7. MARKS AND SYSTEM MENUS

MARKS menu description

Item

 

Description

 

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RANGE RINGS

Turns the range rings on/off and chooses range ring

5-3

 

interval, 1/4 or 1/2 the range. When turned off, the north

 

 

mark and heading mark are also turned off.

 

BEARING SCALE

Turns the electronic bearing scale on/off.

5-3

CURRENT

Turns the current (tide) mark on/off.

 

5-3

VECTOR

 

 

 

 

CURRENT DIR

Turns current (tide) data on or off. “FROM” shows what

5-3

 

direction the current is flowing; “TO” shows the direction

 

 

the current is heading. Requires a current indicator.

 

 

 

Current Mark

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

1

 

 

1

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

FROM

TO

 

 

 

 

SHIP’S TRACK

Turns ship’s track display on/off. 5R and 10R are the

5-3

 

amount of track to display; that is, the length of the track

 

 

shown on the display is five and ten times the range,

 

 

respectively.

 

 

 

COURSE

Chooses how to display course, in 32 compass points

5-3

 

or 360° true.

 

 

 

HEADING

Chooses how to display heading, in 32 compass points

5-2

 

or 360° true.

 

 

 

CURRENT DATA

Choose how to display current (tide) data, 32 compass

5-3

 

points, 360° true, ±180° or 360° relative.

 

EVENT/FISH

Choose how to display event and fish marks, 32 CMPS,

Event MK: 5-5

 

360° TRUE, ±180° or 360°. For “±180°,” starboard

Fish MK: 5-4

 

direction is shown as “xxxS” and port direction as

Tgt Lock MK: 5-3

 

“xxxP.” True requires a heading sensor. 32 CMPS

 

 

shows direction in compass points such as N, N/E,

 

 

NNE, NE/N, etc.

 

 

OTHER MARKS

Chooses how to display other marks, ±180° or 360°.

R/B MK: 5-4

 

 

 

 

Trackball MK: 5-2

POSITION DATA

Chooses how to display position, in latitude and

5-3

 

longitude or Loran TDs.

 

 

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Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L manual Marks menu description

CSH-5L/CSH-8L specifications

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