Watchman; How Watchman Works; Turning On/Off Watchman; Setting Watchman Stand-By Interval - Furuno COLOR VIDEO PLOTTER 1833C Operator's Manual

2.23

Watchman

2.23.1

How watchman works

The watchman function periodically transmits radar pulses for one minute to
check for targets in a guard zone. If a target is found in the zone, watchman is
cancelled, the audio alarm sounds and the radar continues transmitting. If no
target is found the radar goes into standby for the number of minutes specified
on the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP menu. This feature is useful when you do not
need the radar's function continuously but want to be alerted to radar targets in a
specific area. "WTCH" appears at the top left corner when Watchman is active.
2.23.2

Turning on/off watchman

1. Set a guard zone. (See the paragraph 2.22.)
2. If not displayed, press the [HIDE/SHOW] key to display the radar soft keys.
3. Press the NAV FUNC soft key.
4. Press the W. MAN ON/OFF soft key to select ON or OFF as appropriate.
5. Press the RETURN soft key to finish.
Note: When the watchman is activated and no guard zone is active, the
message "PLEASE SET GUARD ZONE. PRESS ANY KEY TO
CONTINUE." appears. Press any key and then set a guard zone.
2.23.3

Setting watchman stand-by interval

The watchman standby interval, that is, the number of minutes the radar is in
standby, can be set to 5, 10 or 20 minutes as follows:
1. Press the [MENU] key.
2. Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP soft key.
3. Select WATCHMAN TIME, then press the EDIT soft key.
4. Select time desired, then press the ENTER soft key.
5. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.
Tx
ST-BY
1 min
5,10
or
20 min
Watchman
* Beeps emitted just before radar transmits.
starts
How watchman works
Watchman window
*
Tx
1 min
WATCHMAN TIME
¤
5 minutes
¡
10 minutes
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20 minutes
2. RADAR OPERATION
*
ST-BY
5,10
or
20 min
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