Furuno GP-3500F User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION.............................................................................. viii
1. BASIC OPERATION ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Controls
Description .................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.1 Display unit ..................................................................................................... 1-1 
1.1.2 Remote controller ............................................................................................ 1-2 
1.2 Loading a Mini Chart Card ......................................................................................... 1-3 
1.3 Turning the Power On/Off .......................................................................................... 1-4 
1.4 Adjusting Brilliance and Hue ...................................................................................... 1-6 
1.4.1 Adjusting display brilliance .............................................................................. 1-6 
1.4.2 Adjusting control panel dimmer ....................................................................... 1-7 
1.4.3 Selecting hue .................................................................................................. 1-9 
1.5 Selecting a Display .................................................................................................. 1-10 
1.6 MOB 
Mark ............................................................................................................... 1-12
1.7 Using PROG Key..................................................................................................... 1-13 
1.8 Simulation 
Mode ...................................................................................................... 1-14
1.9 Menu
Overview........................................................................................................ 1-17
2. PLOTTER AND PILOT DISPLAY DESCRIPTION ........................................ 2-1
2.1 Plotter and Pilot Displays ........................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Plotter display.................................................................................................. 2-1 
2.1.2 Pilot display ..................................................................................................... 2-2 
2.1.3 NAV INFO 1 display ........................................................................................ 2-3 
2.1.4 Compass plotter (or pilot) display .................................................................... 2-4 
2.1.5 GPS status display .......................................................................................... 2-6 
2.2 Operating the Cursor ................................................................................................. 2-7 
2.3 Shifting the Display .................................................................................................... 2-8 
2.4 Changing Chart Scale................................................................................................ 2-8 
2.5 Measuring Range and Bearing Between two Points .................................................. 2-9 
2.6 Using the VRM (Variable Range Marker) ................................................................. 2-11 
2.7 Mini Chart Cards...................................................................................................... 2-12 
3. TRACK ........................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Displaying
Track ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1 Own ship’s track .............................................................................................. 3-1 
3.1.2 Sub track......................................................................................................... 3-3 
3.1.3 Other ship’s track ............................................................................................ 3-4 
3.2 Stopping, Restarting Plotting of Own Ship Track........................................................ 3-5
3.2.1 Displaying on ship’s track while track plotting is stopped ................................. 3-6 
3.2.2 Connecting own ship’s track when resuming plotting....................................... 3-7 
3.3 Changing
Track
Color ................................................................................................ 3-8
3.3.1 Changing own ship’s track color ...................................................................... 3-8 
3.3.2 Changing sub track color................................................................................. 3-8 
