Furuno GP32 manual Plotter display, Highway display

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

Plotter display

The plotter display traces own ship’s track, and shows position, bearing to cursor, range to cursor, horizontal display range setting and receiver status.

Receiver status

(See table on page 2.) Own ship mark (blinking)

D2D X

Horizontal display	[ 40 mn ]
range setting
	BRG: +
Bearing	180°
to cursor*
	RNG: +
Range	12.0 mn
to cursor*

34° 44.000N 135° 21.000E

*= COG and SOG replace bearing to cursor and range to cursor when the cursor is not displayed.

Waypoint mark (Shape selectable)

Boat's track

Cursor

(Displayed six seconds.)

Cursor position

(Own ship position when cursor is not displayed.)

Plotter display

Highway display

The highway display provides a 3-D view of own ship’s progress toward destination (waypoint). Nav data is also shown.

Bearing from own ship to destination waypoint

Direction to steer (to return to course) Appears to right or left of centerline depending on direction to steer;

: Steer right, : Steer left.

	BRG 11°			CURSOR
					[+]
Course	COG 11°
over			0.5				0.5
ground					NI
	n	I	I	I		I	I	I
	RNG 9.0m
Speed	k						0.05 mn
	SOG12.5t		XTE
over
ground

Destination waypoint name "CURSOR" (cursor-selected destination) or waypoint name

Destination waypoint Moves forward as boat nears destination.

∆ C (Delta Course)

The boat mark displays

course as follows:

When no waypoint is set;

The mode is North-up and

the arrow shows boat's course.

Range from own ship to destination waypoint

Analog XTE (Cross-track error) scale Arrow shifts with boat's XTE. When the arrow is aligned with the centerline

the boat is on course. The arrow blinks if boat's XTE is greater than XTE scale range. "N" (North) is displayed instead of the arrow when no destination is set.

Highway display

When a waypoint is set;

The arrow shows boat's

course towards destination.

Digital XTE indication (in nautical miles)

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