GPS SETUP

GPS SMOOTHING

 

Posn

 

000 (000 ~ 999)

 

 

Spd

000 (000 ~ 999)

 

GEODETIC

WGS-84

OTHER(002)

POS CALIB

00.000'N 00.000'E

UNHEALTH

RSTR

 

(03)

DISABLED

TIME DIFF

+00:00

 

 

 

▼▲ :Cursor

:N/S,E/W,+/-

ENT:Enter

ESC:Esc

Figure 5-2 GPS SETUP menu

5)Enter correction value with numeral keys.

6)Press the [NU/CU ENT] key.

7)Press the [MENU ESC] key.

L/L appears on the display. To remove the correction, enter zeroes at step 4 in the above the procedure and press the [NU/CU ENT] and [MENU ESC] keys.

5.3 Displaying Loran C or Decca LOPs

Ship’s position can be displayed in latitude and longitude, Loran C

LOPs or Decca LOPs. To display position in Loran C or Decca

LOPs, do the following:

1)Press the [MENU ESC] key.

2)Press the [0] key to select the SYSTEM menu.

3)Press the [2] key to select PLTR SETUP.

PLTR SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAVAID

 

 

OWN

 

LC DC ALL

SCALE

SCALE

 

 

RANGE

SMOOTHING

00 (00~15)

 

SPD AVERAG

 

 

00 min

 

 

 

BEARING

 

TRUE

MAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAG CALIB

 

AUTO

 

MAN

 

06.9° W 00.0° E

EVNT METHOD

EVENT

MARK

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION

 

 

L/L

LOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISP

 

LC

 

DC

 

 

 

Chain:Sec

7970:11-26

 

LOP CALIB

 

+000.0μs

 

 

+000.0μs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:E/W

▼▲ :Cursor

 

ESC:Esc

 

 

 

Figure 5-3 PLTR SETUP menu

4)Operating the [Arrow] keys, select LOP at the Position line.

5)Operate the [Arrow] keys to select DISP.

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Furuno GP-1600F manual Displaying Loran C or Decca LOPs, GPS Setup menu

GP-1600F specifications

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