Furuno RD-30 manual Simulation Mode, 14 I/O Port Setup, Ports Setup menu

1. OPERATION

1.13Simulation Mode

A simulation mode, showing internally generated navigation data, is provided to acquaint you with the features of the RD-30. “SIM” appears on the display when the simulation mode is turned on.

1.Press the [MENU] key once or twice to open the main menu.

2.Select SYS SETUP and then press the [ENT] key.

3.Select SIMULATOR and then press the [ENT] key.

4.Select ON or OFF as appropriate and then press the [ENT] key.

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

1.14I/O Port Setup

The I/O SETUP menu sets up the IN/OUT and AUX ports on the RD-30. Additionally you can use this menu to output power to other display units, in case of multiple display units. Note that the equipment can process data input at the rate of up to 430 characters/second. Some delay will occur when processing data input at a higher rate.

1.Press the [MENU] key once or twice to open the main menu.

2.Select I/O SETUP and then press the [ENT] key.

I/O PORTS SETUP

IN/OUT PORT : OFF

AUX PORT : OFF

POWER OUT : OFF

<SELECT SENTENCE > IN/OUT PORT

AUX PORT

I/O PORTS SETUP menu

3.Select IN/OUT, AUX or POWER OUT as appropriate and then press the [ENT] key. One of the following displays appears depending on your selection.

OFF

IN/OUT AUX BOTH

IN/OUT and AUX options

POWER OUT

OFF options

ON

OFF: No output

ON: Outputs power to other display units

OFF: No output

IN/OUT: Output data which is input through the IN/OUT port

AUX: Output data which is input through the AUX port

BOTH: Output mixed data which is input through the IN/OUT and AUX ports

IN/OUT, AUX and POWER OUT options

Note: If, when BOTH is selected, the data sentence which has an input interval faster than one second (ROT, HDT, etc.) is turned on, some data may not be output.

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