Showing Radar Picture; Selecting The Range; Adjusting Lcd Backlighting And Display Tone; Adjusting Control Panel Brilliance - Furuno FMD-811 Operator's Manual

1.4 Showing Radar Picture

After the power is turned on,ST-BY (Stand-
By) appears at the screen center.
Press the [ST-BY TX] key to display radar
picture in four gray tones according to echo
strength.
Press the [ST-BY TX] key again to set the
radar in stand-by.

1.5 Selecting the Range

The range selected automatically determines
the range ring interval and the number of
range rings.
Procedure
Press the [– RANGE +] key. The range and
range ring interval appear at the top left cor-
ner on the display.
Tips for selecting the range
• When navigating in or around crowded
harbors, select a short range to watch for
possible collision situations.
• If you select a lower range while on open
water, increase the range occasionally to
watch for vessels that may be heading
your way.
1.6 Adjusting LCD Backlighting
and Display Tone
The [BRILL] key adjusts the LCD back-
lighting in eight levels, including off. The
[TONE] key adjusts the tone (contrast) of
the display in 32 levels, including off.
Procedure
1) Press the [BRILL] key (or [TONE] key).
The display shown in Figure 1-3 appears.
BRILL
UP
TONE
DOWN
BRILL
DOWN
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Tone
setting
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Figure 1-3 Display for adjustment of
brilliance and tone
2) Press the [BRILL] key (or [TONE] key)
to set level. For fine adjustment, press
cursor pad at 12o'clock/6 o'clock for bril-
liance and 3o'clock/9o'clock for tone.
1.7 Adjusting Control Panel
Brilliance
Procedure
1) Press the [MENU] key.
2) Press the cursor pad to select Backlight/
Brilliance and press the [ENT] key.
3) Press the cursor pad to select Panel.
4) Press the cursor pad to select brilliance
level; 4 is the highest.
5) Press the [ENT] key followed by the
[MENU] key.
1.8 Adjusting GAIN,
A/C RAIN and STC (A/C SEA)
General procedure
The [ECHO] key enables manual and auto-
matic adjustment of the gain, STC and A/C
RAIN and STC (A/C SEA).
1) Press the [ECHO] key. The following dis-
play appears.
TONE
Item selected
UP
for adjustment
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LCD brilliance
setting
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