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3 heading, pitch and roll offsets – Furuno IF-NMEASC User Manual

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3. ADJUSTMENTS

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3.3

Heading, Pitch and Roll Offsets

Turn on the IF unit and wait approx. three minutes for the satellite compass to settle. Then, check
that heading, pitch and roll data are reasonable. If not, open the unit and enter appropriate off-
set(s).

1. Open the cover, referring to step 1 in the previous section for the procedure.
2. Open the inner cover.

On the circuit board, find the heading display, LED set, and operating buttons. The Heading
LED is lit

3. Push the [Menu/Cancel] button to light the applicable Offset LED (Heading, Pitch, or Roll) and

push the [Enter] button. The selected LED starts flashing and the display shows current offset
for item selected.

4. Use the [+] or [-] button to set offset. (You can push and hold down those buttons to speed up

the rate of incrementation.)

Range of offset

Heading: ±6°
Pitch, Roll: ±10°

5. Push the [Enter] button to finish. The display shows current heading, pitch or roll indication

with offset applied. The selected Offset LED stops flashing.

6. Close the inner and outer covers.

OUTPUT PROCESSING

0

3

Heading

Pitch

Sentence

Roll

Bps

Output

Interval

Bps

Sentence

Offset

Output

Interval

Operating
buttons

Use the [Menu/Cancel]
button to show the
heading indication.
Push the [Enter] button
to show the heading
offset value.

-

+

Enter

Menu/

Cancel

Port 2

Port 3

When offset
is minus