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TABLE OF CONTENTS iv 5.2.2 How to set a destination waypoint through the list ......................................... 5-2 5.3 How to Set Route as Destination ............................................................................... 5-25.4 How to Cancel Destination ..............................

v FOREWORD A Word to the Owner of the GP-33 Congratulations on your choice of the GP-33 GPS Navigator. For over 60 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers. You...

vi SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Standalone system CAN bus network When optional junction box FI-5002 is connected Navigation Receiver Unit GP-33 Antenna UnitGPA-017 PC 12-24VDC MOB Switch External Alarm Standard configuration is shown with solid line. Receiver Unit GP-33 Antenna UnitGPA-017 FI-504/507 12 VD...

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION vii When no FI-5002 is connected Category of Units Units Category Antenna Unit GPA-017 Exposed to weather Receiver Unit GP-33 Protected from weather Junction Box FI-5002 (Option) Receiver Unit GP-33 Antenna UnitGPA-017 Backbone cable Navigation PC MOB Switch External Alarm

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1-1 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Controls Key Description Selects display mode. Sets destination. -Opens the Menu. (plotter and highway displays: twice, others: once)-Shows the zoom window (plotter and highway displays only). (Cursorpad) -Shifts the cursor.-Selects item on menus. -Long press: Turns p...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-2 How to detach the hard cover from the unit Put your thumbs on the front and forefingers on the catches at the sides of the cover, and pull it toward you. 1.2 How to Turn Power On/Off 1. Press the /BRILL key to turn on the power. The unit beeps and then starts up with the ...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-3 1.3 How to Adjust LCD and Key Panel Brilliance 1. Press the /BRILL key to show the following window. 2. To adjust the LCD brilliance, press /BRILL key. The setting changes “0 → 1 → … → 7 → 6…0 → 1…” continuously. Maximum setting is 7. You can use also the cursorpad ( W , ...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-7 Satellite Monitor Display The satellite monitor display shows the condition of GPS and GEO (WAAS) satellites. Number, bearing and elevation angle of all GPS and GEO satellites (if applicable) in view of your receiver appear. User Display 1, User Display 2 • Digital displa...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-8 1.5 Menu Overview Most operations of your unit are done through the menu. Below is a quick introduction to how to select a menu and change menu settings. If you get lost in operation, press the MENU/ZOOM key to return to the main menu. 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key once or t...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-9 How to enter alphanumeric data Some menu operations require you to enter alphanumeric data (A to Z, 0 to 9) and symbols (&, _, #,’ , -, > and space). The procedure which follows shows how to enter alphanumeric data. For example, to change the waypoint name “WP0006”...

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-10 Range from own boat to MOB position Bearing from own boat to MOB position MOB mark(red) Shortest course from own boat to MOB position (blue) N 34 08.500 N 34 08.375 E 135 10.000 E 135 09.750 95 0.20

2-1 2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2.1 How to Select the Display Range You can change the display range on the plotter and highway displays. The horizontal range in the plotter display is available among 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 and 320 nautical miles. The horizontal rang...

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2-2 Cursor state and position indication Cursor position is displayed in latitude and longitude or TDs at the bottom of the plotter display when the cursor is shown. If there is no operation for about seven seconds, the cursor disappears. 2.3 How to Shift the Display The ...

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2-3 2.4 How to Change Track Plotting Interval, Stop Re-cording To trace the boat’s track, the boat’s position is stored into the memory at an interval of distance or according to display range. For distance, a shorter interval provides better reconstruction of the track, ...

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2-4 2.5 How to Change Track Color You can select the color for the tracks among red, yellow, green, blue, purple, black and brown. It is useful to change the color to distinguish tracks at different times of a day, for example. 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the...

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2-5 Note: To cancel, select [No] at this step. 7. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to close the menu. 2.6.2 How to erase all tracks 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. 2. Select [Tracks], and press the ENT key. 3. Select [Delete], and press the ENT key. 4...

3-1 3. WAYPOINTS 3.1 How to Enter Waypoints In navigation terminology a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage, whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination waypoint. Your unit can store 10,000 way-points. Waypoints can be entered on the plotter display: at cursor position, at own bo...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-3 12. To change the comment, select [Comment] and press the ENT key. 13. Enter the comment, and press the ENT key. 14. Press the MENU/ZOOM key to register the new waypoint into the list. 15. To register other waypoints, repeat steps 4 through 14.16. Press the MENU/ZOOM key several tim...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-4 3.2 How to Display Waypoint Name You can display waypoint names as follows: 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. 2. Select [Plotter Setup], and press the ENT key. 3. Select [WP Name], and press the ENT key. 4. Select [Disp Goto], [Disp All] or [Disp Route], and pr...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-5 3.3 How to Edit Waypoints Waypoint position, name, mark shape and comment can be edited on the plotter dis-play or through the waypoint list. Note: When the waypoint chosen is set as the destination, the message "Change The Waypoint. Are you sure?" appears. 3.3.1 How to edit...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-6 3.4 How to Move Waypoints You can move waypoints to any position on the plotter display. 1. Operate the cursorpad to place the cursor on the waypoint to move.2. Press the ENT key to show the pop-up window. 3. Select [Move], and press the ENT key to show the waypoint information. 4. ...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-7 3.5 How to Erase Waypoints You can erase each or all waypoint(s). Note: You cannot erase the waypoint used as the current destination. (See para- graphs paragraph 3.5.1, paragraph 3.5.2.) 3.5.1 How to erase a waypoint on the plotter display 1. Operate the cursorpad to place the curs...

3. WAYPOINTS 3-8 3.5.3 How to erase all waypoints 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. 2. Select [Delete], and press the ENT key. 3. Confirm that [All Waypoints] is chosen, and press the ENT key. 4. Select [Delete], and press the ENT key. When no waypoint is set as destination Whe...

4-1 4. ROUTES In many cases a trip from one place to another involves several course changes, re-quiring a series of waypoints which you navigate to, one after another. The sequence of waypoints leading to the ultimate destination is called a route. Your unit can auto-matically advance to the next w...

4. ROUTES 4-3 4.2 How to Edit Routes You can edit the route created. Note: When the route chosen is set as route navigation, the message "Route is set as a destination. Are you sure?" appears. 4.2.1 How to replace a waypoint in a route 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. ...

4. ROUTES 4-5 8. Press the MENU/ZOOM key several times to close the menu. Note: To restore waypoint to a route, select [Skip Off] at step 7, and press the ENT key. 4.3 How to Erase a Route You can erase routes individually or collectively. 4.3.1 How to erase a route through the route list Note: The ...

5-1 5. DESTINATION Destination can be set four ways: by cursor, by waypoint, by route and by MOB posi-tion. Previous destination is cancelled whenever a new destination is set. The setting by MOB position is described in chapter 1. When setting a destination, a blue line is shown between own boat an...

5. DESTINATION 5-2 5.2 How to Set Destination by Waypoint You can set a waypoint as destination by using the cursor or the waypoints list. 5.2.1 How to set a destination waypoint with the cursor 1. On the plotter display, operate the cursorpad to place the cursor on the waypoint which you want to se...

5. DESTINATION 5-3 3. Select [Alpha] or [Local], and press the ENT key. 4. Select the route to set as a destination, and press the ENT key. 5. Select [Goto], and press the ENT key. 6. Select [Forward] or [Reverse]. Forward: Follows waypoints in order registered (1 → 2 → 3…) Reverse: Follows waypoint...

5. DESTINATION 5-4 2. Press the ENT key. 3. Select [Cancel Goto (Route)], and press the ENT key. 4. Chose [Yes], and press the ENT key. To cancel, select [No]. 5.4.2 How to cancel destination through the list 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. 2. Select [Waypoints] (or [Routes])...

6-1 6. ALARMS 6.1 Overview There are nine alarm conditions which generate both audio and visual alarms: Arrival alarm, Anchor watch alarm, XTE (Cross-Track Error) alarm, Speed alarm, Speed Based Output alarm, WAAS alarm, Time alarm, Trip alarm and Odometer alarm. When an alarm setting is violated, t...

6. ALARMS 6-2 Message and meanings Note: The message screen also shows equipment trouble. See section 8.3. 6.2 Buzzer Type Selection The buzzer sounds whenever an alarm setting is violated. You can select the type of buzzer as follows: 1. Press the MENU/ZOOM key twice to show the main menu. 2. Selec...

6. ALARMS 6-4 6.4 Alarm Descriptions Arrival alarm The arrival alarm informs you that own boat is approaching a destination waypoint. The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a circle which you approach from the outside of the circle. The alarm will activate if your boat enters the circle. H...

7-1 7. OTHER FUNCTIONS This chapter describes menu items not carried in other chapters. 7.1 Plotter Setup Menu COG Line You can show or hide the COG line on the plotter display. COG/BRG ref. Boat’s course and bearing to a waypoint are displayed in true or magnetic bearing. Magnetic bearing is true b...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-2 TTG/ETA SPD To calculate time to go and estimated time of arrival, enter your speed as below. -Auto (GPS calculated speed) 1. Press X and ENT in order. 2. Enter the speed average (1 to 999 sec.) to use, and press the ENT key. -Manual (Speed calculated manually) 1. Press X and ...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-4 7.3 WAAS Menu Mode You can select GPS or WAAS for the position fixing mode. WAAS Search For WAAS setting, the GEO satellite is searched automatically or manually. For GEO satellite number, see page AP-3. Auto: The system automatically searches for the optimum GEO satellite fro...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-5 Display Select the position format. • xx.xxx’: Shows L/L position with no seconds.• xx’xx.x”: Displays L/L position with seconds.• LC TD: Loran C TDs Loran C When choosing LC TD at Display, do the following: 1) Press the ENT key. 2) select the GRI code, and press the ENT key. ...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-7 7.6 User Display Menu To customize user displays, which are [6] and [7] appeared when the DISP key is pressed (see section 1.4), use the User Display menu. Note: You can show the User Display menu by pressing the ENT key more than three seconds at the User display 1 (display [...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-9 4. Select data desired, and press the ENT key. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set other data. You can select digital data also from the User display 1 (display [6]) and 2 ([7]) directly. 1. Press the DISP key several times to show User display 1 or 2 desired, and press the ENT key...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-11 Waypoint data format $PFEC, GPwpl, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, c—c, c, c—c, a, hhmmss, xx, xx, xxxx <CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1: Waypoint latitude 2: N/S 3: Waypoint longitude 4: E/W 5: Waypoint name (1 to 8 characters) 6: Waypoint color (NULL/0: black, 1: ...

7. OTHER FUNCTIONS 7-12 Route data format Route comment data format End of sentence $GPRTE, x.x, x.x, a, c--c, c--c, ... , c--c <CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 12 1: Number of sentences required for one complete route data (1 to 6) See note.2: Number of sentences currently used (1 to 6) 3: Message mo...

8-1 8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLE-SHOOTING 8.1 Maintenance Regular maintenance is important to maintain performance. Check the following points to help maintain 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 t...

8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8-2 8.2 Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can follow to restore normal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, do not attempt to check inside the unit. Any trouble should be referred to a qualified techni...

8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8-3 8.3 Displaying the Message Board When an error occurs, a message and an alarm icon appear on the screen. The mes-sage board displays the error messages (see page 6-2) shown in table below. Messages and meanings 8.4 Diagnostics The diagnostic test checks the ROM, R...

8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8-4 5. Press each key one by one. The corresponded mark on the display turns red if the key is functioning properly. 6. Press the MENU/ZOOM key three times to close the test screen. 7. Select [LCD Test], and press the ENT key. Each press of this key changes the LCD pa...

9-1 9. INSTALLATION 9.1 Equipment Lists Standard Supply Optional Supply 9.2 Installation of Receiver Unit 9.2.1 Installation consideration The receiver unit can be installed on a desktop, underside of table or in a panel. Refer to the outline drawings at the end of this manual for installation instr...

9. INSTALLATION 9-2 • Locate the unit away from equipment which generates electromagnetic fields such as a motor or generator. • Allow sufficient maintenance space at the sides and rear of the unit and leave suf- ficient slack in cables, to facilitate maintenance and servicing. • Observe compass saf...

9. INSTALLATION 9-3 9.2.3 Flush mount 1. Using the template (supplied), cut out a hole in the mounting location.2. Prepare four pilot holes (for 3x20 self-tapping screws) at the mounting location.3. Unscrew knobs to dismount the receiver unit from the hanger. This hanger can be discarded. 4. Remove ...

9. INSTALLATION 9-4 Note: When removing the equipment from the flush mounted location, use the remov- er (supplied) to remove the panel as shown below. 9.3 Installation of Antenna Unit Install the antenna unit referring to the antenna installation diagram at the back of this manual. When choosing a ...

9. INSTALLATION 9-5 9.4 Wiring When no CAN bus equipment is connected When connecting no CAN bus equipment, use the red and black-colored cores of M12-05BM+05BF-060 cable to connect to the 12-24 VDC switch board. (For other cores, cut them and tape individually.) Ground Antenna Unit GPA-017 Receiver...

9. INSTALLATION 9-6 Connection with the optional junction box FI-5002 Detailed information for the service technician about CAN bus wiring is in the docu-ment titled “Furuno CAN bus Network Design Guide (TIE-00170-*)” separately. • Fabrication of M12-05BM+05BF-060 cable and MC connector 12VDC CN3 - ...

9. INSTALLATION 9-7 Terminator • When connecting to backbone cable Attach the following terminators to both ends of the backbone cable. When connecting to the optional junction box FI-5002 There are two terminal resistors (R1 and R2) inside the FI-5002. • No backbone cable is connected: Set both R1 ...

9. INSTALLATION 9-8 9.5 Language Setting When you first turn the power on after installation, you are asked the language to use on the equipment. Press S or T to select the language, and press the ENT key. 9.6 Input/Output Data This equipment inputs/outputs NMEA0183 or CAN bus data shown below. Note...

AP-1 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Ship To Center (only when the plotter display is shown) Tracks Rec (Off, Distance , Auto; 0.00 to 9.99, 0.1 nm ) Color (Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Black, Brown ) Delete ( All , By Color) Track Memory Used (**%) Alpha Local Alpha Local Auto Waypoint Entry (COG) ( Off ...

AP-3 APPENDIX 2 WHAT IS WAAS? WAAS, available in North America, is a provider in the worldwide SBAS (Satellite Based Augmen-tation System) navigation system. CBAS provides GPS signal corrections to SBAS users, for even better position accuracy, typically better than three meters. There are three mor...

AP-4 APPENDIX 3 LIST OF TERMS The following table shows the terms used in GP-33. Terms/Symbols Meaning Terms/Symbols Meaning Waypoints Lat Latitude Own Boat Lon Longitude Man Overboard LC Loran-C Shortest course to thedestination M, Mag Magnetic + Cursor MAR March % Percentage MAY May 2D 2D GPS posi...

AP-5 APPENDIX 4 GEODETIC CHART LIST 001: WGS84 002: WGS72 003: TOKYO : 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: ADINDAN : Ethiopia 009: ADINDAN : Mali 0...

FURUNO GP-33 SP - 1 E4458S01B-M SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS NAVIGATOR GP-33 1 GENERAL 1.1 Display system 4.3-inch color LCD 1.2 Effective area 95.04 x 53.85 mm, 480 x 272 dots (WQVGA) 1.3 Projection Mercator 1.4 Display mode Plotter, Steering, Highway, NAV data, Destination, User display 1.5 Memory capaci...

IN-1 INDEX A Alarm icon ................................................. 6-1Alarm message ......................................... 6-1alphanumeric data..................................... 1-9Anchor watch alarm .................................. 6-4Arrival alarm ......................................