Furuno 1732 Track plotting method and interval for own ship track, Plot window, Interval windows

3. PLOTTER OPERATION

3.6.4Track plotting method and interval for own ship track

In drawing the own ship track, first the ship’s position fed from a navigation receiver is stored into the unit’s memory at an interval of time or distance. A shorter interval provides for better reconstruction of the track, but the storage time of the track is reduced. When the track memory becomes full, the oldest track is erased to make room for the latest.

Track plotting method

Track may be plotted by time or distance interval. The default setting is “time.”

1.Press the [MENU] key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu.

2.Use the cursor pad to select INTERVAL.

3.Press the EDIT soft key to display the plot window.

INTERVAL

▲§ °TIME

DISTANCE

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Plot window

4.Use the cursor pad to select TIME or DISTANCE as appropriate. Distance is useful for conserving track memory, since no track is recorded when the boat is stationary.

5.Press the ENTER soft key.

6.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

Track plotting interval

1.Press the [MENU] key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu.

2.Use the cursor pad to select TIME INTERVAL or DISTANCE INTERVAL as appropriate.

3.Press the EDIT soft key to display the time or distance interval window, depending on what you selected at step 2.

TIME INTERVAL

00m10s

Setting range: 0 min 01 sec (continuous) - 99 min 59 sec

Default setting: 10 sec

(When selecting TIME INTERVAL.)

DISTANCE INTERVAL

00.10nm

Setting range: 00.01 nm (continuous) - 99.99 nm (km, sm)

Default setting: 0.1 nm

(When selecting DISTANCE INTERVAL.)

Interval windows

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