Furuno FI-501 Manual

FI-50 INSTRUMENT SERIES
Operator's Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide the basic operating procedures for this equipment.For detailed information, see the Operator's Manual.
FI-501WIND ANGLE
FI-502 CLOSE HAULEDWIND ANGLE
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MODE
All LCD segments
go on and off, and
then last-used
display appears.
Power on
The timer appears and
counts down from 3 to
1 (sec.), and then the
power goes off.
+
Hold down
until power
goes off.
MODE
APP
TRUE
Power off
Selecting displays
High apparent
wind angle alarm
Maximum true
wind speed alarm
APP
kt
12.5
Wind speed
APP
kt
MAX
13.5
Maximum true
wind speed
Low true wind
speed alarm
TRUE kt
MAX
20.0
HI
APP
300°
Wind angle
5.0 kt
LO
F12
HI
APP
200°
HI
APP
50°HI
LO
Low
apparent
wind angle
alarm
Beaufort wind
speed
TRUE
TRUE
MODE
Adjusting brilliance, contrast
b2
Brilliance
or
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
qAdjustp
C3
Contrast
+
or
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
Start/Finish
+
MODE
APP
TRUE
MODE
APP
TRUE
qAdjustp
MODE
Setting alarms
MODE
Select
alarm
screen
TACK
CLEAR
Turn
alarm
On/Off
+
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
TRUE kt
MAX
20.0
Example Enable
adjustment
or
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
Change
setting
+
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
Finish
Controls
FI-501 FI-502
TACK/CLEAR key
- Show tack heading.
- Clear data.
- Reset max. true wind.
- Increment value.
VMG key
- Show velocity made good.
- Decrement value.
APP/TRUE key
Alternate true and apparent wind.
MODE key
- Turn on power.
- Select display.

Setup1 items
Wind data selection (F, r)
Wind input (td, Fr)
Wind speed unit (kts, m/s)
Wind speed adjustment
Wind angle offset
Wind angle alignment
Wind speed response
Wind pointer response
Boat speed adjustment
Velocity made good response
True/Magnetic selection
Setup2 items

+
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
or
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
Change
setting
Momentary:
Setup1 menu
Long:
Setup2 menu
MODE
MODE
Select
menu
item
+
VMG
TACK
CLEAR
Finish
Example
CAL rCurrent
setting
(flashing)
Switching between true and apparent wind
HI
KT
10.1
HI
KT10.1
APP
TRUE
The apparent wind is the actual
flow of air acting upon a sail, or 
the wind as it appears to the sailor.

True wind is the wind seen by a
stationary observer in velocity
and direction.
VMG
Velocity made good
WIND
SPEED
VMG
VMG
3.2 m/s
Velocity made
good display
TACK
CLEAR
Wind
Starboard
Tack
Coming
About
Port
Tack
Port
Tack
90°
45°
TACK
45°
TRUE
Tack heading
display
Tack heading
Setup
APP
TRUE
Software ver. nos. 
(CPU1 and CPU2)
Key beep on/off
Auto brilliance on/off
Setup enable/disable
Terminal resistor on/off
Synchronization on/off
Demo mode on/off
Factory defaults

Apparent Wind
True wind
velocity
Wind due to
boat velocity
PUB. NO. OSE-72660-A
(0710, DAMI) FI-501/FI-502
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