Furuno 1824C Setting speed for ETA calculation, Select speed for ETA window, Switching waypoints

3. PLOTTER OPERATION

Setting speed for ETA calculation

Speed, which may be input manually or automatically, is required to calculate ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) to a destination.

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key.

3.Press the LOG soft key.

4.Press the SPEED soft key.

SPEED FOR ETA

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SPD 010.0kt

GPS AVG. SPEED

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Select speed for ETA window

5.Enter speed manually in the SPD field, or use GPS speed data (if applicable) by selecting GPS AVG. SPEED.

6.Press the ENTER soft key or the ENTER knob to register your selection.

7.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Switching waypoints

When you arrive to a waypoint on a route, you can switch to the next waypoint by one of the three methods below.

PERPENDICULAR: Automatically switches the destination waypoint when the boat comes passes an imaginary perpendicular line passing through the center of the destination waypoint or the boat comes within the arrival alarm range.

ARRVL ALM CRCL: Destination waypoint is automatically switched when the boat comes within the arrival alarm range. For how to set the arrival alarm, see the paragraph 3.11.2

Arrival alarm.

MANUAL: The destination waypoint may be manually switched by using the RESTART soft key (see page 3-44). This function is operative when “1 POINT” is selected as the GOTO method (see page 3-40).

WPT 2	WPT 2
Waypoint switched	Waypoint switched
at this point.	at this point.
WPT 1	WPT 1
Perpendicular	Arrival Alarm Circle

Automatic waypoint switching methods

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