Furuno 1734C, 1724C manual Loading Waypoint Data from Yeoman, Mark data menu, Mark data format

6. DATA TRANSFER

Mark data menu

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Mark data format

1:Geodetic latitude (Latitude in minutes, hexadecimal)

2:Longitude (longitude in minutes, hexadecimal)

3:Mercator latitude (latitude in minutes, hexadecimal)

4:Mark code

5:Color (0: black, 1: red, 2: yellow, 3: green, 4: light-blue, 5: purple, 6: blue, 7: white)

6:Status (hexadecimal number)

(b0: (0/1)=mark/line), b1: (0/1)=(memory/replay)

b2: reserve

b3: External event (0/1)=(no/YES), b4: Line connection (=1: connect to the previous)

b [5, 6]: Line type

7:Time entered (Hexadecimal number, total seconds from 1986/1/1 00:00:00 as reference)

8:Comment (Max. 15 characters, including the code not required for NMEA)

6.3Loading Waypoint Data from Yeoman

Waypoint data can be loaded from a Yeoman to this equipment. Connect the Yeoman to a DATA port on this equipment and then follow the procedure below.

1.Press the MENU key.

2.Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION key.

3.Press the DATA TRANSFER soft key.

4.Press the RECEIVE YEOMAN DATA soft key.

5.You are asked if you are sure to receive waypoint data from Yeoman equipment. Push the ENTER knob to receive the data. The message “NOW RECEIVING YEOMAN DATA. PUSH SOFT KEY ‘STOP’ TO STOP RECEIVING.” Is displayed. If waypoint capacity is reached the message “WAYPOINTS FULL. NO MORE WAYPOINT CAN BE RECEIVED. PUSH ANY KEY TO STOP.” appears. To stop receiving, press the STOP soft key.

After waypoints have been received, press the MENU key.

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