Furuno GP-7000F User Manual

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viii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION TRANSDUCERSpeed/WaterTemp Sensor(option)DistributorMB-1000** Required when using 1 kW transducer.Power Source12-24 VDC:

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-14 10.6 Reducing Low Level Noise Light-blue dots may appear over most of the screen. This is mainly due to sediment

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-1510.7 Erasing Weak Echoes Sediments in the water or reflections from plankton may be painted on the display in green

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-16 10.8 White Marker The white marker functions to display a particular echo color in white. For example, you may wan

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-1710.9 Picture Advance Speed The picture advance speed determines how quickly the vertical scan lines run across the s

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-18 10.10 Alarms The sounder section has two conditions which generate audio and visual alarms: fish (normal) and fish

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-1910.10.2 Fish alarm The fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within the preset alarm range. Note that the sensitivit

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-20 10.11 Water Temperature Graph The water temperature graph (appropriate sensor required) plots water temperature o

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-2110.13 Displaying Nav Data You can show the navigation data at the left-hand side of the screen by pressing the NAVDA

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-22 10.14 SOUNDER SETUP Menu The SOUNDER SETUP menu sets up the sounder section. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show th

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-23ECHO OFFSET (50 kHz, 200 kHz) If the on-screen echo level appears to be too weak or in manual operation too strong a

1-11. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW This chapter acquaints you with the basics of your unit–from turning on the power to the soft key menu operation. 1.1 D

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-24 10.15 Interpreting the Sounder Display This section provides, using typical examples, information necessary for i

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-25Zero line The zero line represents the transducer’s position. It moves off the screen when a shifted range is used,

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-26 Bottom nature The nature of the bottom is known from the intensity and length of the bottom tail. Generally, when

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-27Fish school density If two schools appear with the same color at different depth, the one in deeper water is denser

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-28 Surface noise When the sea is rough or the ship passes over a wake, surface noise may appear at the top of the scr

11-111. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11.1 Maintenance Regular maintenance is important for continued performance. Important points to be checke

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-2 11.2 Replacement of Fuse Use the correct fuse.Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire ordamage the equipment.

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-311.4 Simple Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can foll

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-4 Sounder troubleshooting If … Then … check if STOP is not selected at PICTURE ADVANCE on the SOUNDER menu

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-511.5 Diagnostics This section provides the procedures for testing the equipment for proper operation. Four

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-2 1.2 Loading an SDTM Chart Card Your unit reads C-MAP NT+ /NT MAX TM charts, stored on SDTM cards. Insert the appropriat

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-6 11.5.2 Dim menu The Dim menu checks the contrast and backlight control circuits for proper operation. 1.

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-711.5.4 Serial ports You can confirm the signal input. 1. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose Serial port fr

11. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 11-8 11.7 Clearing the Memory The memory can be cleared to restart operation with default settings. All track

AP-1APPENDIX Menu Tree Plotter LANGUAGE (English, others)KEYPAD BEEP (Off, On) PALETTE (Normal, SunLight, Night, NOAA)TIME LINE (Infinite, off, 2 mi

APPENDIX AP-2 AUDIBLE ALARM (Off, Internal, Internal+External)ARRIVAL ALARM (Off, 0.00 to 5.39 nm) XTE ALARM (Off, 0.00 to 5.39 nm)TEMPERATURE ALARM

APPENDIX AP-3 GPS SIMULATIONSIMULATION MODE (Off, On)COURSE (0 to 359 )SPEED (0 to 539 kt, 1.0)DATETIMECURSOR CONTROL (Off, On)SELECT POSITION3ECHO

APPENDIX AP-4 Sounder GENERAL (See page AP-1.)AUTO MODE PRESET (MANUAL, FISH, CRUISE)DISPLAY MODE (NORMAL, BOTTOM LOCK, BOTTOM ZOOM, MARKER ZOOM, BOT

APPENDIX AP-5What is WAAS? WAAS, available in North America, is a provider in the worldwide SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) navigation sys

APPENDIX AP-6 World Time Chart

SP - 1 E4429S00A SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS PLOTTER/SOUNDER GP-7000F 1 GENERAL 1.1 Display 7-inch wide color TFT color LCD, 480 (W) x 234 (H) dots 1.

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-31.3 Turning the Power On/Off Turning the power on Press the [POWER/BRILL] key until you hear a click and a beep. When the

05/04/26 SP - 2 E4429S00A 4 INTERFACE 4.1 Input data sentences IEC61162-1 and NMEA 0183 Ver1.5 DBT, DPT, MTW, TLL, WPL, VHW, HDT, HDG, DSC, MWV

IN-1INDEX A alarms... 7-1, 10-18 anchor...7-5 arrival .

IN-2 N nav data...10-21 navigate ...8-5 navig

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-4 1.4 Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast You can adjust display brilliance and contrast as shown below. 1. Press the [PO

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-51.5 Selecting a Display Fourteen screen displays are available as shown figure in below. 1. Press the [DISP] key to sho

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-6 1.7 MOB Mark 1.7.1 Entering the MOB mark, setting MOB as destination The MOB (Man Overboard) mark functions to mark man

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-71.7.2 Deleting the MOB mark 1. Operate the cursor pad to place the cursor on the MOB mark, and then press the STOP soft

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-8 EnglishItalianoFrancaisDeutschEspanolNorskSvenskPortuguese Language option window 4. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-9EnglishItalianoFrancaisDeutschEspanolNorskSvenskPortuguese Language option window 4. Press ▼ to choose an option and then

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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-10 Note: You can return the value to zero by pressing the CLR FLD soft key. 8. Enter SPEED, DATE and TIME. 9. Rotate the

2-12. PLOTTER DISPLAYS 2.1 Presentation Modes The plotter display mainly shows chart, ship’s track, waypoints, and navigation data. Three types of

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-2 2.1.2 Course-up Press the COURSE UP soft key to show the course-up display. When destination is set, it is at the top of the

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-32.2 Cursor 2.2.1 Turning on the cursor, shifting the cursor Press the cursor pad to turn the cursor on, and the cursor appears

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-4 2.2.3 Displaying data Besides its fundamental functions of providing position data, the cursor can also provide data for chos

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-52.4 Navigation Data Display The navigation data display provides generic navigation data, and it is shown in combination displ

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-6 2.5 Compass Display The compass display, shown in combination displays, provides steering information. The compass rose shows

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-72.6 Highway Display The highway display, shown in combination display with the plotter screen, provides a graphic presentation

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-8 2.7 GPS Status Display The GPS status display provides data on the GPS satellites. 33 18.426N12:09 AM1.00Apr/02/04ACQUIRING

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-92.8 Celestial Display Your plotter provides for calculation of the tide heights for any date. Additionally it displays the time

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2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-10 2.9 Graph Display Four graphs can be displayed alternately on the half-screen of the LCD: depth, wind, water temperature and

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-112.10 Wind Display Your plotter can show the graphical wind indicator when the appropriate data is input. WIND TRUEHEAD7º M- -

2. PLOTTER DISPLAY 2-12 2.11 NAVDATA Window The second soft key from the left functions to control the NAVDATA window. Each press of the key changes

3-13. TRACK Your ship’s track is plotted on the screen using navigation data fed from the internal GPS navigator. This chapter shows you what you can

3. TRACK 3-2 5. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose ACTIVE TRACK and then push the [ENTER] knob. 6. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose the desired nu

3. TRACK 3-33.5 Hiding the Track The track lines can be hidden (but recorded). This function is useful when there are too many tracks to distinguish

3. TRACK 3-4 3.6.2 Track plotting interval 1. Choose TRACK from the PLOTTER menu. 2. Choose DISTANCE or TIME as appropriate and then push the [EN

4-14. WAYPOINT In navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination poin

4. WAYPOINT 4-2 4. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose the desired alphanumeric character. You can clear all digits in the field by pressing the CL

4. WAYPOINT 4-34.1.2 Entering a waypoint from the waypoint list You can manually enter waypoint position from the waypoint list as follows. 1. Pre

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4. WAYPOINT 4-4 4.1.3 Entering a waypoint/MOB mark with an external event switch If the equipment is equipped with an external event switch you may

4. WAYPOINT 4-54.2 Editing Waypoint Data Waypoint data may be edited from the waypoint list or directly from the plotter display. 4.2.1 Editing wa

4. WAYPOINT 4-6 4.3 Erasing Waypoints Waypoints can be erased from the waypoint list or directly from the plotter display. 4.3.1 Erasing a waypoin

4. WAYPOINT 4-74.4 Searching, Sorting Waypoints You can search and sort waypoints on the waypoint list as follows. Searching by waypoint name 1. O

4. WAYPOINT 4-8 4.5 Other Waypoint List Functions This section shows you how to execute the various functions available on the WAYPOINT LIST. 4.5.

4. WAYPOINT 4-9 4.5.2 Hiding or showing waypoints Waypoints can be shown or hidden individually or collectively on the plotter display as below. 1.

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5-15. ROUTE Often a trip from one place to another involves several course changes, requiring a series of route points (waypoints) which you navigat

6. ROUTE 5-2 CANCELCOORD TYPESAVE134 41.895 ’N 135 21.109 ’W 34 43.776 ’N 135 17.883 ’W 34 46.007 ’N 135 19.521 ’W 34 80.398 ’N 135 35.354 ’W 34 2

5. ROUTE 5-35.3 Connecting Routes Two routes which you have created can be connected as follows to form a new route. 1. Open the route menu. 2. Ro

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6. ROUTE 5-4 5.4 Inserting Waypoints Waypoints can be inserted in a route as follows: Inserting a waypoint from the route list 1. Show the route l

5. ROUTE 5-5Inserting a waypoint from the plotter display You can insert a waypoint in a route directly on the screen. 1. Press the cursor pad to p

6. ROUTE 5-6 5.6 Information on Route Report The route report provides various information about routes, such as time distance and necessary fuel

5. ROUTE 5-7Entering the speed for TIME column Enter speed to be used for TIME calculation. 1. Show the route report. 2. Rotate the [ENTER] knob t

6. ROUTE 5-8 5.8 Searching Routes You can search for a route through the route list or on the plotter display. Searching a route through the route

6-16. NAVIGATION This chapter shows you how to get to a desired destination by using “quick points”, waypoints, port services and routes. 6.1 Navi

6. NAVIIGATION 6-2 Navigating a quick route 1. Press the cursor pad to place the cursor at the position where you want to enter a waypoint. 2. Pre

6. NAVIGATION 6-3Navigating to ports, port service C-MAP NT+/NT MAXTM chart cards have a port service list which shows services available at ports an

6. NAVIIGATION 6-4 6.2 Navigating to Waypoints You can select an existing waypoint as destination by cursor, by name or through the WAYPOINT LIST. T

6. NAVIGATION 6-56.3 Following a Route You can follow a route as follows. Setting a complete route as destination This method enables you to naviga

iv TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION... viii 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIE

6. NAVIIGATION 6-6 Skipping route waypoints In some instances you may want to “skip” waypoints while following a route. In the figure below, for exa

6. NAVIGATION 6-76.5 Affecting the Destination Set at Primary Unit to Secondary When multiple GP-7000 series plotters are connected, the C-LINK feat

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7-17. ALARMS The plotter section has seven conditions which generate both audio and visual alarms: arrival, XTE, temperature, depth, anchor, STW and

7. ALARM 7-2 7.1 Audible Alarm On/Off Audio and visual alarms are released whenever an alarm setting is violated. You can enable or disable the audi

7. ALARMS 7-37.3 XTE (Cross-Track Error) Alarm The XTE alarm warns you when your boat is off its intended course. Note that this alarm is availabl

7. ALARM 7-4 7.4 Temperature Alarm Note: This alarm requires water temperature data. There are two types of water alarms: Within Range and Out of R

7. ALARMS 7-57.5 Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm informs you that your boat is moving when it should be at rest. : AlarmOwn ship's positionSetti

7. ALARM 7-6 7.7 Depth Alarm The depth alarm sounds when the depth is within the alarm range set. 1. Open the ALARMS menu. 2. Rotate the [ENTER] k

7. ALARMS 7-77.8 Grounding Alarm The grounding alarm sounds when there is an object on chart data which is within the range and depth set. Further, y

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8-18. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT This chapter describes the various options which allow you to customize the plotter section to suit your needs. 8.1 GENE

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-2 DATE FORMAT Chooses date notation; MM-DD-YY or DD-MM-YY. AUTO INFO Chooses what data is available with the cursor; Off

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-3PERSPECTIVE VIEW Chart data is projected in perspective mode, for 3D simulation, during navigation. DYNAMIC NAV-AIDS Sho

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-4 DANGERS Shown in red when the GROUNDING alarm detects the high-risk object (listed in the grounding report) when the GR

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-5MAP CONFIGURATION DISPLAY MODE Chooses the map to display; Full, Medium, Low, Tides or Custom. “Full” shows all data in t

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-6 Setting details DEPTH SETTINGS Item Settings DEPTH RANGE On, Off DEPTH RANGE MIN 0-49211 ft DEPTH RANGE MAX 0-49212

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-78.3 ADVANCED Menu The ADVANCED menu calibrates data. FIX Item Settings FIX CORRECTION GPS-generated position may be off

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-8 NAVIGATE Item Settings COORDINATE SYSTEM Choose the coordinate display method among ddd mm ss, ddd mm.mm, ddd mm.mmm an

8. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 8-98.4 INFO Menu This menu shows the detailed information for the location selected by the cursor. Choose a location, and th

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9-19. DATA TRANSFER This chapter provides information for saving and replaying data to and from memory cards, and uploading and downloading data. 9

9. DATA TRANSFER 9-2 9.1.2 Formatting memory cards Before you can use a memory card it must be formatted. This prepares the card for use with the s

9. DATA TRANSFER 9-39.1.4 Playing back data from a memory card Data (track, waypoints, routes) can be loaded from a memory card and displayed on the

9. DATA TRANSFER 9-4 4. When receiving data, follow steps shown below. a) Choose NMEA 1 INPUT, NMEA 2 INPUT or RS232 3 INPUT appropriately, and th

9. DATA TRANSFER 9-59.2.2 Sending/receiving routes data You may sending/receiving routes as follows. When sending data, set the connected equipment f

9. DATA TRANSFER 9-6 N NAME LENGTH WAYPOINTSFIND NEW EDIT

10-110. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION This chapter covers video sounder operation. The procedures in this chapter assume that a full screen video sounder

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-2 10.1 Sounder Display 10.1.1 Description of sounder display Color barDepth scaleTx frequencyDepth5030Te m pscaleWat

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-31. Press the [DISP] key to show the DISPLAY MODE menu. DISPLAY MODETURN KNOB TO SELECT DISPLAY MODE AND PRESS KNOB T

vii11.5.1 RAM menu ... 11-5 11.5.2 Dim menu...

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-4 AUTO MODE PRESET MANUALDISPLAY MODE NORMALFREQUENCY 50 KHzPICTURE ADVANCE 1/1TEMPERATURE GRAPH OnZOOM MARKER OnA-SC

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-5Bottom lock, Bottom zoom, Marker zoom, Bottom discrimination Using the soft key 1. Press the DISP MODE soft key to s

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-6 Bottom-lock display The bottom-lock display provides a compressed normal picture on the right half of the screen an

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-7Marker-zoom display The marker-zoom display expands a selected area of the normal sounder picture to full vertical si

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-8 A-scope display The A-SCOPE display, which can be enabled or disabled on the SOUNDER menu, shows echoes at each tra

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-910.2.2 Types of automatic sounder mode Two types of automatic sounder modes are available: CRUISE and FISH. CRUISE i

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-10 10.3 Manual Sounder Operation Manual operation is useful for observing fish schools and bottom using a fixed gain

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-1110.3.3 Adjusting the gain Normally, set the gain to the point where excessive noise does not appear on the screen.

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-12 10.4 Measuring Depth, Time The VRM measures the depth and the time marker, time. 1. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to

10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 10-1310.5 Reducing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equipment