Furuno FR-8062, FR-8252, FR-8122 manual Weather Information, Type 16 message

5. GPS OPERATION

5.5Weather Information

This radar can receive weather information from a japanese DPGS reference station if it is inter- faced with a DGPS beacon receiver (FURUNO GR-80, etc.) and your vessel is within the broad- casting range of a japanese DGPS reference station.

The figure below shows an example of a weather information broadcast. This information is trans- mitted every five minutes, and two reports are provided for each observation point.

This feature is valid only with japanese DGPS reference stations. No display or garbled characters appear if it is used elsewhere.

1.Press the MENU key to show the menu.

2.Choose GPS and press the ENTER key.

3.Choose Type 16 Message and press the ENTER key. (If no messages are present you cannot choose this menu item.)

Name of DGPS reference station

Latest six messages

Time

		Wind direction
		and speed
		(16 compass pts.)
				Atmospheric
				pressure (0-9999 hPa)
					Wave height
					(0-99 m)
Type 16 Message
Point Name	Time	Wind		Pressure	Wave
		Direction/Speed
Murotasaki	13:25	ENE	5m	1015hPa	10m
	13:55	NE	10m	1016hPa	13m
Kobe	13:50	N	5m	1017hPa	9m
	13:55	NW	10m	1017hPa	10m
Osakako	13:45	NW	5m	1015hPa	11m
	13:15	N	10m	1017hPa	10m
Oseki	13:35	SSW	5m	1013hPa	8m
	13:05	S	10m	1015hPa	9m
Tomgashima	13:30	NW	5m	1015hPa	5m
	13:00	W	10m	1016hPa	10m
Shinomisaki	13:30	NW	5m	1015hPa		5m
	13:00	W	10m	1016hPa		10m
[MENU]: Close MENU		[ENTER]: Close this window

Type 16 message

Weather messages from as many as six DPGS reference stations are shown and the latest is at the top.The oldest message is erased when a new message arrives.

4. To close only the message board, press the ENTER key.

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