Furuno FEA-2807 - How to Save a Route as an ASCII Text File; How to Restore a Route from an ASCII Text File

17. Backup Operations
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17.12 How to Save a Route as an ASCII Text File
Sometimes it is useful to save route information as an ASCII text file for use with some other application, or to
restore some ASCII text produced by some other application to the ECDIS. For further details see Appendix 6.
The following formats are available for route backup and restore:
• ASCII PROPRIETARY
• ASCII POSITION (list of Latitude/Longitude values)
• ASCII WPT NAME POSITION (list of WPT names and Latitude/Longitude)
• ASCII POSITION WPT NAME (list of Latitude/Longitude and WPT names)
• ASCII FULL (all route related information)
To make a backup of a route in ASCII format, do the following:
1. Select the Backup and Restore command from the menu.
2. From the Hard disk field, select desired file.
3. Select desired backup format with Backup format.
4. Select backup drive in the Backup drive field.
5. Click the Backup button in the Hard Disk field.
17.13 How to Restore a Route from an ASCII Text File
Sometimes it is useful to restore to the ECDIS route information stored in an ASCII text file that was produced by
some other application. For further details see Appendix 5.
The following formats are available for route backup and restore:
• ASCII PROPRIETARY
• ASCII POSITION, list of Latitude/Longitude values
• ASCII WPT NAME POSITION, list of WPT names and Latitude/Longitude
• ASCII POSITION WPT NAME list of Latitude/Longitude and WPT names
• ASCII FULL, all route related information
To restore a route using ASCII data, do the following:
1. Select the Backup and Restore command from the menu.
2. Select desired Backup Format.
3. Select backup drive from the Backup device field.
4. Select desired file.
5. Click the Restore button in the Backup Device field.