Furuno ARP-17 Operator's Manual

Furuno ARP-17 Operator's Manual

Automatic tracking aid

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AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID
ARP-17
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  • Page 1 AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID ARP-17 MODEL...
  • Page 2 www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com Y o u r L o c a l A g e n t / D e a l e r 9 - 5 2 , A s h i h a r a - c h o , N i s h i n o m i y a , J a p a n T e l e p h o n e : 0 7 9 8 - 6 5 - 2 1 1 1...
  • Page 3 www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING CAUTION No one navigational aid should be relied The plotting accuracy and response of upon for the safety of vessel and crew. this auto plotter meets IMO standards. The navigator has the responsibility to Tracking accuracy is affected by the check all aids available to confirm following: position.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................iii OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1. Introduction ........................1 2. Criteria of Tracking ......................1 3. Controls, Menu Description ..................3 4. Activating, Deactivating the ATA ...................5 5. Entering Own Ship’s Speed ..................5 6. Acquiring Targets ......................6 7.Terminating Tracking of Targets ..................8 8.
  • Page 5: Foreword

    Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO. Features The ATA ARP-17 is an optional circuit board which is accommodated in the display unit of the FR-1500 MARK-3 Series Radars and the FR-1710/1725/1760DS radars. The ATA permits manual acquisition and automatic tracking of up to 10 radar targets. An internal microprocessor calculates target data such as speeds and courses and displays the results in alphanumeric and by vectors.
  • Page 6: Operational Overview

    3 s of ini- 4 and IEC 60872-2. With the optional ATA cir- tial stage. cuit board (ARP-17) Fitted in the display unit, Manual acquisition is done by designating a the radar will automatically acquire 10 targets detected echo with the trackball.
  • Page 7 (suppression beyond the closest coast outline. 5 consecu- lines) in the former series of FURUNO tive scans of coastal outline are retained in ARPAs. In the ATA, the automatic acquisi- memory to allow for signal variation.
  • Page 8: Controls, Menu Description

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 3. Controls, Menu Description Controls [PLOT SYMBOL] key: Manually acquires a target. MODE TRAIL ALARM SHIFT ZOOM INDEX LINE OFFSET [MENU] key: Opens/closes menu. MARK [CANCEL/CLEAR] key: Cancels item selected. BRILL A/C RAIN A/C SEA GAIN STBY POWER DAY/NIGHT (PUSH) TLL (PUSH) A/C AUTO (PUSH)
  • Page 9 www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com Menu tree [MENU] key 1. VIDEO PLOT 2. TGT TRAIL 3. TGT ALARM 4. WATCH TIM (PANEL DIM shown on FR-1710/1725/1760DS.) 5. ECHO SIG 6. FUNC 7. PLOT 1. MARK DISP (OFF/ON) 8. MARK 2. ERASE 9. BRILL 3.
  • Page 10: Activating, Deactivating The Ata

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com Automatic speed input 4. Activating, Deactivating the ATA 1. Press [MENU], [0], [0] to display the OTHER menu. The ATA is activated/deactivated through the menu. Acquired targets are tracked internally OTHERS when the ATA is deactivated. 1. HDG SET 1.
  • Page 11: Acquiring Targets

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com Manual speed input The reference target mark (dashed square) appears at the cursor position and the own Select MAN at step 2 above, press the [3] ship data label changes from LOG, NAV or key twice, and enter speed with the ten keys. MAN to REF.
  • Page 12 www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com PLOT SYMBOLS Reference Immediately Target After (Received Acquisition reliable referencing) Sector 20 scans 60 scans after after acquisition 0.5nm acquisition (Steady tracking) Figure 6 Automatic acquisition area Target which Target on is being collision course Note: If you wish to create an auto acquisi- plotted (CPA/TCPA) tion area having a 360 degree coverage...
  • Page 13: Terminating Tracking Of Targets

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 7. Terminating Tracking of The vector tip shows an estimated position of the target after the selected vector time Targets elapses. It can be valuable to extend the vec- tor length to evaluate the risk of collision with When the ATA has acquired 10 targets, no any target.
  • Page 14: Past Position Display

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com Displaying data 2. Press the [7] key to select ON or OFF from the TRACK field. Place the cursor on a wanted target and press the [ENTER/SELECT] key. Data on the se- lected target is displayed on the screen. The data includes the follows;...
  • Page 15: Alarms

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 12. Alarms OTHERS 1. HDG SET CPA/TCPA alarm 2. SPD MODE MAN LOG NAV* LOG (S-BT) Visual and audible alarms are generated LOG (S-WT) when the predicted CPA and TCPA of any target become less than their preset limits. 3.
  • Page 16: Track Test (Simulation Display)

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 5. Press the [ENTER/SELECT] key. To disable the guard ring, select OFF at step 4 in the above procedure and press the [EN- 6. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu. TER/SELECT] key. 0.5 mile Silencing CPA/TCPA audible alarm Press the [AUDIO OFF] key to acknowledge and silence the CPA/TCPA audible alarm.
  • Page 17: Diagnostic Sequence

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 14. Diagnostic Sequence ° 0 You can check the ATA Board for proper op- ° 0 — eration as follows. The self test does not re- quire operator intervention. It runs ° 0 automatically when the power is placed on °...
  • Page 18: Outputting Target Data

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com 15. Outputting Target Data Target data may be output to external equip- ment as follows: 1. Press [MENU], [7], [7], [0], [0]. 2. Press the [6] key to select OFF, REL or TRUE from the TTM field as appropriate. 3.
  • Page 19: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTO PLOTTER ARP-17 1. GENERAL • Calculation/indication of own ship speed relative to a fixed target (1) Functions • Manual target acquisition, automatic tracking • Target information: Distance and bearing from own ship to target Moving direction and speed •...
  • Page 20: Index

    www.reelschematic.com www.reelschematic.com INDEX Activating ATA 5 Past position display 9 Alarms Plot symbol mark 7 CPA/TCPA alarm 10 Guard zone alarm 11 lost target alarm 10 Set and drift 9 Automatic speed input 5 Ship's speed target-based speed 6 Speed input Control description 3 automatic 5 CPA/TCPA alarm 10...

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