How To Measure The Bearing To A Target; How To Measure The Bearing With An Ebl - Furuno FR-8045 Operator's Manual

1. OPERATION
3. Use
4. Use
5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.
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How to Measure the Bearing to a Target

Use the Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) to take a bearing of a target. There are two
EBLs, No. 1 and No. 2. Each EBL is a straight dashed line from the center of the
screen to the edge. The dashes of the No. 1 EBL are shorter than those of the No. 2
EBL.
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How to measure the bearing with an EBL

1. Press the EBL key to display either of the EBLs. Press the EBL key to change the
active EBL between No. 1 and No. 2. The indication of the currently active EBL is
in a rectangle.
2. Use the CursorPad to put the EBL on the center of the target. Read the bearing
at the lower-left corner of the screen.
3. Press the ENTER key to anchor the EBL.
4. To erase an EBL, press the EBL key to activate the EBL and press the CANCEL/
HL OFF key.
The currently active EBL
is in a rectangle.
EBL 1 bearing
EBL 2 bearing
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or to select [VRM Unit] and press the ENTER key.
NM
KM
SM
KYD
NM: 0.1 NM or above
NM&YD
YD: Less than 0.1 NM
or to select the unit and press the ENTER key.
EBL 1
EBL
2 7 0 . 0 ° R
4 5 . 0 ° R
Cursor range and bearing
How to measure the bearing with the EBL
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V E C T T R U E 0 5 : 0 0
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4 5 . 0 ° R 5 . 0 4 4 NM
Target
Cursor (+)
EBL 2