How To Set The Transmission Stop Area; How To Set The Radar Antenna Position; How To Set The Gps Antenna Position - Furuno FR-1918V-BB Installation Manual

3. ADJUSTMENTS
4. Open the [MAIN]>[CONFIGURATION] menu.
5. Click [INSTALLATION] to show the [INSTALLATION] menu.
6. Click [10 MBS], and enter a suitable value so that the main bang disappears. The
setting range is 0 to 255.
3.8

How to Set the Transmission Stop Area

If there is a sector(s) on the radar display in which radar echoes cannot be received
because of an obstruction near the antenna, set the sector(s) on the menu. Click
[SECTOR BLANK 1] or [SECTOR BLANK 2] on the [INSTALLATION] menu and enter
the referring to the illustration below.
3.9

How to Set the Radar Antenna Position

Set the radar antenna position at [SCANNER POSITION] on the [INSTALLATION]
menu. To set the antenna position on a barge off the ship, enter a negative value.
• Bow: Input distance from the bow to the antenna unit.
• Port: Set the position of antenna unit from the port line of the ship.
3.10

How to Set the GPS Antenna Position

Enter the GPS antenna position from the bow and port sides at the [GPS (FRONT)
POSITON] and/or [GPS (AFT) POSITON]. Correct antenna position is necessary to
get accurate AIS information.
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Heading
Start
bearing
Set
angle
Stop transmission sector