Furuno GD-1700, Operator'S Manual

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2. PLOTTER OPERATION
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6. Choose how to record points for your route, by time, by distance or manual
entry, by pressing by one of BCKTRK TIME, BCKTRK RANGE or MANUAL
soft key as appropriate. For manual entry, go to step 8. For BCKTRK TIME,
BCKTRK DIST one of the following displays appears.
0 0h01m
(When selecting BCKTRK TIME.)
0 0.1nm
(When selecting BCKTRK DIST.)
TIME INTERVAL DISTANCE INTERVAL
Displays for entry of time, distance interval
7. Enter interval desired with the cursor pad and [ENTER] knob. Press the
[ENTER] knob. Press the START and RETURN soft keys followed by the
[MENU] key to close the menu. At this moment, a voyage-based route will be
created.
8.
For manual entry of waypoints, do the following:
a) Press the [SAVE/MOB] key momentarily to enter a waypoint mark at own
ship position. A new waypoint is created under the youngest empty
waypoint number and added to the route. (At this time you may close the
SAVE ROUTE screen by pressing the RETURN soft by followed by the
MENU key.)
b) Repeat step a) as necessary. 35 waypoints may be entered.
To stop recording waypoints and save the route
You can stop recording waypoints and save the route at any time as shown in
the procedure below. When 35 waypoints have been entered the message “Total
35 WPTS have been already registered in the route. Stop creating
voyage-based route.” is displayed. In this case, save the route as shown below.
1. Press the [MENU] key followed by the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES and CREATE
VOYAGE-BASED ROUTE soft keys.
2. Press the FINISH LOG soft key to stop recording waypoints and save the
route.
3. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.