Furuno 1724C, 1734C Data Boxes, Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key, Rearranging data boxes

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1.8Data Boxes

Data boxes, providing navigation data, may be shown on any full-screen display. Up to six data boxes (two in case of large characters) may be shown, and the default data boxes are position (in latitude and longitude), course over ground, speed over ground and trip log. The user may choose which data to display, where to locate it, and show or hide it as desired. In addition, data boxes may be set independently for each display mode (plotter, radar, sounder). For how to select data for the data boxes, see the paragraph “7.5 Data Boxes Setup.”

.250/.125nm

SP

H-UP

319.9° M

MARK

ENTRY

MODE

NTH UP

NAV

POS

TRIP LOG			D.BOX
177nm			ON	/OFF
POSITION	COG	SOG
47°
58.535'N	323.6° M	20.0 kt
122°
36.496'W

350.4° M

0.000 nm

Data boxes

Data boxes

1.8.1Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key

Plotter: D. BOX ON/OFF

Radar: ZOOM & D. BOX → D. BOX ON/OFF (EBL/VRM data box, cursor data box also shown/hidden)

Sounder: AUTO/D. BOX→ D. BOX ON/OFF

1.8.2Rearranging data boxes

You may select the location for data boxes as follows:

1.Using the Cursor pad, place the cursor inside the data box you wish to move. As the cursor enters the box it changes to a “hand”. Push the ENTER knob, and the hand changes to a fist, meaning the box is correctly selected.

2.Use the Cursor pad to move the data box to the location desired, then push the ENTER knob.

1.8.3Temporarily erasing a data box

If a data box is obscuring a desired object, you may temporarily erase the box. Use the Cursor pad to place the cursor inside the data box you wish to erase, then press the CLEAR key. To redisplay the box, press the D. BOX soft key twice to display it.

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