Plotter Setup; Navigation Options - Furuno 1824C-BB Operator's Manual

7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT
7.3

Plotter Setup

This paragraph provides the information necessary for setting up the plotter display.

7.3.1 Navigation options

Navigation options, for example, waypoint switching method, may be set on the PLOTTER
SETUP menu.
1. Show the plotter display, then press the MENU key open the main menu.
2. Press the B: PLOTTER SETUP soft key.
Item
Waypoint Switching
Course Vector
Set GOTO Method
QP
Safe Route Check
(C-MAP only)
Popup Info
(C-Map only)
QPT/MARK SOFT
KEY
SHIP SHAPE
B: D. BOX (soft key)
7-10
WAYPOINT SWITCHING
COURSE VECTOR
SET GOTO METHOD
QP
SAFE ROUTE CHECK
POPUP INFO
QPT/MARK SOFT KEY
SHIP SHAPE
Contents of plotter setup menu
Chooses waypoint switching method. See "switching
waypoints" on page 3-45.
You may extend a line from the own ship position to show
ship's course. It may be a vector (length depends on ship's
speed) or a simple line (course bar).
Sets the method by which to navigate to a quick point. See
"3.10.1 Navigating to a quick point."
Set "EXT WPT (RMB)" when a destination waypoint is
displayed from a external navigation equipment.
The safe route check feature checks for interfering objects
(such as wrecks) within a route when creating or editing a
route.
You may show the information for objects as below.
OFF: No information appears.
ALL ON: When the cursor is placed on anywhere on chart,
the information for that location appears.
POINTS ON: When the cursor is placed on an object
symbol, the information for it appears.
Chooses the function of the uppermost soft key on the
plotter display between QUICK POINT and MARK ENTRY.
QUICK POINT: Enters the quick point at the cursor or own
ship position.
MARK ENTRY: Enters the mark at the cursor or own ship
position.
Chooses configuration for own ship marker.
Sets up data boxes. See paragraph 7.5.
ARRVL ALM CRCL
LINE
1 POINT
INTERNAL
OFF
OFF
QUICK POINT
BOAT(L)
Plotter setup menu
Description
PLOTTER
SETUP
EDIT
A
D. BOX
B
RETURN
E
Settings
Perpendicular, Arrvl
Alm Crcl, Manual
Line, Vector, Off
1 Point, 35 Points,
35 Pts/Port Service
EXT WPT (RMB),
Internal
On, Off
ALL ON, POINTS
ON, OFF
QUICK POINT,
MARK ENTRY
BOAT(L), BOAT(S),
CIRCLE, CROSS