Furuno Marine Radar user's manual 1833/1933/1943 Table of Contents:
FOREWORD viii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS x
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW -1
1.1 Operating Controls -2
1.1.1 Display unit controls -2
1.1.2 Remote controller -5
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card -6
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off -7
1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Brilliance Boost, Economy Mode -8
1.4.1 Display brilliance, panel brilliance -8
1.4.2 Brilliance boost -9
1.4.3 Economy mode -9
1.5 Selecting a Display -10
1.5.1 Display modes -10
1.5.2 Selecting a display -11
1.5.3 Switching control in combination screens -12
1.5.4 Selecting image source -13
1.6 Trackball, Cursor -14
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as Destination -15
1.8 Data Boxes -16
1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key -16
1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes -16
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a data box -16
1.9 Function Keys -17
1.9.1 Executing a function -17
1.10 Simulation Display -18
2. RADAR OPERATION -1
2.1 Radar Display -1
2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by -2
2.3 Tuning -2
2.4 Adjusting the Gain -2
2.5 Reducing Sea Clutter -4
2.5.1 How the A/C SEA works -4
2.5.2 Adjusting the A/C SEA -4
2.6 Reducing Precipitation Clutter -5
2.6.1 Adjusting the A/C RAIN -5
2.7 Range Scale -6
2.8 Pulselength -7
2.9 Presentation Mode -8
2.9.1 Selecting a presentation mode -8
2.9.2 Description of presentation modes -9
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2.10 Measuring the Range -11
2.10.1 Measuring range by range rings -11
2.10.2 Measuring range by cursor -12
2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM -13
2.10.4 Erasing a VRM, VRM indication -14
2.10.5 Erasing EBL/VRM data boxes -14
2.10.6 Hiding EBL/VRM data boxes -14
2.10.7 Moving EBL/VRM data boxes -14
2.11 Measuring the Bearing -15
2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor -15
2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL -15
2.11.3 Erasing an EBL, EBL indication -16
2.11.4 Erasing EBL/VRM data boxes -16
2.11.5 Hiding EBL/VRM data boxes -16
2.11.6 Moving EBL/VRM data boxes -16
2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker -16
2.13 Reducing Noise Interference -17
2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference -18
2.15 Zoom -19
2.15.1 Zooming in on radar targets -19
2.15.2 Zooming in on ARP, TTM targets -19
2.16 Shifting the Picture -20
2.16.1 Manual shift -20
2.16.2 Automatic shift -21
2.17 Using the Offset EBL -22
2.17.1 Predicting collision course -22
2.17.2 Measuring range & bearing between two targets -23
2.18 Echo Trails -24
2.18.1 Trail time -24
2.18.2 Starting echo trails -25
2.18.3 Trail gradation -25
2.18.4 Echo trail mode -26
2.19 Echo Stretch -27
2.20 Echo Averaging -28
2.21 Outputting TLL Data -29
2.22 Guard Alarm -30
2.22.1 Setting a guard alarm zone -30
2.22.2 When the alarm is violated -31
2.22.3 Cancelling the guard alarm -31
2.23 Watchman -32
2.23.1 How watchman works -32
2.23.2 Turning on/off watchman -32
2.23.3 Setting watchman stand-by interval -32
2.24 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes -33
2.25 Waypoint Marker -34
2.26 ARP, TTM Operation -35
2.26.1 Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM -36
2.26.2 Acquiring and tracking targets (ARP) -37
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2.26.3 Displaying target number (ARP, TTM) -38
2.26.4 Terminating tracking of ARP targets -39
2.26.5 Setting vector attributes (ARP) -40
2.26.6 Displaying past position (ARP) -41
2.26.7 ARP, TTM target data -42
2.26.8 CPA/TCPA alarm (ARP) -43
2.26.9 Lost target alarm (ARP) -44
2.27 Interpreting the Radar Display -45
2.27.1 General -45
2.27.2 False echoes -47
2.27.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) -49
2.27.4 Racon (Radar Beacon) -51
3. PLOTTER OPERATION -1
3.1 Plotter Displays -1
3.1.1 Full-screen plotter display -1
3.1.2 Compass display -3
3.1.3 Highway display -5
3.1.4 Nav data display -6
3.2 Presentation Mode -7
3.2.1 North-up -7
3.2.2 Course-up -8
3.2.3 Auto course-up -8
3.3 Shifting the Display -9
3.4 Chart Scale -9
3.5 Chart Cards -10
3.5.1 Chart card overview -10
3.5.2 Indices and chart enlargement -10
3.5.3 FURUNO and NavChartsTM charts -11
3.5.4 C-MAP charts -14
3.6 Working with Track -18
3.6.1 Displaying track -18
3.6.2 Stopping, restarting plotting of own ship track -19
3.6.3 Track plotting method and interval for own ship track -20
3.6.4 Changing own ship track/mark distribution setting -21
3.6.5 Erasing track -22
3.7 Marks, Lines -24
3.7.1 Entering a mark, line -24
3.7.2 Changing mark attributes -24
3.7.3 Selecting line type -25
3.7.4 Erasing marks, lines -26
3.8 Waypoints -28
3.8.1 Entering waypoints -28
3.8.2 Editing waypoint data -31
3.8.3 Erasing waypoints -33
3.8.4 Changing waypoint mark size (FURUNO, NavChartsTM) -34
3.8.5 Searching waypoints -35
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3.9 Routes -36
3.9.1 Creating routes -36
3.9.2 Connecting routes -40
3.9.3 Inserting a waypoint in a route -41
3.9.4 Removing waypoints from a route -43
3.9.5 Erasing routes -43
3.10 Navigation -44
3.10.1 Navigating to a "quick point" -44
3.10.2 Navigating to waypoints -45
3.10.3 Navigating to ports, port services (NavChartsTM only) -46
3.10.4 Following a route -48
3.10.5 Cancelling route navigation -51
3.11 Alarms -52
3.11.1 Audio alarm on/off -52
3.11.2 Arrival alarm -53
3.11.3 Anchor watch alarm -54
3.11.4 XTE (Cross-Track Error) alarm -55
3.11.5 Speed alarm -55
3.11.6 Proximity alarm -56
3.11.7 Trip alarm -57
3.11.8 Alarm information -58
3.12 Resetting Trip Distance -60
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION -1
4.1 Principle of Operation -1
4.2 Sounder Displays -2
4.2.1 Selecting a sounder display -2
4.2.2 Description of sounder displays -3
4.2.3 Selecting screen split method in combination displays -7
4.3 Automatic Sounder Operation -8
4.3.1 How the automatic sounder works -8
4.3.2 Types of automatic sounder modes -8
4.3.3 How to enable automatic sounder operation -8
4.4 Manual Sounder Operation -9
4.4.1 Selecting the manual mode -9
4.4.2 Selecting display range -9
4.4.3 Adjusting the gain -9
4.4.4 Shifting the range -10
4.5 Measuring Depth, Time -11
4.6 Reducing Interference -12
4.7 Reducing Low Level Noise -13
4.8 Erasing Weak Echoes -14
4.9 Picture Advance Speed -15
4.9.1 Advancement independent of ship's speed -15
4.9.2 Advancement synchronized with ship's speed -16
4.10 Alarms -17
4.10.1 Audio alarm on/off -17
4.10.2 Bottom alarm -18
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4.10.3 Fish alarm -18
4.10.4 Fish alarm (B/L) -19
4.10.5 Water temperature alarm -20
4.10.6 When an alarm setting is violated -21
4.11 Water Temperature Graph -22
4.12 Interpreting the Sounder Display -23
4.12.1 Zero line -23
4.12.2 Bottom echo -23
4.12.3 Fish school echoes -24
4.12.4 Surface noise/Aeration -24
5. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT -1
5.1 General Setup -1
5.2 Radar Setup -3
5.2.1 Radar display setup -3
5.2.2 Radar range setup -5
5.2.3 Function key setup -6
5.3 Plotter Setup -8
5.3.1 Navigation options -8
5.3.2 Function key setup -9
5.4 Chart Setup -11
5.4.1 Chart offset -11
5.4.2 FURUNO, NavChartsTM chart attributes -12
5.4.3 C-MAP chart attributes -13
5.5 Data Boxes Setup -16
5.6 Hot Page Setup -17
5.7 Navigator Setup -19
5.7.1 Navigation data source -19
5.7.2 GPS receiver setup -20
5.7.3 TD display setup -23
5.8 Nav Data Display Setup -25
5.9 Sounder Setup -26
5.9.1 System setup -26
5.9.2 Sensor setup -28
5.9.3 Sounding range, zoom range, bottom lock range -29
5.9.4 Function key setup -30
6. DATA TRANSFER -1
6.1 Memory Card Operations -1
6.1.1 Formatting memory cards -1
6.1.2 Saving data to a memory card -2
6.1.3 Playing back data from a memory card -4
6.2 Uploading, Downloading Data -5
6.2.1 Setting communication software on the PC -5
6.2.2 Uploading or downloading data -5
6.3 Loading Waypoint Data from Yeoman -8
6.4 Receiving Data Via Network Equipment -9
6.5 Outputting Data Through the Network -10
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7. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING -1
7.1 Preventive Maintenance -1
7.2 Replacement of Battery -1
7.3 Replacement of Fuse -2
7.4 Trackball Maintenance -2
7.5 Simple Troubleshooting -3
7.5.1 General -3
7.5.2 Radar -3
7.5.3 Plotter -4
7.5.4 Sounder -5
7.6 Diagnostics -6
7.6.1 Memory I/O test -6
7.6.2 Test pattern -9
7.6.3 Keyboard, remote controller test -10
7.7 GPS Status Display -11
7.8 Clearing Memories -12
7.9 Error Messages -13
APPENDIX A-1
Menu Overview A-1
Geodetic Chart List A-10
World Time Chart A-11
Icons A-12
INDEX
Index-1
SPECIFICATIONS SP-1
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MARINE RADAR MODEL1833/1933/1943