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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS "DANGER", "WARNING" and "CAUTION" notices appear throughout this manual. It is the responsibility of the operator of the equipment to read, understand and follow these no- tices. If you have any questions regarding these safety instructions, please contact a FURUNO agent or dealer. This notice indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or DANGER serious injury. This notice indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not a
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ............................................. v 2.25 The MOB Function ....................... 2-25 2.26 Stopping Plotting of Track ............ 2-26 2.27 Changing Track Plotting Interval.. 2-27 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 2.28 Erasing All Track, Marks .............. 2-27 1.1 System Configuration ....................... 1-1 1.2 Control Description .......................... 1-2 3. VIDEO SOUNDER 1.3 Inserting Chart Cards ........................ 1-2 OPERATION 1.4 Turning On/
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6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6.1 Maintenance...................................... 6-1 6.2 Replacement of Fuse ........................ 6-2 6.3 Self Tests ........................................... 6-2 6.4 GPS Monitor Display ....................... 6-4 6.5 GPS Receiver Status Indication ........ 6-5 6.6 Troubleshooting Table ...................... 6-6 6.7 Memory Card Operations (for technicians) ................................ 6-8 6.8 Demonstration Display ..................... 6-9
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FOREWORD A Word to GP-1600F Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO GP-1600F GPS/ PLOTTER/SOUNDER. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reli- ability. For over 40 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine elec- tronics equipment. This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers. This equipment is designed and constructed to me
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Features The GP-1600F is a totally integrated GPS receiver, video plotter and video sounder. It mainly consists of a display unit, antenna unit and a dual frequency transducer. Navigation information is displayed on a bright 6-inch LCD. On- screen information include position, range and bearing to cursor position, range bearing and TTG to waypoint, ETA to waypoint, etc. A high sensitivity receiver tracks up to eight satellites simulta- neously. An 8-state Kalman filter ensures optimum accuracy i
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1.2 Control Description All operations of the GP-1600F are carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit. All controls respond immedi- ately to your command and the unit emits a beep to signify it has accepted your command. (Invalid key input emits several beeps.) Arrow keys Shifts cursor, picture, VRM; select items on menu. Selects presentation Displays main menu; MENU NU/CU ESC ENT mode: north-up or escapes current operation. course-up. SNDR PLTR Selects video 1 6 Select
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1.5 Selecting Chart Scale Press the [ZOOM IN] or [ZOOM OUT] key to select suitable chart scale. Display range appears at the center of the display momen- tarily when the zoom keys are pressed. 1.6 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 1) Press the [TONE] key. The tone and brilliance setting display appears. LOW HIGH TONE: 5 LOW HIGH BRILL: 3 Figure 1-5 Tone and display brilliance setting display 2) Operate the [t] or [s] key to adjust display tone. 3) Press the [s ] or [t ] ke
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Plotter/video sounder display This display provides a plotter display on the left 2/3 of the screen and the normal video sounder display on the right 1/3. It is useful for searching for fish schools at cruising speed. Sounder display Plotter display 0 50 100 Chart icon 150 Range and bearing to 200k 200 destination waypoint Receive mode or WP001 120° 223.8nm alarm message CSE 180° SPD 16.8kt 2D Ship's course Ship's mains DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0°C 12.0V and speed voltage POS
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Graphic data display, autopilot connection This display provides position, range and bearing to destination waypoint, trip distance, Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at desti- nation, Time-To-Go to destination (TTG), and XTE scale, which shows the amount (in nautical miles) and direction to steer to re- turn to intended course. The XTE scale in Figure 1-9 shows you should steer right by 0.3 nautical miles to return to intended course. Own ship's position Bearing to destination POS waypoint 34° 26
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1.8 Plotter Display Icons Various icons appear on the display to alert you to operating status. These icons are as follows: Chart icons. See page 2-4. Chart position offset applied. L/L position offset applied. L/L Track recording/plotting turned off. H Alarm setting violated. Low voltage of internal battery D E Demonstaration mode M O Figure 1-11 Plotter display icons 1–7
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1.9 Video Sounder Displays Five video sounder displays are available: normal, marker zoom, bottom zoom, bottom-lock and A-scope display. You may select a video sounder display with the [SNDR] key. Normal video sounder display Water Depth scale temperature °C 0 scale 30 Water temperature 20 display 50 Water VRM 10 68.3 temperature graph 0 100 Fish school Tone bar 150 Seabed 200 Depth Transmit 162 frequency 200k CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt 3D DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C 12.0V POS 34° 26.245
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Bottom zoom display This display is useful for discerning the shape and material of the seabed. The seabed is automatically tracked so bottom echoes lo- cate on the lower half of the screen. Normal 0 display 100 40.0 Bottom zoom 50 Display 120 display range marker 100 140 150 160 200 162 180 200k 2D CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt 12.0V DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C POS 34° 26.245' N 135° 41.232' E Figure 1-14 Bottom zoom display plus normal display Bottom-lock display The bottom-lock disp
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A-scope display This display shows echoes at each transmission with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities, on the right 1/3 of the screen. It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and sea- bed composition. 0 A-scope 50 68.3 display 100 Normal display 150 200 160 200k 2D CSE 180.0° SPD 16.8kt 12.0V DEP 113.6 ft TMP 16.0 °C POS 34° 26.245' N 135° 41.232' E Figure 1-16 A-scope display (right side) 1–10
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1.10 Menu Operation Most major operations are carried through menus. Basic menu operation 1) Press the [MENU ESC] key to display the MAIN menu. MAIN MENU 1. DISPLAY SETUP 2. TRACK/MARK SETUP 3. ERASE TRACK/MARK 4. ROUTE/ROUTE LIST 5. ALARM SETUP 6. VIDEO SOUNDER SETUP 7. MEMORY SAVE/LOAD 8. CLEAR MEMORY 0. SYSTEM MENU st :Cursor ENT:Sel ESC:Esc Figure 1-17 MAIN menu 2) Press appropriate numeric key or press [s ]/[t ] key and [NU/ CU ENT] key to select menu. The highlighted cursor shifts
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1.11 Menu Displays Plotter menu Video sounder menu Auto mode menu SELECT PLOTTER MODE SELECT SOUNDER MODE AUTO MODE s Cruise Normal s Plotter Fish Marker Zoom Plotter/Sounder t Manual Bottom Zoom Data Bottom Lock Lowt sHigh Graphic s Gain A-Scope t Highway Range 15 30 60 50kHz 200kHz PLTR:Sel ESC:Close 120 200 400 800 ft SNDR:Sel ESC:Close t Shift 0 ft Waypoint menu SELECT WPT MODE Own Positi
