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Table of Contents
1.
Introduction________________________________________ 1
2.
Introduction to Your FX324 MAP ________________________ 2
Views of the Device ______________________________________________________ 2
General View of the Device: Front_______________________________________ 2
General View of the Device: Back _______________________________________ 3
Power On and Off _______________________________________________________ 3
Power On __________________________________________________________ 3
Off ______________________________________________________________ 4
Table of Buttons and their Functions_________________________________________ 5
Screen Introduction ______________________________________________________ 6
Navigating through the Screens and Selecting Options ______________________ 6
Interactive window __________________________________________________ 8
Table of Main Action Icons and their Functions ___________________________ 12
Unit of Measurement Abbreviations Table _______________________________ 13
Regulating the Screen Contrast and Backlighting ______________________________ 14
3.
The First Time You Use Your FX324 MAP _________________ 16
Choosing the Display Language____________________________________________ 16
Setting the Local Time ___________________________________________________ 17
Choosing the Units of Measurement ________________________________________ 17
Unit of Distance and Speed ___________________________________________ 18
Elevation unit ______________________________________________________ 18
Cross Track Error (XTE) Unit __________________________________________ 18
Unit of Depth ______________________________________________________ 18
Choosing the Type of Geographic Coordinates ________________________________ 19
Choosing the Map Datum ________________________________________________ 19
Restoring the Default Configuration ________________________________________ 20
4.
Reading Your Position _______________________________ 21
Position Screen No. 1 ____________________________________________________ 21
Coordinates _______________________________________________________ 21
Speed ____________________________________________________________ 22
Course ___________________________________________________________ 22
Configurable Window________________________________________________ 22
Date and Time + Satellite WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS Symbol ____________ 22
Position Screen No. 2 ____________________________________________________ 22
Ephemeris Tab _____________________________________________________ 22
Tide Tab__________________________________________________________ 23
Current Tab _______________________________________________________ 26