5. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

5.3Plotter Setup

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

5.3.1Navigation 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

1POINT

PLOTTER SETUP

EDIT

D. BOX

RETURN

Plotter setup menu

Contents of plotter setup menu

Item

Description

 

Settings

Default Setting

Waypoint

Chooses waypoint switching method.

 

Perpendicular,

Arrvl Alm Crcl

Switching

See “switching waypoints” on page

 

Arrvl Alm Crcl,

 

 

3-50.

 

Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course

You may extend a line from the own

 

Line, Vector, Off

Line

Vector

ship position to show 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

 

1 Point, 35 Points,

1 Point

Method

to a quick point. See “3.10.1 Navigating

 

35 Pts/Port

 

 

to a quick point.”

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. BOX

Sets up data boxes. See paragraph 5.5.

 

 

(soft key)

 

 

 

 

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Furuno 1933C, 1943C, 1833C manual Plotter Setup, Navigation options, Plotter setup menu Contents of plotter setup menu

1833C, 1933C, 1943C specifications

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