How To Open The Radar Installation Menu; How To Align The Heading - Furuno FAR-2228 Installation Manual

3.1

How to Open the Radar Installation Menu

The [RADAR INSTALLATION] menu has various items through two pages for adjust-
ment of the radar. To show this menu;
For RCU-014: Press and hold the HL OFF key, then press the MENU key five times.
For RCU-015/016: Put the cursor on the [MENU] box. Press and hold the F1 key, then
right-click five times.
Tuning initialization
Tuning initialization is required before setting up the radar.
Open the main menu then select [ECHO]
[TUNING INITIALIZE] to start initialization.
"TUNE INIT" appears on the top of the dis-
play during the initialization.
After tuning is completed, right-click twice to
close the menu.
Note 1: In STBY, this menu is not available.
Note 2: For solid-state device radar, this
menu is invalid.
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)
Page 1
Correct bearing
(relative to heading)
000 010
350
340 020
330 030
320
040
310
300
290
280
270
Apparent Apparent Apparent
260
250 position of position of position of
240
target target target
230
140
220
210 150
200
160
190 170
180
Picture appears
deviated clockwise.
Page 2
Go to page 2.
a
Front of antenna
b
050
060
070
080
090
100
110
120
130
Antenna mounted error
to starboard
(HDG SW delayed)
3. ADJUSTMENTS
Go back to
page 1.
Tuning bar
[TUNE] button [TUNE] button [TUNE] button
[TUNE MAN]: Manual tuning [TUNE MAN]: Manual tuning [TUNE MAN]: Manual tuning
[TUNE AUTO]: Auto tuning [TUNE AUTO]: Auto tuning [TUNE AUTO]: Auto tuning
Apparent position
of target
000
350 010
020
340
330 030
Target
320
040
310
300
290
280
270
Correct bearing Correct bearing Correct bearing
260
250
(relative to (relative to (relative to
240
heading) heading) heading)
230
220 140
210 150
200 160
190
180 170
Picture appears
deviated counterclockwise.
b
050
060
070
080
090
100
110
120
130
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