Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FR-8122 Furuno
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MARINE RAD AR FR-8062 FR-8122 FR-8252 OPERA T OR'S MANU AL www .fur uno .co .jp MODEL.
The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. ・FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : +81-(0)798-65-2111 Fax : +81-(0)798-65-4200 A : SEP 2005 . Printed in Japan All rights reserved.
i IMPORTANT NOTICES General • The operator of this equipment must read and follow the descriptions in this manual. Wrong op- eration or maintenance can cancel the warranty or cause injury. • Do not copy any part of this manual without written permission from FURUNO.
ii SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS WARNING Radio Frequency Radiation Hazard The radar antenna emits electromagnetic radio frequency (RF) energy which can be harmful, particularly to your eyes. Never look directly into the antenna aperture from a close distance while the radar is in operation or expose yourself to the transmitting antenna at a close distance.
SAFET Y INST R UCTION S iii WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit. Post a warn- ing sign near the switch indicating it should not be turned on while the antenna unit is being serviced.
SAFET Y INST RU CTION S iv WARNING No one navigational aid should be relied upon for the safety of vessel and crew. The navigator has the responsibility to check all aids available to confirm position. Electronic aids are not a substitute for basic navigational principles and common sense.
TABL E OF CON TENT S v TABLE OF CONTEN TS FORE WORD ....... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... ...... i x SYSTEM CON FIGURATION . ..... .......... ..... .... ..... .......... ..... .... ....
TABL E OF CON TENT S vi 1.22 Zoo m ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... .. 1- 27 1.2 2. 1 How to zoom ....... .... ....... ....... ........ ....... .......
TABL E OF CON TENT S vii 2. RADAR OBS ERVATIO N . ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... .... 2- 1 2.1 Gen e ral ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....
TABL E OF CON TENT S vi ii 5. G PS OP ERATION . ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ..... 5-1 5.1 Naviga tor Type .... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ........ .
ix FOREWORD A W ord to the Owner of the FR-8xx2 Marine Radar FURUNO Electric Company thanks you for purchasing the FR-8xx2 series Color LCD Marine Radar. We are confident you will discover why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability.
FOREWORD x Radar S pecific ations and Function A vailab ility Thi s ra da r s eri es is av aila bl e in thre e s pe cif ic at io n typ es (riv e r, se a a nd IEC ) , a nd func ti on av ail- abilit y de pe nd s on sp ec ificat io n type . Th e tab le b elo w s how s s pecific a tion typ e and f un ction av ail- abil ity.
xi SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION FR-8252 ANTENNA UNIT RSB-0073-087-XN12A/XN13A POWER SUPPL Y UNIT PSU-008 AC-DC P ower Supply PR-240 12-24 VDC Remote Display Gyro Conv er ter AD-100 Heading Sensor PG-1000 NME.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION xii FR-8122, FR-8062 ANTENNA UNIT RSB-0073-085-XN12A/XN13A: FR-8062 RSB-0073-086-XN12A/XN13A: FR-8122 DISPLA Y UNIT RDP-150 12-24 VDC Remote Display Commercial Monitor (SVGA or be.
1-1 1. OPERA TION AL OVER VIEW 1.1 Controls 1. 1.1 Di spl ay un it This r adar is op e rated with the contr o ls of th e displa y unit (and the remote co ntrolle r), which inclu d es 18 keys that are l abeled wit h their functions, th ree knob co n trols a n d a track ball.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-2 1. 1.2 Re mot e c ontr o ller The op tion al re mot e c ontro lle r pr ovid es ar mc ha ir con trol o ver t ra nsmit , s tand by, rang e an d d ispl ay offce n tering ( 3 0% in st e rn direct ion). Remote co n troll e r Chooses range .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-3 1.2 T urning th e Radar On/Off, T ransmi tting Press t he POWE R /BR ILL key at the t op of t he co nt rol p anel to tur n the r a da r on, and the lamp to its le ft lig h ts. To tu rn the ra d ar off, p ress and h old down the key until the screen turns black.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-4 1. 3 Displ ay Indica tions Displa y indicati o ns Th e s cree n c on figu rat io n, ch os e n duri ng t he inst all at ion , is ava ila ble in th ree typ es, “Se a”, “R iv e r” an d “IE C”, and t he d efau lt co nfig ura tion is “S ea ”.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-5 1.4 Adjust ing Display Br illian ce, Panel Dimmer The dis p lay br illia nc e a nd pan el di m m er ma y be a dju ste d as f ollo ws : 1. Pres s t he P OW ER/BRILL key mo mentaril y to sho w the Brill/ Panel dialog box. Brill/ Pa ne l dia log box 2.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-6 Menu description Brill/Color : Choo s e c olo rs; adju s t ra ng e rin g br illia nce . DIspla y : Contro l display functions. Echo: Adju st ra dar echo . T ar get Trails: Process t arget trail s. Mark: Proces s m a rk ers s uc h as VR M an d E BL.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-7 1.6 T uning The ra dar rec e iver can b e tu ned au tom atica lly or m an ually , an d the de fault tun ing met hod is auto - matic. If you re q uire manual t uning, d o the f o llowing: 1. Us e t he RANGE key to ch oo s e t he 4 8-mi le ra ng e.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-8 1. 7 Prese nt ation M odes Th is r adar has th e f oll owin g pr es entat i on mod es: Relative M otion (R M) Head-up: U n sta bili ze d d is pla y. He adi ng is at t he top of th e s c ree n. Course-up: C om p as s -s t ab ilize d rel ativ e t o s hip 's or ien ta t ion .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1-9 Cour se-up mo de Th e cou rse -up mode is an a zim uth s tab il ized dis - play in wh ich a lin e conn ect ing t he cen ter wit h the top of the displa y indicates o wn ship's intended cou rse ( nam ely , ow n s hip 's prev ious h eadin g ju st befor e this mode h a s been se lected).
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-10 Autom atic re setting of o wn shi p m arker in true mo tion mode 1. 8 Choos ing a Range Scale The sele cte d r ange s ca le, ra nge rin g in terva l an d pu lse le ng th ar e sho w n at the u ppe r le ft co rne r on the screen.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 11 1.9 Choos ing a Pulse Length The pu ls e len gth in us e a ppe ar s a t the top lef t po si tio n o n the s c re en. Ap pr opr iat e puls e l eng ths are p r eset to i ndividual r ange sca les and custom se tups. If you are not satisfied wi th the pu lse leng th settin g on the 1.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-12 1. 10 Adjus ting the Gain (sensitivi ty) The ga i n functi o ns to adju st the r e ceiver se nsitivi ty for t h e best re ception of signals of wi dely va ry ing amp lit ud es . 1.1 0.1 Choosi ng ga in ad ju stme nt met ho d Gain m ay be ad justed automat i cally o r manual l y.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 13 1.1 1 Suppressing Sea Clutter Echoes f r om waves co ver the cent r al p art o f the displa y with random si g nals k n own as se a clutte r. The hig he r th e w av e s, a nd t he hig he r th e an t enn a ab ov e the w ate r, the fu rt he r th e c lut t er wi ll extend .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-14 1. 11.3 M anua l s ea clutt er adju st men t 1. Push the A/ C SE A control to show “SEA MAN” a s the A/C SEA a djustment me thod.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 15 1. 12. 2 Setti ng au tom ati c ra in clutt er s up pre ssi on le ve l 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Ch oo se th e Ec h o m e nu a nd pres s t he ENT ER key . 3. Choos e Aut o Ra i n and pr es s th e EN T E R key .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-16 1. 13 Automa tic Suppress ion of Sea and Rain Clu tters If n ei th er s ea clutte r or r a i n clutt er are s uff icientl y su ppr essed i n spite o f adjust ment o f r e specti ve contro ls, turn on the a utomati c anti clutte r featur e to supp r ess them.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 17 1.14 C ursor The cursor functions t o find the rang e and be aring (defaul t funct ion) to a target o r the latitu de and lon git ud e po si t i on of a t ar get . Roll th e t r ackb all to po s i ti o n t he cu rsor and re ad t he cu rs or da ta at the screen bottom.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-18 1. 15 Interfe rence Reje ctor Mu tu al ra da r inter fe re nc e m a y oc c ur in the v ic init y of an ot he r ship bor ne r ada r op era ting in t he same f re quenc y ban d (9 GH z).
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 19 1.16 Me asuring the Range to a T arget The ra nge t o a targ et m ay b e m easu red t hree w a ys: wi th the fixe d rang e r ing s, wi th t he cursor (if se t to meas ur e ra nge and bear ing ), a nd wi th the VRM. Use t he fix ed rang e ri ngs t o o btain a roug h es tim ate of the ra ng e to a ta rget.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-20 1. 16. 2 Cho osing V RM unit The unit of measurement use d by the VRM can be select ed to nauti ca l mil es, kilo meter s, sta tu te miles or kilo ya rd. Note that the cursor ra nge unit i s also ch a nged when the VRM unit is chang e d.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 21 1.17 T urning Range Rings On/O ff, Adjustin g Range Ring Brillianc e 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Ch oo se th e Br ill/C ol or m e nu and pres s t he ENT ER key . 3. Ch oo se R an ge R in gs Br ill an d pr es s th e ENTER key .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-22 1. 18 Measu ring the Bearin g to a T arget Use th e El ect ron ic Be ari ng L ine s ( EBLs ) t o ta ke b eari ngs of t ar gets . T her e ar e tw o EB Ls, No. 1 and N o. 2 . Ea ch E BL is a s tra igh t da she d li ne exten din g ou t from the own ship p osit ion up t o the ci r cumf er en ce of t h e rad ar pi ct ure.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 23 1. 18.2 EB L r ef eren ce The EB L re ado ut is af f ix ed b y "R " (re lativ e) if it is rela tive to ow n s h ip's hea din g, "T " (t ru e) if it is refe re nced to the no rth. You m ay c hoo se rela ti ve o r true in the he ad-u p m ode s ; in a ll oth er mo de s it is alw a ys T R U E .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-24 1. 20 T arget A larm The t a rget ala r m serves to alert t he navigator to targe ts (ships, landmasses, etc.) enteri n g a set area , wit h a ud io an d v is ua l ala rm s . The al a rm may be s e t to sound against ta rgets ent erin g or ex itin g the zo ne.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 25 1. 20. 3 Cho osi ng a lar m ty p e As note d ea rli er the tar get al arm m ay b e s et s ound aga inst ta rge ts e nter ing or exi tin g t he a lar m. Ch oos e des ir ed type as be low . I n an d Out ala rms 1. Pres s t he ME NU key to sh ow n the m e nu.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-26 1.2 0.6 Choo sin g targ et st re ngth w hic h tr igge rs ta rget a larm You may ch oose the ta rget stre n gth lev e l which t riggers the alarm as fo llows: 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Choose the In itial sub menu from th e System men u and the p r ess the ENTE R key .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 27 Activat ing automatic off center Press th e O FF CENTER key to displ ay OFF CENTER (A) at th e top of the scre en. Own ship posi- tion is plac ed a t st ern pos i tion a nd sh ifts ac co rdin g to ow n s hip ’s spee d.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-28 2. Do on e of th e fol low in g de pend ing on t he z oom m ode in us e. Relative or true zoom m ode 1. Use t he t rack ball t o pla ce th e cu rsor w here y ou w ant to z o om an d pre ss the EN TER key . T he zoom cur so r is sh own with s o lid lin es and i s fixed at th e locat i on chose n .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 29 1.23 Echo S tretch Th e echo st retc h fe atur e en lar ges t ar gets in the r ange a nd b ear ing dir ect ion s to make the m ea sier to see , and is ava ilab le o n a ny ra ng e. The re a re th ree leve ls of echo s tretc h a s show n in the tabl e belo w .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-30 1. 24 Echo A veragin g To dist in gui sh r eal ta rge t ec hoes fr om s ea cl ut ter, ec hoes are ave rag ed o ver s ucc ess ive pic tur e frames. I f a n echo is so lid and sta b le, i t is presented i n its normal i n ten sity.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 31 1.25 T arget T rails The t rails o f the r adar ta rgets may b e disp layed i n the for m of synth eti c aftergl ow. Target trails are cho s en eit he r rela t iv e or tru e. T rue m ot ion trails re qu ire a hea din g be ari ng signa l and po si ti on dat a.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-32 1. 25. 2 Tr ail mod e You may d isplay ech o trail s in true o r relat ive motion. Re lative trails show relativ e movements between t argets and own ship.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 33 1. 25. 3 Tr ail grad at io n Tra ils m ay be s ho w n in s ing le or mu lt ipl e gra da tio n. M ult ip le gr ad at ion prov i des gr adu al shadin g over ti me. This fe a ture i s available when Length on th e Target Trails menu i s set to N ormal.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-34 1. 25. 6 Tr ail co py The t r ail co p y feature, which is tu rned on i n the def a ult setti ng, l e ts you cont inue tracin g target trails when swit ch ing the r a nge. Howe ve r, if the newly se l ected ran ge is le ss than 1/4 of the pre- vi ous r ang e, tra ils ar e er ased .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 35 1. 25.9 Re st artin g trai ls When the range is changed while the trail fe atu re i s active, trai ls with in the fo rme r range scale may stoppe d and resta r ted. Th e relat i onship betwe en trail restart a n d trail copy is sho w n in th e table belo w .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-36 5. Choo s e T i m e an d pres s th e EN TER key . 6. Ro ll th e t r ac k b all u pw a rd or down w ar d as ap pro pr iat e t o s et ti m e an d pr es s th e ENTE R key .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 37 1. 26.3 Pa ra lle l inde x l ine s mod e You m ay ch oo se t h e inde x line o rie ntat io n aga ins t the N o. 2 E BL (d as hed lin e) for p ara llel o r v er- tical as follo ws: 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-38 1.2 7 .2 O r i gin mark mode You may ch oose how the or igi n mark moves o n the screen, from True (mark fixed against land- mas s) or Re lat ive (m arke d f ixed aga ins t own sh ip p osi ti on) . Th e Tru e re qui res he adi ng be arin g si g nal an d pos i ti on d at a.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 39 1.2 9.2 Descr ip tio n of cu stom s etu p item s Descript ion o f custom setup items Menu item Available s et tings S ee para., page Custo m 1 , 2 or 3 T ur n res pec t ive cu stom progr am on/off. Copy Copy setti ng s from t he E cho m enu .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-40 1. 29. 3 S e tting cu st om set ups 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o show th e menu. 2. Ch oos e C us t om 1, C us t om 2 or Cus t om 3 as app ro pria t e an d pr ess th e EN TER key . 3. Choo s e Na m e an d pres s th e EN TER ke y to disp lay the opt i ons sh o wn right.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 41 1.30 Programm ing Funct ion Key s (F1 and F2 keys) Many f u nctions ar e provided in the m enu. To avoid openin g the menus to set up th e radar for a parti cular situ a tion, yo u may progra m a functi o n key, F1 and F2 , to p rovide one-to uch access to a de si red func ti on.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-42 1. 31 Noise Rejector White n o ise may sh o w itself on the scr een as random "sp eckles" spr ead over th e entire d isplay. You ca n suppress th is noise as follows: 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o show th e menu.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 43 1.33 W atchman The Watchman feature tr ansmit s for on e minute at the elap se of the chosen time inter val to help you k e ep regular wa tch of th e radar p icture for safety or other purpos e s.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-44 1. 34 Color Sc hemes 1. 34. 1 Pres et co lo r schem e s Pres e t color s chem es are pro vided for op tim um v iewi ng in dayt ime , night tim e and twili ght. Be low are t he d ef au lt co lor se ttin gs fo r ea c h pr eset c olo r s c hem e.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 45 1.35 Navig ation Dat a 1. 35. 1 Na vig at io n da ta du r ing stan d by Naviga ti on d ata i s sh o wn in sta nd b y when STBY Mode Di sp l ay in th e Init ial Me nu i s se t t o “Nav”. Appr op riate se ns o rs r eq uire d t o di sp la y dat a.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-46 Depth and w ater tem perature graph s These g r aphs displa y the lat est 30 minute s of respecti ve data. Th e horiz o ntal axis s cale is fi xed and da ta is plotte d at inte rvals of 10 sec onds . Th e vert ical ax is sca le is adju ste d auto mat ical ly for eve ry 30 m in utes of da ta.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 47 1.36 Dynamic Ra nge You m a y ch an ge the dy na m ic ran ge to co pe wi th se a c on dit io ns or get a be tte r view at a c erta in targe t. 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Ch oo se th e Ec h o m e nu a nd pres s t he ENT ER key .
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-48 1. 38 Antenn a Sp eed The an ten na spee d m ay be c h anged t o me et o pe ratin g re qu irem en ts. C hoo s e a hig h s pee d w hen cruisin g at hig h speed to e nsure ti m ely updat e of radar targets. No te tha t the speed can not be changed o n the 24 r pm motor; i t is fi xe d at 24 r pm.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 49 1.39 W aypoint M arker The w aypo in t ma rk er s ho w s th e lo cat ion of th e de stin at io n w ay p oin t se t on a na v iga tion p lot t er. You can turn this mark on or off as follo ws: Waypoi nt mark 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-50 1. 40 Alarm Mes sag e Disp lay Wh en trou ble oc curs th e rad ar ge ne rat es au dio and/o r visu al ala rm s (Se e N ot e on next pa ge ) to alert you. The alarm me ssage dis play show s all al arms curr en tly viol ated .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 51 . The syst e m genera te s both a udio and vi sual (alar m message) a larms or a udio alarm alon e in t he follow i ng s it ua t ion s: Audi o an d v is ua l ala rm s : Sig nal miss i ng a nd AI S s y ste m.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-52 1. 41 Echo Ar ea The eff ective di sp lay area can be eith e r ell i psis or square shaped. 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Ch oos e th e D is pl ay m en u an d pr es s th e ENTER key . 3. Ch oos e Ec ho Are a an d p res s th e ENTE R key .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 53 1.42 Custom izing (In itial Men u) The Init ial sub menu in the Syste m menu conta ins items which allow you to custo mize your radar to me et yo ur o pe rat io na l nee ds . 1. 42. 1 O pe ni ng the Ini tia l men u 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-54 Range Preset: Yo u m ay ch oose the ra da r rang es yo u wish t o use . C hoos e a ran ge an d pres s t he ENTE R key to turn that range on o r off a lternately. At least two ranges must be turned on . The max imu m ra ng e ava il ab le de pe nds on ra dar m odel .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 55 1.43 Sector Blank It may be necessary to prevent transmissi on in a ce rtai n area to protect p assengers and crew from micr ow ave rad iation . Fo r exam ple , if th e ante nn a unit is ins tall ed at a close dist an ce in fron t of th e wheel h ouse you woul d want to p r event tr a nsmission i n that a rea.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-56 8. Ro ll the tr ac kbal l u pwa rd or dow nwa rd to set the widt h of th e s ec tor and p ress th e ENTE R key . Note: The co mbin ed width of se c to r 1 an d sec t or 2 m ay no t exc e ed 270 deg re es . 9. Pres s th e ME NU key t o close th e menu.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 57 1.44 GPS B uoy Wi th c onne cti on of a G PS r adi o bu oy loca tor , GP S buo y p osit i on ca n be moni tor ed on th e ra dar scre en. O ne a pp licat ion o f a GP S b uo y is to tet her it to a fis hi ng ne t to mo nit or ne t pos ition on the radar s creen.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-58 1. 44. 2 C ho os ing s ym bol co lor 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Ch oos e GP S Bu oy an d p res s th e ENTE R key . 3. Ch oos e Sy m b ol C ol or an d pr es s th e ENTE R key . 4. Ch oos e app ro pria t e c olo r an d pre s s th e EN TE R key .
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 59 1. 44. 4 E ras in g G PS buo y s ymbo ls When th e screen be comes clu ttered wi th GPS buoy symbols and their t racks you can eras e them indiv id ually or colle cti vely a s sh own be low.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-60 1. 45 Remo te Disp lay This r adar may be use d as a remo te display b y setti n g Input Source to Sub o n the In stallati o n me nu. W hen t hi s is do ne , th e men u a nd dis p lay chan ge as d esc ri bed b elo w. To d ispla y the ra dar image o n the remot e displa y, transmit from the mai n radar.
1. OPER ATIONAL OVERVIEW 1- 61 Items u nava ilable w ith Function key F1, F2 • Wa tchman • Tuni ng Mo de • P uls e Len gt h • A nt en na S pe ed • 2 nd E cho Re je cto r Total TX time indication Total T X time (TX TIME XXXXXX.XH) does n o t appear o n the diagno stic tes t or on the No rmal stand- by displ ay.
1. OPER ATI ONAL OVERVI EW 1-62 Thi s pag e int e ntion all y left bl ank ..
2-1 2. RA DAR OBSERV A TION 2.1 Gener al 2. 1.1 Min im um a nd max im um rang es Minimu m r ange The minim um ra nge is define d by the short est dis tan ce at whic h, u sing a sca le of 1. 5 or 0.7 5 nm , a tar ge t ha v ing an e choi ng area of 10 m 2 is still s ho w n s ep ara t e f rom t he poi nt rep res e nting th e antenna p osition.
2. RADA R OBS ERVATION 2-2 2. 1.2 Ra da r reso lu tio n Th er e ar e t w o i mpo r ta nt f act ors i n ra dar res o lut i on ( di scr imi n ati o n): b ear ing res o lut i on a nd r ang e res olu tion.
2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-3 2.2 False Ec hoes Oc cas ionall y echo sig na ls ap pe ar o n th e sc reen at pos itio ns w h ere t her e is no targ et or disa pp ea r ev en i f t here ar e tar get s. They ar e, ho wev er, rec ogn ized if you unde rs tand th e re ason why th ey are di sp lay e d.
2. RADA R OBS ERVATION 2-4 2. 2.3 Vir tual im age A re lat ivel y lar ge t arg et c lose to y our s hip m ay be rep rese nted at t wo pos it ion s on t he scree n.
2. RADAR OBSERVATION 2-5 2.3 SART (Sea r ch and Resc ue T ransp onder) 2. 3.1 SART d escr iptio n A Search a nd Rescue Tr a nsponder ( SART) may be triggered b y any X-band (3 cm wavelength ) rada r w it hin a ran ge of a pp roxim a t ely 8 nm .
2. RADA R OBS ERVATION 2-6 2. 3.2 G en er al rema r ks on receiv ing SART SA R T ra ng e er ro r s Wh en resp on ses f ro m o nly the 1 2 low fr eq uenc y sw ee ps are visib le (w hen t he S A R T is a t a ran ge grea te r tha n about 1 nm) , th e pos itio n a t w hi ch the firs t do t is di spla yed m ay b e as muc h as 0.
3-1 3. ARP O PERA T ION The Au to m at ic R ad ar Plott er AR P- 11 (opt io n) m a nu ally o r aut o m at ic al ly ac qu ires a nd tra cks t en targe ts. Once a t a rget is a cquired a u tomatica l ly or ma n ually it is auto ma ticall y tracked with in 0.
3. ARP OPE RATI ON 3-2 3.2 Controls for Use with ARP ENTE R: A cquire cu rsor-sele cted target; d isplays data for tracked tar g et (in the data bo x a t the bot to m of th e s c ree n) .
3. ARP OPERA TI ON 3-3 3.4 Acquirin g an d T rac king T arget s Ten t a rgets may be a cquired and tracked ma nually an d automatica lly. When you a ttempt to acq uir e an 11 th t ar get, t he me ssa ge "A R P F ULL - AL REA DY TR ACK IN G 10 T ARG ETS ! " app ear s for fi ve seconds.
3. ARP OPE RATI ON 3-4 4. Choo se On to enab le auto mati c a cqui si tio n. 5. Pres s th e ENTE R key . 6. Pres s th e ME NU key t o close th e menu. 3. 5 T ermina ting T rack ing of ARP T a rget s Wh en ten targe t s have b een acqu ire d, no m o re acq ui sition oc cu rs unl es s targe t s are can c elled.
3. ARP OPERA TI ON 3-5 3.6 V ector A ttributes Wh a t is a ve ct o r? A vector is a li n e exte n ding fr om a tracke d targ e t which shows speed and co ur se of the target. Th e vecto r tip sh ows estima ted positi on of t h e target after t h e select ed vector time elaps e s.
3. ARP OPE RATI ON 3-6 3. 7 History Display (t arget p ast positio n) This r adar can disp lay time-space d dots (max i mum ten dots) marking the past positi ons of any ARP or AIS target being tr a cked . You can evaluate a targe t's actions by the spacin g between dots.
3. ARP OPERA TION 3-7 3.8 ARP T arget Dat a You c a n s ho w tar ge t d at a (ra ng e, be arin g, c ou rs e, sp ee d, C PA an d TC PA ) fo r t w o t rac k e d AR P targe ts, i n the data box at th e bottom of the screen.
3. ARP OPE RATI ON 3-8 3.9 CP A/TCP A Alarm When th e predicte d CPA of an y AR P target o r AIS targ et becomes smal l er than t he preset CP A alarm ran ge an d its p red icted T CPA less th an the .
3. ARP OPERA TI ON 3-9 3.10 Proximity Ala r m Th e pr oxi mi ty al ar m a ler ts you wh en an A RP t ar g et (or AI S t ar get ) i s w it hi n the r a nge you sp eci fy , by th e au dio al a rm an d f l ashi ng th e of fendi n g ta rg et . 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu.
3. ARP OPE RA TI ON 3-10 3. 12 Symb ol Color You may cho ose t he ARP s ymb ol c olor f rom a mong Gree n, Red, Bl ue, W hi te or Bl ack. 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o open th e menu. 2. Choo s e AR P an d pres s th e EN TER key . 3. Ch oos e Sy m b ol C ol or an d pr es s th e ENTE R key .
4-1 4. AIS OPERA TION Connected to the FURUNO AIS Tr ansponder FA -150, the FR-8 xx2 serie s can show the na m e, pos ition an d o the r na v da ta o f th e n eares t 1 00 AIS trans p onde r-e qui pp ed sh ip s. (F or co nn ect ion of o th er makes of AIS transponde rs, AIS In terface IF-1 5 00AIS (opti on) is r e quired.
4. AIS OPERAT IO N 4-2 4.3 AIS Sym bols Wh en the AI S is t urn ed on, AI S ta rge ts ar e m ar k ed w it h app r op ria te AI S s y m bo l as be low. AI S symb ols AIS symb ols ar e mom enta ril y era sed a fte r t he sc re en i s re dra wn wh en th e he adi ng is chan ged whi le usin g t he h ead- up mo de.
4. AIS OPERA TION 4-3 4.5 Displa y ing AIS T arget Dat a The dat a box at th e botto m of the scr e en can show the data (MMSI No ., shi p name, bear ing, course , range, CPA and TCP A) for up to two AI S targets . (Set Data Box i n the Dis play menu to Target o r All to show AIS ta rget data.
4. AIS OPERAT IO N 4-4 4. 6 Displ ay Range You m a y set the AI S targe t disp lay ra ng e as bel ow to view o nl y thos e AIS t arget s w ithin the rang e you s p ecify. Th e settin g range is 0.1-72 mil e s (96 mi l es for FR- 8252) but a ctual r a nge depends on t he A IS T rans p onder .
4. AIS OPERA TION 4-5 4.8 Displa ying T arget s W ithin a S pecifi c Sector You may ch oose to di sp lay AIS targets o n ly withi n a speci fic sector. If the t arget sorti ng method is sel ected to “ Ra nge,” t h e targe t data withi n the secto r set her e is tr ansmitted to this radar.
4. AIS OPERAT IO N 4-6 4.10 V ector Attributes What is a vect or? A vector is a line e xten d ing fro m a tracke d t a rget wh ich shows course of t h e AI S targe t. The vector tip sh ows estimate d positi o n of the target af ter the sel e cted ve ctor time el a pses.
4. AIS OPERA TION 4-7 4.1 1 History Display (t arget p ast positio n) This r adar can disp lay time-space d dots (maximu m ten dots) marki ng the p a st positi ons of any AIS targe t bein g tr acked . Y ou can evalu ate a t arg et's actio ns by th e spa cing betw ee n dot s.
4. AIS OPERAT IO N 4-8 4.12 CP A/TCP A Alarm Whe n th e pr edi cte d CP A of any AIS tar get or A RP targ et be come s sm al ler than t he pr eset CPA alarm r ang e and its p red ict ed TC PA le s s t.
4. AIS OPERA TION 4-9 4.13 Proximity Ala r m Th e pr oxi mi ty al ar m a ler ts you wh en an A IS ta rg et (or A RP t ar get ) i s w it hi n the r a nge you sp eci fy , by th e au dio al a rm an d f l ashi ng th e of fendi n g ta rg et . 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o open th e menu.
4. AIS OPERAT IO N 4-10 4. 14 Lost T ar get When AIS data is not r ecei ved from a target a t pr e scrib e d inte rval (3-5* r eport interva ls), the audi o ala rm soun ds and t he t ar get s ymb ol (fla shi ng) appe ars as b elo w.
5-1 5. GPS OPERA TION If you are using t he FURUNO GPS Navigator GP-320B, you ma y set it up from this radar. 5.1 Navig ator T ype 1. Pres s t he ME NU key t o show th e menu. 2. Ch oo se GP S an d p res s th e ENTE R key . GPS m en u 3. Ch oo se T ype and pre s s the EN TE R ke y .
5. GPS OPERAT IO N 5-2 5. 2 Datum Ch oos e t he da tu m t ype whi ch matc he s t he p ap er n aut ic al c har ts y ou ar e usi ng. Ch oos e WG S-8 4 if t he radar is connected to an AIS Tran sp onder. 1. Pres s th e ME NU key t o show th e menu. 2. Ch oos e GP S an d pr es s th e ENTE R key .
5. GPS OPERA TION 5-3 5.4 Satel lite Monitor The Sa te llit e M o nito r pro vide s co m pre he ns iv e inf orm at ion abo ut GP S a nd WA A S s at el lites . Fo r mo re de t aile d in fo rm a ti on , see yo ur GPS na vi ga to r’s ow n er’ s ma nu al.
5. GPS OPERAT IO N 5-4 5. 5 W eather Information Th is r adar ca n re cei ve we at her inf orm atio n f rom a ja pane se D PGS r efer enc e st ati on if it i s inte r- faced wi th a DGPS beacon r eceiver (FURUNO GR-80, etc.) and your ve ssel is wi thin the broad- ca sti ng r ang e of a ja pane se DGPS r ef ere nce s tat io n.
5. GPS OPERA TION 5-5 5.6 GPS Sensor Inst a llati on Position Offs et Th e in sta lla tio n pos it ion of the GPS s ens or a nte nna an d t he rada r an tenn a m ust be th e s ame i n orde r t o get a ccurat e pos ition infor m atio n o n the ra dar.
5. GPS OPERAT IO N 5-6 5. 7 Cold S t art Cold st art, which clears the A lmanac fro m the GPS r e ceiver, ma y be necessary in the following con ditio ns: • I f th e GP S re ceiv e r ha s bee n po were d off f or a lo ng per iod of time . • The vessel h as moved fa r away from th e previ o us fixin g positi o n (e.
6-1 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING This chapte r provides the necessary procedur es for maint enance and troublesh ooting. Follow the recommended procedur es to keep your radar in good working order . WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment.
6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTI NG 6-2 6.1 Preventive Ma intenance Regular maintenanc e is impor tant for optimum performance. A maintenance pro gram should be establish ed and should at least include the items shown in the table below.
6. MAINTENA NCE & TROUBLE SHOOTING 6-3 6.2 Fuse Re pl acement A fuse is in the fuse hol der on the power cabl e and inside the power suppl y unit, and they pr otect the equipme nt from reverse pol arity of the shi p's mains and equi pment fault.
6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTI NG 6-4 6.5 T rackball Main tenance If the cursor skips or moves abnormally, you may need to clean the t rackball. 1. T ur n the ret ainer ring counterclockwi se 45 ° to unlock it. 2. Remove the retainer ring and ball.
6. MAIN TE N ANC E & TROUBLESHO OTING 6-5 6.6 Simpl e T rou bleshootin g Thi s se ctio n pr ovid es s im pl e trou ble shoo t ing pro ce du res w h ich t he u s er c an follow to res to re nor mal op erat ion . I f yo u c ann ot r est ore nor mal oper at ion do not att emp t t o che ck i ns ide the uni t.
6. MAIN TENA N CE & TROUBL ESHO OT ING 6-6 6. 7 Adva nced-leve l T rou bleshootin g Thi s para gra ph des c ri be s how t o c ure har dwa re a nd sof t w ar e t rou ble s wh ic h s h oul d be ca rrie d out by qu ali fi e d s erv i ce pe r s on nel .
6. MAIN TE N ANC E & TROUBLESHO OTING 6-7 Interfe ren c e rej ector is n ot w o r kin g ( in te r - ference reje ct ion level not displ ayed) 1) SPU Boa r d 1) Re place SPU Board. Echo s tretch is not worki ng (N either ES1, ES2 or E S3 is displa yed) 1) SPU Boa r d 1) Re place SPU Board.
6. MAIN TENA N CE & TROUBL ESHO OT ING 6-8 6. 8 Diagn ostic T est The di agnosti c test checks th e sy stem for p r oper o per at ion. It is primari l y i n ten d ed fo r use b y se r- vice te chnicians, h owever the use r may execut e it to p rovide th e service technician wi th informa- tion.
6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-9 DIagnostics screen • At the top of the screen the results of the ROM, RAM and dat a ports NMEA1, NMEA2 and RS232C are displayed as OK or NG (No Good). For any NG contact your dealer for advice. (Ports NMEA1, NMEA2 and RS-232C r equire a special test connector in order to test them.
6. MAIN TENA N CE & TROUBL ESHO OT ING 6-10 • I f the op tion al ARP boa rd is i nst alled , it s pro gram n umber and tes t resu lt s (OK or NG ) are sh own bel ow the IN PUT NMEA wi ndow . “-- ” sh own wit h no ARP bo ard. T he radar mu s t be tra ns mi ttin g in o rde r to t est A RP fun cti o n.
A-1 APPENDIX Range Ring Brill (Off, Low, Med , High) Echo Color ( Yellow , Green, Multi) Display Color (Day, Night , Twilight, User) Background Color ( Black/Green , Black/Red, Blue/White, DK Blue/Whi.
APPEN DIX A-2 Waypoint Mark Display ( Off , On) Origin Mark Mode ( Relative , True) TLL Key Mode ( TLL Output , Origin Mark, Both) Parallel Line ( Off , 2, 3, 6) Parallel Line Mode ( Parallel , Vertic.
APPENDI X A-3 (Continued from previous page) Tuning Mode ( Auto , Manual) Manual Tuning (0-4095, 2048 ) Tuning Vector Time (30sec, 1min, 3min, 6min , 15min, 30min) Vector Reference (Relative, True ) History Dots (Off, 5 , 10) History Intervals (15sec, 30sec, 1min , 2min, 3min, 6min, 12min) CPA ( Off , 0.
APPEN DIX A-4 Initial Factory Installation (For use by the installer. Not accessible by user.) Sector Blank 1, Sector Blank 2 Key Beep (Off, On ) Range Unit ( nm , km, sm) Alarm Level (Low, Med , High) Shift Speed (1-99(kt), 15 ) STBY Mode Display ( Normal , Nav, Economy) Bearing Source (Magnetic, True ) Range Preset ( 0.
FURUNO FR-8xx2 Series SP - 1 E3539S01G SPECIFICA TIONS OF MARINE RADAR FR-8062/FR-8122/FR-8252 1. GENERAL 1.1 Range, Pulse length & Pulse repetition rate (PRR) Range (nm) Pulse length ( μ s) PRR (Hz approx.) 0.125 to 1.5 0.08 2100 1.5 to 3 0.3 1200 3 to 96 0.
FURUNO FR-8xx2 Series SP - 2 E3539S01G 2.3 Auto Antenna Rotation Speed Automatic selection of antenna rotation speed and pulse length according to range are available. The table below shows antenna rotation speed and pulse length selected according to range.
FURUNO FR-8xx2 Series SP - 3 E3539S01G 4.4 Alphanumeric Indications Range, Range Ring In terval, Interference Rejection (IR), Vari- able Range Marker (VRM), Elec tronic Bearing Line (EBL), Stand-by (S.
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IN-1 IN DEX A A/ C RAI N con tro l ad jus tm ent met hod , 1- 14 autom ati c adju stm en t, 1- 15 manua l adjustm ent , 1-15 A/C SEA control ad jus tm ent met hod , 1- 13 autom ati c adju stm en t, 1-.
INDEX IN-2 K Key beep , 1-50 L LCD bac kl ight life, 6-3 Lost targe t AIS, 4-10 ARP, 3 -9 M Magne tro n life, 6 -3 Magne tro n replac e ment, 6 -3 Main ten ance fuse repl acem ent, 6- 3 LCD bac kl igh.
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