1. INITIAL SETTINGS AND ADJUSTMENTS
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1.4.6 Radar connection box configuration
You can display echoes from non-FURUNO radars by connecting them to the ECDIS
through the Radar Connection Box RCB-002. A maximum of four Radar Connection
Boxes can be connected to this system.
Set the location information of the external radar antenna on the [Own Ship Setting]
menu (see page 1-11) before doing the following procedure.
Note: When multiple RCB-002s are connected to the same network, change the IP
address of the RCB-002s, referring to "SUBSYSTEM" on page AP-3.
1. Click [Radar Connection Box] on the menu bar.
2. Click the check box for [RCB00u (Main)] (u: 1 to 4). This box must be checked to
use the radar connection box.
3. When you connect two external radars to the radar connection box, click the
check box for [RCB00u (Sub)] (u: 1 to 4).
4. Click the [Details] button and set the following items.
5. To save the configuration, perform a consistency check, then save the configura-
tion data on the [Save and Sync] menu.
Item Remarks
[SFID] Keep the default setting.
[Data Type] Sets the RX sentence data format.
Setting options: [IEC 61162-1 Ed3], [IEC 61162-1 Ed4], [IEC 61162-
1 Ed5].
[Strict/Loose] Sets the integrity of sentence data.
[Strict]: Confirm the validity of checksum, then receive sentence.
[Loose]: Receive sentence regardless of checksum invalidity.
[Antenna Posi-
tion/] [Sub An-
tenna Position]
Set the location for the antenna units of the external radar that is con-
nected to the radar connection box.
Setting options: [Fore], [Main Top], [Main 2nd], [Main 3rd], [Aft], [Port],
[Starboard].
For “Main” radar For “Sub” radar
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