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FX312 & FX412 VERSION 2.0

MLR ELECTRONIQUE

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C – BEGINNERS GUIDE

1 – POWER ON/OFF

Press the PWR key to switch on your GPS, an audible beep is given out and the FX312 begins
a sequence of autotests. Then, the FX312 (or FX412) indication, the software version and OK
are displayed. From this moment you have access to all functions. If no function is selected
within 10 seconds, the POSITION function is displayed.

The  date  and   the  time  are  displayed  on  receipt  of  the  first  satellite  signal.  When  sufficient
satellite signals are received :  the position,  altitude,  speed and the course are calculated.  The
symbol representing a satellite is displayed in the top left of the screen indicating that your GPS
is receiving enough satellite signals to calculate and validate its position.

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Summary of Contents for FX312

Page 1: ...ble from this state of the art GPS or DGPS For further information or technical help please do not hesitate to contact your local dealer or MLR Electronique in Vallet who will be pleased to help you I...

Page 2: ...FX312 FX412 VERSION 2 0 MLR ELECTRONIQUE 2...

Page 3: ...FX412 high accuracy DGPS is an AID TO NAVIGATION ONLY and should not be used as a substitute for more traditional methods of navigation When connecting your GPS or DGPS to other manufacturers equipme...

Page 4: ...FX312 FX412 VERSION 2 0 MLR ELECTRONIQUE 4...

Page 5: ...ELETE A ROUTE OR ALL OF THE ROUTES 25 4 8 ADVANCE TO THE NEXT WAYPOINT IN AN ACTIVE ROUTE 25 4 9 DISPLAY THE ROUTE DETAILS 25 4 10 ROUTE MEMORY USED AND FREE MEMORY 26 5 PLOTTER DISPLAY VIEW YOUR TRAC...

Page 6: ...1 SYSTEM MENU 54 7 2 NAVIGATION MENU 60 D DESCRIPTION OF THE EQUIPMENT AND SPECIFICATIONS 67 1 CONTENTS OF FX312 67 2 CONTENTS OF FX412 67 3 COMMUN SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FX312 FX412 67 4 PARTICULAR SP...

Page 7: ...1 POSITION DISPLAY IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FIRST TIME USERS WE SUGGEST YOU BROWSE THROUGH CHAPTER C BEGINNERS GUIDE AND CHAPTER E ADVICE ON INSTALLATION Press the Pos key to display the POSITION function T...

Page 8: ...nd are displayed at the bottom of the screen When working in differential mode the D letter is displayed in the top left of the screen Note 1 The accuracy displayed is also called ECP Error Circular P...

Page 9: ...nd L2 display the distances travelled in the unit selected i e km miles etc from the NAVIGATION MENU in the lower part of the screen Note From the NAVIGATION MENU you can reset to zero each log indivi...

Page 10: ...for a waypoint starting with the letter R push repeatedly on the 7PRS key to bring the cursor on to the first waypoint starting with a R then use the arrow keys to select the waypoint required Tip Th...

Page 11: ...sels course being steered and the actual course you are taking An arrow indicates if you must go on the left or to the right to reduce the error C D segment SOG Speed Over the Ground C E vector VTD Th...

Page 12: ...select 1 DEACTIVATE and press Enter to deactivate the GOTO WAYPOINT function Tip To activate a route when a waypoint is active You must first deactivate the active waypoint using the WAYPOINT MENU You...

Page 13: ...to the waypoint On the second line the speed and course over the ground To follow the direct course sail in order to keep the arrow in the vertical position pointing up in the middle of the bargraph 3...

Page 14: ...as paragraph B 3 1 ACTIVATE THE GOTO WAYPOINT FUNCTION 3 5 CREATING A NEW WAYPOINT With your receiver you can create a new waypoint by following the instruction windows displayed after pressing the G...

Page 15: ...MN_ for North and 7PRS for South To select East or West for the longitude use the key 3DEF for East and 9WXY for West Tip Do not forget to press the Enter key to validate your entry and store your new...

Page 16: ...etween the reference position and the waypoint position and press Enter to validate The receiver now calculates and stores the position of the waypoint Tip Do not forget to press the Enter key to vali...

Page 17: ...press Enter your waypoint list will be displayed Select the waypoint you wish to modify press Enter The identical option window to the ENTER NEW waypoint function is displayed Use the arrow keys to m...

Page 18: ...waypoint press key 0 or select 0 DELETE A WAYPOINT and press Enter the list of your waypoints is displayed Select the waypoint to be deleted press Enter then select YES and confirm by pressing Enter...

Page 19: ...re deleted it will not be possible to reinstate them it will also erase all your routes 3 10 DISPLAY RANGE AND BEARING BETWEEN 2 WAYPOINTS From the GOTO WAYPOINT function press the Menu key then press...

Page 20: ...AYPOINT function press the Menu key then press the key 9 or select 9 MEMORY USED and press Enter Note The capacity of the memory is 500 waypoints ____________________ 4 GOTO ROUTE DISPLAY FOLLOWING A...

Page 21: ...e list or create a new waypoint see the chapter GOTO WAYPOINT To select a route from the list press key 2 or select 2 ROUTE FROM LIST and press Enter Use the arrow keys to move the cursor through the...

Page 22: ...ample the vessel goes to waypoint WPT001 The GOTO ROUTE function calculates the required navigational information to automatically move to waypoint WPT002 when the vessel moves into the circle of radi...

Page 23: ...displayed when you press the GoTo key or from the ROUTE MENU From the ROUTE MENU press key 3 or select 3 ENTER NEW and press Enter The first available route number is displayed Press the Enter key if...

Page 24: ...3 to DELETE A WAYPOINT 4 6 MODIFY A ROUTE From the GOTO ROUTE function press the Menu key then press key 4 or select 4 MODIFY and press Enter the list of the route is displayed Select from the list th...

Page 25: ...ase all the routes press the key 1 1 DELETE ALL OF THE ROUTES and confirm 4 8 ADVANCE TO THE NEXT WAYPOINT IN AN ACTIVE ROUTE This function allows you to advance to the next waypoint or to change leg...

Page 26: ...ints appear in the left column the ranges between the waypoints are displayed in the middle column and the bearings between the waypoints in the right column The total length of the route is displayed...

Page 27: ...s shown north up This function may be configured within the Plotter Menu 5 1 ACTIVATE THE HOME FUNCTION The HOME function stops the plotter from tracking to enable you to retrace your track to return...

Page 28: ...r select 1 SCREEN MODE and press Enter Select the desired mode using the arrow keys and press Enter 5 3 SELECTION OF WAYPOINT NAMES ON PLOTTER DISPLAY From the PLOTTER function press the Menu key and...

Page 29: ...CTIVE WAYPOINT ONLY only the icon of the active waypoint will be displayed 5 4 SELECTION OF THE TYPE OF INFORMATION DISPLAYED From the PLOTTER function press the Menu key and press the key 3 or select...

Page 30: ...nction press the Menu key and press the key 4 or select 4 DISP CHART and press Enter Using the arrow keys select the option CHART ON to display the chart outline and press Enter 5 6 ENTER A CHART OUTL...

Page 31: ...FX312 FX412 VERSION 2 0 MLR ELECTRONIQUE 31 Note The position of the last received point is displayed at the bottom of the screen...

Page 32: ...f stored points is automatically updated at the conclusion of this operation Note To load a chart from a PC with the PMS WAYPOINTS ROUTES software proceed to the following instructions choose the NMEA...

Page 33: ...and press key 7 or select 7 COPY TRACK and press Enter then press the key 0 to copy the track into the memory of the chart outline or the key 1 to copy the chart outline into the memory of the track a...

Page 34: ...point will be stored 5 10 TRACK AND CHART MEMORY USED AND FREE MEMORY From the PLOTTER FUNCTION press the Menu key and press key 9 or select 9 MEMORY USED and press Enter Note The track memory capaci...

Page 35: ...sels current position When in this mode CURS will be displayed in the top left part of the screen instead of PLOT This is to indicate that the plotter is in CURSOR MODE Pressing the Plot key again wil...

Page 36: ...7 Your GPS is pre set in MOB MOB function One press only on the Mark Mob key to activate the MAN OVER BOARD MOB function MARK AND MOB function One press only to activate the MARK EVENT WAYPOINT funct...

Page 37: ...ion of an object at your current position This function is only available when your GPS is set to MARK AND MOB From any function you may press the Mark Mob key to display a list of event waypoints Thi...

Page 38: ...the arrow keys select ACTIVE from the ACTIVE NOT ACTIVE window and press Enter In the displayed window enter the different navigation parameters e g COURSE SPEED DATE TIME and the start position LATIT...

Page 39: ...ct the FX312 to the DF300 while following instructions from paragraph E INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS and configure the data input of the FX312 for DIFFERENTIAL format From the MAIN MENU press key 7 or se...

Page 40: ...ke place without differential corrections but if differential corrections are found they will be applied DIFF Calculation of the position with differential corrections if the differential signal is no...

Page 41: ...an external DGPS receiver should this be desired To use your FX412 in the DGPS mode you just have to select the DGPS station you wish to receive your FX412 will automatically ensure the correct recept...

Page 42: ...ulation of the position with differential corrections if the differential signal is not found the position is not calculated AUTO The FX412 selects the best mode either Normal or Diff according to the...

Page 43: ...the data entered or try other stations Note 2 You can also use an external DGPS receiver In order to proceed connect the FX412 to the DGPS receiver with the help of instructions in Chapter E INSTALLA...

Page 44: ...the DIGIPOINT user s manual ____________________ 11 DGPS RECEPTION MESSAGES An M displayed on the top left of the screen indicates the reception of a message from the differential correction station...

Page 45: ...nd the seconds in a week with a reset every 1024 weeks This reset has occurred this year in the night of the 21st August 1999 The next reset will be in the night of the 5th of April 2019 To avoid any...

Page 46: ...ment you have access to all functions If no function is selected within 10 seconds the POSITION function is displayed The date and the time are displayed on receipt of the first satellite signal When...

Page 47: ...From the POSITION function press the Menu key and press key 6 or select 6 SATELLITES and press Enter to view the satellites and signal strengths being received The left hand side of the screen details...

Page 48: ...and 58 minutes According to the time of day the number of available satellites in the sky varies from 6 to 12 On average 9 satellites are visible Note 2 The fact that the satellites are always above y...

Page 49: ...LECTRONIQUE 49 4 GENERAL PROCEDURES USING THE KEYBOARD Key Function or action Key Function or action PWR PWR From every function or display Example POS PWR For 3 seconds Pos Menu Nav Menu GoTo Wayoint...

Page 50: ...LECTRONIQUE 50 GoTo Route Menu GoTo Route 9WXY List Plot Menu Plot 7PRS Zoom Plot Mark Mob One press in the MOB mode Enter To stop the MOB function Mark Mob One press in the MOB and MARK mode Enter To...

Page 51: ...R functions one press on the Menu key gives you access to the MAIN MENU MENUS with options denoted by a star return you directly to the function menu 5 USE OF ARROWS KEYS AND ENTER Vertical and horizo...

Page 52: ...unction keys ____________________ 6 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 6 1 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ON THE SCREEN The symbol representing a satellite indicates that the receiver calculates the position 2D 2 D...

Page 53: ...52 Metres 1 Status mile 1609 Metres 1 Foot 0 3048 Metre ____________________ 7 INITIALISATION AND CONFIGURATION OF YOUR GPS From the MAIN MENU you have access to the SYSTEM MENU 0 and the NAVIGATION M...

Page 54: ...anguage 5 the units of Altitude ECP display for the POS and NAV functions 6 the working mode of the MARK MOB key 7 the selection of audible BEEP for the keyboard 8 the configuration of data input and...

Page 55: ...r chart and check Annexe 2 where you will find the list of the available Map Datum formats for the receiver Advice For UK use formats OSGB 36 For the rest of the world you can use by default the datum...

Page 56: ...RENCE From the SYSTEM MENU press key 3 or select 3 LOCAL TIME and press Enter If necessary use the key 1 to change the sign from to then amend the time difference with the help of the numeric keys and...

Page 57: ...he arrow keys to select the display mode required and press Enter The selected information will be displayed in the top right of the screen in the POSITION and NAVIGATION functions 7 1 7 MARK MOB KEY...

Page 58: ...EYPAD BLEEP From the SYSTEM MENU press key 7 or select 7 KEYPAD BLEEP and press Enter Use the arrow keys to select the mode required and press Enter Select active to activate the keypad bleep function...

Page 59: ...lows you to select the NMEA sentences to be transmitted To de select a sentence select 4 dashes You will find specifications of the different formats of communication in ANNEXE 1 Advice To use your re...

Page 60: ...Enter It is also possible to reach this MENU from the NAVIGATION function by pressing the Menu key In the NAVIGATION MENU the options available are 0 select the distance and speed units 1 select the a...

Page 61: ...nce unit and speed units using the arrow keys and press Enter 7 2 2 ALTITUDE UNITS From the NAVIGATION MENU press key 1 or select 1 ALTITUDE UNIT and press Enter Select the unit using the arrow keys a...

Page 62: ...othing increases the accuracy of the speed readout From the NAVIGATION MENU press key 4 or select 4 SPEED FILTER and press Enter Select the speed filter required using the arrow keys and press Enter T...

Page 63: ...e arrow keys to select the log to reset LOG1 or LOG2 and press Enter 7 2 8 SET THE ALARMS 7 2 8 A WAYPOINT ARRIVAL ALARM The arrival alarm sounds to warn you of your arrival at your destination waypoi...

Page 64: ...press Enter to validate 7 2 8 B ANCHOR ALARM The anchor alarm is used to warn you of your drift in relation to a reference waypoint The reference waypoint is the active waypoint of the GOTO WAYPOINT...

Page 65: ...stance is bigger than the distance fixed in the set up the alarm will sound to inform you about your drifting The adjustable options are ON OFF On off of the audible alarm MODE the audible alarm gives...

Page 66: ...FX312 FX412 VERSION 2 0 MLR ELECTRONIQUE 66 7 2 9 USER SET UP SUMMARY From the NAVIGATION MENU press key 8 or select 8 USER SET UP and press Enter...

Page 67: ...ly cable with fuse and data input output 1 1 metre white cable for antenna reference 1 1 metre yellow green cable for connection of the receiver case with the ground 2 screws 2 washers and 2 fan washe...

Page 68: ...graph Enter a waypoint by its range and bearing in relation to another waypoint or vessels current position Arrival anchor and cross track error alarms which can be set up Simulator mode Plotter Funct...

Page 69: ...backlight 1 5 watts 2 4 watts Consumption with backlight 2 0 watts 3 0 watts Electromagnetic compatibility According to the IEC norm 945 second and third publication Data input and data output Serial...

Page 70: ...C or for the connection with an external differential beacon receiver DGPS CONNECTION WITH A P C AND WITH THE MLR DF300 DGPS RECEIVER FX312 FX412 Wiring FX312 FX412 Designation DF300 Wiring P C pins...

Page 71: ...Wiring Blue 0 Volt Blue Red 10 to 36 Volts DC Red Brown or orange Reference RS422 NMEA OUT Yellow Output RS422 NMEA OUT Green Reference RS232 Black Black Input RS232 Green White Output RS232 White Con...

Page 72: ...be vertical for 80 of its length Secure the cable using cable ties or insulation tape to stop movement The counterpoise cable of the antenna must not be placed inside a metallic tube or mast and not c...

Page 73: ...FX312 FX412 VERSION 2 0 MLR ELECTRONIQUE 73 ____________________...

Page 74: ...entification number of the DGPS station together with its status and the list of satellites corrected Note the level of reception of the differential signal as well as the success rate and proceed to...

Page 75: ...cessary to wire the 3 capacitors as shown in the following diagram In difficult cases an isolated battery power supply may be the only solution 3 5 SOLUTION OF INTERFERENCE BY RADIATION For every devi...

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