Fishhunter; How To Select A Fishhunter; Mode; Turn And Start The Turn - Furuno NAVpilot-300 Operator's Manual

2.5

FishHunter

The FishHunter
target with your FURUNO sonar/sounder or bird target with your FURUNO radar and
feed it to the NAVpilot. The NAVpilot will activate the FishHunter
bit, spiral, figure eight or zigzag maneuvers around the specified target.
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How to select a FishHunter

FishHunter
adjusted to turn either to port or starboard (direction cannot be set for Zigzag turns).
1. Press the MENU key (
2. Select the desired turn.
The cursor-selected item is highlighted with a blue box.
For details on each turn, see section 2.5.2.
SABIKI Turn 180°
to PORT*
*: Turn angle for these turns depends on menu setting.
The default for Turn1 turns is 180° and the default for Turn2 turns is 90°.
Orbit Turn Spiral Turn
to STBD to PORT
3. If you want to change the parameters for the turn, do 1) - 4) below. If you do not
need to change the parameters, go to step 4 of this procedure.
1) Press
not appear, the parameters for that turn cannot be changed.
2) Select the parameter you want to change. A popup window appears.
3) Set the parameter as desired.
4) Select [RUN] to start the turn, or press
4. Press
Note: The orbit and spiral turns require that the speed of the boat be less than 10
knots. If the speed is higher, the message "Too fast for this mode. Reduce speed
to less than 10 knots." appears. Reduce the boat's speed to less than 10 knots.
The Own Ship indication moves during turns, as an indication that the boat is turning.
This is not always an accurate depiction of the direction in which the boat is facing, or
of the boat location.
To escape from the turn, press
Note: Operation from the GC-001 is available in TURN mode. See section 5.4.
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Mode

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mode is a unique feature of FURUNO's NAVpilot series. Find a fish
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mode can be activated from STBY, AUTO or NAV modes and can be
) to show the Turn menu.
Turn 180°
to STBD*
Spiral Turn
to STBD
to the show the setting menu for the turn. If a setting menu does
10
to start the turn. The message "Fish Hunter mode activated." appears.
10
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turn and start the turn

Turn 90° Turn 90°
to PORT* to STBD*
Figure-8 Turn
to PORT
to go back to the settings.
. The message "Turn complete" appears.
STBY
2. STEERING MODES
™
mode to perform or-
Orbit Turn
to PORT
Figure-8 Turn Zigzag Turn
to STBD
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