3 plotter setup, 1 navigation options – Furuno NAVNET 1724C User Manual
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7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT
7-10
7.3 Plotter
Setup
This paragraph provides the information necessary for setting up the plotter display. 
 
7.3.1 Navigation
options
Navigation options, for example, waypoint switching method, may be set on the PLOTTER 
SETUP menu. For C-MAP specification, this menu is followed by the PLOTTER SETTINGS 
menu. 
 
1. Show the plotter display, then press the MENU key open the main menu. 
2. Press the PLOTTER SETUP soft key. 
WAYPOINT SWITCHING
ARRVL ALM CRCL
COURSE VECTOR
LINE
SET GOTO METHOD
1POINT
QP
INTERNAL
SAFE ROUTE CHECK*
OFF
POPUP INFO
POINTS ON
QPT/MARK SOFT KEY
QUICK POINT
SHIP SHAPE
BOAT(L)
PLOTTER
 SETUP
EDIT
RETURN
D. BOX
*: C-MAP only.
Plotter setup menu
Contents of plotter setup menu
Item Description
Settings
Waypoint 
Switching 
Chooses waypoint switching method. See 
“switching waypoints” on page 3-45. 
Perpendicular, Arrvl Alm 
Crcl, Manual 
Course 
Vector 
You may extend a line from the own ship position to 
show ship’s course. It may be a vector (length 
depends on ship’s speed) or a simple line (course 
bar). 
Vector, Line, Off
Set GOTO 
Method 
Sets the method by which to navigate to a quick 
point. See “3.10.1 Navigating to a quick point.” 
1 Point, 35 Points, 
35 Pts/Port Service 
QP
Set “EXT WPT (RMB)” when a destination waypoint 
is displayed from a external navigation equipment. 
EXT WPT (RMB), 
Internal 
Safe Route 
Check 
(C-MAP only) 
The safe route check feature checks for interfering 
objects (such as wrecks) within a route when 
creating or editing a route. 
On, Off
(Con’t on next page)
