Specifications

 

 

Display Unit

 

Type

6-inch monochrome LCD, 240 x 320 dot

Tone

Three levels

Video Sounder

 

Frequency

50 kHz and 200 kHz

Display range

5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 300 meter (feet, fathoms, and passi/braza

 

also

 

available)

Shift

0 to 300 m

GPS Receiver

 

Receiver format

8 channels all in view

Tracking system

Parallel

Position accuracy

Approx. 50 m, 95% of the time, Horizontal dilution of position

 

(HDOP) ≤ 4 (Approx. 15 m if SA is not on)

 

DGPS (option): 5 to 10 m, 95% of the time.

 

Note: All GPS receivers are subject to degradation of position

 

and velocity accuracies under the U.S. Department of Defense.

 

Position may be degraded up to 100 meters.

Plotter Section

 

Chart projection

Mercator (85° latitude or below)

Display range

0.14 to 6144 nm (above Equator)

Chart display

Land filled in

Memory capacity

Track, 2000 pts; Mark, 100 pts; Event, 100 pts; Waypoint, 200

 

pts, Route, 20 routes (30 waypoints/route)

Alarms

Arrival, anchor watch, bottom, fish, speed, trip, water tempera-

 

ture, XTE (cross track error)

I/O Data Format

 

Input format

NMEA 0183, Ver. 1.5 or 2.0

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GP-1600F specifications

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