Narrow Trails (B/W-Type Only); How To Hide The Trails Temporarily; Trail Stabilization In True Motion; How To Erase/Restart Trails - Furuno FAR-2218 Operator's Manual

1.37.5

Narrow trails (B/W-type only)

Target trails can be painted with thinner lines if desired. This csection 1.37.2an be
useful when there are a lot of targets on the screen and it is hard to distinguish one
from another.
1. Open the menu.
2. Select [1 ECHO].
3. Select [0 NEXT].
4. Select [4 TRAILS]. The [TRAILS] menu appears.
Note: You can also right-click the [TRAIL] box to access this menu.
5. Select [8 NARROW TRAIL].
6. Select the appropriate setting from [OFF], [1] or [2], then press the ENTER MARK
key. A trail with a setting of [2] is thinner than a trail with a setting of [1].
7. Close the menu.
1.37.6

How to hide the trails temporarily

Following the procedure outlined in section 1.37.2, set the trail time to [OFF]. The trails
are hidden from view, but are continued. To show the trails again, repeat the proce-
dure, setting the trail time to any interval other than [OFF].
1.37.7

Trail stabilization in true motion

True motion trails can be ground stabilized or sea stabilized. The [TRAIL] box shows
current stabilization as "TRUE-G" or "TRUE-S". You can change the stabilization
mode with the following procedure.
1. Open the menu.
2. Select [7 INFORMATION BOX].
3. Select [2 OWN SHIP INFO].
4. Select [3 SPEED]. The [SPEED] menu appears.
Note: You can also right-click the [SPD
5. Select [2 SHIP SPEED].
6. Select [LOG(BT)] (ground stabilization) or [LOG(WT)] (sea stabilization) as re-
quired.
7. Close the menu.
Note: The stabilization mode is applied to own ship speed and TT trails.
1.37.8

How to erase/restart trails

All trails can be erased (including those in the memory) and restarted to start fresh
trails. There are three methods you can use to erase trails.
To erase all trails displayed in the operational display area:
• Select the [TRAIL] box, then press and hold the left button on the trackball; or
• Press and hold CANCEL TRAILS key.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
] indication to access this menu.
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