Furuno NAVPILOT 500 - Manual (Page 5)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ......................................................................................................... v
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION................................................................................ vi
1. PRINCIPLE OF THE AUTOPILOT ................................................................ 1-1
1.1 Principle of Autopilot .................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Principle of Operation ................................................................................................ 1-2
2. BASIC OPERATION...................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Operating Controls..................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Turning On/Off ........................................................................................................... 2-2
2.3 Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast ............................................................................... 2-3
2.4 Displays..................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.4.1 Choosing the display mode............................................................................... 2-3
2.4.2 Selecting the data shown on Normal Display 2,
Data Display and Graphic Display..................................................................... 2-4
3. STEERING MODES ...................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 STBY Mode ............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 AUTO Mode............................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Using the AUTO mode ...................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 ADVANCED AUTO mode.................................................................................. 3-3
3.3 NAV Mode ................................................................................................................. 3-4
3.3.1 Starting the NAV mode...................................................................................... 3-4
3.3.2 Selecting sailing method of NAV mode ............................................................. 3-5
3.3.3 Switching waypoint ........................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.4 Selecting the boat’s steering behavior after
arriving at your destination waypoint ................................................................. 3-7
3.4 TURN Mode............................................................................................................... 3-8
3.5 REMOTE Mode ....................................................................................................... 3-16
3.6 DODGE Mode ......................................................................................................... 3-20
3.6.1 Dodging in STBY mode................................................................................... 3-20
3.6.2 Dodging in AUTO or NAV mode ...................................................................... 3-21
4. MENU OPERATION ...................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 STBY Mode Menu ..................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Setting parameters............................................................................................ 4-2
4.1.2 Setting other menu items ................................................................................ 4-10