5 measuring depth, time – Furuno GP-3500F User Manual

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11. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION

11-16

11.5

Measuring Depth, Time

The VRM measures the depth, and the time marker measures time.

● For measuring depth, roll the trackball in upward-downward direction to shift

the VRM.

● For measuring time, roll the trackball in left-right direction to move the time

marker to measure the elapsed time.

AUTO C

58.6

m

17.6

0

20

40

60

80

5.6

°

C

10.0 kt

1'50"

50k

Minute and seconds

of time marker

VRM

Depth of VRM

Time marker

How to use the VRM, time cursor

To measure depth or time in the plotter (pilot)/sounder display, follow the
procedure below. Further, you may mark the geographical location of a fish
school on the plotter display.

a) Press the [CURSOR ON/OFF] key more than three seconds to enable

trackball operation on the sounder display. At this time the track cursor
appears on the ship’s track line and it denotes the approximate
geographical position of the time marker on the sounder screen.

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