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Furuno ENVISION AR-100M Operator's Manual

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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
AR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
AR-100M
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  • Page 1 OPERATOR'S MANUAL AR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AR-100M Model www.furuno.com...
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  • Page 3 How to discard a used battery Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery, see the chapter on Maintenance. If a battery is used, tape the + and - terminals of the battery before disposal to pre- vent fire, heat generation caused by short circuit.
  • Page 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The operator and installer must read the applicable safety instructions before attempting to operate or install the equipment. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, CAUTION may result in minor or moderate injury.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..................vi EQUIPMENT LIST ......................vii OPERATION ......................1-1 1.1 What is AR Navigation System?.................1-1 1.2 Controls Overview ......................1-2 1.3 How to Turn the System On/Off .................1-2 1.4 Display Overview......................1-3 1.5 TVI (Top View Indicator).....................1-5 1.6 How to Change the Base Color ..................1-6 1.7 How to Set the CPA and TCPA Thresholds ...............1-7 1.8 How to Customize the Graphics Object..............1-7...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS MAINTENANCE .....................3-1 3.1 Service and Repair..................... 3-1 3.2 Warranty Period ......................3-1 3.3 Recommended Replacement Period ................. 3-1 3.4 Troubleshooting ......................3-2 3.5 Error Code/Error Message ..................3-3 3.6 How to Restore Default Settings ................3-7 3.7 System Information ....................3-8 3.7.1 How to show the system information .............

  • Page 7: Foreword

    Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO AR-100M AR Navigation System. We are confi- dent you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. Since 1948, FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality marine electronics equipment.

  • Page 8: System Configuration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Monitor Main PC PoE Adapter IP Camera 100-240 VAC 100-240 VAC Trackball Intelligent HUB HUB-3000 100-230 VAC 1Ø, 50/60Hz : Standard supply : Local supply ECDIS Radar (FMD-3200/3300) (FAR-3000/FAR-2××7/FAR-2××8) Radar Sensor (Antenna Unit) Satellite Speed Log* (GS-100) or SATELLITE COMPASS * (SC-33/SC-70/SC-130) Gyrocompass...

  • Page 9: Equipment List

    EQUIPMENT LIST Standard supply Name Type Code No. Remarks Main PC eBOX100-312-FL- With AC adapter (3 m) and (Fanless Box PC) N3350 mounting kit IP Camera GV-EBX2100 PoE Adapter GV-PA191 With AC adapter (1.8 m) Trackball K72337JP With 1.5 m USB cable ENC Dongle ENC-KEY 10 m cable between main PC...
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  • Page 11: Operation

    • AIS data from AIS transponder (example: FURUNO FA-170) • TT data from radar (example: FURUNO FAR-3××0, FAR-2××8) • Route, To waypoint, user chart and ENC chart symbols from ECDIS (FURUNO FMD-3200/3300) The system keeps the AR objects aligned with the actual targets, compensating for roll, pitch and yaw.

  • Page 12: Controls Overview

    1. OPERATION Controls Overview You can control almost all aspects of your AR navi- gation system from the trackball. The figure to the right and the table below show an overview of the trackball with a brief description of the controls. Name Description Left button...

  • Page 13: Display Overview

    1.9.1. How to turn the system off To turn the system off, press the power button again. Display Overview 11 11 1.5NM 10:45 71.3° FURUNO XXXXXXXXX FURUNO Name Description Menu button Opens/closes the main menu. Working indicator Rotates clockwise when the system is working correctly.
  • Page 14 1. OPERATION Name Description Main menu The main menu contains customizing options for this equipment. To open/close the menu, click the menu button. You can also close the main menu by clicking the video image. Range Shows the current display range in use for the AR navigation system. Range control button Adjusts the display range in use for the AR navigation system.

  • Page 15: Tvi (Top View Indicator)

    1. OPERATION Name Description Main target informa- Shows navigation information for the target chosen with the selective tion frame marker. To close the frame, click the selective marker again to dese- lect the marker. You can customize the information to be shown in the frame.

  • Page 16: How To Change The Base Color

    1. OPERATION Presentation mode To change the presentation mode, click the presentation mode at the top right of the screen. Click H-UP N-UP The following presentation modes are available with the TVI: • [H-UP] (Head Up): Displays the symbols with the heading line of own ship at the top of the TVI.

  • Page 17: How To Set The Cpa And Tcpa Thresholds

    1. OPERATION How to Set the CPA and TCPA Thresholds The AR navigation system continuously monitors the predicted range at the Closest Point of Approach (CPA) and predicted time to CPA (TCPA) of each AIS and TT tar- get. When the predicted CPA of any AIS or TT becomes smaller than the preset CPA threshold and its predicted TCPA less than the preset TCPA threshold, the symbol and target information color are changed to the designated color (yellow, orange or red).

  • Page 18: How To Show/Hide The Heading Guide

    1. OPERATION 1.8.2 How to show/hide the heading guide You can estimate the heading of own ship, by reading the point at which the heading guide intersects the azimuth scale. Heading guide 1. Click the menu button to open the main menu.

  • Page 19: How To Customize The Grid Lines

    1. OPERATION 1.8.4 How to customize the grid lines Grid lines can be shown in one of two methods. • [Own]: Shows the grid lines based on the current IP camera position. Grid lines are fixed. • [World]: Shows the grid lines based on the IP camera position when the AR-100M application is started.

  • Page 20: How To Customize Target Information

    How to customize target information You can customize the contents in the main target information frame and appended target information frame. Main target information frame Main target information frame FURUNO XXXXXXXXX FURUNO Appended target information frame Appended target information frame 1.
  • Page 21 1. OPERATION 4. Customize the data referring to the following table. Name Description [Main] box Data displayed in the main target information frame. [Append] box Data displayed in the appended target information frame. [Hide] box The data registered in the [Hide] box is not shown in either the main or appended target information frames.

  • Page 22: How To Customize The Route Display

    1. OPERATION 1.8.7 How to customize the route display The monitored route can be shown on the AR navigation system screen. The route becomes darker with distance from own ship. Route Route Suppressing range Suppressing range You can customize the width, transparency and suppressing range for the route dis- play.

  • Page 23: How To Show/Hide The Enc Chart Objects

    1. OPERATION 1. Click the menu button to open the main menu. 2. Click [Graphics Object]. 3. Click [Route]. 4. Click [To Waypoint]. 5. Check the checkbox for [Visible] to show the waypoint information. If you want to hide the information, remove the check mark from the checkbox.

  • Page 24: User Charts

    1. OPERATION 1. Click the menu button to open the main menu. 2. Click [Graphics Object]. 3. Click [ENC Chart]. 4. Check the checkbox for [Visible] to show the ENC chart objects. If you want to hide the objects, remove the check mark from the checkbox.
  • Page 25 1. OPERATION 6. Select a user chart file from the drop-down list. Note: The following characters and symbols are available for the file name. Do not use other characters and symbols. • Allowed characters: Alphanumeric characters • Allowed symbols: ! #* $ % & ’ ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } °...

  • Page 26: How To Show/Hide The User Charts

    1. OPERATION 1.9.2 How to show/hide the user charts 1. Click the menu button to open the main menu. 2. Click [Graphics Object]. 3. Click [User Chart]. 4. Check the checkbox for [Visible] to show the user chart objects. If you want to hide the objects, remove the check mark from the checkbox.

  • Page 27: How To Adjust The Text Size For Label Objects

    1. OPERATION 6. Check the checkbox for [Visible Wall] to show the visible wall for the no-go area. If you want to hide the visible wall, remove the check mark from the checkbox. When you hide the visible wall, the no go-area is drawn only with a line. No-go area line Visible wall = OFF Visible wall = ON...

  • Page 28: How To Adjust The Video Image Position

    1. OPERATION 1.11 How to Adjust the Video Image Position When an AR object is not aligned with the target (AIS target, buoy, etc.) on the screen, adjust the video image position to overlay correctly the object on the target. Note: Do not move the IP camera after installation.
  • Page 29 1. OPERATION 2 Roll adjusting Horizon Horizon Arrange the horizon and horizon line (AR object) in parallel. Horizon line Horizon line 3 Pitch adjusting Align the horizon line (AR object) with the horizon on the screen. 4 Yaw adjusting Align the target shape (AR object) with the vessel on the screen.
  • Page 30 1. OPERATION 6. Hide the horizon line and matching controller. The target shape feature may be kept on if its use is necessary. To hide the matching controller, uncheck the checkbox for [Visible Matching Con- troller]. Note: It takes approx. five seconds to save the configuration. When you adjust the vid- eo image position for initial settings, restart the AR navigation system.

  • Page 31: Installation And Initial Settings

    INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS The procedure for the installation of the AR navigation system is as follows. 1) Mount and wire each unit, referring to section 2.1 and section 2.2. 2) Login as a service technician and enter the initial settings, referring to section 2.3. 3) Confirm the system operation, referring to section 2.4.
  • Page 32 2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS How to mount the unit 1. Unfasten four screws to remove the four foot pads at the bottom of the main PC. Foot pad (4 pcs) 2. Insert the supplied four countersunk screws to the screw hole for the foot pad. Countersunk screw (4 pcs) 3.

  • Page 33: Poe Adapter

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.1.2 PoE adapter Outline drawing Front Unit: mm Mass: 130 g Rear How to mount the unit 1. Clean the bottom of the PoE adapter and mounting location. 2. Attach the supplied four adhesive rubbers to the bottom of the PoE adapter, refer- ring to the following illustration.

  • Page 34: Ip Camera

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.1.3 IP camera Outline drawing • IP camera Unit: mm Mass: 120 g • Camera bracket Ø 30 Unit: mm Mass: 395 g Ø25 83.5...
  • Page 35 2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS How to mount the unit Note: Select the mounting location which gives the shortest distance between the IP camera and the monitor unit. When the IP camera is far from the monitor unit, the par- allax error between the view from the monitor unit position and IP camera increases.

  • Page 36: Trackball

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.1.4 Trackball You can control almost all aspects of your AR navigation system from the trackball. Locate the unit where it can easily be operated, and easily connected to the main PC. Outline drawing • Without detachable rest L ×...

  • Page 37: Wiring

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS Wiring 2.2.1 Main PC Interface Front 10 11 Rear Name Description USB2.0 Port USB2.0, used for connecting the trackball, ENC dongle, USB flash memory and USB keyboard*. Note: Do not connect a USB device other than the above-mentioned devices.
  • Page 38 2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS *: The USB keyboard is used only for adjusting the initial settings menu. To prevent unintended operation, do not connect the USB keyboard during normal use of the system. Note: An ENC dongle is necessary to share the ENC charts from the ECDIS. The ENC dongle is supplied with the AR navigation system.

  • Page 39: Poe Adapter

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.2.2 PoE adapter The PoE adapter supplies the power to the IP camera through the LAN cable and in- terfaces the data between the main PC and IP camera. Main PC PoE Adapter IP Camera (Data) (Data + Power) 100-240 VAC...

  • Page 40: Ip Camera

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.2.3 IP camera The IP camera is powered from the PoE adapter through the Ethernet interface using PoE (Power over Ethernet). Connect the IP camera to the PoE adapter, using the sup- plied LAN cable. Note: Be sure to connect the LAN cable vertically.

  • Page 41: Initial Settings

    Login as a service technician, to access the menu items for initial settings. Do as fol- lows to login as a service technician. Note: Contact FURUNO for the operator name and password for login. 1. Connect a USB keyboard to the main PC.

  • Page 42: Initial Settings For The Ip Camera

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.3.2 Initial settings for the IP camera Adjust the field of view of the video image and enter the position of the IP camera. Note: Before adjusting the field of view of the IP camera, confirm that the IP camera faces the bow direction and adjust the video image position, referring to section 1.11.

  • Page 43: How To Setup The Ccrp

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.3.3 How to setup the CCRP Do as follows to setup the CCRP (Consistent Common Reference Position). The AR navigation system uses CCRP as reference points for CPA/TCPA calculations. 1. Login as a service technician, referring to subsection 2.3.1. 2.

  • Page 44: How To Setup The Data Source For The Pitch/Roll Data

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 4. Adjust the slider bar for [Position] to set the bow position calculated from the loca- tion of the EPFS device to use as a reference. • [X]: Set the port-starboard (lateral) location of the bow, which is calculated from the location of the EPFS device.

  • Page 45: How To Setup The Data Source For The Tt Data

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.3.6 How to setup the data source for the TT data Do as follows to setup the data source for the TT data. 1. Login as a service technician, referring to subsection 2.3.1. 2. Click [Service Setting]. 3.

  • Page 46: How To Enter The Ip Address Of The Route Server

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.3.7 How to enter the IP address of the route server Do as follows to enter the IP address of the route server. 1. Login as a service technician, referring to subsection 2.3.1. 2. Click [Service Setting]. 3.

  • Page 47: Settings For Connected Equipment

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS 2.3.9 Settings for connected equipment ™ For the satellite speed log (GS-100), SATELLITE COMPASS (SC series) and EC- DIS (FMD-3200/3300), set them as shown below to connect with the AR navigation system. Satellite speed log/SATELLITE COMPASS Set the transmission rate of the GPatt sentence to “200 msec”...

  • Page 48: Operation Check

    2. INSTALLATION AND INITIAL SETTINGS Operation Check After installing the system and entering initial settings, check the following points to confirm the system operation. Check point Details Error indication • Confirm that there is no error message (in yellow characters) on the main screen.

  • Page 49: Maintenance

    The only part of the AR navigation system that is developed by FURUNO is the soft- ware application. We install the software application to the commercial product select- ed by FURUNO and check the software performance before shipment.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    3. MAINTENANCE Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can follow to restore normal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, do not attempt to check inside the unit. Any trouble should be referred to a qualified service technician. Problem Possible cause Remedy...

  • Page 51: Error Code/Error Message

    3. MAINTENANCE Problem Possible cause Remedy The video image from The IP camera is not 1) Press the power button on the the IP camera is abnor- started correctly. main PC to turn the system off. mal. 2) After the main PC is turned off, press the power button again to turn the system on.
  • Page 52 3. MAINTENANCE Error Error message Meaning/Remedy code E0421 No Sensor Data. (TO WPT) No waypoint ID data received. Confirm the connection between the LAN1 port of the main PC and network hub that relays sensor data, and the equipment that out- puts waypoint ID data is turned on and works correctly.
  • Page 53 3. MAINTENANCE Error Error message Meaning/Remedy code E0427* No Sensor Data. (CTW/STW1) No CTW/STW data received. The number in the brackets indicates radar number. E0428* No Sensor Data. (CTW/STW2) Confirm the connection between the E0429* No Sensor Data. (CTW/STW3) LAN1 port of the main PC and network E042A* No Sensor Data.
  • Page 54 3. MAINTENANCE Error Error message Meaning/Remedy code E0445 No Sensor Data. (PITCH/ROLL) Invalid pitch/roll data received. Confirm that the equipment that outputs pitch/roll data works correctly. E0446 No Sensor Data. (COG/SOG) Invalid COG/SOG data received. Confirm that the equipment that outputs COG/ SOG data works correctly.

  • Page 55: How To Restore Default Settings

    3. MAINTENANCE Error Error message Meaning/Remedy code E0802 User Chart File not found. The system cannot find the user chart file. Please insert USB Memory stor- Confirm that the file is saved to the root di- ing User Chart File. rectory of the USB flash memory.

  • Page 56: System Information

    3. MAINTENANCE System Information 3.7.1 How to show the system information Do as follows to show the system information. 1. Click the menu button to open the main menu. 2. Click [Condition]. The system information is shown on the main menu. Item Remarks Network...

  • Page 57: Sentence Monitor Window

    3. MAINTENANCE Item Remarks Skip Frame The number of skipped frames during one second de- coding 3. Close the main menu. 3.7.2 Sentence monitor window You can check if the AR navigation system is properly receiving sentence information. Do as follows to open the sentence monitor window. 1.

  • Page 58: How To Perform The Virus Scan

    3. MAINTENANCE How to Perform the Virus Scan You can perform the virus scan using the equipped anti-virus software.The virus defi- nitions and related files must be kept up-to-date. For how to update the virus defini- tions, see section 3.10. Note: The virus scan may take more than 30 minutes, and the scan cannot be abort- ed.

  • Page 59: How To Update The Ar Navigation System Application

    3. MAINTENANCE How to Update the AR Navigation System Application Do as follows to update the AR navigation system application. Note: The system keeps previous settings after updating the application. However, menu items whose setting range or unit is changed due to the application update are reverted to their default settings.

  • Page 60: How To Update Virus Definition

    3. MAINTENANCE 6. Click the [OK] button. The message shown below-left appears during the update. After completing the update, the confirmation message shown below-right appears. Note: Do not remove the USB flash memory during the up- date. If the flash memory is removed, the message shown E0903 in the figure to the right appears.
  • Page 61 3. MAINTENANCE Note: If the virus definition file is not saved in the USB flash memory, the message shown in the figure to the right appears. Confirm that the virus definition file is saved correctly in the flash mem- ory. 6.

  • Page 62: How To Update The Operating System

    3. MAINTENANCE 3.11 How to Update the Operating System Do as follows to update the operating system. 1. Copy the operating system update file (file extension: msu) to a USB flash mem- ory then insert the flash memory to the USB port on the main PC. Note 1: The operating system update file must be saved to the root directory of the USB flash memory.

  • Page 63: How To Show Software Information

    3. MAINTENANCE Note 1: Do not remove the USB flash memory during the file copying. If the flash memory is removed, the message E0202 shown in the figure to the right appears. Close the mes- sage and retry updating the operating system. Note 2: If the update fails, the message shown in the fig- ure to the right appears.
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  • Page 65: Appendix 1 Menu Tree

    APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Menu button Bold italic: Default setting Base Color Color (Cyan, Green, White, Amber) CPA/TCPA CPA Threshold (0.5 to 6.0 NM: 1.0 NM) TCPA Threshold (1 to 15 min: 10 min) Attentional Color (Yellow, Orange, Red) Graphics Azimuth Scale Visible (ON, OFF) Object...
  • Page 66 APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Main Rendering Frame Rate Video Status Buffer Size Clear Size Decode Size Decode Frame Corrupt Frame Skip Frame Open Sentence Monitor Service Setting* Camera Field of View (10.0 to 170.0 deg: 90.0 deg) Altitude (0.00 to 8192.00 m: 30.00 m) Position (X: -126.00 to 126.00 m: 0.00 m, Y: -1022.00 to 1022.00 m: 0.00 m) CCRP...

  • Page 67: Specifications

    FURUNO AR-100M SPECIFICATIONS OF AR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AR-100M MAIN PC Intel Celeron N3350 2.4 GHz System memory 4 GB Display information Azimuth, AIS, TT for radar, Route, User chart, ENC chart symbol Language UK/USA IP CAMERA Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full-HD)

  • Page 71: Index

    INDEX AIS symbol ..........1-4 Main menu ..........1-4 Appended target information frame.. 1-5 1-10 Main target information frame ..1-5 1-10 Application program ID......3-15 Menu button ..........1-3 Attentional color ........1-7 Menu tree ..........AP-1 Azimuth scale........1-4 Mounting Camera bracket........
  • Page 72 INDEX Customize ..........1-10 Main target information frame ....1-10 Target shape ........1-4 TCPA threshold..........1-7 Trackball ............1-2 Troubleshooting .........3-2 TT symbol ..........1-4 TVI ............. 1-4 Updating operating system ......3-14 Updating virus definition......3-12 User chart label ..........1-4 User charts..........1-14 Density for area object ......1-16 Import .............1-14 Text size for label object ......1-17 Video image brilliance ......1-17...

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