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2. OPERATION

2.1 Control Description

All operation of the NX-300 is carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit.
Opens menu or message display.Opens message selecting display or navigational data display.
Long press: Turns power off.
Selects 518 kHz or 490 kHz.
(See page 2-12.)
Adjusts panel dimmer
and contrast.
Registers items on menus.
Omnipad
• Shifts cursor and display.
• Selects items on menus.
MENU
PWR
ENT
DISP DIM
MENU
PWR
ENT
DISP DIM
FURUNO
Touch and release: Turns power on.
FREQ
Pressure
Pressure
Removing the hard cover
To remove the hard cover, squeeze
it at its top and bottom right (or left)
corners and pull it toward you.
Figure 2-1 Control panel

2.2 Turning the Power On/Off

Turning on: Press the [PWR] key. “NO MESSAGE” (message waiting screen) appears. When a
message is received, it appears on the screen and in case of a long message, it scrolls
continuously.
To confirm version number of the equipment, press the [PWR] key a little longer. Release the
key when the following window appears.
XX-Version no. Figure 2-2 TURNING ON window Turning off: Press the [PWR] key for 3 seconds. Figure 2-3 TURNING OFF window Note: The NX-300 sh ould be turned on for the duration of a voyage so that important warn ing messages will not be missed.