Furuno SC-50 manual Choosing a Display, Description of displays, Heading display, Nav data display

Speed over ground

3. OPERATION

3.4Choosing a Display

Use the [DISP] key to show a display desired.

3.4.1Description of displays

Heading display

The heading display shows heading, course, speed, date, time and position-fixing method. The heading status mark changes in the sequence shown below. The “final calculations” mark disappears after heading becomes reliable, which is approximately 90 seconds after that mark appears.

Position-fixing status indications

2D	2D	GPS position fix
3D	3D	GPS position fix
D2D	2D	DGPS position fix
D3D	3D	DGPS position fix
SIM	Simulation mode
W2D	WAAS 2D position fix
W3D	WAAS 3D position fix

	Date
Position-	(day/month/year)
fixing	Time
status
3D 01 AUG 03 23:54:13

Heading Status Mark

= Acquiring satellite		2 8 3 . 0		°	Heading
	HDG
= Calculating heading
= Final calculations	SOG	0.0 kt	COG 12 3.4°

When the data

of external sensor is input, EXT (in reverse video) replaces HDG on the Heading, Nav data, Steering and Compass displays.

Course over ground

Nav data display

The nav data display shows position in latitude and longitude, course, speed, date, time and position-fixing method.

3D 01 AUG 03 00:00:00

0 ° 0 0. 0 0 0 ’ N

0 ° 0 0. 0 0 0 ’ E		Position in
		Latitude, Longitude
SOG 0.0 kt	HDG 27 8.0°

Nav data display

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