Furuno FAR-21x7(-BB) Series - Manuals

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS iv WARNING No one navigational aid should be relied upon for the safety of vessel and crew.The navigator has the responsibility tocheck all aids available to confirmposition. Electronic aids are nota substitute for basic navigationalprinciples and common sense. • This ARP automat...

v TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................................................................................ xi PROGRAM NUMBER ........................................................................................ xiv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .....................................

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi 1.21 Measuring the Bearing ............................................................................................ 1-33 1.21.1 Measuring the bearing .................................................................................. 1-33 1.21.2 Choosing true or relative bear...

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii 1.34 Programming Function Keys.................................................................................... 1-64 1.34.1 Activating a function key................................................................................ 1-64 1.34.2 Programming the functions keys .....

TABLE OF CONTENTS viii 3.5 Automatic Acquisition ................................................................................................ 3-5 3.5.1 Enabling auto acquisition ................................................................................ 3-5 3.5.2 Terminating tracking of tar...

TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 4.5 Activating Targets....................................................................................................... 4-6 4.5.1 Activating specific target .................................................................................. 4-6 4.5.2 Activating all targets ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS x 5.9.3 Choosing track color ..................................................................................... 5-14 5.9.4 Erasing track................................................................................................. 5-15 5.10 Marks and Lines ......................

xi FOREWORD A Word to the Owner of the FAR-28x7/FAR-21x7(-BB) Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FAR-28x7/FAR-21x7(-BB) Series Radar. We are confident you will see why FURUNO has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviab...

FOREWORD xii • Two types of trackball-equipped control units are available: RCU-014 (full keyboard) and the RCU-015 (palm control). The trackball is easy to use thanks to the ergonomically designed palm rest. • Simplified operation with point-and-click menu operation. • All functions are accessible ...

FOREWORD xiii Radar Type and Function Availability This radar series is available in five specification types to meet the requirements of Authorities, and function availability depends on specification type. The table below shows those functions which have limited availability. This manual provides ...

xiv PROGRAM NUMBER PC Board Program No. Version No. MAIN 035-9204 02.** (Merchant) / 50.** (Fishing) RFC 035-9202 01.** KEY(REMOTE) 035-9203 01.** ARPA 035-9212 01.** ** Minor modification

xv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION See page xvi for detailed information about antenna units and radiators. With FURUNO-supplied monitor ANTENNA UNIT (Performance Monitor PM-51* built in) TRANSCEIVER UNIT RTR-082 For FAR-2837SW FAR-2137S/2167DS/2837S/2837SW PROCESSOR UNIT RPU-013 FAR-2117/2127/2157/2817/2827/2...

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION xvi Antenna unit FAR-2117, FAR-2117-BB, FAR-2127, FAR-2127-BB, FAR-2827 RSB-096 (24 rpm) RSB-097 (42 rpm) FAR-2137S, FAR-2137S-BB RSB-098/099 (21/26 rpm, 200 VAC, 3ø, 50 Hz; 220 VAC, 3ø, 60 Hz; 380 VAC, 3ø, 50 Hz, 440 VAC, 3ø, 60 Hz) RSB-100/101/102 (45 rpm, 220 VAC, 3ø, 50/60 H...

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION xvii Blackbox type ANTENNA UNIT (Performance Monitor PM-51 built in FAR-2137S-BB) FAR-2137S-BB/FR-2167DS-BB PROCESSOR UNIT RPU-013 Sub Display VGA MONITOR CONTROL UNIT RCU-014 (Keyboard) or RCU-015 (Trackball) Control Unit RCU-016(Remote) AIS : Option : Dockyard supply : Standar...

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION xviii Console type RCN-001/RCN-002 ANTENNA UNIT (Performance Monitor PM-51 built in) TRANSCEIVER UNIT RTR-082 For FAR-2837SW FAR-2137S/2837S/2837SW POWER SUPPLY UNIT PSU-007 For FAR-2137S/2837S OR POWER SUPPLY UNIT PSU-011* (For FAR-2827W/2837SW) CONSOLE RCN-001/002 FAR-2117/212...

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION xix Console type RCN-003/RCN-004 ANTENNA UNIT (Performance Monitor PM-51 built in) TRANSCEIVER UNIT RTR-082 For FAR-2837SW FAR-2137S/2837S/2837SW CONSOLE RCN-003/004 FAR-2117/2127/2817/2827/2827W Waveguide orCoax cable (For FAR-2837SW) AIS Gyrocompass AD-100 TRANSCEIVER UNIT RTR...

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FURUNO FAR-21x7(-BB)/28x7 SERIES SP - 1 E3519S01G-M SPECIFICATIONS OF MARINE RADAR/ARPA FAR-21x7(-BB)/28x7 SERIES 1. ANTENNA RADIATORS 1. Type Slotted waveguide array 2. Beam width and sidelobe attenuation X-band S-band Radiator type XN4A XN5A XN12AF XN20AF XN24AF SN30AF SN36AF Length 8 ft 10 ft 4 f...

FURUNO FAR-21x7(-BB)/28x7 SERIES SP - 2 E3519S01G-M 6. Duplexer Ferrite circulator with diode limiter for FAR-2117/2117-BB/2127/2127-BB/2137S/2137S-BB/2157/2157-BB/2167DS/2167DS-BB/2817/2827/2837S Ferrite circulator with TR limiter for FAR-2827W/2837SW 3. DISPLAY UNIT 1. Screen Yellow or green echoe...

FURUNO FAR-21x7(-BB)/28x7 SERIES SP - 3 E3519S01G-M PM-51 (S-band) 1. Frequency range 3020 to 3080 MHz 2. Input power Min. -5 dBm, Max. +15 dBm 3. Power output (2 nd pulse max output) -15 dBm 4. Power output (2 nd pulse min output) -35 dBm 5. Steps levels (1 st pulse to 2 nd pulse) 9.0 to 11.0 dB 6....

FURUNO FAR-21x7(-BB)/28x7 SERIES SP - 4 E3519S01G-M 8. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT SWITCHING HUB HUB-100 1. Access Format CSMA/CD 2. Switching Format Store and Forward 3. Transmission Speed Half-duplex: 10Mbps/100Mbps Full-duplex: 20Mbps/200Mbps 4. Necessary Cabling 10BASE-T: Category 3 or higher STP cable 1...

1-1 1. RADAR OPERATION 1.1 Turning on the Power The [POW ER] switch ( ) is located at the left corner of the control unit. Open the POWER switch cover and press the switch to turn on the radar system. To turn off the radar, press the switch again. The screen shows the bearing scale and digital timer...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-2 The radar is initially set to previously used range and pulse length. Other settings such as brilliance levels, VRMs, EBLs and menu option selections are also set to previous settings. The [STBY/TX] key (or TX STBY box) toggles the radar between STBY and TRANSMIT status. The a...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-3 1.3 Control Unit Two types of control units are available: Control Unit RCU-014 (full keyboard) and Control Unit RCU-105 (palm control). ACQ ON MENU OFF VRM A/C SEA A/C RAIN MODE 3 LINE INDEX 6 OFF 2 1 HL CENTER OFF 4 5 RESET CU/TM OFFSET EBL GAIN TARGETCANCEL TARGET DATA RANG...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-5 1.4 Main Menu You may access the MAIN menu from the full keyboard or by using the trackball. In later sections only the procedure for menu operation by trackball is given. Main menu operation by keyboard 1. Press the [MENU] key. The MAIN menu appears in the text area at the ri...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-6 Main menu operation by trackball 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at the right side of the screen. The guidance box at the bottom right corner (see the illustration at the bottom of the next page for location) now reads “DISP MAIN MENU.” MENU Menu box 2. Push the l...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-7 1.5 Operation Using the On-Screen Boxes All radar functions can be accessed by using the trackball alone. This is done by choosing the appropriate on-screen box with the trackball and operating the trackball module to choose item and option. (See paragraph 1.9 for location of ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-8 Trackball marker location and guidance box indication The trackball marker is either a cursor (+) or an arrow ( ) depending on whether it is within or outside the display area, respectively.Further, the indication in the guidance box changes according totrackball marker locati...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-9 3. The pop-up menu attached to the MARK box is the MARK menu. To open the menu, push the right button. The menu opens in the text area at the right side of the screen. [MARK MENU] 1 ORIGIN MARK STAB GND/SEA 2 MARK KIND ORIGIN MARK(No. )/ ORIGIN MARK(SYM)/ MAP MARK/ WP 1~50/ WP...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-10 [CURSOR MENU] 2 ↓ TARGET DATA & ACQ/TARGET CANCEL/ ARP TGT DATA & ACQ/TARGET TRACK ON*/TARGET TRACK OFF*/REF MARK/ EBL OFFSET/ OFFCENTER/ ZOOM/ MARK DELETE/ CHART ALIGN/ 8 ↑ * Not available on IMO type 1.6 Cursor Menu Functions which require the use of the cursor, suc...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-11 6. The guidance box shows “XX / EXIT.” (XX = function chosen). Roll the trackball to place the cursor where desired. 7. Push the left button to execute the function selected at step 5. 8. To quit the function selected, push the right button when the guidance box shows “XX / E...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-12 1.8 Choosing the Display Mode This radar has two display modes: Radar and Radar + Plotter. Choose a display mode as below. Note that a display mode cannot be chosen when the menu is open. 1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in the DISPLAY MODE box at the top of the scree...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-13 1.9 On-Screen Boxes and Markers 6HEAD UP TB RM MENU HDG 000.0 ° T ANT 1 X-BAND PULSE S1 PICTURE4 IR OFF ES OFF EAV OFFAUTO RAINOFF NM/1 DISPLAY RADAR GAINSEA AUTORAIN TUNE AUTO 0. 9kt DRIFT 000. 0 ° T SET 34 ° 40. 649 N 135 ° 18. 303 E + SPD 0.0kt BT ARPA AIS OFF SB 0.0kt COG...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-14 Guidance Box ARP, AIS Functions Box GUARD ALARM, TIMER ALARM, GUARD ZONE,LOST TRGT, CPA/TCPA, TARGET FULL(AUTO),TARGET FULL(MAN), AZIMUTH, HEAD LINE,TRIGGER, VIDEO, GYRO, LOG, EPFS, XTE,ARRIVAL WPT, DEPTH,RECEIVE, other ARP TARGET No. 42 BRG 25.5 ° T RNG 3.4NM T CSE 264.0 ° T...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-15 1.10 Tuning the Receiver 1.10.1 Choosing the tuning method The tuning method can be selected with the TUNE box at the top of the screen. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the TUNE box (TUNE AUTO or TUNE MAN) at the top of the screen. TUNE AUTO Place arrow inside boxto adjust tu...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-16 [HDG MENU] 1 HDG SOURCE AD-10/SERIAL 2 GC-10 SETTING 000.0° 1.10.3 Automatic tuning Choose automatic tuning following paragraph 1.10.1. The TUNE box shows TUNE AUTO. 1.10.4 Manual tuning 1. Roll the trackball to choose the RANGE box at top left corner and then push the left o...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-17 1.12 Presentation Modes This radar has the following presentation modes: Relative Motion (RM) Head-up: Unstabilized Head-up TB: Head-up with compass-stabilized bearing scale (True Bearing) where the bearing scale rotates with the compass reading. Course-up: Compass-stabilized...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-18 1.12.2 Description of presentation modes Head-up mode The head-up mode is a display in which the line connecting own ship and the top of the display indicates own ship’s heading. The target pips are painted at their measured distances and in their directions relative to own s...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-20 True motion mode Own ship and other moving objects move in accordance with their true courses and speed. In ground stabilized TM, all fixed targets, such as landmasses, appear as stationary echoes. In the sea stabilized TM without set and drift inputs, the landmass can move o...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-21 [SPEED MENU] 1 SHIP SPEED LOG(BT)/LOG(WT)/ GPS/MANUAL/REF 2 MANUAL SPEED 0.0kt 3 SET DRIFT OFF/ON 1.13 Entering Own Ship's Speed The ARP and azimuth stabilized presentation modes require own ship speed input and compass signal. The speed can be entered from a log (STW ) or GP...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-22 1.13.2 Manual speed input If the speed log is not working, enter speed manually as below. In this case the speed data type is shown as MANUAL and is speed thru water (STW ). Note that, for the IMO specification radar, manual speed input is not available when the AIS feature i...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-23 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT (ENTERX3) 1.15 Choosing the Pulselength The pulselength in us...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-24 [PULSE MENU] 1 BACK 2 0.5NM S1/S2 3 0.75NM S1/S2/M1 4 1.5NM S1/S2/M1 5 3NM S2/M1/M2/M3 6 6NM M1/M2/M3/L 7 12-24NM M2/M3/L [PULSE MENU] 1 BACK 2 0.75NM S/M1 3 1.5NM S/M1 4 3NM M1/M2 5 6NM M2/L 6 12-24NM M2/L 3. Roll the wheel to choose 8 [PULSE] and then push the wheel. PULSE ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-25 1.16 Adjusting the Sensitivity The gain control adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver. The proper setting is such that the background noise is just visible on the screen. If you set up for too little sensitivity, weak echoes may be missed. On the other hand excessive sensit...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-26 1.17 Suppressing Sea Clutter Echoes from waves cover the central part of the display with random signals known as sea clutter. The higher the waves, and the higher the antenna above the water, the further the clutter will extend. W hen sea clutter masks the picture, suppress ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-27 By trackball 1. Choose SEA AUTO following the procedure in paragraph 1.17.1. 2. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in the A/C SEA level indicator at the top of the display. 3. While observing the A/C SEA level indicator, roll the wheel downward to increase the A/C SEA or u...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-28 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT (ENTERX3) 1.18 Suppressing Rain Clutter Use the AUTO RAIN and...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-29 1.18.2 Adjusting A/C RAIN The vertical beam width of the antenna is designed to see surface targets even when the ship is rolling. However, by this design the unit will also detect rain clutter (rain, snow, or hail) in the same manner as normal targets. The A/C RAIN control a...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-30 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT (ENTERX3) 1.19 Interference Rejector Mutual radar interferenc...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-31 1.20 Measuring the Range The range to a target may be measured three ways: with the fixed range rings, with the cursor, or with the VRM. Use the fixed range rings to obtain a rough estimate of the range to a target. They are the concentric solid circles about own ship, or the...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-32 1.20.2 Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM) There are two VRMs, No. 1 and No. 2, which appear as dashed rings so that you can discriminate them from the fixed range rings. The two VRMs can be distinguished from each other by different lengths of dashes. 000 010 ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-33 5. Push the left button to anchor the VRM and fix its readout, or push the right button to return the VRM to its previous location (range). 6. To erase a VRM, choose the appropriate VRM readout box and then push the left button until the VRM disappears from the screen. 1.20.3...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-34 By trackball 1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in the EBL1 or EBL2 box, whichever EBL you want to use. EBL1 EBL2 EBL boxes 2. The guidance box reads “EBL ON/.” Push the left button to turn on the EBL. The guidance box now reads “EBL SET L=DELETE /.” 3. Push the left bu...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-35 [EBL, VRM, CURSOR SET] 1 BACK 2 EBL1 REL/TRUE 3 EBL2 REL/TRUE 4 VRM1 NM/SM/km/kyd 5 VRM2 NM/SM/km/kyd 6 CURSOR BEARING REL/TRUE 7 CURSOR RANGE NM/SM/km/kyd 1.21.2 Choosing true or relative bearing The EBL readout is affixed by “R.” (relative) if it is relative to own ship's h...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-36 1.22 Collision Assessment by Offset EBL The origin of the EBL can be placed anywhere with the trackball to enable measurement of range and bearing between any targets. This function is also useful for assessment of the potential risk of collision. It is possible to read CPA (...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-37 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-38 1.23 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets By keyboard 1. Press the [EBL OFFSET] key. Operate the trackball to place the origin of the No. 1 EBL, for example, on a target of interest (target 1 in the illustrated example). 2. Operate the EBL rotary control until the ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-39 1.24 Setting a Target Alarm The target alarm serves to alert the navigator to targets (ships, landmasses, etc.) entering a set area, with audible and visual alarms. The guard alarm zone has a fixed width of 0.5 nm in the radial direction (depth) and is adjustable from 3.0 to ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-40 Note 1: If you wish to create a target alarm zone having a 360-degree coverage around own ship, set point “B” in almost the same direction as point “A.” Note 2: Two target alarm zones may be set. Note however that the 2 nd target alarm zone is available only when the 1 st tar...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-41 [ALARM] 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 LOW/MID/HIGH 6 [ALARM OUT1] 7 [ALARM OUT2] 8 [ALARM OUT3] 9 [ALARM OUT4] 0 AUDIO ALARM OFF/ON 1.24.4 Target alarm attributes You may choose the ech...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-42 1.25 Off-Centering the Display Own ship position, or sweep origin, can be displaced to expand the view field without switching to a larger range scale. The sweep origin can be off-centered to the cursor position, but not more than 75% of the range in use; if the cursor is set...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-43 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT (ENTERX3) 1.26 Echo Stretch The echo stretch feature enlarges...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-44 1.27 Echo Averaging The echo averaging feature effectively suppresses sea clutter. Echoes received from stable targets such as ships appear on the screen at almost the same position every rotation of the antenna. On the other hand, unstable echoes such as sea clutter appear a...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-45 1.28 Target Trails The trails of the radar echoes of targets may be displayed in the form of synthetic afterglow. Target trails are chosen either relative or true and may be sea or ground stabilized. True motion trails require a compass signal and own ship speed input. 1.28.1...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-46 1.28.2 Trail time Trail time, the trail plotting interval, may be chosen as follows: 1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow on the TRAIL MODE box at the bottom right corner of the screen. * TRAIL ** * = TRUE or REL** = Trail time setting TRAIL MODE box 2. Push the left butt...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-47 1.28.4 Saving, copying target trails By turning on the functions TRAIL RESTART and TRAIL COPY, you may continue painting target trails whenever the range scale is changed. The amount of range change determines how the radar paints trails. See the table below for details. Note...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-48 The relationship between trail restart and trail copy depends on their status, as shown in the table below. Trail restart Trail copy Trail status ON ON Range changed while trail is ON: Trails continue on targets within previous range. ON OFF Range changed while trail is ON: T...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-49 1.28.7 Longer trails (B, C and W types) In addition to the trail times mentioned in paragraph 1.28.2, you may also extend trails 12 or 24 hours. 1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow on the TRAIL MODE box at the bottom right corner of the screen. 2. Push the right button t...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-50 1.29 Parallel Index Lines Parallel index lines are useful for keeping a constant distance between own ship and a coastline or a partner ship when navigating. Two index lines are available and any two may be displayed. You may control the orientation and line interval. Indexli...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-51 IL 1 ON 032.0 ° T 5.60NM Index line orientation Index line interval 1.29.2 Adjusting index line orientation, index line interval 1. Display the index line for which you want to adjust its orientation, referring to paragraph 1.29.1. 2. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-52 1.29.4 Choosing maximum number of index lines to display The maximum number of index lines to display may be chosen from 2, 3 or 6 lines as below. The actual number of lines visible may be less depending on line interval. For the W specification radar, you may specify the num...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-53 1.30 Origin Mark You can mark any prominent target or a point of particular interest using the origin mark feature. Twenty origin marks may be entered: 10 standard origin marks (with number) and one each of the 10 symbol origin marks. The marks may be geographically fixed (gr...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-54 7. With the cursor choosing the MARK box, roll the wheel to choose mark number desired (“ORIGIN MARK(No.)” chosen at step 4) or origin mark symbol (“ORIGIN MARK(SYM)” chosen at step 4) and then push the left button. The following origin marks are available. Origin mark (symbo...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-55 1.30.2 Origin mark stabilization Origin marks may be geographically fixed (ground stabilized) or moving (sea stabilized). 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MARK box. 2. Push the right button to open the MARK menu. [MARK MENU] 1 ORIGIN MARK STAB GND/SEA 2 MARK KIND ORIGIN MA...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-56 1.31 Zoom The zoom function enlarges an area of interest as large as twice the normal viewing size, in the text window. To use the zoom display, it must be turned on in the DATA BOX menu. For further details, see paragraph 1.41. Zoom is not available when the ARP target data ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-57 1.32 Markers 1.32.1 Heading marker and heading line The heading marker and the heading line indicate the ship's heading in all presentation modes. The heading line is a line from the own ship position to the outer edge of the radar display area and appears at zero degrees on ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-58 [BARGE INFORMATION] 1 BACK 2 BARGE MARK OFF/ON 3 BARGE SIZE LENGTH 0ft WIDTH 0ft 4 ARRANGEMENT 0 0 0 0 0 Barge icon Barge icon 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at the right side of the display and then push the left button to display the MAIN menu. 2. Roll the whe...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-59 1.33 Automatic Picture Setup According to Navigation Purpose Every time your navigating environment or task changes, you must adjust the radar, which can be a nuisance in a busy situation. Instead of changing radar settings case by case, it is possible to assign the function ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-61 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT (ENTERX3) 1.33.1 Choosing a picture setup option You may choo...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-62 [PICTURE MENU] 1 INT REJECT OFF/1/2/3 2 ECHO STRETCH OFF/1/2/3 3 ECHO AVERAGE OFF/1/2/3 4 NOISE REJ OFF/ON 5 AUTO STC OFF/ON 6 AUTO RAIN OFF/1/2/3/4 7 VIDEO CONTRAST 1/2/3/4/ A/B/C 8 [PULSE] 9 [CONDITION] 0 DEFAULT(ENTERX3) 4. Roll the wheel to choose 0 DEFAULT. 5. Push the w...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-63 [CONDITION MENU] 1 BACK 2 SEA CONDITION 1/2/3/4/5 3 ANT HEIGHT 5/7.5/10/15/20/ 25/30/35/40/45/ more50m 4 STC RANGE +00 B: Curve between A and C. C: Mid-level in the curve is high, so this setting is suitable for detecting distant targets. 5 db 7 db 9 db 11 db 4 3 2 1 C B A PI...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-64 [CUSTOMIZE•TEST] 1 BACK 2 [DATA BOX] 3 [F1] 4 [F2] 5 [F3] 6 [F4] 7 [OPERATION] 8 [TEST] [F1] 1 BACK 2 [ECHO] 3 [STD KEY] 4 [ARP•AIS] 5 [OPERATION] 6 [PICTURE] 1.34 Programming Function Keys Less-often used functions are provided in the menu. To avoid opening the menus to set ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-69 [OS POSN MENU] 1 NAV AID GPS1/GPS2/ DEAD RECKONING/ LAN 2 MANUAL L/L 00°00.00 N 000°00.00 W 3 SIO DATA LAN OUTPUT OFF/ON 1.35 Ship’s Position Choose the source of ship’s position data as follows: 1. Roll the trackball to choose the OS POSN box at the top right corner of the s...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-71 1.37 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes In certain situations, echoes from very distance targets may appear as false echoes (second-trace echoes) on the screen. This occurs when the return echo is received one transmission cycle later, or after a next radar pulse has been transm...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-72 1.38 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data You can adjust relative brilliance levels of various markers and alphanumeric readouts displayed on the screen. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the BRILL box at the bottom left corner of the screen and then push the right button to sho...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-73 [ALARM] 1 BACK 2 TARGET ALARM MODE IN/OUT 3 TARGET ALARM MODE 1/2/3/4 4 WATCH ALARM OFF/6M/10M/ 12M/15M/20M 5 ALARM SOUND LEVEL LOW/MID/HIGH 6 [ALARM OUT1] 7 [ALARM OUT2] 8 [ALARM OUT3] 9 [ALARM OUT4] 0 AUDIO ALARM OFF/ON 1.39 Watch Alarm The watch alarm sounds the audible al...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-74 [NAV DATA] 1 BACK 2 DEPTH OFF/m/ft 3 DEPTH GRAPH SCALE 10/20/50/ 100/200/500 4 DEPTH MARK 000m 5 CURRENT OFF/ON 6 WIND OFF/m/s/KT 7 TEMP OFF/ON 8 DATE-TIME OFF/UTC/LOCAL 9 LOCAL TIME ADJ +00:00 0 WPT DATA OFF/REL/TRUE 1.40 Setting Up Nav Data Wind, depth, ocean current, water...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-75 Nav data menu description Item Description 2 DEPTH Chooses unit of depth measurement, or turn depth indication off. 3 DEPTH GRAPH SCALE Chooses depth scale range. The echogram shows the last 30 minutes of sounding along the ship’s track. 4 DEPTH MARK Chooses the depth at whic...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-76 [CUSTOMIZE•TEST] 1 BACK 2 [DATA BOX] 3 [F1] 4 [F2] 5 [F3] 6 [F4] 7 [OPERATION] 8 [TEST] [DATA BOX] 1 BACK 3 NAV DATA OFF/ON 4 ZOOM OFF/2TIMES/3TIMES 5 ZOOM DISPLAY STAB GND/STAB HGD/ STAB NORTH/ ARP TRACK 6 TARGET DATA 1BOX/2BOX/3BOX/ LARGE 1.41 Text Window Setup The text win...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-77 10. Roll the wheel to choose zoom display format and then push the wheel or the left button. REL: Zoom display moves in relative motion STAB: Zoom display is ground stabilized (geographically fixed) ACQ: Zoom ARP targets 11. Roll the wheel to choose 6 TARGET DATA and then pus...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-78 [CUSTOMIZE•TEST] 1 BACK 2 [DATA BOX] 3 [F1] 4 [F2] 5 [F3] 6 [F4] 7 [OPERATION] 8 [TEST] [OPERATION] 1 BACK 2 WHEEL DRIVE NORMAL/REVERSE 3 KEY BEEP OFF/LO/MID/HI 4 REMOTE KEY F#-/DISPLAY 5 POP UP GUIDANCE* OFF/ON 6 OWN SHIP VECTOR OFF/HDG/COURSE 7 STERN-UP* OFF/ON 8 SHUTTLE FE...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-79 Operation menu items Item No. Description Options 2 W HEEL DRIVE Choose how to cycle data when using the wheel. NORMAL: Cycles numeral data in numeric order and indication data in clockwise order. REVERSE: Reverse of NORMAL. 3 KEY BEEP Key beeps when key sequence has been cor...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-80 1.43 Alarms When error is detected, the appropriate alarm indication appears (in red) and the audible alarm sounds. Silence the audible alarm with the [ALARM ACK] key or choose the ALARM ACK box and then push the left button. The error indication remains on the display until ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-81 Alarm description (con’t from previous page) Warning Audible alarm Visual alarm To quit alarm status EPFS failure Continuous beep EPFS in red (EPFS: electronic position-fixing system) in the warning and indication cell. The indication also appears when the GPS mode is switche...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-83 4. Roll the wheel to choose an alarm to output and then push the wheel or the left button. The alarm chosen is underlined. 5. Repeat step 5 to choose other alarms to output. 6. Push the right button three times to close the menu. 1.44 Choosing the Antenna, Displaying Antenna ...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-84 [ANT INFORMATION] ANT NO 1 BAND : X-BAND MODEL : 12 UP POS : FORE ANT NO 2 BAND : X-BAND MODEL : 25 UP POS : MAIN TOP ANT NO 3 BAND : S-BAND MODEL : 30 UP POS : MAIN 2ND ANT NO 4 BAND : MODEL : POS : OWN RADAR NO. 8 SUB MONITOR* OFF/ON 9 INTER SW PRIORITY OFF/ON 1.44.2 Displa...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-85 1.45 Cursor Data Cursor data can be shown in range and bearing from own ship, latitude and longitude position or cursor’s X-Y coordinates. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the CURSOR DATA box at the right side of the display. + 34 ° 40.849 N 135 ° 18.303 E CURSOR DATA box (L/L...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-86 1.46 Performance Monitor A performance monitor is required for a radar installed on vessels of 300 GT and upward engaged in international voyages. Two units are available: X-band radar: PM-31 (9410 ± 45 MHz) S-band radar: PM-51 (3050 ± 30 MHz). The performance monitor is inco...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-89 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 1.48 Own Ship Symbol Own ship symbol ( ) may be inscribed on the screen as below. You may enter ten such symbols. Each own ship symbols is shown with a number. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MARK box at the left side of the screen. The guida...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-90 1.49 Color and Brilliance Sets This radar provides four sets of color and brilliance sets to match any ambient lighting condition. The default colors are as shown in the table below. The default brilliance setting for any item is “50%”. BRILL1 BRILL2 BRILL3 BRILL4 Echo Yellow...

1. RADAR OPERATION 1-92 1.51 Switching Hub HUB-100 (option) The HUB-100 provides switching for a card interface unit and multiple processor units (max. 7), using an Ethernet interface (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T). LEDs display link/activity, mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) and collision statuses. No oper...

2-1 2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2.1 General 2.1.1 Minimum and maximum ranges Minimum range The minimum range is defined by the shortest distance at which, using a scale of 1.5 or 0.75 nm, a target having an echoing area of 10 m 2 is still shown separate from the point representing the antenna position. It ...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-2 X-band and S-band In fair weather, the equation on the previous page does not give a significant difference between X- and S-band radars. However, in heavy precipitation condition, an S-band radar would have better detection than an X-band radar. Radar resolution There are t...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-3 2.2 False Echoes Occasionally echo signals appear on the screen at positions where there is no target or disappear even if there are targets. They are, however, recognized if you understand the reason why they are displayed. Typical false echoes are shown below. Multiple ech...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-4 Virtual image A relatively large target close to your ship may be represented at two positions on the screen. One of them is the true echo directly reflected by the target and the other is a false echo which is caused by the mirror effect of a large object on or close to you...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-5 2.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) 2.3.1 SART description A Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) may be triggered by any X-Band (3 cm) radar within a range of approximately 8 nm. Each radar pulse received causes it to transmit a response which is swept repetitively acr...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-6 2.3.2 Showing SART marks on the radar display This radar is equipped with a feature which optimally sets up the radar for SART detection. This feature automatically detunes the radar receiver out of its best tuning condition. This erases or weakens all normal radar echoes, b...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-7 2.3.3 General remarks on receiving SART SART range errors When responses from only the 12 low frequency sweeps are visible (when the SART is at a range greater than about 1 nm), the position at which the first dot is displayed may be as much as 0.64 nm beyond the true positi...

2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-8 2.4 RACON A RACON is a radar beacon which emits radar receivable signals in the radar frequency spectrum (X- or S-band). There are several signal formats; in general, the RACON signal appears on the radar screen as a rectangular echo originating at a point just beyond the po...

3-1 3. ARP OPERATION 3.1 Usage Precautions • This function is designed to meet the IMO requirements of both ARPA and ATA, and the desired function is selected during the installation of the equipment. For sake of brevity, this manual uses “ARP” when referring to ARPA or ATA. • The plotting accuracy ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-2 3.2 Controls for ARP Keyboard The ARP uses the keys shown below. ACQ ON MENU OFF VRM A/C SEA A/C RAIN MODE 3 LINE INDEX 6 OFF 2 1 HL CENTER OFF 4 5 RESET CU/TM OFFSET EBL GAIN TARGETCANCEL TARGET DATA RANGE - + LIST TARGET 9 MARK ENTER TIME VECTOR 7 8 CANCEL TRAILS 0 MODE VECTOR...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-3 3.3 Activating, Deactivating ARP To activate or deactivate the ARP: 1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in the ARP ACQ MODE box at the right side of the display. (Note that “ATA” replaces “ARPA” when the ATA feature is used.) ARPA AUTO MAN ARPA ACQ MODE box 2. Push the left...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-4 4. Push the left button to enter the reference mark. (The mark may also be entered by pressing the [ENTER MARK] key on the full keyboard.) The reference target mark (see below) appears at the cursor position and the own ship position data label changes from “LOG,” “NAV” or “MANU...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-5 [ARP TARGET MENU] 1 ARP SELECT MANUAL100/ AUTO 25/ AUTO 50/ AUTO 75/ AUTO 100 2 ALL CANCEL 3 REF TARGET VECTOR OFF/ON 3.5 Automatic Acquisition The FAR-2xx7 radars can acquire a maximum of 100 targets, the number of automatically and manually acquired targets determined by the A...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-6 [ARP TARGET MENU] 1 ARP SELECT MANUAL100/ AUTO 25/ AUTO 50/ AUTO 75/ AUTO 100 2 ALL CANCEL 3 REF TARGET VECTOR OFF/ON 3.5.2 Terminating tracking of targets (including reference targets) When the ARP has acquired the menu-set number of targets automatically, the message “TARGET-F...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-7 [ARP TARGET MENU] 1 ARP SELECT MANUAL100/ AUTO 25/ AUTO 50/ AUTO 75/ AUTO 100 2 ALL CANCEL 3 REF TARGET VECTOR 3.6 Manual Acquisition Maximum 100 targets may be acquired manually depending on the acquisition condition set on the ARP TGT menu. 3.6.1 Setting manual acquisition con...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-9 3.7 ARP Symbols and ARP Symbol Attributes 3.7.1 ARP symbols The symbols used in this equipment comply with IEC 60872-1. Item Symbol Status Remarks Initial stage Broken square around an echo to indicate the target under acquisition and initial stage of tracking, before steady-sta...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-10 Other ARP symbols Item Symbol Status Remarks Trial maneuver T (flashing) Bottom center Appears during execution of a trial maneuver. Performance test XX (flashing) Bottom center Appears during performance test. 3.7.2 Choosing ARP symbol (B, C and W types) In addition to the “st...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-11 [ARP•AIS] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE STAB STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 3 GUARD POLYGON OFF/STAB GND/ STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION OFF/ON 9 AIS LOST ALARM ACTIVATED TARGET/ ALL TARGET/ RANGE 0nm [ARP SYMBOL] 1 BACK 2 ARP SYMBOL C...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-13 3.8 Displaying Target Data The ARP mode provides the full functionality of ARP as required by the IMO Resolution A.823(19) and IEC 60972-1, including display of range, bearing, course, speed, CPA and TCPA of all plotted targets. In head-up and head-up true bearing modes, target...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-14 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 Target selected for data readout Target in guard zone Target on colllision course ARP TARGET No. 01 BRG 25.5 ° T RNG 3.4NMT COG 205.1 ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-15 [TARGET LIST (1/1)] SORT BY CPA 1 BACK 2 ARP TARGET No: 001 BRG 16.5°T RNG 2.05 NM CPA 0.17NM TCPA>99.59M 3 ARP TARGET No: 002 BRG 19.0°T RNG 2.49 NM CPA 0.29NM TCPA>99.59M 9 REFRESH DATA 3.8.2 Target list The target list provides a comprehensive data display of all ARP (...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-16 [TARGET LIST MENU] 1 SORT BY CPA/TCPA/BCR/BCT/ RANGE/SPEED Sorting the target list You may sort the target list by CPA, TCPA, BCR, BCT, RANGE or SPEED as follows: 72 nm or 96 nm range scale 1. Roll the trackball to choose the TARGET LIST box at the right side of the screen. 2. ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-17 3.9 Vector Modes Target vectors can be displayed relative to own ship's heading (Relative) or north (True). 3.9.1 Description of vectors Ground stabilization and sea stabilization Target vectors can be ground stabilized or sea stabilized. Sea stabilization is a mode where own s...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-18 3.9.2 Vector motion and length Vectors may be displayed in true or relative motion. Vector time (or the length of vectors) can be set to 30 seconds, 1-15 minutes (in one-minute intervals), 20 minutes and 30 minutes. By keyboard 1. Press the [VECTOR MODE] key consecutively to ch...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-19 3.10 Past Position Display The ARP displays equally time-spaced dots marking the past positions of any targets being tracked. A new dot is added every minute (or at other preset time intervals) until the preset number is reached. If a target changes its speed, the spacing will ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-20 [ARP•AIS] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE STAB STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 5 GUARD POLYGON OFF/STAB GND/ STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION OFF/ON 9 AIS LOST ALARM ACTIVATED TARGET/ ALLTARGET/ RANGE 0nm [ARP SYMBOL] 1 BACK 2 ARP SYMBOL CO...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-22 3.12 Setting CPA/TCPA Alarm Ranges The ARP continuously monitors the predicted range at the Closest Point of Approach (CPA) and predicted time to CPA (TCPA) of each tracked target to own ship. When the predicted CPA of any target becomes smaller than a preset CPA alarm range an...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-24 3.13 Setting a Guard Zone When a target transits the operator-set guard zone, the buzzer sounds and the indication GUARD appears (in red) at the screen bottom. The target causing the warning is clearly indicated with an inverted flashing triangle. The guard zone also functions ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-25 When an ARP or AIS target violates the guard zone, the message “GUARD” appears (in red) at the right side of the display and the offending target is marked with an inverted triangle. Further, the AIS display is automatically turned on. Note 1: If you wish to create a guard zone...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-26 [ARP•AIS] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE STAB STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 3 GUARD POLYGON OFF/STAB GND/ STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION OFF/ON 9 AIS LOST ALARM ACTIVATED TARGET/ ALLTARGET/ RANGE 0nm 3.13.4 Guard zone reference The gua...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-27 4. Roll the wheel to choose OFF, STAB GND, STAB HDG or STAB NORTH as appropriate and then the push the wheel or the left button. OFF: Guard zone is a sector; number of points limited to four. STAB GND: Guard zone stabilized against ground; guard zone may be a polygon having 3-1...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-28 Target full alarm When the memory becomes full, the memory full status is indicated by “TARGET-FULL(AUTO+MAN)” and the relevant indication appears on the screen and a short beep sounds. Manually acquired targets The indication “TARGET-FULL(MAN)” appears at the screen bottom and...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-29 3.15 Trial Maneuver The trial maneuver feature simulates the effect on all tracked targets against own ship's maneuver without interrupting the updating of target information. It is available for use with the ARPA function; it is inoperative on the ATA. 3.15.1 Types of trial ma...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-30 [ARP•AIS] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE STAB STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 GUARD POLYGON OFF/STAB GND/ STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION OFF/ON 9 AIS LOST ALARM ACTIVATED TARGET/ ALL TARGET/ RANGE 0nm Static trial maneuver A static tri...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-31 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 1 BACK 2 TRIAL OFF/STATIC/DYNAMIC3 TRIAL SPEED RATE 0kt 0.00kt/s 0kt 0.00kt/s 4 TRIAL TURN RATE 0kt 0.0°/s 0kt 0.0°/s 3. Roll the wheel to choose 4 TRIAL MANEUVER and then push the wheel or the left button. TRIAL MANEUVER menu 4. Roll the wheel to choose 2 TRIA...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-33 [CUSTOMIZE•TEST] 1 BACK 2 [DATA BOX] 3 [F1] 4 [F2] 5 [F3] 6 [F4] 7 [OPERATION] 8 [TEST] [TEST] 1 BACK 2 [SELF TEST] 3 [ARP TEST] [ARP TEST] 1 BACK 2 ARP TEST START NOTE: THE DISPLAY IS CLEARER WHEN RUNNING ARP TEST. RUN ARP TEST? YES: SELECT 2 START NO: SELECT 1 BACK 3.16 ARP P...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-35 3.17 Criteria for Selecting Targets for Tracking The FURUNO ARP video processor detects targets in midst of noise and discriminates radar echoes on the basis of their size. Target whose echo measurements are greater than those of the largest ship in range or tangential extent a...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-36 This land outline is used to inhibit further acquisition and tracking of ship-sized echoes beyond the closest coast outline. Five consecutive scans of coastal outline are retained in memory to allow for signal variation. All smaller echoes are declared to be ship sized and the ...

3. ARP OPERATION 3-37 3.18 Factors Affecting ARP Functions Sea returns If the radar anti-clutter control is adjusted properly, there is no serious effect because distant wave clutter, not eliminated by this control, is filtered out by more than one bang correlation and scan-to-scan matching of data....

4-1 4. AIS OPERATION The FURUNO AIS (Automatic Identification System) model FA-100 or FA-150 exchanges with other AIS-fitted ships all data and information required by the SOLAS 1994 as amended. However, they are displayed in text form. By interfacing the FA-100 or FA-150 with this radar, the AIS in...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-2 [ARP•AIS] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE STAB STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 3 GUARD POLYGON OFF/STAB GND/ STAB HDG/STAB NORTH 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION OFF/ON 9 AIS LOST ALARM ACTIVATED TARGET/ ALL TARGET/ RANGE 0nm 4.2 Enabling/Disabling the AIS 1. R...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-3 4.3 Turning AIS Display On/Off 1. Roll the trackball to choose the AIS DISP box at the right side of the screen. AIS OFF DISP AIS DISP box 2. Push the left button to display AIS ON or AIS OFF as appropriate. ON: All targets received from the AIS transponder are displayed with sy...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-4 [AIS TARGET MENU] 1 SLEEP ALL TRGTS 5 ACTIVATE ALL TRGTS 6 AUTO DISP MESSAGES OFF/ON 7 [RECEIVED MESSAGES] 5 [TRANSMIT MESSAGE] 6 [VOYAGE DATA] 7 [STATIC DATA] 9 [AIS ALM MESSAGES] [VOYAGE DATA] 1 BACK 2 NAVIGATION STATUS 00 3 ETA 00/000/0000 00:00 4 DESTINATION 5 DRAUGHT 00m 6 ...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-6 4.5 Activating Targets When you convert a sleeping target to an activated target, that target’s course and speed are shown with a vector. You can easily judge target movement by monitoring the vector. 4.5.1 Activating specific target By keyboard 1. Roll the trackball to place th...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-7 [AIS TARGET MENU] 1 SLEEP ALL TRGTS 2 ACTIVATE ALL TRGTS 3 AUTO DISP MESSAGES OFF/ON 4 [RECEIVED MESSAGES] 5 [TRANSMIT MESSAGE] 6 [VOYAGE DATA] 7 [STATIC DATA] 8 [AIS ALM MESSAGES] 4.6 Sleeping Targets 4.6.1 Sleeping an AIS target You may “sleep” an AIS target as below when the ...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-8 4.7 Displaying Target Data You may display an AIS target’s data by selecting it on the display. 4.7.1 Basic data By keyboard 1. Roll the trackball to place the cursor on the AIS target symbol you want to know its data. 2. Press the [TARGET DATA] key. By trackball 1. With the cur...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-9 4.7.2 Detailed target data 1. Roll the trackball to place the cursor on the desired AIS target in the data box at the right side of the screen. 2. Push the left button to show detailed data. [EXPANDED DATA] NAME: VOYAGERCALL: 143678 LAT: 34 ° 44.2345'N LON: 135 ° 32.1890'E POS. ...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-11 [AIS SYMBOL] 1 BACK 2 AIS SYMBOL COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 3 AIS SYMBOL SIZE SMALL/STD/LARGE 4 ROT TAG LIMIT 000.1°/min 5 PAST POSN COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 6 PAST POSN POINTS 5/10 4.8.2 AIS symbol size and color You may choose the size and color of the AIS s...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-12 4.9 Past Position Display The past position display shows equally time-spaced dots marking past positions of activated AIS targets. A new dot is added at preset time intervals until the preset number is reached. If a target changes its speed, the spacing will be uneven. If it c...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-13 [AIS SYMBOL] 1 BACK 2 AIS SYMBOL COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 3 AIS SYMBOL SIZE SMALL/STD/LARGE 4 ROT TAG LIMIT 000.1°/min 5 PAST POSN COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 6 PAST POSN POINTS 5/10 4.9.2 Past position display attributes You may choose the number of past posit...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-14 4.10 Lost Target A target is declared a lost target when it fails to produce data for six minutes or five reporting intervals, whichever is the shorter. When this occurs, the target is marked with the (flashing) lost target symbol and the indication “LOST” appears. To acknowled...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-15 [AIS SYMBOL] 1 BACK 2 AIS SYMBOL COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 3 AIS SYMBOL SIZE SMALL/STD/LARGE 4 ROT TAG LIMIT 000.1°/min 5 PAST POSN COLOR RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT 6 PAST POSN POINTS 5/10 4.11 ROT Setting You may set the lower limit of the ROT (Rate Of Turn) at whic...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-16 [FUSION] 1 BACK 2 FUSION TARGET OFF/ON 3 GAP 0.000NM 4 RANGE 0.000NM 5 BEARING 00.0° 6 SPEED 0.0KT 7 COURSE 0.0° 4.12 Fusion of ARP and AIS Targets An AIS-equipped ship is usually displayed by two symbols on the radar display. This is because the AIS ship position is measured b...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-18 [STATIC DATA] 1 BACK TYPE OF SHIP 000 CALL SIGN ZQ1234501 NAME FURUNOVOYAGER EXT GPS ANT POSN A: 000m B: 000m C: 00m D: 00m 4.13 Own Ship’s Data Own ship’s static data (type of ship, call sign, name and position of internal and external GPS antennas) can be viewed as follows 1....

4. AIS OPERATION 4-19 [TRANSMIT MESSAGE] 1 BACK 2 ADDRESS TYPE ADDRESSED/BROADCAST 3 MESSAGE TYPE SAFETY/BINARY 4 MMSI NO. 000000000 5 CHANNEL A/B/A or B/A and B 6 OPEN FILE 1 7 SAVE FILE 1 8 EDIT 9 TRANSMIT MESSAGE 4.14 Messages You may transmit and receive messages via the VHF link, to a specified...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-20 10. Roll the wheel to choose the channel to transmit your message over: A, B, A or B, or A and B. Push the wheel after making your selection. 11. Roll the wheel to choose 8 EDIT and push the wheel or left button. A mini keyboard at the bottom of the menu to enter your message. ...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-21 [AIS TARGET MENU] 1 SLEEP ALL TRGTS 2 ACTIVATE ALL TRGTS 3 AUTO DISP MESSAGES OFF/ON 4 [RECEIVED MESSAGES] 5 [TRANSMIT MESSAGE] 6 [VOYAGE DATA] 7 [STATIC DATA] 8 [AIS ALM MESSAGES] [RECEIVED MESSAGES] (1/1) 1 BACK [L = TOP] 2 09DEC2003 12:34 ADDRESSED SAFETY MMSI: 107374182 3 4...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-22 NAME: FURUNO CALL: 112233 STORM WARNING VICINITY OF 35°N 135°W Example of received AIS message (max. 180 characters) 5. Press the right button several times to close the message and the menu. Automatically displaying AIS messages You can display AIS messages upon receipt as fol...

4. AIS OPERATION 4-23 4.15 AIS System Messages AIS system messages are displayed at the bottom right corner of the screen. The table below shows the AIS system messages and their meanings. AIS system messages Message Meaning ARPA FUSION ARPA target merged with AIS target. The indication disappears w...

5-1 5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5.1 General The video plotter • Plots own and other ships’ tracks. (Plotting of other ships’ tracks not available on IMO type.) • Enters waypoints nav lines and marks • Records data onto memory cards (optional card interface required). • It uses two types of memory car...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-2 Sample video plotter display 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 W012 W011 North marker Heading marker Waypoint Navline Own ship safe contour Heading line Planne...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-3 5.4 Radar Map A radar map is a combination of map lines and symbols whereby the user can define and input the navigation data, route planning and monitoring data. The radar map may contain 20,000 points of data. The map data can be memorized to facilitate repeated use ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-4 5.4.2 Inscribing radar map marks and lines 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MARK box at the left side of the display. MARK > Mark type -> + MARK box 2. Push the right button to open the MARK menu. [MARK MENU] 1 ORIGIN MARK STAB GND/SEA 2 MARK KIND ORIGIN MARK(...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-5 • To continue entering the same mark or line (with the guidance box showing “MARK / EXIT”), roll the trackball to choose location and then push the left button. • To quit entering marks or lines, push the right button when the guidance box reads “MARK / EXIT.” B, C and...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-6 5.5 Erasing Radar Map Marks and Lines A total of 3,000 points is allotted for radar map marks and lines. When this amount is exceeded, no more map marks or lines may be entered unless you erase unnecessary marks or lines. 5.5.1 Erasing individual radar map marks and li...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-7 5.5.2 Erasing all radar map marks and lines You can erase all radar map marks and lines from the screen as below. Be absolutely sure you want to erase all map marks and lines – erased marks and lines cannot be restored. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at t...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-8 5.6 Radar Map Corrections 5.6.1 Radar map correction When there is positional error between the radar screen and radar map marks and lines, do the following to correct it. 1. With the cursor inside the effective display area, roll the wheel to display “CHART ALIGN L=OF...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-9 4. Roll the wheel to choose ON and then push the wheel or the left button. “ALIGN” appears (in red) next to cursor position in the text area. (To remove the correction, choose OFF. If you are using the AIS function, choose ON.) 5. Push the right button twice to close t...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-10 5.7.2 Chart position correction There may be a case where the chart overlay is not aligned with the radar image. This is due to an error in the position fixing system (GPS, Loran, etc.) or the different coordinates between the position fixing system and the radar. In ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-11 4. Roll the wheel to choose ON and then push the wheel or the left button. “ALIGN” appears (in red) next to cursor position in the cursor data box. (To remove the correction, choose OFF. If you are using the AIS function, choose ON.) 5. Push the right button twice to ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-12 5.8 Hiding/Showing Graphics on the Video Plotter Display 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at the right side of the screen and then push the left button. 2. Roll the wheel to choose 5 PLOTTER and then push the wheel or the left button. 3. Roll the wheel to ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-13 5.9 Track 5.9.1 Plotting own ship’s track A total of 6,000 points are allotted for storage of own ship’s track, marks and lines. W hen this memory becomes full, the oldest track is deleted to make room for the latest. For that reason you may want to adjust the recordi...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-14 5.9.2 Plotting other ships’ track (A, B, C and W types) The tracks of 15 targets (other ships) can be recorded. The memory capacity for other ships’ track is 15,000 points (1,000 points per each of 15 targets). When the other ships’ track memory becomes full the oldes...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-15 5.9.4 Erasing track The display may become full of track when, for example, own ship traces the same route several times or there are many tracks from other ships. You may erase track two ways: through the menu (by color or percentage) or directly on the screen (track...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-16 5.10 Marks and Lines You can inscribe marks on the display to denote important points, for example, a buoy or a wreck. The memory for marks, lines and own ship’s track is 6,000 points. 5.10.1 Inscribing marks and lines 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MARK box at t...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-17 6. With the MARK box selected, roll the wheel to choose mark desired and then push the left button. See the list on page 5-5 for available marks. 7. Push the left button again. The cursor jumps into the effective display area and the guidance box reads “MARK / EXIT.” ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-18 5.11 Erasing Marks and Lines Up to 6,000 points of own ship’s track, marks and lines may be entered. When this amount is exceeded no more marks or lines can be entered unless unnecessary marks, lines or track are erased. 5.11.1 Erasing individual marks/lines 1. With t...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-20 5.12 Waypoints A particular location is known as a “waypoint,” whether it be a starting point, a destination point or an intermediate point on a voyage. This unit can store 200 waypoints, numbered 001 to 200. Waypoints may be entered with the cursor or by input of lat...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-21 [NAV LINE•WPT (1/2)] 1 BACK 2 NAV LINE DATA OFF/EXT DATA/ INTERNAL DATA/ WPT MARK* 3 NAV LINE SELECT - - FORWARD/REVERSE 4 SKIP NEXT WPT 5 NAV LINE WIDTH 0.0NM 6 [WPT SET] 7 [WPT LIST] 8 [NAV LINE SET] 9 [NAV LINE LIST] 0 NEXT 6. With the MARK box selected, roll the w...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-22 [WPT SET] 1 BACK 2 WPT NO. SELECT 000 3 WPT NAME 4 WPT L/L 00°00.000 N 000°00.000 E 5 CLEAR DATA 3. Roll the wheel to choose 6 [W PT SET] and then push the wheel or the left button. WPT SET menu 4. Roll the wheel to choose 2 WPT NO. SELECT and then push the wheel or t...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-23 [WPT SET] 1 BACK 2 WPT NO. SELECT 000 3 WPT NAME 4 WPT L/L 00°00.000 N 000°00.000 E 5 CLEAR DATA 5.12.2 Editing, erasing waypoints from the menu You may edit or erase waypoints from the menu as follows: 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at the right side of...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-24 5.12.3 Erasing waypoints Waypoints may be erased individually or collectively. Note that a waypoint cannot be erased if it is part of a nav line. Erasing individual waypoints 1. With the cursor inside the effective display area, roll the wheel to display “MARK DELETE ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-25 [WPT LIST (1/25)] 1 BACK (L=TOP) 001 001 34°42.110 N 136°31.580 E 002 002 33°97.690 N 134°64.350 E 003 004 005 006 007 008 0 NEXT (L=LAST) 5.12.4 Waypoint list The waypoint list stores position data of all registered waypoints. Each page of the waypoint list holds eig...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-26 [NAV LINE•WPT (2/2)] 1 BACK 2 ARRIVAL WPT ALARM OFF/ON 3 TURNING LINE OFF/ON/REVISED 4 DISP WPT NO. OFF/ON 5 DISP WPT NAME OFF/ON 5.12.5 Displaying waypoint name and number You may turn waypoint name and number display on or off as desired. 1. Roll the trackball to ch...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-27 [NAV LINE SET] 1 BACK 2 NAV LINE NO. SELECT 00 3 NAV LINE NAME 4 NAV LINE ENTRY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5 CLEAR DATA 5.13 Nav Lines 30 nav lines may be entered, and each line may have up to 30 waypoints. 5.13.1 Entering new nav line...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-28 5.13.2 Editing nav lines Follow the procedure below to edit a nav line. Before editing a nav line it must be disabled. See paragraph 5.13.6. 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box and then push the left button. 2. Roll the wheel to choose 8 [NAV LINE•WPT] and th...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-29 [NAV LINE LIST (1/30)] 1 BACK (L=TOP) 001—002—003 004—005—006 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 NEXT (L=LAST) 5.13.3 Nav line list The nav line list, which shows all nav lines registered, may be displayed as follows: 1. Roll the trackball to choose the...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-30 [NAV LINE SET] 1 BACK 2 NAV LINE NO. SELECT 00 3 NAV LINE NAME 4 NAV LINE ENTRY — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5 CLEAR DATA 5.13.4 Erasing nav lines 30 nav lines may be entered. You may erase unnecessary nav lines as shown below. A nav lin...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-31 [NAV LINE•WPT (1/2)] 1 BACK 2 NAV LINE DATA OFF/EXT DATA/ INTERNAL DATA/ WPT MARK* 3 NAV LINE SELECT 00 FORWARD/REVERSE 4 SKIP NEXT WPT 5 NAV LINE WIDTH 0.00NM 6 [WPT SET] 7 [WPT LIST] 8 [NAV LINE SET] 9 [NAV LINE LIST] 0 NEXT Erasing all nav lines 1. Roll the trackba...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-32 [NAV LINE•WPT (2/2)] 1 BACK 2 ARRIVAL WPT ALARM OFF/ON 3 TURNING LINE OFF/ON/REVISED 4 DISP WPT NO. OFF/ON 5 DISP WPT NAME OFF/ON 7. If you want to be alerted when own ship nears a waypoint by a preset distance, choose 0 NEXT and then push the wheel. NAV LINE•WPT menu...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-33 5.13.6 Displaying nav line, waypoint mark Displaying internal nav lines 1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box and then push the left button. 2. Roll the wheel to choose 8 [NAV LINE•WPT] and then push the wheel or the left button. 3. Roll the wheel to choose 2 N...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-34 Waypoint mark (B, C and W types only) The waypoint mark shows the location of a destination waypoint which is set on a navigator. You may mark this location on the radar display by following the procedure shown below. 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 12...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-35 [CARD (1/2)] 1 BACK 2 DRIVE SELECT A/B/C/D* 3 [READ CARD] 4 [WR MARK] 5 [WR NAV LINE • WPT] 6 [WR OWN TRACK] 7 [WR TARGET TRACK]** 8 [WR SETTING DATA] 9 [WR INSTALL DATA] 0 NEXT 5.14 Recording Data The optional Card I/F Unit CU-200 is required to record or replay data...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-36 [CARD (1/2)] 1 BACK 2 DRIVE SELECT A/B/C/D* 3 [READ CARD] 4 [WR MARK] 5 [WR NAV LINE • WPT] 6 [WR OWN TRACK] 7 [WR TARGET TRACK]** 8 [WR SETTING DATA] 9 [WR INSTALL DATA] 0 NEXT 6. Roll the wheel to choose 0 NEXT and then push the wheel or the left button. CARD menu, ...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-37 4. Roll the wheel to choose DRIVE SELECT and then push the wheel or the left button. 5. Roll the wheel to choose appropriate drive and then push the wheel or the left button. 6. Roll the wheel to choose data to record (one item among 4-9) and then push the wheel or th...

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION 5-39 Note: Marks, own ship’s track and other ships’ tracks replayed from a memory card are added to the data currently displayed. If, at replay, the memory is full, the message “MEMORY FULL” appears. Press the [ALARM ACK] key to erase the message. Memory capacity is as sho...

6-1 6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING Periodic checks and maintenance are important for proper operation of any electronic system. This chapter contains maintenance and troubleshooting instructions to be followed to obtain optimum performance and the longest possible life of the equipment. Before atte...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-2 6.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule Regular maintenance is essential to good performance. A regular maintenance program should be established and should at least include the items shown in the table below. Maintenance schedule Interval Check point Check and measures...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-3 WARNING Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can result in damageto the equipment or cause fire. 6.2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts Parts Type Life expectancy Remarks Antenna motor D8G-516 (24 rpm, X-band) D8G-571 (42 rpm, X-band) GOB-8222 (18/22 rpm, X-band, ...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-4 6.4 Replacement of Battery on GC Board The battery installed on the GC (GyroCompass) Board inside the processor unit preserves gyro data when the power is turned off. The life of the battery is about five years. When the battery voltage is low, NG appears at the d...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-5 6.6 Easy Troubleshooting This paragraph provides troubleshooting procedures which the user may follow to restore normal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, do not attempt to check inside any unit. Any repair work is best left to a qualified technici...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-6 6.7 Advanced-level Troubleshooting This paragraph describes how to cure hardware and software troubles which should be carried out by qualified service personnel. Note: This radar equipment contains complex modules in which fault diagnosis and repair down to compo...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-10 <SELF TEST> PROGRAM No. ROM RAM DIP SW SPU 0359204-02.** OK OK 0000 RFC 0359202-01.** OK OK KEY 0359203-01.** OK OK REMOTE1 0359203-01.** OK OK REMOTE2CARD 0359209-01.** OK OK 0000 PROCESSOR UNIT MONITOR -12V -11.63.3V 3.3 5V 4.9 12V 11.6 SCANNER MOTOR 20.7...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-11 7. Press the [F1] key to change the display. The buzzer stops and the screen shows the sentences being input to the radar, under the categories of GPS1 and GPS2 (position), speed, heading and nav data. Below is an example. (The sentences shown depend on your syst...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-12 6.9 System Messages This sections provides all the error messages which may appear on the display screen. System messages Message Alarm Meaning Signal Missing DATUM Continuous Wrong chart datum (only W GS84 is permitted) GYRO Continuous No bearing data LOG Contin...

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 6-13 System messages (con’t from previous page) Message Alarm Meaning Other Alarms CHK INT-SW Continuous Image from currently selected antenna becomes lost DEPTH Continuous Water is shallower than preset depth HEADING SET None Gyro re-set with MODE key MEMORY FULL Con...

AP-1 APPENDIX 1. Menu Tree Main menu (accessed by MENU key or MENU box) 1 ECHO 2 MARK 3 ALARM (Continued on next page) 1 BACK 2 2ND ECHO REJ ( OFF, ON) 3 TUNE INITIALIZE 4 PERFORMANCE MONITOR ( OFF, ON)* 1 5 SART ( OFF, ON) 6 WIPER ( OFF, 1, 2) 7 ECHO AREA ( CIRCLE, WIDE, ALL)* 2 MENU key or MENU bo...

APPENDIX AP-8 2. Digital Interface Input sentences (RP Board, J4) BWC*, BWR*, DBS, DBT, DPT, DTM, GGA, GLC, GLL, HDT, MTW, MWV, RMA, RMB, RMC, RTE VBW, VDR, VHW, VTG, VWR, VW T, WPL, ZDA, !AIVDM, !AIVDO, $AIALR Output sentences OSD, TLL*, TTM, RSD *: Not available on IMO radar Data reception Data is...

APPENDIX AP-10 DTM - Datum reference $--DTM,ccc,a,x.x,a,x.x,a,x.x,ccc*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--- 7 | | | | | | | +------ 6 | | | | | | +---------- 5 | | | | +--+------------- 4 | | +---+------------------- 3 | +------------------------- 2 +-------------------------...

APPENDIX AP-11 DBT - Depth below transducer $--DBT,x.x,f,x.x,M,x.x,F*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 4 | | | | +--+----------- 3 | | +--+----------------- 2 +--+----------------------- 1 1. Water depth, feet 2. Water depth, m 3. Water depth, fathoms 4. Checksum DPT - Dept...

APPENDIX AP-12 GGA - Global positioning system fix data $--GGA,hhmmss.ss,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,M,x.x,xxxx*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---- 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 9 | | | | | | | ...

APPENDIX AP-14 HDT - Heading, true $--HDT,x.x,T*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | +--------- 2 +----+----------- 1 1. Heading, degrees true 2. Checksum MTW - Water temperature $--MTW,x.x,C*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | +--------- 2 +--+----------- 1 1. Temperature, degrees C 2. Checksum MWV - Wind...

APPENDIX AP-15 RMB - Recommended minimum navigation information $--RMB,A,x.x,a,c--c,c--c,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,A,a*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--- 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----- 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 11 | | | | | |...

APPENDIX AP-16 RMC - Recommended minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data $--RMC,hhmmss.ss,A,llll.lll,a,yyyyy.yyy,a,x.x,x.x,xxxxxx,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--- 10 | | | | | | | | | | | +----- 9 | | | | | | | | | +--+------- 8 | | | | | | | | +-------...

APPENDIX AP-18 VHW - Water speed and heading $--VHW,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 5 | | | | | | +--+----------- 4 | | | | +--+----------------- 3 | | +---+----------------------- 2 +---+----------------------------- 1 1. Heading, degrees ...

APPENDIX AP-19 VTG - Course over ground and ground speed $--VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 6 | | | | | | | | +--------- 5 | | | | | | +--+----------- 4 | | | | +--+----------------- 3 | | +--+----------------------- 2 +--+---------...

APPENDIX AP-20 VWT - True wind speed and angle $--VWT,x.x,a,x.x,N,x.x,M,x.x,K*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------------------- 5 | | | | | +---+------------------------- 4 | | | +---+--------...

APPENDIX AP-24 RSD - Radar system data $RARSD,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----- 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 13 | | | | | | | | | | | +--------- 12 | | | | | | | | | | +------------ 11 | | | | | ...

APPENDIX AP-26 TTM - Tracked target message $--TTM,xx,x.x,x.x,a,x.x,x.x,a,x.x,x.x,a,c--c,a,a,hhmmss.ss,a*hh<CR><LF> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----- 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------- 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-------------- 12 | | | | | | | |...

APPENDIX AP-27 Serial interface – input ports Heading sensor Transmission rate is selectable from 4800 bps and 38.4 kbps. LTC1535 RD-A GND Isolated RS485 Transceiver Logical High: A-B> +0.2VLogical Low: A-B< -0.2V RD-B Log/navigator PC-400 RD-A RD-B Photo Coupler 470 ohm This port is an optico...

APPENDIX AP-28 Serial interface – output ports ARPA for ECDIS SN751178NS RD-A RD-B Dual differrentialdrivers and receivers Logical High: A-B> +0.2VLogical Low: A-B< -0.2V Serial interface – input/output ports Transmission rate is selectable from 4800 bps and 38.4 kbps. Input port (RD-A, B) LTC...

APPENDIX AP-29 3. Parts Lists and Parts Location Parts lists Processor unit RPU-014, Control unit RCU-104/105, Display unit MU-201CR/ MU-231CR FURUNO Model FR-21x7/28x7 Series (incl. BB series) Unit ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST SYMBOL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD/ REMARKS ASSY. TYPE PROCESSOR UNIT RPU-013 PTU Boa...

APPENDIX AP-30 Antenna unit RSB-096/097 (for FAR-2117(-BB)/2127(-BB)/2817/2827) FURUNO Model FAR-2117(BB)/2127(BB)/2817(BB)/2827(BB) Unit Antenna Unit RSB-096/097 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST SYMBOL NAME REMARKS PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD RF 03P9349 BP 03P9347 MD 03P9244-A FAR-2117/2817 03P9244-B FAR-2127/2827 ...

APPENDIX AP-35 Parts location Display unit MU-231CR (AC specification) Noise Filter(AC spec.: LF-205ADC spec.: MXB-1206-33) DC-DC Board 03P9359 (AC spec.)(For DC spec., PWR PackRKW-12-13RE is used.) FIL Board(03P9360) DVI I/F Board (BSM-501A) Display unit MU-231CR, rear cover removed LCD Board(NA218...

APPENDIX AP-36 Display unit MU-201CR (DC specification) DIV I/F Boar d (SCBFNRB-A) PWR Module RKW-12-13RE (DC spec.)(For AC spec, DC-DC Board 03P9359is used.) Noise Filte(AC spec.: LF-205ADC spec.: MXB-1206-33) Display unit MU-201CR, rear cover removed Inverter Board (210PW021-C) LCD Board(201PW023-...

APPENDIX AP-37 Control unit RCU-014 PNL Board(03P9343) BUZ Board(03P9362) TrackballAssy.(TA4726N) Control unit RCU-014, rear cover removed Control unit RCU-015 PNL Board(03P9344) Trackball Assy. (TA4726N) Control unit RCU-015, rear cover removed

APPENDIX AP-45 4. Longitude Error Table (on 96 nm range scale) The longitude lines concentrate on the north pole and south pole, namely, 1 nm is equivalent to 1 minute at 0 degree latitude, 2 minutes at 60 degrees latitude, 3 minutes at 70 degrees latitude and so on. For this reason, a longitude err...

IN-1 INDEX 2 2 nd -trace echo rejector ........................1-71 A A/C RAIN adjustment auto ..................................................1-28 manual .............................................1-29 A/C SEA adjustment automatic .........................................1-27 manual ..............

INDEX IN-3 MODE key ........................................... 1-17 N Nav data .............................................. 1-74 Noise rejector ...................................... 1-70 North marker ....................................... 1-57 North-up mode .................................... ...

INDEX IN-4 V Video plotter chart display ...................................... 5-9 chart land color.................................5-11 chart position correction.................. 5-10 cursor data correction .............. 5-8, 5-10 displaying nav lines......................... 5-33 graphics on/of...