Furuno MU-231CE, MU-201CE User Manual

MONITOR UNIT MU-201CE/MU-231CE

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

This manual describes only the key operations of the monit or unit MU-210CE/MU-231CE.
For other details, refer to the installation manual and operator’s manual of the ECDIS/radar.

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1. Overview

When the monitor unit MU-201CE or MU-231CE is connected to a r adar/ECDIS
with an RS-232C cable, the keys on the panel are locked, so independent
operation of the keys is not possible. Brilliance is controlled from ECDIS/radar.
Key function under lock condition

 Simultaneous pressing of Lock and Menu keys: Opens/closes the menu.
 Simultaneous pressing of Lock and Input keys: Choose an input signal.
 Simultaneous pressing of Lock and

turn it off, press more than five seconds.

The keys are unlocked with menu operation. See “Keypad lock” on page 6. The
key functions under unlocked condition are as follows.

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 + and -: Adjusts the screen brilliance when no menu di splayed. With menu

 Input: Chooses input signal to display (when no menu is displayed).
 Menu: Opens or closes menu.
 Enter: Confirms menu setting.

key: Turns the power on or off. To turn the power off, press it more than

five seconds.

displayed, these choose an item from the menu.

keys: Turns the power on or off. To

Lock

Operation Panel

LED lamp: lights when the monitor unit is turned on.

Menu Enter Input - +

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LED

2. Menu Operation

1. Press the Menu key to open the main menu.

The chosen menu item is circumscribed with a blue rectangle and its sub-menu is
displayed below the main menu.

2. Press the + or – key to choose a menu and press the Enter key.

3. Press the + or – key to choose a sub-menu item and press the Enter key.
There are four kinds of items available in each sub-menu. A brief explanation
of each follows.

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Keys
They just need to be confirmed for

selection in order to activate the
corresponding function. The key in this
example will perform factory defaults
restore as soon as selected.

On/off settings
They just need to be confirmed for

selection in order to toggle between the on
and off state of the option. Th e setting in
this example will toggle between normal
mode and freeze frame mode as selected.

Item lists
Once activated, these items allow the user

to select a given mode of operation among
the ones available by pressing the + or –
key and then Enter key.

Gauges
Once activated, these items allow the user

to change the setting at will between zero
and one hundred percent by pressing the +
or - key and then Enter key.

4. To change other item in the sub-menu, return to step 3.

5. Press the Menu key to conclude sub-menu setting.
To change the setting of another menu, go to step 2.

6. Press the Menu key to close the main menu.

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3. Menu Functions

This section of the manual describes each function of each menu in detail. Each
paragraph represents a given menu. On the left, an image shows all items that
can appear in that menu, while on the right an item by item description is given,
in the same order as shown at the screen. Each paragraph is named after the
menu it represents, and the icon for that menu is shown n ear the menu name.
Please note that the numeric values shown in the boxes are meaningless an d do
not represent values that are meant to be valid. When using the equipment, the
GUI will allow or disallow some values to be entered depending on the current
conditions.
Also note that no item is shown as selected. Although every possible item is
shown in the images, not all of them may be shown on the equipment's GUI
when using it, because each item is shown only if certain conditions are met.

Information menu

Input resolution
This box shows details of the signal that is currently
displayed. The values shown are: horizontal
resolution (pixels), vertical resolution (pixels) and
vertical refresh frequency (Hz). The content of this
box cannot be changed.
Detected mode
The value displayed in this box cannot be changed
and informs the user about the numeric identifier
associated with the signal displayed. This is useful
to establish if two given input signals have identical
parameters or not.
Firmware version
This box cannot be selected, and its value cannot
be changed. It informs the user about the version of
the firmware programmed into the monitor.

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