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Furuno GP1650 Series Operator's Manual Addendum

Furuno GP1650 Series Operator's Manual Addendum

New fishing mode and feature enhancements
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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Model: GP1650/1850 Series
Subject: New FISHING MODE and
This Furuno GP1650/1850 Series Plotter
has a newly developed software revision
that includes many exciting new features.
This addendum is a supplement to your
Operator's Manual. It describes these new
features and explains how to utilize them.
1
ADDENDUM
Feature Enhancements
12/30/1999

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  • Page 1 ADDENDUM Model: GP1650/1850 Series Subject: New FISHING MODE and Feature Enhancements This Furuno GP1650/1850 Series Plotter has a newly developed software revision that includes many exciting new features. This addendum is a supplement to your Operator’s Manual. It describes these new features and explains how to utilize them.
  • Page 2 A. Explanation of New Features: 1. New "Fishing Plotter Mode": This feature allows you to place your GP1650/1850 in either a "Pleasure Mode" or a "Fishing Mode". In the "Pleasure Mode", the GP1650/1850 operates the same as previous software revisions.
  • Page 3 This software revision does not effect the Installation Manual included with your GP1650/1850. Software Revision Check (For Confirmation Only) Software Revision of your GP1650/1850 can be found by using the “Self Test” procedure on page 4. The “Memory I/O” test will display the software revision number in the upper left corner of the display.

  • Page 4: Diagnostic Tests

    Diagnostic Tests Memory, I/O port test This test conducts a general check of the dis- play unit and the antenna unit. The unit dis- plays the results for each device or component checked as OK or NG (No Good). 1. Press the [MENU] key to open the main menu.

  • Page 5: Changing Operation Mode

    Changing Operation Mode Operation mode can be changed between PLEASURE and FISHING. FISHING mode provides mark/line entries on the PLOTTER display. Up to 5000 Marks can be entered together with track points. Apportioning between track and mark memory can be changed by menu.

  • Page 6: Entering Marks

    MARKS 1 Entering Marks Select the Fishing Mode to enable entry of marks on the PLOTTER display. Select the location desired with the cursor, or turn off the cursor to enter the mark at own ship po- sition. Pressing the [HIDE/SHOW] key changes the function of soft keys.

  • Page 7: Changing Mark Size

    3 Changing Mark Size Mark size can be selected from STD (stan- dard) and SMALL. 1. Press the [MENU] key to display the main menu. 2. Press the soft key CHART SETUP OP- TIONS. 3. Press the soft key CHART DETAIL to open the CHART DETAIL menu.

  • Page 8: Formatting Memory Cards

    SAVING AND LOADING DATA TO/FROM MEMORY CARDS The following data can be saved to memory card: • Mark/line • Waypoints/routes • Track • Configration (menu settings) 1 Formatting Memory Cards Before you can use a memory card it must be formatted. Note that formatting always erases all saved data on the card! 1.

  • Page 9: Loading Data From Memory Card

    Error message Memory card not inserted Press the [ENTER] key to return to the SAVE DATA display. MEMORY CARD NOT INSERTED. INSERT CARD PRESS "ENTER" key TO CONTINUE. NOT INSERTED message Unformatted memory card Press the [ENTER] key to return to the SAVE DATA display.
  • Page 10 6. After you select all items desired, press the soft key LOAD DATA to load data. The following message appears. NOW LOADING DATA FROM MEMORY CARD. DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER UNTIL LOADING COMPLETE. LOAD DATA message After loading is completed, the following message appears.

  • Page 11: Customizing Your Unit

    CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT This section describes the various options which allow you to set up your unit to suit your needs. 1 CHART SETUP OPTIONS menu The chart offset options menu provides three menus: chart offset, track control, and chart detail.
  • Page 12 SETUP NMEA/DGPS PORT 2 menu description This menu should be set according to the specifications of the equipment connected to connectors PORT 1 (NMEA) and PORT 2 (DGPS) at the rear of the display unit. The menu can be displayed by pressing the [MENU] key followed by the soft keys CON- FIGURATION and SETUP NMEA PORT 2.
  • Page 13 A-scope display This display shows echoes at each transmis- sion with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities, on the right 1/3 of the screen. It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and seabed composition. 68.3 Normal sounder display DGPS3D...

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