Furuno FAR-2107 - Manuals

5 1.4 Hiding Trails Trails may be "hidden" (painted in light gray) for the period you specify, when 8 TRAIL LENGTH on the TRAIL menu is selected to other than "NORMAL". 1. Right-click the TRAIL MODE box. 2. Select 9 TRAIL HIDE then push the left button. 3. Use the scrollwheel to set ...

6 1.5 Trail Eraser The trail eraser allows you to erase a portion of a trail you select. This is useful when the screen becomes cluttered with trails. 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. Spin the scrollwheel to show "T-ERASER L=ERASE / EXIT" in the guidance box at the b...

8 2. CURSORS 2.1 Crosshairs Cursor Size The size of the crosshairs cursor (+) can be chosen from small or large. The large cursor is useful when a large echo masks the small cursor. 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. If the guidance box is currently showing "TARGET DATA &a...

9 2.2 Net Cursor The net cursor is used to depict your fishing net on the radar display. It is especially useful for bottom trawlers for knowing where the net is located. Enter the dimensions of your net in the menu to show the net in scale on the display. Activating the net cursor 1. Left-click the...

11 10. Use the EBL offset feature to anchor the net cursor at net origin point. 1) Push the EBL OFFSET key. 2) Use the trackball to set net origin point.3) Press the EBL OFFSET key to anchor the net cursor. 11. Steer the vessel so your ship’s trail runs along the net cursor then throw the net. 2.3 C...

12 2.4 Bearing Scale Format The bearing scale can be displayed with numerical indications or 32 compass points. 1. Left-click the MENU box.2. Select 2 [MARK] then push the left button.3. Select 9 [EBL, VRM CURSOR SET] then push the left button. 4. Select 9 CURSOR BRG SCALE then push the left button....

13 3. OTHER FUNCTIONS 3.1 Echo Display Area Three types of echo display areas are available: circle, wide and all. "All" uses the entire screen, which allows you to view long-range targets. 1. Left-click the MENU box at the right side of the screen. 2. Select 1 [ECHO] then push the left butt...

15 3.3 Radar Picture Color Radar echoes may be displayed in a single color of yellow, green or white, or in multi-color. The multi-color feature paints echoes in red, yellow or green, in order of descending strength. 1. Set the cursor in the BRILL box at the lower left corner. 2. RIght-click the box...

16 3.4 Bearing Reference The EBL bearing (and cursor bearing) can be referenced to your ship heading (relative bearing) or North (true bearing). This radar indicates true or relative bearings with an R or T in the EBL and cursor data boxes. In the head-up and cursor gyro modes you can switch between...

18 4. FUNCTION KEYS (F1 - F4) 4.1 F1, F2 and F3 Keys The F1 , F2 and F3 keys can be used to automate complex or repetitive tasks. Each key may be programmed with ten functions. Simply press a key to execute program assigned. Operating F1, F2 and F3 keys The table below shows the default functions of...

19 Programming the F1, F2 and F3 keys 1. Press a function key (F1, F2 or F3) twice. For example, press the F1 key. 2. Select function desired then push the left button. For example, select 1 [PIC- TURE]. 3. Select function desired then push the left button. The corresponding menu appears. See the ne...

27 4.2 Operating the F4 Key The F4 key is a user-programmable macro key for automating complex or repetitive tasks. The user may program this key with as many as ten functions. Registering a program to the F4 key 1. Press the F4 key twice to show the F4 REGIS- TER menu. (Each press of the key displa...

30 Operating the F4 key 1. Press the F4 key to show the F4 EXECUTION menu. 2. Select the program to execute then push the left button.3. Push the right button to close the menu. On-screen box operations recordable to the F4 key DISPLAY MODE box TRUE/REL VECTOR box Select display mode. Select vector ...

31 5. ANCHOR WATCH ALARM The anchor watch alarm informs you when your boat is moving when it should be at rest. When the anchor watch is active, a red dashed circle marks the anchor watch area. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 3 [ALARM] then push the left button. 3. Select 0 ANCHOR WATCH ALARM ...

32 6. VIDEO PLOTTER FUNCTIONS The fishing specification radar has three operating modes: radar, radar plus plotter, and plotter. 6.1 Depth Contour with Depth Indication Depth indication can be shown on depth contours. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 5 [PLOTTER] then push the left button. 3. Se...

33 6.2 Mark Settings You can enter a mark to denote a reef, fishing ground, navigation buoy. The position of a mark is saved at the time of entry. The radar can store up 20,000 marks and lines. This section shows you how to enter mark comment, and change its position and color. Enabling, disabling m...

34 Entering mark comment, changing mark position Mark comments can be entered and mark position changed when MARK COMMENT and MARK L/L EDIT are set to ON. To show mark comments MAP DISPLAY on page 2 of the MARK menu must be set to ON. 1. Use the trackball to put the cursor on the arrow in the MARK b...

35 6. To edit mark position, select 2 POSITION then push the left button. 7. Spin the scrollwheel to select numeric. Numeric may also be directly entered in case of keyboard-equipped control unit. After setting position, the values entered are colored blue. 8. Select 3 CONFIRM then push the left but...

36 6.3 Track Settings This section provides the procedures for how to select track recording parameters, select track color, and erase track. Track recording interval This radar can store 20,000 points of your track and 15,000 points of target tracks (1,000 points/target). The shorter the recording ...

37 Changing track color Track can be colored red, green, blue, yellow. cyan, magenta, and white. It can be useful to change the color of ship’s track to clearly differentiate past track from current track. Changing the color of your ship’s track 1. Place the cursor in the MENU box then push the left...

41 6.4 GPS Buoy With connection of a GPS radio buoy locator, the information (GPS buoy marker and GPS buoy track) for up to seven GPS buoys may be shown on the radar screen. One application of a GPS buoy is to tether it to a fishing net to monitor net position. Each track may contain up to 20 track ...

42 7. ARP SYMBOLS The ARP symbol is available in the 10 shapes shown in the illustration below. You can select shape desired as follows: 1. Select target with trackball. 2. Press the TARGET DATA key repeatedly to select symbol desired. Note: If you are using the trackball-type control unit (RCU-015,...

44 9. MENU OVERVIEW Menu tree 1 BACK 2 TARGET ALARM MODE (IN, OUT) 3 TARGET ALARM LEVEL (1, 2, 3, 4) 4 WATCH ALARM (OFF, 6M, 10M, 12M, 15M, 20M) 5 ALARM SOUND LEVEL (OFF, LOW, MID, HIGH) 6 [ALARM OUT1] 7 [ALARM OUT2] 8 [ALARM OUT3] 9 [ALARM OUT4] 0 ANCHOR WATCH (OFF, ON) (0.00-9.99(NM)) 1 BACK 2 2ND...