Furuno GP-1640 Operator's Manual

GPS/PLOTTER

GP-1640

Your Local Agent/DealerYour Local Agent/Dealer

9-52 Ashihara-cho,9-52 Ashihara-cho,
Nishinomiya, JapanNishinomiya, Japan

Telephone :Telephone : [phone]-65-2111
Telefax :Telefax : 0798-65-42000798-65-4200

FIRST EDITION :FIRST EDITION : JUN.JUN. 20022002

Printed in JapanPrinted in Japan

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i

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Do not disassemble or modify the
equipment.

Fire, electrical shock or serious injury
can result.

Turn off the power immediately if water

Do not open the equipment.

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.

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.

Hazardous voltage which can
cause electrical shock, burn or
serious injury exists inside the
equipment. Only qualified
personnel should work inside
the equipment.

WARNINGWARNING

CAUTION

Do not use the equipment for other than
its intended purpose.

Use of the equipment as a stepping stool,
for example, can result in personal injury
or equipment damage.

No one navigation device should ever be
solely replied upon for the navigation of
a vessel.

Always confirm position against all available
aids to navigation, for safety of vessel and
crew.

GPS position and velocity accuracies
are controlled by the U.S. Department of
Defense. Position may be degraded
up to 100 meters.

A warning label is attached to the equip­ment. Do not remove the label. If the
label is missing or illegible, contact
a FURUNO agent or dealer.

WARNING

To avoid electrical shock, do not
remove cover. No user-serviceable
parts inside.

Name: Warning Label (1)
Type: 86-003-1011-0
Code No.: 100-236-230

Confirm that the power supply voltage
is compatible with the voltage rating
of the equipment.

Connection to the wrong power supply can
cause fire or equipment damage.

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NOTICE

Install the equipment in accordance with
the recommended procedures set
forth is this manual.

Intended performance cannot be expected
unless the equipment is installed properly.

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced
by an incorrect type.
Dispose of used batteries according to
the instructions.

The STN is constructed using the
latest STN techniques, and displays

99.99% of its pixels. The remaining 0.01%
of the pixels may drop out or blink, how­ever this is not an indication of malfunc­tion.

About the STN LCD

iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ...................................v

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ........vi

WHAT IS WAAS?.......................... vii

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1.1 Display Unit Controls..................... 1-1

1.2 Inserting Mini Chart Card...............1-2

1.3 Turning the Pow e r On /Off..............1-2

1.4 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance ........ 1-3

1.5 Plotter Displays.............................1-3

1.6 Menu Operation, Soft Keys ...........1-4

1.7 Demonstration Display.................. 1-5

2. PLOTTER DISPLAYS

2.1 Presentation Modes ...................... 2-1

2.2 Cursor...........................................2-2

2.3 Shifting the Display........................2-2

2.4 Selecting Chart Scale/Range........ 2-2

2.5 Mini Chart Cards...........................2-2

2.6 Navigation Data Display................2-5

2.7 Steering Display............................2-6

2.8 Highway Display............................ 2-7

2.9 Changing Operation Mode ............2-8

2.10 Navigation Trip Distance ............... 2-8

3. TRACK

3.1 Displaying Track............................ 3-1

3.2 Stopping/Restarting Plotting

of Trac k.........................................3-2

3.3 Track Plotting Method, Interval...... 3-2

3.4 Changing Track Memory Capacity.3-3

3.5 Erasing Track................................3-3

4. MARK

4.1 Entering Marks.............................. 4-1

4.2 Changing Mark Attributes..............4-2

4.3 Changing Mark Size...................... 4-2

4.4 Erasing Marks...............................4-3

4.5 Displaying Track and Mark Points. 4-3

5. WAYPOINTS

5.1 Entering Waypoints........................5-1

5.2 Erasing Individual Waypoints.........5-4

5.3 Changing Waypoint Data...............5-4

5.4 Waypoint Mark Size.......................5-5

5.5 Changing Waypoint Position on the

Plotter Display................................5-5

5.6 Searching Waypoints.....................5-5

6. ROUTES

6.1 Entering Routes.............................6-1

6.2 Connecting Routes ........................6-2

6.3 Inserting, Removing Waypoints......6-3

6.4 Creating Track-based Routes........6-4

6.5 Erasing Routes..............................6-5

7. NAVIGATION

7.1 Navigating to “Quick Points”...........7-1

7.2 Navigat ing to Waypoints

(waypoint list).................................7-2

7.3 Navigating to Ports, Port Services..7-2

7.4 Following a Route..........................7-4

7.5 Canceling Navigation.....................7-5

8. PLOTTER ALARMS

8.1 Introduction....................................8-1

8.2 Audio Alarm On/Off........................8-1

8.3 Arrival Alarm..................................8-1

8.4 Anchor Watch Alarm......................8-2

8.5 XTE (Cross Track Error) A l a rm......8-2

8.6 Speed Alarm..................................8-3

8.7 Proximity Alarm..............................8-3

8.8 Alarm Information..........................8-4

9. SAVING AND LOADING DATA

TO/FROM MEMORY CARD

9.1 Formatting Memory Cards.............9-1

9.2 Saving Data to Memory Card.........9-2

9.3 Loading Data from Memory Card...9-3

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10. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

10.1 CHART SETUP OPTIONS menu 10-1

10.2 DISPLAY OPTIONS menu...........10-2

10.3 GPS/DGPS/TD OPTIONS menu..10-4

10.4 CONFIGURATION menu.............10-7

11. USING C-MAP NT MODEL

11.1 Inserting Chart Card ....................11-1

11.2 Cursor and Data Display ..............11-1

11.3 Tidal Information............................11-2

11.4 Navigating to Ports, Port Services.11-3

11.5 Setting Chart Setup Options..........11-5

11.6 Selecting Chart Scale/Range.........11-6

11.7 Displaying Program Number..........11-7

12. MAINTENANCE &
TROUBLESHOOTING

12.1 Maintenance................................12-1

12.2 Replacement of Fuse, Battery......12-2

12.3 Simple Troubleshooting...............12-2

12.4 Error Messages...........................12-3

12.5 Diagnostic Tests...........................12-3

12.6 Clearing Memories.......................12-5

APPENDIX

Menu Tree............................................. A-1

Loran C Chains......................................A-3

Decca Chains........................................ A-4

World Time.............................................A-5

Geodetic Chart List................................ A-6

SPECIFICATIONS.....................SP-1

INDEX......................................... IN-1

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

v

FOREWORD

A Word to GP-1640 Owners

Congratulations on your choice of the
FURUNO GP-1640 GPS PLOTTER. We are
confident you will see why the FURUNO name
has become synonymous with quality and
reliability.

For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company
has enjoyed an enviable r eputation for
innovative and dependable marine electronics
equipment. This dedication to excellence is
furthered by our extensive global network of
agents and dealers.

This equipment is design ed and constructed to
meet the rigorous demands of the marine
environment. However, no machine can
perform its intended funct ion unless installed,
operated and maintained properly. Please
carefully read and follow the recommended
procedures for operation and maintenance.

We would appreciate hearing from you, the
end user, about whether we are achieving our
purposes.

Thank you for considering and purchasing
FURUNO equipment.

Features

The main features of the GP-164 0 are

• Comprehensive navigation data disp lays.

• Bright 5.6-inch LCD with temperature

compensated tone and brilliance control.

• Automatic coastline chart loading.

• Position display in latitude and lon git ude ,

Loran C or Decca TDs.

• Accepts both FURUNO and NAVIONICS or

C-MAP NT mini chart cards.

• Alarms: Arrival, Anchor Watch, Cross-track

Error, Speed, Proximit y.

• Man overboard feature records latitude and

longitude coordinates at time of man
overboard.

• “Highway” display provides gr aph ic

presentation of ship’s track and is useful for
monitoring cross track error.

• WAAS capability

.

vi

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Ship's mains
12-24 VDC

External equipment
(Autopilot, etc.)

DGPS beacon receiver

GR-80

ANTENNA UNIT

DISPLAY UNIT

GPA-017

GP-1640

Ship's mains
100/110/115/220/230 VAC
1 , 50/60 Hz

Rectifier

PR-62

vii

WHAT IS WAAS?

WAAS, available in North America, is a provider in t he worldwide SBAS (Satellite Based
Augmentation System) navigation system. SBAS pr ovides GPS signal corrections to SBAS users,
for even better position accuracy, typically better than three meters. Two more SBAS providers are
also currently under development, MSAS (Mult i-Functional Satellite Augment ation Syst em) for Japan
and EGNOS (Euro Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) for Europe. All providers will be
compatible with one another, thus providing “seamless” position fixes to SBAS users.

150°W 120°W 90°W 60°W 30°W 0 30°E 60°E 90°E 120°E 150°E

150°W 120°W 90°W 60°W 30°W 0 30°E 60°E 90°E 120°E 150°E

0

20

°

S

40

°

S

60

°

S

20

°

N

40

°

N

60

°

N

0

20

°

S

40

°

S

60

°

S

20

°

N

40

°

N

60

°

N

WAAS

EGNOS

MSAS

Satellite, Region Position

120, AOR-E

15.5°W

122, AOR-W

54°W

131, IOR

64.5°E

134, POR

178°E

131

134

122

120

Initial operation time
WAAS: 2003

EGNOS: 2004
MSAS: 2005

At the time of this software release, SBAS is st ill under development (Providers are expected to
have initial operations capability from the times shown above.) During this developmental period,
which may last for several years, there is no guarantee of the accuracy, integrity, continuity, or
availability of the SBAS signal. Furuno will accept no r esponsibility for the use of the signal for other
than the above stated purpose. It is t he user 's re sponsibilit y to exercise common prudence and
navigational judgment while using the SBAS signal.

Note: This manual uses “WAAS” when referring to any SBAS provider.

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1-1

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

This chapter acquaints you with the basics of your unit - from turning on the power to the soft key
menu operation.

1.1 Display Unit Controls

SAVE

MOB

ENTER

ABC1DEF2GHI

3

JKL

4

MNO

5

PQR

6

STU

7

VWX

8

YZ&

9

CLEAR

_'#

0

MENU

HIDE

SHOW

WPT
RTE

XTE

HIWAY

PLOT

ALARM

POWER

BRILL

• Registers own ship's positions.

• Marks man overboard position, event position.

Registers items
on menus.

Soft key's functions change
depending on the display.

Alternately displays Steering Display,
Highway Display.

Displays the waypoint & route
menu.

Mini chart card slot.

• Long press: Turns power off.

• Touch and release: Turns power on.

Opens the display for adjustment of tone and brilliance.

Displays the alarm menu.

Cursor pad

• Shifts cursor and display.

• Selects items on menus.

Enter alphanumeric data.

Opens/closes
the main menu.

• Clears data.

• Erases selected waypoint.

• Silences audible alarm.

Displays/hides the soft key menu,
nav data, mode indication.

Alternately displays Plot Display,
Nav Data Display.

Display unit

1-2

1.2 Inserting Mini Chart

Card

Insert appropriate mini chart card before
turning on the power.

1. Push down the lid catch to open the mini

chart card slot cover.

Card slot

Location of mini chart

card slot cover

2. Insert appropriate mini chart card groove

side up.

3. Close the slot cover to protect the chart

drive. (Keep the slot cover closed at all
times.)

Note: Turn off power before inserting or

ejecting the mini chart card.

1.3 Turning the Power

On/Off

Press the [POWER/BRILL] key at bottom
left-hand side of the display unit to turn on the
power. When the unit is turned on, it proceeds
in the sequence shown below, after displaying
the FURUNO information display.

Displayed for about five seconds.

Displayed for about 30 seconds,
or press any key to escape.

The last-used display appears.

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.

– – WARNING – –

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

PROGRAM OK
RAM OK
BACKUP DATA OK
INTERNAL BATTERY OK
GPS OK

START UP TEST

Start-up seq uence

Your equipment takes about 90 seconds to find
its position when turned on for the very first
time. This is because the equipment has no
satellite data, called the Almanac, in its
database. If you want to lessen the time
needed to find position you may enter your
position manually (default position: San
Francisco, USA) on the GPS SETUP
OPTIONS menu.

Thereafter it takes about 12 seconds to find
position each time the power is turned on.

When the satellite signal is being received
normally, the equipment displays various
abbreviations at the bottom left-hand corner of
the display which show GPS receiver status.
The following table shows these abbreviations
and their meanings.

Display abbreviations

Indication Meaning

GPS 2D

Normal 2D (dimension) GPS
position fix

GPS 3D Normal 3D GPS position fix

NO FIX Position can not be found.

DEMO Simulation mode

DOP DOP error

DGPS 2D*

Normal 2D differential GPS
position fix

DGPS 3D*

Normal 2D differential GPS
position fix

GPS W2D 2D WAAS position fix

GPS W3D 3D WAAS position fix

*: Only when connecting with the external DGPS
beacon receiver.

Turning the power off

Press and hold down the [POWER/BRILL] key
until the screen goes blank. The time
remaining until the power is turned off is shown
on the screen.

1-3

1.4 Adjusting Tone and
Brilliance

1. Press the [POWER/BRILL] key with a

touch-and-release action. The tone and
brilliance window appears.

TONE

BRILL

TONE

TONE

BRILL

BRILL

RETURN

Tone and display brilliance setting menu

Functions

Soft keys

Tone and brill window

2. Press ◄ or ► to adjust display tone.

3. Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust display brilliance.

Note that tone and brilliance can also be
adjusted by soft keys. After pressing the
[POWER/BRILL] key, use the appropriate soft
key to adjust tone or brilliance. You can adjust
TONE by pressing the [POWER/BRILL] key
continuously.

Note: Tone or brilliance must be adjusted

within 10 seconds after pressing the
[POWER/BRILL] key or the tone and
brilliance adjustment screen will be
erased.

1.5 Plotter Displays

There are four types of plotter displays: Plotter
display, Navigation data display, Steering
display and Highway display. For details, refer
to Chapter 2.

Plotter display, Navigation data
display

Press the [PLOT] key to display the Plotter
display and Navigation data display alternately.

[Plotter Display]

GPS 3D

NAV
POS

COURSE

UP

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

NORTH

UP

BRIDGE

FISH

WP-002

[Nav Data Display]

GPS 3D

BEACON

INFO

SA T

INFO

ZOOM

TD

LA T/LON

DATE: MAY 24 2002 TIME 23:59:59
POSITION

34° 56.789' N

135° 56.789' E

RNG

nm

27.2

BRG

245.0°

SPD

kt

16.3

CSE

245.8°

DATUM: WGS-84

LA T

LON

TMP 68.8°F DEP 20.8ft

TRIP:123nm

Display modes (plotter, navigation data)

1-4

Steering display, Highway display

Press the [XTE/HIWAY] key to display the
Steering display, Highway display alternately.

[Steering Display]

[Highway Display]

GPS 3D

EDIT
XT - LMT

XTE 000.02nm

0.1nm0.1nm

BRG

245.0°

CSE
TTG

RNG
SPD

nm
kt

ET A

1h 59m 29th 14:50

234.5°

27.2

13.6

260250240230

CROSS

TRACK

QP<01>

GPS 3D

EDIT
XT -LMT

XTE 000.02nm

0.1nm0.1nm

HIGHWA Y

001WPT

CSE

BRG
RNG
SPD

87.8°

94.6°

1.88nm

001WPT

YUUKI

FISH01

10.0kt

Display mode (steering, h i ghway)

1.6 Menu Operation, Soft
Keys

Most operations are carried out through the
menu. The menu is opened and closed with
the [MENU] key. Menus may be selected with
the five soft keys to the right of menus. Options
are selected with the cursor pad.

1. Press the [MENU] key to display the main

menu.

MENU

GPS 3D

CHART SETUP OPTIONS

GPS/DGPS/TD OPTIONS

DISPLAY OPTIONS

CONFIGURATION

Soft
keys

Main menu

2. Press appropriate soft key to display
desired menu. For example, press the
CHART SETUP OPTIONS soft key. The
menu in use appears at the top right corner
of the display.

CHART
SETUP

GPS 3D

CHART OFFSET

CHART DETAILS

TRACK CONTROL

RETURN

Chart setup menu

3. Select menu with the soft keys. For
examples press the TRACK CONTROL
soft key to display the TRACK CONTROL
menu.

GPS 3D

TRACK
CONTROL

DISPLAY TRACK

ON

PLOT

TIME

TIME INTERVAL

00m10s

DIST INTERVAL

00.10 nm

TRACK MEMORY

2000 POINTS

(MARK MEMORY)

(3000) POINTS

TRACK : 0 / 2000 PTS used
MARK : 0 / 3000 PTS used

EDIT

ERASE
T & M

RETURN

TRACKING

TRACK STATUS

STOP
TRACK

Track control menu

1-5

4. Use the cursor pad to select item, and then
press the EDIT soft key. For example,
select PLOT. The plot window appears.

PLOT

TIME
DISTANCE

Plot window

5. Use the cursor pad to select option, and
then press the ENTER soft key.

6. Press the [MENU] key to finish.

1.7 Demonstration Display

The demonstration display provides simulated
operation of this unit. On the plotter display,
own ship tracks, at the speed selected, a figure
eight course or any course you enter, starting
from position entered. All controls are
operative; you may set destination, enter
waypoints, etc.

1. Press the [MENU] key, followed by the
CONFIGURATION and SYSTEM MENU
soft keys to open the system menu.

2. Press the DEMONSTRATION MODE key
to open the DEMO MODE menu.

GPS 3D

RETURN

DEMO
MODE

EDIT

DEMO MODE
DEMO SPEED
DEMO COURSE
DEMO START LAT
DEMO START LON

OFF

00.0kt

000.0
34 44.000'N
135 21.000'E

Demo setting screen

3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select DEMO MODE.

4. Press the EDIT soft key to show the demo
mode window.

DEMO MODE

ON
OFF

Demo mode window

5. Press ▲ to select ON.

6. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

7. Select DEMO SPEED and press the EDIT

soft key. Enter speed. Select digit with
◄/►and enter value with numeric key.

8. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]

key.

9. Select DEMO COURSE and press the

EDIT soft key. Select how you want the
courseline to be traced; by FIGURE 8 or
DIR.(direction). For DIR., enter course.

10. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]

key.

11. Select DEMO START LAT., and press the

EDIT soft key. Enter any latitude.

12. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

13. Select DEMO START LONG., and press

the soft key EDIT. Enter any longitude.

14. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

15. Press the [MENU] key.

16. Press the [PLOT] key to finish.

To cancel the demonstration display, set
DEMO MODE to OFF.

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2-1

2. PLOTTER DISPLAYS

2.1 Presentation Modes

The plotter display mainly shows chart, ship’s
track, waypoints, and navigation data.

Three types of display presentations are
provided for the normal plotter display:
north-up, course-up and auto course-up. To
change the mode, use the presentation mode
selection soft key, which is the 3rd soft key
from the top on the plotter display. This soft key
changes NORTH UP, COURSE UP and AUTO
C. U.

North-up

Press the NORTH UP soft key to show the
north-up display. North (zero degree) is at the
top of the display and own ship is at the center
of the screen. Own ship marker is a filled circle.
This mode is useful for long-range navigation.

GPS 3D

NAV
WPT

COURSE

UP

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

NORTH

UP

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

BRIDGE

FISH

002WP

Nav information
window

Course bar

Functions for
soft key

Track

Own ship
marker

Current display mode

(north-up)

Icon (chart)

GPS status

Waypoint name
Waypoint mark

Plotter display, north-up mode

Course-up

Press the COURSE UP soft key to show the
course-up display. When destination which is
at the top of the screen is set, the north mark
appears at the upper left side of the screen
and points to north. A filled triangle marks own
ship’s position.

When destination is not set, the course or
heading is upward on the screen at the
moment the course-up mode is selected.

GPS 3D

NAV
WPT

AUTO

C.U.

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

COURSE

UP

QP<01>

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

North Mark

Plotter display, course-up mode

Auto course-up

Press the AUTO C.U. soft key to show the
automatic course-up display. The course is at
the top of screen at the moment the course-up
mode is selected. When own ship is off its
intended course by 22.5° or more, it is
automatically brought back to perpendicular.

GPS 3D

NAV
WPT

NORTH

UP

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

AUTO
C-UP

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

Auto course-up mode

2-2

2.2 Cursor

Turning on the cursor, shifting the
cursor

Press the cursor pad to turn the cursor on, and
the cursor appears at the own ship’s position.
Operate the cursor pad to shift the cursor. The
cursor moves in the direction of the arrow or
diagonal pressed on the cursor pad.

Cursor state determines what data is shown on
the display. Cursor position is displayed in
latitude and longitude or Loran or Decca TDs
(depending on menu setting) at the top of the
plotter display when the cursor is on.

GPS 3D

CENTER

GO TO
CURSOR

COURSE

UP

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

NORTH

UP

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' NOSFROM

276.9°

16.45nm

Data displayed on the plot t er

display when the cursor is on

Turning off the cursor, returning own
ship marker to screen center

The CENTER soft key turns off the cursor and
returns own ship marker to screen center.

2.3 Shifting the Display

The display can be shifted on the plotter
display.

1. Press the cursor pad to display the cursor.

2. Locate the cursor at a screen edge. The
screen shifts in the direction opposite of
cursor location.

2.4 Selecting Chart
Scale/Range

Chart scale (range) may be selected with the
soft key ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT. ZOOM IN
expands the chart; ZOOM OUT shrinks it.

Note: When the display is expanded or shrunk

beyond the range of the chart card in
use NO CHART appears, along with the
appropriate chart icon. See the table in
below.

2.5 Mini Chart Cards

The mini chart cards contain nautical charts.
When you insert a suitable mini chart card in
the slot and your boat is near land, a chart
appears.

When a wrong card is inserted or a wrong
chart scale is selected, the land will be hollow.
Insert the proper card and select a suitable
chart scale. Chart icons appear to help you
select a suitable chart scale. The following
table shows the chart icons and their
meanings.

Chart icons and their meanin gs

Icon Meaning

Proper card is not inserted or
chart scale is too small. Press
the soft key ZOOM IN to
adjust chart scale.

Chart scale is too large. Press
the soft key ZOOM OUT to
adjust chart scale.

Suitable chart scale is
selected.

2-3

Indices and chart enlargement

When the ZOOM OUT soft key is used, you will
see several frames appear on the chart. These
frames are called indices and they show you
what parts of the chart can be enlarged in the
current picture range. The areas circumscribed
with smaller frames can be enlarged, but the
area enclosed by the largest frame cannot.

Sample chart (Japan and Sout h Korea)

showing indices

Remarks on chart display

A chart will not be displayed in the following
conditions:

• When the chart scale is too large or too small.

• When scrolling the chart outside the indices.

When this happens, select proper chart scale.

Chart symbols

FURUNO mini chart card

The table below shows FURUNO mini chart
symbols and their meanings.

FURUNO chart symbols

Symbol Description

Summit

Wreck

Lighthouse

Lighted Buoy

Buoy

Radio Station

Position of Sounding

Obstruction

Fishing Reef

Platform

Anchorage

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lighthouse data. Chart cards for North
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are in production.

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Aid to navigation data

Selected FURUNO and Nav-ChartsTM mini
chart cards can show buoy and lighthouse data.
Simply place the cursor on the lighthouse or
buoy mark.

Place the cursor on
a lighthouse or buoy mark.

Placing the cursor on the mark

NAVAID: /FL 6S 12M
FROM OS 52.38nm 48.0°

Period (ex.: 6 seconds)

Visibility in nautical
mile (ex.: 12 miles)

FL : Flashing
F : Fixed light
F FL : Fixed and Flashing light
MO : Morse code light
Oc : Occulting light

Example of data displayed

Range and bearing
from own ship

Example of buoy, lighthouse data

Port service icons (Nav-ChartsTM
cards)

Selected Nav-ChartsTM mini chart cards show
by icons services available at ports. Use the
cursor pad to place the cursor on the sailboat
icon (denotes a port or harbor), and then press
the [ENTER] key. The services available
appear at the top of the display.

DGPS 3D

CANCEL

NORTH
UP

FIRST AID

Sailboat mark (Port)

Detailed information of service
selected

List of services
at the port selected

Plotter display showing

Nav-Charts

TM

port service display

2-5

Emergency
medical service

Water
supply station

Customer
service station

Information center

Fueling station

Traveler's
service station

Marine
equipment service

Port

Port service icons

2.6 Navigation Data Display

The navigation data display provides generic
navigation data and GPS information. Press
the [PLOT] key to show the navigation data
display.

GPS 3D

BEACON

INFO

SA T

INFO

ZOOM

TD

LA T/LON

DATE: MAY 23 2002 TIME 23:59:59
POSITION

34° 56.789' N

135° 56.789' E

RNG

nm

123.25

BRG

299.9°

SPD

kt

12.5

CSE

359.9°

DATUM: WGS-84

LA T
LON

TMP 65.8°F DEP 20.8ft

Range to waypoint

Date

Position

Bearing to waypoint

Geodetic chart

Course
Speed

T emper ature, depth

TRIP:123nm

Navigation data display

Navigation data display shows the position by
L/L or TD (Loran-C, Decca). To change
position format, press the appropriate soft key
LAT/LON or TD.

Enlarging an indication

An indication on the screen may be enlarged
as follows:

1. Use the cursor pad to select the indication
which you wish to enlarge. Selected
indication is circumscribed with a thick
cursor.

2. Press the ZOOM soft key. To return to the
normal nav data display, press the
RETURN soft key.

GPS satellite monitor display

The GPS satellite monitor display shows
information about GPS satellites.

Press the SAT INFO soft key. Your display
should look something like the following
illustration.

GPS W3D

RETURN

SA T
INFO

DATE: MAY 23 2002 TIME 23:59:59

21

07

11

03

06

12

08

05

N

S

EW

30 40 50

21
07
06
11
03
05
12
08

SAT

No.

SNR

ALT 5 m DOP 2.0

20

20

123

W

GPS fix
state

Date

Altitude

DOP value

Estimated position in the sky, and
satellite number in reverse video is
used for positioning.

Receive signal level
Bars show satellite
signal level. Satellites
extends past the
dashed line are used
in fixing position.

For WAAS
satellite*

WAAS
satellite*

*Only when WAAS fix mode is used.

GPS satellite m onit or display

To return to the normal navigation data display,
press the RETURN soft key.

2-6

Beacon information display

Connected with a DGPS beacon receiver, your
unit can show DGPS reference station
information. Press the BEACON INFO soft key
to show the DGPS reference station
information.

DGPS 3D

RETURN

BEACON

INFO

MODE
FREQ
BAUD
RATE

AUTO SEARCH

288.0kHz
200 BPS

RECEIVED DATA:
BEACON STATION:OKOK

SS
SN

75
19

Beacon receiver setting status

Receive data status

Signal strength (SS),
Signal to noise ratio (SN)

DGPS reference station information

Beacon information display

SS: SS (Signal Strength) displays a numeric

representation of field strength of the received
signal on the selected frequency. The higher
the number the stronger the received signal. If
noise is present at reception band width, the
figure gets bigger.

SN: SN (Signal-to-Noise) ratio displays the

ratio between the desired signal and unwanted
noise on the selected frequency. The higher
the SN ratio the better the quality of the signal.

Note: If your equipment is not connected with

a DPGS receiver, the message “NO
DIFFERENTIAL DATA” appears when
the BEACON INFO soft key is pressed.

2.7 Steering Display

The steering display provides steering
information such as range, bearing, ETA to
destination, course and speed.

Press the [XTE/HIWAY] key to show the
steering display.

GPS 3D

EDIT
XT -LMT

XTE 000.02nm

0.1NM0.1NM

BRG

245.0°

CSE
TTG

RNG
SPD

nm
kt

ET A

0D1H 59M 29th 14:50

234.5°

27.2

13.6

260250240230

CROSS

TRACK

001-WP

Bearing from
own ship to
waypoint

Course indicator

Compass bearing

Course

Amount of XTE in nautical miles

XTE scale
Time-to-go to waypoint

Own ship

XTE
indication
range

Waypoint name

Range from own ship to waypoint

Speed

Estimated time of arrival

Bearing to waypoint

Indicates the
direction to steer

Steering display

How to read the compass display

The solid inverted triangle at the center of the
compass shows own ship’s course. The hollow
inverted triangle shows the bearing to
destination waypoint. When own ship’s course
is changed, the hollow inverted triangle moves
with course change.

2-7

How to read the XTE scale

The black boat-shaped mark shows own boat’s
movement and direction, and amount to steer
to return to course. Using the figure in the
previous page as an example, you would steer
right by 000.02 nautical miles to return to
course. The range of the XTE scale can be set
as shown below.

Setting the range of the XTE scale

1. Press the EDIT XT-LMT soft key to display
the following window.

EDIT XTE LIMIT

0 .1nm

XTE range setting windo w

2. Use the cursor pad to select digit to
change.

3. Press appropriate alphanumeric key.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. Press the [ENTER] key. To cancel entry,
press the CANCEL soft key.

Note that all digits may be cleared by pressing
the [CLEAR] key.

2.8 Highway Display

The highway display provides a graphic
presentation of ship’s track along intended
course. It is useful for monitoring XTE - the
XTE scale shows direction and amount in
nautical miles to steer to return to course. In
the figure below, for example, you would steer
right by 0.02 nm to return to course.

Press the [XTE/HIWAY] key to show the
highway display.

GPS 3D

EDIT
XT - LMT

XTE 0.02nm

0.1nm0.1nm

HIGHWA Y

001WPT

BRG
RNG
SPD

CSE 87.8

94.6°

1.88nm

10.0 kt

WPT001

YUUKI

FISH01

Amount of XTE in nautical miles

Waypoint mark
& name

Waypoint

Own ship

XTE
indication
range

Bearing to waypoint

Course

Range to waypoint

Speed

Indicates the
direction to steer

Highway displ ay

2-8

2.9 Changing Operation
Mode

Operation mode can be changed between
PLEASURE and FISHING. FISHING mode
provides mark/line entry on the PLOTTER
display. The mark can be entered up to 5000
points together with tracks. The apportion
between track and mark memory can be
changed at menu. Pressing the [HIDE/SHOW]
key changes the function of soft keys. Holding
track, changing track color, and selecting form
of mark/line can be performed by the soft keys
directly.

1. Press the [MENU] key and the DISPLAY

OPTIONS soft key. The display setup1
menu appears.

GPS 3D

DISPLAY

SETUP

EDIT

RNG & BRG MODE
RANGE/SPEED UNIT
DEPTH UNIT
TEMP UNIT
LAT/LON DISPLAY
TIME DISPLAY
WAYPOINTS SW
COURSE VECTOR
BEARING
MAG VARIATION
TD DISPLAY
POSITION DISPLAY
SET GO TO METHOD
OPERATION MODE
LANGUAGE

RHUMB LINE
nm / kt
ft
F
DD MM.MMM'
24 HOUR
AUTO2
LINE
MAGNETIC
AUTO 06.9 W
LORAN C
LAT/LON
1 POINT
PLEASURE
ENGLISH*

RETURN

*Not available for C-map.

Display setup1 menu

2. Press ▼ to select OPERATION MODE.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to show the

OPERATION MODE window.

OPERATION MODE

PLEASURE
FISHING1
FISHING2

OPERATION MODE window

4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select PLEASURE,

FISHING1 or FISHING2.

5. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]

key to finish.

2.10 Na vigation Trip Distance

The navigation trip distance is displayed at the
navigation data display. Press the [PLOT] key
to show the navigation data display.

GPS 3D

BEACON

INFO

SA T

INFO

ZOOM

TD

LA T/LON

DATE: MAY 23 2002 TIME 23:59:59
POSITION

34° 56.789' N

135° 56.789' E

RNG

nm

123.25

BRG

299.9°

SPD

kt

12.5

CSE

359.9°

DATUM: WGS-84

LA T

LON

TMP 65.8°F DEP 20.8ft

TRIP: 4792 nm

Trip

Navigation data display

Note: When you enlarge POSITION, TRIP is

not displayed.

You can reset the trip distance as follows.

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the
CONFIGURATION and SYSTEM MENU
soft keys.

2. Press the MEMORY/TRIP CLEAR soft key
to open the clear memory menu.

GPS 3D

RETURN

CLEAR
MEMORY

EDIT

CLEAR PLOTTER MEMORY
CLEAR GPS MEMORY
CLEAR ALL MEMORY
TRIP METER RESET

NO
NO
NO
NO

Clear memory menu

3. Press ▼ to select TRIP METER RESET.

4. Press the EDIT soft key.

5. Press ▲ to select YES.

6. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key to clear memory selected.

3-1

3. TRACK

This section shows you what you can do with
track, from turning it on or off to changing its
plotting interval. Own ship’s track is displayed
in the default setting.

3.1 Displaying Track

1. Press the [MENU] key to open the main
menu.

MENU

GPS 3D

CHART SETUP OPTIONS

GPS/DGPS/TD OPTIONS

DISPLAY OPTIONS

CONFIGURATION

Main menu

2. Press the CHART SETUP OPTIONS soft
key to open the chart setup menu.

CHART
SETUP

GPS 3D

CHART OFFSET

CHART DETAILS

TRACK CONTROL

RETURN

Chart setup menu

3. Press the TRACK CONTROL soft key to
open the track control menu.

GPS 3D

TRACK
CONTROL

DISPLAY TRACK ON
PLOT TIME
TIME INTERVAL 01m00s
DIST INTERVAL

00.10 nm

TRACK MEMORY 2000 POINTS

(MARK MEMORY) (3000) POINTS

TRACK : 1000 / 2000 PTS used
MARK : 5 / 3000 PTS used

EDIT

ERASE
T & M

RETURN

TRACKING

TRACK STATUS

STOP
TRACK

Track control menu

4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select DISPLAY TRACK.

5. Press the EDIT soft key to show the display
track window.

6. Press ▲ or ▼to select ON or OFF as
appropriate.

7. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

8. Press the [PLOT] key to close the menu.

The default setting is ON which traces ship’s
track in accordance with ship’s movements.

Number of track and mark points used appears
at the TRACK STATUS window on the TRACK
CONTROL display. In case of figure shown
above, track memory is recorded 1000 points
(max. 2000 points) and mark memory is
recorded 5 points (max. 3000 points).

3-2

3.2 Stopping/Restarting
Plotting of Track

When your boat is at anchor or returning to
port you probably won’t need to record its track.
You can stop recording the track, to conserve
the track memory, as follows:

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the

CHART SETUP OPTIONS and TRACK
CONTROL soft keys.

2. Press the STOP TRACK soft key. The

indication “TRACKING” in the TRACK
STATUS window changes to “NOT
TRACKING”.

To restart recording the track, press the START
TRACK soft key at step 2 in the above
procedure.

When the fishing mode is selected, you can
stop or restart plotting the track with the soft
key only on the plotter display. Press the
[HIDE/SHOW] key several times to show the
STOP TRACK soft key. Press the STOP
TRACK soft key on the plotter display to stop
plotting of track. HOLD TRACK PLOTTING
appears approx. 2 seconds and own ship mark
changes to hollow circle. To restart plotting the
track, press the START TRACK soft key.
START TRACK PLOTTING appears approx. 2
seconds and the plotting restarts.

3.3 Track Plotting Method,
Interval

In drawing the track, first the ship’s position
(fed from the GPS receiver) is stored into the
unit’s memory at an interval of time or distance.
A shorter interval provides better
reconstruction of the track, but the storage time
of the track is reduced. When the track
memory becomes full, the oldest track is
erased to make room for the latest.

Track plotting method

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the
CHART SETUP OPTIONS and TRACK
CONTROL soft key.

2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select PLOT.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to display the plot
window.

PLOT

▲

TIME
DISTANCE

▼

Plot window

4. Press to ▲ or ▼ select TIME or
DISTANCE. Distance is useful for
conserving track memory, since no track is
recorded when the boat is stationary.

5. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

Track plotting interval

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the
CHART SETUP OPTIONS and TRACK
CONTROL soft key.

2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select TIME INTERVAL or
DIST INTERVAL.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to display the
interval window.

TIME INTERVAL

01 m 00 s

(When selecting TIME INTERVAL.)

DIST INTERVAL

00.10 nm

(When selecting DIST INTERVAL.)

Interval window

4. Use the cursor pad to place the cursor on
the digit desired. The [CLEAR] key
functions to clear an entire line of data.

5. Press appropriate alphanumeric key to
enter value.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to complete.

7. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]
key.

3-3

3.4 Changing Track Memory
Capacity

The equipment stores a total of 5000 points of
track and marks. This total may be freely
apportioned as desired. The default setting is
2000 points of track and 3000 marks. You can
change the memory capacity for track and

marks. Note that when this is done all tracks
and marks in the memory are erased.

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the

CHART SETUP OPTIONS and TRACK
CONTROL soft keys.

2. Press ▼ to select TRACK MEMORY.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to display the

TRACK MEMORY window.

TRACK MEMORY

1000/5000 POINTS

TRACK MEMORY window

The TRACK MEMORY window may be erased
by pressing the CANCEL soft key to escape.

4. Enter number of track memory points

desired with the alphanumeric keys.

Note that all digits may be cleared by

pressing the CLEAR soft key or the [CLEAR]

key in entering track memory points.

5. Press the ENTER soft key or the [ENTER]

key. The following window appears to ask
you if you are sure to change the track
memory capacity.

RESETTING ERASES
TRACK, MARK/LINE

YES ... "ENTER" key
NO ... "CLEAR" key

ALREADY SAVED. OK?

ERASE message

6. Press the [ENTER] key to change

apportion, or press the [CLEAR] key to
escape.

3.5 Erasing Track

You can erase all or partly track. Be absolutely
sure you want to erase all track; erased track
cannot be restored.

Erasing the track in an area

The following procedure erase tracks within a
square whish you set.

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by CHART
SETUP, TRACK CONTROL and ERASE T
& M soft keys to show ERASE menu.

GPS 3D

ERASE

ERASE ALL TRACKS
ERASE TRACKS BY AREA

ERASE ALL MARKS/LINES
ERASE MARKS BY AREA

TRACK : 1000 / 2000 PTS used
MARK : 5 / 3000 PTS used

EDIT

RETURN

TRACKING

TRACK STATUS

Erase menu

2. Select ERASE TRACKS BY AREA, and
then press the EDIT soft key.

Plotter display appears.

3. Use the cursor pad to move the cursor to
the start position of area you want to set.

4. Press the START soft key.

5. Use the cursor pad to move the cursor to
the end of area you want to set.

An area is drawn on the display.

6. Press the END soft key.

You are asked if you sure to erase tracks in
the area.

7. Press the [ENTER] key.

To escape, press the [CLEAR] key.

3-4

Erasing all track

1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the
CHART SETUP OPTIONS, TRACK
CONTROL and ERASE T & M soft keys.

2. Select the ERASE ALL TRACK, and then
press the EDIT soft key. You are asked if
you sure to erase all track.

3. Press the [ENTER] key to erase, or press
the [CLEAR] key to escape.

4-1

4. MARK

4.1 Entering Marks

Select the fishing 1 or 2 mode to enable entry
of marks on the PLOTTER display. Select the
location desired with the cursor, or turn off the
cursor to enter the mark at own ship position.
Pressing the [HIDE/SHOW] key changes the
function of the soft keys. Press the MARK
ENTRY soft key to enter the mark. The mark is
entered in the shape selected from the MARK
SHAPE window.

In the FISHING mode, pressing the
[HIDE/SHOW] key changes the function of the
soft keys as follows.

GPS 3D

CENTER

MARK
ENTRY

STOP
TRACK

COURSE

UP

QP<01>

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

GPS 3D

CENTER

AUTO

C.U.

ZOOM

OUT

ZOOM

IN

COURSE

UP

QP<01>

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

GPS 3D

COURSE

UP

QP<01>

MARK
EDIT

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

135° 12.345' E

34° 12.345' N

SPD

CSE

16.3kt

245.8°

QP<01>

GPS 3D

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

Soft key
to enter mark.

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