How To Set The Own Ship Position - Furuno FAR-2218-BB Operator's Manual

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
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How to Set the Own Ship Position

You can select the data source for own ship's position as follows:
1. Place the cursor on the [POSN
the data display area, then right-click. The [OWN
SHIP POSN] menu appears.
2. Select [2 POSITION SOURCE] or [3 MANUAL L/
L INPUT] as appropriate, then press the ENTER
MARK key.
3. If [2 POSITION SOURCE] is selected at step 2,
select the appropriate position source, referring to
the list below, then press the ENTER MARK key.
[2 POSITION SOURCE] uses navigational aids.
Select the navigational aid to use. Available op-
tions are listed with a brief description in the table below:
Available options
[EPFS1]
[EPFS2]
[LAN]
[ECDIS]
[DEAD RECKONING]
Note 1: Where [2 POSITION SOURCE] is set to [DEAD RECKONING], the indi-
cation "DR" appears at the bottom of the [OS POSN] box.
Note 2: Where [2 POSITION SOURCE] is set to [DEAD RECKONING] or [MAN-
UAL L/L INPUT], the AIS function cannot be used.
Note 3: Where [2 POSITION SOURCE] is set to [ECDIS], the source for own ship
speed data is automatically set to [ECDIS] also.
Note 4: On IMO-type radars with AIS in use, [DEAD RECKONING] is shown in
gray to indicate it is not available for selection.
Note 5: Speed and heading data is required in order to correctly display [DEAD
RECKONING] position data.
4. To set [3 MANUAL L/L INPUT], do the following:
1) Select [3 MANUAL L/L INPUT]. The first digit of the latitude is highlighted.
2) Spin the scrollwheel to set the value, then left-click. The cursor moves to the
next digit.
You can also use the number keys on the Control Unit to input the value.
3) Repeat step 2 to set the latitude and longitude.
5. To share [OS POSN] data across the same network, do the following:
1) Select [SIO DATA LAN OUTPUT], then press the ENTER MARK key.
2) Select [ON], then press the ENTER MARK key to share data. To disable [OS
POSN] data sharing, select [OFF], then press the ENTER MARK key.
Note: A navigational aid must be selected at [2 POSITION SOURCE] to share
[OS POSN] across the same network.
6. Close the menu.
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] indication in
Use the device assigned as EPFS1 for position data.
Use the device assigned as EPFS2 for position data.
Use the device connected to the LAN1 port for position data.
Use the connected ECDIS for position data.
Position data is derived from dead reckoning (manual input)
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