Furuno FCR-2107 series - Operational Overview; Units of the System

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Table of Contents
Foreword..................................................................................................................................................xv
System Configuration .......................................................................................................................... xvii
1.
Operational Overview ................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Units of the System ............................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1 Control units .............................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.2 Chart processor unit.................................................................................................. 1-3
1.2 Turning the Power On/Off .................................................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Monitor Brilliance ................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.4 Menu Operation..................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Using the Trackball Module ................................................................................................. 1-8
1.5.1 The scrollwheel .......................................................................................................... 1-8
1.5.2 Calling menus and functions by the mouse buttons................................................ 1-9
1.6 Operation Modes .................................................................................................................1-10
1.6.1 When chart radar mode can be used ...................................................................... 1-10
1.6.2 Switching modes ...................................................................................................... 1-10
1.7 Configuring Hot Keys F1-F4............................................................................................... 1-11
1.8 Geodetic Datum ................................................................................................................... 1-12
1.9 Turning EBL, VRM On/Off ................................................................................................. 1-12
1.9.1 EBL........................................................................................................................... 1-13
1.9.2 VRM.......................................................................................................................... 1-13
1.9.3 Shifting the reference point of EBL and VRM ....................................................... 1-14
1.10 Ship’s Position .................................................................................................................... 1-15
1.11 Customizing Operation ...................................................................................................... 1-16
1.12 Alerts Description............................................................................................................... 1-17
1.13 Charts ................................................................................................................................. 1-18
1.14 Route Monitor..................................................................................................................... 1-18
1.15 Switching Hub HUB-100 ................................................................................................... 1-19
2.
Radar Operation............................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1 Radar Display ........................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.1 Radar mode ................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1.2 Chart radar mode ...................................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Tuning the Receiver .............................................................................................................. 2-3
2.2.1 Choosing the tuning method ..................................................................................... 2-3
2.2.2 Initializing tuning...................................................................................................... 2-3
2.2.3 Automatic tuning....................................................................................................... 2-3
2.2.4 Manual tuning ........................................................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Heading with Gyrocompass .................................................................................................. 2-4
2.4 Presentation Modes............................................................................................................... 2-5
2.4.1 Presentation modes ................................................................................................... 2-5
2.4.2 Description of presentation modes............................................................................ 2-6
2.5 Entering Own Ship's Speed .................................................................................................. 2-9
2.5.1 Speed selection for SPD and SB (TT, AIS and trails) .............................................. 2-9
2.5.2 Speed selection for COG and SOG (navigation)....................................................... 2-9
2.5.3 Manual speed input................................................................................................. 2-11
2.6 Choosing the Range Scale ................................................................................................... 2-12
2.7 Adjusting the Sensitivity .................................................................................................... 2-12
2.8 Suppressing Sea Clutter ..................................................................................................... 2-12
2.8.1 Automatic adjustment by the A/C SEA control...................................................... 2-13
2.8.2 Manual adjustment of A/C SEA.............................................................................. 2-13
2.9 Suppressing Rain Clutter ................................................................................................... 2-14
2.9.1 Turning AUTO RAIN on or off................................................................................ 2-14
2.9.2 Adjusting A/C RAIN ................................................................................................ 2-14
2.10 Interference Rejector.......................................................................................................... 2-16
2.11 Measuring the Range ......................................................................................................... 2-16