Furuno SC-50 User Manual

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3. OPERATION
 
 
3-3
3.4 Choosing 
Display 
Use the [DISP] key to show a display desired. 
 
3.4.1 
Description of displays 
Heading display 
The heading display shows heading, course, speed, date, time and 
position-fixing method. The heading status mark changes in the sequence 
shown below. The “final calculations” mark disappears after heading becomes 
reliable, which is approximately 90 seconds after that mark appears. 
Speed over
ground
Position-
fixing
status
3D
°
0
.
8 3
2
SOG
COG
2
1 3
.4
kt
.0
0
01 AUG 03 23:54:13
HDG
°
Date
(day/month/year)
Time
Course over
ground
Heading 
Heading Status Mark 
= Acquiring satellite
= Calculating heading
= Final calculations
2D 
2D GPS position fix
 
3D 
3D GPS position fix
 
D2D 
2D DGPS position fix
 
D3D 
3D DGPS position fix
 
SIM          Simulation mode 
Position-fixing status indications
When the data
of external sensor is input,
EXT (in reverse video) replaces
HDG on the Heading, Nav data,
Steering and Compass displays.
W2D         WAAS 2D position fix
W3D         WAAS 3D position fix
 
 
Nav data display 
The nav data display shows position in latitude and longitude, course, speed, 
date, time and position-fixing method. 
3D
0 0 0 0
E
0
.
°
0
0 0 0 0
N
0
.
°
0
SOG
HDG
7
2 8
.0
kt
.0
0
01 AUG 03 00:00:00
°
Position in
Latitude, Longitude
 
Nav data display