Furuno FAR-2XX7 User Manual 2

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FAR-2xx7 SERIES MARINE RADAR

Operator’s Guide

The purpose of this Ope r ator's Guide is to provid e the basic ope r ating procedures for this equipment. F or more detailed information, see the Operator's Manual. This manual describes operating procedures using the trackball module, since it is common to both types of control units.

EBL

OFFSET

OFF

CU/TM

OFF

CENTER

RESET

VECTOR

MODE

TIME

CANCEL TRAILS

BRILL

A/C SEAA/C RAIN

MODE

INDEX

LINE

TARGET

LIST

ENTER MARK

GAIN

RANGE

OFF

VRM

ACQ

TARGET

DATA

TARGET

CANCEL

Trackball Module

OFFF2ON

F3 F4

ALARM

ACK

BRILL

EBL

STBY

RCU-014 RCU-015

Control Description

POWER Turns the system on and off. EBL and VRM controls Adjust EBL and VRM, respectively. EBL ON, EBL OFF Turns the EBLs on and off, respectively. VRM ON, VRM OFF Turns the VRMs on and off, respectively F1-F4 Execute menu short cut assigned. ALARM ACK Silences audible alarm. STBY TX Toggles between stand-by and transmit. BRILL Adjusts screen brilliance of FURUNO-supplied monitor. A/C RAIN Suppresses rain clutter. A/C SEA Suppresses sea clutter . GAIN Adjusts sensitivity of the radar receiver. HL OFF Temporarily erases the heading line while pressed. EBL OFFSET Enables, disables the EBL offset. Switches coordinate polarity (menu operation). MODE Chooses presentation mode. OFF CENTER Shifts own ship position. CU/TM RESET Moves own ship position in 75% radius in stern direction.

Resets the heading line to 0° in course-up and true motion modes. INDEX LINE Turns index lines on and off. VECTOR TIME Chooses vector time (length). VECTOR MODE Chooses vector mode, relative or true. TARGE T LIST Displays ARP target list. CANCEL TRAILS Cancels all target trails. In menu operation it clears line of data. BRILL/O Chooses color scheme. ENTER MARK Enters marks; terminates keyboard input. MENU Opens and closes the MAIN menu; closes other menus. ACQ - Acquires a target for ARP.

- Changes a sleeping AIS target to an activated one. RANGE Chooses radar range. TARGET DATA Displays target data for ARP or AIS target chosen with the trackball. TARGET CANCEL Cancels tracking on ARP, AIS or reference target chosen with the trackball.

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PICTURE Box, Main Picture Settings PULSELENGTH Box

ANTENNA Box PRESENTATION MODE Box RANGE Box

DISPLAY MODE Box

Heading Marker

NM/1DISPLAY

6 HEAD UP TB RM

ANT 1 X-BAND  PULSE S1

PICTURE4  IR OFF

ES OFF EAV OFF AUTO RAIN OFF

300

310

RADAR 

320

Index Line

330

340

Heading Line

290

280

270

Guard Zone

No. 1 EBL

260

No. 2 EBL

250

No. 1

220

WATCH

11 : 28

VRM

210

200

IL1

032. 0°T

5. 60NM MARK 

190.0°T, 5.75NM BRILL1 

EBL1

OFF TX

EBL2

STBY

240

230

>280.9°T<

240. 8°R

EBL2 Box EBL1 Box

TX/STBY Box HL OFF Box BRILL Box

MARK Box Bearing and range to mark

IL (Index Line) Box Index line orientation, Index line interval

000

350

Cursor

OS Symbol

Stern Marker

190

North Marker

180

Origin Mark

WATCH Box (Alarm watch time)

Reference Point Box

Trial Maneuver (Elapsed time shown when trial maneuver is active.)

SET and DRIFT Boxes

REF POINT

010

170

ANT POSN

020

030

No. 2 VRM

150

160

CURSOR DATA Box

GAIN Setting A/C SEA Setting A/C RAIN Setting

Note: Speed, Set and Drift values not shown.

TUNING Setting

040

GAIN SEA AUTO RAIN TUNE AUTO

050

34°40. 649 N

135°18. 303 E

060

070

080

HDG

22 19

SPD

COG

000. 0°TSET

SOG

OS POSN

0. 9ktDRIFT

DGPS

TRIAL OFF

ALIGN

Range

ZOOM or ARP

Rings

DATA BOX

ZOOM, ARP,



000.0°T

0.0kt BT

0.0kt

00.0°T

0.0kt 34°40.00N

135°24.00E

Heading

WT

Speed, Source

MAN

Log Speed Course over Ground

GPS

Speed over Ground, Source

Position MENU Box Chart Align ON

or AIS DATA BOX

090

DISP

OFF



30M

TARGET LIST Box

ARP ACQ MODE Box*

AIS DISP Box

AIS Message Arrival

120

130

140

ALARM1 ALARM2

TRUE TRAIL OFF 

>3.682NM<

VRM1 VRM2

5.221NM

CU/TM RESET, ALARM ACK Box

100

110

TARGET LIST



GZ1 GZ2

CU/TM RESET

ALARM ACK

CPA LIMIT Box

PAST POSN Box

ARP, AIS DATA BOX

OFF

ARPA

AIS

MANU 

VECTOR TRUE PAST POSN REL 3M CPA LIMIT 0. 5NM 22MIN

ALERT BOX

TARGET

CURSOR

DATA & A CQ

Guidance Box

ARP VECTOR Box

VRM2 Box VRM1 Box

TRAIL MODE Box ALARM Box

*: "ATA" replaces "ARPA" when ATA function is used.

Guard Zone (GZ) Box

Adjusting Screen Brilliance

Turning the Power On/Off

Open the power switch cover and press the switch to turn on the ra dar system. To turn off the radar, press the switch again.

Transmitting, Stand- by

Press the STBY/TX key alternately to transmit radar pulses or set the radar to stand-by.

1. Choose the brilliance level indicator in the brilliance level indication box at the bottom left corner of the screen.

2. Roll the wheel downward to increase brilliance or roll it upward to decrease brilliance.

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Manual Tuning

1. Choose the RANGE box and then push the left or right button as appropriate to choose the 48-mile range.

2. If using automatic tuning, choose TUNE AUTO at the top of the screen and then push the left button to show TUNE MAN.

3. Place the arrow on the tuning bar area in the TUNE box.

4. Roll the wheel to adjust tuning. The best tuning point is where the bar graph swings maximum.

Choosing a Display Mode

1. Choose the DISPLAY MODE box.

2. Push the left button to choose appropriate mode: radar or radar + plotter.

Choosing a Presentation Mode

1. Choose the PRESENTATION MODE box.

2. Push the left button to choose desired mode.

Choosing a Range

1. Choose the RANGE box.

2. Push the right or left button to change the range.

Adjusting Sensitivity

1. Choose the gain level indicator.

2. Roll the wheel downward to increase the gain or upward to decrease it.

Automatic Adjustment of Sea Clutter

1. If using manual sea clutter, choose SEA MAN and then push the left button to show SEA AUT O.

2. Place the arrow in the A/C SEA level indicator.

3. Roll the wheel downward to increase the A/C SEA or upward to decrease it.

Adjust in g A/C RAIN

1. Place the cursor in the A/C RAIN level indicator.

2. Roll the wheel downward to increase the A/C RAIN or upward to decrease it.

Suppressing Interference

1. Choose the PICTURE box.

2. Push the right button to show the PICTURE menu.

3. Choose 1 INT REJECT and then push the wheel.

4. Choose rejection level desired and then push the wheel.

5. Push the right button to close the menu.

Measuring the Range

1. Place the arrow in the VRM1 or VRM2 box.

2. Push the left button to turn on the VRM.

3. Push the left button again.

4. Roll the track ball (coarse adjustment) or wheel (fine adjustment) to align the active variable range marker with the inner edge of the targe t o f in te re st.

To erase a VRM, choose the appropriate VRM readout box and then push the left button until the VRM disappears from the screen.

Measuring the Bearing

1. Choose the EBL1 or EBL2 box.

2. Push the left button.

3. Push the left button again.

4. Roll the track ball (coarse adjustment) or wheel (fine adjustment) to bisect the target with the EBL.

To erase an EBL, choose the appropriate EBL readout box and then push the left button until the EBL disappears from the screen.

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Adjusting Symbol Brilliance

Activating, Deactivating ARP

1. Choo se the ARP AC Q MODE box.

2. Push the left button to show OFF, MAN or AUTO MAN as appropriate.

Automatic Acquisition

1. Choose the ARP ACQ MODE box and then push the right button.

2. Choose 1 AR P SELECT and the n push the wheel or the left button.

3. Choose automatic acquisition condition desired and then push the wheel or the left button.

4. Push the right button to close the menu.

Manual Acquisition

1. With the cursor inside the effective display area, roll the wheel to show “ACQ” in the guidanc e box .

2. Place the cursor on the target you want to acquire.

3. Push the left button to acquire the target.

Terminating Tracking of Targets

1. With the cursor inside the effective display area, roll the wheel to show “TARGET CANCEL / EXIT” in the guidance box.

2. Place the cursor on the ARP target or reference tar g et to c a ncel tr ack ing.

3. Push the left button or the wheel.

4. To finish, push the rig ht but to n.

Displaying Target Data

1. With cursor inside the effective disp lay area, roll the wheel to show “TARGET DATA & ACQ / CURSOR MENU” in the guidanc e box .

2. Roll the trackball to place the cursor on a desired ARP target and then push the left button.

1. C hoose the BRILL box and then push the right butto n.

2. Choose 0 NEXT and then push the wheel or the left button.

[BRILL1 MENU (2/2)] 1 BACK

2 BRG CURSOR 3 EBL 4 VRM 5 INDEX LINE 6 ARP SYMBOL 7 AIS SYMBOL 8 L/L GRID 9 MARK 0 CHART

3. Choose 6 AR P SYMBOL and th en push the wheel or the left button.

4. Roll the whe el to adjust brilliance.

5. Push the right button twice to close the menu.

Vector Motion and Length

1. Choose VECTOR T R UE or VECT O R R EL (whichever is displayed) at the right side of the screen.

2. Push the left button to display VECTOR TRUE or VECTOR REL as appropriate.

3. Choose the vector tim e box .

4. Push the left button to display time desired.

CPA and TCPA Alarm Ranges

1. Choose the CPA LIMIT box.

2. Roll the wheel to choose the CPA value desired and then push the wheel.

3. Choose the TCPA limit box.

4. Roll the wheel to choose TCPA value desired and then push the wheel.

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