Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FMD-1712 Furuno
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RAD AR REMO TE DISPLA Y FMD-1712 Back.
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i SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result. Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip- ment is emitting smoke or fire.
ii Do not open the equipment unless totally familiar with electrical circuits and service manual. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.
iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD..................................................... iv SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION ............................. v EQUIPMENT LIST ............................................vi 1. OPER A TION ................................
iv FORE WORD A Wo rd to FURUNO FMD-1712 Ow ner s FURUNO Electr ic Com pany thanks you for purchasing the F MD-1712 Rad ar Re m ote Display . We are confident you will disco ver why the FURUNO nam e has become synonymous with quality and reliability .
v SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION 12-24 VDC Option NMEA 0183 Video Sounder DISPLAY UNIT RDP-137 External Buzzer OP03-168 Navigator (GPS, etc.) Navigator (GPS, etc.
vi EQUIPMENT LI ST S t an dard S uppl y N ame T ype Code No. Qty Remarks Di splay Unit RDP -137 − 1 w/ h ange r , co v e r Sp a re Part s SP 03-09 800 000 -0 85-44 1 1 s et Fuse ( T ype: F GBO- A 5A 12 5 V AC, Code No.
1 1. OPERA TION 1.1 Con trols MENU GUARD EBL VRM SHIFT FTC GAIN RANGE STC ZOOM TRAIL TONE TX POWER HL OFF RINGS MENU GUARD HL OFF EBL VRM RINGS RANGE GAIN STC FTC SHIFT TRAIL ZOOM TONE TX POWER Increases the range . Suppresses sea clutter . Opens/closes the menu.
2 1.2 T u rning the Rem ote Disp lay O n / O f f The [PO W E R] key tu rns the re mote displa y on/off. 1.3 T X Key The [TX] key f unctions to toggle the radar picture and stand-by condit ion. Note that the remot e display cannot cont ro l the transm it and standby functions of the radar .
3 Wa t c h ma n The watchm an feature, disabled or enab led at the m ain radar , periodica ll y transmits pulses to check for targets in t he guard zone. For further det ails, see the Operator’s Manual for t he m ain radar . • The indicatio n “ WA TCHMAN” appears on the remot e display and m ain radar when watchm an is act iv e.
4 1.7 Selec ting the Range The range selected a ut om atically determ ines t he range ring interval, t he number of range rings and puls e repetition rate. Press the [+] or [-] key to select a range. The range and range ring i nterval appear at the top left-hand corner on t he screen.
5 A co mmon mistake is too over-adjust t he [STC] key so that the surf ace clut ter is completely rem oved. By setting up for maximum STC effect, you will see ho w dangerous this can be; a dark zone will be created near the center of the screen, causing a loss of close-in targets.
6 1.11 Ra nge Rings The range rings are the concent ric circles around own ship an d t hey provide an estimat e o f target range. The selected range scale autom atically determines the number of rings and t heir int erval is displayed at t he upper-lef t-hand corner on the screen.
7 1.15 Measu ring th e Bearing The bearing t o a target can be m easured by the cursor (see paragraph 1. 12) and b y the EBL (Electronic Bearing Line).
8 1.18 Menu Ov erview The menu cont ains ten functions which normally do n ot require frequent adj ustm ent in everyday operat ion. Basic m enu operation is as belo w . Operating procedure 1. Press the [MENU] key to displ ay the menu. ON OFF ON OFF OFF SET ON M.
9 1.20 T arget T rails T arget trails are sim ulated afterglow of target echoes that represent their move m ents relativ e to ow n ship. Th is feat ure is usef ul f or monit oring targets’ movem ent.
10 (a) Inward guard alarm (b) Outward guard alarm Figure 1-18 Inw ar d and outw ar d guar d alarms Setting a guard zone 1. Operate t he Om nipad to place the cursor at the top lef t -hand corner of the zone and press the [GUARD] key .
11 1.23 Echo Stretc h On long ranges target echoes t end to shrink in the range direct ion, making them difficult to see. On short and m edium ranges such as 1.5, 3 and 6 nm range scales, t he sa m e sized targets get sm aller on screen as they approach o wn ship.
12 1.25 Na v igati on Dat a During St a ndby Navigation data m ay be displayed during standby (requires external sensors) as follo w s: 1. Press the [MENU] key to open the menu. 2. Select DSPL ON STBY . 3. Select NA V . 4. Press the [MENU] key to register your selection and close t he m enu.
13 2. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. 2.1 Main tenance Regular m aint enance is i m portant for good perf ormance.
14 2.3 T roubles hooting T able 2-2 provides sim ple troubleshooting pr ocedur es which the user can follo w to restore normal operat ion. T able 2-2 T roubleshootin g If… But… T hen… the control panel does not light and nothing appears on the display • check that the power cable is firmly fastened.
15 3. INST A LLA TI ON 3.1 Disp lay Unit Install ation Mounting considerations The display unit can be mounted on a desktop, the overh ead, or flush mount ed in a panel. See the ne xt pag e for mounting dimensions. W h en selecting a m ounting location for t he display unit keep in m ind the following points.
16 Fi gure 3-1 M ounti ng di m ensi ons of di splay uni t 3.2 Wi ring Co nnect io n of rada r 1. Unfast en screw s and three c onnec to r nuts (NM EA, PO W ER, DJ-1) from the re ar co ver of the radar t o det ac h i t. 2. Place t he rear co ver on a w orkbench, out si de up.
17 Figure 3-2 Wiring Connection of navigator , echosounder Data sentences The FMD-1712 can recei ve the following NMEA 0183 f ormat data sent ences. BWC: Bear ing and dist ance to waypo int BWR: Bear .
18 T o connect a video sounder an d a navigator , use NM EA cable MJ-A6SPF 00 03-050/MJ- A6SPF0009-100 (opt iona l supply) and solder it as shown belo w .
19 Connection of external buzzer (option) The external buzzer provides an aural alarm when the guard zo ne is viol ated. 60 mm 50 mm 2- φ 3.5 Figure 3-6 External buzzer External bu zzer installation kit conten ts T ype: OP03-168, Code No.: 008-4 62-790 Name Type Code no.
20 3.3 Sele cting Rad ar Displ a y , Remote Dis play Fu nction This section shows you how to select the radar connected t o t he F MD-1712 and remote display f unct ion. 1. Press t he [TX] key to set the equipm ent in the stand-by m ode. 2. Press and hold down and t ogether (about 10 seconds) to displa y the maintenance m enu.
21 4. Press or t o bisect the target selected at step 1 w ith the dot-das h line and press the [MENU] key. Then, the targ et shift s to 0 ° as below .
SP - 1 SPECIF ICA T I ONS OF THE RAD A R REM OT E DISPLA Y FMD -1712 1. G ENER AL (1) Pic tur e Tube 7 i nch rectangul ar m onoch r om e LCD 240(H) x 320(V ) do ts, Effe ctive r ad ar di spla y ar e a.
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Index-1 INDEX B Bearing m easurement........................................ 7 Brilliance............................................................. 2 C Controls .............................................................. 1 Cursor ...............
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