Furuno FAR21x7 & BB FAR28x7 Operator's Manual BB FAR28x7 - 1. RADAR OPERATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................ xi
PROGRAM NUMBER ........................................................................................ xiv
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION............................................................................... xv
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................... SP-1
1.
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 the Pulselength........................................................................................ 1-23
1.15.1 Choosing pulselength.................................................................................... 1-23
1.15.2 Changing pulselength.................................................................................... 1-24
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