6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING

6.2Replacement of Fuse

The fuse in the processor unit protects the equipment from reverse polarity of the ship’s mains and equipment fault. If the fuse blows, the power cannot be turned on.

Contact your dealer about replacement of the fuse.

CAUTION

Use the proper fuse.

Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or damage the equipment.

Parts Name

Type

Code No.

Remarks

Fuse

FGMB 4A AC125V

000-119-976

Supplied as spare parts

6.3Diagnostics

The NAVpilot-500 has a diagnostic function which checks the processor unit, control unit, heading sensor, keyboard, LCD and rudder for proper operation.

To access a diagnostic function, do the following procedure:

1.Press the [MENU] key to show the menu.

2.Rotate the course control knob to select “TEST”.

3.Press the course control knob to show the test options window.

OFF

PROCESSOR UNIT

CONTROLLER UNIT

HEADING SENSOR

KEYBOARD TEST

SCREEN TEST

RUDDER TEST

Test options window

4.Rotate the course control knob to select an option.

5.Press the course control knob to start the diagnostic test.

6.Press the [MENU] key to finish.

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Furuno NAVpilot-500 manual Replacement of Fuse, Diagnostics, Parts Name Type Code No Remarks, Test options window

NAVpilot-500 specifications

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