Furuno FMD-3200 User Manual

11. HOW TO MONITOR ROUTES
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3. Roll the trackball to select the angle of approach to the destination then click.
The system uses ship position, speed, angle of approach to create an instant track
route. The track is also checked for hazardous objects and the like against the chart
alerts.
During the calculation, the [Instant Track] dialog box window shows "Checking" in the
[Status] field. If, after completion of the calculation, the track is suitable, the message
"OK" replaces "Checking". The track and its waypoints, labeled [T1] - [T4], are colored
orange. The track is saved to the database as "Instant Track_XXX" (XXX=001 - 400).
If there is a problem with the track, an error message appears and the track is erased
from the screen. See section 11.8.3 for all the instant track messages and their mean-
ings.
To return to the monitored route, click a waypoint on a leg of the route to create an
instant track route to use to return to the monitored route.
11.8.2 Back to track mode
When the vessel goes off track, the alert
"172 Off Track Alarm" appears in the
[Alert] box. To create an instant track to re-
turn to the monitored route, use the [Back
to Track] mode as follows:
1. With a monitored route active, click
the [Voyage] and [Instant Track] but-
tons on the InstantAccess bar™ to the
show the [Instant Track] dialog box.
The message "Please click a WPT on
Leg." appears on the [Planning] page.
Note 1: If a monitored route is active,
the [Safe Off Track] mode can also be selected.
Note 2: If a monitored instant track route is already active, an instant track mode
different from the currently active one can be selected. Further, a completely new
instant track route to the original monitored route can be created.
Click destination point . A circle and
arrow appear.
Click a location to set desired angle of
approach. Instant track is drawn.
Monitored route
Current position
Instant track
(orange)
Instant track
waypoints
(orange)
Destination
WPT2
T1
T2
WPT2
T3
T4
Click here to show drop
down list to select mode.
When monitored route is active

Furuno FMD-3200 Specifications

General

Brand	Furuno
Model	FMD-3200
Category	Marine Equipment
Language	English