Plotter Displays; Presentation Modes - Furuno GP-1850WD Operator's Manual

2. PLOTTER DISPLAYS

2.1

Presentation Modes

The plotter display mainly shows chart,
ship's track, waypoints, and navigation data.
Three types of display presentations are
provided for the normal plotter display:
north-up, course-up and auto course-up. To
change the mode, use the presentation
mode selection soft key, which is the 3rd soft
key from the top.
North-up
Press the NORTH UP soft key to show the
north-up display. North (zero degree) is at
the top of the display and own ship is at the
center of the screen. Own ship marker is a
filled circle. This mode is useful for
long-range navigation.
Course bar
Current display mode
Nav information
window
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135 12.345' E
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FISH
DGPS 3D
Icon (chart)
GPS status
Waypoint name
Waypoint mark
Plotter display, north-up mode
Course-up
Press the COURSE UP soft key to show the
course-up display. When destination is set it
is at the top of the screen, and the north
mark appears at the upper left side of the
Functions for
soft key
(north-up)
Track
NORTH
CSE 245.8
16.3kt UP
SPD
ZOOM
IN
ZOOM
OUT
COURSE
UP
BRIDGE
NAV
WPT
Own ship
marker
screen and points to north. A filled triangle
marks own ship's position.
When destination is not set, the course is
upward on the screen at the moment the
course-up mode is selected.
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135 12.345' E
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DGPS 3D
Plotter display, course-up mode
Auto course-up
Press the AUTO C.U. soft key to show the
automatic course-up display. When
destination is set it is at the top of the screen,
and the north mark appears at the upper left
side of the screen and points to north. A filled
triangle marks own ship's position. The
course is at the top of screen at the moment
the automatic course-up mode is selected.
When own ship is off its intended course by
22.5 or more, it is automatically brought
°
back to perpendicular.
34 12.345' N
135 12.345' E
DGPS 3D
Auto course-up mode
COURSE
CSE 245.8
16.3kt
UP
SPD
ZOOM
IN
ZOOM
OUT
AUTO
C.U.
NAV
WPT
AUTO
CSE 245.8
16.3kt
SPD
C-UP
ZOOM
IN
ZOOM
OUT
NORTH
UP
NAV
WPT
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