Furuno GP-36 - Manual (Page 43)

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Note: When connecting a FURUNO
external DGPS beacon receiver (such
as GR-80) to the GP-31, turn the GR-
80’s remote function on to set up the
beacon receiver with data set on the
GP-31.
5. The cursor is on the STATION field.
Press the [ENT] key.
6. Choose DGPS beacon station selection
method: AUTO, MANUAL or LIST.
AUTO: Automatically searches for
best of five nearest DGPS beacon
station. It first searches DGPS beacon
stations from closest to furthest. If
unsuccessful it searches stations by
signal strength. This procedure is
repeated until a suitable station is
found.
MANUAL: Manually enter DGPS
beacon station specifications in the
RATE and FREQ fields, referring to a
DGPS beacon station list.
LIST: Lists 5 of the closest DGPS
beacon stations, including user-pro-
grammed stations.
7. Press the [ENT] key. If you selected
AUTO no further operation is required;
press the [ENT] key to finish. For
MANUAL or LIST do one of the follow-
ing:
MANUAL
a) The cursor is now on the RATE
field. Press the [ENT] key.
b) Select the transmission rate of the
DGPS beacon station to be used,
among 50, 100 or 200 bps. Press
the [ENT] key.
c) The cursor is now on the FREQ
field. Press the [ENT] key.
d) Enter the transmission frequency
of the DGPS beacon station to be
used and press the [ENT] key.
LIST
a) The following display appears after
pressing the [ENT] key at step 7.
Figure 7-8 DGPS beacon station list
b) Select desired station with the
Cursor Pad.
c) Press the [ENT] key.
11.Press the [MENU] key twice to finish.
Note that the STATION field in the DGPS
menu now shows MANUAL.
Programming user channels
(stations)
The user may program 20 DGPS beacon
stations from which to use in DGPS bea-
con station selection. Whenever a new sta-
tion is constructed you include it in the list.
1. Press the [MENU] key twice to open the
menu.
2. Select DGPS and press the [ENT] key.
3. Select STATION and press the [ENT]
key.
4. Select LIST and press the [ENT] key.
The display shown in Figure 7-8 ap-
pears.
5. Select USER and press the [ENT] key.
The following display appears.