Furuno NX-300 manual Downloading Messages to a PC, Wiring

SCROLLING: This menu item lets you select how to scroll the message display. The default setting is AUTO-SLOW.

AUTO-SLOW: Long press of ! or " scrolls line-by-line slowly automatically. Touch and release " to scroll manually.

AUTO-FAST: Long press of ! or " scrolls line-by-line automatically, faster than AUTO- SLOW. Touch and release " to scroll manually.

SKIP-$$: The U.S. National Weather Service broadcasts weather information via the U.S. Coast Guard NAVTEX stations. Their messages contain $$, the continue indicator. You can quickly jump to the next continue indicator. Long press of ! or " skips to $$.

SAVE MESSAGE TO PC: Select to download message to a PC. See the next paragraph.

2.7.2Downloading Messages to a PC

Wiring

Your equipment provides a wiring diagram that shows how to connect to a PC using a DSUB 9- pin connector. Refer to the interconnection diagram for details.

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

2.Press ! or " to select SYSTEM MENU.

3.Press the [ENT] key to show the SYSTEM MENU.

4.Press " to select WIRING INFO?.

5.Press the [ENT] key to show the wiring info display.

Figure 2-15 Connection to PC using a DSUB 9-pin connector

A DSUB 25-pin (EIA-232) may also be used to make the connection. In this case the wiring diagram is as follows.

1	RD2		WHITE
2	SG				BLUE
3	SD
				YELLOW
4	RD
					GREEN
5	+
			RED
6	-
		BLACK
7	FG
		- +

7GND

3RXD

2TXD

4RTS

5CTS

6DSR

20DTR

Figure 2-16 Connection to PC using a DSUB 25-pin connector

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