Measuring The Bearing To A Target - Furuno FR-8062 Operator's Manual

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.16.3 Choosing VRM unit
The unit of measurement used by the VRM can be selected to nautical miles, kilometers, statute
miles or kilometers/yard.
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Choose the Mark menu and then press the ENTER key.
3. Choose VRM Unit and then press the ENTER key.
nm
km
sm
kyd
4. Choose desired unit and then press the ENTER key.
5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.
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Measuring the Bearing to a Target

Use the Electronic Bearing Lines (EBLs) to take bearings of targets. There are two EBLs, No. 1
and No. 2. Each EBL is a straight dashed line extending out from the own ship position up to the
circumference of the radar picture. The fine dashed line is the No. 1 EBL and the coarse dashed
one is the No. 2 EBL.
1. Press the EBL key to display either of the EBLs. Successively pressing the EBL key toggles
the active EBL between No. 1 and No. 2. The currently active marker is enclosed with >.....<.
2. Operate the Trackball to bisect the target of interest with the EBL and read its distance at the
lower-left corner of the screen.
3. Press the EBL key to erase each EBL.
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EBL1
EBL1, EBL2 EBL1>270.0° <
R
EBL2 0.45.0°
R
bearing
How to measure the bearing to a target with the EBL
EBL2
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+ 96.8°R 0.338 NM