User's Manual

MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 6 Map operation
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6.15 GPS BUOY
GPS BUOY, of which display is connected to a GPS BUOY’s transmitter-receiver made by Taiyo Musen,
will receive buoy information sentences (BLV).
A buoy ID can record 10 kinds of information, and time, position and water temperature at 100 points
can be recorded per 1 ID. As for the latest data, in addition to time, position and water temperature,
course, speed and battery voltage can be recorded.
Examples of display:
1
24.2
55
0.0
99
-3.3
23.8
0.6
-8.3
22.4
0.8
-12.3
Buoys with same ID will be displayed linked with straight lines. Under each buoy symbol, water
temperature can be indicated.
The latest data will be indicated with marked-out symbols, and ID can be also indicated at the right
hand side of the symbol as shown in the above examples.
1. NUM DISP
This is the function to display Buoy IDs at the right sides of the latest data buoy symbols.
2. WAT TEMP DISP
This is the function to display water temperature under the buoy symbols.
3. BLOCK NUMBER
This is the function to select block numbers. 1 ID buoy data can be recorded in 1 block.
The following 4 ~ 6 will be applied to the blocks selected in above 3.
4. BLOCK CLEAR
This is the function to deleted buoy data recorded in blocks.
5. BLOCK DATA
This is the function to confirm buoy data in blocks in a list of data.