Drop Mark; How To Show, Hide The Drop Mark Box; How To Inscribe A Drop Mark; Drop Mark Bearing Reference - Furuno FAR-3210 Operator's Manual

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Drop Mark

The drop mark is used to find the angle and distance from a point to your ship. This
can be useful for marking a point to avoid while navigating to a destination. The drop
marks can be shown or hidden on the screen.
The Drop mark box shows the angle and distance between the drop mark and your
ship.
Note: The drop mark feature is inoperative when position data is lost.
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How to show, hide the drop mark box

The drop mark box can be shown or hidden by trackball.
OFF: Click the arrow on the [Drop mark] box or right-click the box and select
[DROPx Off] (x=Drop mark no.).
ON: Click the minimize box.
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How to inscribe a drop mark

Click the desired Drop mark box at the bottom of the screen. Click a position on the
display area where to put a drop mark, and a drop mark is inscribed at the position
selected. The angle and distance to the point appear in the corresponding Drop mark
box.
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Drop mark bearing reference

The bearing of a drop mark is automatically referenced to True or Relative according
to the orientation mode.
Orientation mode
Head-up RM
STAB Head-up RM
Stern-up RM
Course-up RM
North-up RM
North-up TM
Drop mark
Drop mark no.
(1 or 2)
Drop distance
Relative
True
2. RADAR, CHART RADAR OPERATION
Bearing reference
Minimize button
Drop angle
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