Furuno GP-185F manual

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    T urning the Power On/Off Press and hold down the [POWER/BRILL] switch. Adjusting T one and Brilliance 1. Press the [POWER/BRILL] key with a touch- and-release action. 2. Press the appropriate soft key or cursor pad to adjust. ♦ PLOTTER ♦ DGPS 3D NA V WPT COURSE UP ZOOM OUT ZOOM IN NORTH UP 135 ° 12.345’ E 34 ° 12.345’ N SPD CSE 16.3kt 24[...]

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    2 Returning Own Ship to Screen Center Press the soft key CENTER. Changing the Plot Interval 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu. 2. Press the soft key CHAR T SETUP OPTIONS to show the chart setup options menu. CHART SETUP DGPS 3D CHART OFFSET CHART DETAILS TRACK CONTROL RETURN 3 . Press the soft key TRACK CON- TROL. 4 . Press ▲ or ▼ t[...]

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    3 Setting Destination by W aypoint Number 1. Place the cursor on the waypoint you want to go on the plotter display . 2. Press the soft key GO T O WPT . Cancelling Destination 1. Press the [WPT/RTE] key . 2. Press the soft key LOG. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the waypoint desired. 4. Press the soft key STOP . 5. Press the [ENTER] key to select YE[...]

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    Manual Sounder Operation 1. On the normal or dual-frequency display , press the soft key MODE/FREQ. When the plotter/sounder display is displayed, press the soft key SNDR, and then press the soft key MODE/FREQ. 2. Select MANUAL. 3. Press the soft key RETURN. Adjusting the gain Press the soft key GAIN, and then press ▲ or ▼ to set the gain. Sele[...]