Download SOFTWARE USER`s MANUAL

June 20, 2000
Table of Contents
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS..................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
WHAT IS FUND? ........................................................................................................................................5-1
CAN FUND READ A NIMA DIGITAL NAUTICAL CHART (DNCTM) FROM MY HARD DISK DRIVE? ...............5-1
WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO READ DNCS FROM MY CD-ROM DRIVE? ...........................................................5-1
WHAT HAPPENS IF I TAKE THE DNC CD-ROM OUT OF THE DRIVE WHILE FUND IS STILL READING THE
DATABASE? ..........................................................................................................................................................5-2
5.5 HOW DO I INTERPRET THE DNC DATABASE SERVER (DDS) STATUS MESSAGES? ......................................5-2
5.6 WHY DO I SEE A BLANK SCREEN?................................................................................................................5-3
5.6.1
In Route Monitoring Mode...............................................................................................................5-3
5.6.2
Not In Route Monitoring Mode........................................................................................................5-3
5.7 WHY CAN’T I ZOOM IN OR ZOOM OUT?......................................................................................................5-3
5.8 HOW DO I BEGIN ADDING WAYPOINTS FOR ROUTE PLANNING?...................................................................5-3
5.9 HOW DO I CREATE AND LOAD MY OWN DEMO ROUTES? .............................................................................5-3
5.10
WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR FUND SOFTWARE? ........................................................................5-3
5.11
WHO ARE THE FUND SOFTWARE POINTS OF CONTACT? .......................................................................5-4
5.12
WHO DO I CONTACT FOR FUND TECHNICAL SUPPORT? ........................................................................5-4
5.13
WHO DO I CONTACT TO GET ADDITIONAL DIGITAL NAUTICAL CHARTS (DNCS)?..................................5-4
5.14
NOTES ABOUT GPS RECEIVERS: ............................................................................................................5-4
5.14.1 FUND DOES NOT WORK WITH THE AN/WRN-6 OR AN/SRN-25 EQUIPMENT. ................5-4
5.14.2 FUND DOES WORK WITH THE PLGR (AN/PSN-11)!...............................................................5-4
5.14.3 FIVE DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS FOR DETERMINING AN/PSN-11 PLGR MODEL: ...........5-5
5.14.4 FUND WORKS WITH MANY COMMERCIAL GPS RECEIVERS. ...........................................5-6
5.14.5 FUND REQUIRES CERTAIN NMEA 0183 DATA SENTENCES FROM A GPS RECEIVER. .5-6
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................... 6-1
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HOT KEYS QUICK REFERENCE........................................................................................................... 7-1
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