3. PLOTTER OPERATION

Target track

Target track, NMEA format TTM (Tracked Target Message) data sentence, may be turned on or off as desired. The default setting is ON.

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 trackball to select TARGET TRACK DISPLAY.

3.Press the EDIT soft key to show the target track display window.

4.Use the trackball to select to ON (default setting) or OFF as appropriate.

5.Press the ENTER soft key.

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

3.6.2Stopping, restarting plotting of own ship track

When your boat is at anchor or returning to port you probably won’t need to record its track. You can stop recording the track, to conserve the track memory, as follows:

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

ON

OWN SHIP TRACK DISP

OWN SHIP TRACK COLOR

RED

TARGET TRACK DISPLAY

ON

TARGET TRACK COLOR

WHITE

INTERVAL

TIME

TIME INTERVAL

00m10s

DISTANCE INTERVAL

00.10nm

MEMORY(TRACK & MARK)

2000 POINTS

(MARK MEMORY)

(6000)POINTS

 

 

SHIP’S TRACK STATUS

TRACKING

TRACK: 1234/2000

MARK : 9/6000

TRACK CONTROL

EDIT

TRACK

RESUME

ERASE

T & M

MARK

SETUP

RETURN

TRACK

RESUME

TRACK

HALT

OWN SHIP TRACK DISP

ON

 

OWN SHIP TRACK COLOR

RED

 

TARGET TRACK DISPLAY

ON

 

TARGET TRACK COLOR

WHITE

 

INTERVAL

TIME

 

TIME INTERVAL

00m10s

 

DISTANCE INTERVAL

00.10nm

 

MEMORY(TRACK & MARK)

2000 POINTS

 

(MARK MEMORY)

(6000)POINTS

 

 

 

SHIP’S TRACK STATUS

NOT TRACKING

TRACK: 1234/2000

MARK : 9/6000

TRACK CONTROL

EDIT

TRACK

HALT

ERASE

T & M

MARK

SETUP

RETURN

Track is plotted

Track not plotted

Track control menu

2.Press the TRACK RESUME soft key. The soft key now shows “TRACK HALT” and the indication “TRACKING” in the SHIP’S TRACK STATUS window changes to “NOT TRACKING.” In addition, the icon “H” is displayed at the top of the plotter display and own ship marker becomes a hollow circle. To restart plotting the track, press the TRACK HALT soft key

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

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Furuno 1943C, 1933C, 1833C manual Stopping, restarting plotting of own ship track, Target track

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