Main Menu For Route Planning - Furuno FEA-2107-BB Operator's Manual

13. Route Planning
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Main Menu for Route Planning

The main parameters for the route planning are:
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Latitude and longitude of the waypoint
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Channel limits to the waypoint
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Turning radius of the waypoint
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Maximum and minimum speed limits for a leg
There are two phases for a route: Route Plan and Route Monitor. Route plan is used for planning the route and route
monitor is used to control a route for monitoring.
To complete route planning, do the following
1. Create a new route or choose an existing one. See section 13.4 Creating a New Route.
2. Modify your route if necessary. See section 13.5 Modifying an Existing Route.
3. Make chart alarm (safe water) calculation. See section 13.4.3 Using the check page.
4. Optimize your route. See section 13.6 Route Optimization.
Description of Plan Route menu
1. Place the cursor on Route in the status bar, and the following dialog box appears:
2. Click the Plan button to open the Plan Route dialog box. The Plan Route dialog box appears together with the
Plan Route menu, shown below.
3. The Plan Route menu is where you select, unselect or create a route. If it is not shown, that is, a route has been
selected, you can show it by placing the cursor on the triangle in the Plan Route dialog box.
Exchange with Monitored:
This function exchanges planned and monitored routes. Planned route is used both as alternative route and as an
editable route.
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Select:
Choose an existing route and edit it for use. Choose Select from the menu and
push the scrollwheel, and a list box appears. Spin the scrollwheel to choose
appropriate route from the list box, push the scrollwheel to confirm then click
the OK button.
Unselect:
Deselect a route here. The operation is similar to how you select a route.
Create:
Create a new route. An input box appears; enter name for new route, using the
scrollwheel. The route name may have up to 30 alphanumeric characters. See
also section 13.4 Creating a New Route.