Furuno RP-17, Operator'S Manual

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4.4 Entering the MOB Mark
The MOB (Man OverBoard) mark denotes
position of man overboard. This mark can
only be inscribed on the radar/video plotter
and video plotter displays.
Current
position
Range
and
bearing
MOB mark
M
Inscribe MOB
mark immediately
when man is
overboard.
Figure 4-3 MOB concept
1. Press the [MENU] key.
2. Press the [8] key twice.
3. Press the [2] key to select 2. MOB. The
MOB mark (“M”) is inscribed at own ship’s
position the moment the key is pressed.
4. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.
A MOB mark can be erased by placing the
cursor on it and pressing the [CANCEL/
CLEAR] key.
4.5 Entering the Origin Mark
The origin mark ( ) is mainly used to find
the range and bearing between two targets
on the radar/plotter and plotter displays.
1. Press the [MENU] key.
2. Press the [8] key twice to display the Mark
menu.
3. Press the [1] key to select Mark Selec-
tion.
4. Enter [0], [1] to select Origin Mark
.
5. Press the [ENTER/SELECT] key.
6. Place the cursor on target and press the
[MARK] key.
7. Place the cursor on the other target.
8. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.
Check cursor position display at the screen
top to find range and bearing from the origin
mark to own ship.
1.054NM
357.9
°
R
+
Figure 4-4 Origin mark data
To erase the origin mark, repeat step 6 above
again.
4.6 Mark Color
Mark color can be selected as below. Note
that the color of the origin mark (white) can-
not be changed.
1. With the video plotter mode selected,
press [MENU], [8], [8].
2. Press the [4] key to select mark color de-
sired.
3. Press the [ENTER/SELECT] key to reg-
ister your selection.