Furuno FAR-2167DS - Page 7

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................ xi
PROGRAM NUMBER ........................................................................................ xiv
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION............................................................................... xv
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................... SP-1
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RADAR OPERATION....................................................................................1-1
1.1 Turning on the Power .................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Transmitter ON ............................................................................................................ 1-1
1.3 Control Unit ................................................................................................................. 1-3
1.4 Main Menu................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Operation Using the On-Screen Boxes ....................................................................... 1-7
1.6 Cursor Menu.............................................................................................................. 1-10
1.7 Monitor Brilliance........................................................................................................1-11
1.8 Choosing the Display Mode ...................................................................................... 1-12
1.9 On-Screen Boxes and Markers ................................................................................. 1-13
1.10 Tuning the Receiver .................................................................................................. 1-15
1.10.1 Choosing the tuning method........................................................................... 1-15
1.10.2 Initializing tuning ............................................................................................. 1-15
1.10.3 Automatic tuning ............................................................................................. 1-16
1.10.4 Manual tuning ................................................................................................. 1-16
1.11 Aligning Heading with Gyrocompass......................................................................... 1-16
1.12 Presentation Modes................................................................................................... 1-17
1.12.1 Choosing presentation mode.......................................................................... 1-17
1.12.2 Description of presentation modes ................................................................. 1-18
1.13 Entering Own Ship's Speed....................................................................................... 1-21
1.13.1 Automatic speed input by log or GPS navigator ............................................. 1-21
1.13.2 Manual speed input ........................................................................................ 1-22
1.14 Choosing the Range Scale........................................................................................ 1-22
1.15 Choosing a Pulselength ............................................................................................ 1-23
1.15.1 Choosing a pulselength .................................................................................. 1-23
1.15.2 Pulselength setting ......................................................................................... 1-23
1.16 Adjusting the Sensitivity ............................................................................................ 1-25
1.17 Suppressing Sea Clutter ........................................................................................... 1-26
1.17.1 Choosing method of adjustment ..................................................................... 1-26
1.17.2 Automatic adjustment by the A/C SEA control................................................ 1-26
1.17.3 Manual adjustment of A/C SEA ...................................................................... 1-27
1.18 Suppressing Rain Clutter .......................................................................................... 1-28
1.18.1 Turning AUTO RAIN on or off ......................................................................... 1-28
1.18.2 Adjusting A/C RAIN......................................................................................... 1-29
1.19 Interference Rejector................................................................................................. 1-30
1.20 Measuring the Range ................................................................................................ 1-31
1.20.1 Turning range rings on/off............................................................................... 1-31
1.20.2 Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM)................................... 1-32
1.20.3 Choosing VRM unit of measurement (B, C and W types) .............................. 1-33
1.20.4 TTG to VRM display ....................................................................................... 1-33