1. OPERATION

1.5.4Setting up graphic displays

1.Select GRAPHIC referring to paragraph 1.5.1.

2.Press the [ENT] key to show the graphic display options window.

 

 

 

 

 

SPDMETER1

SPDMETER2

 

 

SPD(SOG)

SPD(STW)

 

 

TEMP

WIND

 

 

COMPASS

CURRENT

 

 

ROT

RAI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic display options window

3.Select graphic display desired and then press the [ENT] key. For water temperature, speedometer1 or speedometer2 one of the following displays appears; go to step 4. For wind, compass, current or RAI no further operation is necessary; press the [MENU] key twice to close the menu. For ROT, choose ROT max. range among 30°, 60°, 90°/min.

GRAPHIC

<

 

SPEEDOMETER SETUP

>

START FROM:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

0

 

 

 

 

INTERVAL

:

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

10

 

20

 

30

 

40

 

GRAPHIC

<

TEMPMETER SETUP

>

START FROM:

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

0

 

 

 

INTERVAL

:

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

10

 

20

 

30

 

40

Start point

 

Interval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speedometer setup menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAPHIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<

 

ROT DISPLAY SETUP

>

 

 

 

MAX. RANGE :

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

30￿/MIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start point

Interval

 

Water temperature meter setup menu

ROT display setup menu

Speedometer and water temperature graphic menus

4.Press the [ENT] key.

5.Use ◄ or ► to select location and ▲ or ▼ to enter value and switch from plus to minus and vice versa. The setting range is -99 to +99.

6.Press the [ENT] key, and the cursor shifts to INTERVAL.

7.Press the [ENT] key.

8.Enter scale interval: Use ◄ or ► to select location and ▲ or ▼ to enter value. The setting range is 1 to 99.

9.Press the [ENT] key.

10.Press the [MENU] key twice to close the menu.

Note: The settings of START FROM and INTERVAL on the SPEEDOMETER and TEMPMETER SETUP are linked. Therefore they can not be set individually.

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Furuno RD-30 Setting up graphic displays, Graphic display options window, Speedometer and water temperature graphic menus

RD-30 specifications

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