How To Optimize A Route - Furuno FAR-3210 Operator's Manual

12.7.2

How to optimize a route

You can define Estimated Time of Departure (ETD), desired number of waypoints and
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) on the [Optimize] page in the [Route Plan] dialog box
to optimize your route.
1. Click the [Optimize] tab to open the [Optimize] page.
2. At [Type], click the drop-down list to select desired optimization strategy, referring
to paragraph 12.7.1 "Available route optimization strategies".
3. Do the following:
1) At the [Set ETD] window, enter starting WPT and
date and time of departure. For entry of the date,
the [Set date] window, shown right, appears. Click
the applicable date in the calendar if you are going
to depart during the current month, or click the ap-
plicable arrow on the month/year button to select
a different date. Click the [OK] button to save the
ETA and close the window.
2) At the [Waypoints] window in the [Route Plan] di-
alog box, enter the maximum speed to use. For
the Type [MAX profit], enter [Income] value.
If necessary, click the [Edit Cost Parameters] button to enter fuel consumption
values.
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