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Furuno GP-1610CF Marine GPS System User Manual

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3. 2 6 9 12 Figure 4 3 HDOP rate and position error In this manual HDOP 1s referred to as DOP 4 2 Presentation Mode Two types of display presentations are pro vided for the plotter display and plotter sounder display north up and course up You can select one with the NU CU key North up North zero degrees is at the top of the dis play and own ship 15 at the center of the screen This mode is useful for long range naviga tion CSE 340 00 SPD _ 16 8kt DEP 110m TMP 16 0 C POS _34 26 345 N__135 41 232 E Figure 4 4 North up display Course up When destination is set it is at the top of the screen the north mark appears at the lower left side of the screen and points to north A triangle marks own ship s position Destination Own ship mark Bearing and range to waypoint DEP 110m TMP 16 0 14 08 POS _34 26 345 N__135 41 232 E Figure 4 5 Course up display 4 3 Shifting the Cursor l Press CURS key to turn the cursor on 2 Operate the Cursor Pad The cursor moves in the direction the Cursor Pad is pressed When the cursor reaches an edge of the screen the display is scrolled Cursor Size can be selected to large or small Size shown is large Cursor position in latitude and longitude Bearing and range from own ship to cursor Figure 4 6 Plotter display showing location of cursor data When the cursor is turned off own ship data is shown ins
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5. MJ A10SRMD 72 Tape connector with self vulcanizing tape and then vinyl tape to waterproof connector Bind tape end with cable tie Water temp water temp speed Transducer connector sensor connector Figure 1 33 Connection of transducer water temperature sensor water temperature speed sensor 1 23 1 6 Initial Settings 1 24 Sensor connection This section should be done with the boat in water 1 2 3 Turn the power and press MENU key Press the 0 key Press the 5 key to select SENSOR SETUP SENSOR SETUP sTwWw TEMP SENSOR OWN NMEA SPD CALIB 00 50 50 TEMP CALIB 000 C DEPTH CALIB 0 0m AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 1 34 Sensor setup menu 4 10 11 12 L3 select source of ship s speed STW Speed Through Water local sensor SOG Speed Over Ground GPS Press A twice to select SPD CALIB If speed reading is higher or lower than actual speed you may apply an offset to compensate for this Enter offset with plus or minus sign The key alternately displays plus and minus If a water temperature sensor is installed press W to select TEMP SENSOR Press select OWN NMEA is for water temperature data from external source Press W twice to select TEMP CALIB If temperature reading is higher or lower than actual tempera ture you may apply an offset to compensate for this Enter off set with plus or min
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8. d Select ENTER e Press the ENT key 9 Press the ENT key Note 1 If you manually entered a waypoint number which already exists the following message will appear on the display Overwrite ENT YES ESC NO In this case you may overwrite the waypoint by pressing the ENT key or press the ESC key to escape Note 2 If you do not need to change mark shape or enter a comment simply press the ENT key at the WPT at Own Position dis play to enter the waypoint in the default waypoint mark shape and youngest empty waypoint number Entering a waypoint by the cursor 1 Press the WPT key The menu for selec tion of waypoint entry method appears 2 Press A or V to select Cursor Press ENT key The display prompts you to select position Place cursor on desired location MENU Sel Mode ENT Enter Figure 7 5 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur sor on position desired Press the ENT key 6 Follow steps 4 through 9 in Entering a waypoint at own ship s position 7 2 Entering waypoints by latitude and longitude Press the WPT key 2 Press the WPT key to select WPT List 3 Press the ENT key The waypoint list ap pears WAYPOINT LIST No LAT LONG COMMENT AV Cursor KY ENT Edit CLR Delete WPT MENU Sel Mode Figure 7 6 Sample waypoint list 4 Press A or V to select vacant waypoint number To scroll the list press 5 Press the ENT key The waypoint ed
9. Columbia Ecuador Guyana Peru Venezuela Puerto Rico amp Virgin Islands Qatar South Greenland Sardinia Islands Sao Maguel Santa Maria Islands Azores Espirito Santo Is East Falkland Is Mean Value Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Columbia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Trinidad amp Tobago Venezuela Singapore Porto Santo amp Madeira Islands Faial Graciosa Pico Sao Jorge amp Terceira Is Brunei amp East Malaysia Sarawak amp Sadah Japan Korea Okinawa Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu Is Fiji Islands Marshall Islands Surinam Bangka amp Belitung Islands Indonesia Camp Mcmurdo Area Antarctica Kalimantan Is Indonesia Afghanistan Taiwan Madagascar Uruguay Sweden Icons e Unsuitable chart chart card not inserted Chart scale range is too large e Chart scale range is too small Page 4 4 e Chart data is unreliable Page 4 4 e Suitable chart scale is selected Page 4 4 e Chart position is offset Page 10 3 e Battery voltage on pcb is low Page 14 1 e L L position is offset Page 10 1 e Alarm setting violated e Disappears when reason for alarm is cleared Page 3 7 3 8 9 1 9 2 e Track is not being recorded Page 5 1 Glossary GPS Plotter Almanac Each GPS satellite broadcasts its own orbital data as well as general orbital data of
10. The temperature and humidity should be moderate and stable Locate the unit away from exhaust pipes and vents The mounting location should be well ventilated Mount the unit where shock and vibration are minimal Keep the unit away electromagnetic field generating equipment such as motor generator For maintenance and checking purposes leave sufficient space at the sides and rear of the unit and leave slack in cables A gyrocompass will be affected if placed too close to the dis play unit Observe the following compass safe distances to pre vent disturbance to the gyrocompass Standard compass 0 7 meters Steering compass 0 6 meters Tabletop Overhead Figure 1 1 Display unit mounting methods 1 3 1 4 Tabletop mounting Dummy Cutting size for flushmount cover Figure 1 2 Display unit mounting methods Installing the antenna unit Mounting considerations When selecting a mounting location for the antenna unit keep in mind the following points Select a location out of the radar beam The radar beam will obstruct or prevent reception of the GPS satellite signal Be sure the location offers a clean line of sight to satellite Ob Jects within line of sight to a satellite for example a mast or funnel block reception and cause prolonged acquiring time or interruption of position fix Mount the unit as high as possible This will keep the unit free of water spray which can interrupt recepti
11. PLACE NAME RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF GRID COLOR GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF TIME MARK GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF WPT MARK SIZE L s CURSOR SIZE 5 7 gt Cursor ESC Esc COURSE BAR Figure 7 10 Display setup menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select WPT MARK SIZE 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to Large or Small Press the MENU key to register selection 7 5 Entering Routes Often a trip from one place to another involves several course changes requiring a series of route points waypoints which you navigate to one after another The sequence of waypoints leading to the ultimate destination is called a route The GP 1610CF can auto matically advance to the next waypoint on a route so you do not have to change the desti nation waypoint repeatedly You can store up to 20 routes A route may consist of 30 points A route is constructed using waypoints there fore enter waypoints beforehand 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 4 key to display the route route list ROUTE LIST PTS 302 11nm 201 2 nm Cursor CLR Delete Route In Use ENT Sel ESC Esc Figure 7 11 Route list 3 Press A or V to select route number 4 Press the ENT key ROUTE LIST 01 LEG WAYPOINT LIST No LAT LONG COMMENT 10MAR97 01_ 10MAR97 01 10 97 01 4 Cursor ENT Sel c Page ESC Esc Figure 7 12 Route entry screen 5 Press the ENT key to enab
12. Press the ENT key The route list appears ROUTE LIST PTS 302 11nm 201 2 nm AV Cursor CLR Delete Route n Use ENT Sel ESC Esc Figure 8 6 Route list 4 Press V or A to select a route If you want to navigate the waypoints of the route in the order reverse of which they were entered press the O key Direction selected appears at the top of the display 6 Press the ENT key Own ship s position is marked as 00 Light blue lines run between route waypoints Range and bearing from own ship to the next destination waypoint appears at the bottom of the screen 8 2 Skipping Route Waypoints There are times when you won t need to fol low all waypoints in a route In Figure 8 7 for example the ship has skipped waypoint 04 7 Port WPT 03 WPT 04 New course Port WPT 06 WPT 05 Figure 8 7 How a waypoint is skipped 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 4 key The route route list ap pears Press A or V to select route number 4 Press the ENT key You are asked if it is alright to overwrite route contents Overwrite ENT Yes MENU No Press the ENT key 6 Operate the Cursor Pad to select waypoint to skip 7 Press the key to skip that point tem porarily The route waypoint 1s displayed in light blue 8 Press the MENU key twice to escape To restore a waypoint select it and press the key to display it in white 8 3 Cancelling Destination 1 Press the GOT
13. a difference between the true and magnetic North direction The difference is called mag netic variation and varies by the observation point on the earth This unit is programmed with the earth s magnetic variations However you may wish to further refine variation for a particular area by entering them manually If you enter compensation manually be sure to change it when magnetic variation changes Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select MAG CALIB 5 Operate the Cursor Pad to select AUTO or MAN 6 Ifyou selected MAN in step 5 enter mag netic variation with the numeric keys 7 Press the ENT key followed by the MENU key 10 6 Offsetting Chart Position In some instances chart position may be off by a few minutes For example the position of the ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact moored at a pier You can compensate for this error as follows 1 fe Press the MENU key Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM SETUP Press the 9 key to select CHART POSN CALIB CHART POSN CALIB orko GEODETIC TOKYO 4 ENT Ent ESC Esc Datum of FURUNO chart card inserted Does not appear when using NAVIONICS chart card Figure 10 3 Chart position calibration menu Press gt to select ON Set cursor on correct position ENT Set ESC Esc Set the cursor on correct position Press the ENT key The calibration v
14. chart 1 Open the memory card slot cover at the bottom of the display unit by unfastening two screws Screws 21 Cover Figure 2 2 Display unit bottom 2 Insert the chart card label side up arrow forward EJECT Chart button Arrow forward Figure 2 3 How to insert chart card 3 Close the cover and fix it Note Always keep the cover closed to keep foreign material out of the chart card drive 2 3 Turning On Off the Power Press the POWER key to turn the power on off When the unit is turned on it proceeds in the sequence shown in Figure 2 4 About 20 seconds after the start up sequence is com pleted the GPS receiver status indication ACQ at the bottom right hand corner changes to 2D or 3D ACQ means the re ceiver 15 acquiring the GPS signal and 2D or 3D means the position data is reliable ROM Displayed for RAM about one second VRAM Battery Program No 02522530 Base ChatNo Program version no Displayed for about one minute WARNING NO NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE HAS VERIFIED THE INFORMATION IN THIS COASTLINE DATA CARD AND NONE ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF REPRODUCTION OR ANY MODIFICATIONS MADE THEREAFTER THIS PRODUCT WITH THIS COASTLINE DATA CARD DOES NOT REPLACE THE REQUIREMENT TO USE THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS FOR NAVIGATION ACCORDING TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATONS FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LT
15. monitor display Indicated at 3D mode GPS MONITOR DISPLAY AE Fix Mode m Status DOP DGPS Rx Data Rx data Ref Sta Status of Program No DGPS REF Rx Status station No 23 GPS Program no 12 29 ESC Esc Version no Figure 14 4 Sample GPS monitor display GPS monitor display description Fix Mode This shows current position fix ing mode 2D or 3D D2D or D3D appears in DPGS mode Alt Shows present altitude of GPS receiver when position fixing mode 1 set to 3D DOP This is the index for position fixing accuracy The lower the value the higher the accuracy If the index exceeds 20 position fix ing may not be possible 14 5 Data Rx Shows DGPS beacon receiver 1 normal or abnormal Two dashes appear when no DPGS beacon receiver is connected Ref Sta Shows status of DPGS transmitting station Two dashes appear when no DPGS beacon receiver 1s connected Program No Shows the program version number of the unit Rx Status This section shows elevation angle azimuth and signal levels of GPS sat ellites 14 7 Demonstration Display The demonstration display provides simulated operation of this unit Own ship tracks at the speed selected a figure eight course starting from position entered All controls are opera tive you may set destination enter marks operate the video sounder etc 1 Turn on the power while pressing and holding down the ENT key Release hold of
16. 10 meters as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 3 key to display the SOUNDER SETUP menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select BTM LOCK 5 Operate the Cursor Pad to select NAR ROW or WIDE 6 Press the MENU key 3 23 Stopping Transmission You may disable transmission as follows Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 3 key to display the SOUNDER SETUP menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select TRANS MIT Operate the Cursor Pad to select OFF Press the MENU key 3 9 3 24 Interpreting the Display Zero line The zero line sometimes referred to as the transmission line represents the transducer s position and moves off the screen when a deep phased range 1 used Shift Figure 3 21 Zero line Fish school echoes Fish school echoes will generally be plotted between the zero line and the bottom Usu ally the fish school fish echo is weaker than the bottom echo because its reflection prop erty is much smaller compared to the bottom The size of the fish school can be ascertained from the density of the display Large school Small school Size of fish school Figure 3 22 Fish school echoes 3 10 Bottom echo Echoes from the bottom are normally the strongest and are displayed in reddish brown color in default color arrangement but the color and width will vary with bottom
17. 9 2 Alarm setup menu Press A to select ARRIVAL 4 Press or to select ARRIVAL or AN CHOR 5 Press V to send the cursor to the second line Range 6 Keyinthe alarm range desired The avail able range 15 00 001 to 99 999 miles 7 Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key When a destination 1s set and the arrival alarm is activated a red dashed circle circumscribes the destination waypoint and it denotes arrival alarm range Arrival alarm range Destination Figure 9 5 Arrival alarm range 9 1 9 2 Cross Track Error Alarm The XTE alarm warns you when your boat is off its intended course When your boat goes off course by the alarm range set the audible alarm sounds and the alarm icon and the indication XTE appears You may silence the alarm with the CLR key The indication remains on the screen until the boat is put back on course Starting aer 0 C Destination point Own ship s position Alarm range Figure 9 4 How the XTE alarm works 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP Press A or V to select XTE 4 Press to select ON Press V to send the cursor to the fourth line Range 6 Keyinalarm range desired The available range is 00 001 to 99 999 miles 7 Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key When a destination is set and the XTE alarm is activated a pair of dashed red lines denote the XTE alarm range Destinatio
18. Diagram S 1 GPS Plotter Schematic Diagram 5 2 GPS Plotter Schematic Diagram 5 3 INDEX TABLE OF CONTENTS BY DISPLAY ITEM SOUNDER PLOTTER DISPLAY DISPLAY Page 2 3 Page 2 5 Waypoint Page 7 1 Chart Page 4 4 Course bar Page 13 1 Grid Page 13 1 EN Arrival alarm range Page 9 2 Flag destination Page 8 1 Course to destination Page 8 1 Marks Page 6 1 Fish school Page 3 10 Own ship mark Page 5 1 Bottom Page 3 10 Track Page 5 1 Cross track error alarm range Page 9 2 Icons Page 4 A CSE 350 0 SPD 16 8kt DEP 110m TMP16 0 C POS 34 26 345 N 135 1 232 Sounder frequency Page 2 5 Position fixing mode Page 2 2 Time Page 11 2 Position Page 4 2 CURS key alternates these displays BRG 232 0 RNG 0 00nm DEP 110m TMP 16 0 13 42 34 43 801 N 135 21 163 Cursor position latitude and longitude Page 4 3 FOREWORD A Word to GP 1610CF Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO GP 1610CF COLOR GPS PLOTTER SOUNDER We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with qual ity and reliability For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine elec tronics equipment This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers This equipm
19. FURUNO OPERATOR S MANUAL COLOR GPS PLOTTER SOUNDER MODEL GP 1610CF FURUNO ELECTRIC LTD NISHINOMIYA JAPAN FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya Japan Telephone 0798 65 2111 Telefax 0798 65 4200 All rights reserved _ Printed in Japan PUB No OME 43861 DAMI GP 1610CF Local Agent Dealer FIRST EDITION MAR 1997 G MAR 2001 MA 00080795000 A SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions for the Operator WARNING Do not open the equipment Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip ment is emitting smoke or fire Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock Do not place liquid filled containers on the top of the equipment Fire or electrical shock can result if a liquid spills into the equipment Do not operate the equipment with wet hands Electrical shock can result Keep heater away from equipment Heat can alter equipment shape and melt the power cord which can cause fire or electrical shock CAUTION Use the proper fuse Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or permanent equipm
20. GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF COURSE BAR TIME MARK RED BLU PPL WHT OFF RED BLU PPL WHT OFF WPT MARK SIZE L_ 5 CURSOR SIZE 5 Cursor ESC Esc Figure 13 3 Display setup menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select item among HUE GRID COLOR COURSE BAR TIME MARK WAYPOINT SIZE or CURSOR SIZE 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select option desired 5 Press the MENU key to register selec tions 13 2 Chart Attributes You may select the color and brightness of the land on a chart and turn off place name display as follows l Press the MENU key 2 Press the 1 key to show the DISPLAY SETUP menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select item among LAND BRIGHT LAND COLOR or PLACE NAME 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select option desired 5 Press the MENU key to register selec tions 13 1 13 3 Unit of Distance Measurement You may display range in nautical miles ki lometers or statute miles as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 4 key to display the UNIT SETUP menu UNIT SETUP DISTANCE km DEPTH ft TEMP oF AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 13 4 Unit setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select Distance Operate the Cursor Pad to select nm km or sm 6 Press the MENU key 13 2 13 4 Chart Range or Scale Indication This unit can show either nautical miles or scale whenever the ZOOM IN or ZOOM
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23. and NAVIONICS chart cards e Memory capacity 2 000 points of track 100 marks 100 event marks 200 waypoints and 20 routes Alarms Arrival Anchor Watch Cross track Error Depth Fish Speed Trip and Water Temperature Man overboard feature records latitude and longitude coordi nates at time of man overboard and provides continuous up dates of range and bearing to that point Highway display provides graphic presentation of ship s track and is useful for monitoring cross track error e Automatic or manual video sounder operation System Configuration vi DISPLAY UNIT The GP 1610CF mainly consists of a display unit and GPS an tenna A dual frequency transducer is optionally available The chart card drive in the display unit loads electronic charts External equip ment which can be connected include water temperature and speed sensors autopilot and DGPS beacon receiver ANTENNA UNIT TT Receives signal from GPS satellite Ship s position is calculated in longitude and latitude from signal received from the an tenna unit and displayed on the screen Ship s mains 10 2 31 2 VDC External equipment Autopilot etc Temp sensor option DGPS beacon receiver option Transducer option INSTALLATION 1 1 Equipment Lists Standard supply Installation 0300 000 041 038 1 set Materials Optional equipment 30 m for CP20 01700 004 372 110
24. antenna cable Antenna extension cable set 50 m for CP20 01710 004 372 120 antenna cable extension Right angle Nig 13 0330 000 803 239 antenna base No 13 QA310 000 803 240 antenna base For mounting Antenna base antenna unit for rail No 13 RC5160 000 806 114 mounting ST 02MSB 000 137 986 Thru hull type ST sensor ST 02PSB 000 137 987 T 02MTB 000 040 026 With 8 m cable Temperature transom mount Mast mount C556 91111 000 040 722 fixture 7 sensor T 03MSB 000 040 027 With 8 m cable thru hull type 1 1 Optional equipment con t 520 5PSD 000 015 125 With 8 m 520 5PWD 000 015 126 cable transom Transducer mount With 8 m cable 520 5MSD 000 015 127 and waterproof connector Dual 524ST MSD 000 015 224 frequency transducer S20ST PWD 000 015 128 MJ A6SPF0012 100 000 133 817 6P 6P 10m MJ A6SPF0012 050 000 134 424 6P 6P 5m 7P 6P 5m MJ A7SPF0003 050 000 136 730 01 11 inner hull 22S0191 0 000 802 598 kit S 12 Converter CP86 00310 004 395 280 connector set MJ A6SPFO01 1 100 000 132 336 6P 4P 10m MJ A6SPF0011 050 000 132 244 6P 4P 5m 10 Cable assy 1 2 1 2 Installation of Standard Equipment Installing the display unit Mounting considerations The display unit can be installed on a tabletop or on the overhead When selecting a mounting location for the display unit keep the following in mind Keep the display unit out of direct sunlight
25. depth is not displayed adjust gain to display bottom echo in dark tone noise or interference obsructs check if transducer cable is near ship s engine If it is the display relocate it check ground other video sounders may be operating nearby and on same frequency water temperature graph appears check for loosened sensor cable but no or wrong readout 14 4 Error Messages The GP 1610CF displays the following error messages to alert you to possible trouble Table 14 3 Error messages GPS connector not Connection between MAIN Have a technician check the set connected board and GPS MODULE board has loosened Have a technician check the set Backup error Almanac data on the GPS In either case turn off the power MODULE board is corrupted wait two minutes and reapply power 14 3 14 5 Diagnostic Tests Memory I O port test This test conduct a general check of the dis play unit and the antenna unit The unit dis plays the check results for each device or component checked as OK or NG No Good 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU Press the 1 key to select SELF TEST 4 Press the 2 key to select MEMORY I O PORT TEST MEMORY I O PORT TEST ROM OK RAM OK VRAM OK Battery OK SIO GPS OK SIO NMEA SIO DGPS MEMORY CARD SPEED 0 100 0 ESC Esc If applicable NG for no connection Or error Figure
26. key to turn on the cursor 2 Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur sor on the mark to erase 3 Press the CLR key 6 4 Changing Mark Attributes Changing mark shape 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MARK SETUP TRACK MARK SETUP O x LINE TYPE MARK COLOR YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT TRACK COLOR YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT MARK SIZE S PLOT OFF PLOT INTVL DIST 0010 00 10 AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 6 3 Track mark setup menu 3 Press A to select MARK SHAPE AUTO 4 Press P to select shape desired 5 Press the MENU key 6 2 Changing line type Marks can be connected with solid or dashed lines This 1s useful for denoting an important area such as a good fishing spot To select line type and connect marks do the following 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MARK SETUP Press or V to select LINE TYPE 4 Press to select any line type other than single dot the default setting which provides for no connection of marks 5 Press the MENU key To enter marks without connecting them se lect single dot in step 4 in the above proce dure Changing mark color Marks can be displayed in red yellow green light blue purple blue or white Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MARK SETUP Press A or V to select MARK COLOR 4 Press or to select c
27. lt D GND gt gt BLU Note 2 The signal names depend on equipment connected If data is not input to the GP 1610CF change connection between TD A and TD B Figure 1 30 Connection of other DGPS beacon receivers Connecting a sensor Connect the water temperature sensor or water temperature speed sensor to the XDR connector with the converter connector kit op tion This kit contains only a connector a cable 1s required MJ A6SRMD MJ A10SPF SHIELD 1 lt 1 lt NC TEMP TEMP TEMPOV lt amp L L 7 lt TEMPOV NC lt 4 lt lt 3 lt NC NC lt 5 lt 2 lt NC NC Bue lt 5 lt NC lt 6 lt NC Snes NC 9 lt lt XDR SHIELD NC lt 2 10 lt XDR og NC Se lt 5 lt lt 6 lt lt 7 lt XDR lt XDR SHIELD lt 9 XDR lt 10 Figure 1 31 Wiring of converter connector for water temperature sensor MJ A6SRMD MJ A10SPF SHIELD lt 1 lt 4 lt 4 lt TEMP TEMP 7 lt TEMPOV TEMPOV SPDOV lt 3 3 lt SPDOV SHIELD SPD SPD V lt 5 lt _ lt 2 lt WEN NC lt 6 lt lt 5 NC 6 NC 8 lt XDR NC lt XDR SHIELD NC 10 lt XDR NC NC NC NC NC XDR XDR SHIELD XDR PS S S SN O Figure 1 32 Wiring of converter connector for water temperature speed sensor To connector at rear of display unit MJ A10SPF MJ A6SRMD
28. measure depth with the VRM 3 11 Knowing Depth Change by Audible Chime The depth chime function alerts you to change in depth by audible chime Depth change di rection is given by chime interval the longer the interval the greater the change in depth To turn on or off the depth chime function do the following 1 Press the MENU key 3 5 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu Press A or V to select DEP CHIME 4 Press 4 P to select ON or OFF Press the MENU key 3 12 Selecting Unit of Depth Measurement You may display the depth in meters feet or fathoms as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 4 key to display the UNIT SETUP menu UNIT SETUP DISTANCE km DEPTH ft TEMP oF AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 3 13 Unit setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select Depth Operate the Cursor Pad to select m ft or fa 6 Press the MENU key 3 13 Offsetting the Depth Readout If the depth displayed is not correct you may offset to it to correct the correct value as fol lows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select the SYSTEM SETUP menu 3 6 SYSTEM MENU 1 SELF TEST 2 PLTR SETUP 3 SOUNDER SETUP 4 UNIT SETUP 5 SENSOR SETUP 6 NMEA SETUP 7 GPS SETUP 8 DGPS SETUP 9 CHART POSN CALIB AV Cursor ENT Sel ESC Esc Figure 3 14 System menu 3 Press the 5 key to selec
29. off 13 1 chart scale range 4 4 connecting marks 6 2 course bar color 13 1 cursor size 13 1 destination by cursor position 8 1 destination by event mark position 8 2 destination by MOB mark position 8 2 destination by waypoint 8 1 disabling GPS satellites 11 2 editing routes 7 5 entering event marks 6 1 entering marks 6 1 entering MOB mark 6 3 entering waypoint at own ship s position 7 1 entering waypoint by event mark 7 3 entering waypoint by L L 7 2 entering waypoints by cursor 7 2 erasing all marks 6 3 erasing individual marks 6 2 erasing track 5 1 erasing waypoint through waypoint list 7 3 erasing waypoints by cursor 7 3 GPS position smoothing 11 1 GPS speed smoothing 11 1 grid 13 1 local time 11 2 magnetic bearing 10 2 magnetic variation 10 2 mark color 6 2 mark shape 6 2 mark size 6 2 navaid selection 10 2 offsetting GPS position 10 1 position in LOPs Loran or Decca 10 1 presentation mode 4 3 radar target mark 6 4 skipping route waypoints 8 3 smoothing track 5 2 speed alarm 9 2 track color 5 1 track plotting 5 1 track plotting interval 5 2 trip alarm 9 2 true bearing 10 2 unit of distance measurement 13 2 waypoint size 7 4 XTE alarm 9 2 Plotter sounder display 2 4 Presentation mode 4 3 R Radar target mark 6 4 Routes editing 7 5 entering 7 4 setting as destination 8 2 skipping route waypoints 8 3 5 Sensor installation 1 19 1 21 Sounder automatic operation 3 2 bottom alarm 3 8 bottom lock expansion
30. operation is useful for observing fish schools and bottom using fixed gain setting The gain range and range shifting functions used together give you the means to select the depth you can see on screen The basic range can be thought of as providing a window into the water column and the range shifting as moving the window to the desired depth Manually adjusting the sounder picture 1 Press the AUTO key to display the AUTO MODE menu 2 Press V to select Manual AUTO MODE A Cruise Fish v Low 4 gt High A Gain TUI 5 10 20 40 80 300 m Shift Om 4 gt Figure 3 3 Gain range and shift adjustment display 3 Press V to select Gain Normally set the gain to the point where excessive noise does not appear on screen Use a higher gain setting for greater depths and a lower setting for shallower waters 4 Press 4 P to set level Too low Too high Proper Figure 3 4 Examples of proper and improper gain 5 Press A to select Range 6 Press 4 or P to select basic range de sired 7 Press W to select Shift Display Figure 3 5 Shift concept 8 Press P to shift the basic range if desired 9 Press the MENU key 3 4 Suppressing Low Level Noise Light blue dots may appear over most of screen This is mainly due to dirty water or noise This noise can be suppressed by ad justing CLUTTER on the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu When the
31. sounder mode is Auto the clutter suppression setting is fixed at AUTO To sup press low level noise in manual sounder op eration do the following 1 Press the MENU key MAIN MENU 1 DISPLAY SETUP TRACK MARK SETUP ERASE TRACK MARK ROUTE ROUTE LIST ALARM SETUP VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP MEMORY SAVE LOAD CLEAR MEMORY 0 SYSTEM MENU AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 3 6 Main menu 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP 0 2 ADVANCE STOP 1 8 1 4 1 2 2 1 NOISE LM 1 Ma DEP CHIME ON TEMP GRP ON SIG LEV ZOOM X2 HUE Figure 3 7 Video sounder setup menu Press to select CLUTTER 4 Press or to select clutter rejection level desired OFF 1 2 3 or AUTO The higher the number the higher the de gree of suppression Note that weak ech oes may not be displayed when the clutter circuit 1 on 5 Press the MENU key Clutter removed Clutter Figure 3 8 How the clutter function works 3 3 3 5 Selecting Picture Advance Speed When selecting a picture advance speed keep in mind that a fast advance speed will expand the size of the fish school horizontally on the screen and a slow advance speed will con tract it 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu Press to select ADVANCE 4 Press 4 or to select advance speed fraction desired or STOP to
32. speeds are available in cluding freeze which lets you stop advancement to observe the picture more closely Pulselength Pulselength is the length of time the transmit ter in the transducer is turned on each trans mitted ultrasonic signal Pulselength is linked with range and thus cannot be selected The higher the range selected the longer the pulselength Pulse repetition rate The pulse repetition rate defines the number of pulses transmitted within a certain period The more pulses transmitted the greater the detection accuracy The pulse repetition rate is automatically changed with range Resolution Resolution is the ability of the video sounder transducer to discriminate returning signals The higher the transducer frequency the bet ter the resolution A 7 Returning signal The ultrasonic pulse transmitted by the trans ducer strikes intervening objects such as the bottom and fish schools and returns to the transducer The signal received at the trans ducer is called the returning signal Sounding range Sounding range refers to the maximum depth observable in the range in use For example if the range selected is 0 100 meters the maxi mum depth which you can observe is 100 meters Of course factors such as bottom com position and water conditions may affect the sounding range Transducer A transducer converts an electrical signal into an ultrasonic signal transmits it in the water and receiv
33. the 200 kHz is narrow thus it has the ad vantage of higher resolution On the negative side fish at the sides of the boat can be over looked because of the narrow beamwidth Display color A color video sounder displays an echo in a color corresponding to its strength The GP 1610CF displays echoes in eight colors red dish brown red orange yellow green light blue blue and black Frequency The frequency of the ultrasonic pulse used in video sounders is between 15 and 200 kHz and the GP 1610CF provides both 50 kHz and 200 kHz The 200 kHz frequency offers a sharp clear cut picture since its beamwidth is narrow However its use should be limited to shallow waters since its pulse is easily at tenuated in water The 50 kHz frequency pro vides a longer sounding range since its pulse it is not as easily attenuated Gain Gain adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver It should be set at the point where excessive noise does not appear on the screen Usually use a high gain setting for deep water a low one for shallow water Interference noise Interference can result from other acoustic equipment which operates on the same fre quency as your own or electrical equipment on your boat which disturbs the video sounder In most cases interference can be suppressed with the noise limiter Picture advance speed Picture advance speed defines how fast the video sounder picture moves across the dis play screen Several
34. the ENT and MENU keys to regis ter selection OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 12 1 Selecting Sensors The sensor setup menu provides for selection and calibration of speed and temperature sen sors optional equipment 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 5 key SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR 5 TEMP SENSOR OWN NMEA SPD CALIB 00 50 50 TEMP CALIB 00 0 C DEPTH CALIB 0 0 AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 12 1 Sensor setup menu SENSOR SETUP menu description SPD SENSOR Select speed input source navaid or internal TEMP SENSOR Select device option which feeds temperature data external or in ternal SPD CALIB Enter offset to correct speed data TEMP CALIB Enter offset to correct water temperature data DEPTH CALIB Enter offset to correct depth 12 2 Selecting Autopilot Remote Display The NMEA menu provides for selection of autopilot or remote display and its format 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 6 key NMEA SETUP 183V1 5 183V2 0 EXT DEVICE REM PILOT AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 12 2 NMEA setup menu 4 Select format of connected external de vice NMEA format 0183V1 5 or 0183 V2 0 5 Select type of external device connected REMote display or autoPILOT 6 Press the MENU key to register selec tions 12 3 Setting up DGPS Beacon Receiver With connection of an external DGPS bea con receiver opti
35. zoom bottom zoom bottom lock zoom A scope Bottom Fish channels all in view Parallel Approx 50 m 95 of the time Horizontal dilution of position HDOP lt 4 DGPS option Approx 5 m 95 of the time All GPS receivers are subject to degradation of position and velocity accuracies under the U S Department of Defense Mercator 85 latitude or below Land filled in Arrival anchor watch bottom fish speed trip water temperature XTE cross track error 0 14 to 6144 nm above Equator Land filled in Track 2000 pts Mark 100 pts Event 100 pts Waypoint 200 pts Route 20 routes 30 waypoints route Arrival Anchor Watch Speed Trip Water Temperature XTE NMEA 0183 Ver 1 5 or 2 0 NMEA 0183 Ver 1 5 or 2 0 Power and Environmental Conditions Power Useable temperature Waterproofing standard 10 2 to 31 2 VDC less than 20 W Display unit 15 C to 55 C Antenna unit 25 C to 70 C Display unit 529 IPX5 Antenna unit IEC529 IPX6 Dimensions and Weight Display unit Dimensions and weight 5 6 inch color TFT LCD 234 x 320 dots Display unit 182 W x 188 H x 102 5 D mm 2 0 kg Antenna unit 062 x 67 H mm 0 1 kg A 1 World Time Standards D m GU Nnm eem Bhd hA hike emm eben sabe Eee bie ea a A fo E UE ri n EU 1 8 sa a Pa
36. 1 Display for selection of waypoint entry method 2 Press A or V to select Own Position 3 Pressthe ENT key The following display appears WPT at Own Position LAT 32 59 685 N LONG 130 00 177 E No yo 1 MARK CMNT lt gt Cursor ENT Enter 970125 12 Column MENU Sel Mode Figure 7 2 Display for entry of waypoint at own ship s position The waypoint number shown is the young est empty waypoint If you want to enter the waypoint under that number go to step 5 To change the number go to step 4 4 Enter waypoint number with numeric keys 5 To select mark shape press V If not se lected the waypoint will be marked by a yellow octagon with waypoint number in its center Waypoint color cannot be changed AV 4b Cursor ENT Enter ESC Escape Figure 7 3 Display for selection of waypoint symbol 6 Operate the Cursor Pad to select mark desired 7 Press the ENT key KLMNO PQRST UVWXY 12345 67890 pqrst BCDE FGHIJ Z 1 amp abcde fghij UVWXY 2 COMMENT 70125 12 AV 4b Cursor ENT Enter ESC Escape Figure 7 4 Display for entry of waypoint comment Enter a comment as follows a Operate the Cursor Pad to select desired character You may enter numeric data with the numeric keys The CLR key deletes last entered character 7 1 b Press the ENT key c Repeat a and b to complete the com ment A comment may contain 10 characters
37. 14 1 Sample memory I O port test results 5 The test runs continuously To return to the self test menu press the MENU key 14 4 Panel test This test checks the keys for proper opera tion 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU Press the 1 key to select SELF TEST 4 Press the 3 key to select PANEL TEST The following display appears PANEL TEST i Cursor Pad 02522530 Press ESC key 3 times to escape Figure 14 2 Panel test 5 Press any key except the POWER key The key s location on the display lights in white if the key is functioning properly The POWER key cannot be tested To escape press the ESC key three times Display test 1 Press the MENU key to display the main menu 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU The system menu appears Press the 1 key to select SELF TEST 4 Press the 4 key to select DISPLAY TEST DISPLAY TEST WHT RED GRN BLU ENT Change 1 ESC Esc Figure 14 5 Display test pattern 5 Check that colors are properly displayed Press the ENT key to change test pattern 6 Toescape press the ESC key three times 14 6 GPS Monitor Display The GPS monitor display provides informa tion on all GPS satellites Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 1 key twice to display the GPS
38. 32 1942 Press the TLL key Press and hold down the FR 7041 7041R 7061 ENTER key about two seconds Select one of the following cables Connect the cable to the MJ A6SPEO001 1 050 A FR 1505 1510 1525 MARK 2 6 4 5 2 PLT MJ A6SPF001 1 100 6P 4P 10m the cable as necessary MJ A6SPF0012 050 6P 6P 5m Solder the XH connector assy 03 1796 supplied 65 0012 100 with radar to the cable _ 6P 6P 10 FR 8051 8111 8251 m Press the VRM TLL FMD 8010 control This function requires gyrocompass or bear ing sensor connection at the radar 6 4 WAYPOINTS ROUTES 7 1 Entering Waypoints In navigation terminology a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage whether it be a starting intermediate or destination point A waypoint is the simplest piece of informa tion the GP 1610CF requires to get you to a destination in the shortest distance possible This unit has 200 waypoints into which you can enter position information There are four methods by which you can enter a waypoint By ship s position Through the waypoint list manual input of latitude and longitude By event position or MOB position the cursor Entering a waypoint at own ship s position 1 Press the WPT key The menu for selec tion of waypoint entry method appears SELECT WPT MODE Cursor WPT List W Event WPT ENT Sel ESC Cancel Figure 7
39. A scope display right side 2 7 Basic Menu Operation Press the MENU key to display the MAIN menu MAIN MENU 1 DISPLAY SETUP 2 TRACK MARK SETUP 3 ERASE TRACK MARK 4 ROUTE ROUTE LIST 5 ALARM SETUP 6 VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP 7 MEMORY SAVE LOAD 8 CLEAR MEMORY 0 SYSTEM MENU AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 2 19 Main menu 2 Press appropriate numeric key or A or V and ENT key to select menu desired The highlighted cursor shifts with numeric key or Cursor Pad operation For example press the 1 key to display the DISPLAY SETUP menu DISPLAY SETUP HUE 2 LAND BRILL DIM OFF LAND COLOR RED GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF PLACE NAME RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF GRID COLOR RED GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF COURSE BAR RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF TIME MARK RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF WPT MARK SIZE L 5 CURSOR SIZE 5 VW qb Cursor ESC Esc Figure 2 20 Display setup menu Press A or V to select menu item Press or P to select option To enter numeric data use the numeric keys The entry of leading zero is neces sary trailing zero is optional For ex ample to enter 050 press 0 5 Wrong numeric data can be cleared with the CLR key After entering numeric data press the ENT key It 1 not necessary to press the ENT key after selecting an option which does no require entry of numeric data Press the MENU key to escape VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 3 1 Principle of Operation The vide
40. D Plotter display 34943 807 135 21 163 E GPS Fixing Status ACQ Acquiring is replaced by 2D or 3D when position becomes reliable Figure 2 4 Start up sequence 2D Ship s position is calcurated by using data from 3 satellites 3D Ship s position 1s calcurated by using data from 4 satellites 2 4 Adjusting Tone Brilliance 1 Press the TONE key The tone and bril liance setting display appears Low 4 HIGH 5 LOW V A HIGH BRILL 8 EEHEEHE HEE Figure 2 5 Tone and display brilliance setting display 2 Operate 4 or to adjust display tone 3 Press A or V to adjust display brilliance Note Tone or brilliance must be adjusted within about 10 seconds after pressing the TONE key or the display will be erased 2 5 Plotter Displays There are five types of plotter displays plot ter plotter sounder data graphic and high Way Selecting a plotter display 1 Press the PLTR key The SELECT PLOT TER MODE screen appears SELECT PLOTTER MODE A Plotter Sounder Data Graphic Highway PLTR Sel ESC Close Figure 2 6 Select plotter mode screen 2 Press the PLTR key again to select a plot ter mode Each time the key is pressed the mode changes in the following se quence Plotter Plotter Sounder Data Highway Graphic I You may also select a mode by pressing or V and the ENT key 3 Press the ESC key to conclud
41. GPS land stations and DPGS beacon re ceiver equipped marine vessels further refines the accuracy of the GPS measured position A DGPS land station knows its exact posi tion If there is a difference between GPS po sition and DGPS land stations position this is called GPS error The DPGS station transmits GPS error data to a beacon receiver which relays the data to the GPS receiver The GPS receiver uses this data to refine the accuracy of the GPS position within about 10 meters under ideal conditions DGPS stations are strategically located throughout America including Hawaii and Alaska Europe Canada Bermuda and Bra zil Estimated time of arrival ETA The time at which you arrive at a destination Geodetic chart A nautical chart is usually made by either trigonometrical survey or astronomical sur vey and according to the geodetic chart stan dards of the country where it is used The GPS standard chart system is WGS 84 Thus if you are using a chart different from WGS 84 there will be error between GPS position and nautical chart position To get correct position the GPS receiver must know what chart system you are using to apply an offset to GPS position Magnetic bearing Bearing relative to magnetic north with the compass bearing corrected for deviation 5 Magnetic variation offset The location of the magnetic north pole 1 dif ferent from the geographical north pole This causes a difference bet
42. HING Posn 000 000 999 Speed GEODETIC 000 000 999 WGS 84 OTHER 002 0 000 00 000 E RSTR DISABLED UNHEALTH TIME DIFF 09 00 X Y N S EW ESC Esc AV Cursor Figure 10 2 GPS setup menu 4 Select POS CALIB 10 1 5 Consulting a nautical chart enter offset with numeric keys 6 Press the ENT key 7 Press the MENU key appears on the display To remove the offset enter zeroes at step 5 the above the procedure 10 3 Selecting Navaid If your boat is equipped with other position fixing equipment you may wish to use its po sition fixes instead 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select NAVAID 5 Operate the Cursor Pad to select OWN internal GPS LC Loran C DE Decca or ALL Select ALL for mul tiple navaid connection In this case posi tion data is read the order of GPS Loran C Decca etc 6 Press the MENU key 10 4 Displaying True or Magnetic Bearings You may display bearing relative to true North true bearing or relative to magnetic North magnetic bearing 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select BEAR ING 5 Operate the Cursor Pad to select TRUE or MAG 6 Press the MENU key 10 2 10 5 Magnetic Variation The location of the magnetic pole is different from the geographical North pole This causes
43. O key 2 Press the CLR key RELEASE GOTO ENT Yes ESC No 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press the MENU key 8 3 PLOTTER RELATED ALARMS 9 1 Arrival Anchor Watch Alarm The arrival alarm informs you that your boat is approaching a destination waypoint The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a circle which you approach from the outside of the circle The alarm will be released if your boat enters the circle The anchor watch alarm sounds to warn you that your boat is moving when it should be at rest When the arrival or anchor watch alarm is violated the audible alarm sounds and the alarm icon and the indication ARR or ANCHR appear You may silence the alarm with the CLR key The indication remains on the screen until the cause of the alarm is cor rected Own ship position Destination waypoint Alarm range Arrival alarm Own ship position Destination waypoint Range set Alarm range Anchor watch alarm Figure 9 1 How the arrival and anchor watch alarms work The arrival and anchor watch alarms cannot be activated together You may activate one as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP ALARM SETUP ARRIVAL ANCHOR Range 00 500nm XTE ON OFF Range 00 250nm SPEED WITHIN OVER OFF Speed 11 0 15 0kt TEMP WITHIN OVER OFF Temp 11 0 15 0 TRIP ON Range 0005 00nm AV 4b Cursor ESC Esc Figure
44. OUT key 1s pressed 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key PLTR SETUP NAVAID LC DE ALL SCALE SCALE RANGE SMOOTHING 00 00 15 SPD AVERAG 00 min BEARING TRUE MAG MAG CALIB MAN 06 3 W 00 0 E EVNT METHOD EVENT POSITION L L LOP DISP DE Chain Sec 7970 11 26 LOP CALIB 000 0 us 000 0 amp Y EN Cursor ESC Esc Figure 13 5 Plotter setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select SCALE Operate the Cursor Pad to select SCALE or RANGE 6 Press the MENU key MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING 14 1 Maintenance NA Regular maintenance 1 essential for good per formance A maintenance program should be established and should at least include the items Hazardous voltage which can listed in Table 14 1 cause electrical shock burn or serious injury exists inside the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Do not open the equipment 14 1 Recommended maintenance program Antenna Check for loosened and corroded Tighten loosened bolts Replace bolts heavily corroded bolts Antenna cable connection point for Replace damaged parts watertightness Check connector for tightness and corrosion Check cables for damage Display unit Check for tight connection Tighten loosened connectors connectors Ground terminal Check for tight connection and Clean or replace as necessary corrosion Dis
45. RK SETUP The track mark setup menu appears TRACK MARK SETUP O x LINE TYPE MARK COLOR YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT TRACK COLOR YEL GRN LBLU PPL BLU WHT MARK SIZE S PLOT OFF PLOT INTVL DIST 00 10 00 10nm AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 5 1 Track mark setup menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select PLOT 4 Press to select OFF 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu AUTO appears on the screen and own ship mark becomes hollow Note that the icon does not appear on the sounder data graphic or highway display To resume recording and plotting display PLOT ON at step 4 in the above procedure Hollow own ship mark means track plotting has been e stopped Own ship mark Track not recorded is not plotted Track plotting stopped Track plotting restarted Figure 5 2 Own ship mark appearance when track is not being recorded track is being recorded 5 2 Changing Track Color Track can be displayed in red yellow green light blue purple blue or white It can be use ful to change track color on a regular basis to discriminate between previous day s track past track etc 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key Operate the Cursor Pad to select TRACK COLOR 4 Press 4 to select color desired 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 5 3 Erasing All Track You can erase all track Be absolutely sure you want to erase all track erased tr
46. SETUP EXP MARKER GAIN ADJ BTM LOCK TRANSMIT Continued on next page A 10 4 UNIT SETUP DISTANCE I DEPTH TEMP 5 SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR TEMP SENSOR SPD CALIB TEMP CALIB DEPTH CALIB 6 NMEA SETUP FORMAT EXT DEVICE 7 GPS SETUP GPS SMOOTHING 8 DPGS SETUP 9 CHART POSN CALIB Decca Chains Chain Chain Chain Chain 117 Dj e 08 7 wmm _ wmm m 7 9mm Cm ume 3 meme 7 Cw seem 3 7 9 xw e 7 Cm freee oo wmm e mew e ee owas e o 3 pesee e w 3 7 wm m9 wmm 7 _ mme 97 7 _ m e m 99 7 _ m wem 3 mmm 9 7 _ m mamme e mme m wm e mee ef Es me e pma 12 21919979 ONNYNSA DNIMVHO 3 LINN VNN3AINV l 5 4 cee LW She pas CH Az CW WZ 910 49 oa 1340 01 218V21144V 711 908 000 amp amp 4 09182H E LON Y 211 4 d9 dd 1 270447 57757 57 d9 45 amom Sd ly SPH Zi 2 L ez c r bd HORR GNO CBHI C GASB 6 cx C fir 4 2136 2 2 9 59181 18
47. Track Color 2 5 1 5 3 Erasing All Track 5 1 5 4 Changing Track Plotting Wo AU 5 2 5 5 Smoothing Track 5 2 MARKS 6 1 Entering 6 1 6 2 Entering Event 6 1 6 3 Erasing Individual Marks 6 2 6 4 Changing Mark Attributes 6 2 6 5 Entering the MOB Mark 6 3 6 6 Erasing All Marks 6 3 6 7 Radar Target 6 4 WAYPOINTS ROUTES 7 Entering Waypoints 7 1 7 2 Erasing Individual Waypoints 7 3 7 3 Changing Waypoint Position 7 3 7 4 Changing Waypoint Mark Size 7 4 Ze Entering ROUTES 7 4 7 6 Editing Routes 7 5 Erasing 7 5 SETTING DESTINATION 8 1 Setting Destination 8 1 8 2 Skipping Route Waypoints 8 3 9 3 Cancelling Destination 8 3 PLOTTER RELATED ALARMS 9 1 Arrival Anchor Watch Alarm 9 9 2 XTE Cross Track Error Alarm 9 2 9 2 9 4 Trip Alarm 9 2 POSITION RELATED OPERATIONS 10 1 Displaying Position in 10 1 10 2 Offsetting GPS Position 10 1 10 3 Selecting 10 2 10 4 Displaying True or Magnetic S 10 2 10 5 Magnetic Varia
48. UP menu 3 Press the 5 key to select SENSOR SETUP 4 Press A or V to select TEMP CALIB 5 Enter correction with numeric keys 6 Press the ENT key 7 Press the MENU key 3 17 Fish Alarm The fish alarm sounds when a fish school is detected within the selected range When a fish school comes within the range set the audible alarm sounds and the alarm icon and the indication FISH appear You may si lence the alarm with the CLR key The indi cation remains on the screen until the fish echo is out of the alarm range 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP ALARM SETUP ARRIVAL ANCHOR Range 00 500nm XTE ON OFF Range 00 250nm SPEED WITHIN OVER OFF Speed 11 0 15 0kt TEMP WITHIN OVER OFF Temp 11 0 15 0 TRIP ON Range 0005 00nm AV b Cursor ESC Esc Figure 3 17 Alarm setup menu 3 Press V to select FISH on page 2 ALARM SETUP 2 2 FISH NORM B L OFF 003 4 004 6 BOTTOM ON Range 003 4 004 6m AV b Cursor ESC Esc Figure 3 18 Alarm setup menu page 2 3 7 4 Press 4 to select NORMAL B L Bottom Lock 5 Press V to send the cursor to the second line Range or B L 6 Key in the depth desired 7 Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key 3 18 Bottom Alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the seabed depth is narrower than the alarm range set When the bottom echo enters the alarm range set the audible alarm sounds and
49. ack cannot be restored 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 3 key to select ERASE TRACK MARK 5 1 ERASE TRACK MARK MARK ERASE TRACK ERASE MARK USED TRACK USED AV Cursor 15 100 PT 1200 2000 PT ESC Esc Figure 5 3 Erase track mark menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select TRACK ERASE 4 Press to select YES You are asked if you are sure you want to erase all track Are you sure ENT YES ESC NO Press the ENT key 6 Press the MENU key 5 4 Changing Track Plotting Interval In drawing the track first the ship s position fed from the GPS plotter is stored into this unit s memory at an interval of time distance or automatic recording The default setting is 10 minutes A shorter interval provides bet ter reconstruction of the track but the storage time of the track is reduced When the track memory becomes full the oldest track is erased to make room for the latest 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MARK SETUP 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select PLOT INTVL 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select interval desired AUTO TIME or DIST on the PLOT INTVL line TIME Plots ship s track at desired time interval from to 99 min 59 sec 5 2 DIST Plots ship s track only when the boat is moving thus no track 1 saved to the memory when your boat is dead in water AUTO Changes with chart scale auto matically 5 For time or di
50. al ues appear Press the MENU key The chart offset icon appears on the dis play To remove the correction select OFF in step 4 of the above procedure 10 3 GPS OPERATIONS 11 1 GPS Setup Menu The GPS setup menu provides for the setting up of GPS related operations 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 7 key GPS SETUP GPS SMOOTHING Posn 000 000 999 Speed GEODETIC 000 000 999 WGS 84 OTHER 002 0 000 00 000 E RSTR DISABLED __ UNHEALTH TIME DIFF AV Cursor N S EW ESC Esc Figure 11 1 GPS setup menu GPS SETUP menu description GPS POSITION SMOOTHING When the DOP or receiving condition is unfavorable the GPS fix may change greatly even if the vessel is dead in water This change can be reduced by smoothing the raw GPS fixes A setting between O and 9 is available The higher the setting the more smoothed the raw data Note however that too high a setting slows response time to change in latitude and longitude This is especially noticeable at high ship s speeds 000 is the default setting 1n crease the setting if the GPS fix changes greatly Latitude xxxx Raw position fix after smoothing Longitude Figure 11 2 GPS position smoothing GPS SPEED SMOOTHING During posi tion fixing ship s velocity speed and course is directly measured by receiving GPS satel lite signals The raw velocity data may change randomly dependin
51. all other GPS satellites This general orbital data is called the Almanac The GPS receiver receives the Almanac and decodes it to calculate the quantity and elevation angle of satellites in view to know when it can receive the GPS signal If there 1s no Almanac in the receiver it cannot fix its position The receiver 15 shipped with no Almanac thus when it is turned on for the first time it starts receiving the Almanac Each time the unit is turned on the previous Almanac is erased and the latest received Beacon receiver The DGPS Differential GPS station trans mits a beacon signal which contains informa tion about GPS error The device which receives the beacon signal is called a beacon receiver Cold start When the GPS receiver is turned on for the very first time it starts receiving the Alma nac This condition 1s called cold start In this condition it takes about two minutes to find position Once the Almanac is stored in the GPS navigator it takes only about 20 seconds to find position The normal start up condi tion is called warm start Destination A destination can be either a single destina tion waypoint or a series of waypoints lead ing to the ultimate destination When you set a destination the GPS receiver provides range and bearing data to the destination to help you steer to the destination along the shortest past possible Differential GPS DGPS The differential GPS system consisting of D
52. ant to the flange of the sensor Pass the sensor casing through the hole Face the notch on the sensor toward boat s bow and tighten the flange Set the sensor section to the sensor casing and tighten the lock nut 8 Launch the boat and check for water leakage around the sen Sor Locknut Face notch toward bow Flange nut 123 Coat with silicone sealant Figure 1 26 Water temperature speed sensor ST O2MSB STO2PSB 1 20 Transom mount water temperature sensor T O2MTB Fix the cable at a convenient location with cable clamp When the cable is led in through the transom board make a hole of approx 17 mm diameter to pass the connector After passing the cable fill the hole with a sealing compound Mount sensor flush with hull bottom Figure 1 27 How to install transom mount water temperature sensor T O2MTB Thru hull mount water temperature sensor T O3MSB Select a mid boat flat position The sensor does not have to be installed perfectly perpendicular The sensor must not be dam aged in dry docking operation Select a place apart from equipment generating heat Select a place in forward direction viewing from the drain hole for cooling water Select a place free from vibration Dry dock the boat Drill a hole of 25 mm in the hull Pass the sensor cable through the hull Pass the rubber washer washer and locknut onto the cable in that order Apply high grade sealant to the sensor flange se
53. at installation and retightened several days after the boat has been launched Installing the transom mount transducer This type of mounting is very commonly employed usually on relatively small I O or outboard boats Do not use this method on an inboard motor boat because turbulence is created by the propel ler ahead of the transducer There are two methods of installation flush with hull for flat hulls and projecting from hull for deep V hulls Flat Hull Deep V hull Figure 1 23 Transom mount transducer mounting locations Installing the transom mount transducer flush with hull for flat hulls A suitable mounting location is at least 50 cm away from the en gine and where the water flow is smooth 1 Drill four pilot holes in the mounting location Attach the transducer to the bracket with tapping screws sup plied Adjust the transducer position so the transducer faces right to the seabed Note If necessary to improve water flow and minimize air bubbles staying on the transducer face incline the transducer about 5 at the rear This may require a certain amount of experimentation for fine tuning at high cruising speeds Fill the gap between the wedge front of the transducer and tran som with epoxy material to eliminate any air spaces No 1 M5 x 14 Figure 1 24 Transom mount transducer mounting flush with hull Installing the transom mount transducer projecting from hull for deep V h
54. com position water depth frequency sensitivity ete In a comparatively shallow depth a high gain setting will cause a second or sometimes a third or a fourth echo to be displayed at the same interval between them below the first echo trace This is because the echo travels between the bottom and the surface twice or more in shallow depths The color of the bottom echo can be used to help determine the density of the bottom ma terials soft or hard The harder the bottom the wider the trace If the gain is set to show only a single bottom echo on mud rocky bot tom will show a second or third bottom re turn The range should be chosen so the first and second bottom echoes are displayed when bottom hardness is being determined Intensity difference in water depth Second bottom echo Rock base Mud and sand Figure 3 23 Bottom echoes Surface noise aeration When the waters are rough or the boat passes over a wake surface noise may appear near the zero line As surface turbulence is acous tically equivalent to running into a brick wall the bottom echo will be displayed intermit tently Similar noise sometimes appears when a water temperature difference thermocline exists Different species of fish tend to prefer different temperature zone so the thermocline may be useful to help identify target fish 200 kHz tends to show shallow thermoclines bet ter than 50 kHz In rough waters the display is occa
55. ction area Therefore the 50 kHz frequency 1 useful for general detection and judging seabed condi tion AUN 50 kHz Figure 2 13 Detection area 200 kHz The higher the frequency of the ultrasonic pulse the better the resolution Therefore the 200 kHz frequency is ideal for detailed ob servation of fish schools Water temp display Depth scale Temp scale Water Variable temp Range graph Marker white Color par Fish school Bottom Depth CSE 180 00 SPD 16 8kt 2D DEP 162m TMP 16 0 13 41 TX frequency POS 34 26 245 N 135 41 232 Figure 2 14 Typical 200 kHz normal sounder display Marker zoom display This mode expands anywhere of the normal picture to full vertical size of the screen on the left half window You may specify the portion to expand by operating the VRM Variable Range Marker which you can shift with A or V The segment between the VRM and zoom range markers are expanded The length of the segment is equal to one division of the depth scale Fish school Normal display Marker zoom display Fish school 50 VRM white This part is zoomed Expansion range DEP 162m TMP 16 0 C marker yellow POS 34 26 245 N 135 41 232 E Figure 2 15 Marker zoom display plus normal display Bottom zoom display This mode expands bottom and bottom fish echoes two to five times to vertical size of the screen This mode is useful for determining bo
56. e your se lection Sample plotter displays Plotter display The plotter display mainly shows chart ship s track waypoints marks and various data Course bar Own ship mark icon Track chart GPS status Course cse 1800 SPD resi T 2D 71 speed Time POS 34926345 N 13541237E Depth Position Water temperature Requires optional sensor Figure 2 7 Plotter display 2 3 Plotter sounder display This display provides a plotter display on the left 2 3 of the screen an the normal sounder display on the right 1 3 Itis useful for search ing fish schools at cruising speed Sounder Display Plotter Display Figure 2 8 Plotter sounder display Data display This display provides various navigation data such as position course and speed in digital form Date POS 19970121 12 13 34 26 345 N Position 135 38 417 E CSE SPD 127 1 16 8 e Depth water 110 __ 15 2 lt temperature WP 001 RNG 173 4 nm BRG 180 0 Waypoint no XIE 0 25 nm Range to waypoint Bearing to waypoint Cross track error Figure 2 9 Data display Graphic display This display provides analog and digital dis plays of cross track error XTE course etc Itis useful for monitoring progress when steer ing by autopilot The XTE scale shows direc tion and amount to steer to return to course Bearing to waypoint Position POS 34 26 345 N 135526 AIT E Cou
57. ealant Figure 1 13 Coating the transducer face with silicone sealant 3 Press the transducer firmly down on the hull and gently twist it back and forth to remove any air which may be trapped in the silicone sealant Squeeze out air bubbles Silicone sealant Figure 1 14 Attaching transducer to hull with silicone sealant Observing the picture 1 Press the POWER key to turn on the display unit 2 Press the PLTR key 3 Press the AUTO key AUTO MODE A Fish 7 Manual Figure 1 15 Auto mode selection screen 4 Press W twice to select Manual AUTO MODE A Legis Fish w Manual Low P High A Gain 20 Range 5 10 40 80 300m w Shift om lt p gt Figure 1 16 Auto mode adjustment screen Confirm that Gain 1s set at 5 midpoint 5 Press once to select Range 7 Press 4 four times to select 10 8 Note the depth to the seabed Reddish 2 Zero brown line Color bar Reddish Bottom brown p 1 scale CSE 180 0 SPD 16 8kt DEP 39m TMP 16 0 C 09 00 POS 34 26245 N 135241232 E Figure 1 17 Video sounder picture If the bottom 1 displayed in red and the light blue color appears the mounting location is suitable You can leave the transducer in position If the bottom is not displayed in reddish brown the mounting location 1s unsuitable Relocate the transducer and do the following 1 Press the POWER key to turn off the power 2 G
58. ect WPT List 3 Press the ENT key The waypoint list ap pears 4 Press A or V to select waypoint Press the CLR key You are asked if you want to erase the waypoint Are you sure ENT YES ESC NO Press the ENT key Press the MENU key twice 7 3 Changing Waypoint Position You may change the latitude and longitude position waypoint shape and comments of waypoints you have entered through the waypoint list Press the WPT key 2 Press the WPT key again to display the WPT List 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press A or V to select waypoint Press the ENT key You are asked if it 1s alright to overwrite the contents of the waypoint Overwrite ENT YES ESC NO 6 Press the ENT key The edit display ap pears Change data as necessary follow ing Entering waypoints by latitude and longitude 7 3 Note If the waypoint selected is part of a route you are asked whether it is alright to edit the waypoint ROUTE IN USE DELETE ROUTE DELETE ENT YES ENT YES ESC NO ESC NO When route is in use 7 Press the ENT key to register changes 8 Press the MENU key to escape 7 4 Changing Waypoint Mark Size Waypoint mark size can be selected to large or small Large Small x Figure 7 9 Waypoint mark size 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the I key to show the DISPLAY SETUP menu DISPLAY SETUP HUE 2 LAND BRILL DIM OFF LAND COLOR _RED YEL GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF
59. eferring to the operator s manual of the DGPS beacon receiver Circumscribed options are standard settings Press the MENU key OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 2 1 Control Description All operations of the GP 1610CF are carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit All controls respond immediately to your command and the unit emits a beep to signify correct key sequence Invalid key input emits several beeps Cursor Pad Shifts cursor and screen Selects items on menus Opens closes menu MENU NU CU Alternately selects north up and Escapes from current ESC ENT course up presentation modes operation Registers items on menus Selects video sounder m id Alternately selects plotter displays plotter sounder data graphic and highway displays Selects automatic or manual 1 Inscribes various marks video sounder operation Registers waypoints ad Sets cancels destination ZOOM Shrinks display range 5 Expands display range blows up chart shrinks chart CNTR CURS 0 Displays erases cursor cursor position at screen Places own position or center TONE Adjusts brilliance Clears data Switches North South A Erases selected waypoint East and West mark Silences audible alarm POWER Turns power on off Figure 2 1 Controls 2 2 Inserting Chart Cards Note Insert chart card before turning on the power This enables automatic loading of
60. ent damage GPS position and velocity accuracies are controlled by the U S Department of Defense Position may be degraded up to 100 meters Do not use the equipment for other than its intended purpose Personal injury can result if the equipment is used as a chair or stepping stool for example Do not place objects on the top of the equipment The equipment can overheat or personal injury can result if the object falls About the TFT LCD The TFT LCD is constructed using the latest LCD techniques and displays 99 99 of its pixels The remaining 0 01 of the pixels may drop out or blink how ever this is not an indication of malfunc tion Safet Instructions for the Installer WARNING Do not work inside the equipment unless totally familiar with electrical circuits Hazardous voltage which can shock burn or cause serious injury exists inside the equip ment Turn off the power at the mains switchboard before beginning the installation Post a sign near the switch to indicate it should not be turned on while the equip ment is being installed Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result if the power 1 left on or is applied while the equipment is being installed CAUTION Ground the equipment to prevent electrical shock and mutual interference Confirm that the power supply voltage is compatible with the voltage rating of the equipment Connection to the wrong power s
61. ent is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment However no machine can perform its intended function unless installed operated and main tained properly Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for installation operation and maintenance We would appreciate hearing from you the end user about whether we are achieving our purposes Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment Features The GP 1610CF is a totally integrated GPS receiver color video plotter and color video sounder It mainly consists of a display unit and a GPS antenna Navigation information is displayed on a bright 5 6 inch color TFT LCD On screen information shown are position range and bear ing to cursor position range bearing ETA and TTG to waypoint etc A high sensitivity receiver tracks up to eight satellites simulta neously An 8 state Kalman filter ensures optimum accuracy in determination of vessel position course and speed The main features of the GP 1610CF are Comprehensive navigation data displays Bright 5 6 inch color LCD with temperature compensated tone and brilliance control e Automatic coastline chart loading Position display in latitude and longitude Loran C LOPs or Decca LOPs Outputs steering information to FURUNO autopilots FAP 50 55 300 330 mproved position accuracy with connection of DGPS beacon receiver option FURUNO
62. ently dismount the transducer with piece of wood 3 Do steps 1 through 5 in the previous procedure Repeat until a suitable location is found Final preparation Support the transducer with a piece of wood to keep it in place wile it is drying Let the transducer dry 24 72 hours Installing the thru hull mount transducer Transducer mounting location This type of mounting provides the best performance of all since the transducer protrudes from the hull and the effect of air bubbles and turbulence neat the hull skin is reduced When the boat has a keel the transducer should be at least 30 cm away from it Typical through hull mountings are shown in the figure on the next page The performance of the video sounder is directly related to the mounting location of the transducer especially for high speed cruis ing The installation should be planned in advance keeping the standard cable length 8 m and the following factors in mind Air bubbles and turbulence caused by movement of the boat seriously degrade the sounding capability of the transducer The transducer should therefore be located in a position where wa ter flow is the smoothest Noise from the propellers also ad versely affects performance and the transducer should not be mounted nearby The lifting strakes are notorious for creating acoustic noise and these must be avoided by keeping the trans ducer inboard of them The transducer must always remain submerged eve
63. es any returning signals from inter vening objects The higher the frequency of the transducer the sharper its beamwidth Transducers are generally classified accord ing to their method of installation There are three general classes thru hull transom mount or inside hull The thru hull type pro vides the best performance since the trans ducer protrudes from the hull and the effects of air bubbles and turbulences are minimal Water temperature sensor The water temperature sensor option mea sures water temperature near the transducer A combination water temperature and speed sensor 1 also available Menu Tree MENU key 1 DISPLAY SETUP HUE LAND BRIGHT LAND COLOR PLACE NAME GRID COLOR COURSE BAR TIME MARK WPT MARK SIZE CURSOR SIZE een EVENT SHAPE MARK SHAPE LINE TYPE MARK COLOR TRACK COLOR MARK SIZE PLOT PLOT INTVL 2 TRACK MARK SETUP MARK ERASE TRACK ERASE 3 ERASE TRACK MARK 4 ROUTE ROUTE LIST 5 ALARM SETUP ARRIVAL ANCHOR XTE SPEED TEMP TRIP FISH BOTTOM Continued on next page A 9 6 VIDEO SOUNDER CLUTTER SETUP ADVANCE NOISE LM DEP CHIME TEMP GRP SIG LEV ZOOM HUE 7 MEMORY SAVE LOAD T SAVE MEMORY LOAD MEMORY 8 CLEAR MEMORY 0 SYSTEM MENU 1 SELF TEST 1 GPS MONITOR DISPLAY 2 MEMORY I O PORT TEST 3 PANEL TEST 4 DISPLAY TEST 2 PLTR SETUP NAVAID SCALE SMOOTHING SPD AVERAG BEARING MAG CALIB EVNT METHOD POSITION DISP 3 SOUNDER
64. essary to get to a des tination maintaining current speed and course Time differences Time differences or TDs are the position information generated by the Loran C and Decca position fixing systems TDs are the time in microseconds between the transmis sion of pulsed signals in the Loran C and Decca systems Total distance This is the number of miles from starting point to end point in a route Trip distance The distance run from a position Trip elapsed time The amount of time passed since departing a starting point True bearing Bearing relative to North compass bearing corrected for magnetic deviation The GPS receiver can display true or magnetic bearing Velocity to destination The amount of speed in the direction course of the desired destination Waypoint A waypoint is a particular location on a voy age whether it be a starting intermediate or destination waypoint Video Sounder Clutter Cruising noise polluted water or plankton can clutter the screen with low signal level ech oes This situation can be improved by ad justing the CLUTTER function Detecting area The detecting area varies with the main beamwidth of the transducer Objects out of the main beam but close to the beam will be presented less densely smaller in size and at a lower intensity Generally beamwidth depends on Tx fre quency a narrower beamwidth is usually ob tained at a higher frequency The beamwidth of
65. g on receiving conditions and other factors You can reduce this random variation by increasing the smoothing Like with latitude and longitude smoothing the higher the speed and course smoothing the more smoothed the raw data If the setting is too high however the response to speed and course change slows 000 is the default set ting increase the setting if the GPS speed changes greatly Speed kt Raw position fix X XXX after smoothing Time Figure 11 3 GPS speed smoothing GEODETIC Select the geodetic chart sys tem you are using WGS 84 standard GPS chart system can be directly selected For other charts select OTHER and enter chart number referring to Geodetic Chart List in the Appendix For sake of accuracy the chart sys tem selected here should be the same as that of the cart card used See page 10 3 POS CALIB You may apply an offset to position generated by the internal GPS re ceiver to further refine position accuracy For further details see 10 2 Offsetting GPS Po sition UNHEALTH Every GPS satellite is broad casting abnormal satellite number s in the Almanac Using this information the GPS receiver eliminates any malfunctioning satel lite from the GPS satellite schedule Once the malfunctioning satellite is returned to on line status it is automatically restored to the satel lite schedule when the Almanac 1 received In some instances however the Almanac may not contain information wh
66. harts Table 4 4 Comparison of chart systems FURUNO NAVIONICS Dot scrolling YES YES capability Course up YES NO display Lighthouse data YES 3 YES presentation Zoom at cursor YES position 0 125 0 25 0 5 1 2 3 4 8 1024 nm Chart offset YES NO data entry 1 NAVIONICS chart may not center cursor perfectly Range at Equator 2 NAVIONICS chart may not center own ship s position perfectly 3 Newly designed chart cards containing lighthouse data Chart cards for North America area are completed and others are in production 4 6 Lighthouse and buoy data display You can find data of lighthouses and buoys by placing the cursor on them Lighthouse and buoy data are displayed as shown in Figure 4 9 Lighthouse or buoy data Place the cursor on a lighthouse or buoy mark Example of data displayed FL 2 G12S 15M Visibility in nautical mile ex 15 miles Period ex 12 seconds Light color Number of flashes per period ex 2 FL Flashing F Fixed light Fixed and Flashing light MO Morse code light Oc Ocoulting light Figure 4 9 Lighthouse and buoy data 5 1 Stopping Restarting Plotting of Track When your boat is at anchor or returning to port you probably won t need to record its track You can stop recording the track to conserve the track memory as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MA
67. he MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select the SYSTEM menu 3 Press the 2 key to select PLTR SETUP PLTR SETUP LC DE ALL NAVAID SCALE SMOOTHING SPD AVERAG BEARING MAG CALIB SCALE 00 00 15 00 min TRUE MAN 06 3 W 00 0 E EVNT METHOD EVENT L L LOP DISP DE Chain Sec 7970 11 26 LOP CALIB 000 0 us 000 0 us amp Y EN ESC Esc AV b Cursor Figure 10 1 Pltr setup menu 4 Press A or V to select POSITION 5 Press to select LOP Press to select DISP 7 Select LC 8 Press to select Chain Sec 9 Key in Loran 10 Key in Loran C slave code 11 Key in other Loran C slave code 12 If necessary press W to select LOP CALIB 13 Press the lt key to display plus or mi nus 14 Key in offset s 15 Press the ENT key 16 Press the MENU key Displaying position in Decca LOPs Follow the procedure in Displaying position in Loran C LOPs At step 7 select DE in stead of LC Key in chain number and station pair 1 for R 2 for G 3 for P See Decca Chains in the Appendix for chain number 10 2 Offsetting GPS Position You may wish to offset the GPS position to refine position accuracy First moor boat at a pier and plot position shown by GP 1610CF on a nautical chart Then enter offset Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select the SYSTEM SETUP menu 3 Press the 7 key The GPS SETUP menu appears GPS SETUP GPS SMOOT
68. hiopia Mali Senegal Sudan Somalia Bahrain Is Cocos Is Mean Value Botswana Lesotho Malawi Swaziland Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe Mean Value Kenya amp Tanzania Kenya Tanzania Ascension ls lwo Jima Is Tern Is St Helena Is Marcus 15 Australia amp Tasmania Efate amp Erromango Islands Bermuda Islands Columbia Argentina Phoenix Islands South Africa Mean Value Florida amp Bahama Islands Tunisia Chatham Is New Zealand Paraguay Brazil Sumatra Is Indonesia Gizo Is New Georgia Is Easter Is Western Europe Cyprus Egypt England Scotland Channel amp Shetland Islands England Ireland Scotland amp Shetland Islands Greece Iran Italy Sardinia Italy Sicily Norway amp Finland Portugal amp Spain Mean Value Republic of Maldives New Zealand Guam 15 Guadalcanal Is Iceland Hong Kong Thailand amp Vietnam Bangladesh India amp Nepal Ireland Diego Garcia Johnston Is Sri Lanka Kerguelen Is West Malaysia amp Singapore Mascarene Is Cayman Brac Is Liberia Philippines excl Mindanao Is Mindanao Is Mahe 1 Salvage Islands Eritrea Ethiopia Morocco Midway Is Nigeria Masirah Is Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Namibia Trinidad amp Tobago Wes
69. ication 13 2 scale range 4 4 selecting geodetic system 11 1 symbols 4 5 Clutter function 3 3 Color chart land 13 1 course bar 13 1 grid 13 1 marks 6 2 plotter background 13 1 sounder picture 3 5 time mark 13 1 track 5 1 Course bar color 13 1 Course up mode 4 3 CURS key 4 3 Cursor shifting 4 3 size 13 1 D Data display 2 4 Decca chains A 12 Decca LOPs 10 1 Demonstration display 14 6 Depth measuring 3 5 offsetting 3 6 unit of measurement 3 6 Depth chime function 3 5 Destination cancelling 8 3 cancelling MOB as 6 3 setting cursor position as 8 1 setting event position as 8 2 setting MOB position as 8 2 setting route as 8 2 setting waypoint as 8 1 Display test 14 5 Display unit installation 1 3 Distance unit 13 2 E Enter event mark 6 1 mark at own ship s position 6 1 MOB mark 6 3 routes 7 4 waypoint at own ship s position 7 1 waypoint by cursor 7 2 waypoint by event position 7 3 waypoint by MOB mark position 7 3 waypoint by L L 7 2 Erase all marks 6 3 all track 5 1 individual marks 6 2 waypoint by cursor 7 3 waypoint through waypoint list 7 3 Error messages 14 3 Event mark entering 6 1 entering its position as waypoint 7 3 setting its position as destination 8 2 Expansion range marker turning on off 3 8 Fish alarm 3 7 Fuse replacement 14 1 Index 1 Gain offset 3 9 Geodetic chart system 11 1 Glossary A 5 GPS disabling satellites 11 2 monitor display 14 5 position smoothing 11 1 princ
70. ich announces that a satellite is now back on line If you hear of this through another source you can manu ally restore the satellite to the satellite sched ule Conversely you can manually disable a healthy satellite if you hear it is unhealthy To restore or disable a satellite select RSTR or DISABLED on the UNHEALTH line and then enter satellite number TIME DIFF using local time GPS uses UTC time If you want to use local time en ter time difference between local time and UTC time here The key serves to desig nate plus or minus time See the World Time Standards chart on page A 3 for time differ ences 11 2 11 2 Speed Averaging Calculation of ETA and TTG is based on an average ship s speed over a given period If the period is too long and the ship s speed is changed suddenly calculation error will re sult Speed averaging may be increased or decreased to offset calculation error The de fault setting is 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key to display the PLOTTER SETUP menu LC DE ALL NAVAID SCALE SMOOTHING SPD AVERAG BEARING MAG CALIB SCALE 00 00 15 00 min TRUE MAG MAN 06 3 W 00 0 E EVNT METHOD EVENT L L LOP DISP DE Chain Sec 7970 11 26 LOP CALIB 000 0 us 000 0 us amp Y EN 4b Cursor ESC Esc Figure 11 4 Pltr setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select SPD AVERAG Enter averaging with numeric keys 6 Press
71. iple 4 1 speed smoothing 11 1 GPS Monitor Display 14 5 Graphic display 2 4 Grid color 13 1 H Highway display 2 4 Icons 4 Inside hull transducer installation 1 10 Installation 1 1 connection of optional equipment 1 21 1 23 display unit 1 3 initial settings 1 24 1 26 inside hull transducer 1 10 sensors 1 19 1 21 thru hull transducer 1 14 transom mount transducer 1 17 Interference suppression 3 4 L L Licon 10 2 Lighthouse data 4 6 Local time 11 2 Loran C LOPs 10 1 Magnetic bearing 10 2 Magnetic variation 10 2 Maintenance replacement of battery 14 1 replacement of fuse 14 1 Marker zoom display 2 6 Marks color 6 2 connecting 6 2 entering at cursor position 6 1 entering at own ship s position 6 1 entering event mark 6 1 entering MOB mark 6 3 erasing all 6 3 erasing individual 6 2 radar target mark 6 4 shape 6 2 size 6 2 Index 2 Memory card for technicians 14 6 14 7 Memory clearing 14 7 Memory I O port test 14 4 Menu tree 9 MOB mark cancelling as destination 6 3 entering 6 3 entering its position as waypoint 7 3 setting its position as destination 8 2 N Navaid selection 10 2 North up mode 4 3 P Panel test 14 4 Picture advance speed 3 4 Plotter arrival anchor watch alarm 9 1 background color 13 1 cancelling MOB mark as destination 6 3 cancelling route navigation 8 3 changing waypoint position 7 3 chart land brightness 13 1 chart land color 13 1 chart place name on
72. it screen appears Edit Waypoint 001 _ __ ___ N ___ __ ___ Mark Cmnt 970125 12 4 gt Cursor ENT Enter amp Y ESC Escape W Column Figure 7 7 Waypoint edit screen 6 Enter latitude and longitude To switch latitude or longitude polarity press before entering position data 7 Press 8 Select mark shape if desired 9 Press the ENT key 10 Enter comment if desired 11 Press the ENT key 12 Press the MENU key twice Entering waypoints by event position or MOB position 1 Press the WPT key 2 Press the WPT key to select Evnt to WPT 3 Press the ENT key The event list appears EVENT LIST No LAT LONG Mel 32 59 892 N 129 59 893 E 001 32 59 954 N 130 00 236 E Cursor Page change MENU Sel Mode Figure 7 8 Event list 4 Press A or V to selection position to en ter as a waypoint 5 Press the ENT key 6 Follow steps 4 through 9 in Entering a waypoint at own ship s position 7 2 Erasing Individual Waypoints Waypoints can be erased by the cursor or through the waypoint list Erasing waypoints by the cursor 1 Press the CURS key to turn on the cursor 2 Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur sor on the waypoint you want to erase 3 Pressthe CLR key The waypoint is erased from both the screen and the waypoint list Erasing waypoints through the waypoint list Press the WPT key 2 Press the WPT key again to sel
73. le entry of waypoints Press or V to select waypoint num ber 7 Press the ENT key The waypoint num ber selected appears at the top of the screen and the cursor shifts to the next column 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to complete the route and press the MENU key twice 9 set trial speed the default setting of which is 10 kts press W until TRIAL TIME appears after 20th route 10 Enter speed with numeric keys 11 Press the ENT key 12 Press the MENU key 7 6 Editing Routes 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 4 key 3 Press A or V to select route number 4 Press the ENT key You are asked if it 1s alright to overwrite the contents of the route Overwrite ENT YES ESC NO 5 Press the ENT key 6 Press 4 or to select waypoint 7 Press the ENT key 8 Press A or V to select new waypoint 9 Press the ENT key 10 Press the ESC key three times to escape Note If the waypoint 15 currently the desti nation the following alert appears ROUTE IN USE OVERWRITE ENT YES ESC NO 7 7 Erasing Routes Press the MENU key 2 Press the 4 key The route route list ap pears 3 Press A or V to select route number 4 Press the CLR key ROUTE DELETE ROUTE IN USE DELETE ENT YES ESC NO ENT YES ESC NO When route is in use Press the ENT key 6 Press the MENU key 7 5 SETTING DESTINATION 8 1 Setting Destination The GP 1610CF offe
74. led ephemeris The GPS receiver computes satellites position by this data 2 The GPS receiver measures very accurate distance to the satellites 3 Satellite positions and their distances from the GPS receiver are known The point of intersection of the satellites used in fixing position GPS fix Figure 4 1 How GPS determines position 4 1 Position fixing accuracy In radar position fixing most accurate posi tion fixes are obtained when the targets used are spaced nearly 90 from each other Simi larly GPS position fixing accuracy 1s subject to satellite location Generally the further apart the satellites are from one another the greater the position fixing accuracy For example take a look at Figure 4 2 In both situations a fix 1s obtainable in the Northern Pacific region because three satellites are in line of sight However accuracy will be higher in the bottom figure since the satellites are spread farther apart than the satellites in the top figure Low accuracy High accuracy Figure 4 2 Satellite positions and accuracy of position fix The index for position fixing accuracy 1 known as HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Pre cision In simpler terms it is the geometrical relationship among 3 or 4 satellites The higher the HDOP value the less accurate the position fix The error in distance is propor tional to the HDOP value as shown in Figure 4 3 ERROR RMS 60
75. memory card ENT YES ESC NO 5 Press the ENT key The card 1 formatted and data are saved When saving is com pleted the cursor moves to NO at the SAVE MEMORY line 6 Press the MENU key Note Memory card err appears in the fol lowing cases No card 1 set Card is write protected Card error Loading data Data stored on a memory card can be loaded as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 7 key 3 Press VW to select LOAD MEMORY 4 Press to select YES The message win dow appears Overwrite memory ENT YES ESC NO 5 Press the ENT key After the plotter data is loaded the system is reset and the ini tial display appears 14 9 Clearing the Memory The memory which stores marks tracks and settings can be cleared to start afresh When this done all default settings are restored Press the MENU key 2 Press the 8 key The following prompt appears CLEAR MEMORY ENT YES ESC NO 3 Press the ENT key 14 7 Specifications Video Sounder Frequency Display range Shift Display mode Alarms GPS Receiver Receiver format Tracking system Position accuracy Plotter Section Chart projection Display range Chart display Memory capacity Alarms Data Format Input format Output format 50 kHz and 200 kHz 5 10 20 40 80 160 300 meter feet fathoms and passi braza also available 0 to 300 Normal marker
76. n Figure 9 5 XTE alarm range 9 2 9 3 Speed Alarm The speed alarm sounds when your boat s speed 15 within or over the alarm range set When the alarm setting 1s violated the audible alarm sounds and the alarm icon and the indication SPEED appears You may silence the alarm with the CLR key The indication remains on the screen until the cause of the alarm is corrected Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP Press A or V to select SPEED 4 Press or to select WITHIN or OVER 5 Press V to send the cursor to next line Speed Key in speed desired Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key 9 4 Trip Alarm The trip alarm sounds when distance travelled exceeds the trip alarm setting When the alarm setting 1 violated the audible alarm sounds and the alarm icon and the indication TRIP appears You may silence the alarm with the CLR key The indication re mains on the screen until the cause of the alarm 1 corrected 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP Press or V to select TRIP 4 Press to select ON Press V to send the cursor to the last line Range Key in the range desired Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key POSITION RELATED OPERATIONS 10 1 Displaying Position in LOPs Position can be displayed in latitude and lon gitude Loran C LOPs or Decca LOPS Displaying position in Loran C LOPs 1 Press t
77. n fix it with vinyl tape Slotted head screwdriver Clamp eave slack in cable Vinyl tape Figure 1 9 Fixing the antenna cable with vinyl tape 1 7 Wiring All wiring are terminated at the rear of the display unit Power cable Connect the power cable to the power connector Connect the leads to the battery 12 or 24 VDC white to plus terminal and black to minus terminal Cable connector Power cable w fuse 3A Figure 1 10 Connecting the power cable to the battery Antenna unit Connect the antenna unit cable to the GPS ANT connector Transducer Connect the transducer cable to the XDR connector Ground The display unit contains several AN CAUTION CPUs While they are operating they Ground the equipment to prevent electrical shock and mutual interference radiate noise which can interfere with radio equip ment Ground the unit to prevent interference The grounding wire should be 1 25 sq or larger and as short as possible Connect the grounding wire to ship s ground by silver alloy brazing On a fiberglass boat it is best to install a ground plate that measures about 20 cm by 30 cm on the outside of the hull bottom to provide a ground point If this is not practical the engine block can be used ANTENNA UNIT Earth terminal Earth d RIA 00 DPGS beacon receiver Figure 1 11 Display unit rear view 1 9 1 3 Installation of Transducers I
78. n when the boat is rolling pitching or up on a plane at high speed A practical choice would be somewhere between 1 3 and 1 2 of the boat s length from the stern For planing hulls a practical location is generally rather far astern so that the transducer is always in water regardless of the planing attitude Transducer outline drawings 22 24 K 120 All dimensions 28 in millimeters 520 5PSD option 520 5MSD option Figure 1 18 Transducer outline drawings Acceptable transducer mounting locations Deep V hull Position 1 2 to 1 3 length of the hull from stern 15 to 30 cm off center line inside first lifting strakes Figure 1 19 Transducer mounting location on deep V hull High speed V planing hull e Within the wetted bottom area Deadrise angle within 15 Figure 1 20 Transducer mounting location on high speed V planing hull Typical through hull mount transducer installations Flat washer n Rubber washer Fairing block Hull bottom V 114 uJ TI Hull bottom JU Deep V Hull Flat Hull Figure 1 21 Typical through hull mount transducer installations Procedure for installing the thru hull mount transducer 1 With the boat hauled out of the water mark the location se lected for mounting the transducer on the bottom of the hull 2 Ifthe h
79. normal display picture in the bottom marker and bottom zoom displays and marks the area which is expanded in the bottom marker and bottom zoom pictures You may turn the marker on or off as follows Fish school Normal display Marker zoom display Fish school 50 VRM white This part is zoomed 200 Expansion CSE 180 00 SPD 16 8kt range DEP 162m TMP 16 0 13 41 marker yellow Figure 3 19 Marker zoom display Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 3 key to display the SOUNDER SETUP menu SNDR SETUP zai OFF GAIN ADJ 20 20 50k 00 200k 00 BTM LOCK NARROW WIDE TRANSMIT ON OFF AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 3 20 Sounder setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select EXP MARKER 5 Operate the Cursor Pad to select ON or OFF 6 Press the MENU key 3 21 Receiver Sensitivity gain Adjustment If the gain effect 1s too low or too high it may be offset as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 3 key to display the SOUNDER SETUP menu Operate the Cursor Pad to select 50k Press or to adjust level Operate the Cursor Pad to select 200k Press or to adjust level Press the MENU key ue iu d d xm 3 22 Selecting Bottom Lock Expansion Width The expansion width for the bottom lock dis play can be selected to narrow 5 meters or wide
80. not inserted or chart scale is too small Press the ZOOM OUT key to adjust chart scale Chart scale is too large Press the ZOOM IN key to adjust chart scale Suitable chart scale 15 selected Indices and chart enlargement When the ZOOM OUT key is pressed you will see several frames These frames are called indices and they show you what parts of the chart can be enlarged in the current pic ture range The areas circumscribed with smaller frames can be enlarged but the area enclosed by the largest frame cannot A P we oD Figure 4 8 Sample chart Japan and South Korea showing indices Remarks on chart display A chart will not be displayed in the following conditions When the chart scale is too large or too small When scrolling the chart outside the indi ces When this happens the message NO CHART appears for a couple of seconds The icon also appears FURUNO chart symbols The table below shows FURUNO charts sym bols and their meanings Table 4 2 FURUNO chart symbols mu Summit Wreck pe O eese 7 Position of Sounding xX Obstruction gt Fishing Reef 0 Fishing Reef Platform d Lighthouse Table 4 3 NAVIONICS chart symbols Lighthouse Lighted buoy Green E The arc is viewable range and alphabet is lighting color Red R Cyam Green G Yellow Y Bue E For multiple colors Difference between FURUNO and NAVIONICS c
81. nsor and lock nut Tighten the locknut Do not overtighten it Launch the boat and check for water leakage around the sen Sor SENSOR HOLDER ae Nut gt Locknut Washer Coat with silicone sealant Thickness of wood HOLDER GUIDE 2 plate should be within 25mm Figure 1 28 Thru hull mount water temperature sensor T 035MSB 1 5 Connection of Optional Equipment Connecting a DGPS beacon receiver Most any DGPS beacon receiver having RS 422 or RS 232C out put level can be connected Connection of the FURUNO FR 80 requires no modification For RS 232C a level converter local supply 1s required Connect the receiver to the DGPS connector at the rear of the display unit GP 1610CF DGPS MJ A7SPF003 050 option R 80 pata RD A gt 3 lt 2 lt TDA RS 422 E E RS 422 RD B 4 gt GRN 1 lt TD B pL 1 lt 7 lt GND GND gt 6 gt t lt 5 lt RX H 7 Current Loop Lu 2204 42 6 lt RX C Note 1 7 eas ROH PD WHT rrent Loo E gt 3 gt gt 4 gt Note 1 This cable is required for Auto L L mode of 4644 GR 80 It is not required for Manual E b mode Figure 1 29 Connection of the FURUNO GR 80 DGPS receiver 1 21 1 22 GP 1610CF DGPS BEACON RCVR RD A 293 YEL lt lt TD A 4 RS 422 RD B gt gt 4 GHRN lt TD B Note 2 IE lt GND T4 C
82. nstalling the inside hull mount transducer Necessary tools You will need the following tools e Sandpaper 100 e Silicone sealant e Silicone grease Remarks on installation Do the installation with the boat hauled out of the water Turn off the engine while installing the equipment nstall the transducer in the engine room Selecting the mounting location Keep the following points in mind when selecting a mounting lo cation The mounting location should be where the hull is of single hull thickness and is void of air or flotation materials other than solid fiberglass between the transducer face and the water Do not place the transducer over hull struts or ribes which run under the hull Avoid location where the rising angle of the hull exceeds 15 to minimize the effect of the boat s rolling e You will finalize the mounting location through some trial and error The procedure for this is shown later 1 2 Center line Mounting location P for transducer Figure 1 12 Inside hull transducer mounting location Attaching the transducer 1 Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material Lightly roughen the transducer face with 100 sandpaper Also roughen the inside of the hull where the transducer 15 to be mounted 2 Warm the silicone sealant to 40 C before usage to soften it Coat the transducer face and mounting location with silicone sealant Transducer face Silicone s
83. o response when a on the power again key 15 pressed position is not fixed within 3 check for loosened antenna connector mutes check for frequency deviation of GPS receiver on GPS monitor display check GPS receiver status indication position is wrong check that the correct geodetic chart system is selected on the GPS SETUP menu enter GPS position offset on the GPS SETUP menu track is not plotted plotting is stopped H appears on the plotter display bearing is wrong check that correct magnetic compensation is entered on the PLOTTER SETUP menu Loran or Decca LOPs do not check that proper Loran or Decca chain codes are entered on appear the PLOTTER SETUP menu Loran LOPs are wrong enter LOP offset on the PLOTTER SETUP menu ship s speed display is not try to decrease GPS speed smoothing setting on the GPS zero after ship 1 stopped SETUP menu 14 2 Table 14 2 Simple troubleshooting con t Video Sounder no picture but marks and check if picture advance speed is set to 0 on the VIDEO characters appear SOUNDER SETUP menu check for loosened transducer connector picture appears but no zero line If using manual video sounder operation range is shifted set shifting to zero to correct picture sensitivity is too low check gain setting 1f using manual operation marine life or air bubbles may be clinging to transducer face water may be dirty bottom may be too soft to return a suitable echo
84. o sounder of the GP 1610CF deter mines the distance between its transducer and underwater objects such as fish lake bottom or seabed and displays the results on screen It does this by utilizing the fact that an ultra sonic wave transmitted through water travels at a nearly constant speed of 4800 feet 1500 meters per second When a sound wave strikes an underwater object such as fish or sea bottom part of the sound wave 15 reflected back toward source Thus by calculating time difference between the transmission of a sound wave and the reception of the reflected sound wave the depth to the object can be determined The entire process begins in the display unit Transmitter power is sent to transducer as a short pulse of electrical energy The electrical signal produced by the transmitter is converted into an ultrasonic signal by the transducer and transmitted into the water Any returning sig nals from intervening objects such as a fish school are received by the transducer and converted into an electrical signal The sig nals are then amplified in the amplifier sec ton and finally displayed on screen The picture displayed 1s made up of a series of vertical scan lines one for each transmis sion Each line represents a snapshot of what has occurred beneath the boat Series of snap shots are accumulated side by side across screen and the resulting contours of the bot tom and fish between the bottom and surface are displa
85. olor desired Press the MENU key Changing mark size You may change the size of marks to small or large 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key to select TRACK MARK SETUP Press A or V to select MARK SIZE 4 Press or to select Large or Small Press the MENU key 6 5 Entering the MOB Mark The MOB mark functions to mark man over board position The range and bearing to the MOB position are continuously updated on the display to help you navigate to the MOB position Entering the MOB mark 1 Press the EVENT MOB key over 3 sec onds The MOB mark appears at own ship s position along with a flag The MOB position is automatically selected as destination and the range and bearing from own ship to the MOB position are displayed Saved MOB position 33059 660 N 139 00 066 E gin navigation to the MOB waypoint Are you sure ENT Yes ESC No Figure 6 4 MOB position display 2 Press the MENU key If an autopilot is connected press the ENT key Destination flag bearing a Man Current overboad position CSE 180 0 SPD 16 8kt 0 C 14 50 DEP 110m TMP 16 0 C POS 34 26 345 N 135 41 232 Bearing and range to MOB position Figure 6 5 MOB concept To erase the MOB mark clear the memory as shown in paragraph 14 9 Clearing the Memory on page 14 7 Cancelling MOB position as destination 1 Press GOTO key SELECT GOTO MODE A WPT List EVENT Lis
86. on GPS position accuracy becomes within 5 to 10 meters The specifications of the DGPS beacon re ceiver should be set on the DGPS setup menu 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 8 key 12 1 DGPS SETUP DGPS ON RTCM VER 1 0 BYTE FORM 8 8 FIRST BIT MSB LSB PARITY BIT EVEN ODD NONE STOP BIT BIT RATES 7 BAUD RATES 300 600 1200 2400 9600 AV 4b Cursor ENT Sel ESC Esc Figure 12 3 DGPS setup menu 4 Display DGPS ON and set other items according to specifications of beacon re ceiver 5 Press the MENU key to register selec tions 12 2 CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY 13 1 Plotter Display Marker Attributes The various markers and items shown on the plotter display can be turned on off and their color changed on the DISPLAY SETUP menu The markers which can be changed are as fol lows e Background color light blue or black Grid color and grid on off Course bar color and course bar on off Time mark color and time mark on off T08 Time mark Figure 13 1 Time mark and course bar e Waypoint mark size e Cursor size Small e Large Cursor height and breadth as large as screen Figure 13 2 Cursor size 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 1 key to show the DISPLAY SETUP menu DISPLAY SETUP HUE 2 LAND BRILL DIM OFF LAND COLOR GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF PLACE NAME RED GRN BLU PPL WHT OFF GRID COLOR RED YEL
87. on of GPS satellite signal if frozen Separate the unit well away from the antenna of radio equip ment Figure 1 3 Typical antenna unit mounting locations Antenna unit mounting procedure You will need a medium size slotted head screwdriver and vinyl tape The standard antenna is usually fastened to a length of pipe and fastened to a mast A mast mount fixture is optionally available for this The threaded antenna base accepts a standard antenna mount with a 1 14 straight thread Mount the antenna on a length of pipe with a 1 14 threaded end 1 Pass the antenna cable through the pipe Fasten the connector on the cable to the antenna Antenna Antenna cable Figure 1 4 Passing antenna cable through pipe 1 5 1 6 2 Screw the pipe into the antenna NOT USE TOOLS TO FASTEN THE ANTENNA TO ITS MOUNTING ONLY HAND TIGHTEN T Figure 1 5 Fastening pipe to antenna 3 Tape the junction between the pipe and antenna unit with vinyl tape Figure 1 6 Taping the antenna 4 Attach the mounting fixture to the mast and set the pipe with antenna to the mounting fixture Mounting Mast fixture note direction Figure 1 7 Attaching antenna to mounting fixture 5 Tape the antenna unit mounting fixture and mast with vinyl tape Vinyl tape Figure 1 8 Securing antenna to mast with vinyl tape 6 Attach a clamp to the antenna unit and tighten Leaving some slack in the antenna cable as show
88. or 2 Press the EVENT MOB key The mark currently selected on the TRACK MARK SETUP menu appears at the cursor inter section 6 2 Entering Event Marks The event mark denotes a point of interest at own ship s position 100 event marks may be entered When the event mark memory is full the oldest event mark is deleted to make room for the latest Enabling entry of an event mark To enable entry of an event mark do the fol lowing 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU SYSTEM MENU 2 PLTR SETUP 3 SOUNDER SETUP 4 UNIT SETUP 5 SENSOR SETUP 6 SETUP 7 GPS SETUP 8 DGPS SETUP 9 CHART POSN CALIB Cursor ENT Sel Figure 6 1 System menu 3 Press the 2 key to select PLTR SETUP PLTR SETUP NAVAID LC DE ALL SCALE SCALE RANGE SMOOTHING 00 00 15 SPD AVERAG 00min BEARING TRUE MAG MAG CALIB MAN 06 3 W 00 0 E EVNT METHOD EVENT POSITION L L LOP DISP DE Chain Sec 7970 11 26 LOP CALIB 000 0 us 000 0 us amp Y EN ESC Esc AV Cursor Figure 6 2 Plotter setup menu 4 Press W or A to select EVNT METHOD 5 Press to select EVENT 6 Press the MENU key Entering an event mark Press the EVENT MOB key An event mark is entered at own ship s position 6 1 6 3 Erasing Individual Marks Marks can be erased individually or collec tively How to erase marks collectively will be discussed later 1 Press the CURS
89. or on position desired for des tination Press the ENT key To set a single desti nation go to step 7 To set more than one destination go to step 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter other desti nations Press the ENT key 8 1 Own ship s position is marked as 00 A light blue line connects own ship with destination marked with a flag and it shows the shortest course to the destination Range and bearing from own ship to the destination appears at the bottom of the screen Destination flag Course Own ship s position T Bearing and range to destination POS 34 26 345 N 135941 237 Figure 8 4 Destination selected by cursor Setting destination by event position MOB position 1 Press the GOTO key 2 Press the GOTO key to select EVENT List 3 Pressthe ENT key The event list appears EVENT LIST NO LAT LONG Mel 32 59 892 N 129 59 893 001 32 59 954 N 130 00 236 Cursor KY Page change ENT Set CLR Release MENU Sel Mode Figure 8 5 Event list 4 Press or A to select event position 5 Press the ENT key Own ship s position is marked as 00 A light blue line connects own ship with destination marked with a flag and it shows the shortest course to the destination Range and bearing from own ship to the destination appears at the bottom of the screen 8 2 Setting a route as destination 1 Press the GOTO key 2 Press the GOTO to select ROUTE List 3
90. play unit Dust and foreign material on the Dust on the display dims the picture display unit and screen Dust may be removed with a soft cloth If necessary anti static cleaner may be used Never use chemical solvents to clean the display they can remove paint and markings Transducer Check for marine life on transducer Carefully remove any marine life with face each time the boat is docked a piece of wood or sandpaper 14 2 Replacement of Fuse Battery The fuse on the power cable of the display unit protects the system from reverse polarity of the ship s mains and equipment fault If the fuse blows find the cause before replacing the fuse Use only a 3A fuse Using the wrong fuse will damage the unit and void the warranty 14 1 A battery installed a circuit board inside display unit preserves data when the power is turned off The life of the battery 1s about three years When the battery voltage is low the battery icon appears on the display When this happens contact your dealer to request replacement of the battery Note Before replacing a memory card See page Lithium Battery CR2450 F2 ST2 000 133 495 14 6 14 3 Simple Troubleshooting Below are simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can follow to restore normal op eration Table 14 2 Simple troubleshooting power is on but nothing press the TONE key and Cursor Pad to adjust display appears brilliance and tone there is n
91. ronger the echo will be erased 5 Press the MENU key x i x u x m 1 ws Anm s m qu TW L MP m PEN Make x Gi jue OM 4 Se oye Weak echoes Signal level adjusted Figure 3 11 How SIG LEV works 3 8 Changing Zoom Magnification Factor You may select the zoom magnification fac tor for the marker and bottom zoom modes This the amount the zoomed picture is mag nified in relation to the normal picture 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu Press A or V to select ZOOM 4 Press 4 P to select zoom factor de sired x2 x3 x4 or x5 5 Press the MENU key 3 9 Selecting Hue color arrangement The GP 1610CF provides several color ar rangements to match lighting conditions 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu 3 Press A or V to select HUE 4 Press or to select hue arrangement number A portion of the sounder display appears so you may see the result of your selection Bkgd EN e Black Green EM color 5 Press the MENU key 3 10 Measuring Depth The VRM Variable Range Marker functions to measure the depth to fish schools etc 1 Press or V to place the on an echo 2 Readthe VRM range just above the VRM CSE 18009 SPD 16 8kt DEP 132m TMP 16 0 1 14 32 POS 34 26 245 135 41232E Figure 5 12 How to
92. rs four methods by which you can set destination Previously entered waypoint Cursor position Event position MOB position Route Setting destination by waypoint 1 Press the key The following menu appears SELECT GOTO MODE A IMBRE EVENT List ROUTE List Cursor Route plan ENT Sel CLR Release ESC Cancel Figure 8 1 Destination waypoint selection menu 2 Pressthe GOTO key again to select WPT List 3 Press the ENT key The waypoint list ap pears WAYPOINT LIST No LAT LONG COMMENT 133 00 000 E 10 97 01__ 10MAR97 01__ 45 93 0 22527 13522 10MAR97 01__ 30 127 2 1 1 7 9 2 3 1 2 Cursor CLR Release MENU Sel Mode In Use Figure 8 2 Waypoint list pu ox Operate A or to select a waypoint Press the ENT key A dashed light blue line runs between des tination selected and own ship s position The range and bearing to the destination appear at the bottom of the display Destination Course Own ship s position DEP 110m TMP 16 0 14 30 POS 34 26 345 N _ 135 41 232 Figure 8 3 Appearance of display when destination is selected by waypoint Setting destination by cursor 1 2 Press the GOTO key Press the GOTO key to select Cursor Route plan Press the ENT key AV lt P Cursor ENT Set ENT twice complete MENU SEL Mode Place curs
93. rse indicator XTE scale Range to Estimated time of waypoint arrival at waypoint Time to go to waypoint Figure 2 10 Graphic display Highway display The highway display provides a graphic pre sentation of ship s track along a course It is useful for monitoring XTE the XTE scale shows direction and amount in nautical miles to steer to return to course North mark CSE 180 0 DEP 113 6m TMP 16 0 C POS 34 26 345 N 135 41 232 SPD 16 8kt Bearing and range to waypoint Figure 2 11 Highway display 2 6 Sounder Displays Five sounder displays are available normal marker zoom bottom zoom bottom lock and A scope display You may select a sounder display with the SNDR key Selecting a sounder display 1 Press the SNDR key The SELECT SOUNDER MODE screen appears Marker Zoom Bottom Zoom Bottom Lock A Scope lt SNDR Sel 200kHz gt ESC Close Figure 2 12 Select sounder mode screen 2 Press the SNDR key again to select a sounder mode Each time the key is pressed the sounder mode changes in the following sequence ME Marker Zoom Bottom B A Scope Bottom Lock You may also select a sounder mode by press ing A or V and the ENT key 3 Press the ESC key to conclude your se lection Normal sounder display 50 kHz The sounder uses ultrasonic pulses to detect seabed conditions The lower the frequency of the pulse the wider the dete
94. s 3 4 3 8 Changing Zoom Magnification RP Rc 3 5 3 0 Selecting Hue color arrangement 3 5 3 10 Measuring Depth 3 5 3 11 Knowing Depth Change by Audible Chime 3 5 3 12 Selecting Unit of Depth Measurement 3 6 3 13 Offsetting the Depth Readout 3 6 3 14 3 15 3 16 21 3 18 3 19 3 20 2 222 p 22 3 24 Displaying the Water Temperature READ RR 3 6 Selecting Unit of Water Temperature Measurement 3 7 Offsetting Water Temperature ISSAC OUT 3 7 3 7 Bottom Alarm 3 8 Water Temperature Alarm 3 8 Turning On Off the Expansion 3 8 Receiver Sensitivity gain Adjustment sucvasncsosesenvasanceedeasancnnaes 3 9 Selecting Bottom Lock Expansion 3 9 Stopping Transmission 3 0 Interpreting the Display 3 10 GPS CHART OVERVIEW 4 1 Principle OF 4 1 4 2 Presentation 4 3 4 3 Shifting the Cursor 4 3 4 4 Selecting Screen Center by A E RUN 4 4 45 Shiftng the 1 4 4 4 6 Centering Position 4 4 47 Changing Chart Scale Range 4 4 ZR Chart Cards 4 4 5 1 Stopping Restarting Plotting of TAG 5 1 5 2 Changing
95. sionally in terrupted due to below the ship air bubbles obstructing the sound path This also occurs when the boat makes a quick turn or reverses movement Lowering the picture advance speed may reduce the interruption However reconsideration of the transducer installation may be necessary if the interruption occurs frequently Surface noise Caused by aerated water Thermocline Figure 3 24 Surface noise aeration GPS CHART OVERVIEW 4 1 Principle of GPS What is GPS GPS 15 an acronym meaning Global Position ing System GPS sometimes referred to as NAVSTAR 15 a highly precise satellite navi gation system developed by the U S Depart ment of Defense A constellation of 24 satellites emplaced in nearly 20 000 kilometer high 12 hour circu lar orbits provides highly precise continuous worldwide all weather position plus time and velocity information to GPS receiver equipped vehicles vessels and aircraft D Satellite locations are calculated 2 Distances are measured 3 The GPS fix is the point of intersection of three spheres which are drawn around the three satellites with diameter d1 d2 and d3 How the GPS receiver calculates position The GPS receiver s position 15 continuously fixed by receiving 3 or 4 satellites in line of sight of the GPS receiver The basic steps in position fixing are as below 1 GPS satellites continually transmit their own precise orbital data cal
96. stance enter interval de sired 6 Press the MENU key to close the menu 5 5 Smoothing Track Even when the vessel 1 sailing a straight line the track shown on the display looks crooked This is due to signal variation To smooth out this irregularity change the smoothing factor 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 2 key LC DE ALL NAVAID SCALE SMOOTHING SPD AVERAG BEARING MAG CALIB SCALE 00 00 15 00 min TRUE MAG MAN 06 3 W 00 0 E EVNT METHOD EVENT L L LOP DISP DE Chain Sec 7970 11 26 LOP CALIB 000 0 us 000 0 amp Y EN AV 4b Cursor ESC Esc Figure 5 4 Plotter setup menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select Smooth ing Enter smoothing with numeric keys 6 Press the ENT and MENU keys to regis ter selections MARKS 6 1 Entering Marks You can inscribe marks on the plotter display to denote important locations for example buoy fishing point wreck etc Further marks can be connected with lines to depict an area such as a hot fishing spot 100 marks may be entered When the mark memory is full the oldest mark is deleted to make room for the latest Entering a mark at ship s position 1 Press the CURS key to turn off the cur Sor 2 Press the EVENT MOB key The mark currently selected on the TRACK MARK SETUP menu appears at own ship s posi tion Entering a mark at cursor intersection 1 Press the CURS key to turn on the curs
97. suspend advancement of the picture The fractions in the menu denote number of scan lines produced per transmission For example 1 8 means one scan line is produced every 8 transmissions 5 Press the MENU key Fast Slow Figure 3 9 Comparison of picture advance speeds 3 6 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equip ment on your boat may show itself on the dis play as shown in Figure 3 10 To suppress interference do the following 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu 3 Press A or V to select NOISE LM 3 4 4 Press or P to select degree of suppres sion desired OFF NL1 NL2 or NL3 The higher the number the greater the degree of suppression 5 Press the MENU key Interference from other sounder Electrical interference Noise limiter turned on Figure 3 10 How the noise limiter works Turn the noise limiter circuit off when no in terference exists otherwise weak echoes may be missed 3 Erasing Weak Echoes Dirty water or reflections from plankton may be painted on the display in green or light blue These weak echoes may be erased as follows Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu Press or V to select SIG LEV 4 Press or to select level of erasure SLO OFF SL1 or SL2 The higher the number the st
98. t ROUTE List w 9010070180090 CLR Release ESC Cancel Figure 6 6 GOTO selection screen 2 Press the CLR key You are asked if you want to cancel MOB position as GOTO RELEASE GOTO ENT Yes ESC No 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press the MENU key 6 6 Erasing All Marks All marks can be erased collectively Be ab solutely sure you want to erase all marks they cannot be restored once erased 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 3 key to select ERASE TRACK MARK ERASE TRACK MARK MARK ERASE TRACK ERASE MARK USED TRACK USED 0 100 PT 0 2000 PT Figure 6 7 Erase track mark menu 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select MARK ERASE 6 3 3 Operate the Cursor Pad to select MARK ERASE 4 Press to select YES You are asked if you are sure to erase all marks Are you sure ENT YES ESC NO 5 Press the ENT key 6 Press the MENU key 6 7 Radar Target Mark If a radar which has the radar target position output function is connected to the GP 1610CF radar target position can be output by the radar and marked on the screen of the GP 1610CF with the radar target mark 525 The following FURUNO radars can output target position data MODEL 821 841 841MARK 2 Press the HM OFF key MODEL 851 861 FMD 811 MJ A6SPF0012 050 6P 6P 5m or Make the connection MODEL 1831 1941 MARK 2 MJ A6SPF0012 100 between NAV and radar Press the HM OFF key 6P 6P 10m MODEL 1832 19
99. t SENSOR SETUP SENSOR SETUP SPD SENSOR STW SOG TEMP SENSOR OWN SPD CALIB 00 50 50 J p o DEPTH CALIB 0 0 AV Cursor e ESC Esc Figure 3 15 Sensor setup menu 4 Press A or V to select DEPTH CALIB 5 Enter correction with numeric keys 6 Press the ENT key 7 Press the MENU key 3 14 Displaying the Water Temperature Graph A water temperature graph can be displayed This function requires a water temperature sensor To turn on off the water temperature graph 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key to display the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu 3 Press A or V to select TEMP GRP 4 Press P to select ON or OFF 5 Press the MENU key Water temp m scale Water temp graph Fish school Bottom Figure 3 16 Water temperature graph 3 15 Selecting Unit of Water Temperature Measurement You may display temperature in degrees Cen tigrade or Fahrenheit as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select SYSTEM MENU 3 Press the 4 key to display the UNIT SETUP menu 4 Operate the Cursor Pad to select Temp Operate the Cursor Pad to select C or F 6 Press the MENU key 3 16 Offsetting Water Temperature Readout In some instances the water temperature read out may be off by a few degrees You can off set it to the correct temperature as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key to select the SYSTEM SET
100. tead of cursor data Own ship mark Course CSE 340 02 SPD 16 8kt_ speed u Position Figure 4 7 Plotter display showing location of own ship s data 4 4 Selecting Screen Center by Cursor 1 Press the CURS key to display the cur Sor 2 Operate the Cursor Pad to place the cur sor where desired 3 Press the CNTR key 4 5 Shifting the Display 1 Press the CURS key to turn off the cur Sor 2 Operate the Cursor Pad to shift the dis play 4 6 Centering Position 1 Press the CURS key to turn off the cur Sor 2 Press the CNTR key 4 7 Changing Chart Scale Range Chart scale range may be selected with the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys The ZOOM IN key blows up the chart the ZOOM OUT key shrinks it Note When the display is blown up or shrunk beyond the range of the chart card in use the message NO CHART appears to alert you 4 8 Chart Cards The chart cards contain nautical charts When you insert a suitable chart card in the drive and your boat is near land a chart appears with the land portion arranged according to the land settings in the DISPLAY SETUP menu 4 4 When a wrong card is inserted or a wrong chart scale is selected the land will be hol low Insert the proper card and select a suit able chart scale Chart icons appear to help you select suitable chart scale Table 4 1 ex plains the chart icons and their meanings Table 4 1 Chart icons and their meanings Proper card is
101. tern United States Eastern United States Alaska Bahamas excl San Salvador Is Bahamas San Salvador Is Canada incl Newfoundland Is NORTH AMERICAN 1983 OBSERVATORIO 1966 OLD EGYPTIAN 1930 OLD HAWAIIAN OMAN ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1936 Mean Value PICO DE LAS NIVIES PITCAIRN ASTRO 1967 PROVISIONS SOUTH CHILEAN 1963 South Chile near 53 S PROVISIONAL SOUTH AMERICAN 1956 Mean Value PUERTO RICO QATAR NATIONAL QORNOQ ROME 1940 SANTA BRAZ SANTO DOS SAPPER HILL 1943 SOUTH AMERICAN 1969 SOUTH ASIA SOUTHEAST BASE SOUTHWEST BASE TIMBALAI 1948 TOKYO TRISTAN ASTRO 1968 VITI LEVU 1916 WAKE ENIWETOK 1960 ZANDERIJ BUKIT RIMPAH CAMP AREA ASTRO G SEGARA HERAT NORTH HU TZU SHAN TANANARIVE OBSERVATORY 1925 YACARE RT 90 Alberta amp British Columbia East Canada Manitoba amp Ontario Northwest Territories amp Saskatchewan Yukon Canal Zone Caribbean Central America Cuba Greenland Mexico Alaska Canada CONUS Mexico Central America Corvo amp Flores Islands Azores Egypt Mean Value Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Oman England England Isle of Man amp Wales Scotland amp Shetland Islands Wales Canary Islands Pitcairn Is Bolivia Chile Northern Chile near 19 S Chile Southern Chile near 43 S
102. the alarm icon and the indication DEPTH appears You can silence the audible alarm with the CLR key The DEPTH indication remains on the screen until the bottom echo goes out of the alarm range 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP Press V to select BOTTOM on page 2 4 Press 4 to select ON Press V to send the cursor to the fourth line Range Key in the range desired Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key 3 19 Water Temperature Alarm The water temperature alarm sounds when the water temperature is within or over the pre set temperature range This alarm is useful for searching for specific species of fish since each species of fish has its own habitable water temperature This alarm requires connection of a water temperature sensor When the water temperature becomes within or over the alarm range the audible alarm 3 8 sounds and the alarm icon and the indica tion TEMP appears on the display The indi cation remains on the display until the temperature 1s no longer in the alarm range Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key to select ALARM SETUP Press or V to select TEMP 4 Press or to select WITHIN or OVER 5 Press V to send the cursor to the eighth line Temp 6 Key in the temperature desired 7 Press the ENT key 8 Press the MENU key 3 20 Turning On Off the Expansion Range Marker The expansion range marker appears in the
103. the keys when the following display appears DEMO SETTING BASE POSITION b Cursor ENT Enter W Column X Y N S E W Figure 14 5 Demo setting screen 2 Keyinlatitude and longitude for base po sition If necessary press to switch from North latitude to South latitude or vice versa or from West longitude to East longitude or vice versa 3 Press V 14 6 4 Enter ship s speed to use for the demon stration 5 Pressthe ENT key to start the demonstra tion display The unit checks itself for proper operation and then the plotter dis play appears DEMO and 3D or 2D are alternately displayed in the data window at the bottom of the screen when the unit is 1n the demonstration mode 6 Toreturn to the normal mode turn off the power and then turn it on while pressing and holding down the ENT key Note When the memory is cleared while in the demonstration mode the unit starts up in the normal mode 14 8 Memory Card Operations for technicians Before changing the internal battery save the contents of the memory waypoint event mark track route data and menu setting data to a memory card 256 K bytes Saving data 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 7 key to select MEMORY SAVE LOAD 3 Press A to select SAVE MEMORY MEMORY SAVE LOAD SAVE MEMORY YES LOAD MEMORY YES Cursor gt Go ESC Esc Figure 14 6 Memory save load menu 4 Press to select YES Overwrite
104. tion 10 2 10 6 Offsetting Chart Position 10 3 GPS OPERATIONS 11 1 GPS Setup Menu 11 1 11 2 Speed 1 11 2 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 12 1 Selecting 12 1 12 2 Selecting Autopilot Remote Display M 12 1 12 3 Setting up DGPS Beacon 12 1 CUSTOMIZING THE DISPLAY 13 1 Plotter Display Marker 13 1 13 2 Chart Attributes 13 1 13 3 Unit of Distance Measurement 13 2 13 4 Chart Range or Scale Indication 13 2 MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING 14 1 Maintenance 14 1 14 2 Replacement of Fuse Battery 14 1 14 3 Simple Troubleshooting 14 2 14 4 Error Messages 14 3 14 5 Diagnostic Tests 14 4 14 6 GPS Monitor Display 14 5 14 7 Demonstration Display 14 6 14 8 Memory Card Operations for 1 14 6 14 9 Clearing the Memory 14 7 APPENDIX SPEC AO A 1 World Time Standards A 2 Chart A 3 ilc A 4 5 b RE 9 Decca BI MEI A 12 Packine 13 DRAWINGS Antenna D 1 Display er D 2 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS GPS Plotter Interconnection
105. ttom hardness A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it is a soft sandy bottom A long echo tail means a hard bot tom Normal Bottom zoom display display Bottom Expansion range marker yellow Display is blown up three times larger than normal display Figure 2 16 Bottom zoom display plus normal display Bottom lock display The bottom lock display provides a com pressed normal picture on the right half of the screen and a 5 or 10 meter wide layer in con tact with the seabed is expanded onto the left half of the screen You may select layer width on the SOUNDER SETUP menu in the SYS TEM menu This mode useful for bottom discrimination Thispat Expansion is Zoomed Bottom lock display yellow Normal display Fish school CSE 180 00 SPD 16 8kt DEP 162m TMP 16 0 1 14 02 POS 34 26 245 N 135 41 232 Figure 2 17 Bottom lock display plus normal display Note The expansion marker is not displayed in the defualt setting It may be turned on in the SNDR SETUP menu in the SYSTEM menu A scope display This display shows echoes at each transmis sion with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities on the right 1 3 of the screen It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and seabed composition A scope display Normal display CSE 180 09 SPD 1680 DEP 160m TMP 16 0 14 02 POS 34 26 245 135 41 232 Figure 2 18
106. ullis not level within 15 in any direction fairing blocks made out of teak should be used between the transducer and hull both inside and outside to keep the transducer face paral lel with the water line Fabricate the fairing block as shown below and make the entire surface as smooth as possible to provide an undisturbed flow of water around the transducer The fairing block should be smaller than the transducer itself to provide a channel to divert turbulent water around the sides of the transducer rather than over its face Hole for Stuffing tube Lio BOW Upper half xb Lower half Saw along slope of hull Figure 1 22 Construction of fairing block 3 Drill a hole just large enough to pass the threaded stuffing tube of the transducer through the hull making sure it is drilled ver tically 4 Apply a sufficient amount of high quality caulking compound to the top surface of the transducer around the threads of the stuffing tube and inside the mounting hole and fairing blocks if used to ensure watertight mounting 5 Mount the transducer and fairing blocks and tighten the lock ing nuts Be sure that the transducer is properly oriented and its working face is parallel to the waterline Note Do not over stress the stuffing tube and locking nuts through excessive tightening since the wood block will swell when the boat is placed in the water It is suggested that the nut be tightened lightly
107. ulls This method is employed on deep V hulls and provides good per formance because the effects of air bubbles are minimal Install the transducer parallel with water surface not flush with hull If the boat is placed on a trailer care must be taken not to damage the transducer when the boat is hauled out of the water and put on the trailer Figure 1 25 Transom mount transducer projecting from hull Transducer preparation Before putting the boat in water wipe the face of the transducer thoroughly with a detergent liquid soap This will lessen the time necessary for the transducer to have good contact with the water Otherwise the time required for complete saturation will be lengthened and performance will be reduced Do not paint the transducer Performance will be affected 1 4 Installation of Optional Sensors Through hull mount water temperature speed sensor ST 02MSB ST 02PSB Select a suitable mounting location considering the following EM m xw i select a mid boat flat position The sensor does not have to be installed perfectly perpendicular The sensor must not be dam aged in dry docking operation select a place apart from equipment generating heat select a place in forward direction viewing from the drain hole for cooling water Select a place free from vibration Dry dock the boat Make a hole of approx 51 mm diameter Unfasten locknut and remove the sensor section Apply high grade seal
108. upply can cause fire or equipment damage The voltage rating appears on the label at the rear of the display unit Use the correct fuse Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or equipment damage Keep the following compass safe distance Display Unit TABLE OF CONTENTS BY SUBJECT FOREWORD A Word to GP 1610CF Owners 1V V System Configuration Vi INSTALLATION 1 1 4585 1 1 1 2 Installation of Standard CULO 1 3 1 3 Installation of Transducers 1 10 1 4 Installation of Optional 1 19 1 5 Connection of Optional 1 21 1 6 Initial Settings 1 24 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 24 Control Description 2 1 2 2 Inserting Chart Cards 2 2 2 3 Turning On Off the Power 2 2 2 4 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 2 3 2 5 Plotter Displays 2 3 2 6 Sounder 1 2 5 2 7 Basic Menu Operation 2 7 VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 3 1 Principle of Operation 3 1 3 2 Automatic Sounder Operation 3 2 3 3 Manual Sounder Operation 3 2 3 4 Suppressing Low Level Noise 3 3 3 5 Selecting Picture Advance SDOBUL 3 4 3 6 Suppressing Interference 3 4 3 7 Erasing Weak Echoe
109. us sign The key alternately displays plus and minus Press V to select DEPTH CALIB Enter ship s draft if applicable Normally depth is measured from the transducer so enter positive figure Press the MENU key Autopilot or remote display connection 1 2 3 Press the MENU key Press the 0 key Press the 6 key NMEA SETUP 183V1 5 183V2 0 EXT DEVICE REM PILOT AV Cursor ESC Esc Figure 1 35 NMEA setup menu 4 Press 4 or P to select data format of connected external equip ment If you are not sure try both and select the one which successfully receives data 5 Press V to select EXT DEVICE 6 Press 4 or to select type of external equipment input and output data REMote display or AutoPILOT Table 1 1 Output data Autopilot GP AAM APB BOD GLL VTG XIE GP Remote BWR DBT version 1 5 DPT display version 2 0 GLL MTW RMB RMC VTG ZDA Table 1 2 Input data LC DE or all GLL GGA RMC RMA TLL talkers VTG wc 7 Press the MENU key 1 25 1 26 DGPS beacon receiver connection 1 Press MENU key 2 Press the 0 key 3 Press the 8 key DGPS SETUP RTCM VER BYTE FORM 8 8 FIRST BIT LSB PARITY BIT ODD STOP BIT 2 BIT RATES 7 BAUD RATES 300 600 1200 2400 9600 AV Cursor ENT Sel ESC Esc Figure 1 36 DGPS setup menu 4 Press to select ON in the DGPS line Change settings r
110. ween the true and mag netic north direction This difference is called magnetic variation and varies with respect to the observation point on the earth This varia tion may be entered automatically or manu ally Navigation calculation The GPS receiver calculates the range bear ing and cross track error to next waypoint when you select a destination The calcula tion of that data is called navigation calcula tion NMEA 0183 The National Marine Electronics Association s signal format which enables connection of electronic equipment of different marine elec tronics manufacturers Plotting interval The plotting interval determines both how the track will be reconstructed on the display and track storage time The shorter the interval the more accurate the reconstruction of track line however total storage time is reduced The plotting interval can be selected to time or distance Plotting by distance offers the ad vantage that the track 1s not stored when the vessel is anchored S A GPS was developed by the US Department of Defense mainly for use by its marine ves sels and aircraft For civil users the accuracy of the system is purposely downgraded for national security reasons This intentional ac curacy reduction 15 called S A Because GPS position error may be greater than 100 meters any GPS position should be double checked against other sources to confirm position Time to go TTG The amount of time nec
111. width 3 9 depth chime function 3 5 depth measurement 3 5 erasing weak echoes 3 4 expansion range marker on off 3 8 fish alarm 3 7 gain offset 3 9 hue color 3 5 manual operation 3 2 offsetting depth readout 3 6 offsetting water temperature readout 3 7 picture advance speed 3 4 suppressing interference 3 4 suppressing low level noise 3 3 unit of depth 3 6 unit of water temperature 3 7 water temperature alarm 3 8 water temperature graph 3 6 zero line 3 10 zoom magnification factor 3 5 Specifications 1 Speed alarm 9 2 Speed averaging 11 2 Tests display 14 5 memory I O port 14 4 panel keyboard 14 4 Thru hull transducer installation 1 14 Time mark color 13 1 Tone adjustment 2 3 Track color 5 1 erasing 5 1 plotting interval 5 2 smoothing 5 2 starting stopping plotting of 5 1 Transom mount transducer installation 1 17 Trip alarm 9 2 Troubleshooting 14 2 14 3 True bearing 10 2 W Water temperature activating alarm 3 8 displaying water temperature graph 3 6 offsetting readout 3 7 unit of measurement 3 7 Water temperature alarm 3 8 Water temperature graph 3 6 Waypoints changing size 7 4 changing waypoint position 7 3 entering at own ship s position 7 1 entering by cursor 7 2 entering by L L 7 2 entering MOB mark as 7 3 erasing through waypoint list 7 3 setting destination by waypoint 8 1 World time standards A 2 X XTE alarm 9 2 Z Zero line 3 10 ZOOM ZOOM OUT keys 4 4 Index 3
112. yed Figure 3 1 Underwater conditions and video sounder display 3 2 Automatic Sounder Operation Automatic operation is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks and do not have time to adjust the display How it works The automatic function automatically selects the proper gain and range scale according to depth It works as follows Range changes automatically to locate the bottom on the lower half of screen It jumps to one step shallower range when bottom echoes reach a half way point of the full scale from top and to one step deeper range when they come to the lower edge of scale The gain is automatically adjusted to dis play the bottom echo in reddish brown de fault color arrangement Clutter level on the VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP menu which suppresses low level noise is automatically adjusted Two types of automatic modes Two types of automatic modes are available cruise and fish Cruise 1s for tracking the bot tom and fish is for searching fish schools since Cruise uses a higher clutter rejection setting than Fish itis not recommended for fish detection weak fish echoes may be de leted by clutter rejection How to enable automatic sounder operation 1 Press the AUTO key AUTO MODE 4 OE Fish w Manual Figure 3 2 Auto mode display 2 Press AUTO key again to select Cruise or Fish 3 Press the ENT or MENU key 3 2 3 3 Manual Sounder Operation Manual

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