Furuno FR-8045, FR-8065, FR-8255, FR-8125 User Manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

MULTI-COLOR LCD RADAR

FR-8045

FR-8065

FR-8125

Model FR-8255

PRODUCT NAME: MARINE RADAR

www.furuno.com

The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free.

FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer

9-52 Ashihara-cho,

Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN

All rights reserved.

Printed in Japan

A : JAN . 2014

A5 : AUG . 22, 2014

Pub. No. OME-36320-A5

(AKMU ) FR-8045/8065/8125

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

General

•This manual has been authored with simplified grammar, to meet the needs of international users.

•The operator of this equipment must read and follow the descriptions in this manual. Wrong operation or maintenance can cancel the warranty or cause injury.

•Do not copy any part of this manual without written permission from FURUNO.

•If this manual is lost or worn, contact your dealer about replacement.

•The contents of this manual and equipment specifications can change without notice.

•The example screens (or illustrations) shown in this manual can be different from the screens you see on your display. The screens you see depend on your system configuration and equipment settings.

•Save this manual for future reference.

•Any modification of the equipment (including software) by persons not authorized by FURUNO will cancel the warranty.

•All brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

•Ricoh bitmap font is a trademark or registered trademark of Ricoh Company, Ltd.

How to discard this product

Discard this product according to local regulations for the disposal of industrial waste. For disposal in the USA, see the homepage of the Electronics Industries Alliance (http://www.eiae.org/) for the correct method of disposal.

How to discard a used battery

Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery, see the chapter on Maintenance. Follow the instructions below if a battery is used. Tape the + and - terminals of battery before disposal to prevent fire, heat generation caused by short circuit.

In the European Union

	The crossed-out trash can symbol indicates that all types of batteries
	must not be discarded in standard trash, or at a trash site. Take the
	used batteries to a battery collection site according to your national	Cd
	legislation and the Batteries Directive 2006/66/EU.

In the USA

The Mobius loop symbol (three chasing arrows) indicates that Ni-Cd and lead-acid rechargeable batteries must be recycled. Take the used

batteries to a battery collection site according to local laws.

Ni-Cd Pb

In the other countries

There are no international standards for the battery recycle symbol. The number of symbols can increase when the other countries make their own recycle symbols in the future.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these safety instructions before you operate the equipment.

WARNING	Indicates a condition that can cause death or serious
	injury if not avoided.
CAUTION	Indicates a condition that can cause minor or moderate
	injury if not avoided.
Warning, Caution	Prohibitive Action	Mandatory Action

WARNING

	Model		100W/m2	10W/m2
	FR-8045	XN-12A	N/A	1.1m
		XN-13A	N/A	1.0m
	FR-8065	XN-12A	N/A	1.9m
		XN-13A	N/A	1.7m
	FR-8125	XN-12A	N/A	2.1m
		XN-13A	N/A	1.9m
	FR-8255	XN-12A	0.6m	4.6m
		XN-13A	0.4m	3.1m

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WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD

Do not open the equipment.

Only qualified persons can work inside the equipment.

Turn off the power before you service the antenna unit. Post a warning sign near the power switch not to turn on the power while you service the antenna unit.

Prevent the potential risk of being struck by the rotating antenna and exposure to RF radiation hazard.

Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.

Fire or electrical shock can occur.

Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or smoke or fire is coming

from the equipment.

Failure to turn off the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

Use the correct fuse.

A wrong fuse can damage the equipment and cause fire.

Keep heater away from the equipment.

Heat can change the equipment shape and melt the power cord, which can cause fire or electrical shock.

Do not put liquid-filled containers on the top of the equipment.

Fire or electrical shock can occur if a liquid spills into the equipment.

Do not operate the equipment with wet hands.

Electrical shock can occur.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

Do not depend on one navigation device for the navigation of the ship. The navigator must check all aids available to confirm position. Electronic aids are not a replacement for basic navigation principles and common sense.

·The ARPA automatically tracks an automatically or manually acquired radar target and calculates its course and speed, indicating them by a vector. Since the data from the auto plotter depend on the selected radar targets, the radar must be optimally tuned for use with the auto plotter, to ensure required targets will not be lost or unnecessary targets like sea returns and noise will not be acquired and tracked.

·A target is not always a landmass, reef, ship, but can also be returns from the sea surface and from clutter. As the level of clutter changes with the environment, the operator must correctly adjust the

A/C SEA, A/C RAIN and GAIN controls so that the target echoes do not disappear from the radar screen.

CAUTION

The tracking accuracy is affected by the following:

·The tracking accuracy is affected by course change. One to two minutes is required to restore vectors to full accuracy after a sudden course change. (The actual amount depends on gyrocompass specifications.)

·The amount of tracking delay is inversely proportional to the relative speed of the target. Delay is on the order of 15-30 seconds for high relative speed; 30-60 seconds for low relative speed.

The data from ARPA and AIS are intended for reference purposes only.

Check all available navigation aids to determine target movement.

WARNING LABELS

Warning labels are attached to the equipment. Do not remove any label. If a label is missing or damaged, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement.

		ANTENNA UNIT
	WARNING
		Name:	Warning Sticker
	Radiation hazard. Only qualified
	personnel should work inside scanner.	Type:	03-142-3201-0
	opening scanner.
	Confirm that TX has stopped before

Code No.: 100-266-890-10

TFT LCD

The high quality TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD displays 99.999% of its picture elements.

The remaining 0.001% may drop out or light, however this is an inherent property of the LCD; it is not a sign of malfunction.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

...................................................................................................................FOREWORD			ix
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................			xi
1. OPERATION ..........................................................................................................			1-1
1.1	Controls ......................................................................................................................		1-1
1.2	How to Turn the Radar On/Off and Transmit..............................................................		1-2
1.3	Display Indications......................................................................................................		1-3
1.4	How to Adjust Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer ........................................................		1-4
1.5	Menu Description........................................................................................................		1-4
1.6	Tuning.........................................................................................................................		1-6
1.7	Display Modes ............................................................................................................		1-7
	1.7.1	How to select the display mode......................................................................	1-7
	1.7.2	Description of display modes .........................................................................	1-8
1.8	How to Select a Range Scale...................................................................................		1-10
1.9	How to Adjust the Gain (sensitivity)..........................................................................		1-10
1.10	How to Reduce the Sea Clutter ................................................................................		1-11
1.11	How to Reduce the Rain Clutter ...............................................................................		1-12
1.12	Automatic Adjustments of Sea and Rain Clutters.....................................................		1-13
1.13	Cursor.......................................................................................................................		1-14
1.14	Interference Rejector................................................................................................		1-15
1.15	How to Measure the Range to a Target ...................................................................		1-16
	1.15.1	How to adjust range ring brilliance ...............................................................	1-16
	1.15.2	How to measure the range with a VRM........................................................	1-17
	1.15.3	How to select VRM unit ................................................................................	1-17
1.16	How to Measure the Bearing to a Target..................................................................		1-18
	1.16.1	How to measure the bearing with an EBL ....................................................	1-18
	1.16.2	EBL reference ..............................................................................................	1-19
1.17	How to Measure the Range and Bearing Between Two Targets .............................		1-19
1.18	How to Select a Pulselength.....................................................................................		1-20
1.19	Target Alarm.............................................................................................................		1-21
	1.19.1	How to set a target alarm zone ....................................................................	1-21
	1.19.2	How to stop the audio alarm.........................................................................	1-22
	1.19.3	How to select the alarm type ........................................................................	1-22
	1.19.4	How to sleep a target alarm temporarily.......................................................	1-23
	1.19.5	How to deactivate a target alarm..................................................................	1-23
	1.19.6	How to select the target strength which triggers a target alarm ...................	1-23
	1.19.7	How to turn the buzzer on/off .......................................................................	1-23
1.20	How to Off-center the Display...................................................................................		1-24
	1.20.1	How to select the off-center mode................................................................	1-24
	1.20.2	Off-center the display ...................................................................................	1-24
1.21	Zoom ........................................................................................................................		1-26
	1.21.1	Zoom mode ..................................................................................................	1-26
	1.21.2	How to zoom ................................................................................................	1-26
1.22	Echo Stretch.............................................................................................................		1-28
1.23	Echo Average...........................................................................................................		1-28
1.24	Target Trails .............................................................................................................		1-29
	1.24.1	Trail time.......................................................................................................	1-29
	1.24.2	How to start, stop the trails...........................................................................	1-30
	1.24.3	Trail mode ....................................................................................................	1-30
	1.24.4	Trail gradation ..............................................................................................	1-31
	1.24.5	Trail color......................................................................................................	1-31
	1.24.6	Trail level ......................................................................................................	1-32

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	1.24.7	How to restart, stop the trails .......................................................................	1-32
	1.24.8	Narrow trails .................................................................................................	1-33
	1.24.9	Your ship trail ...............................................................................................	1-33
1.25	How to Send the Target Position and Enter the Origin Mark ...................................		1-33
1.26	How to Hide the Heading Line Temporarily .............................................................		1-34
1.27	Presentation Brilliance .............................................................................................		1-34
1.28	Custom Setup ..........................................................................................................		1-34
	1.28.1	About custom setup .....................................................................................	1-34
	1.28.2	Description of custom setup items ...............................................................	1-35
	1.28.3	How to set custom setups ............................................................................	1-36
1.29	How to Program Function Keys (F1, F2 and F3 keys) .............................................		1-37
1.30	Noise Rejector..........................................................................................................		1-38
1.31	Wiper........................................................................................................................		1-38
1.32	How to Reduce Second-trace Echoes .....................................................................		1-39
1.33	Watchman ................................................................................................................		1-39
1.34	Color Selections .......................................................................................................		1-40
	1.34.1	Preset colors ................................................................................................	1-40
	1.34.2	Custom colors ..............................................................................................	1-41
1.35	Navigation Data........................................................................................................		1-42
	1.35.1	Navigation data during standby....................................................................	1-42
	1.35.2	Navigation data at the bottom of the screen ................................................	1-42
1.36	Dynamic Range........................................................................................................		1-43
1.37	Characteristics Curve...............................................................................................		1-44
1.38	Waypoint Marker ......................................................................................................		1-45
1.39	Alarm Message ........................................................................................................		1-45
1.40	Echo Area ................................................................................................................		1-47
1.41	Initial Sub Menu .......................................................................................................		1-48
	1.41.1	How to open the Initial sub menu.................................................................	1-48
	1.41.2	Description of Initial sub menu.....................................................................	1-48
1.42	Units Sub Menu........................................................................................................		1-50
1.43	Sector Blank.............................................................................................................		1-51
1.44	Other Menu Items ....................................................................................................		1-52
	1.44.1	Menu items on the [Brill/Color] menu...........................................................	1-52
	1.44.2	Menu items on the [Display] menu...............................................................	1-53
	1.44.3	Menu items on the [Echo] menu ..................................................................	1-53
1.45	Remote Display........................................................................................................		1-54
2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR ...................................................................................			2-1
2.1	General ......................................................................................................................		2-1
	2.1.1	Minimum and maximum ranges .....................................................................	2-1
	2.1.2	Radar resolution.............................................................................................	2-2
	2.1.3	Bearing accuracy ...........................................................................................	2-3
	2.1.4	Range measurement......................................................................................	2-3
2.2	False Echoes .............................................................................................................		2-3
	2.2.1	Multiple echoes ..............................................................................................	2-3
	2.2.2	Sidelobe echoes.............................................................................................	2-4
	2.2.3	Virtual image ..................................................................................................	2-4
	2.2.4	Shadow sector ...............................................................................................	2-5
2.3	SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) .................................................................		2-5
	2.3.1	SART description ...........................................................................................	2-5
	2.3.2	General remarks on receiving SART .............................................................	2-6
2.4	RACON ......................................................................................................................		2-6

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3.	ARPA OPERATION...............................................................................................			3-1
	3.1	Precautions for Use....................................................................................................		3-1
	3.2	Controls for Use with ARPA .......................................................................................		3-1
	3.3	ARPA Display On/Off .................................................................................................		3-2
	3.4	How to Acquire and Track the Targets .......................................................................		3-2
		3.4.1	Manual acquisition ..........................................................................................	3-2
		3.4.2	Automatic acquisition .....................................................................................	3-3
	3.5	How to Stop the Tracking of ARPA Target .................................................................		3-3
		3.5.1 How to stop the tracking of selected targets ..................................................		3-3
		3.5.2 How to stop the tracking of all targets ............................................................		3-3
	3.6	Vector Attributes .........................................................................................................		3-4
		3.6.1 What is a vector?............................................................................................		3-4
		3.6.2 Vector time and vector reference ...................................................................		3-4
		3.6.3 Vector of your ship .........................................................................................		3-5
	3.7	History Display (target past position)..........................................................................		3-6
	3.8	ARPA Target Data......................................................................................................		3-7
	3.9	CPA/TCPA Alarm .......................................................................................................		3-8
	3.10	Proximity Alarm ..........................................................................................................		3-9
	3.11	Lost Target .................................................................................................................		3-9
	3.12	Symbol Color............................................................................................................		3-10
4.	AIS OPERATION ...................................................................................................			4-1
	4.1	Controls for Use with AIS ...........................................................................................		4-1
	4.2	AIS Display On/Off .....................................................................................................		4-1
	4.3	AIS Symbols...............................................................................................................		4-2
	4.4	Activating, Sleeping Targets.......................................................................................		4-2
	4.5	AIS Target Data..........................................................................................................		4-3
	4.6	How to Sort Targets....................................................................................................		4-4
	4.7	Display Range ............................................................................................................		4-4
	4.8	How to Display the Targets within a Specific Sector ..................................................		4-5
	4.9	Number of Targets to Display.....................................................................................		4-5
	4.10	Vector Attributes .........................................................................................................		4-6
		4.10.1	What is a vector? ............................................................................................	4-6
		4.10.2	Vector time and vector reference ...................................................................	4-6
	4.11	History Display (target past position)..........................................................................		4-7
	4.12	CPA/TCPA Alarm .......................................................................................................		4-8
	4.13	Proximity Alarm ..........................................................................................................		4-9
	4.14	Lost Target .................................................................................................................		4-9
	4.15	Symbol Color............................................................................................................		4-10
	4.16	How to Ignore Slow Targets .....................................................................................		4-10
5.	GPS OPERATION .................................................................................................			5-1
	5.1	Navigator Mode ..........................................................................................................		5-1
	5.2	Datum	.........................................................................................................................	5-1
	5.3	WAAS Setup...............................................................................................................		5-2
	5.4	Satellite Monitor..........................................................................................................		5-3
	5.5	Cold Start....................................................................................................................		5-4

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6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING		...............................................................6-1
6.1	Preventative Maintenance..........................................................................................	6-2
6.2	Fuse Replacement .....................................................................................................	6-2
6.3	Magnetron Life ...........................................................................................................	6-3
6.4	LCD Backlight Life......................................................................................................	6-3
6.5	Simple Troubleshooting .............................................................................................	6-4
6.6	Advanced-level Troubleshooting................................................................................	6-5
6.7	Diagnostic Test ..........................................................................................................	6-6
6.8	LCD Test ....................................................................................................................	6-8
6.9	ARPA Test .................................................................................................................	6-9
6.10	GPS Test..................................................................................................................	6-10
APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE .......................................................................................		AP-1
APPENDIX 2 GEODETIC CHART LIST ...................................................................		AP-5
SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................		SP-1
INDEX..........................................................................................................................		IN-1
Declaration of Conformity

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FOREWORD

A word to the Owner of the FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 Multicolor LCD Radar.

Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 Multi-color LCD Radar. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability.

Since 1948, FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics equipment. This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers.

This equipment is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment. However, no machine can perform its intended function unless installed, operated and maintained properly. Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for operation and maintenance.

We would appreciate feedback from you, the end-user, about whether we are achieving our purposes.

Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

Features

The FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 series displays ships, land masses, etc. on a LCD screen. This equipment can be operated using the keys, knob controls or the Cursorpad.

The main features are listed below.

•Bright 12.1-inch LCD, visible in direct sunlight.

•Easy to understand user interface with on-screen menus.

•Full-screen Echo area display provides a wider range around the vessel.

•User-programmable function keys.

•Optional Auto Plotter ARP-11 is available for ARPA operation.

•AIS data can be displayed with the connection of a FURUNO AIS Transponder/Receiver.

•Echoes can be displayed multiple colors.

Note: The Chinese font used in this equipment is Ricoh Company Ltd.’s Ricoh bitmap font.

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Radar Type and Function Availability

This radar series is available in four types: [River], [Sea], [IEC] and [Russian-River], and function availability depends on type. The table below shows type and function availability.

[River]: For river, [Sea]: For sea, [IEC]: IEC compliant radar, [Russian-River]: For Russian river

Type and function availability

Item			Type
		River	Sea	IEC		Russian-River
Automatic menu	Menu does not close automatically.			Menu closes automatically when
closure				there is no menu operation for 10
				seconds.
Effective radius	300 dots			262 dots
dot count
Echo color	Select the echo display color among			Select the echo display color among
	[Yellow], [Green], [Orange] or [Multi].			[Yellow], [Green] or [Orange].
Echo color cus-	Can customize the echo display col-			Can not customize the echo display
tomizing	or.			color.
Echo area	Select the display area from [Normal]			Can not select. Display area is circle
	or [Full Screen].			only.
Base text display	Can show or hide the base text indi-			Can not hide the base text indica-
	cations.			tions.
Range preset	Select the radar ranges to use.				Can not select
					the radar ranges
					to use.
Unit defaults 1)	1) KM 2) km/h,		1) NM 2) kn		1) KM 2) km/h,
range 2) speed	m/s				m/s
Bearing scale	Graduation every		1°, 5°, 10°, 30°, no	Graduation every	1°, 5°, 10°, 30°, nu-
	numeric indication, displayed in the			meric indication every 30°, displayed
	effective radius			out of the effective radius
VRM unit	Can set the VRM unit independently			Can not set the VRM unit indepen-
	from the range unit.			dently from the range unit.
Range unit	Can change the range unit when			Can not change the range unit in
	transmitting.			transmit. Only in standby.
AIS symbol color	Select the AIS symbol color from			Select the AIS symbol color from
	[Green], [Red], [Blue], [White] or			[Green], [Blue], [White] or [Black].
	[Black].
Vector reference	Select the display mode for the vector			[True]
	from [Relative] or [True].
Pulselength	•	2NM/4KM/2SM: MP			•	2NM/4KM/
	•	4NM/8KM/4SM: LP				2SM: SP or
						MP
					•	4NM/8KM/
						4SM: MP or LP
The rule for the	Non-IEC system			IEC system
numbering of
ARPA targets
Marks temporary	Heading line, all marks (EBL, VRM,			Heading line, vector of your ship (with
hidden by press-	target alarm zone, etc.)			ARP-11)
ing and holding
the CANCEL/HL
OFF key

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Model FR-8065

Model FR-8125

Model FR-8255

Model FR-8045

Antenna Unit

Antenna Unit

Antenna Unit

XN-12A-RSB-0070-085A

XN-12A-RSB-0070-086A

XN-12A-RSB-0070-087A

Antenna Unit

XN-12A-RSB-0073-085A

XN-12A-RSB-0073-086A

XN-12A-RSB-0073-087A

XN-12A-RSB-0073-088B

XN-13A-RSB-0070-085A

XN-13A-RSB-0070-086A

XN-13A-RSB-0070-087A

XN-13A-RSB-0073-088B

XN-13A-RSB-0073-085A

XN-13A-RSB-0073-086A

XN-13A-RSB-0073-087A

Antenna Power Supply

PSU-008

	Display unit	24 VDC
	RDP-154
	Heading sensor
	Echo sounder	Remote display
	GPS navigator
	AIS, etc.
	Echo sounder	External buzzer
	GPS navigator
	AIS, etc.

24 VDC

:Basic configuration

:Optional

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1.OPERATION

1.1Controls

The display unit has 16 keys which have labels with their functions, three knob controls and a CursorPad. When you correctly operate this equipment, the unit beeps one time. If your operation is not correct, the unit beeps three times.

MENU	CANCEL
	HL OFF
EBL	VRM
OFF	TARGET
CENTER	ALARM
TLL
GAIN	RANGE
A/C SEA	CUSTOM
	TRAILS
A/C RAIN	STBY
	TX
ECONOMY	I
	B R LL

	1	MENU	CANCEL
			HL OFF

2

ENTER

	3	EBL	VRM
	4	OFF	TARGET
		CENTER	ALARM
	5	TLL	+
			RANGE
		GAIN
		F1
	6
		A/C SEA	CUSTOM
		F2
	7		TRAILS
		A/C RAIN
		F3	STBY
	8		TX
		ECONOMY	B R ILL

	No.	Control	Description
	1	MENU	Open/close the menu.
	2	CursorPad	Select the menu items and options.
			Move the cursor. (Shown like W,S,X
			& T in the manual.)
	3	EBL	Measure the bearing to a target.
	4	OFF CENTER	Off-center the display.
	5	TLL	Send the latitude and longitude of a
			target to a navigation plotter. Enter an
			origin mark at the cursor position on
			the radar display.
9	6	GAIN	Rotating: Adjust the sensitivity of the
			radar receiver.
	7	A/C SEA	Rotating: Reduce the sea clutter.
10	8	A/C RAIN	Rotating: Reduce the rain clutter.
	6,7,	F1,F2, F3	Push: Activate the function given to
	8		the key.
	9	CANCEL/HL	Erase the heading line while you press
11		OFF	this key. Cancel the last entry in menu
			operation. Cancel the tracking of
			ARPA target. Remove data of select-
12			ed ARPA or AIS target from the data
			box. Return one layer in a multiple lev-
			el menu.
	10	ENTER	Save selected menu option. Acquire
13			an ARPA target. Select the ARPA or
			AIS target to display its data.
	11	VRM	Measure the range to a target.
	12	TARGET	Set the target alarm, which checks for
		ALARM	the targets in the operator-set area.
14	13	RANGE	Select the detection range.
	14	CUSTOM	Set the radar controls for one-touch
15			operation of radar.
	15	TRAILS	Plot the radar echo movement.
	16	STBY/TX	Transmit the radar pulses or put the
16			radar in standby.
	17	Brill	Short Press: Turn on the power. Adjust
17			the brilliance.
			Long press: Turn off the power.

1-1

1. OPERATION

1.2How to Turn the Radar On/Off and Transmit

Press the

B R ILL

key to turn on the radar.To turn off the radar, press and hold the key

until the screen turns off.

When you turn on the power, the initialization screen appears followed by the start-up screen. The start-up screen shows the model name, program number and the results of the ROM and RAM check, "OK" or "NG" (No Good). If "NG" appears, contact your dealer for instruction.

Model name appears here.

Program & 0359307-XX.XX version no.

Start-up screen

After the self-tests have completed, the bearing scale and a digital timer appear. The digital timer counts down the time necessary to warm the magnetron, which transmits the radar pulses. The time to warm the magnetron is 90 seconds for FR-8045/FR- 8065 and FR-8125 radars, 180 seconds for FR-8255 radar.

After the timer reads 0:00, the STBY screen appears. The STBY screen has three types. (See paragraph 1.44.2.) The radar is ready to transmit the radar pulses. Press the STBY/TX key to transmit the radar pulses.

The STBY/TX key switches between standby and transmit. The antenna rotates in transmit and is stopped in standby. The magnetron gets old with use. To increase the life of the magnetron, set the radar in standby when you do not use the radar.

Quick start

If the magnetron is still warm, you can get the radar to TRANSMIT without the warm

up time. When the	B R ILL

seconds after you turn

key is turned off by accident, turn on the off the power.

B

R

I

LL

key within 10

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1.3Display Indications

Offcenter

(M: Manual, A: Auto, C: Custom)

		Input source
		(shown when display	Heading	Trail reference
		unit functions as		Trail time
		remote display)	North marker
Range	1.5NM	SLAVE HDG 3 5 0 . 0 ° TRAIL(T)		TUNEAUTO	Tuning indicator
Range ring interval	0.5 OFFCENT(A)		15 S
				ALM1_ACK	Target Alarm 1 (2)
Pulselength	SP CS 1
				ALM2_OUT
Display mode	H UP			WTC	indications
Zoom indication	ZOOM(R)
Custom setting					WATCHMAN
(1 - 3)					Target alarm zone 1
					No. 2 EBL
Range ring					Heading line
Bearing scale
No. 1 VRM					No. 2 VRM
No. 1 EBL
Zoom cursor
	+				Zoom window
Cursor
Target alarm zone 2
Echo stretch	ES 1			IR 1	Interference rejector
Echo averaging	EAV 1			A/C AUTO	Auto adjustment of
	EBL			VRM rain and sea clutters
No. 1 EBL bearing	270.0°R	V E C T T R U E 0 5 : 0 0		0.889NM No. 1 VRM range
No. 2 EBL bearing	22.0°R	+ 241.0°R	1.592NM	0.422NM	No. 2 VRM range

OWN SHIP			+ CURSOR		WAYPOINT
LAT	34°56.123N	LAT	34°56.123N	BRG	14.8°
LON	135°34.567E	LON	135°34.567E	RNG	0.876NM
SPEED	12.3KN	TTG	01:00	TTG	00:20

Vector time

Cursor data

(Range and bearing or L/L position)

Nav data: Appears at screen bottom when [Data Box] in the [Display] menu is set to [Nav] or [All]. Appropriate sensors required to display nav data.

Display indications

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1.4How to Adjust Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer

You can adjust the display brilliance and panel dimmer as follows:

1. Press the

B

R

I

LL

key to show the [Brill/Panel] dialog box.

Brill/Panel

Min

Max

16

Brill

(1~16)

Panel

(1~ 8)

8

Enter

Select

CANCEL/HL OFF Close

Brill/Panel dialog box

2.Press the [ENTER] key (or S, T) to select [Brill] or [Panel].

3.Use W or X to adjust. (For brilliance you can also use the B R ILL

4.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

key.)

1.5Menu Description

This FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 series has 15 menus and 6 sub menus. Below is the basic procedure for menu operation.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

Menu

Currently selected menu

Title bar*

Menu

Brill/Color

Cursor*

Brill/Color

Echo Brill

: 8

Display

Rings Brill

: 4

Echo

Mark Brill

: 4

Custom 1

HL Brill

: 4

Menu items

Custom 2

Character Brill

: 4

and current

Custom 3

Echo Shading

: 1

settings

Alarm

Display Color

: Custom

Target Trails

Echo Color

: Yellow

Tuning

Background Color

: Black

Others

Target

[ENTER]: Enter [CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

[MENU] Exit

Adjusting brilliance and color

Guide

Scroll bar (Indicates menus currently not shown in menu

message

window. Black vertical line indicates location in menu.

(The simple explanation for You can see the menus and sub menus currently not shown

the current menu.)

by using or .)

*: Title bar in currently controlled column is blue; cursor selection is yellow. Title bar of inactive column is gray.

Menu

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2.Use S or T to select a menu or sub-menu.The cursor (yellow) in the [Menu] column indicates the menu currently selected. The menu items in the right-hand window change according to the menu selected.

Menu Description

[Brill/Color]: Adjust the brilliance and color. [Display]: Set up the display features. [Echo]: Adjust the radar echo.

[Custom 1] - [Custom 3]: Adjust the user settings. [Alarm]: Set up the alarm features.

[Target Trails]: Process the trails of radar targets. [Tuning]: Adjust the radar tuning.

[Others]: Set up other items.

[Target]: Set up the targets configuration. [ARPA]: Set up the ARPA targets.

[AIS]: Set up the AIS targets.

[GPS]: Set up the GP-320B (Black-Box GPS).

[System]

[Initial]: Initial Setting.

[Tests]: Diagnostic self test, LCD test and ARPA test. See section 6.7 to 6.9. [Sector Blanks]: Set sector blanks to prevent the transmission in a certain area. [Units]: Set up units.

[Installation] and [Factory]: For use by the installer. See Installation Manual.

3.Press the ENTER key to switch the cursor to the menu items column. The cursor in the menu column now turns gray and the cursor in the menu items column is yellow. The control moves to the menu items column.

To switch the cursor from the menu items column to the menu column, use the CANCEL/HL OFF key. The color of the title bar of the active column is blue and of the inactive column in gray.

4.Use S or T to select a menu item and press the ENTER key. A window with options for the related menu item appears.

		Day
		Night					8
		Twilight
		Custom				(1~8)
Display Color options					Echo Brill setting window

Example windows

5.Use S or T to select an option or numeric value.

6.Press the ENTER key to save your selection. To close the window without saving, press the CANCEL/HL OFF key.

7.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: The menus on the [IEC] and [Russian-River] types close automatically when there is no menu operation for 10 seconds, according to IEC regulations. The following menus and screens are excluded from this regulation:

[Alarm message], [Alarm status], [Tuning Init Adjust], [GPS self test], [GPS satellite monitor], [System self test], [System LCD pattern], and [Auto installation setup]. The menus do not close automatically in the [River] or [Sea] configuration.

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1.6Tuning

In default, the radar receiver can be tuned automatically after you set the radar to TX.

If you require fine tuning in manual, do the following:

1.Transmit the radar and select the maximum range with the RANGE key.

2.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

3.Use S or T to select [Tuning] and press the ENTER key.

	Menu					Tuning
Brill/Color
					Tuning Mode	: Auto
Display
					Manual Tuning	: 6.00V
Echo					Tuning Init Adjust
Custom 1
Custom 2
Custom 3
Alarm
Target Trails
Tuning
Others
Target				[ENTER]: Enter [CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back
				[MENU] Exit

Choosing a tuning mode

Tuning menu

4. Use S or T to select [Tuning Mode] and press the ENTER key.

Auto

Manual

Tuning Mode options

5.Use S or T to select [Manual] and press the ENTER key.

6.Use S or T to select [Manual Tuning] and press the ENTER key.

Manual Tuning setting window

7.Use S or T to adjust the tuning while you look at the tuning bar in the upper-right corner of the display. The best tuning point is where the tuning bar moves to a maximum value. The vertical bar on the tuning bar shows the tuning voltage.

TUNE MAN Tuning method (Manual)

Tuning bar

Vertical bar

8.Press the ENTER key.

9.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: If the automatic tuning does not give the correct tuning, run the [Tuning Init Adjust] again.

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1.7Display Modes

This radar has the display modes shown below. All modes except head up require a heading signal. The true motion mode additionally requires position data.

Relative Motion (RM)

•[Head Up] (H UP)

•[Course Up] (C UP)

•[North Up] (N UP)

•[True View] (TRUE VIEW)

True Motion

• [True Motion] (TM)

1.7.1How to select the display mode

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Display] and press the ENTER key.

	Menu					Display
Brill/Color					Display Mode		: Head Up
Display					Zoom		: Off
Echo					Zoom Mode		: Relative
Custom 1					Offcenter Mode
Custom 2					Save Offcenter
Custom 3					Echo Area		: Normal
Alarm					Base Text Display		: All
Target Trails					Data Box
Tuning					Gain/Sea/Rain Bar
Others
Target				[ENTER]: Enter [CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back
				[MENU] Exit

Choosing the presentation mode

Display menu

3. Use S or T to select [Display Mode] and press the ENTER key.

Head Up

Course Up

North Up

True Motion

True View

4.Use S or T to select a display mode and press the ENTER key.

5.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: All modes except head up require a heading signal in AD-10 format or NMEA format. If the heading signal is lost, the mode is changed to head up and the north marker disappears. The display for heading is XXX.X and the alarm sounds. The message "GYRO" (AD-10 format data) or "NMEA_HDG" (NMEA format data) appears in the alarm message display. To stop the audio alarm, press any key. When the heading signal is restored, check the heading. To check the heading, press the F3 key. When the heading signal is restored, the current heading is displayed at the heading indication.

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1.7.2Description of display modes

Head up mode

	A display without azimuth stabilization in which the line	North marker	Heading line
	that connects the center with the top of the display in-
	dicates your heading. Targets are shown at their mea-
	sured distances and their directions relative to your
	heading. The short dotted line on the bearing scale is
	the north marker.

Course up mode

The radar picture is stabilized and displayed with the

currently selected course at the top of the screen.	North marker
When you change the heading, the heading line
moves with the course selected. If you select a new
course, select the course up mode again to display
the new course at the top of the display. Targets are
shown at their measured distances and their direc-
tions relative to the set course, which is at the 0-de-
gree position. The heading line moves according to
the yawing and any course change.

	North up mode
	Targets are shown at their measured distances and	North marker
	their true (compass) directions from your ship. North is
	at the top of the screen. The heading line changes its
	direction according to your heading.

Heading line

Heading line

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True motion mode
Your ship and other objects in motion move with their true
courses and speed. All fixed targets, like landmasses, ap- North marker		Heading lin
pear as fixed echoes in ground stabilized TM. When your
ship reaches a point that is 75% of the radius of the dis-
play, the position is reset. The ship appears at 75% radius
opposite to the extension of the heading line on the dis-
play center. You can manually reset your ship symbol if
you press the OFF CENTER key.

Heading	North
line	marker

(a) True motion	(b) Your ship has reached a	(c) Your ship is automatically
is selected	point 75% of display radius	reset to 75% of display radius

Example: Automatic reset of your ship marker in true motion mode

True view mode

The echoes move in real time according to the change of the heading of your ship. The heading line is at the top of the screen. When the heading signal is lost, this function is not available and the display mode automatically changes to the head up mode. The [Wiper] is not available in this mode (see section 1.31).

North marker	Heading line	Heading line
		North marker

The echoes move according to the change of the heading of your ship during one sweep.

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1.8How to Select a Range Scale

The selected range scale, range ring interval and pulselength are shown at the upper left corner on the screen. When an object target comes closer, reduce the range scale so that the target appears in 50-90% of the display radius.

Use the RANGE key to select range. Press the "+" part of the key to raise the range; the "-" part to lower the range.

1.9How to Adjust the Gain (sensitivity)

The gain functions to adjust the sensitivity of the receiver for the best reception. The gain is adjusted automatically or manually.

1.	Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2.	Use S or T and select [Echo] and press the ENTER key.
3.	Use S or T to select [Gain Mode] and press the ENTER key.
4.	Use S or T to select [Auto] or [Manual] and press the ENTER key.	Auto

Manual

the window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator shown below appears. This window closes automatically in the [River] or [Sea] mode when there

is no menu operation for ten seconds. [Auto] is for adjusting the gain automatically. For [Manual] go to "Manual mode" below.

AUTO: Auto, MAN: Manual

Gain/Sea/Rain

GAIN MAN					Gain setting bar
SEA MAN
RAIN MAN
	[CANCEL/HL OFF: Close

Gain/Sea/Rain indicator

5.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

6.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: To adjust the gain finely in [Auto] mode, rotate the GAIN knob. The confirmation message appears. If you select [Yes] the mode changes to [Manual] mode. Rotate the Gain knob to adjust the gain.

Are you sure to change to manual mode?

Manual mode

1.Rotate the GAIN knob to adjust the gain so that weak noise appears on all of the screen. If the gain is too low, weak echoes are erased. If the gain is too high, the background noise hides weak targets.

2.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

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1.10How to Reduce the Sea Clutter

The reflected echoes from the waves appear around your ship and have the name "sea clutter". The sea clutter extends according to the height of waves and antenna above the water. When the sea clutter hides the targets, use the A/C SEA control to reduce the clutter, either manually or automatically.

Auto mode

1.Press the Menu key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Echo] and press the ENTER key.

3.Use S or T to select [Sea Mode] and press the ENTER key.

4.Use S or T to select [Auto] or [Manual] and press the ENTER key. The window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator appears. (Refer to the illustration of step 4 in section 1.9). If you selected [Auto], go to step 5. For [Manual], go to "Manual mode" below.

5.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window. [Auto] is used to reduce the sea clutter automatically. If the sea clutter is strong while cruising along a coastline in the [Auto] mode, go to step 6. If not, go to step 9.

6.Use S or T to select [Auto Sea] and press the ENTER key.

Coastal

Advanced

7.Use Sor Tto select [Coastal] or [Advanced] then press the ENTER key. The window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator appears for confirmation.

[Coastal]: Suppress both land and sea clutter. For cruising along a coastline. [Advanced]: Automatically identify land echoes from sea reflections to suppress only sea reflections. Use this mode for general use.

8.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the menu.

9.Press the MENU key to close the menu,

Note: When you want to adjust the sea clutter finely in [Auto] mode, rotate the A/C SEA knob. The confirmation window appears. If you select [Yes], the mode changes to [Manual] mode. Rotate the A/C SEA knob to adjust the sea clutter.

Are you sure to change to manual mode?

Confirmation message

Manual mode

1)Rotate the A/C SEA knob to reduce the sea clutter.

Note: When the setting of the A/C SEA control is correct, the clutter is broken into small dots, and small targets become identified. If the setting is not enough, targets are hidden in the clutter. If the setting is higher than necessary, both sea clutter and targets disappear from the display. Normally adjust the control until the clutter has disappeared to leeward, but a small amount of the clutter is visible windward.

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2)Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

Sea clutter at	A/C SEA control adjusted;
screen center	sea clutter reduced

1.11How to Reduce the Rain Clutter

The reflections from the rain or snow appear on the screen. These reflections have the name "rain clutter". When the rain clutter is strong, targets in the rain clutter are hidden in the clutter. Reflections from the rain clutter are easily identified from true targets by their wool-like appearance.The A/C RAIN control, like the A/C SEA control, adjusts the receiver sensitivity, but in longer range. If the setting is high, the rain clutter is more reduced. The rain control breaks the continuous display of rain or snow reflections into a random pattern. When the rain clutter hides the targets, adjust the rain control (automatic or manual) to reduce the clutter.

Auto mode

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Echo] and press the ENTER key.

3.Use S or T to select [Rain Mode] and press the ENTER key.

4.Use S or T to select [Auto] or [Manual] then press the ENTER key. The window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator appears (refer to the illustration of step 4 at

section 1.9). If you selected [Auto], go to step 5. For [Manual], go to "Manual mode" below.

5.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

6.Use S or T to select [Auto Rain] and press the ENTER key.

Calm

Moderate

Rough

7.Use S or T to select [Calm], [Moderate] or [Rough] then press the ENTER key. The window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator appears for confirmation.

[Calm]: For light rain

[Moderate]: When you cannot reduce the rain clutter with [Calm] mode [Rough]: For heavy rain

8.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

9.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: When you want to adjust the rain clutter finely in [Auto] mode, rotate the A/C RAIN knob. The confirmation message appears. If you select [Yes], the mode changes to [Manual] mode. Rotate the A/C RAIN knob to adjust the rain clutter.

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Manual mode

1.Rotate the A/C RAIN knob to reduce the rain clutter.

2.Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the window.

Rain clutter at	A/C RAIN control adjusted;
screen center	rain clutter reduced

1.12Automatic Adjustments of Sea and Rain Clutters

When you can not correctly reduce the sea clutter or rain clutter with the related control, turn on the automatic anti-clutter feature. When this feature is turned on,

"A/C AUTO" appears at the lower-right corner.

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Echo] and press the ENTER key.

3.Use S or T to select [A/C Auto] and press the ENTER key.

4.Use S or T to select [Off] or [On] then press the ENTER key.

5.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Caution on use

•Echoes that cover wide areas (like land and islands) can become smaller when the [A/C Auto] is used.

•When [A/C Auto] is active, the strength of a target in sea clutter or rain clutter can be lower than actual strength. In this case change to manual A/C SEA and manual A/C RAIN and adjust the picture.

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Target:£:¸:Å:»

A/C Auto: Off

A/C Auto: On

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1.13Cursor

The cursor functions to find the range and bearing (default function) to a target or the latitude and longitude position of a target. Use the CursorPad to move the cursor into position and read the cursor data at the screen bottom.

0.5NM
		+	Cursor
+	110.1° R	0.488 NM

Cursor data (range and bearing,

or latitutde and longitude)

Cursor data

You can show the cursor data as range and bearing (from your ship to the cursor) or latitude and longitude. Position and heading signal are required.

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Others] and press the ENTER key.

	Menu				Others
				F1 Setup		: Gain Mode
Brill/Color
Display				F2 Setup		: Sea Mode
				F3 Setup		: A/C Auto
Echo
Custom 1				WPT Mark		: Off
Custom 2				EBL Reference		: Relative
Custom 3				VRM Unit		: NM
Alarm				Cursor Position		: Rng/Brg
Target Trails				TLL Key Mode		: TLL Output
Tuning
Others			[ENTER]: Enter [CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back
Target

[MENU] Exit

Choosing display mode of cursor position

Others menu

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1. OPERATION

3. Use S or T to select [Cursor Position] and press the ENTER key.

Rng/ Brg

Lat/Lon

Cursor Position options

4.Use Sor Tto select [Rng/Brg] (Range/Bearing) or [Lat/Lon] (Latitude/Longitude) then press the ENTER key. (When the navigation data box display is set to [Nav] or [All] in the [Display] menu, cursor latitude and longitude position cannot be displayed in the cursor data box.)

5.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.14Interference Rejector

The radar interference can occur when your ship is near the radar of another ship that operates on the same frequency band with your radar. The interference shows on the screen as many bright dots. The dots can be random or in the shape of dotted lines that run from the center to the edge of the display. You can identify the interference from the normal echoes, because the interference does not appear in the same location at the next antenna rotation. When this feature is turned on, "IR 1", "IR 2" or "IR 3" appears at the lower-right corner.

Interference

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Echo] and press the ENTER key.

3.Use S or T to select [Int Rejector] and press the ENTER key.

Off

1 IR 1

2 IR 2

3 IR 3

Indication at the lower-right corner of the display

4.Use S or T to select [Off], [1], [2] or [3] then press the ENTER key. [3] removes the interference the most.

5.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: When there is no interference, turn off the interference rejector so you do not miss the small targets.

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1.15How to Measure the Range to a Target

You can measure the range to a target in three methods. You can use the fixed range rings, the cursor (if set to measure range and bearing) and the VRM (Variable Range Marker).

Use the fixed range rings to get a rough estimate of the range to a target. The fixed range rings are the concentric solid circles about your ship. The number of rings changes with the selected range scale. The interval of the range ring is displayed at the upper-left corner of the screen. Count the number of rings between the center of the display and the target. Check the range ring interval and measure the distance of the echo from the nearest ring.

1.15.1How to adjust range ring brilliance

1.Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2.Use S or T to select [Brill/Color] and press the ENTER key.

3.Use S or T to select [Rings Brill] and press the ENTER key.

	Menu				Brill/Color
	Brill/Color				Echo Brill		: 8
	Display				Rings Brill		: 4
					Mark Brill		: 4
	Echo
	Custom 1				HL Brill		: 4
	Custom 2				Character Brill		: 4
	Custom 3				Echo Shading		: 1
	Alarm				Display Color		: Custom
	Target Trails				Echo Color		: Yellow
	Tuning				Background Color		: Black
	Others
	Target				[ENTER]: Enter [CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back
					[MENU] Exit

Adjusting range ring brilliance

Brill/Color menu

4.Use Sor Tto select an option and press the ENTER key. [4] is the brightest. [Off] turns off the range rings.

Off 1 2 3

4

Rings/Brill options

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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