Furuno GP-1850WF manual Plotter Displays, Presentation Modes, North-up, Course-up, Auto course-up

3. PLOTTER DISPLAYS

3.1Presentation Modes

The plotter display mainly shows chart, ship’s track, waypoints, and navigation data.

Three types of display presentations are provided for the normal plotter display: north-up, course-up and auto course-up. To change the mode, use the presentation mode selection soft key, which is the 3rd soft key from the top.

North-up

Press the NORTH UP soft key to show the north-up display. North (zero degree) is at the top of the display and own ship is at the center of the screen. Own ship marker is a filled circle. This mode is useful for long-range navigation.

			Functions for
	Course bar		soft key
Nav information		Current display mode
		Track	(north-up)
window

34°	12.345' N	CSE	245.8°	NORTH
135°	12.345' E	SPD	16.3kt	UP
				ZOOM
				IN
				ZOOM
				OUT
				COURSE
				UP
002WP	FISH
		BRIDGE
DGPS 3D				NAV
				WPT

	Icon (chart)	Own ship
GPS status
		marker

Waypoint name

Waypoint mark

Plotter display, north-up mode

Course-up

Press the COURSE UP soft key to show the course-up display. When destination is set it is at the top of the screen, and the north mark appears at the upper left side of the

screen and points to north. A filled triangle marks own ship’s position.

When destination is not set, the course is upward on the screen at the moment the course-up mode is selected.

34°	12.345' N	CSE	245.8°	COURSE
135° 12.345' E		SPD	16.3kt	UP
	QP<01>			ZOOM
				IN
				ZOOM
				OUT
				AUTO
				C.U.
DGPS 3D				NAV
				WPT

Plotter display, course-up mode

Auto course-up

Press the AUTO C.U. soft key to show the automatic course-up display. When destination is set it is at the top of the screen, and the north mark appears at the upper left side of the screen and points to north. A filled triangle marks own ship’s position. The course is at the top of screen at the moment the automatic course-up mode is selected. When own ship is off its intended course by 22.5° or more, it is automatically brought back to perpendicular.

34° 12.345' N	CSE	245.8°	AUTO
135° 12.345' E	SPD	16.3kt	C-UP
			ZOOM
			IN
			ZOOM
			OUT
			NORTH
			UP
DGPS 3D			NAV
			WPT

Auto course-up mode

3-1