Furuno FI-70, Operator'S Manual

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4. SYSTEM MENU
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[Ship
Size/ANT
Position]
Enter the ship’s information and mounting position of the SATEL-
LITE COMPASS
™
.
Enter the appropriate value according to the ship’s size, to improve
the accuracy of the 3-axis speed . The reference position for mount-
ing position and calculating position of the 3-axis speed are shown in
the following figure:
[Ship’s Width] Set the ship’s width, calculated from the port-side to
starboard-side of the widest section of the vessel.
[Ship’s
Length] Set the ship’s length, calculated to the bow-tip to the
stern, along the center of the vessel.
[Ship’s Height] Set the ship’s height, calculated to the bottom of the
keel to the top of the mast
[ANT Position
X0] Set the port-starboard (Lateral) position of the SAT-
ELLITE COMPASS
™
. Enter negative value for port-
side, positive value for starboard-side. The center of
the vessel is “0”.
[ANT Position
Y0] Set the bow-stern (Longitudinal) position of the SAT-
ELLITE COMPASS
™
. Set the distance from the bow
to the stern with the bow as 0 m.
[ANT Position
Z0]
Set height of the SATELLITE COMPASS
™
, from the
bottom of the ship.
[CAL-SPD-
POSN Y1] Set the bow-stern position for calculating the 3-axis
speed. Ship’s speed can be measured at two loca-
tions in addition to the antenna position. Enter the
backward distance from the reference position (Fwd
Center of the bow) to the position where you want to
measure the ship’s speed. Normally, enter the bow
position (Y1) and stern position (Y2).
[CAL-SPD-
POSN Y2]
[CAL-SPD-
POSN Z] Set the height for calculating the 3-axis speed. Enter
the distance from the bottom of the ship to the position
where you want to measure the ship’s speed. For ex-
ample, enter the draft value when you want to mea-
sure the speed at draft position.
Note: This setting value must be less than the height
of the SATELLITE COMPASS
™
([ANT Position Z0]).
Menu item Description
Reference
position
(0.0)
Ship’s width
Ship’s length
X (+) X (-)
Y (+)
Ship’s height
Ship’s length
Ship’s hull line
Reference
position
(0.0)
Y (+)
Z (+)
Draft position