Settings And Adjustments; Radar Installation Menu; How To Align The Heading - Furuno FAR-3210 Installation Manual

3.

SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS

Note: After completing the settings and adjustments, copy the setting data to a USB
flash memory, referring to the Operator's Manual. This will allow easy restoration of
setting data after the SPU Board is replaced, etc.
3.1

Radar Installation Menu

The [RADAR INSTALLATION] menu has various
items for adjustment of the radar. To show this
menu, press the MENU key five times while
pressing and holding the 1 HL OFF key.
Tuning initialization
Right click the [TUNE] button on the Instan-
tAccess bar
start initialization. "TUNE IN" appears
during the initialization.
3.2

How to Align the 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 must appear on the
heading line (zero degrees).
Front of antenna
Target
a
Antenna mounted error
to port
(HDG SW advanced)
In practice, you will probably observe some small bearing error on the display because
of the difficulty in achieving accurate initial positioning of the antenna unit. The follow-
ing adjustment will compensate for this error.
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then select [Tune Initialize] to
Correct bearing
(relative to heading)
000
350 010
020
340
330 030
320
040
310 050
300 060
290
280
270
Apparent Apparent Apparent
260
250 position of position of position of
240
120
target target target
230
130
220 140
210 150
200 160
190 180 170
Picture appears
deviated clockwise.
a
Front of antenna
b
Target
070
080
090
100
110
Antenna mounted error
to starboard
(HDG SW delayed)
Tuning bar
[TUNE] button [TUNE] button
[TUNE MAN]: Manual tuning [TUNE MAN]: Manual tuning
[TUNE AUTO]: Auto tuning [TUNE AUTO]: Auto tuning
Apparent position
of target
350 000 010
340 020
330 030
320
040
310 050
300 060
290
280
270
Correct bearing Correct bearing Correct bearing
260
250
110
(relative to (relative to (relative to
240
120
heading) heading) heading)
230
130
220 140
210 150
200 160
190 170
180
Picture appears
deviated counterclockwise.
b
070
080
090
100
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