2-2 FURUNO digital chart symbols Symbol Description Symbol Description Summit Wreck Lighthouse Lighted Buoy Buoy Radio Station Position of Sounding Obstruc...

Page 29 - Lighthouse and buoy data display; Figure 2-5 Interpretation of buoy/lighthouse data

2 –5b Difference between FURUNO chart and NAVIONICSchart Table 2-4 FURUNO chart versus NAVIONICS chart *1 NAVIONICS chart may not center cursor perfectly. *2 NAVIONICS chart may not center own ship's position perfectly. A NAVIONICS chart may disappear for some time when the dis-play is scrolled. *3 ...

Page 30 - Shifting the Plotter Display; Centering ship’s position

2 – 6 2.6 Shifting the Plotter Display Centering ship’s position 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn off the cursor if it is currently displayed. 2) Press the [CNTR] key. Note: NAVIONICS chart may not center ship's position perfectly. Centering a location 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn on the cursor if...

Page 31 - Entering Waypoints; Figure 2-6 Waypoint 01 selected as destination; Entering waypoints by the cursor; The menu for selection of waypoint entry method appears.; Figure 2-7 Display for selection of waypoint entry method

2 – 7 2.7 Entering Waypoints In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular location on avoyage whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination point.A waypoint is the simplest piece of information the GP-1600F re-quires to get you to a destination, in the shortest distance possible. 01...

Page 32 - Figure 2-8 Display for entry of waypoint number; Figure 2-10 Characters available for waypoint comment

2 – 8 LAT:LONG:No:MARK:CMNT: 22JUN95 00 :Cursor :ColumnENT:Enter MENU:Sel Mode 34° 25.070' N136°39.242' E 0 01 _ _ Cursor position Youngest empty waypointnumber assigned automatically. Figure 2-8 Display for entry of waypoint number 4) The cursor is on the first digit on the "No." line. The ...

Page 33 - Entering waypoints at own ship’s position; Entering waypoints through the waypoint list; Figure 2-11 Sample waypoint list

2 – 9 7) To store date as comment, press the [ ▼ ] key several times to select ENTER and press the [NU/CU ENT] key. To changecomment, operate the [Arrow] keys to select character. 8) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. 9) Repeat steps 7 and 8 to complete the comment. Press the [CLR] key to correct wrong char...

Page 34 - Entering waypoints by event position; ] key to select event position to enter as a

2 – 10 4) Press the [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] key to select vacant waypoint number. 5) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. The editor display appears. Edit = Waypoint: 010 34° 43.216 'N 135° 21.678'WMARK: _ _CMNT: PORT :Cursor :ColumnENT:Enter :N/S,E/W ESC:Escape Figure 2-12 Waypoint editor display 6) Enter latitude an...

Page 35 - Changing Waypoint Data; Figure 2-13 Window for over writing waypoint data

2 – 11 2.8 Changing Waypoint Data You may change the latitude and longitude position and commentsof waypoints you have entered, through the waypoint list. 1) Press the [WPT] key. The menu for selection of waypoint entry method appears. 2) Press the [ ▲ ] key to select WPT List. 3) Press the [NU/CU E...

Page 36 - Erasing Waypoints; Erasing waypoints by the cursor; ) Operate the [Arrow] keys to place the cursor on the waypoint; Erasing waypoints through the waypoint list; Setting/Canceling Destination Waypoint; Setting destination by waypoint number; The following menu appears.

2 – 12 2.9 Erasing Waypoints The GP-1600F provides two ways by which you can erasewaypoints: • by the cursor, or• through the waypoint list. Erasing waypoints by the cursor 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn on the cursor. 2) Operate the [Arrow] keys to place the cursor on the waypoint you want to eras...

Page 37 - Figure 2-14 Destination waypoint selection menu

2 – 13 SELECT GOTO MODE ▲ WPT List EVENT List ROUTE List ▼ Cursor/Route Plan CLR: ReleaseENT:Sel ESC:Cancel Figure 2-14 Destination waypoint selection menu 2) Press the [ ▲ ] key to select WPT List. 3) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. The waypoint list appears. WAYPOINT LISTNo LAT/LONG COMMENT001 BUOY002 ...

Page 38 - Figure 2-17 Sample route

2 – 14 Setting destination by event position 1) Press the [WPT] key. 2) Press the [ ▼ ] key to select Event List. 3) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. The event list appears. 4) Press the [ ▼ ] or [ ▲ ] key to select event point. 5) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. Cancelling destination waypoint 1) Press the [G...

Page 39 - Entering routes by cursor; Figure 2-18 Display for selection of destination

2 – 15 Entering routes by cursor 1) Press the [GOTO] key. The destination waypoint menu appears. SELECT GOTO MODE ▲ WPT List EVENT List ROUTE List ▼ Cursor/Route Plan CLR: ReleaseENT:Sel ESC:Cancel Figure 2-18 Display for selection of destination 2) Press the [ ▼ ] key to select Curosr/Route Plan. 3...

Page 40 - Entering routes through the route list

2 – 16 WP001 120° 223.8nmCSE 180° SPD 16.8kt 3DDEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0°C 12.0VPOS 34°26.345'N 135°41.232'E 01 00 02 Figure 2-19 Appearance of cursor-created route selected fornavigation Entering routes through the route list One advantage of this method is that you can use waypoints youhave already en...

Page 41 - Setting Trial Speed; ) Place the cursor on waypoint 01 and press the [

2 – 17 ROUTE LIST LEG: - - -.- - - nm- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -WAYPOINT LIST No LAT/LONG COMMENT 001 BUOY* 002 ANK 005 PORT :Cursor ENT:Sel :Skip CLR:De...

Page 42 - Following a Route; Route appearance on the display

2 – 18 2.13 Following a Route Following a route is the process by which you use a registeredroute for navigation. Your displays navigation information to guideyou from one waypoint to the next, as it automatically switchesfrom one waypoint to another in sequence. 1) Press the [GOTO] key. 2) Press th...

Page 43 - Skipping route waypoints; ] key to skip that point temporarily. The route; Restoring route waypoints; When you want to restore a route waypoint, press the [; Cancelling Route Navigation

2 – 19 2.14 Skipping/Restoring Route Waypoints Skipping route waypoints There are times when you won't need to follow all waypoints in aroute. You can skip route waypoints temporarily as follows. 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2) Press the [4] key. The route/route list appears. 3) Press the [ ▲ ] or [...

Page 44 - Enabling entry of marks; To enable entry of marks on the display, do the following:

2 – 20 5) Operate the [Arrow] keys to select route waypoint which you want to erase. 6) Press the [CLR] key. 7) Press the [MENU ESC] key several times to escape. Note: To erase entire route, erase all waypoints. 2.17 Entering Marks You can inscribe marks on the display to denote important loca-tions...

Page 45 - Entering marks; To enter a mark at cursor location; Changing Mark Attributes; Changing mark size; You may change the size of marks to small or large.

2 – 21 Entering marks To enter a mark at ship's position; 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn off the cursor. 2) Press the [EVENT MOB] key. A mark is placed at ship's posi- tion. To enter a mark at cursor location; 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn on the cursor. 2) Press the [EVENT MOB] key. A mark is pl...

Page 46 - Changing mark shape; ) Operate the [Arrow] keys to place the cursor on the mark to; Connecting Marks; ) Operate the [Arrow] keys to select LINE TYPE to other than

2 – 22 Changing mark shape You may select the shape of marks on the TRACK/MARK SETUPmenu. 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2) Press the [2] key to select TRACK/MARK SETUP. 3) Operating the [Arrow] keys, select MARK SHAPE and shape desired. 4) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2.19 Erasing Marks Marks can be era...

Page 47 - Figure 2-25 Marks connected with lines; Entering Event Marks; Enabling entry of event marks; To enable entry of event marks, do the following; Entering event marks

2 – 23 Figure 2-25 Marks connected with lines To return to individual entry of marks, set LINE TYPE to "singledot" in step 3 of the above procedure and then press the [MENUESC] key. 2.21 Entering Event Marks The event mark is used to mark present position. It is useful fordenoting important ...

Page 48 - Erasing Event Marks; ) Press the [Arrow] keys to place the cursor on the event mark; Setting Event Position as Destination; Entering MOB mark

2 – 24 2.22 Erasing Event Marks 1) Press the [CURS] key to turn on the cursor. 2) Press the [Arrow] keys to place the cursor on the event mark you want to erase. 3) Press the [CLR] key. 2.23 Setting Event Position as Destination 1) Press the [GOTO] key. (If the EVENT List appears, go to step 5.) 2) ...

Page 49 - Figure 2-26 The MOB function; Canceling MOB position as destination; Stopping Plotting of Track; mark setup window appears.

2 – 25 The MOB mark appears at own ship's position along with a flag.The MOB position is automatically selected as destination and therange and bearing from own ship's to the MOB position are dis-played. EVENT MOB Man Overboard Range + bearing Current position Press over 3 seconds when someone falls...

Page 50 - Changing Track Plotting Interval; You can erase all track and marks (except MOB mark) as follows:; MARK ERASE erases event marks also.

2 – 26 2.27 Changing Track Plotting Interval In drawing the track, first the ship’s position (fed from the GPSnavigator) is stored into this unit’s memory at an interval of time,distance or automatic recording. A shorter interval provides betterreconstruction of the track, but the storage time of th...

Page 51 - VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION; Principle of Operation; Figure 3-1 Typical video sounder display

3 – 1 3. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 3.1 Principle of Operation The Video Sounder of the GP-1600F determines the distance be-tween its transducer and underwater objects such as fish, lake bot-tom or seabed and displays the results on the screen. It does this byutilizing the fact that an ultrasonic wave ...

Page 52 - Video Sounder Displays; Normal video sounder displays; 0 kHz display

3 – 2 3.2 Video Sounder Displays The GP-1600F provides four types of video sounder displays andtwo transmission frequencies. Each display and frequency has itsadvantages and disadvantages. You should choose them accordingto current sea area and target fish. Normal video sounder displays 50 kHz displ...

Page 53 - Zoom displays; For the bottom-lock expansion display, the seabed contour

3 – 3 Zoom displays Three types of the zoom displays are available: bottom-lock, bot-tom zoom, and marker zoom. Bottom-lock The bottom-lock expansion display provides a compressed normaldisplay on the right side and a "narrow" or "wide" layer (distancedepends on unit of measurement) ...

Page 54 - Figure 3-5 Bottom zoom display; Marker zoom; Figure 3-6 Marker zoom display

3 – 4 cation of bottom hardness: the longer the echo, the harder the bot-tom. In addition, as you become acquainted with this mode, youmay find a small school of bottom fish which might otherwise beoverlooked on the other displays. 200k 162 0 50 100 150 200 40.0 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TM...

Page 55 - How to select video sounder displays; Figure 3-8 Video sounder display selection screen

3 – 5 A-scope This display shows echoes at each transmission with amplitudesand tones proportional to their intensities, on the right 1/3 of thescreen. It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and sea-bed composition. 200k 160 0 50 100 150 200 68.3 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TMP 1...

Page 56 - Automatic Video Sounder Operation; How it works; • Range changes automatically to locate the bottom on the lower; Two types of automatic modes; Figure 3-9 AUTO display

3 – 6 3.3 Automatic Video Sounder Operation The video sounder can be operated either automatically or manu-ally. Automatic operation is useful when you are preoccupied withother tasks and do not have the time to adjust the display. How it works The automatic function automatically selects the proper...

Page 57 - Manual Video Sounder Operation; Figure 3-10 Basic range and range shifting concept; Manually adjusting the video sounder picture; Figure 3-11 Gain, range and shift adjustment display

3 – 7 3.4 Manual Video Sounder Operation Manual operation is useful for observing fish schools and the sea-bed using fixed gain setting. The gain, range and range shifting functions used together giveyou the means to select the depth you can see on the screen. Thebasic range can be thought of as pro...

Page 58 - Figure 3-12 Examples of proper and improper gain; Suppressing Low Level Noise; Figure 3-13 How the clutter function works

3 – 8 4) Press the [ t ] or [ s ] key to set level. Too high Proper Too low Figure 3-12 Examples of proper and improper gain 5) Press the [ ▼ ] key to select Range. 6) Press the [ t ] or [ s ] key to select basic range desired. 7) Press the [ ▼ ] key to select Shift. 8) Press the [ t ] or [ s ] key ...

Page 59 - Figure 3-14 VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu; Selecting Picture Advance Speed; ] key to select advance speed desired, or

3 – 9 VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP CLUTTER 0 1 2 3 4 5 AUTOADVANCE STOP 1/8 1/4 1/2 1/1 2/1 NOISE LM OFF NL1 NL2 NL3DEPTH AL ON OFF TEMP GRP ON OFF BRT ECHO ON OFF ZOOM x2 x3 x4 x5 ▲▼ :Cursor ESC:Esc 200k 0 40 80 120 160 58.3 3D12V Figure 3-14 VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu 3) Press the [ ▲ ] key to select CLUTTER...

Page 60 - Suppressing Interference; Figure 3-15 How the noise limiter function works; Knowing Depth Change by Depth Alert Alarm; To turn on or off the depth alert, do the following:

3 – 10 3.7 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby orother electronic equipment may show itself on the display as de-picted in the figure below. Figure 3-15 How the noise limiter function works To suppress interference, do the following: 1) Press the [MEN...

Page 61 - Displaying the Water Temperature Graph; Figure 3-16 Water temperature graph

3 – 11 3.9 Displaying the Water Temperature Graph By connecting a water temperature indicator, a water temperaturegraph can be displayed. 200k 162 0 50 100 150 200 68.3 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C 3D 12.0V POS 34° 26.245' N 135° 41.232' E Depth scale VRM Fish school Seabed Transmi...

Page 62 - Brightening Fish Echoes; Figure 3-17 Bright echo display; Selecting Zoom Ratio

3 – 12 3.10 Brightening Fish Echoes The BRT ECHO feature displays fish echoes in light tone and sea-bed echoes in dark tone. This feature is useful for distinguishingfish echoes close to the seabed. OFF ON Figure 3-17 Bright echo display To turn on/off the bright echo; 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2...

Page 63 - Measuring Depth by the VRM; key. Depth is digitally displayed above the VRM.; Figure 3-18 Location of VRM depth indication; Fish and Bottom Alarms; Fish alarm; ] several times to go to

3 – 13 3.12 Measuring Depth by the VRM The VRM, which is always displayed, measures depth. Place it onthe object you wish to know the depth by pressing the [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] key. Depth is digitally displayed above the VRM. 200k 132 0 40 80 120 160 58.3 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C 3D ...

Page 64 - Figure 3-19 How the fish and bottom alarms work; CAUTION; Removing the aural and visual alarms; Correcting Water Temperature Readout

3 – 14 6) Press the [MENU ESC] key. When echo corresponding to active alarm enters alarm range, au-ral and visual alarms are released. Alarmrange Aural and visual alarmsare released when fishecho or bottom echoenters this zone. Figure 3-19 How the fish and bottom alarms work The bottom alarm is usef...

Page 65 - SOUNDER SETUP Menu; Figure 3-20 SOUNDER SETUP menu; SOUNDER SETUP menu description; Figure 3-21 Effect of TVG

3 – 15 3.15 SOUNDER SETUP Menu The SOUNDER SETUP menu contains several items related tovideo sounder operation. You can adjust them to suit your operat-ing needs. Keying sequence: [MENU ESC] [0] [3] SNDR SETUP EXP MARKER ON OFF TVG 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9ECHO LEVEL +00 (-20 ~ +20)BTM-LOCK NARROW WIDE ES...

Page 66 - Description of Alarms; Anchor watch alarm; Figure 4-1 How the arrival and anchor watch alarms work; Figure 4-2 How the XTE alarm works; Speed alarm

4 – 1 4. ALARMS 4.1 Description of Alarms There are eight conditions which generate both aural and visualalarms in this unit. Arrival alarm (waypoint arrival alarm) The arrival alarm informs you that your boat is approaching a des-tination waypoint. The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a...

Page 67 - Figure 4-3 ALARM SETUP menus

4 – 2 Water temperature alarm The water temperature alarm sounds when the water temperatureis within (or over) the preset temperature range. This alarm is use-ful for searching for specific species of fish, since each species offish has its own habitable water temperature. (This alarm requiresconnec...

Page 68 - to prevent release of the alarm on a distant waypoint.; Disabling the alarms; Deleting Aural and Visual Alarms

4 – 3 5) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. 6) Press the [MENU ESC] key. Note: Avoid exceeding the default arrival alarm range (00.500 nm) to prevent release of the alarm on a distant waypoint. Disabling the alarms Select OFF” in step 3 in "4.2 Enabling/Disabling the Alarms" andthen press the [NU/CU...

Page 69 - Chart Position Calibration; Figure 5-1 CHART POSITION CALIBRATION menu; GPS Position Correction; You may correct the GPS position to refine position accuracy.

5 – 1 5. MENU OPERATIONS 5.1 Chart Position Calibration In some instances chart position may be off by a few minutes. Forexample, the position of the ship is shown to be at sea while it is infact moored at a pier. You can compensate for this error as follows. 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2) Press th...

Page 70 - Figure 5-2 GPS SETUP menu; Displaying Loran C or Decca LOPs; Figure 5-3 PLTR SETUP menu

5 – 2 GPS SETUPGPS SMOOTHING Posn 000 (000 ~ 999) Spd 000 (000 ~ 999)GEODETIC WGS-84 OTHER(002) POS CALIB 00.000'N 00.000'EUNHEALTH RSTR DISABLED (03) TIME DIFF +00:00 ▼▲ :Cursor :N/S,E/W,+/- ENT:Enter ESC:Esc Figure 5-2 GPS SETUP menu 5) Enter correction value with numeral keys. 6) Press the [NU/CU...

Page 71 - ) To apply an offset to the LOPs, select LOP CALIB and enter; DISPLAY SETUP Menu; Figure 5-4 DISPLAY SETUP menu; DISPLAY SETUP menu description; CURSOR SIZE: Select size of cursor to large or small.

5 – 3 6) Select LC or DC. 7) Press the [ ▼ ] key to select Chain:Sec. 8) Enter Loran (or Decca) data with the numeral keys. 9) To apply an offset to the LOPs, select LOP CALIB and enter offset. 10) Press the [NU/CU ENT] key. 11) Enter next offset and press the [NU/CU ENT] key. 12) Press the [MENU ES...

Page 72 - PLOTTER SETUP Menu; Figure 5-5 PLOTTER SETUP menu; PLOTTER SETUP menu description

5 – 4 SECTOR INFO: Turn on/off graphic which shows viewable rangefor ligthouse. LIGHTS FLASH: Turn on/off blinking lights on screen, whichshows lighthouses or lighted buoys. 5.5 PLOTTER SETUP Menu The PLOTTER SETUP menu in the SYSTEM SETUP menu con-tains several items related to plotter operation wh...

Page 73 - Figure 5-6 Comparing track with smoothing and no smoothing; Figure 5-7 Comparing track and different smoothing factors

5 – 5 5 6 6" 4 4" 2 2" 0 1 3" 3 5" Delay becauseof smoothing SMOOTHING SETTING OF 3 Newposition Previous position Current position(3/16) 1 : Track with no smoothing (raw position data) : Track with smoothing 1" Smoothingfactor 16 1" Figure 5-6 Comparing track with smoothi...

Page 74 - Figure 5-8 UNIT SETUP menu; UNIT SETUP menu description

5 – 6 BEARING: You may display bearing relative to true North (truebearing) or relative to magnetic North (magnetic bearing). MAG CALIB: The location of the magnetic pole is different fromthe geographical North pole. This causes a difference between thetrue and magnetic North direction. The differen...

Page 75 - SENSOR SETUP menu; Figure 5-9 SENSOR SETUP menu; SENSOR SETUP menu description; SPD CALIB: Enter offset to correct speed data.; Figure 5-10 NMEA SETUP menu; NMEA SETUP menu description; FORMAT: Select the format of data output to external equipment.

5 – 7 5.7 SENSOR SETUP menu The SENSOR SETUP menu provides for selection and calibrationof speed and temperature sensors (optional equipment). Keying sequence: [MENU ESC] [0] [5] SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR STW SOG TEMP SENSOR OWN NMEA SPD CALIB +00%(-50 ~ +50)TEMP CALIB +00.0 °CDEPTH CALIB +0.0 ft ▼▲ :...

Page 76 - Figure 5-11 GPS SETUP menu; GPS SETUP menu description; Figure 5-12 GPS position smoothing

5 – 8 5.9 GPS SETUP menu This menu sets up GPS-related items. Keying sequence: [MENU ESC] [0] [7] GPS SETUPGPS SMOOTHING Posn 000 (000 ~ 999) Spd 000 (000 ~ 999)GEODETIC WGS-84 OTHER(002) POS CALIB 00.000'N 00.000'EUNHEALTH RSTR DISABLED (03) TIME DIFF +00:00 ▼▲ :Cursor :N/S,E/W,+/- ENT:Enter ESC:Es...

Page 77 - Figure 5-13 GPS speed smoothing

5 – 9 Raw position fixAfter smoothing Speed(kt) Time Speed(degree) Time Raw position fixAfter smoothing Figure 5-13 GPS speed smoothing GEODETIC: Select the geodetic chart system you are using.WGS-84 (standard GPS chart system), can be directly selected.For other charts, select OTHER and enter chart...

Page 78 - Figure 5-14 DGPS SETUP menu

5 – 10 TIME DIFF (using local time): GPS uses UTC time. If you wantto use local time, enter time difference between local time and UTCtime here. The [TONE] key serves to select plus or minus time.See the World Time Standards chart on page A-3 for time differ-ences. 5.10 DGPS SETUP Menu With connecti...

Page 79 - WARNING; Table 6-1 Recommended maintenance program

6 – 1 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Hazardous voltage. Do not open the equipment. This equipment uses high voltage electricity which can shock. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Electrical shock, fire or seriousinjur...

Page 80 - Replacement of Fuse

6 – 2 6.2 Replacement of Fuse The fuse on the power cable of the display unit protects the systemfrom reverse polarity of the ship’s mains and equipment fault. Ifthe fuse blows, find the cause before replacing the fuse. Use only a3A fuse. Using the wrong fuse will damage the unit and void thewarrant...

Page 81 - Panel test; This test checks the keys of the display unit for proper operation.; Figure 6-4 Panel test

6 – 3 MEMORY, I/O PORT TEST* ROM RAM VRAM Battery SIO(GPS) SIO(NMEA) SIO(DGPS) MEMORY CARD SPEED 12.3kt TEMP +11.2 °C ESC:Esc OKOKOKOKOKOKOK Figure 6-3 Sample memory, I/O port test results 5) The test runs continuously. To return to the self-test menu, press the [MENU ESC] key. Panel test This test ...

Page 82 - Test pattern; Figure 6-5 Display test pattern; GPS Monitor Display; Figure 6-6 Sample GPS monitor display

6 – 4 Test pattern The test patterns check whether the display circuit is working prop-erly or not. 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key to display the main menu. 2) Press [0] key to select SYSTEM MENU. The system menu appears. 3) Press [1] key to select SELF TEST. 4) Press the [4] key to select DISPLAY TEST...

Page 83 - GPS monitor display description; Data Rx: Shows DGPS beacon receiver is normal or abnormal.; GPS Receiver Status Indication; Table 6-2 GPS Receiver status indications

6 – 5 GPS monitor display description Fix Mode: This shows current position-fixing mode; 2D or 3D(D2D or D3D appears in DPGS mode). Alt: Shows present altitude of GPS receiver when position fixingmode is set to 3D. DOP: This is the index for position-fixing accuracy. The lower thevalue the higher th...

Page 84 - Troubleshooting Table; Table 6-3 Troubleshooting table

6 – 6 6.6 Troubleshooting Table The table which follows provides common operating problems andthe means with which to restore normal operation. Table 6-3 Troubleshooting table . . . f I . . . n e h T l a r e n e G r e w o p e h t n o n r u t t o n n a c u o y . e s u f n w o l b r o f k c e h c . d ...

Page 86 - Saving data; Loading data; Data stored on a memory card can be loaded as follows:

6 – 8 6.7 Memory Card Operations (for technicians) Before changing the internal battery, save the contents of thememory (waypoint, event, mark, track, route data and menu set-ting data) to a memory card (256 K bytes). Saving data 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key. 2) Press the [7] key to select MEMORY SAV...

Page 87 - Demonstration Display; Figure 6-8 DEMO SETTING screen

6 – 9 6.8 Demonstration Display The demonstration display provides simulated operation of thisunit. Own ship tracks, at the speed selected, a figure eight course,starting from position entered. All controls are operative; you mayset destination, enter marks, etc. 1) While pressing and holding down t...

Page 88 - Clearing the Memory; Figure 6-9 CLEAR MEMORY screen

6 – 10 6.9 Installation of New Program (for technicians) 1) Turn off the power. 2) Insert new program card supplied by FURUNO. 3) Turn on the power. The unit beeps and starts loading the pro- gram, which takes several minutes. 4) Turn off the power. 5) Replace program card with chart card and turn o...

Page 89 - Specifications; Display Unit

A – 1 Specifications Display Unit Type 6-inch monochrome LCD, 240 x 320 dot Tone Three levels Video Sounder Frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz Display range 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 300 meter (feet, fathoms, and passi/brazaalsoavailable) Shift 0 to 300 m GPS Receiver Receiver format 8 channels all in view ...

Page 90 - Output format; General; Dimensions and weight

A – 2 Output format NMEA 0183, Ver. 1.5 or 2.0 General Dimensions and weight Display unit: 182(W) x 188(H) x 104.5(D) mm, 2.0 kgAntenna unit: ø62 x 50(H) mm, 80 g Power 10.2 to 16.0 VDC, 15 W Useable temperature Display unit: 0 ° C to 50 ° C Antenna unit:-30 ° C to 70 ° C Waterproofing Display unit:...

Page 91 - World Time Standards

Page 92 - Geodetic Chart List

A – 4 Geodetic Chart List 001: WGS84002: WGS72003: TOKYO : Mean Value (Japan, Korea, and Okinawa) 004: NORTH AMERICAN 1927 : Mean Value (CONUS) 005: EUROPEAN 1950 : Mean Value 006: AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1984 : Australia and Tasmania Island007: ADINDAN : Mean Value (Ethiopia and Sudan) 008: : Ethiopia ...

Page 93 - Loran C Chains

A – 5 Loran C Chains n i a h C I R G 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S c i f i c a P l a r t n e C 0 9 9 4 : 8 0 1 1 9 2 — — — t s a o C t s a E n a i d a n a C 0 3 9 5 : 1 1 1 1 5 2 8 3 — — ) a e r o K ( n o i L d n a m m o C 0 7 9 5 : 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 — — t s a o C t s e W n a i d a n a C 0 9 9 5 : 5 0 1 1 7 2 1...

Page 94 - Decca Chains

A – 6 Decca Chains n i a h C . o N n i a h C n i a h C e d o c n o i t a c o L n i a h C . o n n i a h C n i a h C e d o c n o i t a c o L 1 0 c i t l a B h t u o S A 0 e p o r u E 4 3 o t n a K C 8 n a p a J 2 0 t e d n a l t s e V E 0 " 5 3 u k o k i h S C 4 " 3 0 h s i t i r B t s e w h t...

Page 95 - Index – 1; also Alarms; INDEX

Index – 1 A A-scope display description 3-5sample display 1-10 Alarms anchor watch 4-1arrival 4-1bottom 3-13enabling/disabling 4-2fish 3-13removing aural and visual alarms 3-14speed 4-1trip 4-2water temperature 4-2XTE (Cross Track Error) 4-1 Anchor watch alarm 4-1Arrival alarm 4-1 B Bearing referenc...

Page 96 - Index – 2

Index – 2 F Fish alarm 3-13Fuse replacement 6-2 G Geodetic chart list A-4Geodetic datum 5-9GPS monitor display 6-4GPS position correction 5-1GPS position smoothing 5-8GPS receiver status indicator 6-5GPS setup 5-8GPS speed smoothing 5-8Graphic data display description 2-1sample display 1-6 Grid tone...

Page 97 - Index – 3; Track

Index – 3 S Scale/range 5-4Scrolling the display 2-6Self tests memory, I/O port 6-2panel 6-3self test menu 6-2test pattern 6-4 SENSOR SETUP menu description 5-7Smoothing 5-4SOUNDER SETUP menu 3-15SPD sensor selection 5-7Specifications A-1Speed alarm 4-1Speed averaging 5-5Speed calibration 5-7System ...