Furuno GP-150 User Manual

1. OPERATION
1-2
1.2 Turning On and Off the
Power
The GP-150 takes about 90 seconds to find
position when turned on for the very first time.
Thereafter it takes about 12 seconds to find
position each time the power is turned on.
Turning on the power
Press the POWER key.
The unit tests the PROGRAM MEMORY,
SRAM and battery for proper operation and
shows the results on the display. If equipped
with the internal beacon receiver, "BEACON
RCVR INSTALLED" appears at the bottom of
the display. The unit starts up with the last
used display mode.
PROGRAM MEMORY = OK
SRAM = OK
Internal Battery = OK
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7°
D3D 100m
SAFE
34q23.456· N 135q 45.678· E
BRG
RNG
123
12.3
SOG
kt
COG
[01]
30
40
20
50
H
2.00nm
BEACON RCVR INSTALLED
DATA 3 : DATA OUTPUT
GPS receiving
condition
Several seconds
later
W84
nm
Figure 1-2 Appearance of display when
turning on the power
When turning on the power the following
occurs:
12 seconds after turning on the power,
accurate position (in latitude and longitude)
appears on the display.
If position could not be found, "NO FIX" blinks
at the GPS receiving condition window. When
PDOP (Position Dilution Of Precision) value
exceeds 6 in the 3D mode or HDOP
(Horizontal Dilution Of Precision) value
exceeds 4 in the 2D mode, "DOP" blinks to
indicate abnormal fixing and the position
indication could not be updated.
When the satellite signal is being received
normally, one of the indications shown in
Table 1-1 appears depending on equipment
setting and GPS receiver state.
Table 1-1 GPS receiver indication
Indication Meaning
2D 2D
3D 3D
D2D Differential 2D
D3D Differential 3D
W2D WAAS 2D
W3D WAAS 3D
Note 1: When PDOP value exceeds 6 in the
3D mode, the position fixing method
is automatically changed to 2D.
Note 2: The "DEMO" icon appears when the
display is in the demonstration mode.
To return to normal mode, turn off
the power and turn it on while
pressing and holding down the
NU/CU ENT key.
Turning the power off
Press the POWER key.
The next time you turn on the power the unit
starts up with the last used display mode.

Furuno GP-150 Specifications

General

Brand	Furuno
Model	GP-150
Category	GPS
Language	English