Furuno GP-1650F manual Plotter Displays, Presentation Modes, North-up, Course-up, Auto course-up

3. PLOTTER DISPLAYS

3.1Presentation Modes

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

Three types of display presentations are pro- vided 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.

North-up

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

			Functions for
	Course bar		soft key
Nav information		Current display mode
		Track	(north-up)
window

34°	12.345’ N		CSE 245.8°		NORTH
135°	12.345’ E		SPD	16.3kt	UP
					ZOOM
					IN
					ZOOM
					OUT
					COURSE
					UP
002WP	FISH
			BRIDGE
DGPS 3D					NAV
					WPT
GPS status		Icon (chart)		Own ship
				marker

Waypoint name

Waypoint mark

Figure 3-1 Plotter display, north-up mode

Course-up

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

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

34°	12.345’ N	CSE	245.8°	COURSE
135° 12.345’ E		SPD	16.3kt	UP
	QP<01>			ZOOM
				IN
				ZOOM
				OUT
				AUTO
				C.U.
DGPS 3D				NAV
				WPT

Figure 3-2 Plotter display, course-up mode

Auto course-up

Press the soft key AUTO C.U. to show the automatic course-up display. The course or heading is at the top of screen at the mo- ment 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.

34° 12.345’ N	CSE	245.8°	AUTO
135° 12.345’ E	SPD	16.3kt	C-UP
			ZOOM
			IN
			ZOOM
			OUT
			NORTH
			UP
DGPS 3D			NAV
			WPT

Figure 3-3 Auto course-up mode

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