POSITION-RELATED OPERATIONS

10.1Displaying Position in LOPs

Position can be displayed in latitude and lon- gitude, Loran C LOPs or Decca LOPs.

Displaying position in Loran C LOPs

1.Press the MENU 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 DE ALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE

SCALE

 

RANGE

 

 

SMOOTHING

00 (00~15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPD AVERAG

00 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEARING

TRUE

 

 

MAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAG CALIB

AUTO

 

 

 

MAN

 

 

 

06.3°W

 

00.0°E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVNT METHOD

EVENT

 

 

MARK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION

 

L/L

LOP

 

DISP

LC

 

 

 

DE

 

Chain: Sec

7970: 11-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOP CALIB

+000.0 μs

 

 

 

+000.0 μs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: E/W, +/-

 

: Cursor

 

 

 

 

ESC: Esc

Figure 10-1 Pltr setup menu

4.Press or to select POSITION.

5.Press s to select LOP.

6.Press to select DISP.

7.Select LC.

8.Press to select Chain: Sec.

9.Key in Loran C GRI.

10.Key in Loran C slave code.

11.Key in other Loran C slave code.

12.If necessary, press to select LOP CALIB.

13.Press the key to display plus(+) or mi- nus(-).

14.Key in offset(s).

15.Press the ENT key.

16.Press the MENU key.

Displaying position in Decca LOPs

Follow the procedure in "Displaying position in Loran C LOPs." At step 7 select DE in- stead of LC. Key in chain number and station pair: 1 for R, 2 for G, 3 for P. See Decca Chains in the Appendix for chain number.

10.2 Offsetting GPS Position

You may wish to offset the GPS position to refine position accuracy. First, moor boat at a pier and plot position shown by GP-1610CF on a nautical chart. Then, enter offset.

1.Press the MENU key.

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

3.Press the [7] key. The GPS SETUP menu appears.

GPS SETUP

GPS SMOOTHING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posn

000 (000~999)

 

 

 

 

Speed

000 (000~999)

 

 

 

GEODETIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WGS-84

 

 

OTHER (002)

 

 

POS CALIB

 

 

0

0.000’N

 

00.000’E

 

UNHEALTH

 

RSTR

 

 

 

 

 

DISABLED

( _ _ )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ _

_ _

_ _

_ _

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_ _

_ _

_ _

_ _

TIME DIFF

+09: 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Cursor

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

ESC: Esc

 

 

 

Figure 10-2 GPS setup menu

4. Select POS CALIB.

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Furuno GP-1610CF manual POSITION-RELATED Operations, Displaying Position in LOPs, Offsetting GPS Position

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