DEPTH INFO soft key: Turns the DEPTH INFO display on/off and sets it color in FURUNO chart, or selects the depth areas limit and spot sounding & bathymetric range in C-MAP NT-FP chart.

1.While displaying chart details menu, press the soft key DEPTH INFO to show the following display.

Note 1: Depth data depends on the registered value at "depth area". (See page 1.)

Note 2: It may be difficult to distinguish colors of track and mark/line in sea areas painted in light-blue or green.

SPOT SOUNDING &

FOR FURUNO CHART

DEPTH < 10 m

RED

DEPTH =

10 m

YELLOW

DEPTH >

10 m

LIGHT BLUE

DEPTH INFO

RED

10 m : APPROX. 30 ft or 5 fa

FOR C-MAP CHART

SHADE CHANGE DPTH 0020, 0164 ft

SPOT SOUNDING & 0033~3000 ft

BATHYMETRIC RANGE

DEPTH

INFO

EDIT

BATHYMETRIC RANGE: Sets the depth range to display the spot sounding on the C-MAP NT-FP chart. The depth range you set is displayed red.

12.6 Selecting Chart Scale/Range

DGPS 3D

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

Figure 12-20 DEPTH INFO display

2.Press ! or " to select item and press the soft key EDIT or enter the appropriate value by using numeric keys.

3.Select option with cursor pad and press the soft key ENTER or the [ENTER] key.

4.Press the soft key RETURN several times to finish.

SHADE CHANGE DPTH: Sets two values in the range of Depth Limit on the DEPTH INFO display when the C-MAP NT-FP chart is used. The Depth Areas are shown on the screen in three colors depending on depth.

0 to left value: Blue

left value to right value: Light-blue

greater than right value: Light-gray

(Maximum value: 12000 meter or 39369 ft)

In Figure 12-20, as the following,

0 - 20 ft: Blue

20 - 164 ft: Light-blue

greater than 164 ft: Light-gray

Chart scale (range) may be selected with the soft key ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT. ZOOM IN expands the chart; ZOOM OUT shrinks it. The range selected is momentarily displayed at the lower left-hand corner.

Note: When the display is expanded or shrunk beyond the range of the chart card in use the chart is not displayed, and an appropriate chart icon appears.

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Furuno GP-1850DF, GP-1850F manual 12-6, Depth Info display

GP-1850F, GP-1850DF specifications

Furuno is renowned for its high-quality marine electronics, and the GP-1850DF and GP-1850F are no exceptions. These advanced GPS chart plotters are designed to meet the needs of both professional mariners and recreational boaters alike.

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