User manual FURUNO FR-8062

[. . . ] MARINE RADAR FR-8062, FR-8122, FR-8252 The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : Fax : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-4200 All rights reserved. Printed in Japan FIRST EDITION : SEP. OME-35390 ( DAMI ) FR-8062/8122/8252 *00015331614* *00015331614* *00015331614* *OME35390E10* *OME35390E10* *OME35390E10* SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT NOTICES · This manual is intended for use by native speakers of English. · No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced without written permission. · If this manual is lost or worn, contact your dealer about replacement. [. . . ] OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1. 26. 3 Parallel index lines mode You may choose the index line orientation against the No. Choose Parallel Line Mode and press the ENTER key. Parallel Vertical 4. Choose Parallel or Vertical as appropriate and press the ENTER key. Vertical Parallel 5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 1. 27 Outputting Target Position, Inscribing Origin Mark The TLL key functions to both output cursor position to external equipment such as a navigation plotter (where it is marked on its screen) and inscribe an asterisk (*) at cursor position on the radar. When you enter a 21st mark, the eldest mark is erased to make room for the latest. To erase a mark, place the cursor on it and press the CANCEL/HL OFF key. 1. 27. 1 TLL key mode The TLL key can be preset to output target position, inscribe the origin mark or do both. Choose TLL Key Mode and press the ENTER key. TLL Output Origin Mark Both 4. Choose TLL Output, Origin Mark or Both as appropriate and press the ENTER key. TLL Output: Cursor Lat/Lon output to plotter (heading bearing signal and position data required) Origin Mark: Origin mark is inscribed at cursor position. Both: Origin mark is entered and that position is output to a navigator. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1. 27. 2 Origin mark mode You may choose how the origin mark moves on the screen, from True (mark fixed against landmass) or Relative (marked fixed against own ship position). Press the MENU key to close the menu. The asterisk mark is dashed in relative motion; solid in true motion. 1. 28 Temporarily Hiding the Heading Line The heading line indicates the ship's heading in all presentation modes. The heading line is a line from the own ship position to the outer edge of the radar display area and appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale in head-up mode; it changes the orientation depending on the ship orientation in north-up and true motion modes and when course is changed in the course-up mode. To temporarily hide the heading line (and any other marker present) to look at targets existing dead ahead of own ship, press and hold down the CANCEL/HL OFF key. To re-display the heading line, release the key. 1. 29 1. 29. 1 Custom Setup About custom setup Every time your navigating environment or task changes, you must adjust the radar, which can be a nuisance in a busy situation. Instead of changing radar settings case by case, it is possible to assign the CUSTOM key to provide optimum settings for often encountered situations. The radar's internal computer offers three default custom setups (see the table below). However, you may customize these settings to meet your navigation needs, on the Custom 1, Custom 2 and Custom 3 menus. (Custom setup numbers which are turned off will be skipped. ) The chosen custom setup name is shown at the top left corner. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1. 29. 2 Description of custom setup items Description of custom setup items Available settings Turn respective custom program on/off. Choose name of custom setup among harbor, long, sea, rain, buoy, and bird. Rough, Moderate, Calm: Automatic gain adjustment according to sea state. [. . . ] · The lamp to the left of the POWER/BRILL key and the panel backlight flash if the panel backlight is working properly. At the right side of the display there are squares, circles and ovals, and they are for checking the controls of the display unit and remote controller. The key's on-screen location fills in green if the key is functioning normally and returns to background color when the key is released. Control check: The three digits below the on-screen location for the GAIN, A/C SEA and A/C RAIN controls show control position, and the range of indication is 0-255. [. . . ]