How To Set Up The Radar - Furuno TZT12F Installation Manual

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How to Set Up the Radar

1. Tap the [Home] icon to show the home screen and display mode settings.
2. Tap [Radar] from the [Settings] menu.
3. Tap [Radar Source], then select the appropriate radar sensor.
Note: If a DRS sensor is connected but does not appear in the [Radar Source] list,
close the list and open it again. The name of the DRS sensor should appear with
a check mark, as in the example below.
4. Scroll the [Radar] menu display the menu item [Radar Initial Setup], then tap
[Radar Initial Setup].
5. Referring to the tables which follow, set up the radar.
[Radar] menu - [Radar Initial Setup]
Menu item
[Antenna Rotation]
[Antenna Heading Align]
[Main Bang Suppression]
[Enable Sector Blanking]
[Enable Sector 2 Blanking]
[Radar] menu - [Antenna Position]
Menu item
[Longitudinal (from bow)] Referring to the figure on the right,
[Lateral (-Port)]
Menu item
[Antenna Height]
[Auto Tuning]
Description
Select the speed of antenna rotation. Not
available (greyed out) with the radar sensor
DRS4DL, DRS4DL+.
See "How to align the antenna
heading" on page 3-15.
If main bang appears at the screen center,
slide the circle icon so that the main bang
disappears, while watching the radar echo
at the left-hand side of the display.
Up to two sectors may be selected for
blanking (no transmission). Select [ON] to
enable this feature. Set the start and end
angles (0° to 359°).
Description
enter the radar antenna positioning
bow-stern (Longitudinal) and port-
starboard (Lateral) position from
the origin.
Description
Select the height of the antenna above the
waterline. Not available (greyed out) with
the radar sensor DRS4DL, DRS4DL+.
Enable/disable auto tuning for the connect-
ed radar. Not available (greyed out) with
the radar sensor DRS4D-NXT.
3. HOW TO SET UP THE EQUIPMENT
RD253065-DRS_RADOME
Options (setting range)
[Auto], [24 RPM]
[-179.9°] to [+180.0°]
[0] to [100]
[ON], [OFF]
Options (setting range)
[0] m to [999] m
[-99] m to [+99] m
Port-side is negative,
Origin Origin
Starboard-side is positive.
Options (setting range)
[Under 3m], [3m-10m],
[Over 10m]
[ON], [OFF]
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