Furuno MU-231CE manual

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    1 MONIT OR UNIT MU-201CE/MU-231CE OPERA T OR'S MANUAL This manual describ es only the key operations of the monitor unit MU- 210CE/MU-231CE. For other det ails, refer to the installation man u al and operator ’s manu al of the E CDIS/radar . 1. Overview When the monitor unit MU-2 01 CE or MU-231CE is connected to a radar/ECDIS with an RS-232[...]

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    2 2. Menu Operation 1. Press the Menu key to open the main me nu. The chosen menu item is circumscribed wi th a blue rect angle and its sub-menu is displayed below the main menu. 2. Press the + or – key to choose a menu and p ress the Enter key . 3. Press the + or – key to choose a sub-men u it em and press the Enter key . There are four kinds [...]

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    3 3. Menu Functions This section of the manual d escribes each function of each menu in d etail. Each paragra ph r epresents a given me n u. On the left, an image shows all items that can appear in that menu, while o n the right an item by item description is given, in the same order as shown at the scree n. Eac h paragraph is named af ter the menu[...]

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    4 Main window image settings Backlight Adjust the intensity of the backlight of the display . This is automatically adjuste d by radar/ECDIS. LED level Adjust the intensity of the LED on t he front p anel. Brightness Make the picture brighter or darker . Contrast View d ark details on dark back gro unds. This setting should be adjusted af ter the b[...]

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    5 General monitor settings Freeze frame This function, when activated, freezes the im age on the screen, disregar ding the input signal until deactivated. Source information This setting allows the user to disable the sou r ce information that appears on the u pper left hand corner each time a sour ce is d etected or Input key is pressed. Always us[...]

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    6 Keypad lock Set whether the keyp ad is locked or not. When locked, the keyp ad does not answer to user commands, unless the LOCK key is pressed together with a desired key . If the monitor is connected to radar/ECDIS with an RS-2 32C cable, Off returns to O n after turning the power off and then on. Serial protocol Choose how the equip ment will [...]

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    7 Inpu t selection Source Choose the input sourc e for the main screen. As soon as a change is made here, the corresponding input will be selected and activated for dis play on the main screen. T o change the active source for the PIP windo w , use the PIP menu. Source enable items These menu items allow the user to disable some sources. When a sou[...]

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    8 Main screen acquisition settings This menu is available wh en PIP is set to ON. (See next p age.) Mode selection Choose a memory slot in wh ich to store display p ar ameters for a given input signal. Once stored in a memory slot, the settings for the current input signal can be mod ified at will, and they will be reapplied when the same source is[...]