Performance Monitor; How To Activate/Deactivate The Performance Monitor - Furuno FAR-1513-BB Operator's Manual

Radar Functions
A/C SEA
A/C RAIN
Automatic Clutter
Elimination (ACE)
Gain
IR
Echo stretch
Echo averaging
Picture setting
(Customize echo)
STBY/TX
Tuning
Reference Point
TT LOST warning
TT alerts ACK
TT acquire
TT/AIS AZ
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Performance Monitor

The performance monitor, installed in the antenna unit, produces a visual indication
on the radar display screen when the radar transmitter power and radar receiver sen-
sitivity are within the prescribed limits.
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How to activate/deactivate the performance monitor

1) Set the radar to TX (transmit) mode.
2) Open the [MAIN MENU].
3) Select [ECHO], then push the ADJUST knob.
4) Select [PERFORMANCE MON], then push the ADJUST knob.
5) Select [OFF] or [ON] as appropriate, then push the ADJUST knob.
6) Close the menu.
When the performance monitor is active, the indication "PM" appears (in yellow char-
acters) inside the [ALERT] box.
Note: If the blind sector and the direction of the PM antenna overlap one another, turn
off the blind sector in order to display echoes correctly.
The radar is automatically set as follows when the performance monitor is activated.
Setting
GAIN
SEA
SEA AUTO
RAIN
RAIN AUTO
TUNE
ACE
ES
Control Master Display Option
Dependent Desired value can be set
Control
Common Item Commonly Controlled Item Commonly Controlled
Control
Setting at PM
activation
1
70 *
0
MAN
0
MAN
AUTO
OFF
OFF
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Slave Display Option
Cannot control
Adjustable
while PM Setting at PM deactivation
is active
Setting before PM activation.
3
Yes *
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
No Setting before PM activation.
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