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GP-1610C
Color GPS Plotter
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide the basic operating procedures for this
equipment. For more detailed information see the operator's manual.
Waypoint
(Requires chart
Chart
card.)
01
(Marks important
point (buoy, etc.);
can be set as
destination.)
Course bar
Mark
(Marks point
of interest,
reef, etc.)
Course
Depth
(Requires
sensor.)
CSE 350.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m
TMP 16.0°C 13:42
POS 34°26.345’N 135°41.232’E
Water temperature
(Requires sensor.)
Own ship mark
(Shows current
position.)
Ship’s track
Speed
Position-fixing mod
Time
Position
Sample plotter display
The GP-1610C is a fully integrated color video plotter and GPS receiver. To find position,
simply turn on the power. As your boat moves its track is inscribed on the display .
1
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Do not open the equipment.
Hazardous voltage which can
cause electrical shock, burn or
serious injury exists inside the
equipment. Only qualified
personnel should work inside
the equipment.
Do not disassemble or modify the
equipment.
Fire, electrical shock or serious injury
can result.
Turn off the power immediately if water
leaks into the equipment or the equipment is emitting smoke or fire.
Continued use of the equipment can cause
fire or electrical shock.
Do not place liquid-filled containers on
the top of the equipment.
CAUTION
Use the proper fuse.
Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or
permanent equipment damage.
GPS position and velocity accuracies
are controlled by the U.S. Department
of Defense. Position may be degraded
up to 100 meters.
Do not use the equipment for other than
its intended purpose.
Personal injury can result if the equipment
is used as a chair or stepping stool, for
example.
Do not place objects on the top of the
equipment.
The equipment can overheat or personal
injury can result if the object falls.
Fire or electrical shock can result if a
liquid spills into the equipment.
Do not operate the equipment with wet
hands.
Electrical shock can result.
Keep heater away from equipment.
Heat can alter equipment shape and melt
the power cord, which can cause fire or
electrical shock.
2
Inserting a Chart Card
T
1 Turn off the power.
2 Open the chart card drive cover at the bottom of the display unit.
Screws
Cover
3 Insert chart card label side up, arrow forward.
Arrow forward
Chart
card
EJEC
button
4 Close the chart card drive cover.
To eject a chart card:
1 Open the chart card drive cover .
2 Press the EJECT button.
Note: If no chart card is inserted a general world map appears.
3
Displaying the Plotter Picture
Press the POWER key to turn on the equipment. A beep sounds and shortly thereafter the
plotter display appears.
1 Press the POWER key.
Results of self-test;
displayed for about
one second.
Warning on chart
card usage; appears
for about one minute.
ROM
RAM
VRAM
Battery
Program No.
Base Chart No.
NO NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC
OFFICE HAS VERIFIED THE
INFORMATION IN THIS COASTLINE
DATA CARD AND NONE ACCEPT
LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF
REPRODUCTION OR ANY
MODIFICATIONS MADE THEREAFTER.
THIS PRODUCT WITH THIS
COASTLINE DATA CARD DOES NOT
REPLACE THE REQUIREMENT TO
USE THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS
FOR NAVIGATION ACCORDING TO
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
REGULATONS.
FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
OK
OK
OK
OK
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MENU
ESC
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
8
0
1
Plotter display
(Position being
calculated.)
Plotter display
(Position now reliable.
Chart appears about
20 sec after power
is turned on. At initial
power on it takes
two minutes.)
BRG+ 232.0° RNG+ 0.00nm ACQ
DEP 110m TMP 16 .0°C 13:41
+ 34°43.801'N 135°21.163'E
BRG+ 232.0° RNG+ 0.00nm 2D
DEP 110m TMP 16 .0°C 13:41
+ 34°43.801'N 135°21.163'E
ACQ means acquiring
satellite; position is
not reliable.
2D or 3D means
position is reliable.
Confirm this indication before using
the equipment.
4
Adjusting Tone and Brilliance
1 Press the TONE key.
Adjust tone or brilliance
within 10 seconds,
otherwise the display
will be erased.
Ten levels of tone are
provided.
Eight levels of brilliance
are provided.
LOW HIGH
TONE : 5 ■■■■■□□□□□
BRILL : 8 ■■■■■■■■
LOW HIGH
2 Press t or s to adjust tone.
3 Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust
brilliance.
3
MENU
ESC
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
2
7
8
1
CNTR
TONE
CURS
5
0
CLR
POWER
5
How to Use the Cursor
If the cursor is not
displayed press
the CURS key.
Position
Cursor
intersection
BRG+ 232.0° RNG+ 0.00nm 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 13:55
Cursor position
in lattitude and
longitude
Find the
position of a
cape.
Cursor position is digitally displayed on the
screen.
+ 34°43.801'N 135°21.163'E
1
Press ▲ ▼ t s.
Bearing and
range from
own ship to
cursor
0
Cape
MENU
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
ESC
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
1
7
8
0
2
Latitude and longitude
position of cape
Turn off the
cursor.
The CURS key
alternately displays and
erases the cursor.
Course
Position
BRG+ 45.0° RNG+ 0.37nm 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:00
+ 35°21.284'N 136°32.212'E
2
Press the CURS key.
CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:23
POS 34°26.345'N 135°41.232'E
Bearing and
range from
own ship to
cape
Speed
6
Registering Your Harbor
By registering your harbor as a waypoint, you can later use it as a destination waypoint, when
returning home.
Before departing
register your harbor as a waypoint.
Confirm that "Own
Position" is in reverse
video. If it is not, press
▲ to do so.
Date and time of
entry appears.
1 Press the WPT key.
SELECT WPT MODE
Own Position
Cursor
WPT List
Event to WPT
ENT: Sel ESC: Cancel
2 Press the ENT key.
WPT at Own Position
LAT:
LONG:
No:
MARK:
CMNT:
: Cursor : Column
ENT: Enter MENU: Sel Mode
34°26.345'N
135°41.232'E
001
_ _
27MAR97 14
1
MENU
ESC
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
2,
3
7
8
0
WPT 01 is displayed at
own ship's position.
Waypoints can be automatically entered in
sequential order.
To erase a waypoint,
place the cursor on it
and press the CLR key.
3 Press the ENT key.
01
CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:35
34°26.345'N 135°41.232'E
POS
POWER
7
Setting Destination
When you set a destination, this unit computes the range, bearing and course to the destination. To display your destination on the screen select a small display range or scale. To set as
destination a point which is 20 nm from your harbor do the following:
Shrink display
range or scale.
CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:40
POS 34°26.345’N 135°41.232’E
MENU
ESC
NU/CU
ENT
Set point as
destination.
Destination
point
1 Press the ZOOM OUT key.
Press until position
for destination
appears.
CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0 kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:53
POS 34°26.345’N 135°41.232’E
2 Press the GOTO key.
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
8
2
1
0
If "Cursor/Route plan"
is not in reverse video,
press ▼ to do so.
8
SELECT GOTO MODE
WPT List
EVENT List
ROUTE List
Cursor/Route plan
ENT: Sel CLR: Release
ESC: Cancel
3 Press the ENT key.
4
Current position is
marked as "00" and
the destination with a
flag . A dashed line
connects current
position and the flag;
it shows shortest
course to destination.
Bearing and range
to the destination
appear at the
bottom of the screen.
Own ship’s
position
Course
: Cursor
ENT: Set
ENT twice: complete
MENU: SEL Mode
4 Place cursor on
destination.
5 Press the ENT key twice.
00
Destination
WP801 175.0° 15nm
CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:57
POS 34°26.345’N 135°41.232’E
Bearing and range to destination
MENU
ESC
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
3,
5
7
8
0
9
Sailing for Destination
Steer towards destination.
WP801 175.0° 15nm
CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:00
POS 34°26.345’N 185°41.232’E
Steer towards destination.
00
Steer the boat so its
track traces along the
course bar, for shortest
course to destination.
Course
bar
00
WP801 175.0° 14.7nm
CSE 175.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:00
POS 34°26.345’N 185°41.232’E
10
Arriving at Destination
When nearing your destination, expand the range scale.
Expand the
display range or
scale.
00
WP801 173.0° 5.2nm
CSE 175.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:15
POS 33°33.979’N 137°07.290’E
MENU
ESC
NU/CU
ENT
1 Press the ZOOM IN key.
Press the key to obtain
detailed view of arrival
area.
WP801 173.0° 5.2nm
CSE 160.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:25
POS 33°33.979’N 137°07.290’E
1
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
8
0
11
Entering Marks
Marks may be used to denote the location of fish schools, good fishing spots, reefs, etc.
Fish caught
here
WP801 173.0° 5.2nm
CSE 173.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 16:01
POS 33°33.979’N 137°07.290’E
MENU
ESC
NU/CU
ENT
A red circle (default color
and shape) appears at
own ship’s position the
moment the key is
pressed.
Note: When the cursor is
displayed a mark is entered
at the cursor position.
To erase a mark,
place the cursor
on it and press
the CLR key.
1 Press the MARK key.
Red
WP801 170.0° 4.8nm
CSE 171.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 16:07
POS 33°26.154’N 137°03.731’E
1
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
8
0
12
Changing Mark Shape, Color
You may wish to display marks in different shapes and colors to differentiate between reefs
and fish schools, for example. The procedure below shows how to change from red circle to
green diamond.
WP801 170.0° 4.8nm
CSE 170.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-
°
26.154’N 137°03.731’E
POS 33
°
C 16:09
1
MENU
ESC
NU/CU
ENT
1 Press the MENU key.
MAIN MENU
1. DISPLAY SETUP
2. TRACK/MARK SETUP
3. ERASE TRACK/MARK
4. ROUTE/ROUTE LIST
5. ALARM SETUP
6.
7. MEMORY SAVE/LOAD
8. CLEAR MEMORY
0. SYSTEM MENU
: Cursor ESC: Esc
2 Press the [2] key.
2
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
WPT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
8
0
TRACK/MARK SETUP
EVENT SHAPE
MARK SHAPE
LINE TYPE
MARK COLOR
TRACK COLOR
MARK SIZE
PLOT
PLOT INTVL
RED YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT
RED YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT
L S
ON OFF
TIME DIST AUTO
00 10
00.10nm
: Cursor ESC: Esc
13
3 Press t to select
MARK SHAPE.
4,
4 Press s twice to select
" ".
5 Press ▼ twice to select
MARK COLOR.
6 Press s twice to select
GREEN.
7 Press the ESC key.
8 Press the MARK key.
7
8
MENU
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
ESC
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
6
3,
5
7
8
0
Red
Green
WP801 170.0° 3.2nm
CSE 177.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-
°
21.832’N 137°07.614’E
POS 33
°
C 16:15
14
Returning to Harbor
MENU
ESC
DISP
SEL 1
EVENT
MOB 6
WPT
2
GOTO
7
MARK3PLTR
8
ZOOM
OUT 9
CNTR
5
CLR
TONE
POWER
ZOOM
IN 4
CURS
0
NU/CU
ENT
1
2
3,
4
Set your harbor as destination, and the course, range and bearing to it are displayed on the
screen.
Set waypoint 01,
which you
entered earlier,
as destination.
1 Press the GOTO key.
SELECT GOTO MODE
WPT List
EVENT List
ROUTE List
Cursor/Route plan
ENT: Sel CLR: Release
ESC: Cancel
2 Press ▲ three times to
select WPT List.
3 Press the ENT key.
WAYPOINT LIST
No.
001
002
003
LAT/LONG
34°26.345’ N
135°41.243’ E
COMMENT
970121 14
Current position is marked
by "00." It is connected to
destination 01 with
a dashed line, which
shows shortest course
to destination. Range and
bearing to the destination
appear at the bottom of
the screen.
: Cursor : Page
ENT: Edit CLR: Delete WPT
MENU: Sel Mode
4 Press the ENT key.
01
Course
Ship’s
position
00
WP001 315.0°
CSE 320.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D
DEP 110 m TMP - - .-
°
POS 33
15.0nm
°
24.327’N 136°54.321’E
C 17:30
15
Cancel destination; turn off
the equipment.
5 After arriving, press the
GOTO key.
Destination is cancelled
and course line
disappears.
SELECT GOTO MODE
WPT List
EVENT List
ROUTE List
Cursor/Route plan
ENT: Sel CLR: Release
ESC: Cancel
6 Press the CLR key.
RELEASE GOTO
ENT: YES
ESC: NO
7 Press the ENT key.
8 Press the ESC key.
8
MENU
DISP
SEL 1
MARK3PLTR
ZOOM
IN 4
CNTR
TONE
ESC
WPT
NU/CU
ENT
EVENT
MOB 6
GOTO
2
ZOOM
OUT 9
CURS
5
CLR
POWER
7
7
8
0
5
6
9
9 Press the POWER key.
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PUB.NO.OSE-43860-A
(9703,DAMI) GP-1610C
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