Furuno GP-3700F, Operator'S Manual

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2. PLOTTER DISPLAY OVERVIEW
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When the cursor is ON: The range scale is enlarged or shrunk with the cursor position
as center.
The current range appears at the bottom right of the screen. The range value shows
the distance between the left-side and right-side edges of the screen.
Range (Unit: NM)
Note 1: You can select what ranges to use. See section 9.2.2.
Note 2: The width of the screen can be shown in scale or distance (default). You can
also turn off the width indication. See page 9-11.
2.4 Orientation Mode
The display orientation for the plotter display can be selected to the following six
modes. Press the
MODE key to change the orientation mode.
North up : True north (0°) is at the top of the screen. When the heading changes, own
ship mark moves according to heading or COG. This mode is for long-range naviga-
tion.
Head up : Displays the chart with the current compass heading of own ship at the top
of the screen. When the heading changes, own ship mark remains fixed, and the chart
picture rotates according to the heading.
AC up : The course is at the top of screen at the moment the auto course-up mode is
selected. When the course changes more than the set angle, the picture resets to dis-
play the course at the moment at the top of the screen (see page 9-18).
Course up : The set course to the destination is at the top of the screen when the des-
tination is set.
Goto up : The destination is at the top of the screen when the destination is set.
Specified direction up : The specified direction set in the menu is at the top of the
screen. To set the specified direction, do the following:
1. Press the MENU key to open the main menu.
2. Select [0. SYSTEM SETTING].
0.025 0.05 0.075 0.10 0.125 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
1.50 2.00 3.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 12.0 16.0 24.0
32.0 48.0 72.0 96.0 128 256 512 1024
Range (distance) Scale No indication