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3-2 managing fuel consumption curves, 3-3 using fuel consumption curves – Navman 5380 User Manual

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TRACKER 5380 Installation and Operation Manual

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10-3-2 Managing fuel consumption curves

Record several curves for different conditions.

Renaming a curve

1 Press

one or more times until

the Setup menu is displayed, then select

Fuel.

2 Select

Fuel consumption curve.

Select

Name

, press

and select the

name of the curve to rename.

3 Select

Rename

and press

. Change

the name and press

.

Deleting a curve

1 Press

once or more until the Setup

menu is displayed, then select

Fuel.

2 Select

Fuel

consumption curve. Select

Name,

press

and select the name of

the curve to delete.

3 Select

Delete

and press

.

10-3-3 Using fuel consumption curves

A fuel consumption curve is displayed on the
fuel display:

a

For a twin engine boat, keep the RPM of
both engines similar while using a curve.

b More information about fuel consumption

curves is available in Navman’s Diesel flow
sensors installation and operation manual.

Displaying a curve

1

To go to the Fuel display, press

,

select

Other,

then select

Fuel.

2 Press

, press

and select the

name of the curve to display on the fuel
display.

Using a curve

Compare your boat’s performance now, at the
current RPMs, with the boat’s performance
when you made the curve. You can compare
your boat’s performance now with a curve
made under ideal conditions or with a curve
made under similar conditions.

Information in a curve

A RPM of the boat now. For a twin engine

boat, the RPM is the average of the two
RPMs.

B Red curve: boat speeds at different

RPMs recorded when you made this fuel
consumption curve.

C Red marker: the boat speed now. This

marker is below the red curve, showing that
the boat speed now at this RPM is less than
when you recorded the curve.

D Blue curve: fuel consumption at different

RPMs recorded when you made this fuel
consumption curve.

E

Blue marker: the fuel consumption now.
This marker is below the blue curve,
showing that the fuel usage now at this
RPM is better than when you recorded
the curve.

F

If the blue curve has a dip, then running the
boat at this RPM will give the best speed for
the least fuel consumption.

C

D

E

F

A

B