Furuno GP-1850 User Manual

12/30/1999

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

ADDENDUM

Model: GP1650/1850 Series
Subject:New FISHING MODE and

Feature Enhancements

This Furuno GP1650/1850 Series Plotter
has a newly developed software revision
that includes many exciting new features.
This addendum is a supplement to your
Operator’s Manual. It describes these new
features and explains how to utilize them.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. Explanation of New Features…………………….………….… 2
B. Operator’s Manual Information………………….…………….. 3
C. Software Revision Check……………………….………..……. 3
D. New Fishing Modes and Mark Function…………………….… 5
E. New Memory Card Storage Function………………………….. 8
F. Navionics “Nav-Chart” Cartography “OFFSET” Capability…11
G. RTCM DGPS Data Output(1650/1850 “D”/”DF” ONLY)……12
H. New “Wide-Screen” E/S Mode(1650/1850 “F”/”DF” ONLY)..13

A. Explanation of New Features:

1. New "Fishing Plotter Mode": This feature allows you to place your

GP1650/1850 in either a "Pleasure Mode" or a "Fishing Mode". In
the "Pleasure Mode", the GP1650/1850 operates the same as
previous software revisions.
In the new Fishing Mode, you can place Marks and Line Points (Up
To 5000) in internal memory. The mode also allows you to change
Track Colors, Start/Stop Own Ship Tracking, and Edit Mark Entries
easily from a newly added Softkey Menu. In “Pleasure Mode”, this
new Softkey Menu is not displayed.

2. New "Memory Card Storage" Capability: It is now possible to

store Marks/Lines, Waypoints/Routes, Tracks, and Configuration
Information (Menu Settings) of the GP1650/1850 Series onto a
memory card. The entire memory contents of a GP1650/1850 can be
stored into a single memory card for storage or cloning your
GP1650/1850. This provision allows Unlimited Data Storage for the
GP1650/1850 Series. Uploading/Downloading Waypoint
information via the RS232 PC Interface has remained unchanged.
The part number for the RAM Storage Card is 000-140-483. It is
available from any authorized Furuno Dealer.

3. RTCM DGPS Data Output: It is now possible to send RTCM 104,

Differential Correction Data, to other Differential-Ready GPS
Products on your vessel. This feature requires a "D" or ”DF” version.

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4. Navionics Cartography "OFFSET" Capability: This new

software allows operators to OFFSET Navionics Charts. Previous
software versions did not have this capability.

5. "Wide-Screen" Echo Sounder Mode: When operating in the “Split

Screen” mode (Plotter and Sounder display), this function allows the
user to select between the wide (50%) or narrow (25%) sounder
screen. This feature requires a “F” or “DF” version.

B. Operator’s Manual – The Operator’s Manual included with your

GP1650/1850 is not updated at this time. We will offer revised
Operator’s Manuals late in the first quarter of 2000.
Please call your authorized Furuno Dealer for further information.
This software revision does not effect the Installation Manual included
with your GP1650/1850.

C.

Software Revision Check (For Confirmation Only) - The

Software Revision of your GP1650/1850 can be found by using the “Self
Test” procedure on page 4.
The “Memory I/O” test will display the software revision number in the
upper left corner of the display.

The last two digits of the number indicate which software version is

currently installed.
If your revision number is lower than the ones listed below, a simple
software upgrade for any GP1650/1850 is all that is necessary to take
advantage of the new features available.
Call your local Furuno Dealership for more information.

-GP1650/GP1650D Software Version 145-1801-013 and higher

-GP1650F/GP1650DF Software Version 145-1802-011 and higher

-GP1850D Software Version 145-1826-006 and higher

-GP1850DF Software Version 145-1827-006 and higher

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Diagnostic Tests

Memory, I/O port test

This test conducts a general check of the dis­play unit and the antenna unit. The unit dis­plays the results for each device or
component checked as OK or NG (No Good).

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

2.Press the soft key CONFIGURATION to
show the configuration menu.

4.Press the soft key SELF TEST to open
the test menu.

TEST

MEMORY•I/O TEST

KEYBOARD TEST

TEST PATTERN

REMOTE CONTROLLER TEST

DGPS 3D

RETURN

CONFIG

SETUP NMEA PORT 1

SETUP NMEA/DGPS PORT 2

UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA

SYSTEM MENU

DGPS 3D

RETURN

Figure 12-1 Configuration menu

3.Press the soft key SYSTEM MENU to
open the system menu.

SYSTEM

MENU

SELF TEST

DEMONSTRATION MODE

MEMORY CLEAR

Figure 12-3 Test menu

5.Press the soft key MEMORY•I/O TEST
to start the test. Test results and program
nos. are shown as below.

TEST

PROGRAM: OK

No. (LOOK HERE)

SRAM: OK

DRAM: OK

PORT1: OK
PORT2: OK

NOTE: Special connections are required to check PORT1

and PORT2 otherwise, "--" appears.

INTERNAL
BATTERY: OK

GPS
RECEIVER: OK

No.(Doesn't Matter)

BEACON
RECEIVER: OK

No.(Doesn't Matter)
No.

RETURN

Figure 12-4 Memory, I/O test results

6.The test runs continuously. To return to
the self test menu, press the soft key
RETURN.

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DGPS 3D

Figure 12-2 System menu

RETURN

Note: BEACON RECEIVER results only ap­pear on GP-1650/1850 "D" and "DF" Ver.

Changing Operation Mode

Operation mode can be changed between
PLEASURE and FISHING. FISHING mode
provides mark/line entries on the PLOTTER
display. Up to 5000 Marks can be entered
together with track points. Apportioning
between track and mark memory can be
changed by menu. Pressing the [HIDE/
SHOW] key changes the function of soft keys.
Holding tracks, changing track color, select­ing mark colors, and the type of marks/lines
can be performed by the soft keys directly.

1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key
DISPLAY OPTIONS. The display setup1
menu appears.

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

s

OPERATION MODE

DGPS 3D

RHUMB LINE
nm / kt
ft

F

DD

MM.MMM'
24 HOUR
AUTO2
LINE
MAGNETIC
AUTO 01.3
LORAN C
LAT/LON
1 POINT
PLEASURE

E

DISPLAY

SETUP1

EDIT

RETURN

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

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135 12.345’ E

DGPS 3D

34

135 12.345’ E

DGPS 3D

34

135 12.345’ E

12.345’ N

12.345’ N

12.345’ N

CSE

245.8

16.3kt

SPD

QP<01>

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

CSE

245.8

16.3kt

SPD

QP<01>

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

CSE

245.8

16.3kt

SPD

COURSE

ZOOM

ZOOM

OUT

AUTO

C.U.

NAV
WPT

COURSE

HOLD

TRACK
COLOR

MARK
ENTRY

MARK
EDIT

NAV
WPT

COURSE

UP

IN

UP

UP

Display setup1 menu

2.Press ▼ to select OPERATION MODE.

3.Press the soft key EDIT to show the OP­ERATION MODE window.

OPERATION MODE

▲

'PLEASURE

™FISHING

▼

OPERATION MODE window

4.Press ▲ or ▼ to select PLEASURE or
FISHING.

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

QP<01>

DGPS 3D

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

QP<01>

DGPS 3D

Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.

Changing displays by Scrolling

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MARKS

1 Entering Marks

Select the Fishing 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 soft keys. Press the soft key
MARK ENTRY to enter a new mark. The mark
is entered in the shape and color selected
from the MARK SHAPE and MARK COLOR
selection windows.

2 Changing Mark Attributes

You can select the shapes, line types and colors
of Marks and Lines on the TRACK display.

1.Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key to show the
soft key MARK EDIT.

MARK SHAPE

▲

'



™
™
™

✕

™
™
™
™

▼

MARK SHAPE window

Mark line
Press the soft key MARK LINE to display

the MARK LINE window. Press ▲ or ▼ to
select mark line desired.

MARK LINE

▲

'


™
™
™

▼

2.Press the soft key MARK EDIT to show
the MARK/LINE window.

MARK SHAPE
MARK LINE
MARK COLOR

.

YELLOW

MARK/LINE window

3.Press the soft key MARK SHAPE to
change mark shape, the soft key MARK
LINE to change mark line, or the soft key
MARK COLOR to change mark color.

Mark shape
Press the soft key MARK SHAPE to dis-

play the MARK SHAPE window. Press ▲
or ▼ to select mark shape desired.

MARK LINE window

Mark color
Press the soft key MARK COLOR to dis-

play the MARK COLOR window. Press
▲ or ▼ to select mark color desired.

MARK COLOR

▲

'

RED



YELLOW

™

GREEN

™

LIGHT BLUE

™

PURPLE

™

BLUE

™

WHITE

™

▼

MARK COLOR window

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

5.Press the soft key RETURN to finish.

Marks/lines entered hereafter are inscribed
in the shape, color and line type selected
here.

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3 Changing Mark Size

Mark size can be selected from STD (stan­dard) and SMALL.

4 Erasing Marks

Erasing individual marks/lines

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

2.Press the soft key CHART SETUP OP­TIONS.

3.Press the soft key CHART DETAIL to
open the CHART DETAIL menu.

CHART

LAT/LON GRID

s

TEXT INFO
WAYPOINT
WAYPOINT NAME
INDEX
LANDMASS
BACKGROUND
NAV AIDS
SECTOR INFO
OTHER SYMBOLS
MARK SIZE

DGPS 3D

GREEN
ON
LARGE
ON
ON
BRT YELLOW
BLUE
ON
OFF
WHITE
STD

DETAIL

EDIT

CNTOUR

LINE

RETURN

CHART DETAIL menu

4.Press ▼ to select MARK SIZE.

5Press the soft key EDIT.

6.Press ▲ or ▼ to select STD (standard) or
SMALL.

1.Operate the cursor pad to place the cur­sor on the mark you want to erase.

2.Press the [CLEAR] key. The mark se­lected is erased.

Note: To erase a line, place the cursor
on the edge of the line. The line segment
will be erased.

Erasing whole marks/lines

You can erase all marks and lines. Be abso­lutely sure you want to erase all marks and
lines; erased marks and lines cannot be re­stored.

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

2.Press the soft key ERASE MARK. You
are asked if you are sure to erase all
marks and lines.

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

7.Press the [ENTER] key.

5 Displaying Track and

Mark Points

Number of track and mark points used ap­pears in the TRACK STATUS window on the
TRACK CONTROL display. For further de­tails see TRACK CONTROL WINDOW.

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SAVING AND LOADING DATA

TO/FROM MEMORY CARDS

The following data can be saved to memory
card:

• Mark/line

• Waypoints/routes

• Track

• Configration (menu settings)

1 Formatting Memory Cards

Before you can use a memory card it must
be formatted. Note that formatting always
erases all saved data on the card!

1.Insert the memory card you want to for­mat into the slot.

2.Press the [MENU] key followed by the soft
keys CONFIGRATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.

s

TRACK
MARK/LINE
WAYPOINT/ROUTE
CONFIGURATION

DGPS 3D

OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF

SAVE
DATA

EDIT

SAVE
DATA

FORMAT

RETURN

2 Saving Data to Memory

Card

The memory card can save four items of data;
track, mark/line, waypoint/route and configu­ration.

Saving data

1.Insert a formatted memory card into the
slot.

2.Press the [MENU] key followed by the soft
keys CONFIGURATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.

3.Press the soft key labeled SAVE DATA
TO MEMORY CARD. The SAVE DATA
display appears.

4.Press ▲ or ▼ to select item to save.

5.Press the soft key EDIT to open the
TRACK, MARK/LINE, WAYPOINTS/
ROUTES or CONFIGRATION window.

6.Press ▲ to select ON.

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

8.Repeat from steps 4 to 7 to save other
data if desired.

SAVE DATA display

3.Press the soft key SAVE DATA TO
MEMORY CARD and the soft key FOR­MAT. You are asked if you are ready to
format the memory card.

4.Press the [ENTER] key to format (or press
the [CLEAR] key to escape). Now FOR­MATTING MEMORY CARD appears. Do
not remove the card while it is being for­matting. When the formatting is com­pleted, FORMAT COMPLETED appears.

5.Press the [ENTER] key to finish. Now you
can record data to the memory card.

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9.Press the soft key SAVE DATA. The fol­lowing message appears and saving
starts. Do not remove the memory card
while data is being saved.

NOW SAVING DATA TO
MEMORY CARD. DO NOT
TURN OFF THE POWER UNTIL
SAVING COMPLETED.

SAVE DATA message

When saving is completed, COM­PLETE SAVING DATA appears.

10.Press the [ENTER] key.

Error message

Memory card not inserted

Press the [ENTER] key to return to the SAVE
DATA display.

MEMORY CARD NOT
INSERTED. INSERT CARD
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.

NOT INSERTED message

Unformatted memory card

Press the [ENTER] key to return to the SAVE
DATA display. And format it refering to the
previous page.

MEMORY CARD NOT
FORMATTED
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.

NOT FORMATTED message

OVERWRITE FOLLOWING
DATA. OK?

(TRACK)

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

OVERWRITE message

3 Loading Data from

Memory Card

Data (track, marks, waypoints, configuration)
can be loaded from a memory card and dis­played on the screen. This feature is useful
for observing past data and setting up the
equipment for a specific purpose (with “con­figuration”).

1.Press the [MENU] key followed by the soft
keys CONFIGURATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.

2.Press the soft key LOAD DATA FROM
MEMORY CARD to show the LOAD DATA
display.

Wrong card inserted

Appears when a chart card is inserted. Press
the [ENTER] key to return to the SAVE DATA
display. Replace it with a formatted memory
card.

WRONG CARD INSERTED.
INSERT MEMORY CARD.
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.

WRONG CARD message

Data overwrite

Data type to be recorded exists on memory
card. (Two or more of same data type can­not be recorded.) Press the [ENTER] key to
overwrite same data type on the card, or
press the [CLEAR] key to escape.

s

TRACK
MARK/LINE
WAYPOINT/ROUTE
CONFIGURATION

DGPS 3D

OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF

LOAD
DATA

EDIT

LOAD
DATA

RETURN

LOAD DATA display

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to select item to load.

4.Press the soft key EDIT to show the
ON/OFF selection window.

5.Press ▲ to select ON. Press the soft key
ENTER or the [ENTER] key. If the
memory card does not contain the item
selected, the buzzer sounds and ON can­not be selected.

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6.After you select all items desired, press
the soft key LOAD DATA to load data. The
following message appears.

NOW LOADING DATA FROM
MEMORY CARD. DO NOT
TURN OFF THE POWER UNTIL
LOADING COMPLETE.

LOAD DATA message

After loading is completed, the following
message appears.

COMPLETE LOADING DATA.
PRESS "ENTER" KEY
TO CONTINUE.

COMPLETE message

7.Press the [ENTER] key.

Note on loading data

Track

Since loaded track data is added to internal
track, oldest track will be erased when the
track memory capacity is exceeded.

Waypoint/route

The loaded data OVERWRITES previously
stored waypoints and routes. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DESTROY VALUABLE DATA!

Mark/line

The loaded data is added to internal data.
When the mark/line memory becomes full no
marks may be entered.

Configuration

The loaded data replaces current configura­tion settings. Press the [ENTER] key to re­start. If the memory card is ejected while
loading or data could not be loaded, press
the [ENTER] key to restart with default set­tings. Note that track memory capacity is not
saved or loaded.

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CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

This section describes the various options
which allow you to set up your unit to suit
your needs.

1CHART SETUP OPTIONS

menu

The chart offset options menu provides three
menus: chart offset, track control, and chart
detail.

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

2.Press the soft key CHART SETUP OP­TIONS.

CHART
SETUP

CHART OFFSET

TRACK CONTROL

CHART DETAIL

CHART OFFSET-NEW FOR NAVIONICS

In some instances position may be off by a
few minutes. For example, the position of the
ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact
moored at a pier. You can compensate for
this error by offsetting chart position as fol­lows:

1.Press the [MENU] key followed by the soft
keys CHART SETUP OPTIONS and
CHART OFFSET.

16.41 nm

34° 12.345’ N

135° 12.345’ E

DGPS 3D

FROM

OS

276.9°

Plotter display,

chart offset selected

CHART
OFFSET

ZOOM

ZOOM

OUT

SET
OFFSET

RESET
OFFSET

RETURN

IN

DGPS 3D

RETURN

11-1 Chart setup options menu

2.Use the cursor pad to place the cursor
where to offset chart position.

3.Press the soft key SET OFFSET.

4.Press the soft key RETURN to finish.

To cancel chart offset, press the soft key RE­SET OFFSET at step 3 in the above proce­dure.

TRACK CONTROL menu

This menu mainly controls track color and
track plotting interval. For further details see
Track Chapter.

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SETUP NMEA/DGPS PORT 2 menu
description

This menu should be set according to the
specifications of the equipment connected to
connectors PORT 1 (NMEA) and PORT 2
(DGPS) at the rear of the display unit. The
menu can be displayed by pressing the
[MENU] key followed by the soft keys CON­FIGURATION and SETUP NMEA PORT 2.
For detailed information, see the installation
manual.

FORMAT- WITH NEW RTCM(OUTPUT)

Selects data format of connected equipment;
NMEA0183 version 1.5, version 2.0,
RTVM104 (EXTRN), RTCM104 (INTRN) or
RTCM104 (OUTPUT). RTCM104 (INTRN) is
for "D" versions only. The default setting
for non-"D" versions is RTCM104 (EXTRN).

DOWNLOAD WPT/RTE TO PC

UPLOAD WPT/RTE FROM PC

SAVE DATA TO MEMORY CARD

LOAD DATA FROM MEMORY CARD

DGPS 3D

upload/download menu

DWNLOAD
UPLOAD

RETURN

The procedure for setting LAT/LON FORMAT
is similar to those for PORT 1. Note that
you cannot setup data sentences when you
select RTCM104 (INTRN) as the format. (A
level converter (IF-1432) maybe required
when using NMEA0183 format from this port.)

LAT/LON FORMAT (GGA only)

Selects the seconds of latitude and longitude
positions in hundredths, thousandths or ten
thousandths of a degree.

UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA menu

This menu allows you to upload waypoint and
route data to a PC or download the same
data from a PC, via the DGPS connector at
the back of display unit. The menu can be
displayed by pressing the [MENU] key fol­lowed by the soft keys CONFIGURATION
and UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA. For de­tailed information, see the installation manual.

See previous pages for Memory Card info.

Display unit, rear view

Set communication software on the PC as
follows:

Baud Rate: 4800 bps
Character Length: 8 bit
Stop bit: 1 bit
Parity: None
X Control: XON/XOFF

The following data can be downloaded/up­loaded between a personal computer and this
equipment.

•Waypoint data (In alphanumeric order)

•Route data (In order of route number)

•End of sentence

Note 1: There are two kinds of data for route
data: route data and route comment data.

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Note 2: DGPS position fix is not available

when uploading or downloading data.

A-scope display

4.Press ▲ or ▼ to select STD or WIDE.

This display shows echoes at each transmis­sion with amplitudes and tone proportional
to their intensities, on the right 1/3 of the
screen. It is useful for estimating the kind of
fish school and seabed composition.

0

A-scope
display

Normal
sounder
display

160

DGPS3D

68.3

50

100

150

200

200k

A-scope display
plus normal sounder display

New Wide Plotter/ES Display

STD: The width of the sounder display is
approx. 20 mm (Default setting).

WIDE: The width is approx. 40 mm.

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

Plotter Display

DGPS 3D

Sounder

Display

50

100

150

0

NORTH

UP

ZOOM

ZOOM

OUT

PLOT

PLOT

SNDRSNDR

COURSE

UP

IN

Plotter/Sounder display

This display provides the plotter display on
the left part of the screen and the normal
sounder display on the right part. It is useful
for searching fish schools at cruising speed.
The width of the sounder display can be se­lected between standard (approx. 20 mm)
and wide (approx. 40 mm).

1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key
SOUNDER SETUP OPTIONS. The
sounder setup menu appears. See Fig­ure 1-9.

2.Press ▼ to select E/S WINDOW window.

3.Press the soft key EDIT to show the E/S
WINDOW window.

E/S WINDOW

▲

'

STD

™WIDE

▼

20

40

100

60
80

SOUNDER

RANGE

GAIN
200kHz

GAIN

PLOT

50kHz

SNDR

SHIFT

MODE

DGPS 3D

50k

20

0.0

40

60

200k

Dual-frequency display example

DUAL

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