Historical Lat/Lon position on FCV-588?

[Anonymous]

Apologies for the post, but the FCV-588 user manual is not quite clear on this point. I want to be able to identify the lat/long of something that I passed over, say, 30 seconds ago. My intention is to connect the 588 to my Garmin GPS that outputs position over NMEA183 (like to the VHF for DSC). Question is: does the 588 store lat/lon info for historical bottom data shown on the 588 screen, such that I could scroll back (again, maybe 30 seconds ago) on the 588 screen and retrieve the lat/lon of something I marked on the bottom? Thanks in advance, Kyle

 

[DB Cooper]

hello MakoManiac,

Unfortunately, the FCV588 does not have the capability to store historical data, so you wont be able to scroll back and mark a point later on the FCV588.
If you had a Furuno plotter that was connected to the FCV588, then once you hit the "mark" button on the FCV588, it should send and mark a waypoint to the plotter automatically (which you could then look up the LAT/LONG for that point or mark by simply tapping on that waypoint or mark). Unfortunately this function will not work with a Garmin plotter or Garmin GPS because Garmin equipment does not support the TLL (Target Lat and Long) sentence needed to display and mark a point from another source.

I would recommend a TZTouch2, due to the fact that the TZT2 has a built in sounder (10 pin connection for the transducer, same as the FCV588), built in GPS, and has the capability to scroll back in your sounder history and mark a point, and have that point shared automatically to the plotter screen. which you would then be able to edit that point's icon, color, name, comment, LAT and Long, etc. with ease.
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