Furuno MFD12 - Echo Trails; How to Hide or Show Echo Trails; How to Clear Echo Trails to Start New Trails; Echo Trail Time

6. Radar
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6.14 Echo Trails
Echo trails show the movements of radar targets relative or true to your vessel in imi-
tation afterglow. This function helps alert you to possible collision conditions.
6.14.1 How to Hide or Show Echo Trails
Long-push the RotoKey to show the soft controls. Use the RotoKey to select [Echo
Trail] then push the key to hide or show trails.
6.14.2 How to Clear Echo Trails to Start New Trails
Use the RotoKey to select [Clr Trail] to clear trails and restart with new trails. Trails
are restarted when the range or trail reference is changed.
6.14.3 Echo Trail Time
Set the trail time on the [Radar] menu. Trails are shown on the display until the end of
the selected trail time then the trails are erased and restarted.
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Open the [Radar-General] menu.
3. Use the RotoKey to select [Echo Trail Time] and set time interval.
4. Press the MENU key to close the menu.
(a) True target trails
(No smearing of
stationary targets)
(b) Relative target trails
Targets moving relative
to own ship
Continuously