Furuno DRS6A-NXT Installation Manual page 24

2. INITIAL SETUP
Menu item
[Antenna Length]
[Antenna Longitudinal Po-
sition]
[Antenna Lateral Position
(-Port)]
[Radar Monitoring]
[ARPA Advanced Settings]
[TX Channel]
[Target Analyzer Mode]
[Auto Acquire by Doppler]
[Hardware Factory Default] Resets the radar selected at [Radar Source] to factory de-
[Reset Default Settings]
How to align the antenna heading
You have mounted the antenna unit facing straight ahead in the direction of the bow.
Therefore, a small but conspicuous target dead ahead visually should appear on the
heading line (zero degrees).
You may observe a minor bearing error on the display. This is due to the difficulty in
orienting the radar accurately. The following adjustment will compensate for the error.
Correct bearing of target
(relative to heading)
Target
320
a
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
Antenna oriented Picture appears with
to port clockwise deviation.
Selects the length of the antenna.
RezBoost function reflects the selection of this menu item.
Referring to the figure on the right, enter the ra-
dar antenna positioning bow-stern (Longitudi-
nal) and port-starboard (Lateral) position from
the origin.
Display various information regarding the connected ra-
dar.
For service technician only. Do not change these settings.
This menu item is available when setting the radar in
transmit.
Select [1],[2] or [3], the channel where the interference is
smallest.
You can emphasize rain clutter or target echoes when the
target analyzer is active. Select [Rain] or [Target] as ap-
propriate.
When selecting [ON], approaching targets within 3 NM
from own ship are automatically acquired by the Doppler
calculated from the radar echo.
fault.
Resets [Radar] menu settings to default.
a
000
350 010
340 020
330 030
040
050
060
070
080
090 Displayed
100
position
110
of target
120
130
140
210 150
200
160
190 170
180
Description
Displayed position of target
Target
b
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
Antenna oriented Picture appears with
to starboard counterclockwise deviation.
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Origin Origin
b
000
350 010
340 020
330 030
320
040
050
060
070
080
090
Correct
100
bearing of
110
120
target
130
220 140
(relative to
210
150
200
160
190
180 170
heading)