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Furuno Finland Oy
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
FURUNO FINLAND
ICE RADAR FICE-100
www.furuno.fi
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Contents
FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................... 3
A Word to the Owner of the Furuno Finland Ice Radar FICE-100 ................................................. 3
Features ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Software history ............................................................................................................................... 3
1. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 4
2. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ...................................................................................... 5
2.1 Operating mode selections ......................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Navigational data ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Ice filter parameter adjustments ................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Cursor position indicator ............................................................................................................ 7
2.5 Local time .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.6 EBL/VRM .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.7 Display mode selections............................................................................................................. 9
3. USE OF FUSION SCANS AND MODES .................................................................................... 10
3.1 Adjusting Fusion Scans ............................................................................................................ 10
3.2. Radar Modes ........................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.2Use of Radar mode Lead .................................................................................................... 11
4. SCREEN SHOTS ........................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 How to take screenshots ........................................................................................................... 12
4.2 How to export screenshots ....................................................................................................... 13
4.3 How to delete screenshots ........................................................................................................ 13
5. Other functions ............................................................................................................................... 14
5.1 How to change time zone ......................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Shut down or restart of FICE-100 ice radar ............................................................................. 14
5.3 How to upgrade software ......................................................................................................... 14
Version B, 16 FEB 2016
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FOREWORD
A Word to the Owner of the Furuno Finland Ice Radar FICE-100
Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO Finland Ice Radar FICE-100.
Your equipment is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine
environment. However, no machine can perform its intended function unless properly operated and
maintained. Please carefully read and follow the operation and maintenance procedures set forth
in this manual.
Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO Finland.
We would appreciate feedback from you, the end-user, about whether we are achieving our
purposes.
Features
The Furuno Finland lce Radar is a hybrid ice radar. It is based on the normal Furuno ARPA radar,
and captures a copy of the raw radar signal from the ARPA processor. The normal operation of the
ARPA radar is not affected.
The Ice Radar is not a navigational device. It is a supplementary system for the specific task of
observing ice conditions by radar.
If you like to know more about the Ice Radar capabilities please contact to Furuno Finland Oy
(www.furuno.fi).
Software history
V1.00 Initial Release
V1.1 New release 01 FEB 2015
V2.00 New hardware
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1. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Interconnection diagram
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User interface sections
1.
Heading mode, vector time selection and range/scale selection
2.
Navigational data
3.
Ice filter parameter adjustment
4.
Cursor position indicator, local time, software version number
5.
EBL/VRM indicators
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TM reset, Center ship, Display palette selection, Screenshots and Record radar buttons
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2. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)
The Ice Radar graphical user interface (GUI) is based on a single screen.
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Description
1.
Motion mode select - Available modes:
Head Up TM
Head Up RM
North Up TM
North Up RM
2.
Vector – Selection of vector length (Off, 1 min, 3 min, 6 min)
3.
Range/Scale indicator – Shows the range used in Radar display.
No.
1.
HDG; Heading
2.
SPD; Speed through water (is shown only if source of speed log connected to radar)
3.
COG; Course over ground
4.
SOG; Speed over ground
5.
Position (Lat, Lon)
2.1 Operating mode selections
2.2 Navigational data
The indicators are passive repeaters of navigational data received from the sensors.
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Description
Echo – toggle navigational radar echoes on/off when moving cursor over
the text and click left mouse button. If moving cursor just over Echo box
and click left mouse button, following controls appear:
Treshold – adjust threshold for echoes
Brightness – adjust brightness of navigational radar echoes
Ice – toggle ice echoes on/off when moving cursor over the text and click
left mouse button. If moving cursor just over Ice box and click left mouse
button, following controls appear:
Hue – choose color of ice layer
Brightness – adjust brightness of ice layer.
Contrast – adjust contrast of ice layer.
Gamma – adjust linearity of ice color.
Radar Mode:
Lead
Iceberg
For more information, see chapter 3.2.
Adjust number of scans – how many overlapping radar scans are used for
the oil echoes
Note, if Fusion mode is “Iceberg”, Fusion scans is set as 1.
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Description
1.
Cursor position display (LAT, LON) and range and bearing from own ship position
2.3 Ice filter parameter adjustments
These parameters affect the behavior of the Ice filter. The following items are explained
later in this manual.
2.4 Cursor position indicator
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Description
1.
blank – tool is disabled
2.
Ship – the measurements are done from the ship's conning position
3.
Gnd – the measurements are stabilized to ground
No.
Description
1.
Click on EBL1 or EBL2 will toggle the EBL between true (T) and relative (R) measurements
2.
Click on VRM1 or VRM2 will show or hide the VRM measurement
3.
Using the scroll wheel on any box will adjust that value.
2.5 Local time
To change between local time and UTC, move cursor over time zone indication and click left
mouse button to toggle between local time zone and UTC.
Note, time adjustment is using ZDA sentence received from EPFS device.
2.6 EBL/VRM
There are two EBL/VRM measurement tools available. You can choose the operating modes of these tools
by clicking in the STAB1 or STAB2 box with your mouse.
The EBL and VRM values are shown both on screen and in the respective boxes.
EBL/VRM can be adjusted by dragging the intersection point on the screen.
Note: you choose the point to drag by clicking on the first point with the right mouse button. To release the
drag you have to click with the right mouse button again after moving the point to the new position.
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Description
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Click on TMReset to reset vessel position to reset margin.
2.
Click on Center ship to place vessel on the center of screen.
3.
Use Display to select Day or night palette.
2.7 Display mode selections
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Description
1.
You can adjust Fusion Scans by moving the cursor over Fusion Scans and selecting the number of
Scans by using scroll wheel of mouse.
Note: If Fusion Modes is set to iceberg, Fusion Scans cannot not adjust.
Mode
Description
Iceberg
This mode is used to find iceberg.
Lead
This mode is used to remove temporary noise. The edges of echoes are
displayed.
Note that moving echoes (objects) may be lost. This can be used for example
when you need a sharp image of faint trails through ice.
3. USE OF FUSION SCANS AND MODES
The surrounding weather condition, ice and sea state and of course the installation height of the
radar antenna effects on the image processing on Ice radar. Ice radar FICE-100 has option “Lead”
for Radar mode together with number of scans to process video image on screen. You can change
between Lead and Iceberg Radar modes and see the result on real time on the screen. This is the
best way to achieve the most efficient image to detect ice. Fusion scans are motion compensated.
You can also tune brightness, contrast and gamma. These controls affect the clarity of the image.
Below you will find instructions on how to adjust Fusion Scans, descriptions of the Radar Modes
and some examples on how to use them.
3.1 Adjusting Fusion Scans
3.2. Radar Modes
Radar modes can be changed by moving the mouse cursor over Radar Modes and selecting the
mode by using scroll wheel of mouse. Below you will find explanations for each Radar Mode.
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Vessel old
track
Slush ice
Thick
solid ice
3.2.2Use of Radar mode Lead
Below you can find radar image where leads/old tracks can be seen:
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Description
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Click on Screenshots to capture single or multiple screenshots covering the whole display.
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Description
1.
Click on Screenshots to open the screenshots menu
2.
Click on Take to capture single or multiple screenshots. You can see the number of taken
screenshots in the Export –box.
4. SCREEN SHOTS
Screenshots –function allows you to capture single or multiple screenshots of the whole display in JPEG format. These screenshots can be also exported to an external memory, such as an USB stick.
Screenshots –function is operated by clicking Screenshots with your mouse and selecting Take, Export or
Delete all.
4.1 How to take screenshots
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Description
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Click on Screenshots to open the screenshots menu
2.
Click on Export to move the captured screenshots to an external memory, such as an USB stick.
You can export the screenshots by following these steps:
1. Connect the external memory to your workstation
2. Click Screenshots and Export
3. The screenshots have been successfully moved to an external memory, when the number
under Export goes back to zero.
4. On your external memory the screenshots can be found in folder “\exports\screenshots\”.
The filenames of screenshots indicate the date and time of capture e.g.
“20140221T111738025UTC.jpg”
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Description
1.
Click on Screenshots to open the screenshots menu
2.
Click on Delete all to delete all captured screenshots.
If Delete all is selected, “Are you sure?” dialogue appears, and has to be clicked again for
confirmation. After Deleting all, the number under Export will return to zero.
4.2 How to export screenshots
Note: Clicking Export moves the screenshots to an external memory and removes them from your
workstation.
4.3 How to delete screenshots
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Description
1.
Click on System to select time zone.
2.
Select the required time zone in the drop-down menu.
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Description
1.
Click on System to open menu.
2.
Select “Shut down” to close the FICE-100 processor or “Reboot” close and start FICE-100
processor.
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Description
1.
Connect USB memory stick to upgrade new software for FICE-100.
2.
Click on System to open the System menu.
3.
Choose Upgrade sw.
4.
Follow instructions displayed during software upgrade.
5. Other functions
5.1 How to change time zone
5.2 Shut down or restart of FICE-100 ice radar
5.3 How to upgrade software
If you receive new software package from manufacturer (normally stored on USB memory stick),
you can load software package to FICE-100 easily.
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