Radar Functions - Furuno FCR-2107 series Operator's Manual

Radar functions

Adjusting tuning
1. Roll the trackball to put the arrow on the
TUNE level indicator at the top of the
screen.
put arrow here.
Tune MAN
2. Left-click to show AUTO TUNE to get
automatic tune.
Adjusting sensitivity
1. Roll the trackball to put the arrow on the
gain level indicator at the top of the screen.
put arrow inside
window to adjust gain.
Gain 30
2. Spin the scroll wheel downward to in-
crease the gain or upward to decrease it.
Suppressing sea clutter
1. Use the trackball to put the arrow in the
SEA AUTO box.
put arrow here.
Sea AUTO 61
2. Push the left button to show SEA MAN.
3. Put the arrow on the A/C SEA level
indicator.
4. While observing the radar image, spin the
scrollwheel to suppress sea clutter.
Suppressing rain clutter
1. Put the arrow on the level indicator.
2. While observing the radar image, spin the
scrollwheel to suppress rain clutter.
Put arrow here.
Rain MAN 63
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Radar picture adjustment
1. Left-click the PICTURE box. This box
has 12 preset picture settings for sea
state, navigation position, etc.
2. To adjust, right-click the box, and the
display shown below appears.
Reject interference.
Magnify radar echoes.
Supress unstable echoes.
Reject noise.
Auto sea clutter suppression.
Auto rain clutter suppression.
Adjust video contrast.
Select pulselength
by range.
Set current sea condition.
Set height of radar
antenna above waterline.
Set low level echo.
3. Select item's setting.
4. Spin the scrollwheel to select desired
setting.
5. Push the scrollwheel.
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Measuring range
1. Use the trackball to put the arrow in the
VRM1 or VRM2 box, whichever VRM you
want to use.
VRM1
VRM2
The guidance box reads "VRM ON."
2. Push the left button to turn on the VRM.
3. Spin the scrollwheel to put the VRM on
the inner edge of the target.
000
350 010
340 020
330 030
No. 1
320
VRM
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
150
200 160
190 170
180
To erase a VRM, select the appropriate VRM
box and push the left button until the VRM
disappears from the screen.
Measuring bearing
1. Use the trackball to put the arrow in the
EBL1 or EBL2 box, whichever EBL you
want to use.
EBL1
EBL2
.
The guidance box reads "EBL ON."
2. Push the left button to turn on the EBL.
3. Spin the scrollwheel to bisect the target
with the EBL.
000
350 010
340 020
No. 2
330 030
320
EBL
310
300
290
280
270
260
Range markers
250
on EBLs
240
230
220
210
150
200 160
190
180 170
>033.2 ° T<
EBL1
299.4 ° T
EBL2
To erase an EBL, select the appropriate EBL
box and push the left button until the EBL
disappears from the screen.
Target
040
blip
050
060
070
080
090
100
No. 2
110
VRM
120
130
140
>0.66NM<
VRM1
1.18NM
VRM2
Target
blip
040
050
060
070
080
090
100 No. 1
EBL
110
120
130
140