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Furuno NAVPILOT 500 User Manual

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4. MENU OPERATION

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RADIUS OF ORBIT

See the section 3.4 "TURN Mode".

SPIRAL SPEED

See the section 3.4 "TURN Mode".

FISH MODE

See the section 3.4 "TURN Mode".

WAYPOINT SWITCHING

See the section 3.3.3 "Switching waypoint".

Selecting speed format

You can choose speed format among from SOG, STW and MANUAL.

1. Rotate the course control knob to select "SPEED CALCULATION".
2. Press the course control knob to show the speed calculation window.

STW
MANUAL

SOG

Speed calculation window

3. Rotate the course control knob to select SOG, STW or MANUAL as appropriate.

When selecting MANUAL, enter the speed manually.

4. Press the course control knob to finish.

The NAVpilot-500 controls the boat (for ORBIT, SPIRAL function, etc.) by using the speed
selected here. When MANUAL is selected and there is a large difference between actual
and entered speeds, the boat may not be controlled correctly. We recommend using of GPS
speed.