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.

FURUNO

MENU ENT

DISP DIM

PWR

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.

Pressure

 

 

 

 

 

Omnipad

 

 

 

 

 

Shifts cursor and display.

 

 

 

 

 

Selects items on menus.

Opens menu or

 

MENU

ENT

Registers items on menus.

 

message display.

 

 

 

 

Opens message

DISP

DIM

Adjusts panel dimmer

 

 

 

and contrast.

selecting display

 

 

 

or navigational

 

 

 

Selects 518 kHz or 490 kHz.

data display.

FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See page 2-12.)

 

 

 

PWR

Long press: Turns power off.

 

 

 

 

 

Touch and release: Turns power on.

Pressure

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 should be turned on for the duration of a voyage so that important warning messages will not be missed.

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Furuno NX-300 manual Operation, Control Description, Turning the Power On/Off