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FURUNO Electric Company thanks you for purchasing the FR-8xx2 series Color LCD Marine Radar. We are confident you will discover why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality and reliability throughout the world. This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers. Your equipment is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine envi- ronment. However, no machine can perform its intended function unless properly installed and maintained. Please carefully read and follow the operation and maintenance procedures set forth in this manual. We would appreciate feedback from you, the end-user, about whether we are achieving our pur- poses. Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO.

FOREWORD SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 1.1 Controls -1 1.2 Turning the Radar On/Off, Transmitting -3 1.3 Display Indications -4 1.4 Adjusting Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer -5 1.5 Menu Overview -5 1.6 Tuning -7 1.7 Presentation Modes -8 1.8 Choosing a Range Scale -10 1.9 Choosing a Pulse Length -11 1.10 Adjusting the Gain (sensitivity) -12 1.11 Suppressing Sea Clutter -13 1.12 Suppressing Rain Clutter -14 1.13 Automatic Suppression of Sea and Rain Clutters -15 1.14 Cursor -16 1.15 Interference Rejector -17 1.16 Measuring the Range to a Target -18 1.17 Measuring the Bearing to a Target -20 1.18 Measuring the Range and Bearing Between Two Targets -21 1.19 Target Alarm -22 1.20 Off Centering the Display -24 1.21 Zoom -25 1.22 Echo Stretch -27 1.23 Echo Averaging -28 1.24 Target Trails -29 1.25 Parallel Index Lines -34 1.26 Outputting Target Position, Inscribing Origin Mark -35 1.27 Temporarily Hiding the Heading Line -36 1.28 Custom Setup -36 1.29 Programming Function Keys (F1 and F2 keys) -39 1.30 Noise Rejector -40 1.31 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes -40 1.32 Watchman -41 1.33 Color Schemes -42 1.34 Navigation Data -43 1.35 Dynamic Range -45 1.36 Characteristics Curve -45 1.37 Antenna Speed -46 1.38 Waypoint Marker -46 1.39 Alarm Message Display -47 1.40 Echo Area -49 1.41 Customizing (Initial Menu) -50 1.42 Sector Blank -52 1.43 GPS Buoy -54 2. RADAR OBSERVATION -1 2.1 General -1 2.2 False Echoes -3 2.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) -5 TABLE OF CONTENTS vi 2.4 RACON -6 3. ARP OPERATION -1 3.1 Usage Precautions -1 3.2 Controls for Use with ARP -2 3.3 ARP Display On/Off -2 3.4 Acquiring and Tracking Targets -3 3.5 Terminating Tracking of ARP Targets -4 3.6 Vector Attributes -5 3.7 History Display (target past position) -6 3.8 ARP Target Data -7 3.9 CPA/TCPA Alarm -8 3.10 Proximity Alarm -9 3.11 Lost Target -9 3.12 Symbol Color -10 4. AIS OPERATION -1 4.1 Controls for Use with AIS -1 4.2 Turning the AIS Display On or Off -1 4.3 AIS Symbols -2 4.4 Activating, Sleeping Targets -2 4.5 Displaying AIS Target Data -3 4.6 Display Range -4 4.7 Sorting Targets -4 4.8 Displaying Targets Within a Specific Sector -5 4.9 Number of Targets to Display -5 4.10 Vector Attributes -6 4.11 History Display (target past position) -7 4.12 CPA/TCPA Alarm -8 4.13 Proximity Alarm -9 4.14 Lost Target -9 4.15 Symbol Color -10 5. GPS OPERATION -1 5.1 Navigator Type -1 5.2 Datum -2 5.3 WAAS Setup -2 5.4 Satellite Monitor -3 5.5 Displaying Type 16 Message -4 5.6 GPS Sensor Installation Position Offset -5 5.7 Cold Start -6 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING -1 6.1 Preventive Maintenance -2 6.2 Fuse Replacement -3 6.3 Magnetron Life -3 6.4 LCD Backlight Life -3 6.5 Trackball Maintenance -4 6.6 Simple Troubleshooting -5 6.7 Advanced-level Troubleshooting -6 6.8 Diagnostic Test -8 6.9 LCD Test -10 6.10 GPS Test -10 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS

MARINE RADAR FR-8062, FR-8122, FR-8252