Ship's Characteristics Menu - Furuno NAVpilot 711C Operator's Manual

7. INITIAL SETTINGS
7.3

Ship's Characteristics Menu

The [Ship's Characteristics] menu sets up the NAVpilot according to boat type, length,
etc. To open the [Ship's Characteristics] menu, select [Ship's Characteristics] from the
[Installation Menu] window.
Boat Type:
Rudder Sensor*: Installed
SABIKI Mode*: OFF
Boat Length: 40ft (12.2m)
Cruising SPD: 30kn
Rate of Turn: 5° /s
1. The cursor is selecting the current setting for [Boat Type]; push the Course con-
trol knob.
Planing
Semi-Displace
Displacement
Sailboat
EVCS Boat
2. Rotate the Course control knob to select your boat type then push the knob.
When you select [Planing] or [Semi-Displace], the following items appear on the
[Ship's Characteristics] menu.
Menu item
[Rudder Sensor]
[SABIKI Mode]
Note 1: If [Boat Type] is changed after completion of the installation settings, re-
enter initial settings to reflect change in boat type.
Note 2: When [SABIKI Mode] is active, or [Rudder Sensor] is set to [Fantum
Feedback], the options for [Boat Type] are limited to [Planing] or [Semi-Displace].
3. Set [Boat Length], [Cruising Speed], and [Rate of Turn] as follows:
1) Rotate the Course control knob to select the current value of an item then
push the knob.
2) Rotate the Course control knob to set a value then push the knob.
Note: Set the [Rate of Turn] according to your boat's specifications. If the rate is
set higher than your boat's specifications, the rudder may turn abruptly when ar-
riving at a waypoint, creating a dangerous situation. Further, it may not be possi-
ble to change course correctly if the rate is higher than the actual rate of turn of
your boat.
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Ship's Characteristics
Semi-Displace
Jet boats, fast patrol boats, sport fishing boats
Pilot boats, power boats, fast catamaran boats
Pedal boats, fishing boats, work boats, houseboats
Sailboats
EVC system equipped boats
Change settings for the rudder sensor.
• [Installed]: Rudder reference unit is installed.
• [Fantum Feedback]: Rudder reference unit is not installed.
Activate/deactivate SABIKI mode. When SABIKI mode is activated,
the menu is changed accordingly. See section 2.7 for more infor-
mation. Select [ON] to activate, [OFF] to deactivate SABIKI mode.
Note: SABIKI mode is only available for vessels under 40 ft with
outboard engines.
*:
Shown when [Boat Type] = [Planing]
or [Semi-Displace].
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