Furuno 1954C Operator's Manual page 2

< RA DAR Oper a tio n >
Transmitting, Stand-by
1. Press the POWER/BRILL key
momentarily to show soft keys.
2. Press the RADAR STBY soft key to
highlight TX on its label.
3. Press the RETURN soft key.
To return to Stand-by mode, press the
RADAR TX soft key to highlight STBY on its
label.
Selecting the Range Scale
Press the RANGE (+ or -) key to change the
range scale.
Adjusting the Gain
1. Press the GAIN key.
2. Press the GAIN soft key.
GAIN SENSITIVITY
AUTO ROUGH
AUTO MODERATO
AUTO CALM
MAN
3. Use the trackball to select AUTO
ROUGH, AUTO MODERATO, AUTO
CALM or MAN (manual) as appropriate.
For manual adjustment, rotate the
ENTER knob to adjust, while observing
the radar echo.
4. Press the GAIN key or the RETURN soft
key to finish.
Adjusting the A/C SEA, RAIN
1. Press the GAIN key followed by A/C
SEA or A/C RAIN soft key to show the
appropriate setting window.
A/C SEA
AUTO ROUGH
AUTO MODERATE
AUTO CALM
MAN 0
A/C SEA window
2. For A/C SEA, rotate the ENTER knob to
select the appropriate setting. When
selecting MAN, rotate the ENTER knob
to adjust.
0
A/C RAIN
0
A/C RAIN window
3. For A/C RAIN, rotate the ENTER knob to
adjust.
4. Press the GAIN key or RETURN soft key
to finish.
Measuring Range by VRM
1. Press the EBL/VRM key followed by
VRM1 ON (dotted ring) or VRM2 ON
(dashed ring) soft key to show
appropriate VRM.
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to place the
VRM on the inside edge of a radar
target, and read the VRM indication to
find range.
To erase a VRM, press appropriate VRM
soft key followed by the CLEAR key.
Measuring the Bearing
1. Press the EBL/VRM key followed by
EBL1 ON (dotted line) or EBL2 ON
(dashed line) soft key to show the
appropriate EBL.
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to bisect the
radar target with the EBL, and read the
EBL indication to find bearing.
To erase an EBL, press appropriate EBL
soft key followed by the CLEAR key.
3nm
12/
LP
H-UP
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2
3
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EBL1 EBL2
330.1°R
VRM2
5 VRM1
3.123nm
6
1: EBL1 (Dotted)
2: VRM2 (Dashed)
3: VRM1 (Dotted)
4: EBL2 (Dashed)
5: EBL1 bearing / VRM1 range
6: EBL2 bearing / VRM2 range
7: Active marker is highlighted.
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319. 9 °
EBL
M
VRM
EBL1
ON
VRM1
ON
OFFSET
EBL2
ON
VRM2
ON
359.9 ˚R
234.1°R
+
11.70
nm
9.343nm
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