Suspending, Resuming Plotting Of The Track - Furuno GP-280 Operator's Manual

2.5 Suspending, Resuming Plotting of the Track

When your ship is at anchor or returning to port you probably will not need to plot (or record) the
track. You can stop plotting the track, to conserve the track memory, by actuating the "track hold"
function.
2.5.1 Suspending, resuming plotting
Press the [TRACK ON/OFF] key to suspend or resume plotting. When recording is suspended,
the own ship marker is shown by a hollow circle.
2.5.2 Connecting track when recording is resumed
When you resume plotting the track, the location where track plotting was stopped and started
can be connected with a straight line.
1. Press [MENU] [2], [5] to display the Common Function menu, and select Page 1.
2. Press [↑] or [↓] to select Connect TRK Not R'cd.
[←] [→]
3. Press or
4. Press the [MENU] key several times to close the menu.
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to select Disconnect or Connect as appropriate.
Track shown by
dashed lines
not displayed.
Plotting
Suspended
Track points where plotting was suspended
and restarted are not connected.
Track connected
Track points where track plotting was
stopped and restarted are connected
with a straight line.
Own Ship
Plotting
Restarted
Actual Track
Own Ship