Position Setup - Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

4.6

Position Setup

This is where you enter your position, automatically or manually.
1. Press the MENU key at the standby display.
2. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose POSITION
from the second page of the main menu.
3. Press the ENT key. The following menu appears.
4. INPUT TYPE is selected; press the ENT key. The following setting window
appears.
Note: If the position data from a positioning sensor is available, MANUAL can
not be chosen, i.e. the above window does not open.
5. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose AUTO or
MANUAL as appropriate and press the ENT key.
If you chose AUTO, your ship's position and time appear; press the CANCEL
to close the menu and return to the standby display. These data are supplied
from the navigation equipment connected.
Note: ● If correct position data is entered from a position source during the
If you chose MANUAL, enter your position and time as follows.
6. Enter latitude (in eight digits) with the numeric keys. If necessary, switch
coordinates: 1 key to switch to North; 2 key to switch to South.
7. Press the ENT key and enter longitude (in nine digits) with the numeric keys.
If necessary, switch coordinates: 1 key to switch to East; 2 key to switch to
West.
8. Press the ENT key and enter UTC time with the numeric keys.
9. Press the ENT key and CANCEL key to finish.
**** SETUP MENU ****
POSITION
RTC
PRINT OUT
VOLUME
AUTO CH
INPUT TYPE: AUTO
LAT : -- -- ----
LON :
TIME : -- : --
setting of MANUAL, the setting changes automatically to AUTO from
MANUAL.
● If the message "EPFS ERROR" appears after you change INPUT
TYPE from MANUAL to AUTO, confirm that the navigation device is
functioning.
°
' N
.
°
' E
--- -- . ----
AUTO
MANUAL
4. BASIC SETUP
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