Page 2 - F I R S T E D I T I O N
C 9 - 5 2 , A s h i h a r a - c h o , N i s h i n o m i y a , J a p a n Te l e p h o n e : 0 7 9 8 - 6 5 - 2 1 1 1 Te l e f a x : 0 7 9 8 - 6 5 - 4 2 0 0 Y o u r L o c a l A g e n t / D e a l e r A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . P U B . N o . O M E - 3 4 2 7 0 F M D - 8 1 1 ( D A M I ) F I R S T ...
Page 3 - iiiiiiiiiiiii; SAFETY INFORMATION; WARNING; CAUTION
iiiiiiiiiiiii i DANGER "NOTIICE", "CAUTION" and "WARNING" notices appear throughout this manual. It is theresponsibility of the operator and installer of the equipment to read, understand and followthese notices. If you have any questions regarding these safety instructions, ...
Page 4 - ii; Authorities require this.; NOTICE
ii The installation must be done by aFURUNO representative or suitablyqualified radar technician. Authorities require this. The mounting location must satisfy thefollowing conditions: . Useable temperature: -15 ° C to 55 ° C . Out of direct sunlight . Away from air conditioner vents . Well ventilate...
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iii TABLE OFCONTENTS FOREWORD ............................................ ivSPECIFICATIONS .................................... v 1. OPERATION 1.1 Control Description ............................. 11.2 Display Indications and Markers ......... 21.3 Turning the Radar On and Off ............. 21.4 Sh...
Page 6 - iv; FOREWORD; Features
iv FOREWORD Congratulations on your choice of theFURUNO FMD-811 Radar Remote Display.We are confident you will see why theFURUNO name has become synonymouswith quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Com-pany has enjoyed an enviable reputation forinnovative and dependable marine e...
Page 7 - Useable temperature; Protection against reverse polarity,; Connectable Radars; Total amplitude
v 8. Useable temperature 0˚C to +60˚CDue to the inherent nature of the LCDits contrast may be affected underambient temperature below 0˚C (32˚F)or above 50˚C (122˚F). 9. Useable humidity Relative humidity 95% or less at+40˚C 10. Waterproofing IEC Pub no. 529 IPX5 11. Power supply & power consump...
Page 8 - vi
vi 15. Interface NMEA InputOwn ship’s position:RMA>RMC>GLL(GLL is available Ver.5 and after.) Speed: RMA>RMC>VTG>VHW Heading (True):HDT>VHW>HDG>VHW>HDM Heading (Magnetic):HDM>VHW>HDG>VHW>HDM Course (True):RMA>RMC>VTG Course (Magnetic):VTG>RMA>RMC Wa...
Page 9 - vii; EQUIPMENT LIST; COMPLETE SET; INSTALLATION MATERIALS; OPTION
vii EQUIPMENT LIST COMPLETE SET INSTALLATION MATERIALS OPTION e m a N e p y T . o N e d o C y t ' Q t i n U y a l p s i D 4 1 1 - P D R 1 e s u F A 5 A - O B G F V 5 2 1 C A 4 6 0 - 9 4 5 - 0 0 0 2 w e r c s g n i p p a T + 4 0 3 S U S 0 2 x 5 1 8 0 - 2 0 8 - 0 0 0 4 n o i t a ll a t s n I s l a i r...
Page 10 - viii; CONFIGURATION
viii CONFIGURATION IEC 1162* 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30m External Alarm Buzzer OP03-136 Option 10.2~31.2 VDC 115/230 VAC Rectifier PR-62 NAV Gyro Gyro Converter AD-100 Video Sounder 5 A (In/Out) IEC 1162* (In) *Equivalent to NMEA0183 Heading Sensor Radar
Page 11 - Control Description; Figure 1-1 Control panel
1 1. OPERATION 1.1 Control Description Cursor padShift cursor, VRMand EBL; selectitems and optionson menu. Selects display mode; erases heading error indication. Turns power on/off. Adjusts display brilliance. Sets radar in stand-by;displays radar picture. Selects radar range. Plots targets' trails....
Page 12 - Turning the radar on; Display Indications and Markers; Figure 1-2 Display indications
2 1.3 Turning the Unit Onand Off Turning the radar on Press the [POWER] key to turn the unit onor off. The control panel lights. 1.2 Display Indications and Markers Figure 1-2 Display indications * 0.5 Range Range ring interval Echo trail, Interference rejectorEcho trail elapsed time,echo trail time...
Page 13 - • When navigating in or around crowded; Procedure; Figure 1-3 Display for adjustment of; Procedure; ) Press the cursor pad to select Backlight/; General procedure
3 1.4 Showing Radar Picture After the power is turned on,ST-BY (Stand-By) appears at the screen center. Press the [ST-BY TX] key to display radarpicture in four gray tones according to echostrength. Press the [ST-BY TX] key again to set theradar in stand-by. 1.5 Selecting the Range The range selecte...
Page 14 - GAIN; Figure 1-4 Display for adjustment of; Figure 1-5 Effect of STC
4 AUTO 1 2 3 MAN AUTO 1 2 3 MAN GAIN STC A/C RAIN 00A/C AUTO OFF ON 12 ECHO KEYTO EXIT Currentlevel Item selectedfor adjustment Figure 1-4 Display for adjustment of GAIN, STC, A/C RAIN 2) Press the cursor pad to select item to ad- just. Current selection is circumscribedby dashed rectangle. 3) Press...
Page 15 - How to adjust A/C RAIN; Measuring the Range; By range rings; key to display the VRM.
5 How to adjust A/C RAIN The vertical beamwidth of the scanner is de-signed to see surface targets even when theship is rolling. However, by this design theunit will also detect rain clutter (rain, snow,hail, etc.) in the same manner as normal tar-gets. Figure 1-6 shows the appearance of rainclutter...
Page 16 - Figure 1-8 Measuring bearing by the EBL; Tips for measuring the bearing; • Bearing measurements of smaller targets; Measuring the Bearing; By cursor; ) Press the cursor pad to bisect the target
6 To erase the EBL, press and hold down the[EBL] key for about three seconds. Figure 1-8 Measuring bearing by the EBL Tips for measuring the bearing • Bearing measurements of smaller targets are more accurate; the center of larger tar-get echoes is not as easily identified. • Bearings of stationary ...
Page 17 - Basic menu operation
7 1.11 Selecting the PresentationMode FMD-811 provides four presentation modes:head-up, course-up (course-up or waypoint-up; selectable on menu), north-up and truemotion. Press the [DISP MODE] and [HMOFF] keys together to select a presentationmode. Each time the keys are pressed, ifheading signal is...
Page 18 - Table 1-1 Menu description; Menu
8 Table 1-1 Menu description Menu Function 1. Selects control panel backlighting; four is maximum backlighting.2. Selects brilliance for echo trails and markers; four is maximum brilliance. 1. Selects pulselength for 1.5 and 3 mile ranges.2. Selects radar interference rejector level; 3 provides high...
Page 19 - Figure 1-10 Display modes
9 1.13 Selecting the DisplayMode The display mode may be selected with the[DISP MODE] key. Four modes are avail-able (with navigation input): Normal, Nor-mal + Window, Normal + Nav Data, andNormal + Window + Nav Data. Each time the key is pressed the displaymode changes in one of the sequences shown...
Page 20 - The Window Display; Selecting the type of window display; ) Select Window Display to Zoom or Wide; Selecting the area for the zoom picture; ) Press the cursor pad to place the circle; Selecting guard zone type
10 1.14 The Window Display The window display appears at the bottomright (or left) 1/4 of the display. Two typesof window displays are available: zoom andwide. Zoom doubles the size of the area se-lected by the operator, and wide (range-up)compresses and displays the entire radar pic-ture on the nex...
Page 21 - Figure 1-12 In and out alarms; Setting the guard zone; Figure 1-13 How to set a guard zone
11 3) Select Alarm Mode to IN or OUT. 4) Press the [ENT] key followed by the [MENU] key. Dashed line:no alarm IN ALARM OUT ALARM Guardzone Figure 1-12 In and out alarms Setting the guard zone 1) Mentally create the guard zone you want to display. See Figure 1-13 (1). 2) Operate the cursor pad to set...
Page 22 - Figure 1-14 Radar interference; est degree of interference rejection; Off Centering the Display; ) Locate the cursor where you want the
12 1.16 Suppressing RadarInterference Radar interference may occur when near an-other shipborne radar operating in the samefrequency band as your radar. Its on-screenappearance is many bright dots either scat-tered at random or in the form of dotted linesextending from the center to the edge of thed...
Page 23 - Figure 1-15 Off centering the display; Starting echo trail; Figure 1-16 Appearance of echo trails; Fixed time trails; ) Select Backlight/Brilliance and press the; Canceling echo trails
13 Figure 1-15 Off centering the display 1.19 Echo Trails You can show the trails of targets in after-glow. This function is useful for alerting youto possible collision situations. Starting echo trail Press the [TRAIL] key to start the echo trailfunction. Afterglow starts extending fromtargets and ...
Page 24 - Figure 1-17 Sample nav data display; Setting up the nav data display; Figure 1-18 Nav data menu
14 1.20 The Navigation DataDisplay Navigation data can be displayed at thescreen bottom if the unit receives naviga-tion input in NMEA 0183 format. Naviga-tion data include • position in latitude and longitude or Lo- ran-C time differences (TDs) • bearing and range to a waypoint selected on the navi...
Page 25 - Figure 1-19 Echo stretch; Turning echo stretch on or off
15 Figure 1-19 Echo stretch Turning echo stretch on or off 1) Press the [MENU] key. 2) Select Int/Noise Rej & ES and press the [ENT] key. 3) Select Echo Stretch. 4) ON or OFF. 5) Press the [ENT] key followed by the [MENU] key. ES appears at the top rightside on the display when the echo stretchf...
Page 26 - Deselecting Ranges; Active ranges appear in reverse video.; ) Select the Nav Data menu and press the; Note: The depth display scale changes auto-; ST–BY; Figure 1-20 Navigation data display
16 1.25 Deselecting Ranges The unit has 14 ranges, some which you maynot require. You can deselect up to eightranges as follows. 1) Press the [MENU] key. 2) Select Mode & Function and press the [ENT] key. 3) Select Range and press the [ENT] key. Active ranges appear in reverse video. 4) Press t ...
Page 27 - Visual Alarm Indications; Table 1-1 Visual alarm indications
17 1.27 Outputting CursorPosition to Navigator Cursor position (NMEA0183 data sentenceTLL) can be output to the navigator by press-ing and holding down the [HM OFF] key. 1.28 Displaying CursorPosition, Range and Bearing toCursor The cursor data indication at the bottom ofthe display can show cursor ...
Page 28 - Radar horizon; Figure 2-1 Radar horizon; How the radar wave travels
18 Radar horizon Radar is essentially a “line-of-sight” phe-nomenon. That means you have just aboutthe same range to horizon with a radar asyou do with your own eyes. However undernormal atmospheric conditions, the radarhorizon is 6% greater than the optical hori-zon. Therefore, if the target does n...
Page 29 - Figure 2-2 Range resolution; Bearing Resolution; Figure 2-3 Bearing resolution; Multiple echoes
19 On the other hand, hulls made from woodor fiberglass return much weaker echoes. Vertical surfaces, such as a cliff, are goodtargets provided they face the radar. Con-versely, horizontal and smooth surfaces suchas mudbanks, sandy beaches, and gentlysloping hills make poor targets because theydispe...
Page 30 - Indirect echoes; • their shapes may indicate they are not di-
20 Indirect echoes Indirect echoes may be returned from eithera passing ship or returned from a reflectingsurface on your own ship, for example, astack. In both cases, the echo will return froma legitimate contact to the antenna by thesame indirect path. The echo will appear onthe same bearing of th...
Page 31 - Blind and shadow sectors; Figure 2-7 Blind and shadow sectors
21 Blind and shadow sectors Funnels, stacks, masts, or derricks in the pathof antenna may reduce the intensity of theradar beam. If the angle subtended at thescanner is more than a few degrees a blindsector may be produced. Within the blindsector small targets at close range may notbe detected while...
Page 32 - Safety Information; RF RADIATION HAZARD
22 3. MAINTENANCE &TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter tells you how to keep your ra-dar in good working order. Before review-ing this chapter please read the safetyinformation which follows. 3.1 Safety Information ELECTRICALSHOCK HAZARD This equipment useshigh voltage electric-ity which can shock,burn...
Page 33 - Table 3-1 Recommended maintenance program
23 3.2 Preventative Maintenance Regular maintenance is important for goodperformance. Always keep the equipment asfree as possible from dirt, dust, and watersplashes. Make sure all screws securing thecomponents are properly tightened. A maintenance program should be estab-lished and should at least ...
Page 34 - Table 3-2 Troubleshooting table
24 3.4 Troubleshooting Table 3-2 contains simple troubleshootingprocedures which you can follow to try torestore normal operation. If you cannot re-store normal operation, do not attempt to check inside any unit of the radar system.Any repair work is best left to a qualifiedtechnician. Table 3-2 Tro...
Page 37 - Figure 4-1 How to mount the unit
27 *140 (5.51") 10 (0.39") 238 (9.37") 18 (0.71") 18 (0.71") *80 (3.15") *80 (3.15") 100 (3.94") 20 (0.79") 274 (10.79") 130 (5.12") 4 - φ 6 FIXING HOLES * :SERVICING CLEARANCE 222(8.7") 236(9.3") Cutting size for flushmount about10mm Figure 4-1 Ho...
Page 38 - Radar connection
28 4.3 Connections Connect the signal and power cables, theground wire and optional equipment asshown in Figure 4-2. RP HDG NMEA DJ-1 OPTION MARINE RADAR TYPESER.NO.DATECOMPASS SAFE DISTANCESTD M STEER M EQUPMENT CLASSFURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD 10.2-31.2VDC 3 GND 1 2 Signal cable connector Connect sig...
Page 40 - Heading Sensor Connection; The OPTION connector; Figure 4-3 How to connect external
30 Navigation aid, video sounderconnection If your navigation aid can output data inNMEA 0183 data format, your vessel’s po-sition in latitude and longitude, the range andbearing to waypoint, speed, and course maybe input to this radar, and be seen in the bot-tom text area. Further, if your video so...
Page 41 - Installation Check List; Is the unit grounded?; Initial Adjustment of Picture
31 5. Add jumper wire between J55 pin #3 (RXD-H) and J61 PIN #1 (TXD-H). 6. Add a jumper wire between J55 pin #4 (RXD-C) and J61 pin #5 (SHIELD). 7. Connect the NMEA cable to the connec- tor assy (03-1796/5P, supplied with ra-dar) as shown in the figure below. 8. Connect the 5P connector to J51 on S...
Page 42 - Figure 4-4 Display for adjustment of gain,; ) Turn on the power while pressing and; ) Press the cursor pad to select Installa-; Figure 4-6 Installation setup menu 1; Figure 4-7 Installation setup 2 menu
32 picture. 3) Press the [ECHO] key. The following display appears. AUTO 1 2 3 MAN AUTO 1 2 3 MAN GAIN STC A/C RAIN 00A/C AUTO OFF ON 12 ECHO KEYTO EXIT Currentlevel Item selectedfor adjustment Figure 4-4 Display for adjustment of gain, STC (A/C SEA), A/C RAIN 4) Press the cursor pad to select GAIN-...
Page 43 - Figure 4-8 Installation setup 2 menu
33 4.7 Entering Initial Settings 1) At the Installation Setup 1 menu, press the cursor pad to select Key Beep. (KeyBeep turns on or off the buzzer whichsounds when a key is pressed.) 2) Press the cursor pad to select OFF or ON. 3) Press the [ENT] key. 4) Select Hdg Sensor. 5) Select type of heading ...
Page 44 - Figure 4-9 Examples of improper and; Signal Cable Connection
34 4.9 Sweep Timing This adjustment ensures proper radar pic-ture, especially on short ranges. The radarmeasures the time required for a transmit-ted echo to travel to the target and return tothe source. The received echo appears onthe display based on this time. Thus, at theinstant the transmitter ...
Page 45 - A – 1; Appendix A; Table 1 Buffer circuit and applicable radars; A.1 Assembling the Buffer Circuit; Soldering of connector posts; Table 2 Main radar and connector post to use; Main radar; 1P connector post
A – 1 Appendix A INSTALLATION OF BUFFER CIRCUIT The optional buffer circuit enables connection of the FMD-811 to the radars listed in Table 1. Table 1 Buffer circuit and applicable radars e m a N . o N e d o C e p y T s r a d a R e l b a c i l p p A r e f f u B B W P t i K 0 7 0 - 1 7 4 - 8 0 0 7 3 ...
Page 46 - A – 2; This should be done at room temperature.; A.2 Mounting the BUFFER Board in the Main Radar; Disconnect the wire assembly
A – 2 Attachment of double-sided tape (supplied) to BUFFER Board This should be done at room temperature. 1. Shorten leads of connector posts (soldered at previous section) on the underside of the BUFFER Board with pincers. 2. Wipe off foreign material from the underside of the BUFFER Board with a c...
Page 47 - A – 3; appears on both the main radar and the remote display.
A – 3 A.3 Wiring 1. Connect wire assembly disconnected in step 2 in the previous section between J12 on the BUFFER Board and DJ-1 on the rear chassis. (Because the wire assembly is long, be sure itdoes not touch the FIL Board or CRT. Locate it near the BUFFER Board.) 2. On the BUFFER Board, connect ...
Page 48 - A – 4; Complete Set
A – 4 A.5 Troubleshooting . . . f I . . . n e h T y d e m e R n o d e n r u t e b t o n n a c r a d a r n i a m 2 1 J d n a 1 1 J y l e s r e v e r e r a . d e t c e n n o c e s r e v e R 1 1 J . 2 1 J d n a g n i e b r e t f a n o o s f f o s n r u t r a d a r n i a m o t r e w o p n o d e n r u t ...
