Track Manipulation; Setting The Track Color; Changing The Tracking Interval - Icom FP-561 Instruction Manual

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r PLOTTER MODE q TRACK MANIPULATION

(7)-1 Setting the track color

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GPS 34゚ 18. 000N 135゚ 01. 000E
PLOTTER MENU
ROUTE ENTER/EDIT#
MARK ENTER/ERASE#
TRK COLOR
TRK STEP
TRK ERASE
HEADING
FRONT WIDE
OVER ZOOM
ADJ
CANC
CLR
(7)-2 Changing the tracking
interval
5
GPS 34゚ 18. 000N 135゚ 01. 000E
PLOTTER MENU
ROUTE ENTER/EDIT#
MARK ENTER/ERASE#
TRK COLOR
TRK STEP
TRK ERASE
HEADING
FRONT WIDE
OVER ZOOM
ADJ
CANC
CLR
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There are seven user-selectable colors of the track.
Set the track color as follows.
q Press the [MENU] key.
The Main Menu screen will appear.
w Select "Plotter Menu" using the [UP] or [DOWN] key and press the [SET] key.
The Plotter Menu screen will appear.
WHIT
OFF
30S
1.00NM
e Select "TRK COLOR" (track color) using the [UP] or [DOWN] key and press the
ON
OFF
[SET] key.
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
The selected item turns blue.
r Move to the color setting field using the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] key.
The color field is highlighted in yellow.
t Select the desired color from among seven colors (White (WHIT), Yellow (YELL),
Light blue (LBLU), Purple (PURP), Red, Green (GREE), Blue) using the [UP] or
SEL
SET
SET
80.0FT
[DOWN] key and press the [SET] key.
The track color is set as you selected.
y When you finish setting the track color, press the [MENU] key.
You will return to the previous screen.
The system stores and plots the track consisting of up to 5,000 points
through which the ship passed.
If the number of the points exceeds 5,000, excess track data is deleted in chrono-
logical order.
The track data is updated at specified tracking intervals.
WHIT
OFF
Note that longer tracking (track update) intervals allow the system to cover a longer
30S
1.00NM
track, but may cause a lower resolution of the track image when zoomed in.
ON
OFF
To change the tracking intervals, proceed as follows.
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
q Press the [MENU] key.
The Main Menu screen will appear.
w Select "Plotter Menu" using the [UP] or [DOWN] key and press the [SET] key.
The Plotter Menu screen will appear.
e Select "TRK STEP" (track step) using the [UP] or [DOWN] key and press the
SEL
SET
SET
80.0FT
[SET] key.
The selected item turns blue.
r Move to the setting field using the [LEFT] or [RIGHT] key.
The setting field is highlighted in yellow.
This field contains three setting items; the time interval, the unit of time, and the
distance interval.
* The unit of distance depends on the setting on the Setting Menu screen.
t Enter the desired time interval and unit of time, or the distance interval into the
setting field, and then press the [SET] key.
The change in tracking interval is saved.
y When you finish changing, press the [MENU] key.
You will return to the previous screen.

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