GP1670F_1870F Operator's Manual - Furuno USA

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW1.2 RotoKey TM and Soft ControlsThe main function of the RotoKey TM is to display the RotoKey menu, a set of revolvingsoft controls that change with the operating mode. There are two sets of RotoKeymenus: base and full. A short push of the key shows the base set for the current mode,and a long push displays the full compliment of soft controls for the current mode.When the full set is active, a scroll bar appears to show your location in the menu.Scroll barBase soft controlsFull soft controlsThere are two categories of soft controls, toggle and drop-down list. Category is distinguishedby an icon at the left edge of the soft controls.Soft controlcategoryToggleExampleFunction ON (green)DescriptionA soft control with a lamp is a toggle control.The lamp is green when the functionis ON; gray when OFF.Function OFF (gray)Drop-down listA soft control with a left arrow has a dropdownlist that has a set of functions tochoose from.To operate the soft controls, push the RotoKey TM to show the RotoKey menu. Rotatethe key to select a soft control then push the key to do the function labeled on the softcontrol. When you search through the RotoKey menu, the selected soft control is longerthan other soft controls, its color is light blue and the soft control name is in whitecharacters. The soft controls automatically disappear from the screen if not operatedwithin approx. six seconds. To erase the soft controls manually, press the ESC/MENUkey.Note 1: Hereafter, this manual only implies the use of the RotoKey TM in soft controloperations. We write “Open the RotoKey menu then select [soft control name]” whereyou would rotate and push the key to select and do a function.Note 2: Where “key” is not preceded by a key name, this means the RotoKey TM .1-5