Name: Furuno FAR-1518
Brand: Furuno
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5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION

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Table of Contents7
Foreword12
System Configuration14
Operational Overview17
Controls17
How to Turn the Radar On/Off19
How to Adjust the Brilliance19
Display Indications20
Menu Operations22
How to Access the Main Menu22
How to Operate the Menus22
How to Use the On-Screen Box Menus23
How to Use the CURSOR Menu24
Cursor Data25
How to Set up Function Keys26
How to Customize Operation27
How to Select the Interface for Heading Input28
How to Set Own Ship's Speed28
Automatic Speed Input (Log or GPS Navigator)28
Manual Speed Input29
How to Set the Own Ship Position30
User Settings31
How to Reset the User Settings32
How to Store/Load User Settings32
How to Start/Stop Transmission33
How to Tune the Receiver34
How to Select the Tuning Method34
How to Initialize Tuning34
How to Tune the Receiver Manually34
How to Select a Pulselength35
How to Change the Pulselength35
How to Adjust Sensitivity36
How to Reduce Sea Clutter36
How to Select the Method of Clutter Adjustment36
How to Fine-Tune Sea Clutter Reduction37
How to Manually Reduce Sea Clutter37
How to Reduce Rain Clutter38
How to Select the Method of Rain Clutter Reduction38
How to Manually Reduce Rain Clutter38
Interference Rejector40
Echo Stretch40
Echo Averaging41
Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Function42
How to Turn the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Function On/Off42
How to Adjust the Gain in Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Mode42
How to Get High Sensitivity42
How to Suppress False Echoes43
Noise Rejector43
Wiper43
How to Preset Controls for a Specific Navigation Purpose44
How to Select a Customized Echo45
How to Edit a Customized Echo46
How to Restore a User Customized Echo to the Saved Settings46
How to Restore a User Customized Echo to the Factory Default Settings47
How to Reject Second-Trace Echoes47
Presentation Modes48
How to Select an Presentation Mode48
Description of Presentation Modes48
How to Select a Range Scale50
How to Measure Range51
How to Show/Hide the Range Rings51
How to Measure Range with the Variable Range Marker (VRM)51
How to Set the VRM Unit of Measurement (Non-IMO Type Only)52
How to Show TTG to VRM53
How to Measure Bearing53
Methods to Measure Bearing54
True or Relative Bearing55
Collision Assessment by Offset EBL55
How to Assess Risk of Collision Using the Offset EBL56
How to Set the Origin Point Reference for EBL OFFSET57
How to Measure Range and Bearing between Two Targets57
How to Off-Center the Display60
Target Trails61
True or Relative Trails61
Trail Time62
Trail Gradation62
Trail Level63
Narrow Trails (Non-IMO Only)63
How to Hide the Trails Temporarily63
Trail Stabilization in True Motion63
How to Erase/Restart Trails63
How to Prevent Sea Clutter in True Trails64
10How to Show/Hide Land Trails (Non-IMO Only)64
Target Analyzer (Non-IMO Only)65
How to Activate/Deactivate the Target Analyzer66
Target Alarm67
How to Set a Target Alarm67
How to Mute the Target Alarm68
How to Deactivate a Target Alarm68
How to Change Target Alarm Attributes68
PI (Parallel Index) Lines69
How to Set the Maximum Number of Lines to Display69
How to Change PI Line Bearing and Interval69
How to Change the PI Line Bearing Reference70
How to Change the PI Line Orientation70
How to Reset the PI Lines to Default (Ship's Heading)70
How to Change PI Line Length71
Zoom72
How to Use Marks73
How to Select a Mark Type73
How to Select the Mark Inscription Position74
How to Select the Mark Color (Non-IMO Type Only)74
How to Inscribe Marks75
How to Set Origin Mark Stabilization75
How to Delete Marks75
How to Hide the Heading Line Marker76
How to Hide/Show the Stern Mark76
How to Set up the Own Ship Symbol76
10How to Use the ins Marker77
11How to Show/Hide Radar Map Marks77
12How to Set the Barge Marker77
Drop Mark78
How to Inscribe a Drop Mark78
How to Erase Drop Marks78
How to Adjust Brilliance of On-Screen Data79
How to Change Color Palettes79
How to Change the Echo Color80
How to Display and Set up Navigational Data81
How to Set up the Navigational Data81
How to Display Navigational Data81
How to Use the Information Box82
Interswitch83
How to Display Antenna Information83
How to Preset Antenna and Display Combinations83
Performance Monitor85
How to Activate/Deactivate the Performance Monitor85
How to Check the Radar's Performance86
How to Change the Reference Position87
Anchor Watch88
How to Interpret the ALERT Box89
Alert Descriptions89
Alert List90
Alert Icons and Their Meanings91
How to Assign Alarm Priority to an Alert91
How to Select a Display Mode (for Non-IMO Types Only)92
How to Manage SD-Card Data93
How to Access the SD-Card Menu93
How to Save Data93
How to Read (Load) Data93
How to Delete Data93
Radar Observation95
General95
Minimum and Maximum Ranges95
False Echoes97
SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)100
SART Description100
How to Show SART Marks on the Radar Display100
General Remarks on Receiving Sarts101
Racon102
Radar Target Enhancer (RTE)102
Target Tracking (Tt)103
Precautions for Target Tracking Usage103
TT Controls104
TT Box Overview104
How to Select the TT Mode104
How to Acquire and Track Targets105
How to Manually Acquire Targets105
How to Automatically Acquire Targets105
How to Enter Own Ship Speed106
Echo-Referenced Speed Input106
How to Cancel Target Tracking107
How to Cancel Tracking for Individual TT Targets107
How to Cancel Tracking for All TT Targets107
Lost Target108
How to Set the Lost Target Filter108
How to Enable/Disable the Lost Target Alert108
TT Symbols and Attributes109
TT Symbols109
How to Adjust Symbol Brilliance109
How to Set the Symbol Color110
How to Display/Remove Target Data110
How to Display Target Data110
How to Remove Target Data111
How to Display, Hide and Sort the Target List111
Vector Modes112
Description of Vectors112
How to Change the Vector Length (Time)114
Past Position Display114
How to Display Past Position Points and Select the Past Position Plotting Interval114
How to Select the Number of Past Position Points to be Displayed114
Set and Drift115
Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)116
How to Set the CPA and TCPA Ranges116
How to Acknowledge the TT Collision Alarm116
Acquisition Zone117
How to Activate the First Acquisition Zone (AZ1)117
How to Set a Polygon Acquisition Zone (AZ2)118
How to Sleep/Deactivate an Acquisition Zone118
How to Acknowledge the Acquisition Zone Alert118
How to Change the Acquisition Zone Reference119
How to Set Acquisition Zone Shape and Stabilization119
TT System Messages120
TT Simulation Mode121
Criteria for Tracking Target Selection122
Factors Affecting TT Functions123
Ais Operation125
Controls for AIS126
AIS Symbols and Their Meanings127
How to Use the AIS Display Filter129
How to Activate AIS Targets129
How to Activate Specific Targets Manually129
How to Enable/Disable the AIS Auto Activate Function130
How to Limit the Functions of the AIS Auto Activate Function130
How to Sleep AIS Targets131
How to Sleep Individual AIS Targets131
How to Sleep All AIS Targets131
How to Set up for a Voyage131
Target Data133
How to Display Target Data in the Data Display Area133
How to Remove Target Data from the Display Area133
How to Change AIS Symbol Attributes134
How to Adjust the AIS Symbol Brilliance134
How to Change the AIS Symbol Color134
How to Change the ATON Symbol Color134
Past Position Display135
How to Adjust the Past Position Plotting Interval135
How to Select the Number of Past Position Points to be Displayed135
Past Position Display Orientation135
Stabilization in True Motion135
Lost Target136
How to Set the Lost Target Filter136
How to Enable/Disable the Lost Target Alert136
ROT Setting137
AIS Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)137
How to Set the CPA and TCPA Ranges137
How to Associate TT and AIS Targets138
How to View Own Ship Data139
How to Use AIS Messages140
How to Create and Save Messages140
How to Transmit Messages141
How to View Messages141
How to Automatically Display Received Messages142
How to Display AIS Alert Messages142
AIS System Messages142
Video Plotter Operation143
Orientation Modes143
Radar Map144
How to Show/Hide the Radar Map144
Radar Map Marks144
How to Align the Radar Map145
How to Disable the Map Alignment145
Own Ship's Track146
How to Set the Plotting Interval146
How to Set the Own Ship Track Color146
How to Delete the Own Ship Track147
How to Use Waypoints148
How to Enter Waypoints148
How to Erase Waypoints149
How to Display the Waypoint List149
How to Show/Hide the Waypoint Name/Number149
Maintenance, Troubleshooting151
Periodic Maintenance Schedule152
How to Replace the Fuse153
Life Expectancy of Major Parts153
Trackball Maintenance154
Easy Troubleshooting154
Advanced-Level Troubleshooting155
Diagnostics157
Fallback Arrangements158
Appendix 1 Menu Tree159
Appendix 2 Longitude Error Table (96 Nm Scale166
Appendix 3 Alert Codes, Messages and Meanings168
Appendix 4 Data Color and Meaning174
Appendix 5 Abbreviations175
Appendix 6 Symbols180
Appendix 7 Parts Location185
Appendix 8 Radio Regulatory Information191
Specifications192
Index198

Brand	Furuno
Model	FAR-1518
Category	Marine Radar
Language	English

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