Furuno 1724C Radar Detector User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ...................................vii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS .........ix
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .. 1-1
1.1 Operating Controls ..................................1-1
1.1.1
Display unit controls ........................ 1-1
1.1.2
Remote controller............................ 1-3
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card.............................1-4
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off ...........................1-5
1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue .1-6
1.4.1
Display brilliance, panel brilliance.... 1-6
1.4.2
Hue ..................................... 1-7
1.5 Selecting a Display..................................1-8
1.5.1
Display modes ................................ 1-8
1.5.2
Selecting a display .......................... 1-9
1.5.3
Switching control in combination and
overlay screens ................................... 1-10
1.5.4
Selecting image source..................1-11
1.6 Cursor pad, Cursor................................1-12
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as
Destination...................................................1-13
1.8 Data Boxes............................................1-14
1.8.1
Showing, hiding data boxes with soft
key ................................... 1-14
1.8.2
Rearranging data boxes................ 1-14
1.8.3
Temporarily erasing a data box ..... 1-14
1.9 Function Keys........................................1-15
1.10 Simulation Display...............................1-16
2.
RADAR OPERATION ............. 2-1
2.1 Radar Display..........................................2-1
2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by ............................2-2
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
2.7 Range Scale............................................2-5
2.8 Pulselength..............................................2-6
2.9 Presentation Mode ..................................2-7
2.9.1
Selecting a presentation mode........ 2-7
2.9.2
Description of presentation modes .. 2-8
2.10 Measuring the Range............................2-9
2.10.1
Measuring range by range rings ....2-9
2.10.2
Measuring range by cursor ............2-9
2.10.3
Measuring range by VRM ............2-10
2.10.4 Various VRM operations ..............2-10
2.11 Measuring the Bearing ........................2-11
2.11.1
Measuring bearing by cursor........2-11
2.11.2
Measuring bearing by EBL........... 2-11
2.11.3 Various EBL operations................ 2-11
2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker....
.................................................2-12
2.13 Reducing Noise Interference...............2-12
2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference ..............2-13
2.15 Zoom .................................................2-14
2.15.1
Zooming radar targets..................2-14
2.15.2
Zooming ARP, TTM targets ..........2-14
2.16 Shifting the Picture ..............................2-15
2.16.1
Manual shift .................................2-15
2.16.2
Automatic shift .............................2-15
2.17 Using the Offset EBL...........................2-16
2.17.1
Predicting collision course ...........2-16
2.17.2
Measuring range & bearing between
two targets .................................2-17
2.18 Echo Trails...........................................2-18
2.18.1
Trail time .................................2-18
2.18.2
Starting echo trails .......................2-19
2.18.3
Trail gradation..............................2-20
2.18.4
Trail color .................................2-20
2.19 Echo Stretch ........................................2-21
2.20 Echo Averaging ...................................2-22
2.21 Outputting TLL Data ............................2-23
2.22 Guard Alarm ........................................2-24
2.22.1
Setting a guard alarm zone..........2-24
2.22.2
When the alarm is violated… .......2-25
2.22.3
Cancelling the guard alarm ..........2-25
2.23 Watchman............................................2-25
2.23.1
How watchman works..................2-25
2.23.2
Turning on/off watchman..............2-26
2.23.3
Setting watchman stand-by interval ....
.................................2-26
2.24 Waypoint Marker .................................2-27
2.25 ARP, TTM Operation ...........................2-28
2.25.1
Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM 2-29