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Page 3 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; Safety Instructions for the Operator; Keep heater away from equipment.; WARNING; CAUTION; About the TFT LCD

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions for the Operator Do not disassemble or modify theequipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injurycan result. Turn off the power immediately if waterleaks into the equipment or the equip-ment is emitting smoke or fire. Continued use of the equipment can caus...

Page 4 - Safety Instructions for the Installer; Use the correct fuse.

Safety Instructions for the Installer Do not work inside theequipment unless totallyfamiliar with electricalcircuits. Hazardous voltage which canshock, burn or cause seriousinjury exists inside the equip-ment. Turn off the power at the mains switchboard before beginning the installation.Post a sign ...

Page 5 - Selecting Unit of Depth; TABLE OF CONTENTS BY SUBJECT; Displaying the Water Temperature

i FOREWORD A Word to GP-1610CF Owners ................. ivFeatures ....................................................... vSystem Configuration ................................ vi INSTALLATION 1.1 Equipment Lists ............................. 1-1 1.2 Installation of StandardEquipment .................

Page 6 - ii; Setting up DGPS Beacon

ii WAYPOINTS, ROUTES 7.1 Entering Waypoints ....................... 7-1 7.2 Erasing Individual Waypoints ....... 7-3 7.3 Changing Waypoint Position ......... 7-3 7.4 Changing Waypoint Mark Size ..... 7-4 7.5 Entering Routes ............................. 7-4 7.6 Editing Routes ..........................

Page 7 - iii; TABLE OF CONTENTS BY DISPLAY ITEM; SPD 16.8kt 2D

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS BY DISPLAY ITEM Course bar (Page 13-1) 01 PLOTTERDISPLAY (Page 2-3) SOUNDERDISPLAY(Page 2-5) Fish school (Page 3-10) Bottom (Page 3-10) Position-fixing mode (Page 2-2) Time (Page 11-2) Position (Page 4-2) CSE 350.0 ° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP 1 6 . 0 ° C 13:42 POS 34 ° 26.345...

Page 8 - iv; FOREWORD; Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

iv FOREWORD A Word to GP-1610CF Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO GP-1610CFCOLOR GPS PLOTTER SOUNDER. We are confident you willsee why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with qual-ity and reliability. For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed anenviable reputation fo...

Page 9 - Features

v Features The GP-1610CF is a totally integrated GPS receiver, color videoplotter and color video sounder. It mainly consists of a display unitand a GPS antenna. Navigation information is displayed on a bright 5.6-inch color TFTLCD. On-screen information shown are position, range and bear-ing to cur...

Page 10 - System Configuration

vi System Configuration The GP-1610CF mainly consists of a display unit and a GPS an-tenna. A dual frequency transducer is optionally available. The chartcard drive in the display unit loads electronic charts. External equip-ment which can be connected include water temperature and speedsensors, aut...

Page 11 - INSTALLATION; Standard supply

1-1 INSTALLATION 1.1 Equipment Lists Standard supply . o N e m a N e p y T . o N e d o C y t Q s k r a m e R 1 t i n U y a l p s i D E - F C 0 1 6 1 - P G 1 2 t i n U a n n e t n A 6 1 0 - A P G 1 3 n o i t a l l a t s n I s l a i r e t a M 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 8 P C 8 3 0 - 1 4 0 - 0 0 0 t e s 1 4 s t r a...

Page 13 - Installation of Standard Equipment; Installing the display unit; Mounting considerations; Figure 1-1 Display unit mounting methods

1-3 1.2 Installation of Standard Equipment Installing the display unit Mounting considerations The display unit can be installed on a tabletop or on the overhead. When selecting a mounting location for the display unit keep thefollowing in mind: • Keep the display unit out of direct sunlight. • The ...

Page 14 - Tabletop mounting; Figure 1-2 Display unit mounting methods; Installing the antenna unit; • Select a location out of the radar beam. The radar beam will

1-4 Tabletop mounting Figure 1-2 Display unit mounting methods Installing the antenna unit Mounting considerations When selecting a mounting location for the antenna unit, keep inmind the following points: • Select a location out of the radar beam. The radar beam will obstruct or prevent reception o...

Page 15 - Figure 1-3 Typical antenna unit mounting locations; Antenna unit mounting procedure; Pass the antenna cable through the pipe. Fasten the connector; Figure 1-4 Passing antenna cable through pipe

1-5 Figure 1-3 Typical antenna unit mounting locations Antenna unit mounting procedure You will need a medium size slotted-head screwdriver and vinyltape. The standard antenna is usually fastened to a length of pipe andfastened to a mast. (A mast mount fixture is optionally availablefor this.) The t...

Page 16 - Screw the pipe into the antenna. DO NOT USE TOOLS TO; Figure 1-5 Fastening pipe to antenna; Figure 1-6 Taping the antenna; Figure 1-7 Attaching antenna to mounting fixture

1-6 2. Screw the pipe into the antenna. DO NOT USE TOOLS TO FASTEN THE ANTENNA TO ITS MOUNTING; ONLYHAND TIGHTEN. Pipe Figure 1-5 Fastening pipe to antenna 3. Tape the junction between the pipe and antenna unit with vinyl tape. Taping Figure 1-6 Taping the antenna 4. Attach the mounting fixture to t...

Page 17 - Tape the antenna unit, mounting fixture and mast with vinyl; Figure 1-8 Securing antenna to mast with vinyl tape; Figure 1-9 Fixing the antenna cable with vinyl tape

1-7 5. Tape the antenna unit, mounting fixture and mast with vinyl tape. Vinyl tape Figure 1-8 Securing antenna to mast with vinyl tape 6. Attach a clamp to the antenna unit and tighten. Leaving some slack in the antenna cable as shown, fix it with vinyl tape. Slotted-headscrewdriver Clamp Vinyl tap...

Page 18 - Wiring; All wiring are terminated at the rear of the display unit.; Power cable; Figure 1-10 Connecting the power cable to the battery; Antenna unit; Connect the antenna unit cable to the GPS ANT connector.; Transducer; Connect the transducer cable to the XDR connector.; Ground

1-8 Wiring All wiring are terminated at the rear of the display unit. Power cable Connect the power cable to the power connector. Connect the leadsto the battery (12 or 24 VDC); white to plus(+) terminal and blackto minus(-) terminal. Cable connector Power cablew/fuse (3A) Lead wire White Black BATT...

Page 20 - Installation of Transducers; Installing the inside-hull mount transducer; Necessary tools; Figure 1-12 Inside-hull transducer mounting location

1-10 1.3 Installation of Transducers Installing the inside-hull mount transducer Necessary tools You will need the following tools: • Sandpaper (#100)• Silicone sealant• Silicone grease Remarks on installation • Do the installation with the boat hauled out of the water.• Turn off the engine while in...

Page 21 - Attaching the transducer; Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material.; Figure 1-13 Coating the transducer face with silicone sealant; Figure 1-14 Attaching transducer to hull with silicone sealant

1-11 Attaching the transducer 1. Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material. Lightly roughen the transducer face with #100 sandpaper. Also,roughen the inside of the hull where the transducer is to bemounted. 2. Warm the silicone sealant to 40 ° C before usage to soften it. Coat the tra...

Page 22 - Observing the picture; Press the POWER key to turn on the display unit.; Figure 1-15 Auto mode selection screen; Figure 1-16 Auto mode adjustment screen

1-12 Observing the picture 1. Press the POWER key to turn on the display unit. 2. Press the PLTR key. 3. Press the AUTO key. AUTO MODE Cruise Fish Manual Figure 1-15 Auto mode selection screen 4. Press ▼ twice to select Manual. AUTO MODE Cruise Fish Manual Gain Range 5 10 20 40 80 160 300m Shift 0m ...

Page 23 - a suitable location is found.; Final preparation

1-13 If the bottom is displayed in red and the light-blue color appearsthe mounting location is suitable. You can leave the transducerin position. If the bottom is not displayed in reddish brown, the mountinglocation is unsuitable. Relocate the transducer and do thefollowing. 1. Press the POWER key ...

Page 24 - Installing the thru-hull mount transducer; Transducer mounting location; • Air bubbles and turbulence caused by movement of the boat; Transducer outline drawings; Figure 1-18 Transducer outline drawings

1-14 Installing the thru-hull mount transducer Transducer mounting location This type of mounting provides the best performance of all, sincethe transducer protrudes from the hull and the effect of air bubblesand turbulence neat the hull skin is reduced. When the boat has akeel, the transducer shoul...

Page 25 - Acceptable transducer mounting locations; Figure 1-19 Transducer mounting location on deep-V hull; Typical through-hull mount transducer installations; Figure 1-21 Typical through-hull mount transducer installations

1-15 Acceptable transducer mounting locations Deep-V hull • Position 1/2 to 1/3 length of the hull from stern• 15 to 30 cm off center line (inside first lifting strakes). Figure 1-19 Transducer mounting location on deep-V hull High speed V-planing hull • Within the wetted bottom area• Deadrise angle...

Page 26 - Procedure for installing the thru-hull mount transducer; Figure 1-22 Construction of fairing block

1-16 Procedure for installing the thru-hull mount transducer 1. With the boat hauled out of the water, mark the location se- lected for mounting the transducer on the bottom of the hull. 2. If the hull is not level within 15 ° in any direction, fairing blocks made out of teak should be used between ...

Page 27 - Installing the transom mount transducer; Figure 1-23 Transom mount transducer mounting locations

1-17 Installing the transom mount transducer This type of mounting is very commonly employed, usually onrelatively small I/O or outboard boats. Do not use this method onan inboard motor boat because turbulence is created by the propel-ler ahead of the transducer. There are two methods of installatio...

Page 28 - Figure 1-24 Transom mount transducer, mounting flush with hull; Transducer preparation; Do not paint the transducer. Performance will be affected.

1-18 M5 x 20 No. 1 M5 x 14 5 ° Tape M5 x 20 Figure 1-24 Transom mount transducer, mounting flush with hull Installing the transom mount transducer projecting fromhull (for deep-V hulls) This method is employed on deep-V hulls and provides good per-formance because the effects of air bubbles are mini...

Page 29 - Installation of Optional Sensors

1-19 1.4 Installation of Optional Sensors Through-hull mount water temperature/speed sensor(ST-02MSB, ST-02PSB) Select a suitable mounting location considering the following: • Select a mid-boat flat position. The sensor does not have to be installed perfectly perpendicular. The sensor must not be d...

Page 31 - Connection of Optional Equipment; Connecting a DGPS beacon receiver; Figure 1-29 Connection of the FURUNO GR-80 DGPS receiver

1-21 SENSOR HOLDER Nut Locknut Washer Rubber washer Coat withsilicone sealant. HOLDER GUIDE Thickness of woodplate should be within25 mm. Figure 1-28 Thru-hull mount water temperature sensor T-03MSB 1.5 Connection of Optional Equipment Connecting a DGPS beacon receiver Most any DGPS beacon receiver ...

Page 32 - Figure 1-30 Connection of other DGPS beacon receivers; Connecting a sensor

1-22 GP-1610CF DGPS RD-A RD-B GND 3 4 5 6 7 TD-A TD-B GND BEACON RCVR Note 2: Note 2 RS-422 F.G YEL GRN BLU The signal names depend on equipment connected. If data is not input to the GP-1610CF, change connection between TD-A and TD-B. Figure 1-30 Connection of other DGPS beacon receivers Connecting...

Page 34 - Initial Settings; Sensor connection; Figure 1-34 Sensor setup menu; Autopilot or remote display connection

1-24 1.6 Initial Settings Sensor connection This section should be done with the boat in water. 1. Turn on the power and press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key. 3. Press the [5] key to select SENSOR SETUP. SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR TEMP SENSOR SPD CALIB TEMP CALIB DEPTH CALIB : Cursor : +/- ESC : Es...

Page 35 - Figure 1-35 NMEA setup menu

1-25 NMEA SETUP FORMAT EXT DEVICE 183V1.5 REM : Cursor ESC: Esc 183V2.0 PILOT Figure 1-35 NMEA setup menu 4. Press t or s to select data format of connected external equip- ment. If you are not sure, try both and select the one whichsuccessfully receives data. 5. Press ▼ to select EXT DEVICE. 6. Pre...

Page 36 - DGPS beacon receiver connection; Figure 1-36 DGPS setup menu

1-26 DGPS beacon receiver connection 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key. 3. Press the [8] key. DGPS SETUP DGPS RTCM VER BYTE FORM FIRST BIT PARITY BIT STOP BIT BIT RATES BAUD RATES : Cursor ENT : Sel ESC : Esc ON OFF 1.0 2.0 8-6 8-8 MSB LSB EVEN ODD NONE 1 2 7 8 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 ...

Page 37 - OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW; Control Description

2-1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 2.1 Control Description All operations of the GP-1610CF are carried out with the controls on the front panel of thedisplay unit. All controls respond immediately to your command and the unit emits a beep tosignify correct key sequence. (Invalid key input emits several beeps....

Page 38 - Inserting Chart Cards; Open the memory card slot cover at the; Insert the chart card label side up, arrow; Figure 2-3 How to insert chart card; D: Ship's position is calcurated by using data

2-2 2.2 Inserting Chart Cards Note: Insert chart card before turning on thepower. This enables automatic loading ofchart. 1. Open the memory card slot cover at the bottom of the display unit by unfasteningtwo screws. Screws Cover Figure 2-2 Display unit, bottom 2. Insert the chart card label side up...

Page 39 - Figure 2-5 Tone and display brilliance; Selecting a plotter display; Figure 2-6 Select plotter mode screen; Sample plotter displays; Figure 2-7 Plotter display

2-3 2.4 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 1. Press the TONE key. The tone and bril- liance setting display appears. TONE : 5 BRILL : 8 LOW HIGH LOW HIGH Figure 2-5 Tone and display brilliance setting display 2. Operate t or s to adjust display tone. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust display brilliance. Note: To...

Page 40 - Figure 2-9 Data display; Graphic display; Figure 2-10 Graphic display; Highway display; Figure 2-11 Highway display

2-4 Plotter/sounder display This display provides a plotter display on theleft 2/3 of the screen an the normal sounderdisplay on the right 1/3. It is useful for search-ing fish schools at cruising speed. CSE 180.0 ° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110m TMP 16.0 ° C 12:13 POS 34 ° 26.345’N 135 ° 41.232’E 200k 0 50...

Page 41 - Selecting a sounder display; P r e s s t h e S N D R k e y. T h e S E L E C T; Figure 2-12 Select sounder mode screen; or; Normal sounder display; Figure 2-13 Detection area

2-5 2.6 Sounder Displays Five sounder displays are available: normal,marker zoom, bottom zoom, bottom-lock andA-scope display. You may select a sounderdisplay with the SNDR key. Selecting a sounder display 1. P r e s s t h e S N D R k e y. T h e S E L E C T SOUNDER MODE screen appears. SELECT SOUNDE...

Page 42 - Marker zoom display; Figure 2-15 Marker zoom display; Bottom zoom display; Figure 2-16 Bottom zoom display plus

2-6 Marker zoom display This mode expands anywhere of the normalpicture to full vertical size of the screen onthe left-half window. You may specify theportion to expand by operating the VRM(Variable Range Marker), which you can shiftwith ▲ or ▼ . The segment between the VRM and zoom range markers ar...

Page 43 - Basic Menu Operation; Figure 2-19 Main menu; Figure 2-20 Display setup menu

2-7 2.7 Basic Menu Operation 1. Press the MENU key to display the MAIN menu. MAIN MENU 1. DISPLAY SETUP 2. TRACK/MARK SETUP 3. ERASE TRACK/MARK 4. ROUTE/ROUTE LIST 5. ALARM SETUP 6. VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP 7. MEMORY SAVE/LOAD 8. CLEAR MEMORY 0. SYSTEM MENU : Cursor ESC: Esc Figure 2-19 Main menu 2. Pres...

Page 44 - Principle of Operation; VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION; Figure 3-1 Underwater conditions and video sounder display

3-1 3.1 Principle of Operation The video sounder of the GP-1610CF deter-mines the distance between its transducer andunderwater objects such as fish, lake bottomor seabed and displays the results on screen.It does this by utilizing the fact that an ultra-sonic wave transmitted through water travelsa...

Page 45 - How it works; • Range changes automatically to locate the; Two types of automatic modes; Figure 3-2 Auto mode display; Operation; Press the AUTO key to display the AUTO; adjustment display

3-2 3.2 Automatic Sounder Operation Automatic operation is useful when you arepreoccupied with other tasks and do not havetime to adjust the display. How it works The automatic function automatically selectsthe proper gain and range scale according todepth. It works as follows: • Range changes autom...

Page 46 - Figure 3-4 Examples of proper; Figure 3-5 Shift concept; Suppressing Low Level; Figure 3-7 Video sounder setup menu; Figure 3-8 How the clutter function works

3-3 Too high Proper Too low Figure 3-4 Examples of proper and improper gain 5. Press ▲ to select Range. 6. Press t or s to select basic range de- sired. 7. Press ▼ to select Shift. Display Shift Figure 3-5 Shift concept 8. Press t or s to shift the basic range, if desired. 9. Press the MENU key. 3.4...

Page 47 - Figure 3-9 Comparison of picture; Suppressing Interference; Figure 3-10 How the noise limiter works; Erasing Weak Echoes

3-4 3.5 Selecting Picture Advance Speed When selecting a picture advance speed, keepin mind that a fast advance speed will expandthe size of the fish school horizontally on thescreen and a slow advance speed will con-tract it. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [6] key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER ...

Page 48 - Figure 3-11 How SIG LEV works; Magnification Factor; Figure 3-12 How to measure; Knowing Depth Change

3-5 Weakechoes Signal leveladjusted Figure 3-11 How SIG LEV works 3.8 Changing Zoom Magnification Factor You may select the zoom magnification fac-tor for the marker and bottom zoom modes.This the amount the zoomed picture is mag-nified in relation to the normal picture. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Pr...

Page 49 - Figure 3-13 Unit setup menu; Figure 3-14 System menu; Figure 3-15 Sensor setup menu

3-6 2. Press the [6] key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select DEP CHIME. 4. Press t or s to select ON or OFF. 5. Press the MENU key. 3.12 Selecting Unit of Depth Measurement You may display the depth in meters, feet orfathoms as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press ...

Page 50 - Figure 3-16 Water temperature graph; Selecting Unit of Water; Figure 3-17 Alarm setup menu

3-7 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select TEMP GRP. 4. Press t or s to select ON or OFF. 5. Press the MENU key. 200k 162 0 50 100 150 200 68.3 CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt DEP 162m TMP 16.0 °C 2D 14:32 POS 34° 26.245' N 135° 41.232' E Water temp.scale °C 30 20 10 0 Water temp.graph Fishschool Bottom Figure 3-16 Water ...

Page 51 - Figure 3-19 Marker zoom display

3-8 4. Press s or t to select NORMAL or B/L (Bottom Lock). 5. Press ▼ to send the cursor to the second line (Range or B/L). 6. Key in the depth desired. 7. Press the ENT key. 8. Press the MENU key. 3.18 Bottom Alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the seabeddepth is narrower than the alarm range set.Wh...

Page 52 - Figure 3-20 Sounder setup menu; Adjustment

3-9 SNDR SETUP EXP MARKER GAIN ADJ 50k 200k BTM-LOCK TRANSMIT ON OFF (-20~+20) +00 +00 NARROW WIDE ON OFF : Cursor ESC: Esc Figure 3-20 Sounder setup menu 4. Operate the Cursor Pad to select EXP MARKER. 5. Operate the Cursor Pad to select ON or OFF. 6. Press the MENU key. 3.21 Receiver Sensitivity (...

Page 53 - Interpreting the Display; Zero line; Figure 3-21 Zero line; Fish school echoes; Figure 3-22 Fish school echoes; Bottom echo; Figure 3-23 Bottom echoes

3-10 3.24 Interpreting the Display Zero line The zero line (sometimes referred to as thetransmission line) represents the transducer’sposition, and moves off the screen when adeep phased range is used. Zeroline Shift Figure 3-21 Zero line Fish school echoes Fish school echoes will generally be plott...

Page 54 - Surface noise/aeration

3-11 Surface noise/aeration When the waters are rough or the boat passesover a wake, surface noise may appear nearthe zero line. As surface turbulence is acous-tically equivalent to running into a brick wall,the bottom echo will be displayed intermit-tently. Similar noise sometimes appears whena wat...

Page 55 - Figure 4-1 How GPS determines position; ) GPS satellites continually transmit their

4-1 GPS, CHART OVERVIEW 4.1 Principle of GPS What is GPS? GPS is an acronym meaning Global Position-ing System. GPS (sometimes referred to asNAVSTAR) is a highly precise satellite navi-gation system developed by the U.S. Depart-ment of Defense. A constellation of 24 satellites emplaced innearly 20,0...

Page 56 - Figure 4-2 Satellite positions and; Figure 4-3 HDOP rate and position error

4-2 Position-fixing accuracy (HDOP) In radar position-fixing, most accurate posi-tion fixes are obtained when the targets usedare spaced nearly 90 ° from each other. Simi- larly, GPS position fixing accuracy is subjectto satellite location. Generally, the furtherapart the satellites are from one ano...

Page 57 - Presentation Mode; Shifting the Cursor; Press the CURS key to turn the cursor on.; location of own ship's data

4-3 4.2 Presentation Mode Two types of display presentations are pro-vided for the plotter display and plotter/sounder display: north-up and course-up. Youcan select one with the NU/CU key. North-up North (zero degrees) is at the top of the dis-play and own ship is at the center of the screen.This m...

Page 58 - Press the CURS key to display the cur-; Shifting the Display; Centering Position; Press the CURS key to turn off the cur-; Range; Table 4-1 Chart icons and their meanings; Indices and chart enlargement; South Korea) showing indices

4-4 4.4 Selecting Screen Center by Cursor 1. Press the CURS key to display the cur- sor. 2. Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur- sor where desired. 3. Press the CNTR key. 4.5 Shifting the Display 1. Press the CURS key to turn off the cur- sor. 2. Operate the Cursor Pad to shift the dis- play. 4....

Page 59 - Remarks on chart display; • When the chart scale is too large or too; FURUNO chart symbols; Table 4-2 FURUNO chart symbols; Table 4-3 NAVIONICS chart symbols

4-5 Remarks on chart display A chart will not be displayed in the followingconditions: • When the chart scale is too large or too small. • When scrolling the chart outside the indi- ces. When this happens, the message NO CHARTappears for a couple of seconds. The icon alsoappears. FURUNO chart symbol...

Page 60 - Lighthouse and buoy data display; Figure 4-9 Lighthouse and buoy data

4-6 Difference between FURUNO andNAVIONICS charts Table 4-4 Comparison of chart systems m e t I O N U R U F S C I N O I V A N g n i l l o r c s t o D y t i l i b a p a c S E Y S E Y p u - e s r u o C y a l p s i d S E Y O N a t a d e s u o h t h g i L n o i t a t n e s e r p 3 * S E Y S E Y r o s r ...

Page 61 - Plotting of Track; TRACK; Figure 5-2 Own ship mark appearance; Changing Track Color

5-1 5.1 Stopping/Restarting Plotting of Track When your boat is at anchor or returning toport you probably won't need to record itstrack. You can stop recording the track, toconserve the track memory, as follows: l. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [2] key to select TRACK/ MARK SETUP. The track/mark...

Page 62 - Changing Track Plotting; Figure 5-4 Plotter setup menu

5-2 ERASE TRACK/MARK MARK ERASE TRACK ERASE MARK USED TRACK USED : Cursor : Go ESC: Esc 15/100 PT 1200/2000 PT NO YES NO NO YES Figure 5-3 Erase track/mark menu 3. Operate the Cursor Pad to select TRACK ERASE. 4. Press s to select YES. You are asked if you are sure you want to erase all track. Are y...

Page 63 - Entering a mark at ship's position; Entering a mark at cursor intersection; Press the CURS key to turn on the cursor.; Entering Event Marks; Enabling entry of an event mark; Figure 6-1 System menu; Figure 6-2 Plotter setup menu; Entering an event mark; MARKS

6-1 6.1 Entering Marks You can inscribe marks on the plotter displayto denote important locations; for example,buoy, fishing point, wreck, etc. Further, markscan be connected with lines to depict an areasuch as a hot fishing spot. 100 marks may be entered. When the markmemory is full the oldest mark...

Page 64 - Changing mark shape; Changing line type

6-2 6.3 Erasing Individual Marks Marks can be erased individually or collec-tively. How to erase marks collectively willbe discussed later. 1. Press the CURS key to turn on the cursor. 2. Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur- sor on the mark to erase. 3. Press the CLR key. 6.4 Changing Mark Attri...

Page 65 - Entering the MOB Mark; Entering the MOB mark; Figure 6-4 MOB position display; Figure 6-5 MOB concept; Erasing All Marks; P r e s s t h e [ 3 ] k e y t o s e l e c t E R A S E; Operate the Cursor Pad to select MARK

6-3 6.5 Entering the MOB Mark The MOB mark functions to mark man over-board position. The range and bearing to theMOB position are continuously updated onthe display, to help you navigate to the MOBposition. Entering the MOB mark 1. Press the EVENT MOB key over 3 sec- onds. The MOB mark appears at o...

Page 66 - Radar Target Mark

6-4 3. Operate the Cursor Pad to select MARK ERASE. 4. Press s to select YES. You are asked if you are sure to erase all marks. Are you sure? ENT: YES ESC: NO 5. Press the ENT key. 6. Press the MENU key. 6.7 Radar Target Mark If a radar which has the radar target positionoutput function is connected...

Page 67 - Entering Waypoints

7-1 WAYPOINTS, ROUTES 7.1 Entering Waypoints In navigation terminology, a waypoint is aparticular location on a voyage whether it bea starting, intermediate or destination point.A waypoint is the simplest piece of informa-tion the GP-1610CF requires to get you to adestination, in the shortest distan...

Page 68 - Entering a waypoint by the cursor; Figure 7-6 Sample waypoint list

7-2 b) Press the ENT key. c) Repeat a) and b) to complete the com- ment. A comment may contain 10characters. d) Select ENTER. e) Press the ENT key. 9. Press the ENT key. Note 1: If you manually entered a waypointnumber which already exists the followingmessage will appear on the display: Overwrite? ...

Page 69 - Figure 7-8 Event list; Erasing Individual; Erasing waypoints by the cursor; Changing Waypoint

7-3 11. Press the ENT key. 12. Press the MENU key twice. Entering waypoints by event positionor MOB position 1. Press the WPT key. 2. Press the WPT key to select Evnt to WPT. 3. Press the ENT key. The event list appears. EVENT LIST No. MOB 0 0 1 LAT 3 2 ° 5 9 . 8 9 2 ’ N 3 2 ° 5 9 . 9 5 4 ’ N LONG 1...

Page 70 - Changing Waypoint Mark; Figure 7-9 Waypoint mark size; Figure 7-10 Display setup menu; Figure 7-11 Route list

7-4 Note: If the waypoint selected is part of aroute you are asked whether it is alright toedit the waypoint. ROUTE DELETE ENT: YESESC: NO ROUTE IN USEDELETE? ENT: YESESC: NO When route is in use 7. Press the ENT key to register changes. 8. Press the MENU key to escape. 7.4 Changing Waypoint Mark Si...

Page 71 - Figure 7-12 Route entry screen

7-5 4. Press the ENT key. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ : Cursor WAYPOINT LIST No. 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 LAT/LONG COMMENT 1 2 3 ° 0 0 . 0 0 0 ’ E 2 3 ° 0 0 . 0 0 0 ’ N 10MAR97 01_ _ 1 3 5 ° ...

Page 72 - SETTING DESTINATION; Setting Destination; Setting destination by waypoint; Figure 8-1 Destination waypoint; Figure 8-3 Appearance of display when; Setting destination by cursor

8-1 SETTING DESTINATION 8.1 Setting Destination The GP-1610CF offers four methods by whichyou can set destination: • Previously entered waypoint• Cursor position• Event position/MOB position• Route Setting destination by waypoint 1. Press the GOTO key. The following menu appears. SELECT GOTO MODE WP...

Page 73 - Figure 8-4 Destination selected by cursor; Figure 8-5 Event list; Setting a route as destination; Figure 8-6 Route list

8-2 Own ship's position is marked as "00." A light-blue line connects own ship with destination,marked with a flag, and it shows the shortestcourse to the destination. Range and bearingfrom own ship to the destination appears atthe bottom of the screen. WP801 0 ° 10nm CSE 10.0 ° SPD 16.8kt 2...

Page 74 - Skipping Route Waypoints; Figure 8-7 How a waypoint is skipped; Cancelling Destination

8-3 8.2 Skipping Route Waypoints There are times when you won't need to fol-low all waypoints in a route. In Figure 8-7,for example, the ship has skipped waypoint04. Port Port WPT 04 WPT 05 WPT 03 New course WPT 02 WPT 01 WPT 06 ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, Figure 8-7 How a...

Page 75 - PLOTTER-RELATED ALARMS; Alarm; and the indication ARR or; Figure 9-1 How the arrival and; Figure 9-2 Alarm setup menu; Figure 9-3 Arrival alarm range

9-1 PLOTTER-RELATED ALARMS 9.1 Arrival/Anchor Watch Alarm The arrival alarm informs you that your boatis approaching a destination waypoint. Thearea that defines an arrival zone is that of acircle which you approach from the outsideof the circle. The alarm will be released if yourboat enters the cir...

Page 76 - Figure 9-4 How the XTE alarm works; Figure 9-5 XTE alarm range

9-2 9.2 XTE (Cross Track Error) Alarm The XTE alarm warns you when your boat isoff its intended course. When your boat goes off course by the alarmrange set, the audible alarm sounds and thealarm icon and the indication XTE appears. You may silence the alarm with the CLR key.The indication remains o...

Page 77 - Displaying position in Loran C LOPs; Figure 10-1 Pltr setup menu; Displaying position in Decca LOPs; Offsetting GPS Position; Figure 10-2 GPS setup menu; POSITION-RELATED OPERATIONS

10-1 10.1 Displaying Position in LOPs Position can be displayed in latitude and lon-gitude, Loran C LOPs or Decca LOPs. Displaying position in Loran C LOPs 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key to select the SYSTEM menu. 3. Press the [2] key to select PLTR SETUP. PLTR SETUP NAVAID SCALE SMOOTH...

Page 79 - Offsetting Chart Position; Figure 10-3 Chart position

10-3 10.6 Offsetting Chart Position In some instances chart position may be offby a few minutes. For example, the positionof the ship is shown to be at sea while it is infact moored at a pier. You can compensate forthis error as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key to select SYSTEM S...

Page 80 - GPS OPERATIONS; Figure 11-1 GPS setup menu; GPS SETUP menu description; Figure 11-2 GPS position smoothing; Figure 11-3 GPS speed smoothing

11-1 GPS OPERATIONS 11.1 GPS Setup Menu The GPS setup menu provides for the settingup of GPS-related operations. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key. 3. Press the [7] key. GPS SETUP GPS SMOOTHING GEODETIC POS CALIB UNHEALTH TIME DIFF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Posn Speed 0 0 0 ( 0 0 0 ~...

Page 81 - key serves to desig-; Figure 11-4 Pltr setup menu

11-2 UNHEALTH: Every GPS satellite is broad-casting abnormal satellite number(s) in theAlmanac. Using this information, the GPSreceiver eliminates any malfunctioning satel-lite from the GPS satellite schedule. Once themalfunctioning satellite is returned to on-linestatus it is automatically restored...

Page 82 - OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SETUP; Selecting Sensors; Figure 12-1 Sensor setup menu; SENSOR SETUP menu description; Remote Display; Figure 12-2 NMEA setup menu

12-1 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 12.1 Selecting Sensors The sensor setup menu provides for selectionand calibration of speed and temperature sen-sors (optional equipment). 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key. 3. Press the [5] key. SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR TEMP SENSOR SPD CALIB TEMP CALIB DEPTH C...

Page 83 - Figure 12-3 DGPS setup menu

12-2 DGPS SETUP DGPS RTCM VER BYTE FORM FIRST BIT PARITY BIT STOP BIT BIT RATES BAUD RATES ON 1.0 8-6 MSB EVEN 1 7 300 2400 : Cursor 1200 4800 9600 OFF 2.0 8-8 LSB ODD NONE 2 8 600 ENT: Sel ESC: Esc Figure 12-3 DGPS setup menu 4. Display DGPS ON and set other items according to specifications of bea...

Page 84 - CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY; Plotter Display Marker; Figure 13-1 Time mark and course bar; Figure 13-3 Display setup menu; Chart Attributes; Operate the Cursor Pad to select item

13-1 CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY 13.1 Plotter Display Marker Attributes The various markers and items shown on theplotter display can be turned on/off and theircolor changed on the DISPLAY SETUP menu.The markers which can be changed are as fol-lows: • Background color (light-blue or black)• Grid color a...

Page 85 - Figure 13-4 Unit setup menu; Chart Range or Scale; Figure 13-5 Plotter setup menu

13-2 13.3 Unit of Distance Measurement You may display range in nautical miles, ki-lometers or statute miles as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key to select SYSTEM MENU. 3. Press the [4] key to display the UNIT SETUP menu. UNIT SETUP DISTANCE DEPTH TEMP nm m ° C : Cursor ESC: Esc °...

Page 86 - MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING; 4-1 Recommended maintenance program; Do not open the equipment.

14-1 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 14.1 Maintenance Regular maintenance is essential for good per-formance. A maintenance program should beestablished and should at least include the itemslisted in Table 14-l. 14-1 Recommended maintenance program m e t I t n i o p k c e h C y d e m e R a n n e t...

Page 87 - Simple Troubleshooting; Table 14-2 Simple troubleshooting

14-2 A battery installed on a circuit board inside display unit preserves data when the power is turnedoff. The life of the battery is about three years. When the battery voltage is low the battery icon appears on the display. When this happens, contact your dealer to request replacement of the batt...

Page 88 - Table 14-3 Error messages

14-3 Table 14-2 Simple troubleshooting (con't) . . . f I . . . n e h T r e d n u o S o e d i V d n a s k r a m t u b e r u t c i p o n r a e p p a s r e t c a r a h c O E D I V e h t n o " 0 " o t t e s s i d e e p s e c n a v d a e r u t c i p f i k c e h c . u n e m P U T E S R E D N U O S...

Page 89 - Diagnostic Tests; I/O port test results; Panel test; The following display appears.

14-4 14.5 Diagnostic Tests Memory, I/O port test This test conduct a general check of the dis-play unit and the antenna unit. The unit dis-plays the check results for each device orcomponent checked as OK or NG (No Good). 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the [0] key to select SYSTEM MENU. 3. Press th...

Page 90 - Display test; Press the MENU key to display the main; GPS Monitor Display; Figure 14-4 Sample GPS monitor display; GPS monitor display description

14-5 Display test 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the [0] key to select SYSTEM MENU. The system menu appears. 3. Press the [1] key to select SELF TEST. 4. Press the [4] key to select DISPLAY TEST. DISPLAY TEST WHT GRN BLU BLK WHT RED GRN BLU BLK RED ENT: Change Mode ESC: Esc...

Page 91 - Demonstration Display; Figure 14-5 Demo setting screen; Memory Card Operations; Saving data

14-6 Data Rx: Shows DGPS beacon receiver isnormal or abnormal. Two dashes appear whenno DPGS beacon receiver is connected. Ref Sta: Shows status of DPGS transmittingstation. Two dashes appear when no DPGSbeacon receiver is connected. Program No.: Shows the program versionnumber of the unit. Rx Statu...

Page 92 - Press the ENT key. The card is formatted; Loading data; to select LOAD MEMORY.; Clearing the Memory

14-7 5. Press the ENT key. The card is formatted and data are saved. When saving is com-pleted, the cursor moves to NO at theSAVE MEMORY line. 6. Press the MENU key. Note: "Memory card err" appears in the fol-lowing cases: • No card is set• Card is write protected• Card error Loading data Da...

Page 93 - Specifications; Video Sounder

A-1 Specifications Video Sounder Frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz Display range 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 300 meter (feet, fathoms, and passi/brazaalso available) Shift 0 to 300 m Display mode Normal, marker zoom, bottom zoom, bottom-lock zoom, A-scope Alarms Bottom, Fish GPS Receiver Receiver format 8 ch...

Page 94 - World Time Standards

Page 95 - Geodetic Chart List

A-3 Geodetic Chart List 001: WGS84002: WGS72003: TOKYO : Mean Value (Japan, Korea & Okinawa) 004: NORTH AMERICAN 1927 : Mean Value (CONUS) 005: EUROPEAN 1950 : Mean Value 006: AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1984 : Australia & Tasmania 007: ADINDAN : Mean Value (Ethiopia & Sudan) 008: : Ethiopia 009...

Page 96 - Icons

A-4 Icons L L H • Unsuitable chart/chart card not inserted. • Chart scale/range is too small. (Page 4-4) • Suitable chart scale is selected. (Page 4-4) • Chart position is offset. (Page 10-3) • Battery voltage (on pcb) is low. (Page 14-1) • Chart scale/range is too large. • Chart data is unreliable....

Page 97 - GPS Plotter; The time at which you arrive at a destination.; Glossary

A-5 GPS Plotter Almanac Each GPS satellite broadcasts its own orbitaldata as well as general orbital data of all otherGPS satellites. This general orbital data iscalled the Almanac. The GPS receiver receivesthe Almanac and decodes it to calculate thequantity and elevation angle of satellites inview,...

Page 98 - The distance run from a position.

A-6 Magnetic variation offset The location of the magnetic north pole is dif-ferent from the geographical north pole. Thiscauses a difference between the true and mag-netic north direction. This difference is calledmagnetic variation, and varies with respect tothe observation point on the earth. Thi...

Page 101 - Menu Tree

A-9 Menu Tree MENU key 1. DISPLAY SETUP 2. TRACK/MARK SETUP 3. ERASE TRACK/MARK 4. ROUTE/ROUTE LIST 5. ALARM SETUP (Continued on next page) HUE LAND BRIGHT LAND COLOR PLACE NAME GRID COLOR COURSE BAR TIME MARK WPT MARK SIZE CURSOR SIZE EVENT SHAPE (MARK SHAPE) LINE TYPE MARK COLOR TRACK COLOR MARK S...

Page 104 - Decca Chains

A-12 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 110 - INDEX

Index-1 INDEX A A-scope display 2-6Alarms arrival/anchor watch 9-1bottom 3-8fish 3-7speed 9-2trip 9-2water temperature 3-8XTE 9-2 Antenna unit installation 1-4Arrival/anchor watch alarm 9-1AUTO key 3-2 B Battery icon 14-1Battery replacement 14-1Bottom alarm 3-8Bottom zoom display 2-6Bottom-lock disp...