Furuno GP-3500F User Manual

COLOR GPS/PLOTTER/SOUNDERGP-3500F

viii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Display unitGP-3500FGPA-017S/GPA-019S*1 (option)12-24 VDCExternal equipment(Autopilot, radar, etc.)Remote controller: Sta

7. NAVIGATION 7-6 NEAR SERVICE Select service mark desired with the [ENTER] knob, and then press the [ENTER] knob. Then, the display shows the loc

7. NAVIGATION 7-77.2 Navigating to a Waypoint Existing waypoints can be set as destination using the following four methods: • Selecting a waypoin

7. NAVIGATION 7-8 5. Press the [MENU] key several times to close the menu. A light-blue line runs between destination selected and own ship’s pos

7. NAVIGATION 7-9Entering waypoint name This method is available only for waypoints having numeric names. 1. Press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key to tur

7. NAVIGATION 7-10 7.3 Following a Route Setting a route as destination 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [2] key to

7. NAVIGATION 7-11Skipping route waypoints In some instances you may want to “skip” waypoints while following a route. In the figure below, for exa

7. NAVIGATION 7-12 Switching waypoint When you arrive to a waypoint on a route, you can switch to the next waypoint two ways: PERPENDICULAR or ARR

8-18. ALARMSThere are 12 alarms which generate both audible and visual alarms: Arrival Alarm, Anchor Watch Alarm, XTE Alarm, Border Alarm, Proximit

8. ALARMS 8-2 8.1 Audio Alarm On/Off The audio alarm sounds whenever an alarm setting is violated. You can enable or disable the audio alarm as f

8. ALARMS 8-38.2 Arrival Alarm/Anchor Watch Alarm The arrival alarm informs you that your boat is approaching a destination waypoint. The area tha

1-11. BASIC OPERATION1.1 Controls Description 1.1.1 Display unit When you correctly execute an operation, the unit generates a beep. Invalid operatio

8. ALARMS 8-4 8.3 XTE (Cross Track Error) Alarm/Border Alarm The XTE alarm warns you when your boat is off its intended course. When the XTE alar

8. ALARMS 8-58.4 Proximity Alarm The proximity alarm alerts you when your vessel nears a waypoint by the distance set for that waypoint on the wayp

8. ALARMS 8-6 8.5 Speed Alarm The speed alarm warns you when your boat’s speed is within or over the speed range set. 1. Press the [MENU] key to

8. ALARMS 8-78.7 Temperature Alarm Note: This alarm requires water temperature data. There are two types of water temperature alarms: INSIDE and O

8. ALARMS 8-8 8.9 Bottom Alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom echo is within the alarm range set. To activate the bottom alarm the depth

9-19. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNITThis chapter describes the various options which allow you to set up your unit to suit your needs. 9.1 CHART SETUP Menu

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-2 4. Press the [1] key to select “1. YES.” The plotter screen appears with the following window. OFFSET METHOD 1. CURSO

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-33. DELTA L/L For this method, pre-calculate the error on a nautical chart. The position offset window changes as below. T

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-4 9.1.2 CHART SETUP menu items description The CHART SETUP menu lets you turn chart features on or off and choose colors

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-5OFFSET CHART POSITION See paragraph 9.1. LAT/LON GRID Turns lat/lon grid on/off and changes its color. This can be selec

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-2 1.1.2 Remote controller The remote controller provides for armchair control of the display unit. It has six keys, all of whi

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-6 9.1.3 CONTOUR LINES SETUP menu You can select the color of contour lines which are lines colored according to depth. I

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-79.2 PLOTTER SETUP Menu The PLOTTER SETUP menu mainly sets up the Loran (Decca) TD display. (For panel dimmer and hue, se

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-8 5. If necessary, rotate the [ENTER] knob to select CORRECTION 1 to enter offset. Use the numeric keys to enter positio

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-99.2.2 Resetting trip distance You can reset trip distance to “0.” The trip distance is shown in the NAV INFO window. (Se

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-10 PLOTTER RANGE SETUPTURN KNOB TO SELECT MENU.SELECT THE ITEM OF EACH MENU BY TRACKBALL.0.125 1. ON 2. OFF0.25 1.ON 2.

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-119.3 DISPLAY SETUP Menu The DISPLAY SETUP menu contains items for setting up the display. 1. Press the [MENU] key to s

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-12 0-1. DISPLAY SETUP 1/2NEXT PAGELANGUAGE ENGLISHKEY BE

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-13NMEA TEMP CALIB You may apply an offset to NMEA water temperature data. For details, see the installation manual. DEPTH

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-14 MAGNETIC VARIATION The location of the magnetic north pole is different from the geographical north pole. This causes

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-15SET GOTO METHOD Selects the method by which to navigate to a quick point from among 1 POINT, 35 POINTS, NEAR SERVICE and

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-31.2 Loading a Mini Chart Card Your unit reads FURUNO and NavCharts (NAVIONICS) chart cards, or C-MAP (available in near futu

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-16 MARK STATUS Turns the mark data on or off. When ON is selected, place the cursor on a mark to show the mark data box.

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-17SELECT NAV SOURCE Selects the source of position data from among INT (internal), EXT (external), EXT (external) LORAN-C

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-18 SPEED SMOOTHING During position fixing, ship’s velocity (speed) is directly measured by receiving GPS satellite signal

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-19DEFAULT LATITUDE, DEFAULT LONGITUDE The default latitude and longitude position is Seattle, U.S.A. (45°35.000’N, 125°00.

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-20 WAAS SEARCH Choose AUTO for automatic search or MANUAL for manual search. For MANUAL, enter appropriate WAAS satellite

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-219.5 PROGRAMMABLE KEYS & REMOTE CONTROLLER SETUP Menu This paragraph shows how to program keys and the remote contro

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-22 0-3. PROGRAMMABLE KEYS & REMOTE CONTROLLER SETUPPROGRAMMABLE KEYS SETUPWAYPOINTS LISTSHIFT KEY SETUPE/S SHIFTRANGE

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-23Function keys Menu item Function WAYPOINTS LIST Shows the WAYPOINTS LIST. ROUTES LIST Shows the ROUTES LIST. DISP MEM

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-24 9.5.2 Remote controller (option) setup The keys of the optional remote controller can be programmed as below. 1. Pr

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-25Function keys for remote controller Menu items Functions SAVE/MOB KEY Same as [SAVE/MOB] key on the display unit WAYYP

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-4 1.3 Turning the Power On/Off Turning the power on ▪ Press the [POWER] key. When the unit is turned on, it proceeds in the

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-26 9.6 DISPLAY MODES & NAV DATA WINDOW SETUP Menu This menu sets up the DISPLAY MODE and NAVIGATION DATA screens. 9

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-270-4-1. DISPLAY MODES SETUPTURN KNOB TO SELECT DISPLAY MODE AND PRESS KNOB TO ENTER.OR PRESS APPROPRIATE NUMERIC KEY TO S

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-28 0-4-1. PLOTTER MODES SETUPPLOTTERPLOTTER WITH NAV INFORMATION 1PLOTTER WITH NAV INFORMATION 2VIDEO PILOTVIDEO PILOT WI

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-299.6.2 Setting the navigation data window The navigation data window appears at the top of the PLOTTER (or PILOT) NAV IN

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-30 0-4-2. NAVIGATION DATA WINDOW SETUPNEXT PAGEOWN SHIP POSITION LAT/LONOWN SHIP POSITION TD LORAN-AOWN SHIP POSITION TD

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-31Available data Data Large column Middle column Small column OWN SHIP POSIITON YES YES NO OWN SHIP POSITION TD LORA

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-32 STW NO YES YES TRIP LOG NO YES YES ODOMETER NO YES YES DEPTH NO YES YES TEMPERATURE NO YES YES DATE NO YES YES TIME

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-339.7 I/O PORT SETUP Menu This menu sets up the I/O ports, and should be done at the installation. Note that the data tra

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-34 NMEA FORMAT Select NMEA0183 version 1.5 or 2.0 depending on the navigator connected. TLL OUTPUT Select ON to output L

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-35AAM: Arrival alarm APB: Autopilot sentence (XTE, XTE direction, arrival radius, bearing and destination from origin to

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-5Position-fixing indications and their meanings Indication Meaning Indication Meaning 2D 2D (dimension) GPS position fix D2D*

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-36 9.8 TEST & MEMORY CLEAR Menu This menu provides the diagnostic test, memory clearing, GPS cold start and setting

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-374. Press the [6] key to show the password window. ENDA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ , - ! ?

9. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 9-38 9.8.2 Removing the password To remove the password, do the following: 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu

10-110. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATAThis chapter provides information necessary for recording and playing back data, and uploading and download

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-2 10.2 Memory Card Operation 10.2.1 Formatting memory cards Before you can use a memory card, it must be

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-33-5. FORMAT MEMORY CARDFORMAT MEMORY CARD 1. YES 2. NOSELECT "YES" BY TRACKBALL TO START THE FO

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-4 10.2.2 Saving data to a memory card You can save the data in the working memory (tracks, marks/lines, wa

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-510. Operate the trackball to select “END”, and then press the [ENTER] knob. The message “NOW SAVING DATA

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-6 10. Press the [ENTER] knob. The overwriting starts. The message “NOW SAVING DATA TO MEMORY CARD. DO NOT

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-710.2.4 Playing back data from a memory card Files stored on a memory card can be loaded to the working m

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-6 1.4 Adjusting Brilliance and Hue You can adjust display brilliance, panel dimmer and hue as shown below. 1.4.1 Adjusting d

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-8 Note 1: To escape, press the [CLEAR] key instead of the [ENTER] knob. Note 2: Loaded and current data are

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-910.3 Automatic Backup Function Your unit can backup data (tracks, marks/lines, waypoints/route and sett

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-10 10.3.2 Backup to internal memory 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [3] key

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-11 10.4 Internal Memory Your unit has five internal memories in which to store data. Data are saved and re

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-12 8. Press the [1] key to select “1. YES.” When there are data in a memory block selected, the followin

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-13 3-7. DISPLAY DATA FROM INTERNAL MEMORYBLOCK ITEM NUMBER DISPLAYBLOCK-1 TRACKS 3,246 NOMARKS 3 NOBLO

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-14 10.4.3 Playing back data from the internal memory Data in the internal memory can be loaded to the work

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-15 10.5 Uploading, Downloading Data You can upload/download mark, line, waypoint (in alphabetical order)

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-16 5. To download mark/line data, rotate the [ENTER] knob to select MARKS & LINES of TRANSFER TO PC. 6

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-17 10.5.2 Uploading data Data in the PC can be uploaded to the working memory. Note: When waypoint or rou

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-71.4.2 Adjusting control panel dimmer 1. Press the [MENU] key to open the main menu. MENU1. WAYPOINT LIST2. ROUTES LIST3. ME

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-18 Waypoint data format 1 2 3 4 5 6 77PFEC, GPwpl, llll.llll, a, yyyyy.yyy, a, c----c, c, c----c,

10. RECORDING & PLAYING BACK DATA 10-19 Route data menu $GPRTE, x, x, a, ccc, c----c, c----c, ... , c----c <CR><LF>1 23456

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11-1 11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION11.1 Principle of Operation The video sounder determines the distance between its transducer and underwater objects

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-2 11.2 Sounder Displays There are nine display modes from which to choose: single frequency, dual-frequency, marker z

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-3 AUTO C58.6m17.620406080FishechoBottomecho5.6°C10.0 ktNL1REPLAYFISHH10864250kIconsAlarmWater temperatureDepthShip&apo

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-4 11.2.3 Marker-zoom display (50 kHz or 200 kHz) The marker-zoom display expands a selected area of the normal sound

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-5 11.2.5 Bottom-lock display (50 kHz or 200 kHz) The bottom-lock display provides a compressed normal picture on the

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-6 11.2.7 A-scope display (Single display only) The A-scope display, available in all modes, shows echoes at each tra

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-7 11.2.8 Mix display This mode compares echo intensity between low and high frequencies, and displays echoes from tiny

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-8 8. PLOTTER SETUPTURN KNOB TO SELECT MENU.SELECT THE ITEM OF EACH MENU BY TRACKBALL.LORAN-A GRI 00-01 CORRECTION 1 +000.0

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-8 11.2.9 Plotter (or Pilot)/sounder display This display provides the plotter display on the upper half of the scree

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-9 11.3 Automatic Sounder Operation Automatic sounder operation is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks an

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-10 How to enable automatic sounder operation 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [9] key to

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-11Offsetting the basic range The basic range in the AUTO mode can be offset. This is useful for watching the bottom in

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-12 11.4 Manual Sounder Operation Manual operation is useful for observing fish schools and bottom using fixed gain s

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-13 11.4.2 Selecting display range The basic range may be selected with the [RANGE] key, from the eight ranges shown i

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-14 11.4.3 Shifting the basic range The shift function determines the start depth of the picture. Start depth (shift)

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-15 11.4.4 Adjusting gain Adjust the sensitivity of the receiver so excessive noise just disappears from the screen. C

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-16 11.5 Measuring Depth, Time The VRM measures the depth, and the time marker measures time. ● For measuring depth

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-17 Track cursorFISH0000014320 212230.00.3nmAUTO C5.6°C10.0 kt48.6m50k1'50"020406080Track cursor OFF:Trackbal

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-91.4.3 Selecting hue 1. Press the [MENU] key to display the main menu. 2. Press the [8] key to display the PLOTTER SETUP men

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-18 11.6 Entering Mark on the Display You can mark on the plotter (or pilot) display through the sounder display. ●

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-19 11.7 Reducing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equipmen

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-20 11.8 Reducing Low-Level Noise Dots (light-blue) may appear over most of the screen. This is mainly due to sedimen

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-21 11.9 White Marker The white marker functions to display a particular echo in white. For example, you may want to di

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-22 11.10 Display Colors You can select the number of colors and background color to use as follows: 1. Press the [M

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-23 11.11 Customizing Colors In addition to the standard and factory programmed color sets, the user may set and store

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-24 10. Press the [ENTER] knob. The color changed at steps 8 and 9 is entered to the color bar. 11. Repeat steps 6 thr

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-25 11.13 Picture Advance Speed The picture advance speed determines how quickly the vertical scan lines run across th

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-26 11.14 Reviewing Past Picture One past picture can be reviewed. Setting up to display past picture In the factory

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-27 Reviewing the past picture This feature is only available with the single frequency display. 1. Press the [ENTER]

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1. BASIC OPERATION 1-10 1.5 Selecting a Display Five full-screen displays are available: Plotter, Pilot, Navigation, Compass and Sounder. In addit

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-28 11.15.1 Audio alarm on/off The audio alarm sounds whenever an alarm setting is violated. You can enable or disabl

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-29 11.15.2 Fish alarm The fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within the preset alarm range. The depth at which fish

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-30 11.15.3 Fish alarm (B/L) The bottom-lock fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within a predetermined distance fr

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-31 11.16 Programmable Key Setup The programmable key ([PROG] key) provides one-touch execution of desired function. A

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-32 6. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select the function, and then press the [ENTER] knob. Note that the function of “E/

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-33 11.17 Setting the DISPLAY MODE Screen The DISPLAY MODE screen appears when pressing the [DISP] key. Display type a

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-34 0-4-1. ECHO SOUNDER 50/200 kHz DISPLAY MODES SETUPGO TO 1/2 PAGE OF E/S 50/200 kHz DISPLAY MODES SETUPVERTICAL - E

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-35 11.18 ECHO SOUNDER SYSTEM SETUP Menu The ECHO SOUNDER SYSTEM SETUP menu sets up the sounder section. 1. Press th

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-36 FISH ALARM LEVEL Sets the alarm sensitivity, that is, the minimum echo strength which will trigger the fish alarms

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-37 SMOOTHING Smoothes echoes to present stable display. The higher the setting the greater the smoothing. DEPTH INFOR

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-11DISPLAY MODE PAGE 1/4TURN KNOB TO SELECT DISPLAY MODE AND PRESS KNOB TO ENTER.OR PRESS APPROPRIATE NUMERIC KEY TO SELECT DIS

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-38 11.19 ECHO SOUNDER RANGE SETUP Menu This section shows you how to set custom ranges for basic range, zoom range (

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-39 11.20 Interpreting the Sounder Display This section provides, using typical examples, the information necessary fo

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-40 Color bar The color bar shows the relation between echo intensity and echo color on the screen. The top color (red

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-41 Zero line The zero line represents the transducer’s position. It moves off the screen when a shifted range is used,

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-42 The nature of the bottom is known from the intensity and length of the bottom tail. Generally, when observing the

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-43 If two fish schools appear with the same color at different depths, the one in deeper water is denser because the u

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-44 Current rip A current rip develops when two ocean currents of different speeds, directions and water temperatures

11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 11-45 Unstable bottom echo The sea bottom echo may be displayed jagged like a saw. This results from that the beam direct

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12-112. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12.1 Maintenance Regular maintenance is important for continued performance. Important points to be checke

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-12 1.6 MOB Mark The MOB (Man Overboard) mark functions to mark man overboard position. You can inscribe this mark from any mod

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-2 12.2 Replacement of Fuse Use the correct fuse.Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire ordamage the equipment.

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-312.4 Trackball Maintenance If the cursor skips or moves abnormally, you may need to clean the trackball. 1

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-4 12.5 Simple Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can fo

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-5Sounder troubleshooting If… Then… ● check that “7. STOP” is not selected of the PICTURE ADVANCE on the ECHO

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-6 12.6 Diagnostics This section provides the procedures for testing the equipment for proper operation. Thr

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-70-6. MEMORY I/O TESTPLOTTER ROM : OK RAM : OK NMEA IN/OUT 1 : - - NMEA IN/OUT 2 : - - NMEA IN : - - R

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-8 12.6.2 Keyboard test The keyboard test checks the controls on the display unit and remote controller for

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-912.6.3 Test pattern The test pattern test checks the display for proper display of colors. 1. Press the [

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-10 12.7 Clearing the Working Memory The working memory can be cleared to restart operation with default se

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-11 12.8 Cold Start Cold start is automatically executed at initial power application or when the GPS memory

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-13Note: The MOB mark can be deleted as follows. a) Press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key to show the cursor. b) Operate the trackball

12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 12-12 Almanac Every GPS satellite is broadcasting general orbital data (called Almanac) about all other satell

AP-1 MENU TREE1. WAYPOINTS LIST SORT (1. ALPHA, 2. DIST, 3. MARK)SPD TO CALC TTG (ACTUAL SPD, SIM SPD 0~99.9 kt; 0 kt)2. ROUTES LIST BACK TRACK (1. Y

MENU TREE AP-2 4. MARKS/SHIP'S DISP TARGET TRACKS (1. ON, 2. OFF) TRACKS SETUPTARGET TRACK COLOR (1. RED, 2. YEL, 3. GRN, 4. L-BLU, 5. PPL,

MENU TREE AP-3 7. CHART SETUP OFFSET CHART POS (1. YES, 2. NO)OFFSET METHOD (1. CURSOR, 2. LAT/LON, 3. DELTA L/L, 4. CANCEL)LAT/LON GRID (0. OFF, s

MENU TREE AP-4 0. SYSTEM 1. DISPLAY LANGUAGE (ENGLISH) SETUP SETUP KEY BEEP (1. ON, 2. OFF)SPEED SOURCE (1. INT GPS, 2. NMEA SOG, 3. NMEA

MENU TREE AP-5 3. PROGRAMMABLE PROGRAMMABLE KEYS SETUP (WAYPOINTS LIST) PROGRAMMABLE KEYS & REMOTE SHIFT KEY SETUP (E/S SHIFT) FUNCTIONS L

MENU TREE AP-6 7. SIMULATION PLOTTER (1. SIM, 2. LIVE) MODE SPEED (0~99.9 kt; 0 kt)COURSE (1. DIRECTION, 2. 8 FIGURE)DIRECTION (0~359.9˚; 0˚)LA

AP-7 WORLD TIME CHART

AP-8 GEODETIC CHART LIST 001 : WGS84 002 : WGS72 003 : TOKYO : Mean Vallue (Japan, Korea, and Okinawa) 004 : NORTH AMERICAN 1927 : Mean Vallue (CON

AP-9 ICONS Icon Meaning Selected mark’s shape and color. Shape: ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, Color: RED, YEL, GRN, L-BLU, PPL, BLU, WHT North marker points t

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-14 1.8 Simulation Mode The simulation mode provides simulated plotter and sounder operation of this unit. All controls are op

AP-10 WHAT IS WAAS? WAAS, available in North America, is a provider in the woridwide SBAS (Satelite Based Augmentation System) navigation system. CBA

FURUNO GP-3500F SP - 1 E4421S03B SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR GPS PLOTTER/SOUNDER GP-3500F 1 DISPLAY 1.1 Display System 10.4-inch TFT col

FURUNO GP-3500F SP - 2 E4421S03B 4 SOUNDER 4.1 Transmit Frequency 50/200 kHz 4.2 Transmission 600 or 1k Wrms 4.3 Display range 5/

IN-1 INDEX A A-scope display ...11-6 Alarms...11-27 Almana

INDEX IN-2 M MAGNETIC VARIATION ...9-14 Mark color...4-3 Marker-zoom disp

INDEX IN-3 V VRM...2-12, 11-16 W Waypoint data...5-13 Waypoint

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-153. Press the [7] key to display the SIMULATION MODE menu. 0-7. SIMULATION MODE SETUPPLOTTER 1. SIM 2. LIVESPEED 09.9 ktCOUR

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-16 17. Enter start date and time with the numeric keys, in 24-hour notation and then press the [ENTER] knob. 18. Press the [ME

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-171.9 Menu Overview Secondary operations are carried out through the menu. This section provides basic menu operating informat

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-18 For example, press the [8] key to display the PLOTTER SETUP menu. 8. PLOTTER SETUPTURN KNOB TO SELECT MENU.SELECT THE ITEM

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-19Entering numeric data 8. PLOTTER SETUPTURN KNOB TO SELECT MENU.SELECT THE ITEM OF EACH MENU BY TRACKBALL.LORAN-A GRI 00-01

i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSWARNINGDo not disassemble or modify theequipment.Fire, electrical shock or serious injury canresult.Immediately turn off the pow

1. BASIC OPERATION 1-20 Entering character SELECT ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER BY TRACKBALL AND PRESS KNOBTO ENTER. OR PRESS NUMERIC KEY TO NAME WAYPOINT

2-12. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2.1 Plotter and Pilot Displays The plotter and pilot displays can be shown with full-screen or

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-2 2.1.2 Pilot display The pilot display is similar to the plotter display, with the following diffe

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-32.1.3 NAV INFO 1 display Select “PLOTTER (or PILOT) NAV INFO 1 (or 2)” from the DISPLAY MODE scree

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-4 TRKS 00M01s2003. 4. 13 34 44.1447'N135 21.0758'ELatitude, longitudeSpeed over groundT

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-5Compass indicator The black inverted triangle shows the bearing to the destination waypoint, and th

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-6 2.1.5 GPS status display The GPS status display provides data about the GPS satellites and GE

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-72.2 Operating the Cursor 1. Press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key. The cursor is turned on, and the curso

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-8 2.3 Shifting the Display The display can be shifted on the plotter display and pilot display.

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-92.5 Measuring Range and Bearing Between two Points You can measure the range and bearing between t

ii FOREWORD Congratulation on your choice of the FURUNO COLOR GPS/PLOTTER/ SOUNDER GP-3500F. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-10 FISH0000014320 212241Starting point(X mark)RULER 0.61nm 90.1 TRange and bearing between starting an

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-112.6 Using the VRM (Variable Range Marker) The VRM function to measure the distance between two point

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-12 4. When it is not necessary to change the VRM’s location and size, simply press the [ENTER] knob.

2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 2-13Indices and chart enlargement When the [ZOOM OUT] key is used, you will see several frames appear

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3-13. TRACKYour ship’s track (main and sub tracks) is plotted on the screen using navigation data fed from the built-in GPS navigator. When connectin

3. TRACKS 3-2 NEXT PAGEMARKS SIZE 1. L 2. L+ 3. SLINES STYLE 1. 2. 3. 4.TRACK INTERVAL 1 TIME (00M10s) DIST (0.10nm)TRACK INTERVAL 2 TIME (00M10s) D

3. TRACKS 3-33.1.2 Sub track A second track of own ship’s track, called sub track, may be shown, using data from a second navigator. Note that the

3. TRACKS 3-4 3.1.3 Other ship’s track You may show the tracks of ARPA targets tracked in auto tracking. Note that this track is not stored in the

3. TRACKS 3-53.2 Stopping, Restarting Plotting of Own Ship Track When your boat is at anchor or returning to port, you probably won’t need to record

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION... viii 1. BASIC OPERATION ...

3. TRACKS 3-6 3.2.1 Displaying own ship’s track while track plotting is stopped You can show or hide own ship’s track on the PLOTTER (or PILOT) dis

3. TRACKS 3-73.2.2 Connecting own ship’s track when resuming plotting When you resume plotting of own ship’s track, the point where plotting was s

3. TRACKS 3-8 3.3 Changing Track Color Track can be displayed in red, yellow, green, light-blue, purple, blue or white. It can be useful to change t

3. TRACKS 3-93.3.4 Automatically changing own ship’s track color by water temperature There are two methods by which own ship’s track color may be c

3. TRACKS 3-10 4. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select TRACKS BY TEMP. 5. Roll the trackball leftward to select “RANGE.” 6. Set the temperature rang

3. TRACKS 3-113.3.5 Changing own ship’s track color according to depth The color of the own ship’s track can be changed according to depth range or

3. TRACKS 3-12 4. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select “TRACKS BY DEPTH”. 5. Roll the trackball leftward to select “RANGE.” 6. Set the depths as des

3. TRACKS 3-133.4 Changing Track Line Type Tracks may be traced on the display with a solid line, dashed line, dotted line or dot-dash line. Choose

3. TRACKS 3-14 3.5.2 Track plotting interval The track plotting interval can be changed as you like. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main men

3. TRACKS 3-153.6 Erasing Tracks There are two methods to erase tracks: by color and by line type. Be absolutely sure you want to erase track; erased

iv 3.3.3 Changing target track color... 3-8 3.3.4 Automatically changin

3. TRACKS 3-16 Erasing tracks by area You can erase tracks within an area you specify. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press th

3. TRACKS 3-179. Do the follows depending on selection made at step 7. 2 PTS Squares (memory points) appear on the track. Own ShipMemory point Track

3. TRACKS 3-18 3.6.2 Erasing tracks by line type You can erase tracks by line type as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2.

3. TRACKS 3-193.7 Editing Tracks The color and style of tracks may be edited as desired. Note 1: Files set to “YES” on the DISPLAY DATA FROM MEMORY

3. TRACKS 3-20 3.8 Changing Track Memory Capacity The equipment stores a total of 16,000 points of track and marks, and the default setting allocat

4-14. MARKS & LINESMarks are useful for denoting important points such as a good fishing spot. The default setting allows you to enter 4,000

4. MARKS & LINES 4-2 Entering a mark by manual input of latitude and longitude position 1. Press the MENU key to display main menu. 2. Press

4. MARKS & LINES 4-34.2 Changing Mark Color Mark can be displayed in red, yellow, green, light-blue, purple, blue, or white. 1. Press the [M

4. MARKS & LINES 4-4 4.3 Changing Mark Size You may choose mark size as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key to display main menu. 2. Press th

4. MARKS & LINES 4-54.4 Entering Lines Lines can be drawn on the screen to depict important locations such as fishing spots and danger areas.

v 7. NAVIGATION...7-1 7.1 Navigating to Quick Points.

4. MARKS & LINES 4-6 4.6 Erasing Marks, Lines Marks and lines can be erased individually, by color and by type. Note that the erased marks an

4. MARKS & LINES 4-7CURSOR a) Operate the trackball to place the cursor on the mark you want to erase. b) Press the [ENTER] knob. c) Press the

4. MARKS & LINES 4-8 Erasing marks and lines by shape 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [5] key to show the MARKS/

4. MARKS & LINES 4-94.7 Editing Marks, Lines You can edit the shape and color of marks and lines. Note: Files set to “YES” on the DISPLAY DAT

4. MARKS & LINES 4-10 4.8 Displaying Mark Data You can display mark data as follows; Note: Files set to “YES” on the DISPLAY DATA FROM MEMOR

5-15. WAYPOINTIn navigation terminology, a waypoint is a particular location on a voyage whether it be a starting, intermediate or destination point.

5. WAYPOINT 5-2 5.1.2 Entering waypoints by the cursor 1. If the cursor is off, press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key to display the cursor. 2. Operate

5. WAYPOINT 5-35.1.3 Entering waypoints by latitude and longitude position 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [1] key t

5. WAYPOINT 5-4 3. Press the [WPT] key to show the waypoint edit window. ENDA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ , - ! ?

5. WAYPOINT 5-510. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select WAYPOINT NAME. 11. Operate the trackball to enter the waypoint name. (Max. six characters) a)

vi 10.3.2 Backup by internal memory...10-10 10.4 Internal Memory ...

5. WAYPOINT 5-6 5.1.4 Entering waypoints by range and bearing This method is useful when you want to enter a waypoint by using range and bearing

5. WAYPOINT 5-75.1.5 Entering waypoints by Loran A or Loran C LOPs 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [8] key to show t

5. WAYPOINT 5-8 11. Use the numeric keys to enter the TD1 LORAN-C (or A). 12. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select TD2 LORAN-C (or A). 13. Use the nu

5. WAYPOINT 5-95.2 Editing Waypoint Data You can edit waypoint data through the WAYPOINTS LIST. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2.

5. WAYPOINT 5-10 5.3 Erasing Individual Waypoints Individual waypoints can be erased by the cursor or through the WAYPOINTS LIST. Erasing waypoin

5. WAYPOINT 5-115.4 Searching Waypoints You can search for a waypoint through the WAYPOINTS LIST. Searching by sorting 1. Press the [MENU] key to

5. WAYPOINT 5-12 5.5 Setting Ship’s Speed for TTG Calculation of TTG is based on ship’s speed data. This data can be set manually or automaticall

5. WAYPOINT 5-135.6 Displaying Waypoint Data You can show waypoint data on the plotter screen as follows: 1. Press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key to sho

5. WAYPOINT 5-14 5.7 Changing Waypoint Mark Size You may change the size of all waypoint marks to small or large, or turn them off. 1. Press th

6-16. ROUTEOften a trip from one place to another involves several course changes, requiring a series of route points (waypoints) which you naviga

vii 12. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING...12-1 12.1 Maintenance...

6. ROUTE 6-2 2. ROUTES LIST DIR: FOLLOW 1/1ROUTE NAME COMMENT GO TO (FOLLOW)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. ROUTE 6-3Route name000002 ROUTE LIST PAGE 1/2NO. WPT NAME LATITUDE LONGITUDE DISTANCE TTG 1 ------

6. ROUTE 6-4 6.1.2 Creating track-based routes You can create routes based on your ship’s track by entering waypoints at own ship’s position up t

6. ROUTE 6-56.2 Editing Routes 6.2.1 Inserting waypoints Waypoints can be inserted in routes as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main

6. ROUTE 6-6 6.3 Erasing Routes 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the [2] key to show the ROUTES LIST. 3. Rotate the [ENT

7-17. NAVIGATIONThis section shows you how to get to a desired destination by using “quick points,” waypoints, port services and routes. 7.1 Nav

7. NAVIGATION 7-2 5. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select SET GOTO METHOD. 0-1 DISPLAY SETUP

7. NAVIGATION 7-3Navigating to a single quick waypoint 1. Referring to page 7-1 for the procedure, set GO TO METHOD to “1. 1POINT”. 2. Press th

7. NAVIGATION 7-4 Navigating a quick route 1. Referring to page 7-1 for the procedure, set SET GO TO METHOD to “2. 35 POINT.” 2. Press the [DISP

7. NAVIGATION 7-5Navigating to ports, port service Some Nav-Chart™ chart cards have a port service list which shows services available at ports or