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Furuno FAR-2018-MARK-2 Operator's Manual

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OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MARINE RADAR
FAR-2218
FAR-2218-BB
FAR-2228
FAR-2228-BB
FAR-2228-NXT
FAR-2228-NXT-BB
FAR-2238S
FAR-2238S-BB
FAR-2238S-NXT
FAR-2238S-NXT-BB
FAR-2318
FAR-2328
FAR-2328-NXT
FAR-2328W
FAR-2338SW
FAR-2338S
FAR-2338S-NXT
FAR-2018-MARK-2
FAR-2028-MARK-2
Model
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  • Page 1 OPERATOR'S MANUAL MARINE RADAR FAR-2218 FAR-2218-BB FAR-2228 FAR-2228-BB FAR-2228-NXT FAR-2228-NXT-BB FAR-2238S FAR-2238S-BB FAR-2238S-NXT FAR-2238S-NXT-BB FAR-2318 FAR-2328 FAR-2328-NXT FAR-2328W FAR-2338SW FAR-2338S FAR-2338S-NXT FAR-2018-MARK-2 FAR-2028-MARK-2 Model www.furuno.com...
  • Page 2 ・FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN A : NOV . 2017 Printed in Japan All rights reserved. : DEC . 19, 2022 Pub. No. OME-36520-L30 ( REFU ) FAR-2xx8 series 0 0 0 1 9 9 5 2 7 1 0...

  • Page 3: Important Notices

    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

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The operator must read the applicable safety instructions before attempting to operate the equipment. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, DANGER could result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, WARNING could result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 5 Note: If the antenna unit is installed at a close distance in front of the wheel house, your administration may require halt of transmission within a certain sector of antenna revolution. This is possible. Ask your FURUNO representative or dealer to provide this feature.
  • Page 6 Refer to official nautical charts for detailed and up-to-date information. WARNING LABEL Warning labels are attached to the equipment. Do not remove any label. If a label is missing or damaged, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement. WARNING DANGER To avoid electrical shock, do not Electrical shock hazard.
  • Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................xii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..................xvii OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .................1-1 1.1 Controls Overview ......................1-1 1.1.1 Control Unit RCU-014 ..................1-1 1.1.2 Control Unit RCU-015/RCU-016 ..............1-3 1.2 How to Turn the Radar On/Off..................1-4 1.3 How to Adjust the Brilliance..................1-4 1.4 Display Indications......................1-5 ™...
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.25.1 How to turn the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) function on/off ... 1-38 1.25.2 How to adjust the gain in Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) mode..1-38 1.25.3 How to get high sensitivity................1-39 1.25.4 How to suppress false echoes ..............1-39 1.26 Noise Rejector......................
  • Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.40.3 How to change PI line bearing and interval ..........1-74 1.40.4 How to change the PI line bearing reference (B/W-type only) .....1-74 1.40.5 How to change the PI line orientation............1-75 1.40.6 How to reset the PI lines to default (ship’s heading) ........1-75 1.40.7 How to change PI line length (IMO/A/B/R-types only)........1-75 1.41 How to Use the Net (Diamond) Cursor (B/W-type only) ...........1-76 1.41.1 How to activate the net cursor..............1-76...
  • Page 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.55.8 How to delete data from an SD card ............1-108 1.56 How to Take a Screenshot..................1-109 1.57 How to Use the Watch Alert (A/B/W-types only) ............ 1-109 1.58 Dual Radar (A/B-types only) .................. 1-110 1.58.1 How to toggle control of each dual radar display ........1-111 1.58.2 Operating considerations for the dual radar display........
  • Page 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.12.2 Vector mode and length ................3-18 3.13 Past Position Display....................3-19 3.13.1 How to display past position points and select the plotting interval....3-19 3.13.2 How to select the number of past position points to be displayed....3-19 3.14 Set and Drift......................3-20 3.15 Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA) ...................3-21 3.15.1 How to set the CPA and TCPA ranges ............3-21 3.15.2 How to acknowledge the TT collision alarm ..........3-22...
  • Page 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.12.1 How to set the lost target filter..............4-16 4.12.2 How to enable/disable the lost target alert ........... 4-17 4.13 ROT Setting ......................4-17 4.14 AIS Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA) ................4-18 4.14.1 How to set the CPA and TCPA ranges ............4-18 4.15 How to Associate TT and AIS Targets ..............
  • Page 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING ..............6-1 6.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule .................6-2 6.2 How to Replace the Fuse ...................6-3 6.3 Life Expectancy of Major Parts...................6-4 6.4 Trackball Maintenance ....................6-5 6.5 Easy Troubleshooting....................6-5 6.6 Advanced-level Troubleshooting ................6-6 6.7 Diagnostics .........................6-8 6.8 Sentence Monitor .....................6-13 6.9 Fallback Arrangements.....................6-14 APPX.
  • Page 14 FOREWORD A Word to the Owner of FAR-22x8/23x8 Series Marine Radar Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FAR-22x8/FAR-23x8 series of radars. We are confident you will see why FURUNO has become synonymous with quality and reliability. Since 1948, FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics equipment.
  • Page 15 • All functions can be accessed using only the trackball unit, however, RCU-016 trackball units do not have a power button. • TT, AIS, Radar Map, Interswitch and FURUNO’s unique Target Analyzer are supplied as stan- dard. • CPA/TCPA alarms.
  • Page 16 FOREWORD Program numbers Please access the following URL if you need software information: http://www.furuno.com/en/merchant/radar/FAR-22x8_23x8/#SoftwareVersion System Program no. Version no. Remarks Antenna unit (common to all antennas) 0359281 01. For magnetron radar 0359286 01. For S-band solid state radar 0359477 01....
  • Page 17 FOREWORD Function availability and specification type Type Function TT symbol selection Acquisition zone range limitation Auto Track Target Chart Display Color Echo Cursor range unit selection Cursor Size Echo area configuration Mark color Mark w/line Range [0.125], Same as [0.125]***, Same as Same as B [0.25], [0.5],...

  • Page 18: Signal Processing Functions

    CE/UKCA Declaration With regards to CE/UKCA declarations, please refer to our website (www.furuno.com) for further information about RoHS conformity declarations. Disclosure of Information about China RoHS With regards to China RoHS information for our products, please refer to our website...

  • Page 19: System Configuration

    • Gyrocompass (or equivalent devices) meeting the requirements of the IMO resolution A.424(XI). • SDME meeting the requirements of IMO resolution MSC.96(72). The radar may be interconnected via HUB-3000 to other FURUNO processing units having approved LAN ports. Note: Basic configuration is shown with a solid line. For footnotes, see "Notes" on page xxii.
  • Page 20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION X-band (TR-UP, AF Antenna) : Standard supply : Optional or local supply for FAR-2018-MARK-2, 12 kW (w/ Performance Monitor PM-32A XN12AF-RSB146-131 XN20AF-RSB146-131 XN24AF-RSB146-131 Antenna Unit for FAR-2028-MARK-2, 25 kW Sub monitor (w/ Performance Monitor PM-32A XN12AF-RSB146-132 100-115/220-230 VAC XN20AF-RSB146-132 1ø, 50-60 Hz (for de-icer)
  • Page 21 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION S-band (TR-UP) Antenna Unit Antenna Unit for FAR-2238S(-BB)/2338S, 30 kW for FAR-2238S-NXT(-BB)/2338S-NXT, 250 W (w/ Performance Monitor PM-52A (w/ Performance Monitor PM-52B SN24CF-RSB129-107* SN24CF-RSB133-111* SN30CF-RSB129-107* SN30CF-RSB133-111* SN36CF-RSB129-107 SN36CF-RSB133-111 Sub monitor Antenna Cable : Standard supply 100-115/220-230 VAC : Optional or local supply 1ø, 50-60 Hz (for de-icer) Control Unit...
  • Page 22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION X-band (TR-DOWN) Antenna Unit for FAR-2328W, 25 kW 100-115/220-230 VAC (w/ Performance Monitor PM-32A) 1ø, 50-60 Hz XN20CF-RSB130 (for de-icer) XN24CF-RSB130 Signal cable Wave guide Transceiver Unit Sub monitor : Standard supply RTR-108 : Optional or local supply Antenna Cable Control Unit Gyrocompass*...
  • Page 23 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION S-band (TR-DOWN) Antenna Unit for FAR-2338SW, 30 kW (w/ Performance Monitor PM-52A) SN36CF-RSB131 : Standard supply : Optional or local supply 100-115/220-230 VAC 1ø, 50-60 Hz (for de-icer) Signal cable Coaxial cable Transceiver Unit Sub monitor RTR-109 Antenna Cable Control Unit Gyrocompass* (AD-10 format)
  • Page 24 • CAT 2 and CAT 2H: effective diameter of 250 mm or higher • CAT 3: effective diameter of 180 mm or higher Category Manufacturer Model Viewing distance CAT 1 and FURUNO MU-231 1.20 m CAT 1H MU-270W 1.02 m Hatteland Display JH 23T14 FUD 1.20 m...
  • Page 25 7) Some antenna configurations do not have an in-built Performance Monitor. This type of anten- na is not usable for IMO-type radars. 8) For connecting non-FURUNO ECDIS only. For connection of radars or plotters, the connection must be done at the radar antenna (or the transceiver unit) via the sub monitor connector.
  • Page 26 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION This page is intentionally left blank. xxiv...

  • Page 27: Operational Overview

    OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Controls Overview Two types of control units are available for your FAR-2xx8: a full keyboard (RCU-014) or palm control (RCU-015/RCU-016). Most operations can be done with either type of Control Unit. Throughout the manual, procedures are outlined using the RCU-014, unless otherwise specified. 1.1.1 Control Unit RCU-014 You can control almost all aspects of your radar from the RCU-014.
  • Page 28 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Control Name Description 1, HL OFF key • With the menu open: Select menu item "1". • Press and hold to hide the heading line, range rings and OS symbol. Release to re-show the hidden items. See section 1.43.1.
  • Page 29 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Control Name Description TARGET CANCEL key • Cancel tracking for the selected target. • Sleep the selected AIS target. • Long press: Cancel tracking for all TT targets. See section 3.2. Trackball controls See section 1.1.2. 1.1.2 Control Unit RCU-015/RCU-016 The RCU-015 and RCU-016 offer an easy to use mouse-like control interface, without the bulkiness of the RCU-014.

  • Page 30: How To Turn The Radar On/Off

    How to Adjust the Brilliance The screen brilliance (brightness) for monitors can be adjusted as shown below. Note: The following procedure applies only to monitors supplied by FURUNO for this system. For other monitors, see the monitor operator’s manual to adjust the brilliance.

  • Page 31: Display Indications

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Display Indications Note: The example screen below may differ slightly from your display, depending on the monitor purchased in your configuration. The overall information, however, is the same. The on-screen display for your radar system is divided into three main areas, as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 32: Instantaccess Bar ™ Buttons

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW ™ 1.4.1 InstantAccess bar buttons Button Description Upper Half Standby/Transmit button. Toggle between standby (STBY) and transmit (TX). Pulselength button. PULSE Selects the pulselength. Tune button. TUNE Toggles between automatic and manual tuning. (See section 1.17.1.) Note: For SSD antennas, this button appears as "TX CH x" (“x” denotes the channel used for transmission).

  • Page 33: Radar Display And Shortcuts

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4.2 Radar display and shortcuts CTRL Operational Display Area Name Description Operational Display Area Radar echoes are displayed here. [RANGE] box Shows/changes the current range in use. [REF POINT] box Shows/changes the point of reference. Indications Shows indications for SART, shuttle ferry mode, etc. [WATCH] box •...
  • Page 34 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Name Description [TRIAL MANEUVERS] box • Activates/deactivates trial maneuvers. • Sets up trial maneuver parameters. [ACQUISITION ZONE] box • Adjust acquisition zone settings for target alarms. • Toggle between sentry zone and acquisition zone alert modes. [VRM] box •...

  • Page 35: Information And Settings

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4.3 Information and settings Description Date/Time Shows date and time (with offset indication). Working indicator Stops rotating if the system is not functioning normally (screen freeze, etc.). Own Ship information Shows heading, speed, water tracking speed* , COG, SOG* , coordinates and sensor used for data input.

  • Page 36: Menu Operations

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Menu Operations 1.5.1 How to open and close the main menu The main menu can be accessed from the control unit or from the on-screen box. The [MAIN MENU] appears in the information box at the right side of the screen. From the control unit (RCU-014) Press the MENU key on the control panel.
  • Page 37 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW The next menu layer appears. Menu items with arrows, as shown in the above ex- ample figure, have their own menu layer. You can select these items to show the respective menu. 3. Roll the scrollwheel to select a menu item, then left-click. You can also select a menu item by pressing the corresponding numeric key.

  • Page 38: How To Use The On-Screen Box Menus

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to Use the On-screen Box Menus Some radar functions can be accessed using the on-screen box as a shortcut to the respective menus. A “” at the right side of an on-screen box indicates that there is a menu shortcut available.

  • Page 39: How To Use The Cursor Menu

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW How to Use the CURSOR Menu Functions that require the use of the cursor, such as EBL offset and zoom, can be activated directly from the guidance box or from the [CURSOR] menu, either method with the cursor inside the operational display ar- ea.

  • Page 40: Cursor Data

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Menu Item Description Page 2 TARGET DATA / ACQ SETTING Change target tracking settings. TARGET CANCEL SETTING Change target cancel settings. : Shown on A/B/W-types only : Shown on B/W-types only : Shown on A/B/W-types only when [5 AUTO TARGET TRACK], located in [2 MARKS] ([2 MARKS•CHARTS] for systems with Radar Plotter functionality) ...

  • Page 41: How To Set Up Function Keys

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.8.1 How to change the cursor data attributes (B/W-type only) You can change the cursor bearing reference, cursor range unit, cursor size and also align the cursor by latitude/longitude. Changing some of these settings affects the in- dications in the cursor data display.
  • Page 42 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Function Available functions category ECHO CUSTOM SELECT, IR, ES, EAV, NOISE REJ, ANT SELECT, PULSE LENGTH, AUTO-SEA, AUTO-RAIN, TUNE SELECT, 2ND ECHO REJ, STC CURVE, STC RANGE, PM, SART, ECHO TRAIL, TRAIL T/R, WIPER* , ACE, ACE HIGH SENSITIVITY STD KEY ALERT ACK, STBY TX, HL OFF, EBL OFFSET, ORIENTATION- MODE, OFF CENTER, CU-TM RESET, PI LINE, VECTOR TIME,...

  • Page 43: How To Customize Operation

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.10 How to Customize Operation Several operation items can be customized to suit your needs. 1. Open the menu. 2. Select [9 INITIAL SETTING]. 3. Select [5 OPERATION]. The [OPERATION] menu appears. These menu items appear for all radar types, however B/W-types may have additional menu items.

  • Page 44: Shuttle Ferry Mode

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Menu items Description [9 USB MOUSE SPEED] Adjust the USB mouse sensitivity. A higher value in- crease the mouse cursor’s movement speed. Page 2 [2 AUTO COURSE UP RESET] Select [ON] to enable, or [OFF] to disable the auto- matic reset of the screen when using COURSE UP orientation and your course is more than 22.5°...

  • Page 45: How To Select The Interface For Heading Input

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.11 How to Select the Interface for Heading Input When a gyrocompass is connected, the ship’s heading appears on the right side of the screen, in the data display area. Heading input format can be selected as follows: 1.
  • Page 46 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Selection Explanation Stabilization Mode Log, speed over ground (SOG) Ground stabilization [LOG (BT)]* [LOG (WT)] Log, Speed Thru Water (STW) Sea stabilization [EPFS] Speed input by GPS navigator Ground stabilization [MANUAL] Manually input speed Sea stabilization [REF] Echo-referenced speed input Ground stabilization Speed input by ECDIS...

  • Page 47: Manual Speed Input

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.12.2 Manual speed input If the speed log is not working, enter speed manually as below. In this case the speed data type is shown as "MANUAL" and is speed thru water (STW). Manual speed input is not available on IMO-type radars when the AIS feature is active. 1.

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