3. ADVANCED SONAR OPERATION

Each time the key is pressed the appearance of the event marks changes as below. Ten marks may be entered. When this amount is exceeded the oldest event mark is automatically erased.

This data is used to display latest event mark data.

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Event marks

3.6.2Entering an own ship position mark

Operate the trackball to place the trackball mark on the own ship mark and press the [EVENT] key to inscribe an own ship position mark. 10 own ship position marks () may be entered. When this amount is exceeded the oldest own ship position mark is automatically erased.

3.6.3Deleting an event mark

You may delete specific event mark as follows:

1.Operate the trackball to place the trackball mark on the event mark or own ship position mark you want to delete. The color of the mark changes from white to red if the trackball mark is correctly placed.

2.Press the [DELETE MARK] key to delete the mark.

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Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L manual Entering an own ship position mark, Deleting an event mark, Event marks

CSH-5L/CSH-8L specifications

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