User Manuals: Furuno FAR2837S/12 S-Band Marine Radar

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Furuno FAR2837S/12 Operator's Manual (325 pages)

Brand: Furuno | Category: Marine Radar | Size: 6 MB

Table of Contents
7
Table of Contents
8
Foreword
14
Program Number
19
System Configuration
20
Radar Operation
23
Turning on the Power
23
Transmitter on
23
Control Unit
25
Main Menu
27
Operation by the On-Screen Boxes
29
Cursor Menu
32
Monitor Brilliance
33
Display Modes
34
On-Screen Boxes and Markers
35
Tuning the Receiver
37
Choosing the Tuning Method
37
Initializing Tuning
37
Automatic Tuning
38
Manual Tuning
38
Aligning Heading with Gyrocompass
38
Presentation Modes
39
Choosing Presentation Mode
39
Description of Presentation Modes
40
Entering Own Ship's Speed
44
Automatic Speed Input by Log or GPS Navigator
44
Manual Speed Input
45
Choosing a Range Scale
45
Choosing a Pulselength
46
Changing Pulselength
47
Adjusting the Sensitivity
48
Reducing Sea Clutter
49
Choosing Method of Adjustment
49
Automatic Reduction of Sea Clutter
49
Manual Reduction of Sea Clutter
50
Reducing Rain Clutter
51
Automatic Reduction of Rain Clutter
51
Manual Reduction of Rain Clutter
51
Measuring Range
53
Showing, Hiding the Fixed Range Rings
53
Measuring Range by the Variable Range Marker (VRM)
54
VRM Unit of Measurement (B and C Types)
55
TTG to VRM Indication
55
Measuring Bearing
56
True or Relative Bearing
57
Collision Assessment by Offset EBL
58
How to Assess Risk of Collision by the Offset EBL
58
Point of Reference for Origin Point of Offset EBL
59
Measuring Range and Bearing between Two Targets
60
Target Alarm
61
How to Set a Target Alarm
61
Acknowledging the Target Alarm
62
Deactivating a Target Alarm
62
Target Alarm Attributes
63
Off-Centering the Display
64
Interference Rejector
65
Echo Stretch
65
Echo Averaging
66
Noise Rejector
67
Wiper
68
Target Trails
69
True or Relative Trails
69
Trail Time
70
Trail Gradation
70
Saving, Copying Target Trails
71
Trail Level
72
Narrow Trails (B, C and W Types)
72
Longer Trails (B, C and W Types)
73
Temporarily Removing Trails from the Display
73
Trail Stabilization in True Motion
73
1.30.10 Erasing Trails
73
1.30.11 Preventing Sea Clutter in True Trails
74
PI (Parallel Index) Lines
74
Displaying, Erasing PI Lines
74
Adjusting PI Line Orientation, PI Line Interval
75
PI Line Bearing Reference (A, B, C and W Types)
75
Maximum Number of PI Lines to Display
76
PI Line Orientation
76
Resetting PI Lines
76
Adjusting PI Line Length
77
Origin Mark
78
Entering Origin Marks
78
Origin Mark Stabilization
80
Deleting Individual Origin Marks
80
Zoom
81
Markers
82
Heading Line
82
Stern Marker
82
North Marker
82
Own Ship Symbol
83
Barge Marker
84
INS Marker
84
Automatic Picture Setup According to Navigation Purpose
85
Selecting a Picture Setup Option
87
Programming and Saving Picture Setups
87
Restoring User Settings
89
Restoring Default Picture Setup Options
89
Disabling Unnecessary Picture Setups
90
Function Keys
91
Activating Function Keys
91
Programming Function Keys
91
Ship's Position
95
Second-Trace Echoes
97
Brilliance of Screen Data
98
Watch Alarm
99
Nav Data
100
Text Window
102
Customizing Operation
104
ALERT Box
106
Alert Description
107
Alert List
110
Outputting Alert Signals
112
Primary Alert
113
Interswitch
114
Displaying Antenna Information
114
Presetting Antenna and Display Combinations
115
Selecting an Antenna
117
Cursor Data
117
Performance Monitor
118
Activating, Deactivating the Performance Monitor
118
Checking Radar Performance
118
Own Ship Marker
120
Color and Brilliance Sets
121
Selecting Color and Brilliance Set
121
Presetting Color and Brilliance Set
121
Reference Position
123
Switching Hub HUB-100 (Option)
125
Anchor Watch
126
Drop Mark
127
Activating the Drop Mark Feature
127
Inscribing a Drop Mark
128
Erasing a Drop Mark
128
Sub Monitor (B, C and W Types)
129
Net Cursor
130
Activating the Net Cursor
130
Setting Net Cursor Dimensions, Adjusting Net Cursor Orientation
131
User Settings
132
How to Reset PILOT SETTING
133
1.56.2 How to Store/Recall Settings
134
Radar Observation
135
General
135
Minimum and Maximum Ranges
135
False Echoes
137
SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)
139
SART Description
139
Showing SART Marks on the Radar Display
140
General Remarks on Receiving Sarts
141
Racon
142
Radar Target Enhancer (RTE)
142
Target Tracking (Tt)
143
Usage Precautions
143
Controls for TT
144
Activating, Deactivating TT
145
Entering Own Ship's Speed
145
Echo-Referenced Speed Input
145
Automatic Acquisition
147
Enabling Auto Acquisition
147
Terminating Tracking of Targets (Including Reference Targets)
148
Manual Acquisition
149
Setting Manual Acquisition Conditions
149
Manually Acquiring Targets
149
Lost Target
151
Setting the Lost Target Filter
151
Enabling, Disabling the Lost Target Alert
151
TT Symbols and Attributes
152
TT Symbols
152
Choosing TT Symbol (B, C and W Types)
153
TT Symbol Brilliance
153
TT Symbol Color
154
Displaying Target Data
155
Target List
157
Vector Modes
158
Description of Vectors
158
Vector Mode and Length
159
Past Position Display
160
Displaying and Erasing Past Position Points, Choosing Past Position Plot Interval
160
Past Position Display Attributes
161
Past Position Display Mode
161
Stabilization in True Mode
162
Set and Drift
162
TT Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
163
Setting the CPA and TCPA Ranges
163
Acknowledging the TT Collision Alarm
164
Acquisition Zone
164
Activating an Acquisition Zone
164
Sleeping, Deactivating an Acquisition Zone
165
Acknowledging the Alert
166
Acquisition Zone Reference
166
Acquisition Zone Shape and Stabilization
166
TT System Messages
167
Trial Maneuver
168
Types of Trial Maneuvers
168
Performing a Trial Maneuver
169
Terminating a Trial Maneuver
171
TT Performance Test
172
Criteria for Selecting Targets for Tracking
174
Factors Affecting TT Functions
176
Ais Operation
179
Controls for AIS
179
Showing, Hiding the AIS Display
180
AIS Display Filter
183
Activating Targets
184
Activating Specific Targets Manually
184
Enabling, Disabling the AIS Auto Active Function
184
Limiting the Function of the AIS Auto Active Function
185
Activating All Targets
185
How to Sleep Targets
186
Sleeping an Individual Target
186
Sleeping All Targets
186
Setting up for a Voyage
187
Target Data
189
Basic Target Data
189
Detailed Target Data
190
Removing a Target Data Display
190
Canceling Tracking on a Target from Target Data Display
190
AIS Symbol Attributes
191
AIS Symbol Brilliance
191
AIS Symbol Size and Color
191
AIS Symbol Display Settings
192
Past Position Display
192
4.9.1 Past Position Plot Interval
193
Past Position Points
193
Past Position Display Motion
194
Stabilization in True Motion
194
Lost Target
194
Lost Target Filter
194
Enabling, Disabling the Lost Target Alert
195
ROT Setting
196
AIS Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
197
Setting the CPA and TCPA Ranges
197
Association of TT and AIS Targets
198
Own Ship's Data
200
Messages
201
Creating, Saving Messages
201
Transmitting Messages
202
Viewing Messages
203
AIS System Messages
205
Video Plotter Operation
207
General
207
Display Modes
207
Presentation Modes
208
Radar Map
209
Showing, Hiding the Radar Map Display
209
Inscribing Radar Map Marks and Lines
210
Erasing Radar Map Marks and Lines
212
Erasing Individual Radar Map Marks and Lines
212
Erasing All Radar Map Marks and Lines
213
Radar Map Corrections
214
Radar Map Correction
214
Cursor Data Correction
214
Chart Cards (A, B, C and W Types)
215
Displaying a Chart
215
Chart Position Correction
216
Correcting Cursor Data
216
Chart Land Color (B, C and W Types)
217
Hiding, Showing Graphics on the Video Plotter Display
218
Track
219
Plotting Own Ship's Track
219
Plotting Interval for Other Ships' Tracks (A, B, C and W Types)
220
Auto Target Track (A, B, C and W Types)
221
Choosing Track Color (A, B, C and W Types)
221
Erasing Track from the Menu, on the Screen
222
Erasing Track with the Cursor
223
Waypoints
224
Entering Waypoints
224
Editing, Erasing Waypoints from the Menu
226
Erasing Waypoints
227
Waypoint List
228
Displaying Waypoint Name and Number
229
Nav Lines
230
Entering a New Nav Line
230
Editing a Nav Line
231
Nav Line List
232
Erasing a Nav Line
233
Setting up Nav Lines
234
Displaying Nav Line, Waypoint Mark
236
Recording Data
238
Initializing Memory (RAM) Cards
238
Recording Data
239
Replaying Data
241
Deleting Files
242
Maintenance, Troubleshooting
243
Periodic Maintenance Schedule
244
Life Expectancy of Major Parts
245
Replacing the Fuse
246
Replacement of Battery on GC Board
246
Trackball Maintenance
247
Easy Troubleshooting
248
Advanced-Level Troubleshooting
249
Diagnostics
252
Menu Tree
257
Parts Lists and Parts Location
289
Longitude Error Table (on 96 Nm Range Scale
305
Abbreviations
306
Symbols
309
Alert Lists
312
Specifications
317
Index
321

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