Furuno NATVET 1824C - Manual (Page 165)

7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT
7-4
Contents of general setup menu (con’t from previous page)
Item Description Settings
Range &
Bearing
Mode
Chooses how to calculate range and
bearing. Great Circle: Shortest course between
two points on the surface of the earth.
Rhumb Line: Straight line drawn
between two points on a nautical chart.
Bearing
Readout Chooses bearing display format for
course, course over ground and cursor
bearing. True, Magnetic
Magnetic
Variation The magnetic variations for all areas of
the earth are preprogrammed into this
unit. The preprogrammed variation is
accurate for most instances, however
you may wish to manually enter a
variation. For manual input, select
Manual, hit the EDIT soft key, enter
value, then hit the ENTER soft key to
set. “AUTO” requires position data.
Auto, Manual
AIS OPTION
soft key See chapter 5.
7.2 Radar Setup
This paragraph explains how to customize the radar display to suit your operational needs.
7.2.1 Radar display setup
The radar display may be set up from the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP menu, which contains
items such as EBL reference and cursor position format.
1. Press the MENU key to show the main menu.
2. Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP soft key.
DISPLAY
SETUP
EDIT
D. BOX
RETURN
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EBL REFERENCE RELATIVE
CURSOR POSITION RNG & BRG-REL
TUNING AUTO
TX SECTOR BLANKING OFF 000
°
001
°
NOISE REJECTION OFF
BACKGROUND COLOR BLACK/GREEN
ECHO COLOR GREEN
2ND ECHO REJECTION OFF
WATCHMAN TIME 5 minutes
RANGE UNIT nm
TRAIL MODE RELATIVE
Radar display setup menu