Furuno 1933, 1943, 1833 manual Chart Setup, Chart offset, Plotter display, chart offset selected

5. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

5.4Chart Setup

This paragraph shows you how to setup digital charts, from offsetting chart position to turning chart attributes on or off.

5.4.1Chart offset

In some instances position may be off by a few seconds. For example, the position of the ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact moored at a pier. You can compensate for this error by offsetting chart position as shown in the procedure below.

1.Show the plotter display, then press the [MENU] key followed by the CHART SETUP and CHART OFFSET soft keys.

+34 24. 3456 N 359.9° M CHART

124 24. 3456 W 0.35nm OFFSET

SET

OFFSET

RESET

OFFSET

RETURN

Plotter display, chart offset selected

2.Use the trackball to place the cursor at the correct latitude and longitude position of own ship.

3.Press the SET OFFSET soft key.

4.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu. The “chart offset icon”() appears.

To cancel chart offset, press the RESET OFFSET soft key at step 3 in the above procedure.

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