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5. GESTURE CONTROLLER GC-001
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5.6.3 How to enable/disable the gesture-to-turn feature
The gesture-to-turn lets you “steer” your boat by simply pressing the DIRECT key
( ) while moving the GC-001.
To enable/disable the gesture-to-turn, follow the procedure below.
1. Open the [SYSTEM MENU].
2. Select [DIRECT], then select [ON] or [OFF] as required.
3. Close the menu.
Note: For how to use the gesture-to-turn feature, see section 5.7.
5.6.4 How to turn the screen’s backlight on/off
The GC-001’s LCD screen has a backlight which you can turn on/off to suit your
needs.
To turn the backlight on/off, follow the procedure below.
1. Open the [SYSTEM MENU].
2. Select [BACKLIGHT], then select [ON] or [OFF] as required.
3. Close the menu.
5.6.5 How to set the sleep timer
If there is no operation of the GC-001 within the time set for [SLEEP MODE], the GC-
001 goes into sleep mode. This helps save battery life and can help to increase the
life of the LCD. The timer begins immediately after the last operation. Any operation
before the set time will reset the timer.
To set the sleep mode timer, follow the procedure below.
1. Open the [SYSTEM MENU].
2. Select [SLEEP MODE]. The sleep mode timer settings appear.
3. Select the appropriate timer. The available selections are [30SEC] (thirty sec-
onds), [1MIN] (one minute) and [3MIN] (three minutes).
4. Close the menu.