Furuno GD-1700, Operator'S Manual

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5. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT
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5.3 Chart Setup
This paragraph shows you how to setup digital charts, from offsetting chart
position to turning chart attributes on or off.
5.3.1 Chart offset
In some instances position may be off by a few seconds. For example, the
position of the ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact moored at a pier. You
can compensate for this error by offsetting chart position as shown in the
procedure below.
1. Show the plotter display, then press the [MENU] key followed by the CHART
SETUP and CHART OFFSET soft keys.
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CHART
OFFSET
SET
OFFSET
RESET
OFFSET
RETURN
Plotter display, chart offset selected
2. Use the cursor pad to place the cursor at the correct latitude and longitude
position of own ship.
3. Press the SET OFFSET soft key.
4. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu. The “chart offset icon” ( )
appears.
To cancel chart offset, press the RESET OFFSET soft key at step 3 in the above
procedure.