Furuno GP32 Turning On and Off Power, Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast, Turning on the power

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1.2 Turning On and Off Power

Turning on the power

Press the [DIM/PWR] key. The unit beeps and then starts up with the last-used display mode.

Note: The example screens shown in this manual may not match the screens you see on your display. The screen you see depends on your system configuration and equipment settings.

Your equipment takes about 90 seconds to find its position when turned on for the very first time. Thereafter it typically takes about 12 seconds.

The equipment shows receiver status indication at the top left-hand corner in most display modes. The table below shows these indications and their meanings.

Receiver status indications

Indication		Meaning
2D	2D	GPS position fix
3D	3D	GPS position fix
D2D	2D	DGPS position fix
D3D	3D	DGPS position fix
W2D	2D	WAAS position fix
W3D	3D	WAAS position fix
DOP*	2D: HDOP larger than 4
	3D: PDOP larger than 6
SIM	Simulation mode

*= DOP (Dilution of Precision) is the index of position accuracy and is the distribution pattern of satellites used in position fixing. Generally, the smaller the figure the better the position accuracy.

Turning off the power

Press and hold down the [DIM/PWR] key until the screen goes blank (about three seconds). The time remaining until the power is turned off is counted down on the display.

1.3Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast

1.Press the [DIM/PWR] key momentarily. The display shown below appears.

B R I L L ( 1 ~ 8 )

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C O N T R A S T ( 0 ~ 6 3 )

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E X I T : [ E N T ]

Brilliance and contrast adjustment window

2.To adjust the brilliance, press ▲ or ▼. Current setting is shown to the right of ▲. Maximum setting is 8.

3.To adjust the contrast, press ◄ or ►. Current setting is shown to the right of ►. Maximum setting is 63.

4.Press the [ENT] key to finish.

Note: If the last-used contrast setting is 36 or higher, the equipment starts up with that setting. If the setting is 35 or lower, the equipment starts up with setting 36.

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