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Furuno FAR-2238-BB manual available for free PDF download: Operator's Manual
Furuno FAR-2238-BB Operator's Manual (294 pages)
Brand:
Furuno
| Category:
Marine Radar
| Size: 13.55 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
Foreword
14
Specifications
16
System Configuration
19
1 Operational Overview
23
Controls Overview
23
Control Unit RCU-014
23
Control Unit RCU-015/RCU-016
25
How to Turn the Radar On/Off
26
How to Adjust the Brilliance
26
Display Indications
27
Instantaccess Bar ™ Buttons
28
Radar Display and Shortcuts
29
Information and Settings
31
Menu Operations
32
How to Open and Close the Main Menu
32
How to Operate the Menus
32
How to Use the On-Screen Box Menus
34
How to Use the CURSOR Menu
35
Cursor Data
36
How to Change the Cursor Data Attributes (B/W-Type Only)
37
How to Set up Function Keys
37
How to Customize Operation
39
How to Select the Interface for Heading Input
41
How to Set Own Ship's Speed
41
Automatic Speed Input (Log or EPFS Navigator)
41
Manual Speed Input
43
How to Set the Own Ship Position
43
How to Adjust the Date and Time
44
User Settings
45
How to Reset the User Settings
47
How to Save/Load User Settings
47
How to Start/Stop Transmission
48
How to Tune the Receiver (Magnetron Radars Only)
49
How to Select the Tuning Method
49
How to Initialize Tuning
49
How to Tune the Receiver Manually
49
How to Select a Pulselength
50
How to Change the Preset Pulselength
50
How to Adjust Sensitivity
51
How to Reduce Sea Clutter
51
How to Select the Method of Clutter Adjustment
51
How to Fine-Tune Sea Clutter Reduction
52
How to Manually Reduce Sea Clutter
52
How to Use the BERTHING STC Function
53
How to Reduce Rain Clutter
53
How to Select the Method of Rain Clutter Reduction
53
How to Manually Reduce the Rain Clutter
54
Interference Rejector
56
Echo Stretch
57
Echo Averaging
58
Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Function
60
How to Turn the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Function On/Off
60
How to Adjust the Gain in Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Mode
60
How to Get High Sensitivity
61
How to Suppress False Echoes
61
Noise Rejector
62
Wiper
62
How to Preset Controls for a Specific Navigation Purpose
63
How to Select a Customized Echo
66
How to Edit a Customized Echo
66
How to Restore a User Customized Echo to the Saved Settings
67
How to Restore a User Customized Echo to the Factory Default Settings
68
How to Edit the Available Customized Echoes
68
How to Reject Second-Trace Echoes
69
Orientation Modes
70
How to Select an Presentation Mode
70
Description of Presentation Modes
70
How to Select a Range Scale
72
How to Measure Range
73
How to Show/Hide the Range Rings
73
How to Measure Range with the Variable Range Marker (VRM)
73
How to Set the VRM Unit of Measurement (B-Type Only)
74
How to Show TTG to VRM
75
How to Measure Bearing
75
Methods to Measure Bearing
76
True or Relative Bearing
76
Collision Assessment by Offset EBL
77
How to Assess Risk of Collision Using the Offset EBL
77
How to Set the Origin Point Reference for EBL OFFSET
78
How to Measure Range and Bearing between Two Targets
79
How to Off-Center the Display
81
Target Trails
82
True or Relative Trails
82
Trail Time
83
Trail Gradation
84
Trail Level
84
Narrow Trails (B/W-Type Only)
85
How to Hide the Trails Temporarily
85
Trail Stabilization in True Motion
85
How to Erase/Restart Trails
85
How to Prevent Sea Clutter in True Trails
86
10How to Show/Hide os Trails
87
11How to Show/Hide Land Trails (B/W-Type Only)
87
12How to Set the Trail Length (B/W-Type Only)
88
13How to Set the Trail Color (B/W-Type Only)
88
14How to Remove the Colors from a Section of a Multicolor Trail (B/W-Type Only)
89
15How to Offset the Colors for Multicolored Trail (B/W-Type Only)
90
Target Analyzer (B/W-Type Only)
91
How to Activate/Deactivate the Target Analyzer
92
Target Alarm
93
How to Set a Target Alarm
93
How to Mute the Target Alarm
94
How to Deactivate a Target Alarm
94
How to Change Target Alarm Attributes
94
PI (Parallel Index) Lines
95
How to Show/Hide the PI Lines
95
How to Set the Maximum Number of Lines to Display
95
How to Change PI Line Bearing and Interval
96
How to Change the PI Line Bearing Reference (B/W-Type Only)
96
How to Change the PI Line Orientation
97
How to Reset the PI Lines to Default (Ship's Heading)
97
How to Change PI Line Length (IMO/A/B/R-Types Only)
97
How to Use the Net (Diamond) Cursor (B/W-Type Only)
98
How to Activate the Net Cursor
98
How to Set the Net Cursor Dimensions and Orientation
99
Zoom
100
How to Use Marks
101
Heading Line Mark
101
How to Hide/Show the Stern Mark
101
North Mark
102
How to Set up the Own Ship Symbol
102
How to Set the Barge Marker
102
Antenna Mark
103
Latitude/Longitude Grid
103
Drop Mark
104
How to Activate the Drop Mark
104
How to Inscribe a Drop Mark
104
How to Erase Drop Marks
104
Brilliance and Color Schemes
105
How to Select a Brilliance and Color Scheme
105
How to Change the Color and Brilliance Assigned to a Palette
105
How to Change the Color Palette
107
How to Display and Set up Navigational Data
108
How to Set up the Navigational Data
108
How to Display Navigational Data
109
How to Use the Information Box
109
Interswitch
111
How to Display Antenna Information
111
How to Preset Antenna and Display Combinations
112
How to Clear the Interswitch
114
Performance Monitor
114
How to Activate/Deactivate the Performance Monitor
114
How to Check the Radar's Performance
116
How to Change the Reference Position
117
Anchor Watch
118
Alerts
119
What Is an Alert
119
How to Interpret the [ALERT] Box
119
How to Silence the Alert Buzzer
120
How to Acknowledge an Alert
120
Alert List
120
Alert Icons and Their Meanings
121
Icing Prevention
122
How to Select a Display Mode (B/W-Type Only)
123
How to Manage SD-Card Data
124
Formatting the SD Card
124
Cautionary Notes on Handling SD Cards
124
Compatible SD Cards
124
How to Insert SD Cards
125
How to Remove SD Cards
125
How to Save Data to an SD Card
126
How to Read (Load) Data from an SD Card
126
How to Delete Data from an SD Card
126
How to Take a Screenshot
127
How to Use the Watch Alert
127
Dual Radar (A/B-Types Only)
128
How to Toggle Control of each Dual Radar Display
129
Operating Considerations for the Dual Radar Display
130
2 Radar Observation
133
General
133
Minimum Range
133
Maximum Range
133
X-Band and S-Band
134
Radar Resolution
134
Bearing Accuracy
135
Range Measurement
135
False Echoes
135
SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)
137
SART Description
137
How to Show SART Marks on the Radar Display
138
General Remarks on Receiving Sarts
138
Racon
139
Radar Target Enhancer (RTE)
139
Solid State Radar
140
3 Target Tracking (Tt)
141
Precautions When Using Target Tracking
141
TT Controls
142
TT Box Overview
142
How to Select the TT Mode
143
How to Acquire and Track Targets
144
How to Manually Acquire a Target
144
How to Enter Own Ship Speed
145
How to Automatically Acquire Targets
145
Echo-Referenced Speed Input
145
How to Cancel Target Tracking
147
How to Cancel Tracking for Individual TT Targets
147
How to Cancel Tracking for All TT Targets
147
Lost Target
148
How to Set the Lost Target Filter
148
TT Symbols and Attributes
149
How to Adjust Symbol Brilliance
149
How to Set the Symbol Color
149
How to Display/Remove Target Data
150
How to Select a TT Symbol (B/W-Types Only)
150
TT Pop up Information
150
How to Show/Remove Target Data in the Data Display Area
151
How to Display, Hide and Sort the Target List
152
How to Assign a Preset Name to TT Targets (B/W-Type Only)
154
How to Activate the Preset Name Function
154
How to Setup Preset Names
154
How to Assign a Name to a TT
155
Vector Modes
156
Description of Vectors
156
Vector Mode and Length
158
Past Position Display
159
How to Display Past Position Points and Select the Plotting Interval
159
How to Select the Number of Past Position Points to be Displayed
159
Set and Drift
160
Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
161
How to Set the CPA and TCPA Ranges
161
How to Acknowledge the TT Collision Alarm
161
Acquisition Zone
162
How to Enable the Acquisition Zones
162
How to Activate the First Acquisition Zone (AZ1)
163
How to Set a Polygon Acquisition Zone (AZ2)
163
How to Sleep/Deactivate an Acquisition Zone
164
How to Acknowledge the Acquisition Zone Alert
164
How to Select the Target Type to Acquire (B/W-Types Only)
164
How to Change the Acquisition Zone Reference
165
How to Set Acquisition Zone Shape and Stabilization (B/W-Types Only)
165
Trial Maneuvers
167
Types of Trial Maneuvers
167
How to Perform a Trial Maneuver
168
How to Stop the Trial Maneuver
170
TT System Messages
171
TT Simulation Mode
172
Criteria for Tracking Target Selection
173
Factors Affecting Target Tracking
174
4 Ais Operation
177
Controls for AIS
178
AIS Box Overview
179
How to Select the AIS Display Mode
179
AIS Symbols and Their Meanings
180
How to Use the AIS Display Filter
180
How to Activate AIS Targets
182
How to Activate Specific Targets Manually
182
How to Set the AIS Auto Activate Function
183
How to Sleep AIS Targets
184
How to Sleep Individual AIS Targets
184
How to Sleep All AIS Targets
184
How to Set up for a Voyage
185
How to Access the [VOYAGE DATA] Menu
185
How to Display AIS Target Data
186
AIS Pop-Up Information
186
How to Display Basic AIS Target Data
187
How to Display Expanded AIS Target Data
188
How to Change AIS Symbol Attributes
189
How to Adjust the AIS Symbol Brilliance
189
How to Change the Color of the AIS Symbol
189
How to Change the Color of the ATON Symbol
189
How to Change the Size of the AIS Symbol
190
Past Position Display
191
Stabilization in True Motion
192
How to Enable/Disable the Lost Target Alert
193
AIS Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
194
How to Associate TT and AIS Targets
195
How to View Own Ship Data
197
How to Use AIS Messages
198
How to Transmit Messages
199
How to View Messages
200
How to Display AIS Alert Messages
201
5 Video Plotter Operation
203
How to Select the Mark Inscription Position
204
Radar Map
205
How to Select the Mark Color (B/W-Type Only)
206
How to Delete Marks
208
How to Align the Radar Map
209
Origin Mark
210
How to Set Origin Mark Stabilization
211
How to Change the Shape of the Own Ship Mark
212
How to Use ECDIS Chart Marks
213
Own Ship and Other Ship's Track
214
How to Set the Plotting Interval
215
How to Set the Track Color (A/B/W-Types Only)
216
How to Delete Tracks
217
How to Use Waypoints
218
How to Enter Waypoints
219
How to Erase Waypoints
220
How to Display the Waypoint List
221
Routes
222
How to Display Routes
223
How to Delete Internal Routes
225
How to Use the Waypoint Arrival Distance Function
226
Chart Functions
227
How to Align the Chart Position
228
How to Select the Chart Type
229
How to Show/Hide Land Mass Emphasis
231
6 Maintenance, Troubleshooting
233
Periodic Maintenance Schedule
234
How to Replace the Fuse
235
Life Expectancy of Major Parts
236
Easy Troubleshooting
237
Advanced-Level Troubleshooting
238
Diagnostics
240
Sentence Monitor
244
Appendix 1 Menu Tree
245
Appendix 2 Longitude Error Table (96 Nm Scale)
253
Appendix 3 Alert Codes, Messages & Meanings
255
Appendix 4 Data Color and Meaning
264
Appendix 5 Abbreviations
265
Appendix 6 Symbols
270
Appendix 7 Parts Location
276
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