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Page 3 - iiiiiiiiiiiii; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; WARNING; CAUTION; Safety Instructions for the Operator

iiiiiiiiiiiii i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work insidethe equipment. Do not disassemble or modify theequipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injury canresult. Immediately turn off the power at theswitchboard if the equipment is emittin...

Page 4 - iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii; ii; Safety Instructions for the Installer

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii WARNING Do not open the cover unless totallyfamiliar with electrical circuits andservice manual. Improper handling can result in electricalshock. Turn off the power at the switchboardbefore beginning the installation. Fire or electrical shock can result if thepower is l...

Page 5 - iii; TABLE OF CONTENTS

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................... iv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............... v EQUIPMENT LISTS .............................. vi 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Control Description ............................. 1-11.2 Turning On and Off the Power ............ 1-21.3...

Page 6 - iv; FOREWORD; Features

iv A Word to GP-31/GP-36Owners Congratulations on your choice of the GP-31 GPS Navigator, GP-36 DGPS Navigator.We are confident you will see why theFURUNO name has become synonymouswith quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Com-pany has enjoyed an enviable reputation forinnovati...

Page 7 - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GP-36 System configuration GP-31 System configuration

Page 8 - vi; EQUIPMENT LISTS; Standard supply; Optional equipment

vi EQUIPMENT LISTS Standard supply e m a N e p y T y t Q s k r a m e R t i n U y a l p s i D 6 3 - P G 1 d e t a r o p r o c n i d r a o b N O C A E B r e g n a h g n i d u l c n I s t l o b b o n k d n a 1 3 - P G d r a o b N O C A E B o N t i n U a n n e t n A 7 1 0 - A P G 1 e l b a c m 0 1 h t i...

Page 9 - Control Description; Figure 1-1 Control panel; Removing the hard cover; OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1-1 1.1 Control Description Press once: Zoom, centering,or escapes from current opera-tion, depending on display inuse.Press twice: Opens menu. Selects display mode. Long press: Turns poweroff.Touch and release: Turnspower on. Opens the displayfor adjustment of dimmerand contrast. Inscribes mark, MO...

Page 10 - Turning on the power; Table 1-1 Receiver status indications; Turning off the power; Figure 1-2 Screen for adjustment of

1-2 1.2 Turning On and Off the Power Turning on the power Press the [DIM/PWR] key. The unit beepsand then starts up with the last-used dis-play mode. Your equipment takes about two minutesto find its position when turned on for thevery first time. The equipment shows receiver status indi-cations at ...

Page 11 - Figure 1-3 Display modes

1-3 1.4 Display Modes Your unit has five display modes: Plotter Display, Highway Display, Steering Display, NavData Display and User Display (digital data or speedometer). Press the [DISP] key toselect a display mode. Each time the key is pressed, the display mode changes in thesequence shown below....

Page 12 - Plotter display; Figure 1-4 Plotter display; Highway display; Figure 1-5 Highway display

1-4 Plotter display The plotter display traces own ship’s track, and shows position, course, speed, and hori-zontal display range setting. Figure 1-4 Plotter display Highway display The highway display provides a 3-D view of own ship’s progress toward destination. Navdata is also shown. Figure 1-5 H...

Page 13 - Steering display; Figure 1-6 Steering display; Nav data display; Figure 1-7 Nav data display

1-5 Steering display The steering display provides steering information such as ship’s speed, course; range,bearing, ETA and TTG (Time-To-Go) to destination. Figure 1-6 Steering display Nav data display The nav data display shows position in latitude and longitude (or TDs), course, speed,date and ti...

Page 14 - User displays; Digital display; Figure 1-8 Digital display; Speedometer display; Figure 1-9 Speedometer display

1-6 User displays Two user displays are available, digital and speedometer, and the operator may selectwhich to display. The default display is the digital display. Digital display The digital display shows digital navigation data. The user may choose what data to dis-play in the three cells below t...

Page 15 - Basic Menu Operation; Figure 1-11 PLOTTER SETUP menu; How to enter alphanumeric data; Figure 1-13 SYS SETUP menu

1-7 1.5 Basic Menu Operation Most operations of the your unit are car-ried out through the menu. Below is a quickintroduction to how to select a menu andchange menu settings. If you get lost in op-eration, press the [MENU] key to return tothe MAIN menu. A complete menu treeappears in the Appendix. 1...

Page 16 - Simulator Display; Figure 1-15 SYSTEM SETUP menu

1-8 5. Press ▲ to display “–”. 6. Press to send the cursor to the next digit. 7. Press ▲ or ▼ to display 0. 8. Press to send the cursor to the next digit. 9. Press ▲ or ▼ to display 6. 10.Press to send the cursor to the next digit. 11.Press ▲ or ▼ to display 3. 12.Press to send the cursor to the las...

Page 17 - To turn off the simulator display, select

1-9 13.To turn off the simulator display, select OFF at step 5 in this procedure, pressthe [ENT] key, and press the [MENU]key twice to finish. Note: If the power is reset while the simu-lator display is in use, the indication SIMU-LATION MODE appears at the top of thescreen at the next power up, in ...

Page 19 - PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW; centering window appears.; Shifting the Cursor; Cursor state and data; Cursor turned on; Figure 2-3 Data displayed on the plotter; Cursor turned off

2-1 2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2.1 Enlarging/Shrinking the Display Range You may increase or decrease the displayrange on the plotter and highway displays.The horizontal range in the plotter displayis available among .02 (40 yd), .05 (101 yd),0.1 (202 yd), 0.2 (405 yd), 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10,20, 40, 80,...

Page 20 - Shifting the Display; Figure 2-6 PLOTTER SETUP menu

2-2 Figure 2-4 Data displayed on the plotter display when the cursor is turned off 2.3 Shifting the Display The display can be shifted on the plotterdisplay. Operate the cursor pad to place thecursor at an edge of the screen. The dis-play shifts in the direction opposite to cur-sor pad operation. 2....

Page 23 - Entering Waypoints; Entering a waypoint by the cursor; Figure 3-1 Waypoint name entry window

3-1 3. WAYPOINTS (MARKS) 3.1 Entering Waypoints In navigation terminology a waypoint is aparticular location on a voyage whether itbe a starting, intermediate or destinationw a y p o i n t . Your u n i t c a n s t o r e 950waypoints. Waypoints can be entered onthe plotter display four ways: at curso...

Page 25 - Entering the MOB Mark; Figure 3-9 MOB window

3-3 Figure 3-7 Screen for entering waypoint name 6. Enter name (if desired) with the cursor pad and press the [ENT] key. Figure 3-8 Screen for entering waypoint latitude and longitude 7. Use the cursor pad to place the cursor on the second line (latitude or TD) andpress the [ENT] key. Enter latitude...

Page 26 - Displaying Waypoint Name; selection window

3-4 Figure 3-11 Screen appearance when MOB is set as destination 3.3 Displaying Waypoint Name You may display on the plotter display allw a y p o i n t n a m e s o r o n l y t h e G O T Owaypoint name as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key once or twice to display the menu. 2. Select PLOTTER and press ...

Page 27 - Deleting Waypoints; Figure 3-14 ERASE menu

3-5 3.5 Deleting Waypoints 1. Press the [MENU] key once or twice to display the menu. 2. Select ERASE and press the [ENT] key. Figure 3-14 ERASE menu 3. The cursor is on the “WAYPOINTS/ MARKS?” field. Press the [ENT] key. Figure 3-15 ERASE WP/MRK display 4. Select the waypoint you want to erase. Not...

Page 32 - Creating a track-based route; Figure 4-15 MOB window; Replacing waypoints in a route; Place the cursor on the waypoint to re-

4-4 Creating a track-based route This method stores current position at ap-propriate intervals. It is useful for retracingprevious ship’s track. 1. Press the [MARK/MOB] key. Figure 4-15 MOB window 2. Change name, comment, mark shape if desired. Select “LOG RT?” and pressthe [ENT] key. 3. Repeat step...

Page 33 - Inserting a waypoint in a route; Select the route from the ROUTES list.

4-5 Note: If the name selected at step 8has not been used, the window shownin F i g u r e 4 - 1 9 a p p e a r s . S e l e c t“ C R E A T E ? ” or “ R E N A M E ? ” asappropriate and press the [ENT] key. Figure 4-20 CREATE, RENAME prompt 10.Select “Exit?.” 11.Press the [ENT] key. 12.Press the [MENU] ...

Page 35 - GOTO; Figure 5-1 GOTO window

5-1 5. NAVIGATION Destination can be set four ways: by cur-sor, by waypoint, by route, and by MOB po-sition. Previous destination is cancelledwhenever a destination is newly set. 5.1 Setting Destination by Cursor 1. Press the [GOTO] key to display the GOTO window. GOTO WPT-LIST?WPT-NEAR? ? ROUTE? CU...

Page 36 - Figure 5-5 GOTO ROUTE list; Canceling Destination

5-2 4. Select a waypoint. 5. Press the [ENT] key. Own ship’s position becomes starting pointand a dashed line runs between it and thewaypoint selected, which is shown in re-verse video. 5.3 Setting Route as Destination 1. Press the [GOTO] key. 2. Select ROUTE?. 3. Press the [ENT] key. SELECT GOTO RO...

Page 37 - Arrival alarm; Figure 6-2 How the arrival alarm works

6-1 There are seven alarm conditions whichgenerate both aural and visual alarms: Ar-rival alarm, Anchor watch alarm, XTE(Cross-Track Error) alarm, Speed alarm,DGPS alarm, Time alarm, and Trip alarm. W h e n a n a l a r m s e t t i n g i s v i o l a t e d , t h ebuzzer sounds, and the name of the off...

Page 38 - If ARV is not selected from the ARV/ANC; Anchor watch alarm; Figure 6-5 How the anchor watch

6-2 4. If ARV is not selected from the ARV/ANC field, select the ARV/ANC field and pressthe [ENT] key. The display shown in Fig-ure 6-4 appears. Select ARV and pressthe [ENT] key. (If ARV is already se-lected, select the ARV/ANC field andpress .) Figure 6-4 Arrival/anchor window 5. Press the [ENT] k...

Page 40 - Trip Distance Alarm; S e l e c t t h e T R I P f i e l d a n d p r e s s t h e; Buzzer Type Selection; Select the BUZZER field and press the; SHORT: Two short beeps

6-4 6.6 Trip Distance Alarm This alarm alerts you by aural and visualalarms when your boat has traveled agreater distance than the preset trip alarmdistance. 1. Press the [MENU] key once or twice to open the menu. 2. Select ALARMS. 3. Press the [ENT] key. 4. S e l e c t t h e T R I P f i e l d a n d...

Page 43 - Figure 7-8 DGPS beacon station list

7-3 Note: When connecting a FURUNOexternal DGPS beacon receiver (suchas GR-80) to the GP-31, turn the GR-80’s remote function on to set up thebeacon receiver with data set on theGP-31. 5. The cursor is on the STATION field. Press the [ENT] key. 6. Choose DGPS beacon station selection method: AUTO, M...

Page 44 - Editing user channels; Select a station from the list and press; Erasing all user channels; The following message appears.

7-4 Figure 7-9 STATION (USER) display 6. Select “NEW?” and press the [ENT] key. The following display appears. Figure 7-10 NEW USER CHANNEL display 7. Press the [ENT] key, enter frequency of the station, and press the [ENT] key. 8. Press the [ENT] key, enter baud rate of the station, and press the [...

Page 45 - Erasing individual user channels; Select a channel from the list and press; Bearing Reference; Figure 7-8 PLOTTER SETUP menu; Magnetic Variation

7-5 Figure 7-12 Prompt for erasure of all user channels 7. Press the [ENT] key to erase all user channels. Erasing individual user channels 1. Press the [MENU] key twice to open the menu. 2. Select D-GPS and press the [ENT] key. 3. Select STATION and press the [ENT] key. 4. Select LIST and press the...

Page 46 - Geodetic Chart System; Figure 7-10 SYSTEM SETUP menu; Units of Measurement; Figure 7-11 TD SETUP menu

7-6 5. Select AUTO or MANU and press the [ENT] key. For automatic magneticvariation, current magnetic variationappears to the right of AUTO. 6. If you selected AUTO, no further opera- tion is necessary; press the [MENU] keytwice to finish. For MANU, press the[ENT] key and enter magnetic variationas ...

Page 48 - GPS SETUP menu description; FIX MODE

7-8 GPS SETUP menu description SMOOTH POS (Smoothing position) When the DOP (Dilution of Precision, theindex for position-fixing accuracy) or receiv-ing condition is unfavorable, the GPS fixmay change greatly, even if the vessel isdead in water. This change can be reducedby smoothing the raw GPS fix...

Page 49 - User Display Setup; Select item desired to display and press

7-9 7.10 User Display Setup The user display, which appears when the[DISP] key is pressed several times, maybe either digital data (default display) or thespeedometer display. Figure 7-14 User displays The user may choose three items of navi-gation data to display on each user display.The default it...

Page 50 - Resetting Trip Distance; Select the RESET TRIP? field and press; Wiring; Select WIRING INFO and press the

7-10 7.11 Resetting Trip Distance 1. Press the [MENU] key once or twice to open the menu. 2. Select PLOTTER and press the [ENT] key. 3. Select the RESET TRIP? field and press the [ENT] key. The following displayappears. Figure 7-19 Reset trip window 4. Press the [ENT] key to reset trip dis- tance. 5...

Page 51 - Downloading data to a PC; Figure 7-25 Displays when; Uploading data from a PC

7-11 Note 2: DPGS position fix is not availablewhen uploading or downloading data. Downloading data to a PC 1. Press the [MENU] key once or twice to open the menu, select I/O SETUP andpress the [ENT] key. Figure 7-22 I/O SETUP menu 2. Select SAVE WP/RTE → PC?. 3. Press the [ENT] key. Figure 7-23 SAV...

Page 52 - lowing message appears.; Loading data from a YEOMAN; Waypoint data format; : Waypoint longitude; is fixed to 6 and space code is placed

7-12 6. Press the [ENT] key. Note: The waypoint and route data aredeleted when the [ENT] key is pressed. Figure 7-28 Display when data is being loaded 7. When the loading is completed, the fol- lowing message appears. Figure 7-29 Display when data is loaded successfully 8. Press any key to escape. L...

Page 53 - : Waypoint color (This field is always kept; Figure 7-35 Characters available for; Route data format; Figure 7-36 Route data format; : Number of sentences required for one; Route comment data format; Figure 7-37 Route comment data format; End of sentence; Figure 7-38 End of sentence

7-13 when the number of characters are lessthan 6.) 6: Waypoint color (This field is always kept NULL.) 7: Waypoint comment (2 byte for mark code + 16 characters of comment.) 1st byte of mark code: Fixed to '@'.2nd byte of mark code:Internal markcode + 'a' (0 x 61). See Note 1.Number of characters f...

Page 55 - Figure 8-1 MESSAGE board; Messages; Table 8-1 Messages and their meanings

8-1 8.1 Maintenance Check the following points regularly tomaintain performance: • Check that connectors on the rear panel are firmly tightened and free of rust. • Check that the ground system is free of rust and the ground wire is tightly fas-tened. • Check that battery terminals are clean and free...

Page 59 - Installation of Antenna Unit; Figure 9-2 How to assemble the connector; Installation of Display Unit; Mounting considerations; Figure 9-1 Tabletop and overhead; Flush mounting

9-1 9. INSTALLATION 9.2 Installation of Antenna Unit Mounting considerations Install the antenna unit referring to the an-tenna installation diagram at the end of thismanual. When selecting a mounting loca-tion for the antenna unit, keep in mind thefollowing points: • Do not shorten the antenna cabl...

Page 60 - Grounding; • The ground wire should be 1.25sq or; • The power of this equipment is not iso-; F) in parallel to the antenna earth; External equipment; Figure 9-4 How to fix spring in fuse holder

9-2 Grounding The display unit contains a CPU. While it isoperating, it radiates noise, which can in-terfere with radio equipment. Ground theunit as follows to prevent interference: • The ground wire should be 1.25sq or larger. • The ground wire should be as short as possible. • The signal ground an...

Page 61 - Output data format, data sentences; DATA1: Current loop data; RMB: Generic navigational information

9-3 9.4 Initial Settings This equipment can output navigation datato external equipment, in NMEA 0183 for-mat. For example, it can output positiondata to a radar or echo sounder for displayon its display screen. Output data format, data sentences NMEA 0183 version 1.5 or 2.0 can be se-lected through...

Page 62 - Output setting; to select; Figure 9-6 Screens for setup of data

9-4 Output setting 1. Press [MENU] once or twice to open the menu. 2. Operate the cursor pad to select I/O SETUP. 3. Press the [ENT] key. I/O SETUP D A T A 1 : N M E A - R E M 1 D A T A 2 : N M E A - R E M N M E A V E R : V E R 2 . 0S A V E W P / R T E → P C ? L O A D W P / R T E ← P C ? L O A D W P...

Page 63 - Menu Tree; Default settings shown in boldface italic.

AP-1 Menu Tree Default settings shown in boldface italic.

Page 65 - Loran C Chains

AP-3 Loran C Chains Chain GRI S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Central Pacific 4990 11 29 – – – Canadian East Coast 5930 11 25 38 – – Commando Lion (Korea) 5970 11 31 42 – – Canadian West Coast 5990 11 27 41 – – South Saudi Arabia 7170 11 26 39 52 – Labrador Sea 7930 11 26 – – – Eastern Russia 7950 11 30 46 61 – Gulf...

Page 66 - Decca Chains

AP-4 Decca Chains Chain No. Chain Chaincode Location Chain No. Chain Chaincode Location 01 South Baltic 0A Europe 25 Skagerrak 10B " 02 Vestlandet 0E " 26 North Persian Gulf 5C Persian Gulf &India 03 Southwest British 1B " 27 South Persian Gulf 1C " 04 Northumbrian 2A " 28 Bo...

Page 67 - Geodetic Chart List

AP-5 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 00...

Page 68 - SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS NAVIGATOR

SP - 1 E4399S02B SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS NAVIGATOR GP-31/36 1. ANTENNA UNIT (1) GP-31 GPA-017 (GPS antenna) (2) GP-36 GPA-019 (GPS antenna with H-field Beacon ANT) GPA-018 (GPS antenna with E-field Beacon ANT) selectable 2. GPS RECEIVER (1) Receiving System 12 channels parallel, 12 satellite tracking ...

Page 78 - INDEX

Index-1 INDEX A Alarms anchor watch 6-2arrival 6-1DGPS 6-3speed 6-3time 6-3trip 6-4XTE 6-2 Anchor watch alarm 6-2Arrival alarm 6-1 B Battery replacement (technicians only) 8-3Bearing reference 7-5Buzzer type 6-4 C Centering own ship's position 2-2Contrast 1-2Control description 1-1Cursor 2-1–2-2 D D...