Furuno GD-1920C-BB Radar Detector User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ....................................vi
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION..........viii
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .. 1-1
1.1 Operating Controls..........................1-1
1.1.1 Control unit ..........................1-1
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card....................1-3
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off...................1-4
1.4 Adjusting Hue, Panel Illumination...1-5
1.5 Selecting a Display.........................1-6
1.5.1 Display modes.....................1-6
1.5.2 Selecting a display...............1-7
1.5.3 Switching control in
combination and overlay
screens ................................1-8
1.5.4 Selecting image source .......1-9
1.6 Trackball, Cursor...........................1-10
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark,
Setting MOB as Destination .........1-11
1.8 Data Boxes ...................................1-12
1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes
with soft key .......................1-12
1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes ....1-12
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a
data box .............................1-12
1.9 Function Keys...............................1-13
1.10 Simulation Display........................1-14
2. RADAR OPERATION ............. 2-1
2.1 Radar Display .................................2-1
2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by....................2-1
2.3 Tuning .............................................2-2
2.4 Adjusting the Gain ..........................2-2
2.5 Reducing Sea Clutter .....................2-3
2.5.1 How the A/C SEA works ......2-3
2.5.2 Adjusting the A/C SEA.........2-4
2.6 Reducing Precipitation Clutter........2-4
2.6.1 Adjusting the A/C RAIN .......2-4
2.7 Range Scale ...................................2-5
2.8 Pulselength .....................................2-5
2.9 Presentation Mode..........................2-6
2.9.1 Selecting a presentation
mode....................................2-6
2.9.2 Description of presentation
modes..................................2-7
2.10 Measuring the Range .....................2-8
2.10.1 Measuring range by
range rings...........................2-8
2.10.2 Measuring range by cursor..2-8
2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM....2-9
2.10.4 Various VRM operations......2-9
2.11 Measuring the Bearing..................2-10
2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor....
........................................2-10
2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL .......
........................................2-10
2.11.3 Various EBL operations .....2-10
2.12
Erasing the Heading Line,
North Marker.................................2-11
2.13 Reducing Noise Interference........2-11
2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference........2-11
2.15 Zoom.............................................2-12
2.15.1 Zooming radar targets .......2-12
2.15.2 Zooming ARP, TTM targets.......
........................................2-13
2.16 Shifting the Picture........................2-14
2.16.1 Manual shift........................2-14
2.16.2 Automatic shift ...................2-14
2.17 Using the Offset EBL ....................2-15
2.17.1 Predicting collision course.2-15
2.17.2 Measuring range & bearing
between two targets...........2-16
2.18 Echo Trails ....................................2-17
2.18.1 Trail time ............................2-17
2.18.2 Starting echo trails.............2-18
2.18.3 Trail gradation....................2-18
2.18.4 Trail color ...........................2-18
2.18.5 Echo trail mode..................2-19
2.19 Echo Stretch..................................2-19
2.20 Echo Averaging.............................2-20
2.21 Outputting TLL Data......................2-21