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GP-1610C
Color GPS Plotter
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide the basic operating procedures for this
equipment. For more detailed information see the operator's manual.
Waypoint
(Marks important
Chart
point (buoy, etc.);
(Requires chart
01
card.)
can be set as
destination.)
Course bar
Mark
Own ship mark
(Marks point
(Shows current
of interest,
position.)
reef, etc.)
Ship’s track
Speed
CSE 350.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D
Position-fixing mode
DEP 110 m TMP 16.0°C 13:42
C
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION Do not open the equipment. Use the proper fuse. Hazardous voltage which can Use of a wrong fuse can result in fire or cause electrical shock, burn or permanent equipment damage. serious injury exists inside the equipment. Only qualified GPS position and velocity accuracies personnel should work inside are controlled by the U.S. Department the equipment. of Defense. Position may be degraded up to 100 meters. Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Do no
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Inserting a Chart Card 1 Turn off the power. 2 Open the chart card drive cover at the bottom of the display unit. Screws Cover 3 Insert chart card label side up, arrow forward. Arrow forward EJECT Chart button card 4 Close the chart card drive cover. To eject a chart card: 1 Open the chart card drive cover. 2 Press the EJECT button. Note: If no chart card is inserted a general world map appears. 3
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Displaying the Plotter Picture Press the POWER key to turn on the equipment. A beep sounds and shortly thereafter the plotter display appears. 1 Press the POWER key. Results of self-test; ROM OK displayed for about RAM OK one second. VRAM OK OK Battery MENU NU/CU ESC ENT Program No. = 02522521** Base Chart No. = DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 WPT GOTO 2 7 Warning on chart – – WARNING– – MARK PLTR card usage; appears NO NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC 3 8 OFFICE HAS VERIFIED THE for about one minute. INFORMA
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Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 1 Press the TONE key. Adjust tone or brilliance LOW HIGH within 10 seconds, TONE : 5 otherwise the display will be erased. LOW HIGH BRILL : 8 3 Ten levels of tone are provided. 2 Press t or s to adjust tone. Eight levels of brilliance are provided. 2 3 Press or to adjust brilliance. MENU NU/CU ESC ENT DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 WPT GOTO 2 7 MARK PLTR 3 8 ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 CURS CNTR 5 0 TONE CLR 1 POWER 5
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How to Use the Cursor If the cursor is not displayed press the CURS key. Position 1 Cursor intersection MENU NU/CU ESC ENT Bearing and BRG+ 232.0° RNG+ 0.00nm 2D range from DISP EVENT DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 13:55 SEL 1 MOB 6 own ship to Cursor position + 34°43.801'N 135°21.163'E cursor in lattitude and WPT GOTO longitude 2 7 1 Press t s. MARK PLTR 3 8 Find the position of a ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 0 cape. Cape CNTR CURS 2 5 0 Cursor position is digi- TONE tally displayed on
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Registering Your Harbor By registering your harbor as a waypoint, you can later use it as a destination waypoint, when returning home. Before departing 1 Press the WPT key. register your har- bor as a waypoint. SELECT WPT MODE Confirm that "Own Own Position Position" is in reverse Cursor WPT List video. If it is not, press Event to WPT MENU NU/CU to do so. 2, ESC ENT ENT: Sel ESC: Cancel 3 DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 WPT GOTO 2 Press the ENT key. 1 2 7 MARK PLTR 3 8 WPT at Own Position LA
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Setting Destination When you set a destination, this unit computes the range, bearing and course to the destina- tion. To display your destination on the screen select a small display range or scale. To set as destination a point which is 20 nm from your harbor do the following: Shrink display range or scale. CSE 180.0° SPD 0.0kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 14:40 MENU NU/CU POS 34°26.345’N 135°41.232’E ESC ENT DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 1 Press the ZOOM OUT key. WPT GOTO 2
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4 3 Press the ENT key. : Cursor MENU NU/CU 3, ESC ENT ENT: Set ENT twice: complete 5 DISP EVENT MENU: SEL Mode SEL 1 MOB 6 WPT GOTO 2 7 4 Place cursor on MARK PLTR 3 8 destination. ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 CNTR CURS 5 Press the ENT key twice. 0 5 TONE CLR Current position is POWER marked as "00" and the destination with a flag . A dashed line 00 Own ship’s connects current position Destination position and the flag; Course it shows shortest course to destination. WP801 175.
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Sailing for Destination Steer towards destination. 00 WP801 175.0° 15nm CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:00 POS 34°26.345’N 185°41.232’E Steer towards destination. Steer the boat so its track traces along the course bar, for shortest 00 course to destination. Course bar WP801 175.0° 14.7nm CSE 175.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:00 POS 34°26.345’N 185°41.232’E 10
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Arriving at Destination When nearing your destination, expand the range scale. Expand the display range or scale. 00 WP801 173.0° 5.2nm CSE 175.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 15:15 MENU NU/CU POS 33°33.979’N 137°07.290’E ESC ENT DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 1 Press the ZOOM IN key. WPT GOTO 2 7 Press the key to obtain detailed view of arrival MARK PLTR 3 8 area. ZOOM ZOOM 1 IN 4 OUT 9 CNTR CURS 0 5 TONE CLR POWER WP801 173.0° 5.2nm CSE 1
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Entering Marks Marks may be used to denote the location of fish schools, good fishing spots, reefs, etc. Fish caught here WP801 173.0° 5.2nm CSE 173.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 16:01 POS 33°33.979’N 137°07.290’E MENU NU/CU ESC ENT DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 1 Press the MARK key. WPT GOTO 2 7 MARK PLTR A red circle (default color 1 3 8 and shape) appears at ZOOM ZOOM own ship’s position the Red IN 4 OUT 9 moment the key is pressed. CURS CNTR 5 0 N
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Changing Mark Shape, Color You may wish to display marks in different shapes and colors to differentiate between reefs and fish schools, for example. The procedure below shows how to change from red circle to green diamond. WP801 170.0° 4.8nm CSE 170.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D MENU NU/CU 1 DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 16:09 ESC ENT POS 33°26.154’N 137°03.731’E DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 1 Press the MENU key. WPT GOTO 2 2 7 MARK PLTR 3 8 MAIN MENU ZOOM ZOOM 1. DISPLAY SETUP I
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3 Press t to select MARK SHAPE. 4, 6 4 Press s twice to select " ". 3, MENU NU/CU 7 ESC ENT 5 5 Press twice to select DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 MARK COLOR. WPT GOTO 2 7 MARK PLTR 6 Press s twice to select 8 3 8 GREEN. ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 CNTR CURS 0 5 7 Press the ESC key. TONE CLR 8 Press the MARK key. POWER Red Green WP801 170.0° 3.2nm CSE 177.0° SPD 16.8kt 2D DEP 110 m TMP - - .-°C 16:15 POS 33°21
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Returning to Harbor Set your harbor as destination, and the course, range and bearing to it are displayed on the screen. 1 Press the GOTO key. Set waypoint 01, 2 which you entered earlier, SELECT GOTO MODE as destination. WPT List EVENT List ROUTE List 3, Cursor/Route plan MENU NU/CU ESC ENT ENT: Sel CLR: Release 4 ESC: Cancel DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 WPT GOTO 1 2 7 2 Press three times to MARK PLTR select WPT List. 3 8 ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 3 Press the ENT key.
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Cancel destina- tion; turn off 5 After arriving, press the the equipment. GOTO key. 7 SELECT GOTO MODE MENU NU/CU WPT List 8 ESC ENT EVENT List ROUTE List DISP EVENT SEL 1 MOB 6 Cursor/Route plan ENT: Sel CLR: Release WPT GOTO 5 ESC: Cancel 2 7 MARK PLTR 3 8 6 Press the CLR key. ZOOM ZOOM IN 4 OUT 9 CNTR CURS 5 0 RELEASE GOTO TONE CLR 6 ENT: YES ESC: NO POWER 9 7 Press the ENT key. Destination is cancelled 8 Press the ESC key. and course line disappe
