How To Use The Vrm And Ebl; How To Hide/Show An Ebl, Vrm; How To Measure The Range And Bearing; How To Select Bearing Reference - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

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2. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
2.9

How to Use the VRM and EBL

The VRM measures the range to an object and the EBL measures the bearing to an
object. There are two each of VRMs and EBLs. The lengths of the dashes on the EBL2
and VRM2 are longer than those of the EBL1 and VRM1 to distinguish them. The color
of the VRMs and EBLs is orange.
T
240.8°
EBL bearing
2.9.1

How to hide/show an EBL, VRM

Control Unit: Push EBL or VRM key to hide or show respective marker.
Trackball: Click the arrow on an EBL or VRM box to hide the respective marker. To
redisplay the marker, click the minimized box.
2.9.2

How to measure the range and bearing

Range: Put the cursor on the VRM then drag the cursor until the VRM is on the inner
edge of the object.
Bearing: Put the cursor on the EBL then drag the cursor until the EBL bisects the ob-
ject.
2.9.3

How to select bearing reference

The EBL bearing reference can be true or relative. Click the EBL reference indication
to display T (True) or R (Relative).
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VRM1
EBL2
EBL1
T
EBL On/Off
EBL no.
T
EBL reference
VRM2
VRM On/Off
VRM no.
VRM range

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