Furuno GP1650 Series Installation and operating instructions

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12/30/1999
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
ADDENDUM
Model: GP1650/1850 Series
Subject:New FISHING MODE and
Feature Enhancements
This Furuno GP1650/1850 Series Plotter
has a newly developed software revision
that includes many exciting new features.
This addendum is a supplement to your
Operator’s Manual. It describes these new
features and explains how to utilize them.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Explanation of New Features…………………….………….… 2
B. Operator’s Manual Information………………….…………….. 3
C. Software Revision Check……………………….………..……. 3
D. New Fishing Modes and Mark Function…………………….… 5
E. New Memory Card Storage Function………………………….. 8
F. Navionics “Nav-Chart”Cartography “OFFSET” Capability…11
G. RTCM DGPS Data Output(1650/1850 “D”/”DF” ONLY)……12
H. New “Wide-Screen” E/S Mode(1650/1850 “F”/”DF” ONLY)..13
A. Explanation of New Features:
1. New "Fishing Plotter Mode": This feature allows you to place your
GP1650/1850 in either a "Pleasure Mode" or a "Fishing Mode". In
the "Pleasure Mode", the GP1650/1850 operates the same as
previous software revisions.
In the new Fishing Mode, you can place Marks and Line Points (Up
To 5000) in internal memory. The mode also allows you to change
Track Colors, Start/Stop Own Ship Tracking, and Edit Mark Entries
easily from a newly added Softkey Menu. In “Pleasure Mode”, this
new Softkey Menu is not displayed.
2. New "Memory Card Storage" Capability: It is now possible to
store Marks/Lines, Waypoints/Routes, Tracks, and Configuration
Information (Menu Settings) of the GP1650/1850 Series onto a
memory card. The entire memory contents of a GP1650/1850 can be
stored into a single memory card for storage or cloning your
GP1650/1850. This provision allows Unlimited Data Storage for the
GP1650/1850 Series. Uploading/Downloading Waypoint
information via the RS232 PC Interface has remained unchanged.
The part number for the RAM Storage Card is 000-140-483. It is
available from any authorized Furuno Dealer.
3. RTCM DGPS Data Output: It is now possible to send RTCM 104,
Differential Correction Data, to other Differential-Ready GPS
Products on your vessel. This feature requires a "D" or ”DF” version.

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4. Navionics Cartography "OFFSET" Capability: This new
software allows operators to OFFSET Navionics Charts. Previous
software versions did not have this capability.
5. "Wide-Screen" Echo Sounder Mode: When operating in the “Split
Screen” mode (Plotter and Sounder display), this function allows the
user to select between the wide (50%) or narrow (25%) sounder
screen. This feature requires a “F” or “DF” version.
B. Operator’s Manual – The Operator’s Manual included with your
GP1650/1850 is not updated at this time. We will offer revised
Operator’s Manuals late in the first quarter of 2000.
Please call your authorized Furuno Dealer for further information.
This software revision does not effect the Installation Manual included
with your GP1650/1850.
C. Software Revision Check (For Confirmation Only) - The
Software Revision of your GP1650/1850 can be found by using the “Self
Test” procedure on page 4.
The “Memory I/O” test will display the software revision number in the
upper left corner of the display.
The last two digits of the number indicate which software version is
currently installed.
If your revision number is lower than the ones listed below, a simple
software upgrade for any GP1650/1850 is all that is necessary to take
advantage of the new features available.
Call your local Furuno Dealership for more information.
-GP1650/GP1650D Software Version 145-1801-013 and higher
-GP1650F/GP1650DF Software Version 145-1802-011 and higher
-GP1850D Software Version 145-1826-006 and higher
-GP1850DF Software Version 145-1827-006 and higher

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Diagnostic Tests
Memory, I/O port test
Thistestconductsageneralcheckofthedis-
play unit and the antenna unit. The unit dis-
plays the results for each device or
componentcheckedasOKorNG(No Good).
1.Press the [MENU] key to open the main
menu.
2.Press the soft key CONFIGURATION to
show the configuration menu.
CONFIG
DGPS 3D
SETUP NMEA PORT 1
UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA
SETUP NMEA/DGPS PORT 2
SYSTEM MENU
RETURN
Figure 12-1 Configuration menu
3.Press the soft key SYSTEM MENU to
open the system menu.
SYSTEM
MENU
DGPS 3D
SELF TEST
MEMORY CLEAR
DEMONSTRATION MODE
RETURN
Figure 12-2 System menu
4.Press the soft key SELF TESTto open
the test menu.
TEST
DGPS 3D
MEMORY•I/O TEST
TEST PATTERN
KEYBOARD TEST
RETURN
REMOTE CONTROLLER TEST
Figure 12-3 Test menu
5.Press the soft key MEMORY•I/O TEST
to start the test.Test results and program
nos. are shown as below.
PROGRAM: OK
No. (LOOK HERE)
RETURN
TEST
SRAM: OK
DRAM: OK
PORT1: OK
PORT2: OK
INTERNAL
BATTERY: OK
GPS
RECEIVER: OK
No.(Doesn't Matter)
BEACON
RECEIVER: OK
No.(Doesn't Matter)
No.
NOTE: Special connections are required to check PORT1
and PORT2 otherwise, "--" appears.
Figure 12-4 Memory, I/O test results
6.The test runs continuously. To return to
the self test menu, press the soft key
RETURN.
Note: BEACON RECEIVER results only ap-
pear on GP-1650/1850 "D" and "DF"Ver.

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Changing Operation Mode
Operation mode can be changed between
PLEASURE and FISHING. FISHING mode
provides mark/line entries on the PLOTTER
display. Up to 5000 Marks can be entered
together with track points. Apportioning
between track and mark memory can be
changed by menu. Pressing the [HIDE/
SHOW]key changesthefunction ofsoftkeys.
Holding tracks, changing track color, select-
ing mark colors, and the type of marks/lines
can be performed by the soft keys directly.
1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key
DISPLAYOPTIONS. The display setup1
menu appears.
DGPS 3D
DISPLAY
SETUP1
RETURN
EDIT
RNG & BRG MODE
RANGE/SPEED UNIT
DEPTH UNIT
TEMP UNIT
LAT/LON DISPLAY
TIME DISPLAY
WAYPOINTS SW
COURSE VECTOR
BEARING
MAG VARIATION
TD DISPLAY
POSITION DISPLAY
SET GO TO METHOD
OPERATION MODE
RHUMB LINE
nm / kt
ftF
DD MM.MMM'
24 HOUR
AUTO2
LINE
MAGNETIC
AUTO 01.3 E
LORAN C
LAT/LON
1 POINT
PLEASUREs
Display setup1 menu
2.Press ▼to select OPERATION MODE.
3.Press the soft key EDIT to show the OP-
ERATION MODE window.
OPERATION MODE
▲
'PLEASURE
▼
™FISHING
OPERATION MODE window
4.Press ▲ or ▼to select PLEASURE or
FISHING.
5.Pressthe soft keyENTERorthe [ENTER]
key to finish.
In the FISHING mode, pressing the [HIDE/
SHOW]keychanges the function of soft keys
as follows.
DGPS 3D NAV
WPT
MARK
ENTRY
TRACK
COLOR
HOLD
COURSE
UP
QP<01>
135 12.345’ E
34 12.345’ N SPD
CSE 16.3kt 245.8
DGPS 3D NAV
WPT
AUTO
C.U.
ZOOM
OUT
ZOOMIN
COURSE
UP
QP<01>
135 12.345’ E
34 12.345’ N SPD
CSE 16.3kt 245.8
DGPS 3D
COURSE
UP
QP<01>
MARK
EDIT
Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.
Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.
Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.
135 12.345’ E
34 12.345’ N SPD
CSE 16.3kt 245.8
QP<01>
DGPS 3D
Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key.
Changing displays by Scrolling

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MARKS
1Entering Marks
Select the Fishing Mode to enable entry of
marks on the PLOTTER display. Select the
location desired with the cursor, or turn off
the cursor to enter the mark at own ship po-
sition. Pressing the [HIDE/SHOW] key changes
the function of soft keys. Press the soft key
MARK ENTRYto enter a new mark. The mark
is entered in the shape and color selected
from the MARK SHAPE and MARK COLOR
selection windows.
2Changing Mark Attributes
Youcan select the shapes, line typesand colors
of Marks and Lineson the TRACK display.
1.Press the [HIDE/SHOW] key to show the
soft key MARK EDIT.
2.Press the soft key MARK EDIT to show
the MARK/LINE window.
MARK SHAPE
MARK LINE
MARK COLOR YELLOW
.
MARK/LINE window
3.Press the soft key MARK SHAPE to
change mark shape, the soft key MARK
LINE to change mark line, or the soft key
MARK COLOR to change mark color.
Mark shape
Press the soft key MARK SHAPE to dis-
play the MARK SHAPE window. Press▲
or▼to select mark shape desired.
MARK SHAPE
▲

™
™
™
™
™
™
▼
'™
✕
MARK SHAPE window
Mark line
Press the soft key MARK LINE to display
the MARK LINE window. Press ▲or▼to
select mark line desired.
MARK LINE
▲

™
™
™
▼
'
MARK LINE window
Mark color
Press the soft key MARK COLOR to dis-
play the MARK COLOR window. Press
▲or▼to select mark color desired.
MARK COLOR
▲

™
™
™
™
™
™
▼
'RED
YELLOW
GREEN
LIGHTBLUE
PURPLE
BLUE
WHITE
MARK COLOR window
4.Pressthe soft keyENTERorthe [ENTER]
key.
5.Press the soft key RETURN to finish.
Marks/lines entered hereafter are inscribed
in the shape, color and line type selected
here.

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3Changing Mark Size
Mark size can be selected from STD (stan-
dard) and SMALL.
1.Pressthe[MENU]keytodisplay the main
menu.
2.Press the soft key CHART SETUPOP-
TIONS.
3.Press the soft key CHARTDETAILto
open the CHART DETAILmenu.
DGPS 3D
CHART
DETAIL
RETURN
EDIT
CNTOUR
LINE
LAT/LON GRID
TEXT INFO
WAYPOINT
WAYPOINT NAME
INDEX
LANDMASS
BACKGROUND
NAV AIDS
SECTOR INFO
OTHER SYMBOLS
MARK SIZE
GREEN
ON
LARGE
ON
ON
BRT YELLOW
BLUE
ON
OFF
WHITE
STD
s
CHART DETAILmenu
4.Press ▼to select MARK SIZE.
5Press the soft key EDIT.
6.Press ▲or ▼to select STD (standard) or
SMALL.
7.Press the [ENTER] key.
4Erasing Marks
Erasing individual marks/lines
1.Operate the cursor pad to place the cur-
sor on the mark you want to erase.
2.Press the [CLEAR] key. The mark se-
lected is erased.
Note: To erase a line, place the cursor
on the edge of the line. The line segment
will be erased.
Erasing whole marks/lines
You can erase all marks and lines. Be abso-
lutely sure you want to erase all marks and
lines; erased marks and lines cannot be re-
stored.
1.Pressthe [MENU] key followedbythesoft
keys CHARTSETUP OPTIONS and
TRACK CONTROL.
2.Press the soft key ERASE MARK. You
are asked if you are sure to erase all
marks and lines.
3.Pressthe [ENTER] key to erase, orpress
the [CLEAR] key to escape.
5Displaying Track and
Mark Points
Number of track and mark points used ap-
pears in the TRACK STATUS window on the
TRACK CONTROLdisplay. For further de-
tails see TRACK CONTROL WINDOW.

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SAVING AND LOADING DATA
TO/FROM MEMORYCARDS
The following data can be saved to memory
card:
• Mark/line
• Waypoints/routes
• Track
• Configration (menu settings)
1Formatting Memory Cards
Before you can use a memory card it must
be formatted. Note that formatting always
erases all saved data on the card!
1.Insert the memory card you want to for-
mat into the slot.
2.Pressthe [MENU] key followedbythesoft
keys CONFIGRATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.
DGPS 3D
SAVE
DATA
EDIT
FORMAT
TRACK
MARK/LINE
WAYPOINT/ROUTE
CONFIGURATION
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
RETURN
s
SAVE
DATA
SAVE DATA display
3.Press the soft key SAVE DATATO
MEMORYCARD and the soft key FOR-
MAT.You are asked if you are ready to
format the memory card.
4.Pressthe [ENTER] keytoformat (or press
the [CLEAR] key to escape). Now FOR-
MATTING MEMORYCARD appears. Do
not remove the card while it is being for-
matting. When the formatting is com-
pleted,FORMATCOMPLETED appears.
5.Pressthe[ENTER]keytofinish. Now you
can record data to the memory card.
2Saving Data to Memory
Card
Thememory cardcansave fouritemsof data;
track,mark/line, waypoint/route and configu-
ration.
Saving data
1.Insert a formatted memory card into the
slot.
2.Pressthe [MENU] key followedbythesoft
keys CONFIGURATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.
3.Press the soft key labeled SAVE DATA
TO MEMORYCARD. The SAVE DATA
display appears.
4.Press ▲or ▼to select item to save.
5.Press the soft key EDIT to open the
TRACK, MARK/LINE, WAYPOINTS/
ROUTES or CONFIGRATION window.
6.Press ▲to select ON.
7.Pressthe soft keyENTERorthe [ENTER]
key.
8.Repeat from steps 4 to 7 to save other
data if desired.
9.Press the soft key SAVE DATA. The fol-
lowing message appears and saving
starts. Do not remove the memory card
while data is being saved.
NOW SAVING DATA TO
MEMORY CARD. DO NOT
TURN OFF THE POWER UNTIL
SAVING COMPLETED.
SAVE DATA message
When saving is completed, COM-
PLETE SAVING DATAappears.
10.Press the [ENTER] key.

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Error message
Memory card not inserted
Pressthe[ENTER] key to return to the SAVE
DATAdisplay.
MEMORY CARD NOT
INSERTED. INSERT CARD
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.
NOT INSERTED message
Unformatted memory card
Pressthe[ENTER] key to return to the SAVE
DATAdisplay. And format it refering to the
previous page.
MEMORY CARD NOT
FORMATTED
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.
NOT FORMATTED message
Wrong card inserted
Appearswhen a chart card is inserted. Press
the[ENTER] key to return to the SAVEDATA
display. Replace it with a formatted memory
card.
WRONG CARD INSERTED.
INSERT MEMORY CARD.
PRESS "ENTER" key
TO CONTINUE.
WRONG CARD message
Data overwrite
Data type to be recorded exists on memory
card. (Two or more of same data type can-
not be recorded.) Press the [ENTER] key to
overwrite same data type on the card, or
press the [CLEAR] key to escape.
OVERWRITE FOLLOWING
DATA. OK?
YES... "ENTER" key
NO... "CLEAR" key
(TRACK)
OVERWRITE message
3Loading Data from
Memory Card
Data(track,marks,waypoints,configuration)
can be loaded from a memory card and dis-
played on the screen. This feature is useful
for observing past data and setting up the
equipment for a specific purpose (with “con-
figuration”).
1.Pressthe [MENU] key followedbythesoft
keys CONFIGURATION and UPLOAD/
DOWNLOAD DATA.
2.Press the soft key LOAD DATAFROM
MEMORYCARDtoshowtheLOADDATA
display.
DGPS 3D
LOAD
DATA
EDIT
TRACK
MARK/LINE
WAYPOINT/ROUTE
CONFIGURATION
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
RETURN
s
LOAD
DATA
LOAD DATA display
3.Press ▲or ▼to select item to load.
4.Press the soft key EDIT to show the
ON/OFF selection window.
5.Press ▲to select ON. Press the soft key
ENTER or the [ENTER] key. If the
memory card does not contain the item
selected,thebuzzersoundsandONcan-
not be selected.

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6.After you select all items desired, press
thesoftkey LOAD DATAto load data.The
following message appears.
NOW LOADING DATA FROM
MEMORY CARD. DO NOT
TURN OFF THE POWER UNTIL
LOADING COMPLETE.
LOAD DATAmessage
After loading is completed, the following
message appears.
COMPLETE LOADING DATA.
PRESS "ENTER" KEY
TO CONTINUE.
COMPLETE message
7.Press the [ENTER] key.
Note on loading data
Track
Since loaded track data is added to internal
track, oldest track will be erased when the
track memory capacity is exceeded.
Waypoint/route
The loaded data OVERWRITES previously
stored waypoints and routes. BE CAREFUL NOT TO DESTROY VALUABLE DATA!
Mark/line
The loaded data is added to internal data.
Whenthemark/line memory becomes full no
marks may be entered.
Configuration
The loaded data replaces current configura-
tion settings. Press the [ENTER] key to re-
start. If the memory card is ejected while
loading or data could not be loaded, press
the [ENTER] key to restart with default set-
tings. Note that track memory capacity is not
saved or loaded.

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This section describes the various options
which allow you to set up your unit to suit
your needs.
1CHART SETUP OPTIONS
menu
Thechartoffsetoptions menu provides three
menus: chart offset, track control, and chart
detail.
1.Press the [MENU] key to open the main
menu.
2.Press the soft key CHARTSETUPOP-
TIONS.
CHART
SETUP
DGPS 3D
CHART OFFSET
CHART DETAIL
TRACK CONTROL
RETURN
11-1 Chart setup options menu
CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT
CHART OFFSET-NEW FOR NAVIONICS
In some instances position may be off by a
fewminutes.Forexample, the position of the
ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact
moored at a pier. You can compensate for
this error by offsetting chart position as fol-
lows:
1.Pressthe [MENU] key followedbythesoft
keys CHARTSETUPOPTIONS and
CHARTOFFSET.
DGPS 3D RETURN
SET
OFFSET
ZOOM
OUT
ZOOMIN
CHART
OFFSET
135°12.345’ E
34°12.345’ N OS
FROM 276.9°
16.41 nm
RESET
OFFSET
Plotter display,
chart offset selected
2.Use the cursor pad to place the cursor
where to offset chart position.
3.Press the soft key SETOFFSET.
4.Press the soft key RETURN to finish.
To cancel chart offset, press the soft key RE-
SET OFFSET at step 3 in the above proce-
dure.
TRACK CONTROL menu
This menu mainly controls track color and
track plotting interval. For further details see
Track Chapter.

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SETUP NMEA/DGPS PORT 2 menu
description
This menu should be set according to the
specificationsofthe equipment connected to
connectors PORT1 (NMEA) and PORT2
(DGPS) at the rear of the display unit. The
menu can be displayed by pressing the
[MENU] key followed by the soft keys CON-
FIGURATION and SETUP NMEAPORT2.
For detailed information, see the installation
manual.
FORMAT- WITH NEW RTCM(OUTPUT)
Selectsdataformatofconnectedequipment;
NMEA0183 version 1.5, version 2.0,
RTVM104 (EXTRN), RTCM104 (INTRN) or
RTCM104(OUTPUT).RTCM104(INTRN) is
for "D" versions only.The default setting
for non-"D" versions is RTCM104 (EXTRN).
Theprocedure for setting LAT/LON FORMAT
is similar to those for PORT1. Note that
you cannot setup data sentences when you
select RTCM104 (INTRN) as the format. (A
level converter (IF-1432) maybe required
when using NMEA0183 format from this port.)
LAT/LON FORMAT (GGAonly)
Selectsthesecondsof latitude and longitude
positions in hundredths, thousandths or ten
thousandths of a degree.
UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATAmenu
Thismenu allows you touploadwaypointand
route data to a PC or download the same
data from a PC, via the DGPS connector at
the back of display unit. The menu can be
displayed by pressing the [MENU] key fol-
lowed by the soft keys CONFIGURATION
and UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA. For de-
tailedinformation, seetheinstallationmanual.
See previous pages for Memory Card info.
DWNLOAD
UPLOAD
DGPS 3D
DOWNLOAD WPT/RTE TO PC
UPLOAD WPT/RTE FROM PC
RETURN
SAVE DATA TO MEMORY CARD
LOAD DATA FROM MEMORY CARD
upload/download menu
Display unit, rear view
Set communication software on the PC as
follows:
Baud Rate: 4800 bps
Character Length: 8 bit
Stop bit: 1 bit
Parity: None
X Control: XON/XOFF
The following data can be downloaded/up-
loadedbetween apersonalcomputer andthis
equipment.
•Waypoint data (In alphanumeric order)
•Route data (In order of route number)
•End of sentence
Note 1: There are two kinds of data for route
data: route data and route comment data.
Note 2: DGPS position fix is not available
when uploading or downloading data.

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A-scope display
This display shows echoes at each transmis-
sion 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 seabed composition.
200k
160
0
50
100
150
200
68.3
Normal
sounder
display
A-scope
display
DGPS3D
A-scope display
plus normal sounder display
New Wide Plotter/ES Display
This display provides the plotter display on
the left part of the screen and the normal
sounder display on the right part. It is useful
for searching fish schools at cruising speed.
The width of the sounder display can be se-
lected between standard (approx. 20 mm)
and wide (approx. 40 mm).
1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key
SOUNDER SETUPOPTIONS. The
sounder setup menu appears. See Fig-
ure 1-9.
2.Press ▼ to select E/S WINDOW window.
3.Press the soft key EDIT to show the E/S
WINDOW window.
E/S WINDOW
▲
'STD
▼
™WIDE
4.Press ▲or ▼to select STD or WIDE.
STD: The width of the sounder display is
approx. 20 mm (Default setting).
WIDE: The width is approx. 40 mm.
5.Press the [ENTER] key or the soft key
ENTER.
DGPS 3D
PLOT
COURSE
UP
ZOOM
OUT
ZOOMIN
NORTH
UP
0
50
100
150
SNDRSNDR
PLOT
Plotter Display Sounder
Display
Plotter/Sounder display
DGPS 3D
PLOT
MODE
GAIN
200kHz
RANGE
SOUNDER
DUAL
100
SNDR
SHIFT
50k
0.0
200k
20
40
60
GAIN
50kHz
20
40
60
80
Dual-frequency display example