Furuno 1824C Plotter Setup, Navigation options, Plotter setup menu Contents of plotter setup menu

7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

7.3Plotter Setup

This paragraph provides the information necessary for setting up the plotter display.

7.3.1Navigation options

Navigation options, for example, waypoint switching method, may be set on the PLOTTER SETUP menu.

1.Show the plotter display, then press the MENU key open the main menu.

2.Press the PLOTTER SETUP soft key.

WAYPOINT SWITCHING	ARRVL ALM CRCL
COURSE VECTOR	LINE
SET GOTO METHOD	1 POINT
QP	INTERNAL
SAFE ROUTE CHECK	OFF
POPUP INFO	OFF
QPT/MARK SOFT KEY	QUICK POINT
SHIP SHAPE	BOAT(L)

PLOTTER SETUP

EDIT

D. BOX

RETURN

Plotter setup menu

Contents of plotter setup menu

Item	Description	Settings
Waypoint	Chooses waypoint switching method. See “switching	Perpendicular, Arrvl
Switching	waypoints” on page 3-45.	Alm Crcl, Manual
Course Vector	You may extend a line from the own ship position to show	Line, Vector, Off
	ship’s course. It may be a vector (length depends on ship’s
	speed) or a simple line (course bar).
Set GOTO	Sets the method by which to navigate to a quick point. See	1 Point, 35 Points,
Method	“3.10.1 Navigating to a quick point.”	35 Pts/Port Service
QP	Set “EXT WPT (RMB)” when a destination waypoint is	EXT WPT (RMB),
	displayed from a external navigation equipment.	Internal
Safe Route	The safe route check feature checks for interfering objects	On, Off
Check	(such as wrecks) within a route when creating or editing a
(C-MAP only)	route.
Popup Info	You may show the information for objects as below.	ALL ON, POINTS
	OFF: No information appears.	ON, OFF
	ALL ON: When the cursor is placed on anywhere on chart,
	the information for that location appears.
	POINTS ON: When the cursor is placed on an object
	symbol, the information for it appears.
QPT/MARK	Chooses the function of the uppermost soft key on the	QUICK POINT,
SOFT KEY	plotter display between QUICK POINT and MARK ENTRY.	MARK ENTRY
	QUICK POINT: Enters the quick point at the cursor or own
	ship position.
	MARK ENTRY: Enters the mark at the cursor or own ship
	position.
SHIP SHAPE	Chooses configuration for own ship marker.	BOAT(L), BOAT(S),
		CIRCLE, CROSS
D. BOX	Sets up data boxes. See paragraph 7.5.
(soft key)

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