Furuno FA-170 - How to Interpret the [TARGET DETAIL] Screen

1. OPERATION
1-16
1.8.4 How to interpret the [TARGET DETAIL] screen
The [TARGET DETAIL] screen shows available detailed information about the select-
ed target.
Lost and dangerous targets have the appropriate icon displayed at the top right, as
indicated in the lost target example below.
There are five tabs available for viewing; [SENSOR], [VOYAGE], [IDENTITY],
[SCALE] and [QUALITY]. Press W or X to select a tab and show its information.
The selected target’s bearing ([BRG]), range ([RNG]), [MMSI] and [NAME] are dis-
played at the top of the screen regardless of the selected tab. For lost or dangerous
targets, the appropriate icon is displayed at the top right of the screen.
The information displayed on each tab varies, depending on the type of target select-
ed.
The tables on the following pages list each tab’s contents, along with a brief descrip-
tion.
SENSOR tab
VOYAGE tab
The VOYAGE tab is only displayed for CLASS A target types.
Contents Description
POSN Target’s last known position. Displayed for all target types.
ROT Target’s Rate Of Turn. Displayed only for CLASS A, SART, MOB and EPIRB target
types.
ALT Altitude. Displayed only for SAR VESSEL and SAR AIRCRAFT target types.
SOG Target’s Speed Over Ground. Displayed only for CLASS A, CLASS B, SAR VESSEL,
SAR AIRCRAFT, SART, MOB and EPIB target types.
COG Target’s Course Over Ground. Displayed only for CLASS A, CLASS B, SAR VESSEL,
SAR AIRCRAFT, SART, MOB and EPIB target types.
HDG Target’s last known heading. Displayed only for CLASS A, CLASS B, SART, MOB and
EPIRB target types.
CPA Range to target. Displayed for all target types.
TCPA Time to approach to target. Displayed for all target types.
Contents Description
NAV STATUS Target’s navigational status (see section 1.6 for details).
DESTINATION Target’s destination.
ETA Target’s Estimated Time of Arrival at the above destination.
TARGET DETAIL
: TAB: TARGET : BACK
MENU
SENSOR VOYAGE IDENTITY SCALE QUALITY
CLASS A
MUSASHIMARU
TYPE
34 º 44 .5000 ´N
130º
135 .0º
135 º 21 .3000 ´E
108 . 7 º/min ( )
10 .0 kn
POSN
HDG
COG
2.0NM
20'00"
CPA
TCPA
ROT
SOG
225.4º
3.02NM
BRG
RNG
201503030
NAME
MMSI
LOST
A
The LOST icon is displayed for
lost targets.
The DANGER icon is displayed
for dangerous targets.
When data input to the FA-170 is
interrupted or stopped, indications
for all tabs appear as “----”.