Furuno fea2100 Marine GPS System User Manual


 
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Introduction
Manual Applicability
The Operators Manual of ECDIS EC 1000 provides information of following things:
· System Configuration.
· Screen interpretation and use of Control panel.
· Set up before departure.
· Rules to replace paper charts with electronic ones.
· Chart material handling.
· Manual Updates which are used to manually enter Notices to Mariners and Navtex warnings.
· Chart Alarm calculation.
· Route planning and monitoring.
· Various user tools such as User Charts, Pilot Data, Reference Targets and Navigation tools.
· Backup operations.
· Common Reference System
· Use of navigation sensors.
· Use of ARPA targets.
· Use of AIS targets
· Radar Echo Overlay.
· Various recording functions.
· Essential information of the Datum used by the charts and the ECDIS.
· Steering related operations.
· List of alarms.
The Technical Manual of ECDIS EC 1000, which is published separately, provides information of following things:
· Hardware configurations.
· Installation instructions.
· Troubleshooting.
· Failure mode analysis.