4. MENU OPERATION

Setting parameters manually

When MANUAL-CALM, MODERATE or ROUGH is selected at the previous paragraph, set MANUAL PARAMETERS as below.

You can set three parameters for MANUAL function: Weather, Rudder gain and Counter rudder.

The default manual parameters provide for comfortable steering of a boat 35 feet in length at the speed of 10 kt. When speed is increased to 20 kt, the manual parameters are automatically reduced 66%.

Parameter setting

100%

 

 

66%

 

 

10 kt

20 kt

Ship's speed

 

 

1.Rotate the course control knob to select MANUAL PARAMATERS from the PARAMETER SETUP menu.

2.Press the course control knob to show the following table.

Example of Manual parameter

 

 

SEA STATE

 

CALM

MODERATE

WEATHER

RUDDER GAIN

0.4

0.5

COUNT RUDDER

0.2

0.3

ROUGH

0.6

0.4

Refer to the followings to set parameters:

Boat longer than 35 feet: Set parameters smaller than default parameters.

Boat shorter than 35 feet: Set parameters larger than default parameters.

3.Rotate the course control knob to choose WEATHER-CALM setting, and then press the course control knob.

4.Rotate the course control knob to set value (Setting range: 1° to 10° for weather).

5.Press the course control knob.

6.Set WEATHER-MODERATE, WEATHER-ROUGH and RUDDER GAIN and COUNT RUDDER similarly (Setting range: 0.1 to 2.0 for rudder gain, 0.1 to 4.0 for counter rudder).

7.Press the [MENU] key to close the table.

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Furuno 511, 520, 611 Setting parameters manually, Example of Manual parameter

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