Furuno SC-60 manual Int, Beacon receiver selection window

3.OPERATION

3.The cursor is on the BEACON field. Press the [ENT] key.

OFF

INT

EXT

Beacon receiver selection window

4. Choose appropriate option and press the [ENT] key.

INT: For internal DGPS beacon receiver.

EXT: For external DGPS beacon receiver

OFF: Disables DGPS function. When OFF is chosen, it takes about one minute to find GPS position.

Note: When connecting a FURUNO external DGPS beacon receiver (such as the GR-80) to the SC-60, turn the GR-80’s remote function on to set up the beacon receiver with commands from the SC-60. Also set the external DGPS beacon receiver as follows: Byte Format, 8-6; First Bit, LSB; Parity Bit, None; Stop Bit, 1; Bit Rate, 8.

5.Press the [ENT] key.

6.Choose DGPS beacon station selection method: AUTO, MANUAL or LIST.

AUTO: Automatically searches for best DGPS beacon station.

MANUAL: Manually enter DGPS beacon station specifications in the RATE and FREQ fields, referring to a DGPS beacon station list.

LIST: Lists five of the closest DGPS beacon stations, including user-programmed stations.

7.Press the [ENT] key. If you chose AUTO, no further operation is required; press the [DISP] key to close the menu. For MANUAL or LIST follow the appropriate procedure below.

MANUAL

a)The cursor is now on the RATE field. Press the [ENT] key.

b)Choose the transmission rate of the DGPS beacon station to be used, among 50, 100 or 200 bps. Press the [ENT] key.

c)The cursor is now on the FREQ field. Press the [ENT] key.

d)Enter the transmission frequency of the DGPS beacon station to be used and press the [ENT] key.

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