Furuno FR-8252 EN - Manual (Page 106)

5. GPS OPERATION
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5.5 Weather Information
This radar can receive weather information from a japanese DPGS reference station if it is inter-
faced with a DGPS beacon receiver (FURUNO GR-80, etc.) and your vessel is within the broad-
casting range of a japanese DGPS reference station.
The figure below shows an example of a weather information broadcast. This information is trans-
mitted every five minutes, and two reports are provided for each observation point.
This feature is valid only with japanese DGPS reference stations. No display or garbled characters
appear if it is used elsewhere.
1. Press the MENU key to show the menu.
2. Choose GPS and press the ENTER key.
3. Choose Type 16 Message and press the ENTER key. (If no messages are present you cannot
choose this menu item.)
Type 16 message
Weather messages from as many as six DPGS reference stations are shown and the latest is
at the top.The oldest message is erased when a new message arrives.
4. To close only the message board, press the ENTER key.
Type 16 Message
Point Name Time Wind Pressure Wave
Direction/Speed
Murotasaki
Kobe
Osakako
Oseki
Tomgashima
Shinomisaki
13:25
13:55
13:45
13:15
13:50
13:55
13:35
13:05
13:30
13:00
ENE
NE
NW
N
N
NW
SSW
S
NW
W
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
5m
10m
1015hPa
1016hPa
1015hPa
1017hPa
1017hPa
1017hPa
1013hPa
1015hPa
1015hPa
1016hPa
10m
13m
11m
10m
9m
10m
8m
9m
5m
10m
13:30
13:00 NW
W 5m
10m 1015hPa
1016hPa 5m
10m
[MENU]: Close MENU [ENTER]: Close this window
Name of DGPS
reference station
Time
Wind direction
and speed
(16 compass pts.)
Atmospheric
pressure (0-9999 hPa)
Wave height
(0-99 m)
Latest six
messages