Furuno CH-500, Руководство оператора

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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
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1.16 How to Use the Tracking Function
The Tracking button ( ) allows you to track a fixed position, a fish school or re-
scan an area in reverse.
There are three types of tracking methods available.
Note 1: The tracking function is not available for Echo Sounder mode.
Note 2: [Position] and [Echo] tracking are not available for Vertical mode. If Vertical
mode is active and the tracking method is set to either [Position] or [Echo], the method
is automatically changed to [Reverse] for Vertical mode.
1.16.1 How to select the tracking method
To select the tracking method to use, do the following:
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Press
X
or
W
to select [HOR.].
3. Press
T
to select [Tracking Key], then press
X
to show the [Tracking Key] set-
tings.
4. Press
X
or
W
to select [Position], [Echo] or [Reverse], as appropriate. The default
setting is [Echo].
5. Press the MENU key to close the menu and apply the changes.
1.16.2 Position tracking function
The position tracking function requires position data input from a navigator. This track-
ing method is available for all Horizontal modes.
1. Referring to section 1.16.1, set the tracking method to [Position].
2. Place the cursor at the location to track, then press the Tracking button. The sys-
tem now tracks the selected location.
Note 1: When Position tracking is in use, the following controls are disabled.
If one of the disabled controls is operated, the notification "Target tracking on. Stop
tracking." appears.
Note 2: If the Tracking key is pressed and no data is input from a navigator, the no-
tification "No position data." appears.
Note 3: When position tracking is active, the scan sector is fixed at 48° width in the
direction of the tracked position.
To stop position tracking, press the Tracking key again.
• [Position] : Tracks a stationary position (for example, a reef) using position data from
a navigator. This tracking type is available for Horizontal, Horizontal (zoomed) and
Full-circle A-Scope modes only.
• [Echo] : Tracks fish echoes either manually, or automatically. This tracking type is
available for Horizontal mode only. This is the default setting.
• [Reverse] : Reverses the train direction manually. This tracking mode is available for
all Horizontal modes. In Vertical mode, this function works the same as the Train re-
verse function (see section 1.11.1).
• Tilt • Sector • Train • Range