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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
GPS/WAAS
COLOR CHART PLOTTER
GP-3700
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(Product Name: GPS PLOTTER)
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  • Page 1 OPERATOR'S MANUAL GPS/WAAS COLOR CHART PLOTTER GP-3700 Model (Product Name: GPS PLOTTER) www.furuno.com...
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  • Page 3 How to discard a used battery Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery, see the chapter on Maintenance. Follow the instructions below if a battery is used. Tape the + and - terminals of bat- tery before disposal to prevent fire, heat generation caused by short circuit.
  • Page 4 Electrical shock can result. noises, immediately turn off the power at the switchboard and Use the proper fuse. contact a FURUNO service techni- cian. Use of the wrong fuse can cause fire or electrical shock.
  • Page 5 The remaining 0.01% of the pixels may drop out or blink, however this is not an indication of malfunction. Caution Label Do not remove the label. If the label is missing or damaged, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement. Name: Caution Label Type: 20-035-1003-0...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .........................viii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ...................x OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .................1-1 1.1 Controls........................1-1 1.1.1 Display unit..................... 1-1 1.1.2 Trackball control unit RCU-030 (option)............1-3 1.2 How to Turn the Power On/Off................... 1-3 1.3 How to Adjust the Brilliance of the Display and Panel ..........1-4 1.4 How to Select and Set a Display................
  • Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.3.3 How to automatically change track color for own ship with depth ....3-8 3.3.4 How to change track color for other ship............3-9 3.4 How to Change Track Line Type ................3-9 3.4.1 How to change track line type for own ship ............3-9 3.4.2 How to change track line type for other ship ..........3-10 3.5 How to Select Track Plotting Method, Interval............3-10...
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.1.3 How to create routes with selected tracks............6-4 6.2 How to Edit Routes ....................6-5 6.2.1 How to insert waypoints ................. 6-5 6.2.2 How to delete waypoints from routes ............. 6-6 6.3 How to Delete Routes ....................6-6 6.4 How to Search Routes ....................
  • Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS 10.3.2 How to safely remove a USB flash memory ..........10-6 10.3.3 How to save the data to a USB flash memory..........10-6 10.3.4 How to play back the data from the USB flash memory .......10-7 10.3.5 How to transfer the data from the USB flash memory ........10-8 10.4 Backup Data ......................10-9 10.4.1 How to backup the data automatically............10-9 10.4.2 How to backup the data manually ..............10-10...

  • Page 10: Foreword

    Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for operation and maintenance. Features The GP-3700 is a fully integrated GPS receiver and color video plotter. The system consists of a display unit and antenna unit. The main features of the GP-3700 are as follows: •...
  • Page 11 FOREWORD Program No. 1451468-02.** ** denotes minor modifications. CE declaration With regards to CE declarations, please refer to our website (www.furuno.com), for further infor- mation about RoHS conformity declarations.

  • Page 12: System Configuration

    USB Flash Memory NMEA2000 (CAN bus) Backbone : When connected to a NAVpilot-700 series which is NMEA2000 Equipment NMEA2000 Equipment set to NAV mode, only one of either GP-3700 or (Autopilot (Satellite Compass GP-3700F can be connected. NAVpilot-700 series SC-30) : Turn the GP-3700 power off before connecting to the NMEA2000 network.
  • Page 13 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Controls 1.1.1 Display unit When you correctly execute an operation, the display unit generates a beep. Invalid operation causes the unit to emit two beeps. If you do not need the key beep, deacti- vate the beep sound (see section 9.3). SAVE GOTO DISP...
  • Page 14 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Key, control Description • Short press at power-off: Turns the power on. POWER/BRILL • Short press at power-on: Opens the [BRILL] window. • Long press while powered: Turns the power off. Marks a man overboard position at own ship position or cursor po- sition.

  • Page 15: Operational Overview

    How to Turn the Power On/Off Note: Turn the NMEA2000 network power on before turning the GP-3700 power on. Press the POWER/BRILL key at the top corner of the display unit to turn on the power.

  • Page 16: How To Adjust The Brilliance Of The Display And Panel

    To turn off the power, press and hold the POWER/BRILL key. The message "HOLD- ING THE POWER KEY WILL TURN THE GP-3700 OFF. POWER OFF IN 3 s." ap- pears then the countdown until power-off is started. Press and hold the POWER/ BRILL key until the indication "0 s"...

  • Page 17: How To Select And Set A Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to Select and Set a Display 1.4.1 How to select a display Press the DISP key consecutively to cycle through all the active displays. Displays other than display 1 can be skipped. See section 1.4.3. 1.4.2 How to change a display’s setting Five basic screens are pre-prepared.
  • Page 18 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 4. Select [1. DISPLAY 1 SETTING]. Split pattern Display screen Navigation/destination information List of split patterns 5. Select [SPLIT PATTERN]. 6. Select the split pattern from [LIST OF SPLIT PATTERNS]. The following steps are for [HOR SPLIT 1:1] (horizontal split 1:1). 7.

  • Page 19: How To Skip A Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 11. Select [INFO1] or [INFO2] to display nav data in the NAV information box (see section 2.1.1, section 2.1.2). You can select the data to show with destination set and with no destination set (see section 1.4.4). No destination set With destination set [INFO1]...

  • Page 20: How To Set The Navigation/Destination Information

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4.4 How to set the navigation/destination information To set the navigation/destination information, do the following: 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING]. 3. Select [4. DISPLAY SETTING]. 4. Select [7. NAVIGATION INFO. 1 SETTING], [8. NAVIGATION INFO. 2 SET- TING], [9.

  • Page 21: How To Switch The Active Screen

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4.5 How to switch the active screen In the plotter split screen, you can switch the active screen with the CURSOR ON/OFF key. Long-press the key to select the screen to make active. The active screen is cir- cumscribed with an orange rectangle.
  • Page 22 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to enter alphanumeric data The character entry window appears when you are required to enter alphanumeric da- ta. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to switch alphabet between upper case and lower case. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key. 1.

  • Page 23: Mob Operations

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW MOB Operations The MOB (Man OverBoard) mark denotes man overboard position. Press the SAVE MOB key to inscribe this mark should someone fall overboard. The following message appears. MOB POSITION SAVED. GOTO MOB? (CURRENT WAYPOINT WILL BE CANCELLED) CANCEL Select [RUN] to set the MOB mark position as the destination.

  • Page 24: Function Keys

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Function Keys Some menu functions and menus can be assigned to the F1 to F5 keys. This allows one-touch access to the assigned function or menu. 1.7.1 How to operate a function key Press the function key that corresponds to the function you want to use. 1.7.2 How to set up a function key You can change the function assigned to a function key.

  • Page 25: Demo Mode

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Function Description [EDIT TRACK] Opens the [EDIT TRACK] window. [DELETE TRACK] Opens the [DELETE TRACK] window. [DELETE ALL TRACK] Deletes all own ship tracks. [ALARM SETTING] Opens the [ALARM SETTINGS] menu. [NAV AIDS DISPLAY] Each press shows or hides navigation data alternate- [CONTOUR LINE DISPLAY] Each press shows or hides depth contours alternate- [RESET TRIP LOG]...

  • Page 26: How To Install Charts

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 7. Use the numeric keys to enter speed. 8. Select [CRS BRG SETTING]. 9. Use the numeric keys to enter direction. 10. Select [LATITUDE SETTING]. 11. Use the numeric keys to enter latitude. Use the CURSOR ON/OFF key to switch the coordinate between north and south and vice versa.
  • Page 27 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 6. Select [RUN]. The message "PROCESSING. PLEASE WAIT." appears, then the [CHART ADMINISTRATION] menu appears. CHART ADMINISTRATION 1. DISPLAY CHART LIST 2. COPY CHART FROM USB DEVICE 3. LOAD CHART UNLOCK CODE 4. SAVE CHART UNLOCK CODE 5.
  • Page 28 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 3) Set the unlock code as described below. Rotate the ENTER knob to select a character, then push the knob to confirm selection. Repeat this step to select all other characters. Select [ENTER] then push the knob. The message "UNLOCK CODE VERIFIED."...

  • Page 29: Plotter Display Overview

    PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW The plotter display can be shown on the full screen with or without the NAV information box, or in a two-way horizontal split screen with the compass display. Plotter Display 2.1.1 Plotter display layout The plotter display shows chart data, tracks, waypoints, marks, etc. Use it to monitor ship's progress toward a destination.

  • Page 30: Nav Information Box

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2.1.2 NAV information box The NAV information box is displayed at the top or bottom of the screen. You can se- lect the data to show both when a destination is set and no destination set (see section 1.4.2, section 1.4.4).

  • Page 31: Compass Display

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2.1.3 Compass display The compass display, displayed at the top of the screen in a horizontal split 1:1 screen, provides steering information toward a destination. Range to destination waypoint Destination waypoint Estimated time of Time-to-go to arrival at destination destination waypoint...

  • Page 32: Satellite Status/Location Display

    (GEO) Green “- -” is shown for Receiver signal level these indications Bars show signal level. when the GP-3700 does not have the internal DGPS beacon receiver WAAS satellite (GEO) (option). DOP: DOP stands for Dilution of Precision and is an indication of the quality of the satellite constellation.

  • Page 33: Tide Graph Display

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 2.1.5 Tide graph display To display the tide graph, put the cursor on the tidal station icon ( ) then push the ENTER knob. Tide height for the mean sea surface at the tidal station Tide height at the selected time •...

  • Page 34: How To Use The Cursor

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW How to Use the Cursor The cursor functions to select position for marks and waypoints, find position of an ob- ject, etc. You can select the cursor shape from crossing line and cross-hair. Crossing line Cross-hair To use the cursor, do the following: 1.

  • Page 35: Orientation Mode

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW When the cursor is ON: The range scale is enlarged or shrunk with the cursor position as center. The current range appears at the bottom right of the screen. The range value shows the distance between the left-side and right-side edges of the screen. Range (Unit: NM) 0.025 0.05...

  • Page 36: How To Shift The Display

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW 3. Select [2. NAVIGATOR SETUP]. Press Press [NAVIGATOR SETUP] menu: Page 1 [NAVIGATOR SETUP] menu: Page 2 4. Select [FREE UP ANGLE] on page 2. 5. Use the numeric keys to enter angle. 6. Press the DISP key to close the menu. How to Shift the Display The display can be shifted on the plotter display.

  • Page 37: How To Measure The Range And Bearing Between Two Points

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW How to Measure the Range and Bearing Between Two Points You can measure the range and bearing between any two points on the plotter dis- play. 1. If the cursor is displayed, press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to turn off the cursor. 2.

  • Page 38: How To Change The Cursor Configuration

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW How to Change the Cursor Configuration The cursor is available in four configurations; crossing line, circle, parallel index line, and diamond. When the cursor is turned on, the selected cursor is displayed with a focus on the cursor. When the cursor is turned off, the selected cursor is displayed with a focus on own ship mark.
  • Page 39 2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW amond. You can scale the diamond to match the size of your fishing net. The an- gles for casting net is displayed at the top left of the screen. To change the size of the diamond, see "How to change the size of the diamond cursor" on page 2-12. How to disable unnecessary cursors 1.

  • Page 40: Chart Icons

    2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW How to change the size of the diamond cursor 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [8. PLOTTER DISPLAY SETTING]. 3. Select [4. SPECIAL CURSOR]. 4. Select [LENGTH A (OS TO CENTER)] in [DIAMOND CURSOR] on page 2. 5.

  • Page 41: Track

    TRACK Own ship track is plotted on the plotter display using position data fed from the built- in GPS receiver. When connecting with a ARPA-equipped radar or a TT-equipped ra- dar, other ship’s track can also be plotted. Headling line Course line TTM mark Target number...
  • Page 42 3. TRACK How to change the memory capacity for own track The default memory capacity for track is 30,000 points. If you don't need to record that many track points, you can change the memory capacity as shown below. If the num- ber of track points currently saved in the memory exceeds the track memory capacity, the oldest points over the capacity are erased.

  • Page 43: How To Show/Hide Other Ship's Tracks And Symbols

    3. TRACK 3.1.2 How to show/hide other ship’s tracks and symbols Other ship’s (AIS, TT, GPS BUOY) tracks and symbols are shown or hidden individu- ally. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3.

  • Page 44: How To Show/Hide Drift Vector

    3. TRACK 3.1.4 How to show/hide drift vector The drift vector (see "Simple calculation function for drift" on page 3-15) can be dis- played at every memory point on own ship track. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2.

  • Page 45: How To Show Track While Track Plotting Is Stopped

    3. TRACK 2. To restart recording, press the PLOT INTVL key. The own ship mark changes from 3.2.2 How to show track while track plotting is stopped You can show or hide own ship track on the plotter display while track plotting is stopped.

  • Page 46: How To Change Track Color

    3. TRACK How to Change Track Color Track color is available in red, yellow, green, light-blue, purple, blue, or white. It can be useful to change track color on a regular basis to discriminate between previous day’s track, etc. The track color for own ship can be changed automatically according to water temperature or depth.
  • Page 47 3. TRACK 3. Select [TRACK COLOR BY TEMP.] on page 3. 4. Select [RANGE]. 5. Set the temperature range desired for each color. For example, to paint the track red when the water temperature is higher than 68°F, do the following: 1) Select [RED].

  • Page 48: How To Automatically Change Track Color For Own Ship With Depth

    3. TRACK 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Select [TRACK COLOR BY TEMP.] on page 3. 4. Select [EV. 0.2] or [EV. 2.0]. 5. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 3.3.3 How to automatically change track color for own ship with depth The track color for own ship changes with depth when selecting [9.

  • Page 49: How To Change Track Color For Other Ship

    3. TRACK 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Select [TRACK COLOR BY DEPTH] on page 3. 4. Select [EV. 2], [EV. 20] or [EV. 200]. 5. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 3.3.4 How to change track color for other ship 1.

  • Page 50: How To Change Track Line Type For Other Ship

    3. TRACK 3.4.2 How to change track line type for other ship 1. Put the cursor on the target symbol to change its track line type. The selected tar- get data (see section 3.9) is displayed. 2. While the selected target data is displayed, press the TRACK COLOR key to show the [CHANGE TRACK COLOR] window.

  • Page 51: How To Set The Track Plotting Intervals For Other Ship

    3. TRACK 6. Press the numeric keys to enter time or range value. The setting range is 00M. 00S. to 99M. 59S. for time; 0.00 NM to 9.99 NM for range. When set [TIME IN- TERVAL] and [RANGE INTERVAL] to 0, the track is traced at intervals of 1 sec- ond.
  • Page 52 3. TRACK Note 1: The erased tracks cannot be restored. Note 2: The tracks in the internal memory that are set to [YES] on [DISPLAY OWN TRACK] in the [DISPLAY INTERNAL MEMORY] menu cannot be erased. Note 3: If the track is being automatically colored according to depth or water tem- perature, and the color in use just before selecting [8.

  • Page 53: How To Edit Own Ship Track

    3. TRACK • [2. SET RNG]: Select the starting point of the area Starting point to erase. Then select the ending point of the area to erase. The selected area is framed in a white Cursor (Ending triangle with gray border. Go to step 7. point) 7.

  • Page 54: How To Display Own Ship Information

    3. TRACK 6. Do one of the following: Squares (memory points) appear on the track. • [1. BTWN 2PTS.]: Select the starting memory point to edit. Then select the end- ing memory point to edit. • [2. SET RNG]: Select the starting point of the area to edit. Then select the end- ing point of the area to edit.

  • Page 55: Detailed Information

    3. TRACK 3.8.2 Detailed information 1. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to turn on the cursor. 2. Put the cursor on the own ship mark then push the ENTER knob to display the detailed information. “- -” is displayed when no data is input.
  • Page 56 3. TRACK Note: If other ship information does not appear when putting the cursor on the target symbol, do the following: 1) Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2) Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING]. 3) Select [1. DISPLAY FORMAT]. 4) Select [OTHR SHIP INFO DISP.] on page 5.

  • Page 57: How To Change The Size Of The Target Number

    3. TRACK Note: You can display the detailed information by putting the cursor on the GPS buoy symbol then pushing the ENTER knob. • TRACK COLOR key: Displays the [CHANGE TRACK COLOR ID (XX)] win- dow. Change the color and line type for the selected GPS buoy (see section 3.3 and section 3.4).

  • Page 58: How To Erase Other Ship Track

    3. TRACK 3.11 How to Erase Other Ship Track To erase other ship track, do the following: 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [5. MARK/TRACK EDIT/DELETE]. 3. Select [6. DELETE OTHER SHIPS’ TRACK]. 4. Select [SEL. METH.]. 5.

  • Page 59: Marks, Lines

    MARKS, LINES Marks are useful for denoting important points such as a good fishing spot. 30,000 marks can be entered. Marks can be inscribed in 12 shapes or with a numeral, and seven colors. Marks can be connected with lines. How to Set Default Mark Appearance Before you enter a mark, you can set its color, size, fish type and line type.

  • Page 60: How To Set Mark Size

    4. MARKS, LINES 4.1.2 How to set mark size You can select the mark size as follows: 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Select [MARK SIZE] on page 1. 4. Select the mark size. [LARGE] [LARGE WITH DOT] [SMALL]...

  • Page 61: How To Set Fish Type For Marks

    4. MARKS, LINES 4.1.4 How to set fish type for marks Fish type can be assigned to marks. Marks can be shown or hidden depending on fish type with the mark filter function (see section 4.8). 1. Press the MARK COLOR key to show the [CHANGE MARK COLOR] window. Note: This window automatically closes when there is no operation for 10 sec- onds.

  • Page 62: How To Enter Marks At The Cursor Position

    4. MARKS, LINES 4.2.2 How to enter marks at the cursor position 1. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to turn on the cursor. 2. Put the cursor on the position where you want to enter a mark. 3. Press a numeric key among 1 to 8. 4 key: 2 key: 1 key:...

  • Page 63: How To Enter Lines

    4. MARKS, LINES 11. Select a shape among 12 symbols and figures of 0 to 9. Top: Use the numeric keys to set. Bottom: Use the ENTER knob to set. 12. Select [LINE TYPE]. 13. Press the applicable numeric key to select a line type. When selecting 1, 2, 3 or 4, marks are connected with a line.

  • Page 64: How To Erase Marks, Lines

    4. MARKS, LINES How to Erase Marks, Lines Marks can be erased directly on the screen or from the menu, and five methods of era- sure are available from the menu: • [1. CURSOR]: Erases mark, line selected with the cursor. •...

  • Page 65: How To Edit Marks, Lines

    4. MARKS, LINES 5. Press the applicable numeric key to select the method for erasing marks and lines. For [1. CURSOR] or [2. SET RNG], go to step 6. For [3. WITHIN RNG], [4. OUT OF RNG], or [5.ALL], go to step 7. 6.

  • Page 66: How To Undo Or Redo Mark/Line Operation

    4. MARKS, LINES 3. Select [1. EDIT MARK]. TLL mark 4. Select [SEL. METH.]. 5. Press the applicable numeric key to select the method for editing range. For [1. CURSOR] or [2. SET RNG], go to step 6. For [3. WITHIN RNG] or [4. OUT OF RNG], go to step 7.

  • Page 67: How To Show Mark Information

    4. MARKS, LINES How to Show Mark Information Mark information can be shown on the screen. Simple information 1. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to turn on the cursor. 2. Put the cursor on the mark to find its information. Data (latitude and longitude po- sition, water temperature, depth) for the mark is shown on the screen.

  • Page 68: Mark Filter

    4. MARKS, LINES How to select the display method for mark comments 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Select [SHOW MARK COMMENTS] on page 1. 4. Select the display method for mark comments. [ON CHART]: Always displays a mark comment above the mark on the screen.
  • Page 69 4. MARKS, LINES Object for filter Option of content to filter Meaning No indication [DISP. ALL] No filter. Displays all marks. [TYPE] [DISP. ALL], fish type set in the Displays marks for the select- [MARK FILTER FISH TYPE SET- ed fish type. See "How to set TING] menu (up to 10 types) the fish type for the mark fil- ter"...
  • Page 70 4. MARKS, LINES How to turn on or off an object to filter 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Display [DISPLAY MARK FILTER] on page 5. 4. Select any one from [FISH TYPE] to [MULTI]. 5.
  • Page 71 4. MARKS, LINES 5. Set the fish type (see "How to enter alphanumeric data" on page 1-10). Select [ENTER] to go back to [MARK FILTER FISH TYPE SETTING] on page 6. The fish type set is displayed on the right side of the [TYPE OF FISH 1](to 10) item. 6.
  • Page 72 4. MARKS, LINES This page is intentionally left blank. 4-14...

  • Page 73: Waypoints

    WAYPOINTS In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular geographical location on a voyage whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination point. A waypoint is the simplest piece of information your equipment requires to get you to a destination, in the shortest distance possible.

  • Page 74: How To Enter Waypoints By Manually Entering Latitude And Longitude Position

    5. WAYPOINTS 4. Press the numeric keys to enter the name of the waypoint (six digits) then push the ENTER knob. The currently indicated waypoint number is the youngest num- ber among the unused numbers. If you do not need to change the number, go to step 5.
  • Page 75 5. WAYPOINTS 3. Select [1. WAYPOINTS LIST]. 4. Press the WPT key or ENTER knob to show the [EDIT WPT NAME] window. Note: Push the ENTER knob after selecting a blank line. 5. Select [COORDINATE]. 6. Select [LATITUDE/LONGITUDE]. 7. Select [LATITUDE]. 8.

  • Page 76: How To Enter Waypoints By Range And Bearing

    5. WAYPOINTS 12. Set the waypoint name (see "How to enter alphanumeric data" on page 1-10). 13. Select [MARK COLOR]. 14. Select the mark color. 15. Select [MARK SHAPE]. 16. Select the mark shape. 17. Select [MARK DISPLAY]. 18. Select [YES] or [NO]. [YES]: Shows the waypoint mark on the plotter display.

  • Page 77: How To Enter Waypoints By Loran A Or Loran C Lops

    5. WAYPOINTS 6. Select [RANGE/BEARING]. When selecting [RANGE/BEARING] in [COORDINATE], [DISTANCE] and [BRG] are displayed here. 7. Select [DISTANCE]. 8. Press the numeric keys to enter the range from own ship to the waypoint. 9. Select [BRG]. 10. Press the numeric keys to enter the bearing from own ship to the waypoint. 11.

  • Page 78: How To Enter Waypoints By Decca Lops

    5. WAYPOINTS 8. Select [1. WAYPOINTS LIST]. 9. Press the WPT key or ENTER knob to show the [EDIT WPT NAME] window. Note: Push the ENTER knob after selecting a blank line. 10. Select [COORDINATE]. 11. Select [TIME DIFFERENCE]. When selecting [TIME DIFFERENCE] in [COORDINATE], [TME ADJ1] and [TME ADJ2] are displayed here.

  • Page 79: How To Edit Waypoints

    5. WAYPOINTS 11. Select [TIME DIFFERENCE]. When selecting [TIME DIFFERENCE] in [COORDINATE], [LANE 1] and [LANE 2] are displayed here. 12. Select [LANE 1]. 13. Press the numeric keys to enter the value for [LANE 1]. Enter the alphabet of the lane by pressing applicable numeric key, referring to the following: 1 key: A 2 key: B...

  • Page 80: How To Erase A Waypoint

    5. WAYPOINTS How to Erase a Waypoint A waypoint can be erased with the cursor or from the waypoints list. How to erase a waypoint with the cursor 1. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to display the cursor. 2. Put the cursor on the waypoint to erase. 3.

  • Page 81: How To Set Speed To Use In Ttg Calculation

    5. WAYPOINTS How to search by waypoint name 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [1. ROUTES/WAYPOINTS LIST]. 3. Select [1. WAYPOINTS LIST]. 4. Select [SEARCH] to show the [SEARCH] window. 5. Enter the first three characters of the waypoint name (see "How to enter alphanu- meric data"...

  • Page 82: How To Change Waypoint Mark Size

    5. WAYPOINTS How to Change Waypoint Mark Size You can change the size of all waypoints to small or large, or turn them off. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [7. COAST LINE SETTING]. 3.

  • Page 83: Routes

    ROUTES Often a trip from one place to another involves several course changes, requiring a series of route points (waypoints) which you navigate to, one after another. The se- quence of waypoints leading to the ultimate destination is called a route. How to Create Routes You can store up to 200 routes and a route may contain a maximum of 100 route points.
  • Page 84 6. ROUTES 7. Select [COMMENT]. 8. Enter the comment (see "How to enter alphanumeric data" on page 1-10). 9. Select [RUN] to show [RTE TRN PT LIST]. 10. Push the ENTER knob to move the cursor to the waypoints list. For multiple pages, press ◄...

  • Page 85: How To Create Track-Based Routes Using Own Ship Position

    6. ROUTES 13. Press the MENU key twice to return to [ROUTES LIST]. The total distance, num- ber of waypoints, ETA and TTG are shown. Number of waypoints Total distance from first waypoint to final waypoint Preview for final waypoint Estimated time of arrival Time to go To set the route as your destination, press the GOTO key.

  • Page 86: How To Create Routes With Selected Tracks

    6. ROUTES 2) Press the WPT key where you want to register the current own ship position as the waypoint. The message "ADDED WAYPOINT xxxxxx TO ROUTE XXXXXX." appears. 3) Press the WPT key where you want to change the course. The message same with the one in step 2 appears.

  • Page 87: How To Edit Routes

    6. ROUTES 9. Press the numeric keys to set the angle filtered. 10. Select [RUN CONV.]. The number of points converted to waypoints is displayed. • WPT key: If you want to convert a filtered memory point to a waypoint, select the memory point then press the WPT key.

  • Page 88: How To Delete Waypoints From Routes

    6. ROUTES 8. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 6.2.2 How to delete waypoints from routes 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [1. ROUTES/WAYPOINTS LIST]. 3. Select [2. ROUTES LIST]. 4. Select the route to process, and the [ROUTE NAME/ENTER COMMENT] window appears.

  • Page 89: How To Set The Speed To Use In Ttg Calculation

    6. ROUTES How to search by route name 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [1. ROUTES/WAYPOINTS LIST]. 3. Select [2. ROUTES LIST]. 4. Select [SEARCH] to show the [SEARCH] window. 5. Enter the first three characters of the route name (see "How to enter alphanumeric data"...
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  • Page 91: Destination

    DESTINATION This chapter shows you how to get to a desired destination, using “quick points,” way- points, and routes. How to Go to a Quick Point The quick point feature allows you to navigate to point(s) without retaining the data in the internal memory.
  • Page 92 7. DESTINATION How to navigate to a single quick point 1. Set the quick point entry method to [ONE POINT], referring to "How to select the quick point entry method" on page 7-1. 2. Show the plotter display with NAV information (see section 1.4.2 and section 2.1.2).
  • Page 93 7. DESTINATION How to navigate a quick point route 1. Set the quick point entry method to [100 POINTS], referring to "How to select the quick point entry method" on page 7-1. 2. Show the plotter display with NAV information (see section 1.4.2 and section 2.1.2).

  • Page 94: How To Set A Waypoint As Destination

    7. DESTINATION How to Set a Waypoint as Destination There are four methods to set a waypoint as destination. • Set a waypoint as destination on the plotter display. • Set a waypoint as destination from the waypoints list. • Set a waypoint as destination with a waypoint number. •...
  • Page 95 7. DESTINATION Note: The [SELECT WP] window closes automatically when there is no operation for 10 seconds. 3. Press the numeric keys to enter the waypoint number to set as the destination then push the ENTER knob. A light-blue line connects the own ship with the destination. When selecting [DIS- TANCE TO WAYPOINT] and [BEARING TO WAYPOINT] for destination information, range and bearing from own ship to the destination appear on the NAV information box.

  • Page 96: How To Follow Routes

    7. DESTINATION How to Follow Routes How to set a route as destination 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [1. ROUTES/WAYPOINTS LIST]. 3. Select [2. ROUTES LIST]. 4. Select the route to set as destination then press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to switch the direction to follow the route.
  • Page 97 7. DESTINATION 4. Select the route to change. The [ROUTE NAME/ENTER COMMENT] window ap- pears. 5. Select [RUN] to display [RTE TRN PT LIST]. 6. Select the waypoint to skip then press the CURSOR ON/OFF key. "-" appears in [DISTANCE], [TTG] and a field before [WPT]. Waypoint to skip Note: To restore a waypoint, select it then press the CURSOR ON/ OFF key.

  • Page 98: How To Stop Navigation

    7. DESTINATION How to Stop Navigation 1. Press the GOTO key to show the following message. XXXXXX SET AS A DESTINATION. CANCEL DESTINATION? CANCEL 2. Select [RUN] to stop navigation.

  • Page 99: Alarms

    ALARMS This unit has 16 alarms which alert you with audio and visual alarms. • Arrival • Anchor watch • Route • Cross-track error (XTE) • Border • Intrusion point • Ship speed • Trip range • AIS auto activation •...

  • Page 100: How To Turn The Audio Alarm On/Off

    8. ALARMS How to Turn the Audio Alarm On/Off The audio alarm sounds whenever an alarm setting is violated. You can enable or dis- able the audio alarm as follows: 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2.

  • Page 101: Arrival, Anchor Watch Alarm

    8. ALARMS Arrival, Anchor Watch Alarm The arrival alarm informs you that your vessel is approaching a destination waypoint. The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a circle which you approach from the outside of the circle. The alarm will be released if your vessel enters the circle. When the arrival alarm is active, a red dashed circle marks the arrival alarm area.

  • Page 102: Route Alarm

    8. ALARMS Route Alarm The route alarm sets an anchor watch alarm on each route point (waypoint) in the route in use. When your vessel goes out of the anchor watch alarm range at a route point, the audio alarm sounds. To use this alarm, [ANCHOR WATCH ALARM] must be set to [ON] (see section 8.2).

  • Page 103: Intrusion Point Alarm

    8. ALARMS 3. Select [XTE/BORDER ALARM] on page 1. 4. Select [OFF COURSE] or [INTRUSION]. 5. Select [ALARM RANGE]. 6. Press the numeric keys to set the alarm range (setting range: 0.001 to 9.999 NM). 7. Press the DISP key to close the menu. To deactivate an alarm, select [OFF] at step 4.

  • Page 104: Trip Range Alarm

    8. ALARMS Trip Range Alarm The trip range alarm informs you when you have traveled a certain distance. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [6. ALARM SETTINGS]. 3. Select [TRIP RANGE ALARM] on page 1. 4.

  • Page 105: Shear Alarm

    8. ALARMS 3. Select [WATER TEMP. ALARM] on page 2. 4. Select [WITHIN RANGE] or [OUT OF RANGE]. 5. Select [LOWEST WATER TEMP.]. 6. Press the numeric keys to enter the minimum temperature (setting range: -99.9 to +99.9°F). 7. Select [HIGHEST WATER TEMP.]. 8.

  • Page 106: Depth Alarm

    8. ALARMS 8.10 Depth Alarm The depth alarm sounds when the bottom echo is within the alarm range set. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [6. ALARM SETTINGS]. 3. Select [DEPTH ALARM] on page 3. 4.

  • Page 107: Other Functions

    OTHER FUNCTIONS This chapter describes the various options which allow you to set up your unit to suit your needs. [COAST LINE SETTING] Menu The [COAST LINE SETTING] menu has three menus: [COAST LINE DETAIL SET- TING], [CONTOUR LINE FINE RNG SETTINGS] and [INDIVIDUAL CONTOUR LINE SETTINGS].
  • Page 108 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [DISPLAY WAYPOINT]: Turns waypoint on or off and selects size to large or small (see section 5.7). [WPT NAME DISPLAY]: Turns waypoint name on or off and selects size to large or small on the plotter display. The waypoint name is displayed in the color same as way- point mark.
  • Page 109 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS Mark name Display example Mark name Display example OBSTACLES OBSTACLES IN A SAFE AREA FISHING EQUIP- SEABED COMPO- MENT SITION WATER QUALITY ALARM AREA MOUNTAINTOP LANDSCAPE FOG SIGNAL SIGNALS SERVICE HARBOR FACILI- TIES SMALL VESSEL CHART-RECOM- SERVICE MENDED ROUTES MARINE FARM...

  • Page 110: How To Display Depth Contour In Detail

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [FISHING]: MapMedia fishing chart. [C-MAP]: MapMedia navigational chart based on C-MAP data. [NAVIONICS]: MapMedia navigational chart based on Navionics data. 9.1.2 How to display depth contour in detail You can set the level of detail between depth contour lines by the distance between the contour lines.

  • Page 111: Plotter Display Setting] Menu

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [PLOTTER DISPLAY SETTING] Menu This section describes the [PLOTTER DISPLAY SETTING] menu. See section 2.1.4 for the [SATTELITE STATUS/LOCATION] menu, section 2.7 for the [SPECIAL CUR- SOR] menu. 9.2.1 How to set TD display To display own ship position in TDs in the NAV information box, follow the procedure below.
  • Page 112 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 4. Select [LORAN C STA. COMB.]. 5. Press the numeric keys to set the GRI code referring to the [GRI CODE LIST] at the bottom of the window. For example, press the 1, 0 keys in order for GRI9970. [RCH CODE LIST] for GRI9970 is displayed at the bottom of the window.
  • Page 113 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS How to display position in DECCA TDs 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [8. PLOTTER DISPLAY SETTING]. 3. Select [3. LORAN/DECCA SETTING]. 4. Select [DECCA CHAIN]. 5. Press the numeric keys to enter chain number (01 to 48). [RCH LST] is displayed at the bottom of the window.

  • Page 114: How To Set Range For Plotter Display

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 9.2.2 How to set range for plotter display You can select the plotter display ranges you wish to use. After selecting the ranges desired, change the range with the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT key to activate range set- tings.
  • Page 115 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [FISH FINDER] is not available. [DISPLAY FORMAT] menu: Page 1 [LANGUAGE]: Selects language to use. [KEY BEEP]: Enables or disables the beep that sounds each time a key is operated. [SPEED SENSOR]: Selects the source of speed data from [INTERNAL GPS], [NMEA FOR SOG] or [NMEA FOR STW].
  • Page 116 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [PITCH OFFSET]: Sets the offset value for pitch. [ROLL OFFSET]: Sets the offset value for roll. [DISPLAY FORMAT] menu: Page 2 [LAT./LON. GRID]: Selects the display format for latitude and longitude from [DD°MM.MM’], [DD°MM.MMM’], [DD°MM.MMMM’], or [DD°MM’SS.S’’]. [RANGE/SPEED]: Selects the unit for range and speed from [NM, kn], [km, km/h] or [SM, mph].
  • Page 117 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [DISP. HDG MARKER]: Turns the heading marker on or off. (Heading data is re- quired.) [SHOW] shows white heading marker to the edge of the screen. [VECTOR] shows white vector of the length proportional to speed. The length does not change when switching the chart scale.
  • Page 118 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [WAYPOINT STATUS]: Turns the waypoint status icon on or off on the plotter display. This icon (default: ) shows the current shape and color of waypoints. [WAYPOINT INFORMATION]: Turns the waypoint data on or off. When [SHOW] is se- lected, place the cursor on a waypoint to show the waypoint data box.
  • Page 119 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [WPT NAME DISPLAY]: Shows or hides leading zero(es) in waypoint name, shown on the plotter display. 000007 [HIDE UNNECESSARY “0”] [DISPLAY ALL “0”] Waypoint name on the plotter display [SHIP’S DIRECTION]: Selects orientation of own ship mark when setting own ship mark configuration to [SHAPE OF SHIP] in [OWN SHIP’S MARK].
  • Page 120 [WITH]: Restarts the course from the position where NAV mode is restored. [NO]: Does not restart the course, regardless of NAV mode. Note: This function is available with connection of a FURUNO autopilot. See the Op- erator’s Manual of the autopilot for details.

  • Page 121: Navigator Setup] Menu

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [NAVIGATOR SETUP] Menu The [NAVIGATOR SETUP] menu selects the source of navigation data and sets up the built-in GPS receiver. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING]. 3. Select [2. NAVIGATOR SETUP] which has two pages. 4.
  • Page 122 (3D requires four or more satellites.) [DGPS/SBAS]: Selects the position-fixing method from [DGPS], [SBAS] or [AUTO- MATIC]. (For SBAS, see "WHAT IS SBAS?" on page AP-12.) The GP-3700 requires the optional DGPS beacon receiver to fix position by DGPS. [AUTOMATIC] fixes po- sition by SBAS when DGPS correction data is not available.
  • Page 123 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [NAVIGATOR SETUP] menu: Page 2 [DGPS BEACON STATION]: DGPS reference station can be searched automatically or manually. For manual search, select [MANUAL] here, and set the frequency of the DGPS reference station in the item [FREQUENCY SETTINGS]. [FREQUENCY SETTINGS]: When selecting [MANUAL] in [DGPS BEACON STA- TION], set the frequency of the DGPS reference station which is the nearest to own ship.

  • Page 124: Input/Output Port Setting] Menu

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS [DISABLE SATELLITE(SBAS)], [DISABLE SATELLITE(QZSS)]: Every GPS satellite is broadcasting abnormal satellite number(s) in its Almanac, which contains general orbital data about all GPS satellites. Using this information, the GPS receiver automat- ically eliminates any malfunctioning satellite from the GPS satellite schedule. Howev- er, the Almanac sometimes may not contain this information.
  • Page 125 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 4. Select [1. PORT 1 SETTING], [3. PORT 2 SETTING] or [5. PORT 3 SETTING]. 5. Select an item to change. [CONNECTED DEVICE]: Selects the device connected to the port 1 (or 2, 3) from [NORMAL], [RADIO EQUIPMENT], [AIS], [GPS BUOY], [AUTO PILOT] or [RT- CM].

  • Page 126: How To Set The Ethernet

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 8. Select [2. PORT 1 OUTPUT SENTENCE], [4. PORT 2 OUTPUT SENTENCE] or [6. PORT 3 OUTPUT SENTENCE]. Page 1 Page 2 9. Select the sentence to change. 10. Select [OUTPUT] or [NO OUTPUT]. 11. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 9.5.2 How to set the Ethernet 1.

  • Page 127: How To Set The Fa-30

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 9.5.3 How to set the FA-30 When a FURUNO FA-30 is connected to this equipment, you can set up the FA-30 from this equipment. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING].

  • Page 128: How To Display The Information For Nmea2000 Equipment

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 9.5.4 How to display the information for NMEA2000 equipment 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING]. 3. Select [5. INPUT/OUTPUT PORT SETTING]. 4. Select [9. SHOW NMEA2000 DEVICES]. SC-30 98765-43210 PG-700 12123434...

  • Page 129: Test & Memory Clear] Menu

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 4. Select [0. NMEA2000 PGN]. Page 1 Page 2 5. Select a PGN to change. 6. Select [OUTPUT] or [NO OUTPUT]. 7. Press the DISP key to close the menu. [TEST & MEMORY CLEAR] Menu This menu provides the diagnostic test, memory clearing, password setting, and track- ball sensitivity.

  • Page 130: How To Disable The Password

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 4. Select [6. SET PASSWORD]. 5. Use the numeric keys to enter the password with four digits. 6. Enter the password set at step 5 again. The message "PASSWORD IS DECID- ED. THE PASSWORD WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM NEXT TIME." appears. 7.

  • Page 131: Line Monitor

    9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 6. Select [HIGH], [MEDIUM] or [LOW]. [HIGH]: The cursor responds quickly when rotating the trackball. [MEDIUM]: The cursor responds at the intermediate speed between [HIGH] and [LOW]. [LOW]: The cursor moves slowly when rotating the trackball. When the cursor moves because of the heavy hull vibration without rotating the trackball, select [MEDIUM].
  • Page 132 9. OTHER FUNCTIONS 4. Select a serial port to display RX/TX sentences. To stop showing the sentences, press the 0 key. The indication "PLAYING" at the top of the screen changes to "TEMP STOP DISP". To re-display the sentences, press the 0 key. Example: [1.

  • Page 133: How To Record, Play Back Data

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA This chapter provides information necessary for recording and playing back data, and uploading and downloading data to (from) a USB flash memory. 10.1 Data Recording Data can be recorded in the “working memory”. The working memory stores data such as tracks, marks, lines, routes, waypoints, setting data.
  • Page 134 10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 2. Select [3. USB/INTERNAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT]. 3. Select [3. INTERNAL MEMORY RECORDING]. 4. Select an item to save. 5. Select [YES]. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to save other items. 7. Select one of 10 memory blocks from [DATA SELECTION] to show the [COM- MENT] window.

  • Page 135: How To Display The Data Stored In The Internal Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10.2.2 How to display the data stored in the internal memory Tracks, marks and lines stored in the internal memory can be displayed on the screen. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2.

  • Page 136: How To Play Back Data From The Internal Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10.2.3 How to play back data from the internal memory Data in the internal memory can be loaded to the working memory and played back on the screen. However, loaded waypoint/route and setting data will replace current data or add to current data, depending on play back method.

  • Page 137: How To Delete Data From The Internal Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10.2.4 How to delete data from the internal memory To delete data from the internal memory, do the following: 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [3. USB/INTERNAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT]. 3.

  • Page 138: How To Safely Remove A Usb Flash Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10.3.2 How to safely remove a USB flash memory CAUTION Do the following when removing a USB connection device such as a USB flash memory. The data stored in the USB flash memory may become corrupted if the memory is not removed correctly. 1.

  • Page 139: How To Play Back The Data From The Usb Flash Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10. To save the data in the working memory, select [RUN DATA] from [DATA SELEC- TION]. To save the data in the internal memory, select one of [1:XXXXXXXXXX] to [0:XXXXXXXXXX] (XXXXXXXXXX: file name) from [DATA SELECTION]. The [FILE NAME] window appears.

  • Page 140: How To Transfer The Data From The Usb Flash Memory

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 6. Select [ADD] or [OVERWRITE] depending on the item selected at step 5. [ADD]: Adds the selected data to the current display data. [OVERWRITE]: Overwrites the current display data. Note: When setting [RECORD MARK/TRACK] to [ADD], the selected data can not be added if the memory capacity is reached (30,000).

  • Page 141: Backup Data

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 5. Select an item to transfer. 6. Select [YES]. 7. Repeat step 5 and step 6 to transfer other data. 8. Select [SEL DATUM]. 9. Select [WGS-84] or [TOKYO]. 10. Select the file to transfer from [DATA SELECTION]. The [COMMENT] window ap- pears.

  • Page 142: How To Backup The Data Manually

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA How to backup the data to the internal memory automatically 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [3. USB/INTERNAL MEMORY MANAGEMENT]. 3. Select [7. AUTO BACKUP]. 4. Select [INTERNAL MEMORY]. 5.

  • Page 143: How To Load The Backup Data

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 4. Select [2. SAVE TO INTERNAL MEMORY]. The following message appears. OVERWRITE BACKUP DATA ALREADY IN INTERNAL MEMORY. ARE YOU SURE? 5. Select [RUN] to backup the data. The message "TRANSFERRING. PLEASE WAIT." appears. 6.

  • Page 144: Screenshot (Screen Capture)

    10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 10.5 Screenshot (Screen Capture) This system has a screen capture function. The screenshot data is saved in the inter- nal memory. Also, you can transfer the data to a USB flash memory as follows: 1.

  • Page 145: How To Load The Data From Other Equipment

    Note 2: When using a commercial USB floppy drive, insert a floppy disk to the drive before connecting the drive to the GP-3700. When changing a floppy disk, reconnect the drive to the GP-3700. 1. Connect a USB device, in which the data to load are saved, in the USB drive.
  • Page 146 10. HOW TO RECORD, PLAY BACK DATA 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to load other items. 9. Select [SEL DATUM]. 10. Select [WGS-84] or [TOKYO]. 11. Select the file to load from [DATA SELECTION]. The confirmation message ap- pears. 12.

  • Page 147: 11. Ais Operations

    11. AIS OPERATIONS With connection of an AIS transponder, up to 100 AIS targets (ship’s name, position, navigation data) can be shown on the plotter display. The AIS operation requires WGS-84 geodetic datum. Note: Set the datum for the port connected an AIS transponder to WGS-84 (section 9.6.1).

  • Page 148: How To Activate/Sleep Targets

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 3. Select [DISPLAY AIS SYMBOLS] on page 4. 4. Select [SHOW] to show the AIS symbols, [HIDE] to hide the AIS symbols. 5. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 11.2 How to Activate/Sleep Targets When you convert a sleeping target to an activated target, an activated target's course and speed are shown with a vector.

  • Page 149: Ais Tracks

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 11.3 AIS Tracks 11.3.1 How to show/hide AIS tracks 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [4. MARK/TRACK SETTING]. 3. Select [DISPLAY AIS TRACK] on page 4. 4. Select [SHOW] to show the AIS tracks, [HIDE] to hide the AIS tracks. 5.

  • Page 150: Ais Target Data

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 11.4 AIS Target Data You can display the AIS target data. 11.4.1 How to display the individual AIS target data Basic AIS target data 1. Press the CURSOR ON/OFF key to turn on the cursor. 2. Put the cursor on the target you wish to display its data to show the basic AIS tar- get data.

  • Page 151: How To Display The Ais List

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 11.4.2 How to display the AIS list 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [2. OTHER SHIPS LIST]. 3. Select [1. AIS LIST] to show the AIS list. When [TARGET SMART TRACK] is set to [ON] (see page 9-15), this indication changes as below.

  • Page 152: Ais Alarm

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 11.5 AIS Alarm 11.5.1 How to automatically activate targets You can get automatic activation of a sleeping AIS target when it enters the alarm area with own ship in the center. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2.

  • Page 153: How To Set The Cpa/Tcpa Alarm

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 4. Select [ON]. 5. Select [ALARM RANGE]. 6. Press the numeric keys to set the alarm range (setting range: 0.1 to 99.9 NM). 7. Press the DISP key to close the menu. 11.5.3 How to set the CPA/TCPA alarm CAUTION The CPA and TCPA alarm feature should never be relied upon as the sole means...

  • Page 154: How To Set The External Ais Alarm

    11. AIS OPERATIONS 11.5.5 How to set the external AIS alarm The external AIS alarm alerts you when something is wrong with the connected AIS unit. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [6. ALARM SETTINGS]. 3.

  • Page 155: Maintenance, Troubleshooting

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter contains maintenance and troubleshooting instructions to help you keep optimum performance and the longest possible life of the equipment. Before attempt- ing any maintenance or troubleshooting procedure, please review the safety informa- tion below. If you cannot restore normal operation after following the troubleshooting procedures, do not attempt to check inside any unit;...

  • Page 156: Replacement Of Fuse

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 12.2 Replacement of Fuse WARNING Use the proper fuse. Use of the wrong fuse can cause fire or electrical shock. The fuse on the power cable protects the system from reverse polarity of the ship’s mains and equipment fault. If the fuse blows, find the cause before replacing it. Use the correct fuse.

  • Page 157: Troubleshooting

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 3. Clean the ball with a damp, soft cloth, then use a dry, lint-free cloth to carefully wipe the ball dry. 4. Use a swab, moistened with water, to carefully clean the inside of the retaining ring, the inside of the trackball housing, the supports and the lens. Change the swab regularly so that dirt and dust build-up is easily removed.

  • Page 158: Unit Information

    Data from NMEA2000 equip- Turn on the NMEA2000 network power first. If the ment are not received. GP-3700 power is turned on first, restart it. AIS target without heading data Check the course by displaying the AIS target data points true north always.

  • Page 159: Operation/Alarm Log

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 5. Select [1. MAIN], [2. GPS], [3. BEACON] (an internal beacon receiver required) or [5. DATABASE]. XXXX-XXXX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX XX. XX BEACON XX. XX MAIN XX.

  • Page 160: Diagnostics

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 12.8 Diagnostics This section provides the procedures for testing the equipment for proper operation. Three tests are provided: memory I/O test, keyboard test, and test pattern. 12.8.1 Memory I/O test The memory I/O test checks the memory and signal I/O circuits and displays the pro- gram numbers.

  • Page 161: Keyboard Test

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 12.8.2 Keyboard test The keyboard test checks the controls on the display unit for proper operation. 1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING]. 3. Select [6. TEST & MEMORY CLEAR]. 4.

  • Page 162: How To Clear The Memory

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 4. Select [3. TEST PATTERN] to start the display test. Each push of the ENTER knob changes the LCD pattern in the sequence shown below. RGB gradation RGB gradation White Blue Green Checker board Black 5. Press the DISP key to close the test screen and the menu. 12.9 How to Clear the Memory The user settings can be cleared to restart operation with default settings.

  • Page 163: How To Delete User Data

    12. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 4. Select [5. SCREENSHOT CLEAR] to show the following message. DELETE ALL SCREENSHOT DATA. ARE YOU SURE? (MARK ILLUSTRATION DATA IS NOT DELETED.) CANCEL 5. Select [RUN] to delete all screenshot data. The message "DELETION COMPLET- ED" appears. 6.
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  • Page 165: Appendix 1 Menu Tree

    APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE MENU key Bold italic: Default 1. ROUTES/ 1. WAYPOINTS LIST SORT (ALPHA. ORD, RNG ORDER, MARK SHAPE, REG. ORDER) WAYPOINTS LIST SPD FOR TTG CALC (T. SHP SPD, ENT VALU: 0 to 99.9 kn) SEARCH 2. ROUTES LIST BACK TRACK (DISTANCE, TIME, NO) RNG LOG (0 to 999.9 NM;...
  • Page 166 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 7. AUTO BACKUP USB MEMORY (YES, NO) INTERNAL MEMORY (YES, NO) 8. SAVE 1. SAVE TO USB MEMORY BACKUP DATA 2. SAVE TO INTERNAL MEMORY 9. LOADING 1. LOAD FROM USB MEMORY BACKUP DATA 2. LOAD FROM INT. MEMORY 0.
  • Page 167 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE DISPLAY MARK FILTER Page 5 FISH TYPE, COLOR, SHAPE, DATE, SEABED COMPOSITION, WATER TEMPERATURE, DEPTH, LUNAR PHASE*, TIDE LEVEL*, CURRENT DIRECTION, *: OFF is default. CURRENT SPEED, MULTI (ON, OFF) Page 6 MARK FILTER FISH TYPE SETTING TYPE OF FISH 1 to 10 (Set fish type.) MARK FILTER DATE &...
  • Page 168 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Page 1 6. ALARM ALARM PATTERN (SHORT BEEP, LONG BEEP, CONTINUOUS BEEP, RESET) SETTINGS ARRIVAL ALARM (ON, OFF) ALARM RANGE (0.001 to 9.999 NM; 0.05 NM) ANCHOR WATCH ALARM (ON, OFF) ALARM RANGE (0.001 to 9.999 NM; 0.05 NM) ROUTE ALARM SETTING (ON, OFF) XTE/BORDER ALARM (OFF COURSE, INTRUSION, OFF) ALARM RANGE (0.001 to 9.999 NM;...
  • Page 169 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Page 1 7. COAST LINE 1. COAST LINE LAT./LON. GRID (Red, Yellow, Green, Light blue, Purple, Blue, White, NO DISP.) SETTING DETAIL CHAR. (IMPORTANT) (SHOW, HIDE) SETTING CHAR. (OTHER) (SHOW, HIDE) PLACE NAME (SHOW, HIDE) DISPLAY WAYPOINT (LARGE, SMALL, HIDE) WPT NAME DISPLAY (LARGE, SMALL, HIDE) DISPLAY CONTOUR (Select color among 17 colors.;...
  • Page 170 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 0. SYSTEM SETTING 1. DISPLAY FORMAT LANGUAGE (English, Page 1 KEY BEEP (BEEP ON, BEEP OFF) SPEED SENSOR (INTERNAL GPS, NMEA FOR SOG, NMEA FOR STW, FISH FINDER) NMEA SHIP SPD OFFSET (-50 to +50%; 0%) WATER TEMP.
  • Page 171 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE DISPLAY OWN SHIP (SHOW, HIDE) Page 5 OTHR SHIP INFO DISP. (SHOW, HIDE) VIDEO PILOT (WITH, NO) DISPLAY OS DRIFT VECTOR (SHOW, HIDE) OS CURR. VECTOR DISP (SHOW, HIDE) OTHER CURR VCT DISP* (SHOW, HIDE) *: No use. CURRENT DISPLAY 1 (1 L.
  • Page 172 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 3. FUNC. KEY/ F1 KEY (WAYPOINT LIST, ROUTES LIST, SAVE USB MEMORY, READ USB MEMORY, RCU SETTING INTERNAL MEMORY RECORDING, INTERNAL MEMORY PLAYBACK, TRF USB TO INT MEMORY, DISPLAY INTERNAL MEMORY, MARK LINE TYPE, DISPLAY AIS TRACK, DISPLAY CNSRT TRACK, DISPLAY TT TRACK, DISPLAY GPS BUOY TRK, EDIT MARK, DELETE MARK, INPUT MARK, EDIT TRACK, DELETE TRACK, DELETE ALL TRACK, ALARM SETTING, NAV AIDS DISPLAY, CONTOUR LINE DISPLAY, RESET TRIP LOG, DELETE OTHER SHIPS’...
  • Page 173 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 6. TEST & 1. MEMORY INPUT/OUTPUT TEST MEMORY 2. KEYBOARD TEST CLEAR 3. TEST PATTERN 4. MEMORY CLEAR 5. SCREENSHOT CLEAR 6. SET PASSWORD 7. DISABLE PASSWORD 8. TRACKBALL TRKBALL SENSITIVITY (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW) VIBRATION FILTER (0 to 100; 0) TERM.

  • Page 174: Appendix 2 Icons

    APPENDIX 2 ICONS Icon Meaning Mark Cursor (left: crossing line, right: cross-hair) Own ship (during track recording: filled, during stopping track record- ing: empty) MOB (left: normal (own ship position), middle: small (own ship posi- tion), right: cursor position) North mark TLL symbol (as an waypoint) ×...

  • Page 175: Appendix 3 Time Differences

    APPENDIX 3 TIME DIFFERENCES AP-11...

  • Page 176: Appendix 4 What Is Sbas

    APPENDIX 4 WHAT IS SBAS? A satellite based augmentation system, or SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System), is an augmentation system that uses additional messages from satellite broadcasts to support regional and wide area augmentation. SBAS provides GPS signal corrections to SBAS users, for even bet- ter position accuracy, through the GPS error corrections that are widely broadcasted from the geo- stationary satellite.

  • Page 177: Appendix 5 Alarm List

    Title (indication in Meaning Remedy the information box) POSN N/A No calculation of position. The signal Restart the GP-3700. If the alarm from GPS core is not received for three occurs again, contact your deal- seconds. NO FIX No positioning data.
  • Page 178 APPENDIX 5 ALARM LIST Title (indication in Meaning Remedy the information box) CURRENT The water temperature goes higher or lower than the preset value within the in- terval time set (see section 8.9). DEPTH The bottom echo is within the alarm range set (see section 8.10).

  • Page 179: Specifications

    FURUNO GP-3700 SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR GPS PLOTTER GP-3700 DISPLAY UNIT Display system 12.1-inch IPS color LCD, 246 x 184.5 mm Resolution 800 x 600 (SVGA) Brilliance 400 cd/m typical Projection Mercator Usable area 85° latitude or below Display mode Plotter, Compass, Satellite information, Tide graph...
  • Page 180 FURUNO GP-3700 Information display Ship’s position (L/L), Ship’s speed, Track color/type, Date and Time, Waypoint position, Range and bearing to destination waypoint, Cursor intersection L/L position, Range and bearing to cursor intersection, Water temperature and depth (sensor data required) INTERFACE...

  • Page 181: Index

    INDEX AC up mode angle ........9-18 Datum............9-15 Active screen..........1-9 DECCA............9-7 Demo mode..........1-13 activated target........11-2 Depth alarm..........8-8 automatic activation ......11-6 Depth contour..........9-4 CPA/TCPA alarm ........11-7 Depth sensor..........9-9 external AIS alarm......... 11-8 Destination list............
  • Page 182 INDEX display ............10-3 device information ........9-22 erasing ...........10-5 PGN setting..........9-22 loading backup data ......10-11 speed averaging........9-16 manual backup........10-10 speed offset..........9-9 playback ..........10-4 time difference........9-15 recording ..........10-1 water temperature offset ......9-9 Intrusion point alarm ........8-5 Numeric data entry........1-10 Key beep ............9-9 Orientation mode ........2-7 Keyboard test ...........12-7 Other ship information......3-15...
  • Page 183 INDEX entering at own ship position....5-1 entering by Decca LOPs ......5-6 Satellite display ......... 2-4 entering by latitude/longitude position ..5-2 SBAS.............AP-12 SBAS satellite selection ......9-17 entering by Loran A/C LOPs ....5-5 entering by range and bearing ....5-4 Screenshot ..........
  • Page 184 Il testo completo della dichiarazione di conformità UE è disponibile al seguente indirizzo Internet: Latvian Ar šo Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. deklar , ka augst k min ts radioiek rta atbilst Direkt vai 2014/53/ES. (LV) Pilns ES atbilst bas deklar cijas teksts ir pieejams š d interneta vietn :...
  • Page 185 O texto integral da declaração de conformidade está disponível no seguinte endereço de Internet: Romanian Prin prezenta, Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. declar c men ionat mai sus tipul de echipamente radio este în conformitate cu Directiva 2014/53/UE. (RO) Textul integral al declara iei UE de conformitate este disponibil la urm toarea...

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