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

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OPERATOR'S MANUAL

MULTI-COLOR LCD RADAR

FR-8045 FR-8065 FR-8125

Model

PRODUCT NAME: MARINE RADAR

FR-8255

www.furuno.com

The paper used in this manual

9-52 Ashihara-cho,

A:JAN

2014

A5:AUG.22, 2014

Pub. No.

(

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Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN

is elemental chlorine free.

・FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer

AKMU

FR-8045/8065/8125

Printed in Japan

OME-36320-A5

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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 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.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these safety instructions before you operate the equipment.

Indicates a condition that can cause death or serious

WARNING

CAUTION

injury if not avoided.

Indicates a condition that can cause minor or moderate injury if not avoided.

Warning, Caution

Prohibitive Action

Mandatory Action

WARNING

Radio Frequency Radiation Hazard

The radar antenna sends the electromagnetic radio frequency (RF) energy. This energy can be dangerous to you, especially your eyes. Do not look at the radiator or near the antenna when the antenna is rotating.

The distances at which RF radiation levels of 100 W/m the table.

Note: If the antenna unit is installed at a close distance in front of the wheel house, prevent the transmission in that area to protect passengers and crew from microwave radiation. Set the [Sector Blanks] in the [System] menu.

Model

XN-12A

FR-8045

XN-13A

100W/m

N/A N/A

and 10 W/m2 exist are shown in

10W/m

1.1m

1.0m

FR-8065

XN-12A

XN-13A

XN-12A

FR-8125

XN-13A

XN-12A

FR-8255

XN-13A

N/A

0.6m

0.4m 3.1m

1.9m

1.7m

2.1m

1.9m

4.6m

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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.

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.

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

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION

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.

WARNING

Radiation hazard. Only qualified personnel should work inside scanner. Confirm that TX has stopped before opening scanner.

ANTENNA UNIT

Name: Warning Sticker Type: Code No.: 100-266-890-10

03-142-3201-0

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.

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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.

FOREWORD

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 closure

Effective radius dot count

Echo color Select the echo display color among

Echo color customizing

Echo area Select the display area from [Normal]

Base text display Can show or hide the base text indi-

Range preset Select the radar ranges to use. Can not select

Unit defaults 1) range 2) speed

Bearing scale Graduation every 1°, 5°, 10°, 30°, no

VRM unit Can set the VRM unit independently

Range unit Can change the range unit when

AIS symbol color Select the AIS symbol color from

Vector reference Select the display mode for the vector

Pulselength • 2NM/4KM/2SM: MP

The rule for the numbering of ARPA targets

Marks temporary hidden by pressing and holding the CANCEL/HL OFF key

Menu does not close automatically. Menu closes automatically when

there is no menu operation for 10 seconds.

300 dots 262 dots

Select the echo display color among

[Yellow], [Green], [Orange] or [Multi]. Can customize the echo display col-

or.

or [Full Screen].

cations.

1) KM 2) km/h, m/s

numeric indication, displayed in the effective radius

from the range unit.

transmitting.

[Green], [Red], [Blue], [White] or [Black].

from [Relative] or [True].

• 4NM/8KM/4SM: LP

Non-IEC system IEC system

Heading line, all marks (EBL, VRM, target alarm zone, etc.)

1) NM 2) kn 1) KM 2) km/h,

[Yellow], [Green] or [Orange]. Can not customize the echo display

color. Can not select. Display area is circle

only. Can not hide the base text indica-

tions.

the radar ranges to use.

m/s

Graduation every 1°, 5°, 10°, 30°, numeric indication every 30°, displayed out of the effective radius

Can not set the VRM unit independently from the range unit.

Can not change the range unit in transmit. Only in standby.

Select the AIS symbol color from [Green], [Blue], [White] or [Black].

[True]

• 2NM/4KM/ 2SM: SP or MP

• 4NM/8KM/ 4SM: MP or LP

Heading line, vector of your ship (with ARP-11)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Model FR-8045

Antenna Unit XN-12A-RSB-0073-088B XN-13A-RSB-0073-088B

Heading sensor

Echo sounder GPS navigator AIS, etc.

Model FR-8065

Antenna Unit XN-12A-RSB-0070-085A XN-12A-RSB-0073-085A XN-13A-RSB-0070-085A XN-13A-RSB-0073-085A

Model FR-8125

Antenna Unit XN-12A-RSB-0070-086A XN-12A-RSB-0073-086A XN-13A-RSB-0070-086A XN-13A-RSB-0073-086A

Display unit

RDP-154

Model FR-8255

Antenna Unit XN-12A-RSB-0070-087A XN-12A-RSB-0073-087A XN-13A-RSB-0070-087A XN-13A-RSB-0073-087A

Antenna Power Supply

PSU-008

24 VDC

Remote display

Echo sounder GPS navigator AIS, etc.

: Basic configuration

: Optional

External buzzer

24 VDC

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

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1. OPERATION

1.1 Controls

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.

No. Control Description

1 MENU Open/close the menu. 2 CursorPad Select the menu items and options.

3 EBL Measure the bearing to a target. 4 OFF CENTER Off-center the display. 5 TLL Send the latitude and longitude of a

6 GAIN Rotating: Adjust the sensitivity of the

7 A/C SEA Rotating: Reduce the sea clutter. 8 A/C RAIN Rotating: Reduce the rain clutter. 6,7,8F1,F2, F3 Push: Activate the function given to

9 CANCEL/HL

OFF

10 ENTER Save selected menu option. Acquire

11 VRM Measure the range to a target. 12 TARGET

ALARM

13 RANGE Select the detection range. 14 CUSTOM Set the radar controls for one-touch

15 TRAILS Plot the radar echo movement. 16 STBY/TX Transmit the radar pulses or put the

17 Brill Short Press: Turn on the power. Adjust

ECONOMY

EBL

OFF

CENTER

TLL

GAIN

A/C SEA

A/C RAIN

ENTER

EBL VRM

OFF

CENTER

TLL

GAIN

A/C SEA

A/C RAIN

ECONOMY

CANCEL

HL OFF

VRM

TARGET ALARM

RANGE

CUSTOM

TRAILS

STBY

CANCEL HL OFF

ENTER

TARGET ALARM

RANGE

CUSTOM

TRAILS

STBY

Move the cursor. (Shown like W,S,X & T in the manual.)

target to a navigation plotter. Enter an origin mark at the cursor position on the radar display.

radar receiver.

the key. Erase the heading line while you press

this key. Cancel the last entry in menu operation. Cancel the tracking of ARPA target. Remove data of selected ARPA or AIS target from the data box. Return one layer in a multiple level menu.

an ARPA target. Select the ARPA or AIS target to display its data.

Set the target alarm, which checks for the targets in the operator-set area.

operation of radar.

radar in standby.

the brilliance. Long press: Turn off the power.

1-1

1. OPERATION

1.2 How to Turn the Radar On/Off and Transmit

Press the 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.

0359307-XX.XX

Program & 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/FR8065 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 key is turned off by accident, turn on the key within 10

seconds after you turn off the power.

1-2

1.3 Display Indications

1.5

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

Input source (shown when display unit functions as remote display)

Range

Range ring interval

Pulselength

Display mode

Zoom indication

Custom setting (1 - 3)

1.5

0.5

SP CS 1

H UP ZOOM(R)

SLAVE

OFFCENT(A)

HDG

350.0°

Heading

North marker

TRAIL(T)

15 S

Trail reference

Trail time

TUNEAUTO

ALM1_ACK ALM2_OUT

WTC

1. OPERATION

Tuning indicator

Target Alarm 1 (2) indications

WATCHMAN

Target alarm zone 1

No. 2 EBL

Range ring

Bearing scale

No. 1 VRM

No. 1 EBL

Zoom cursor

Cursor

Target alarm zone 2

Echo stretch

Echo averaging

ES 1 EAV 1

EBL

No. 1 EBL bearing No. 2 EBL bearing

OWN SHIP LAT 34°56.123N LON 135°34.567E SPEED 12.3KN

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.

270.0°R

22.0°R

+ CURSOR LAT 34°56.123N LON 135°34.567E TTG 01:00

241.0°R

WAYPOINT B RG RNG 0.876NM TT G

14 .8 °

00:20

VECT

TRUE 05:00

1.592

0.889

0.422

Vector time Cursor data (Range and bearing or L/L position)

IR 1

A/C AUTO

VRM

NM NM

Heading line

No. 2 VRM

Zoom window

Interference rejector Auto adjustment of

rain and sea clutters

No. 1 VRM range No. 2 VRM range

Display indications

1-3

1. OPERATION

1.4 How to Adjust Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer

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

1. Press the key to show the [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 key.)

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

Brill

Panel

Enter

CANCEL/HL OFF

Brill/Panel

Max

(1~16)

(1~ 8)

Min

Select

Brill/Panel dialog box

1.5 Menu 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.

Title bar*

Cursor*

Brill/Color

Display Echo

Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning Others Target

Echo Brill Rings Brill

Mark Brill HL Brill Character Brill Echo Shading Display Color Echo Color Background Color

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU] Exit

Currently selected menu

Brill/Color

: 8 : 4

: 4 : 4 : 4 : 1 : Custom : Yellow : Black

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Menu items and current settings

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Adjusting brilliance and color

Scroll bar (Indicates menus currently not shown in menu Guide message (The simple explanation for the current menu.)

window. Black vertical line indicates location in menu.

You can see the menus and sub menus currently not shown

by using  or .)

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

1. OPERATION

2. Use S or T to select a menu or sub-menu.The cursor (yellow) in the [Menu] col-

umn 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

Twilight Custom

Display Color options Echo Brill setting window

(1~8)

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. OPERATION

1.6 Tuning

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.

Brill/Color Display

Echo Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails

Tuning

Others Target

Choosing a tuning mode

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU] Exit

Tuning Mode

Manual Tuning

Tuning Init Adjust

Tuning

: Auto

: 6.00V

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

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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1.7 Display 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)

1.7.1 How 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.

1. OPERATION

Brill/Color

Display

Echo Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning Others Target

Choosing the presentation mode

Display Mode

Zoom Zoom Mode Offcenter Mode Save Offcenter Echo Area Base Text Display Data Box Gain/Sea/Rain Bar

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU] Exit

Display

: Head Up

: Off : Relative

: Normal

: All

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

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. OPERATION

1.7.2 Description of display modes

Head up mode

A display without azimuth stabilization in which the line that connects the center with the top of the display indicates your heading. Targets are shown at their measured 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. 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 directions relative to the set course, which is at the 0-degree position. The heading line moves according to the yawing and any course change.

North marker

Heading line

North up mode

Targets are shown at their measured distances and 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.

North marker

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, appear as fixed echoes in ground stabilized TM. When your ship reaches a point that is 75% of the radius of the display, the position is reset. The ship appears at 75% radius opposite to the extension of the heading line on the display center. You can manually reset your ship symbol if you press the OFF CENTER key.

North marker

1. OPERATION

Heading li

Heading line

(a) True motion is selected

North marker

(b) Your ship has reached a point 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

North marker

Heading line

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

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1. OPERATION

1.8 How 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.

1.9 How 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.

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

Manual

AUTO: Auto, MAN: Manual

Gain/Sea/Rain

GAIN MAN SEA

MAN

RAIN

MAN

[CANCEL/HL OFF: Close

Gain setting bar

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

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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.

1.10 How 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.

1. OPERATION

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

Coastal

Advanced

7. Use S or T to 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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1. OPERATION

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

Sea clutter at

screen center

A/C SEA control adjusted;

sea clutter reduced

1.11 How 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 chang- es 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.

1. OPERATION

Rain clutter at screen center

A/C RAIN control adjusted;

rain clutter reduced

1.12 Automatic 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.

A/C Auto: Off

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Land

Target

A/C Auto: On

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1. OPERATION

1.13 Cursor

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.

0.5

Cursor

110.1

° R 0.488

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.

Brill/Color Display

Echo Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning

Others

Target

F1 Setup F2 Setup F3 Setup WPT Mark EBL Reference VRM Unit

Cursor Position : Rng/Brg

TLL Key Mode

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU] Exit

Others

: Gain Mode : Sea Mode : A/C Auto : Off : Relative : NM

: TLL Output

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

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Choosing display mode of cursor position

Others menu

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

Rng/ Brg

Lat/Lon

Cursor Position options

4. Use S or T to 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.

1.14 Interference 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.

1. OPERATION

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

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.

IR 1 IR 2 IR 3

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1. OPERATION

1.15 How 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.

1.15.1 How 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.

Brill/Color Display Echo Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning

Others Target

Adjusting range ring brilliance

4. Use S or T to select an option and press the ENTER key. [4] is the brightest. [Off]

turns off the range rings.

Echo Brill

Rings Brill

Mark Brill HL Brill Character Brill Echo Shading Display Color Echo Color Background Color

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU] Exit

Brill/Color menu

Brill/Color

: 8

: 4

: 4 : 4 : 4 : 1 : Custom : Yellow : Black

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Off 1 2

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Rings/Brill options

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.15.2 How to measure the range with a VRM

There are two VRMs, No. 1 and No. 2. The VRMs are dashed rings so that you can identify the rings from the fixed range rings. You can identify VRM 1 from VRM 2 by different lengths of dashes. The dashes of the No. 1 VRM are shorter than those of the No. 2 VRM.

1. Press the VRM key to display either of the VRMs. Press the VRM key to change the active VRM between No. 1 and No. 2. The indication of the currently active VRM is in a rectangle.

2. Use the CursorPad to align the Variable Range Marker with the inner edge of the target. Read the distance at the lower-right corner of the screen. Each VRM remains at the same geographical distance when you operate the RANGE key. The size of the VRM ring changes in proportion to the selected range scale.

3. Press the ENTER key to anchor the VRM.

4. To erase a VRM, press the VRM key to activate the VRM and press the CANCEL/ HL OFF key.

1. OPERATION

VRM 1

VECT

37.4

º R

TRUE 05:00

5.044

Cursor range and bearing

1.15.3 How to select VRM unit

You can select the unit of measurement used by the VRM. The selections are nautical miles (NM), kilometers (KM), statute miles (SM), kiloyard (KYD) or nautical miles and yards (NM&YD). The cursor range unit is also changed when the VRM unit is changed.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

Target Cursor (+)

VRM 2

The currently active VRM is in a rectangle.

VRM

5.044NM

2.082NM

VRM 1 range VRM 2 range

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

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1. OPERATION

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

KM SM KYD NM&YD

NM: 0.1 NM or above YD: Less than 0.1 NM

4. Use S or T to select the unit and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.16 How to Measure the Bearing to a Target

Use the Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) to take a bearing of a target. There are two EBLs, No. 1 and No. 2. Each EBL is a straight dashed line from the center of the screen to the edge. The dashes of the No. 1 EBL are shorter than those of the No. 2 EBL.

1.16.1 How to measure the bearing with an EBL

1. Press the EBL key to display either of the EBLs. Press the EBL key to change the active EBL between No. 1 and No. 2. The indication of the currently active EBL is in a rectangle.

2. Use the CursorPad to put the EBL on the center of the target. Read the bearing at the lower-left corner of the screen.

3. Press the ENTER key to anchor the EBL.

4. To erase an EBL, press the EBL key to activate the EBL and press the CANCEL/ HL OFF key.

EBL 1

Target

Cursor (+)

EBL 2

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The currently active EBL is in a rectangle.

EBL 1 bearing

EBL 2 bearing

How to measure the bearing with the EBL

EBL

270.0

VECT

45.0

TRUE 05:00

5.044 NM

Cursor range and bearing

1. OPERATION

1.16.2 EBL reference

"R" (relative) follows the EBL indication if the bearing is relative to the heading of your ship. "T" (true) follows the EBL indication if the bearing is in reference to the north. You can select relative or true in the head up and true view modes. The bearing indication is true in all other modes. True bearing requires a heading sensor.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Relative

True

4. Use S or T to select [Relative] or [True] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.17 How to Measure the Range and Bearing Between Two Targets

You can move the origin of the EBL to measure the range and bearing between two targets.

1. Press the EBL key to select the bearing indication of EBL 1 or EBL 2. The indica-

tion of the currently active EBL is in a rectangle.

2. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on the center of the target A.

3. Press the OFF CENTER key to move the origin of the EBL to the location selected

at step 2.

4. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on the center of the target B.

5. Press the VRM key to display the VRM having the same number as the EBL acti-

vated at step 1. The indication of the currently active VRM is in a rectangle.

6. Use the CursorPad to set the VRM on the inner edge of the target B.

7. Read the bearing and range indica-

tions at the bottom of the screen.

Note: When you press the OFF CEN- TER key in EBL operation, the origin of

an EBL moves between the screen center and cursor location. To return the origin of an EBL to the screen center, press the ENTER key when the origin of an EBL is on the screen center.

VRM 1

EBL 1

Target B

Target A

EBL origin

Target C

EBL 2

Target D

VRM 2

EBL

45.0

327.0

Range/bearing between targets A and B

VRM

0.550NM

Range/bearing between targets C and D

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1. OPERATION

1.18 How to Select a Pulselength

The pulselength in use appears at the upper-left position on the screen. The pulselengths are set to each range scale and custom setup. You can change the pulselength on the 1.5 nm, 1.6 nm, 3 nm or 3.2 nm range with the following procedure. Pulselength cannot be changed on other ranges. (You can change the pulselength on the 2 nm or 4 nm range in the [Russian-River] mode.) Use a longer pulse when your purpose is long range detection. Use a shorter pulse when the resolution is important.

Note: Press the CUSTOM key several times to activate the [Echo] menu until the [CS 1] (2, 3) indication (custom setting) disappears from the screen. See the illustration in section 1.3.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Brill/Color Display

Echo

Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning

Others

Target

Choosing a pulse length

Sea Mode Auto Sea Rain Mode Auto Rain A/C Auto

Pulse Length

Echo Stretch Echo Average Noise Rejector

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

Echo

: Manual : Advanced : Manual : Moderate : Off

: Short

: Off : Off : Off

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Echo menu

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

Short

Long

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Pulse Length options

4. Use S or T to select [Short] or [Long] then press the ENTER key. The pulse-

length indication at the upper-left corner changes according to your selection as shown below.

1.5 nm or 1.6 nm (or 2 nm in the [Russian-River] mode): "SP" for [Short] pulse, "MP" for [Long] pulse 3 nm or 3.2 nm (or 4 nm in the [Russian-River] mode): "MP" for [Short] pulse, "LP" for [Long] pulse

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.19 Target Alarm

CAUTION

The target alarm looks for targets (ship, landmass, etc.) in the area you set. When a target enters or exits the alarm area, audiovisual alarms are released.

CAUTION

Do not depend on the alarm as the only means to detect possible collision situations.

Adjust the A/C SEA, A/C RAIN and GAIN controls correctly so that the alarm system does not miss the target echoes.

1.19.1 How to set a target alarm zone

The following procedure shows you how to set a target alarm zone.

1. OPERATION

1. Press the TARGET ALARM key to activate ALARM 1 or ALARM 2. Press the TARGET ALARM key to change the active ALARM between No. 1 and No. 2. The indication of the currently active ALARM is in a rectangle at the upper-right corner of the screen.

2. Use the CursorPad to move the cursor to the position A and press the ENTER key.

3. Move the cursor to the position B and press the ENTER key. The rectangle that shows alarm status indication at the upper-right corner of the screen disappears. (See figure below)

Target alarm zone 1 (Length of dash and interval for alarm zone 2 are longer than alarm zone 1.)

ALM1_IN ALM2_OUT

Alarm status

Cursor

Note 1: To set a 360-degree guard zone, set the position B in the same bearing as the position A.

Note 2: When the target alarm zone is not within the range in use, the indication"ALM1(or 2)_RNG" replaces "ALM1(or 2)_IN(or OUT)" in the alarm status area. (When the target alarm zone is within the range of full off-centering, the indication does not change.) Select a range which displays the target alarm zone.

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1. OPERATION

1.19.2 How to stop the audio alarm

When a target enters (or exits) the target alarm zone, the target flashes and the alarm sounds. The alarm message appears at the bottom of the screen. To stop the audio alarm, press any key. When the target enters (or exits) the target alarm zone again, the audio alarm sounds.

1.19.3 How to select the alarm type

You can set the target alarm to activate against targets which enter or exit the alarm zone.

“In” target alarm

“Out” target alarm

In and Out target alarms

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Brill/Color Display

Echo Custom 1

Custom 2 Custom 3

Alarm

Target Trails Tuning Others

Target

Choosing the type (in/out) of target alarm 1

Target Alarm 1

Target Alarm 2 Alarm Level Watchman Panel Buzzer External Buzzer Alarm Status

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

Echo

: In

: In : Med : Off : On : On

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Alarm menu

3. Use S or T to select [Target Alarm 1] or [Target Alarm 2] then press the ENTER

key.

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Out

Target Alarm options

4. Use S or T to select [In] or [Out].

[In]: When the targets enter a target alarm zone, the alarm sounds. [Out]: When the targets exit a target alarm zone, the alarm sounds.

5. Press the ENTER key followed by the MENU key.

1.19.4 How to sleep a target alarm temporarily

When you do not require a target alarm temporarily, you can sleep the target alarm. The alarm zone remains on the screen, but, any targets that enter or exit the alarm zone do not trigger the audio and visual alarms.

1. Press the TARGET ALARM key to select the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 indication at the upper-right corner on the screen. The selected indication is in a rectangle.

2. Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key. The alarm indication now shows "ALM1(or

2)_ACK".

To activate a sleeping target alarm zone, press the TARGET ALARM key to select the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 and press the ENTER key. The alarm indication then changes to "ALM1(or 2)_IN(or OUT)".

1.19.5 How to deactivate a target alarm

1. Press the TARGET ALARM key to select the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 indication at the upper-right corner on the screen. The selected indication is in a rectangle.

2. Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key. The alarm indication now shows "ALM1(or

2)_ACK".

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3. Press the TARGET ALARM key. The alarm indication "ALM1(or 2)_ACK" is shown in a dashed-line rectangle.

4. Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key. The target alarm zone and the alarm indication are erased from the screen.

1.19.6 How to select the target strength which triggers a target alarm

You can select the target strength which triggers the target alarm as follows:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select the echo strength level.

5. Press the ENTER key followed by the MENU key.

Low

Med

High

1.19.7 How to turn the buzzer on/off

You can turn on/off the panel buzzer or external buzzer for target alarms. The panel buzzer is for this equipment. The external buzzer is for the optional buzzer, which is connected to this equipment to give the target alarm at a remote location.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [Panel Buzzer] (or [External Buzzer] for optional buzzer) and press the ENTER key.

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

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Off

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1.20 How to Off-center the Display

You can off-center your ship position to expand the view field without selecting a larger range scale. The display can be off-centered manually, or automatically according to speed of the ship.

Note: Off-centering is not available in the true motion mode and the 64 NM range scale or higher.

1.20.1 How to select the off-center mode

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Manual

Custom Auto

EXIT? YES

4. Use S or T to select [Manual], [Custom] or [Auto] then press the ENTER key.

Press the ENTER key to change between on and off.

5. After setting all options, use the T to select [EXIT? YES] and press the ENTER

key.

6. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Off Off

Offcenter Mode options

1.20.2 Off-center the display

Press the OFF CENTER key to move your ship position. When you press the OFF CENTER key continuously, the mode changes in the sequence of OFF → Manual →

Custom → Auto → OFF → Manual → ... (the options available depend on setting selected at step 4 in section 1.20.1). When off-centering is active, "OFFCENT(M)", "OFFCENT(C)" or "OFFCENT(A)" appears at the upper-left corner on the display.

Manual (Indication: "OFFCENT(M)")

Press the ENTER key to change between on and off.

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You can move your ship position to the current cursor position on all modes except true motion, within 75% of the available display area.

1. Press the OFF CENTER key several times until the off-center indication disappears.

2. Put the cursor in the position to off-center the display.

3. Press the OFF CENTER key several times until the indication "OFFCENT(M)" appears.

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Custom (Indication: "OFFCENT(C)")

You can move your ship position to the position which you pre-set. Follow the procedure shown below to register the cursor position.

1. Press the OFF CENTER key several times until the off-center indication disappears.

2. Put the cursor on the position where to off-center the display.

3. Press the OFF CENTER key several times until the indication "OFFCENT(M)" appears.

4. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

6. Use S or T to select [Save Offcenter] and press the ENTER key. The message "Complete" appears.

7. Press any key to close the message window.

8. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

To change the mode to custom, press the OFF CENTER key several times until the indication "OFFCENT(C)" appears.

Auto (Indication: "OFFCENT(A)")

The amount of automatic move is calculated according to speed of the ship. The maximum amount is 75% of the range in use. The formula to calculate automatic shift is shown below.

Speed of ship

Offcenter speed setting

X 0.75 = Amount of move (%)

If the offcenter speed setting is 15 knots and the speed of the ship is 10 knots, for example, the amount of move at the stern of your ship will be 50% of the available display area.

How to select offcenter speed

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2. Use S or T to select [Initial] sub menu in [System] menu and press the ENTER key.

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

15kn

(1kn~99kn)

Offcenter Speed setting window

4. Use S or T to select the speed to use and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.21 Zoom

The zoom function expands the length and width of a selected target as much as twice its normal size, in the zoom window. You select the target to zoom with the zoom cursor.

The ARPA and AIS symbols can be displayed in the zoom window, but are not zoomed. You can process ARPA and AIS targets that are in the zoom window, in the same method as on the normal radar display.

There are three types of zoom.

[Relative]: The zoom cursor is fixed to the range and bearing from your ship. [True]: The zoom cursor is fixed to a set geographical position. [Target]: The zoom cursor is fixed to the zoomed AIS ARPA target.

1.21.1 Zoom mode

You can select the zoom mode from [Relative], [True] or [Target].

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [Relative], [True] or [Target] then press the ENTER key.

Note: True zoom mode requires a heading signal and position data. If either signal is lost, true zoom mode is cancelled.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.21.2 How to zoom

Relative or True zoom mode

1. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on the position required.

2. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Relative

True Target

Zoom Mode options

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

Off

Zoom options

5. Use S or T to select [On] and press the ENTER key. The ZOOM indication ap-

pears at the upper-left corner on the screen. The zoom window and the zoom cursor also appear (see the illustration on the next page). To quit the zoom, select [Off] instead of [On] and press the ENTER key.

6. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.5

Target zoom mode

The zoom window can display the ARPA or AIS target, as shown below.

ARPA: The symbol is enlarged twice its normal size. AIS: The symbol is shown inside a broken square. (The symbol is not enlarged.)

The zoom cursor moves with the ARPA or AIS target.

Note: If neither ARPA nor AIS target is selected, the message "NO TARGET." appears. Press any key to erase the message.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [On] and press the ENTER key. The ZOOM indication appears at the upper-left corner on the screen. The zoom window and the zoom cursor also appear (see the following illustration). To quit the zoom, select [Off] instead of [On] and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.5

ZOOM(T)

VECT

Relative or True zoom mode

(example: true zoom)

TRUE 05:00

255.5°R

1.094

Zoom indication

Zoom cursor

Zoom window

1.5

ZOOM(T)

999999000

VECT

TRUE 05:00

255.5°R

1.094

Target zoom mode

(example: AIS)

999999000

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1.22 Echo Stretch

The echo stretch feature enlarges the targets in the range and bearing directions to make the targets easier to see. This feature is available on any range. There are three levels of echo stretch, [1], [2] and [3]. [3] enlarges the targets the most.

Note: The echo stretch enlarges the targets, sea and rain clutters, and radar interference. Correctly adjust the sea clutter, rain clutter and radar interference before you activate the echo stretch.

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 [Echo Stretch] and press the ENTER key.

4. Use S or T to select an echo stretch option and press the ENTER key.

Off

1 2 3

Echo Stretch options

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. When the echo stretch is active, "ES 1 (2, or 3)" appears at the lower-left corner on the display.

1.23 Echo Average

To identify true target echoes from the sea clutter, echoes are averaged over successive picture frames. If an echo is solid and stable, the echo is shown in its normal intensity. The brilliance of sea clutter is reduced to easily identify true targets from the sea clutter.

Note 1: Do not use the echo average function under heavy pitching and rolling. You can lose a target.

Note 2: This feature requires a heading signal and position data. When either signal becomes lost, echo average is deactivated.

To correctly use the echo average function, first reduce the sea clutter with the A/C SEA control, then do as follows:

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 [Echo Average] and press the ENTER key.

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Off

1 2 Auto

Echo Average options

4. Use S or T to select an echo averaging option and press the ENTER key.

[Off]: Deactivates the echo average. [1]: Identify true targets from the sea clutter and reduce the brilliance of echoes

which are not stable. [2]: Identify true targets from the sea clutter that you cannot reduce the brilliance with setting 1. [Auto]: Identify true targets from the sea clutter. Detect the far targets and targets which are not stable.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. The selected echo average ("EAV 1", "EAV 2" or "EAV(A)") appears at the lower-left corner of the display.

1.24 Target Trails

The trails of the radar targets can be shown with an artificial line to check target movement. The target trails are selected for either relative or true. True motion trails require a heading signal and position data.

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1.24.1 Trail time

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select time and press the ENTER key. Press the ENTER key to change between on and off.

5. After setting all options, use the CursorPad (T) to select [EXIT? YES] and press the ENTER key.

15s

30s 1min 3min 6min 15min 30min Continuous

EXIT? YES

On On On On On On On

Press the ENTER key to change between on and off.

Time options

6. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.24.2 How to start, stop the trails

1. Press the TRAILS key to start the trails and select the trail time. The selected time with the trail mode is shown at the upper-right corner like the figure shown below. The available trail time with the TRAILS key changes according to trail times, which you turn on in section 1.24.1.

TRAIL(T)

15 S

2. To change the trail time, press the TRAILS key until the required trail time is displayed. The trail length increases with the trail time.

Note 1: To erase the trails, press and hold the TRAILS key until a beep sounds, or select [All Cancel] on the [Target Trails].

Note 2: To deactivate the trails, press the TRAILS key several times until the trail in- dications disappear from the display.

1.24.3 Trail mode

You can display the echo trails in true or relative motion.

True mode

The true trails show true target movements according to their over-the-ground speeds and courses. The stationary targets do not show the trails. True trails mode requires heading signal and position data. If either signal is lost, true trail mode is cancelled.

Trail Mode (T: True, R: Relative)

Trail Time

Trail indications

Relative mode

The relative trails show other ships’ movements relative to your ship. The stationary targets also show the trails.

True target trails Relative target trails

True trails and relative trails

To select the trail mode, do the following:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [Relative] or [True] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.24.4 Trail gradation

Trails can be shown in single or multiple gradation. Multiple gradation reduces the gradation over time.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

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Relative

True

Mode options

Single

Multi

4. Use S or T to select [Single] or [Multi] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.24.5 Trail color

You can select the color for the trails as follows:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Gradation options

Single

(Monotone shading)

Trail gradation

Multiple

(Gradual shading)

Green Red

Blue

White Black

Color options

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

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.24.6 Trail level

You can select strength at which to display target trails.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

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

[1]: Display the trails for all targets (including weak targets). [2]: Display the trails for medium-to-strong level targets. [3]: Display the trails for only strong targets.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.24.7 How to restart, stop the trails

When the range is changed while the trail feature is active, trails within the previous range scale can be stopped and restarted.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Off

Restart options

4. Use S or T to select [Off] or [On] then press the ENTER key. [Off]: When the range is changed, the previous trails data are saved. The trails

are not restarted and the saved trails are not updated. When you return the range scale to the previous range scale, the saved trails are displayed and updated. [On]: The previous trails are zoomed in or out depending on the changed scale and updated.

Copied trail picture

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Before changing range

How trail copy operates

Note: If the new range selected is less than or equal to 1/4 of the previous range, trails are erased. If the new range selected is longer than the previous range, the previous trails continue to be displayed.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

After changing range

1.24.8 Narrow trails

You can display the target trails in thin trails. When there are many targets on the screen, you can separate trails near one another with this function.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [Narrow] 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.

1.24.9 Your ship trail

You can show the trail of your ship as follows:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

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

[Off]: Hide the trail of your ship. [1]: Show the trail of your ship. [2]: Show the trail of your ship, but hide the trail of sea clutter near

your ship.

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Off

1 2

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.25 How to Send the Target Position and Enter the Origin Mark

The TLL key functions to send the cursor position to a chart plotter and puts an origin

mark ( ) at the cursor position on the radar. Both functions require a heading signal and position data. If either signal is lost, this function is cancelled. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on a target and press the TLL key. You can enter up to 20 origin marks on the radar display. When the capacity for the origin marks is reached, the oldest mark is erased to make space for the last mark, to keep a maximum of 20 marks. To erase a mark, put the cursor on the mark and press the CANCEL/HL OFF key.

TLL key mode

You can select how to handle TLL position.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

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4. Use S or T to select [TLL Output], [Origin Mark] or [Both] then press the ENTER

key.

TLL Output

Origin Mark Both

[TLL Output]: Send the latitude and longitude of the cursor position to a chart plotter. (Position and heading signal are required.) [Origin Mark]: Enter an origin mark at the cursor position on the radar display. (Position and heading signal are required.) [Both]: Send the target position to a chart plotter and enter an origin mark on the radar display.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: When you turn off the power, all origin marks are deleted and not saved.

1.26 How to Hide the Heading Line Temporarily

The heading line indicates the heading of your ship in all display modes. The heading line is a line from your ship position to the outer edge of the radar display area. The heading line appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale in head up and true view modes. The heading line changes the orientation depending on the ship orientation in north up and true motion modes and when the course is changed in the course up mode.

To hide the heading line (and all marks for River and Sea purpose) and display only targets, press and hold the CANCEL/HL OFF key. To display the heading line again, release the key.

1.27 Presentation Brilliance

You can adjust the brilliance for the following menu items from the [Brill/Color] menu.

[Echo Brill]: Brilliance for the echoes (setting range: 1 - 8) [Rings Brill]: Brilliance for the range rings (setting range: Off, 1 - 4) [Mark Brill]: Brilliance for the marks (EBL, VRM, etc.) (setting range: 1 - 4) [HL Brill]: Brilliance for the heading line (setting range: 1 - 4) [Character Brill]: Brilliance for the characters (setting range: 1 - 4)

1.28 Custom Setup

1.28.1 About custom setup

When your navigating environment or task changes, you must adjust the radar. Instead of changing radar settings case by case, you can assign the CUSTOM key to provide best settings for common conditions.

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There are three default custom setups for the internal computer of the radar (see paragraph 1.28.2 for a description). You can adjust these settings on the [Custom 1], [Custom 2] and [Custom 3] menus to meet your navigation needs.

To activate a custom setup, press the CUSTOM key. The CUSTOM key switches between Custom 1, Custom 2 or Custom 3 each time you press the key. (Custom setup numbers which are turned off are ignored.) The selected custom setup name is shown at the upper-left corner. To escape from custom setup, operate any control.

1.28.2 Description of custom setup items

Description of custom setup items

Menu item Available settings See section

[Custom1(2 or 3)] Turn on/off each custom program.

[Copy]

[Gain Mode]

[Manual Gain]

[Sea Mode]

[Auto Sea]

[Manual Sea]

[Rain Mode]

[Auto Rain]

Copy settings from the [Echo] menu. The message "Complete" appears after the copying is completed.

[Auto]: Automatic gain adjustment according to noise level. [Manual]: Manual gain adjustment

Copy the current position of the GAIN knob when you do [Copy]. This item is for read-only.

[Auto]: Automatic sea clutter adjustment according to sea state.

[Manual]: Manual sea clutter adjustment.

[Coastal]: Suppress both land and sea clutter. [Advanced]: Automatically discriminate land echoes from

sea reflections to suppress only sea reflections.

Copy the current position of the A/C SEA knob when you do [Copy]. This item is for read-only.

[Auto]: Automatic rain clutter adjustment according to rain cloud density.

[Manual]: Manual rain clutter adjustment.

[Calm]: For light rain. [Moderate]: When you can not reduce the rain clutter with

[Calm] mode. [Rough]: For heavy rain.

section 1.9

section 1.10

section 1.11

[Manual Rain]

[A/C Auto] [Off], [On] section 1.12

[Pulse Length]

[Echo Stretch] [Off], [1], [2], [3] section 1.22

[Echo Average] [Off], [1], [2], [Auto] section 1.23

[Noise Rejector] [Off], [On] section 1.30

[Wiper] [Off], [1], [2] section 1.31

[Int Rejector] [Off], [1], [2], [3] section 1.14

Copy the current position of the A/C RAIN knob when you do [Copy]. This item is for read-only.

[Short] or [Long], you can select on 1.5, 1.6, 3.0 and 3.2 nm ranges.

section 1.18

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Menu item Available settings See section

[Display-Dynamic]

[Narrow]: Erase weak echoes. [Normal]: Normal use. [Wide]: Display weaker echoes compared to [Narrow].

section 1.36

[1]: Reduce weak echoes.

[Display-Curve]

[2]: Normal use.

section 1.37

[3]: Display weaker echoes in stronger color compared to [1].

[Color Erase] 0 - 11 section 1.44.3

1.28.3 How to set custom setups

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2. Use S or T to select [Custom 1 (2 or 3)] and press the ENTER key.

Brill/Color Display

Echo

Custom 1

Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning

Others

Target

Custom1 : On

Copy Gain Mode Manual Gain Sea Mode Auto Sea

Manual Sea Rain Mode Auto Rain

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

: Manual : 0 : Manual : Advanced

: 0 : Manual

: Moderate

Enable/Disable the custom settings

Custom menu

3. Set menu items. Note: For easy set up, you can copy the settings of the [Echo] menu (to [Custom 1], [Custom 2], [Custom 3]). Select [Copy] and press the ENTER key. When the

copying is completed, the message "Complete" appears. To erase this message, press any key.

4. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.29 How to Program Function Keys (F1, F2 and F3 keys)

You can program function keys (F1, F2 and F3) to provide one-touch access to a required function.

Function key operation

To activate a function, press function key, F1, F2 or F3. Press same key to change the setting.

The default programs are [Gain Mode] for F1, [Sea Mode] for F2, [A/C Auto] for F3. When you press the F1 or F2 key, the window for Gain/Sea/Rain indicator shows. See section 1.9 and section 1.10 for operation. When you press the F3 key, [A/C Auto] is turned on.

How to change a function key program

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [F1 (F2 or F3) Setup] and press the ENTER key.

4. Use S or T to select a function from the list and press the ENTER key. Below are

the available functions.

Rings Brill Mark Brill HL Brill Character Brill Echo Shading Display Color Echo Color Background Color Character Color Menu Transparency Echo Color Mode Display Mode Zoom Zoom Mode Echo Area Data Box STBY Display Gain Mode Sea Mode Auto Sea Rain Mode Auto Rain A/C Auto

Pulse Length Echo Stretch Echo Average Noise Rejector Wiper Int Rejector Display-Dynamic Display-Curve 2nd Echo Rejector Target Alarm 1 Target Alarm 2 Alarm Level Watchman Panel Buzzer External Buzzer Trails-Gradation Trails-Color Trails-Mode Trails-Level Trails-Restart Trails-Narrow Trails-Own Ship Tuning Mode

WPT Mark EBL Reference VRM Unit Cursor Position TLL Key Mode Vector Reference History Dots History Interval CPA TCPA Proximity ARPA-Display ARPA-Color ARPA-Auto Acquisition ARPA-ACK Lost Targets AIS-Display AIS-Color AIS-Sort By AIS-ACK Lost Targets GPS-Mode GPS-Datum GPS-WAAS

Function list

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1.30 Noise Rejector

White noise can appear on the screen as random "marks". You can reduce this noise as follows:

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 [Noise Rejector] 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.

1.31 Wiper

Off

Noise Rejector options

The wiper feature automatically reduces the brilliance of unwanted weak signals (noise, sea clutter, rain clutter, etc.) and unnecessary signals, like radar interference, to clear the picture of unnecessary echoes. The result of wiper depends on the wiper setting used and whether echo averaging is turned on or off, as described below.

Wiper 1 Wiper 2

Echo Average Off Processing content A

Echo Average On (1,2, Auto) Processing content A Processing content B

Processing content A: The brilliance of unnecessary weak echoes, like noise and radar interference, is reduced to clear the picture. The difference between wiper 1 and 2 is that brilliance is lowered more slowly in 1.

Processing content B: Echo averaging is automatically turned from off to on when the wiper feature is turned on. You can see how the picture changes with the echo averaging turned off and turned on.

To activate the wiper feature, do the following:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [1] or [2] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. Note: When the [Display Mode] is [True View], this function is not

available (see paragraph 1.7.2).

Wiper options

1.32 How to Reduce Second-trace Echoes

Echoes from very distant targets can appear as false echoes (second-trace echoes) on the screen. The second-trace echo occurs when the return echo is received one transmission cycle later, or after a next transmission of radar pulse.

1. OPERATION

TX repetition

Actual range

Second-trace echo

False echo range

Second-trace echoes

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 [2nd Echo Rejector] and press the ENTER key.

Off

2nd Echo Rejector options

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

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.33 Watchman

The Watchman sounds the buzzer to tell the operator to check the radar display. The radar transmits for one minute and then goes into standby for the selected time interval. If the target alarm is active and a target is found in the alarm zone, Watchman is cancelled, and the radar transmits continuously.

1 min.

Watchman starts

In standby, the timer near the <WATCH> label at the center of the screen counts down the remaining time until the transmission. When the set time interval has passed, the audio alarm sounds, the timer disappears and the radar transmits for one minute. After one minute, the audio alarm sounds, the radar stops transmitting and the watch alarm timer again begins the countdown sequence.

If you press the STBY/TX key before the set time interval comes, the radar goes into transmission.

ST-BY

5,10 or 20 min.

* Beep sounds just before radar transmits or goes into standby.

1 min.

ST-BY

5,10 or 20 min.

How watchman operates

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1. OPERATION

Do the following to activate the Watchman:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Watchman options

4. Use S or T to select [Off] or the time ([5min], [10min] or [20min]) then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.34 Color Selections

Off

5min 10min 20min

1.34.1 Preset colors

This radar is preset with color combinations that provide best viewing in day time, night time and twilight. Below are the default color settings for each display item and display color setting.

Display Item Day Night Twilight Custom

Characters Black Red Green Green

Range rings, marks Green Red Green Green

Echo Yellow Green Green Yellow

Background White Black Blue Black

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 [Display Color] and press the ENTER key.

Display item, color design and color

Day

Night

Twilight Custom

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Display Color options

4. Use S or T to select the color design and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.34.2 Custom colors

The custom color design lets you select preferred echo, background, characters, range rings and marks colors. Select [Custom] in the [Display Color] menu item (see paragraph 1.34.1) to use the user selected echo, background, characters, range rings and marks colors.

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 [Echo Color] and press the ENTER key.

4. Use S or T to select an echo color and press the ENTER key. [Multi] displays

echoes in colors of red, yellow and green according to echo strength, and [Multi] is not available in the [IEC] or [Russian-River] mode.

1. OPERATION

Yellow

Green

Orange

Multi

Echo Color options

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

Black

DK Blue Blue White

Background Color options

6. Use S or T to select a background color and press the ENTER key.

7. Use S or T to select [Character Color] and press the ENTER key.

Green

Red White

Character Color options

8. Use S or T to select a character color (including range rings and marks) and

press the ENTER key.

9. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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1. OPERATION

1.35 Navigation Data

1.35.1 Navigation data during standby

The navigation data is shown in standby when [STBY Display] on the [Display] menu is set to [Nav]. Appropriate sensors are required to display the data.

Speed

Depth

Wind speed

Heading indicator

Course

Bearing to destination waypoint

Waypoint mark

Cross track error (numeric value)

Standby indication

Trip

Water temperature

Wind direction

Time until TX in watchman

Heading

Time to go to destination waypoint

Range to go to destination waypoint

Your ship position

Cross track error (graphic): For example, when the indicator is off to the right side, steer your ship to the left to go to the destination waypoint.

Navigation data display at standby

1.35.2 Navigation data at the bottom of the screen

The navigation data is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

- Cursor latitude position

- Cursor longitude position

- Time to go to cursor position

OWN SHIP

LAT 34°56.123N LON 135°34.567E SPEED 12.3KN

Your ship position and speed

+ CURSOR

LAT 34°56.123N LON 135°34.567E TTG 01:00

- Bearing from your ship to waypoint

- Range from your ship to waypoint

- Time to go from your ship position to waypoint

Navigation data

WAYPOINT

BRG RNG 0.876NM TTG

00:20

14.8°

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1. OPERATION

To show or hide the navigation data at the bottom of the screen, do the following:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Off Nav Target

All

Data Box options

4. Use S or T to select an option and press the ENTER key.

[Off]: Turn off the data display. [Nav]: Navigation data [Target]: ARPA and AIS target data (See section 3.8 and section 4.5.) [All]: Navigation data plus ARPA and AIS target data

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

1.36 Dynamic Range

You can change the dynamic range to erase unwanted weak echoes (sea reflections, etc.). Select [Narrow], [Normal] or [Wide] depending on conditions.

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 [Display-Dynamic] and press the ENTER key.

Display-Dynamic options

4. Use S or T to select [Narrow], [Normal] or [Wide] then press the ENTER key.

[Narrow]: Erase weak echoes. [Normal]: Normal use [Wide]: Display weaker echoes compared to [Narrow].

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Narrow

Normal

Wide

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1. OPERATION

1.37 Characteristics Curve

You can change the characteristics curve to reduce unwanted weak echoes (sea reflections, etc.). Select [1], [2] or [3] depending on conditions when unwanted weak echoes hide wanted targets.

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 [Display-Curve] and press the ENTER key.

Display-Curve options

4. Use S or T to select [1], [2] or [3] then press the ENTER key. [1]: Reduce weak echoes. [2]: Normal use [3]: Display weaker echoes in stronger color compared to [1].

Strong

Echo color strength

Display curve

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Input level

Strong

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1.38 Waypoint Marker

The waypoint marker shows the location of the destination waypoint set on a naviga-

tion plotter. The heading signal or course data are required. You can turn on/off the

waypoint marker as follows:

1. OPERATION

Waypoint marker

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [WPT Mark] 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.

1.39 Alarm Message

The alarm status window shows all current alarms.

Note: The alarm status window is not automatically displayed when an alarm occurs.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Waypoint marker

Off

WPT Mark options

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1. OPERATION

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

[SIGNAL MISSING]

[TARGET ALARM1] [TARGET ALARM2]

[ARPA ALARM] [AIS ALARM] [AIS SYSTEM]

COLLISION LOST PROXIMITY

COLLISION PROXIMITY

TX ANT CH1 CH2 CH70 FAIL MKD EPFS L/L SOG COG HDG ROT

Alarm Status

TRIGGER HEADING BEARING GYRO VIDEO POSITION NMEA_HDG

IN OUT

[OTHER]

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Close

OVER_TEMP

4. Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to close the alarm status display.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Alarm category Meaning

SIGNAL MISSING*

"TRIGGER" Trigger signal lost (only for remote display) "HEADING" Heading signal lost "BEARING" Bearing signal lost "GYRO" AD-10 format gyro signal lost "VIDEO" Video signal lost "POSITION" NMEA format position data lost "NMEA_HDG" NMEA format heading signal lost

TARGET ALARM1(2)

"IN" An echo has entered a target alarm zone. "OUT" An echo has exited a target alarm zone.

ARPA ALARM

"COLLISION" CPA and TCPA of an ARPA target are less than CPA and

TCPA alarm settings. "LOST" The acquired ARPA target becomes lost. "PROXIMITY" The range to an ARPA target is less than the user-set

proximity alarm range.

AIS ALARM

"COLLISION" CPA and TCPA of an AIS target are less than CPA and

TCPA alarm settings. "PROXIMITY" The range to an AIS target is less than the user-set prox-

imity alarm range.

AIS SYSTEM*

"TX" TX stopped or TX error "FAIL" System failure "ANT" Antenna VSWR problem "CH1" TDM2 RX1 board problem "CH2" TDM2 RX2 board problem "CH70" RX channel 70 problem "MKD" Minimum input device lost "EPFS" Navigator (GPS, etc.) problem "L/L" Position data lost "SOG" Speed data lost Continued on following page

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Alarm category Meaning

Continued from previous page "COG" Course data lost "HDG" Heading data lost "ROT" Rate of turn data lost

OTHER*

"OVER_TEMP" The temperature of the equipment is more than the spec-

*: Have a qualified technician check the equipment.

1.40 Echo Area

You can select the display area from [Normal] or [Full Screen] to observe a wider overview of the surrounding area.

1. OPERATION

ified value.

Area in which echoes are displayed

Normal

Echo area

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Normal

Full Screen

Echo Area options

4. Use S or T to select [Normal] or [Full Screen] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Full Screen

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1. OPERATION

1.41 Initial Sub Menu

The [Initial] sub menu in the [System] menu contains the items which allow you to adjust your radar to meet your needs.

1.41.1 How to open the Initial sub menu

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Others Target ARPA AIS GPS

System

Initial

Key Beep

Offcenter Speed Compass Type Range Preset Wind Direction NMEA Port 1 NMEA Port 2 NMEA Mixing Out

Tests Sector Blanks Units

Turning on/off beep sounds

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

Initial sub-menu

1.41.2 Description of Initial sub menu

[Key Beep]: When a key is pressed, a beep sounds. You can turn the beep on or off. [Offcenter Speed]: Set the speed of your ship to calculate amount of your ship’s off-

center. The setting range is 1-99 (kn). [Compass Type]: Select the type of bearing sensor connected to the radar; [True] (gyrocompass, satellite compass) or [Magnetic] (magnetic compass).

[Range Preset]: You can select the radar ranges. Select a range and press the ENTER key to switch on and off. See figure on following page for reference.

(Not available in Russian River or IEC modes.)

[Wind Direction]: The wind direction is shown as [Apparent] or [True]. [NMEA Port 1]: Set the baud rate of the equipment connected to Port 1 ([Auto],

[4800], or [38400] (bps)). [Auto] provides automatic detection of baud rate from [4800], [9600], [19200] or [38400] (bps).

[NMEA Port 2]: Same function as Port 1 but for Port 2. [NMEA Mixing Out]: Data input to Port 1 may be output from Port 2 mixed with data

output to Port 2. Select [On] to use this feature.

Initial

: Off

: 15kn : True

: Apparent : Auto : Auto : Off

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

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Note: At least two ranges must be turned on in the [Range Preset] menu. The maxi-

mum range available depends on the radar model.

0.0625 is not available in KM (kilometers). Available ranges are shown on the next page.

1. OPERATION

On On On On OffOff On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On

Off

Exit? Yes

Off

On On

On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On On

Exit? Yes

On On On On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On

Off

Exit? Yes

(Nautical Miles)KM(Kilometers)SM(Statute Miles)

Available ranges for FR-8065/FR-8125

On On On On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On On

Exit? Yes

(Nautical Miles)

Available ranges for FR-8255

Off

On On On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On

Exit? Yes

(Kilometers)

On On On On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On On On

Exit? Yes

(Statute Miles)

On On

On On Off On Off Off

On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On

Off Off Off

Exit? Yes

(Nautical Miles)

Available ranges for FR-8045

Off

On On

On Off On Off Off On Off Off On Off On Off On Off Off On On

Off Off

Exit? Yes

On On

Off

On Off Off

On Off

On Off Off

Off Off Off

Exit? Yes

(Kilometers)SM(Statute Miles)

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1. OPERATION

1.42 Units Sub Menu

You can select the unit of measurement for range, ship speed, depth, temperature and wind speed on the [Units] sub menu in the [System] menu. You can not open this sub menu in normal operation. To open this menu, select [Units], hold the CANCEL/HL OFF key and press the MENU key five times.

ARPA AIS

GPS

System Initial Tests Sector Blanks

Units

Installation Factory

Range Unit : SM

Ship Speed Unit Depth Unit Temperature Unit Wind Speed Unit

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

Units

: kn : ft : °F : kn

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Choosing a unit of range

Units sub menu

[Range Unit]: NM, KM, SM When using IEC or Russian River mode, Range Unit can only be changed with the unit in standby.

[Ship Speed Unit]: kn, km/h, mph

[Depth Unit]: m, ft, fa, pb, HR

[Temperature Unit]: °C, °F

[Wind Speed Unit]: kn, km/h, mph, m/s

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1.43 Sector Blank

You must prevent the transmission in some areas to protect passengers and crew from microwave radiation. Also, if the reflections of echoes from the mast appear on the screen, you must prevent the transmission in that area. You can set two sectors.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [Sect-Blank 1 (or 2) Status] and press the ENTER key.

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

5. Use S or T to select [Sect-Blank 1 (or 2) Start] and press the ENTER key.

1. OPERATION

Off

Sector-Blank Status options

Sect-Blank Start setting window

6. Use S or T to set the start point of the sector and press the ENTER key.

7. Use S or T to select [Sect-Blank 1 (or 2) End] and press the ENTER key.

250°

(0°~359°)

Sect-Blank End setting window

8. Use S or T to set the end point of the sector and press the ENTER key.

Note 1: You can not set the sector more than 180 degrees.

Note 2: You can not set the total width of sector 1 and sector 2 more than 270

degrees.

9. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

As shown in the following illustration, dashed lines mark the start and end points of the sector.

End bearing of sector

Area of no

transmission

Sector blank

Start bearing of sector

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1. OPERATION

1.44 Other Menu Items

1.44.1 Menu items on the [Brill/Color] menu

[Echo Shading]: You can adjust the color of the echo shade for better visibility. The

higher the setting, the darker the echo is displayed.

2 3 4 5

Echo Shading options

[Menu Transparency]: You can select the degree of transparency of the menu window so the menu window does not hide the echo display. [4] is the greatest degree of transparency. [Off] functions to hide the echo display behind the menu window completely.

Note: Alpha blending technology is used for transparency effects.

Off

1 2 3 4

Menu Transparency options

[Echo Color Mode]: You can select the color palette from [System] or [Custom]. [System] is the pre-set color palette and [Custom] is the color palette you can set yourself. This function is not available in the [IEC] or [Russian-River] mode.

[Custom Echo Color]: You can adjust the echo color with the following two methods. This function is not available in the [IEC] or [Russian-River] mode.

Custom Echo Color

Rank

Red

Green

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Blue

Fitting to Curve

Copy to Custom

Close this Window

Customizing echo colors

Method 1:

1. Select the echo rank to change on the [Rank] (setting range: 1 - 31).

2. Set the RGB values for selected echo rank on the [Red], [Green] and [Blue] (setting range: 0 - 63).

Method 2:

1. Select 31 on the [Rank].

2. Set the RGB values for 31 echo rank on the [Red], [Green] and [Blue] (setting range: 0 - 63).

3. Interpolate the RGB values between the maximum rank and minimum rank on the [Fitting To Curve] with the following curves (setting range: -20 to 20). Setting range > 0: Logarithmic curve, useful to emphasize the weak echoes. Setting range = 0: Straight line Setting range < 0: Exponential curve, useful to emphasize the strong echoes.

[Copy To Custom]: Copy the color palette from [System] to [Custom].

1.44.2 Menu items on the [Display] menu

1. OPERATION

[Base Text Display]: You can select on/off for the text indications of the following items on the display. The settings on this function are used when you set [Echo Area] to [Full Screen] on the [Display] menu. This function is not available in the [IEC] or [Russian-River] mode.

Range

Mode Alarm Echo EBL/VRM +Cursor

EXIT? YES

On On On On On

Press the ENTER key to change between on and off.

The text indications set to off appear when you operate any key. The indications disappear when there is no key operation for 10 seconds.

[Gain/Sea/Rain Bar]: Open the Gain/Sea/Rain indicator. You can check the current settings.

Gain/Sea/Rain

GAIN MAN

SEA MAN

RAIN MAN

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Close

[STBY Display]: Set the function of the standby display.

Normal

[Normal]: Display "ST-BY" at the screen center. [Nav]: Display navigation data.

Nav Economy

[Economy]: Turn off the backlight of the LCD. The radar must be switched from TX to ST-BY to activate this mode.

1.44.3 Menu items on the [Echo] menu

[Color Erase]: Erase the lower echo color whose level is set here. Set

a large value to display only the stronger echoes.

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1. OPERATION

1.45 Remote Display

You can use this radar as a remote display when you set [Input Source] to [Slave] on the [Installation] sub menu. When this setting is done, the menu and display change as described below. To display the radar image on the remote display, transmit from the main radar.

Note: The message "Please turn to STBY-mode when you change this setting." appears when you switch the mode in transmission.

Unavailable menu items

The menu items not available with the remote display are shown in the table.

Menu Unavailable menu item(s)

[Echo] [Pulse Length], [2nd Echo Rejector]

[Custom 1, 2, 3] [Pulse Length]

[Alarm] [Watchman]

[Tuning] All menu items are not accessible.

[System] - [Sector Blanks] All menu items are not accessible.

[System] - [Installation] [Antenna Rotation], [MBS Adjust], [Auto Install Setup],

[Total TX Time]

Display appearance

The display changes as shown in the following illustration.

Pulselength is not displayed.

0.5

0.125

OFFCENT(M)

CS1

H UP

Shown when display unit functions as remote display.

HDG

SLAVE

359.9°

TRAIL(T)

06MIN

Tuning indicator is not displayed.

ALM1_ACK ALM2_OUT

WTC is not displayed.

Transmitting or standby display indications for remote display

Items unavailable with Function key F1, F2 and F3

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• [Pulse Length] ([Echo] menu)

• [2nd-Echo Rejector] ([Echo] menu)

• [Watchman] ([Alarm] menu)

• [Tuning Mode] ([Tuning] menu)

Total TX time indication

The total TX time (TX TIME XXXXXX.XH) does not appear on the diagnostic test or on the Normal standby display.

2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

2.1 General

2.1.1 Minimum and maximum ranges

Minimum range

The minimum range is defined by the shortest distance at which, using a scale of

0.0625 or 0.125 nm, a target that has an echoing area of 10 m

the point that shows the antenna position.

The minimum range depends on the pulselength, antenna height, and signal processing (like main bang suppression and digital quantization). Use a shorter range scale as far as it gives favorable definition or clarity of picture.

The FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 radar series meets the requirements of IEC 62252 5.14.1 (Class A).

Maximum range

is shown separate from

The maximum detection range, Rmax, changes depending on the height of the antenna, the height of the target above the sea, the size, shape and material of the target, and the atmospheric conditions.

Under normal atmospheric conditions, the maximum range is equal or a little shorter than the optical horizon. The radar horizon is longer than the optical one by approximately 6%, because of the diffraction property of the radar signal. The Rmax is shown in the following formula.

= 2.2 x ( h1 + h2)

max

where R h1: antenna height (m) h2: target height (m)

If the height of the antenna is 9 m and the height of the target is 16 m, the maximum radar range is;

: radar horizon (nautical miles)

max

Optical horizon

= 2.2 x ( 9 + 16) = 2.2 x (3 + 4) = 15.4 nm

max

Radar horizon

Note: The detection range is reduced by any precipitation (which absorbs the radar signal).

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2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

2.1.2 Radar resolution

The bearing resolution and range resolution are important in radar resolution.

Bearing resolution

The bearing resolution is the ability of the radar to display the echoes received from two targets at the same range as the separate echoes. The bearing resolution is proportional to the antenna length and the wavelength.

Targets

Horizontal beam width

Targets

Horizontal beam width

Separate

target

echoes

Overlapped

target echoes

Bearing resolution

Range resolution

The range resolution is the ability to display the echoes received from two targets on the same bearing as separate echoes. The range resolution is calculated by only pulselength.

The test targets used to calculate the range and bearing resolution are radar reflectors

that have an echoing area of 10 m

Transmission

pulse

Transmission

pulse

Overlapping

Separate

target echoes

Targets

Overlapped

target echoes

Range resolution

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2.1.3 Bearing accuracy

One of the most important features of the radar is how accurately the bearing of a target can be measured. The accuracy of bearing measurement depends on the narrowness of the radar beam. The bearing taken is relative to the heading of the ship. Correct adjustment of the heading line at installation is important to get accurate bearings. To minimize the error when you measure the bearing of a target, put the target echo at the extreme position on the screen by selecting a suitable range.

2.1.4 Range measurement

Measurement of the range to a target is important function of the radar. There are three methods to measure range: the fixed range rings, the Variable Range Marker (VRM), and the cursor (if the cursor is set to measure range and bearing). The fixed range rings appear on the screen with a given interval and provide a rough estimate of the range to a target. The diameter of VRM is increased or decreased so that the marker touches the inner edge of the target (see paragraph 1.15.2). The VRM is a more accurate range measurement than the fixed range rings. For cursor, see section 1.13.

2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

2.2 False Echoes

The echo signals can appear on the screen at positions where there is no target or disappear when there are targets. These false echoes are shown below.

2.2.1 Multiple echoes

Multiple echoes occur when a transmitted pulse returns from a solid object like a large ship, bridge, or breakwater. A second, a third or more echoes can be seen on the display at double, triple or other multiples of the actual range of the target as shown below. You can reduce and remove the multiple reflection echoes with the A/C SEA control.

Your ship

True

echo

Target

Multiple

echo

Multiple echoes

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2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

2.2.2 Sidelobe echoes

When the radar pulse is transmitted, some radiation escapes on each side of the beam, called "sidelobes”. If a target is where a target can be detected by the sidelobes as well as the mainlobe, the side echoes can be shown on both sides of the true echo at the same range. Sidelobes show normally only on short ranges and from strong targets. You can reduce the sidelobes with the A/C SEA control.

Mainlobe (beam)

True target

Sidelobe

2.2.3 Virtual image

A large target close your ship can appear at two positions on the screen. One of them is the true echo reflected by the target. The other is a false echo which is caused by the mirror effect of a large object on or close your ship as shown in the following figure. If your ship comes near a large metal bridge, for example, a false echo can temporarily appear on the screen.

Target ship

Antenna

Sidelobe

False echoes by sidelobes

Route for direct reflection

Your ship

2-4

Mirror image of target ship

Bridge

Route for

indirect reflection

True

echo

False

echo

2.2.4 Shadow sector

Funnels, stacks, masts, or derricks near the antenna interrupt the radar beam, and a non-detecting sector can occur. Radar can not detect targets within this sector.

2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

Radar position

Large ship

Wharf and its echo

Shadow sector occurs because wharf is hidden behind ship.

Radar position

Wharf and its echo

Shadow sector occurs because obstruction (like mast) is in path of radar beam.

Size of blind sector depends on size of obstruction and range.

2.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)

2.3.1 SART description

A Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) responds to any X-band (3 cm) radar within a range of approximately 8 nm. Each radar pulse received causes the SART to transmit a response which is swept continuously across the complete radar frequency band.

Screen A: When SART is distant

Echo from SART

24 NM

Radar antenna beamwidth

Screen B: When SART is close

Lines of 12 dots are displayed in concentric arcs.

1.5 NM

Echo from SART

Position of SART

Your ship position

SART mark length

Your ship position

Position of SART

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2. DESCRIPTION OF RADAR

Your ship position

RACON signal

RACON station

2.3.2 General remarks on receiving SART

SART range errors

When the SART is at a range greater than approximately 1 nm, the first dot is displayed at 0.64 nm past the true position of the SART. When the range closes so that the fast-sweep responses are also seen, the first range echoes are displayed at 150 m past the true position.

Range scale

When you find the SART position, do as follows:

1. Use the RANGE key to set the range scale to 6 nm or 12 nm.

2. Turn off [A/C Auto].

3. Turn off [Int Rejector].

SART display

To display only the SART echo clearly on the radar screen, reduce the tuning on manual mode. The normal radar echoes get weak, but the SART echoes remain. Your ship comes near the SART, the arc for the SART display becomes larger. Most of the radar screen becomes fuzzy. Adjust the A/C SEA and GAIN controls to display the necessary screen.

2.4 RACON

The RACON is a RAdar beaCON which sends radar-receivable signals in the radar frequency spectrum (X- or S-band). There are several signal formats; in general, the RACON signal appears on the radar screen as an echo in the shape of a rectangle originating at a point just past the position of the radar beacon. It has a Morse coded pattern. Note that the position on the radar display is not accurate.

Echoes on the radar screen Echo desription

RACON signal

RACON station

Your ship position

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CAUTION

The Automatic Radar Plotter ARP-11 (option) manually or automatically acquires and tracks ten targets. When a target is acquired automatically or manually, a target is automatically tracked within 0.1 to 16 nm.

3.1 Precautions for Use

CAUTION

· A target is not always a landmass, reef, ship, but can be returns from the sea surface and 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 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 display accuracy is affected by the following:

· Echo intensity

· Pulse width of radar transmission

· Radar bearing error

· Gyrocompass error

· Course change (your ship or target)

3.2 Controls for Use with ARPA

ENTER: Acquire the cursor-selected target. Display data for tracked target (in the data

box at the bottom of the screen). CANCEL/HL OFF: Remove data of cursor-selected tracked target from the data box. Stop tracking the cursor-selected target (when its data is not displayed in the data box).

MENU: Access the [Target] and [ARPA] menus for ARPA operations. CursorPad: Select a target to acquire (or cancel the tracking). Select a target to show

(or remove) target data.

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3.3 ARPA Display On/Off

You can turn the ARPA display on or off. The system continuously tracks ARPA targets regardless of this setting.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Off

ARPA Display options

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

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

3.4 How to Acquire and Track the Targets

Ten targets are acquired and tracked manually or automatically.

3.4.1 Manual acquisition

You can acquire a maximum of ten ARPA targets. When the automatic acquisition ([Auto Acquisition] on the [ARPA] menu) is set to on, you can manually acquire a maximum of five targets.

1. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on the target to acquire.

2. Press the ENTER key.

The ARPA target symbol changes over time as shown below. A vector which indicates the motion direction of the target appears approximately one minute after the acquisition.

t acquisition

1 min. after acquisition

Vector

3 min. after acquisition

ARPA target symbol

Target number

[River] and [Sea] (Non-IEC system): An acquired target gets the youngest unused

number. When a target is lost and disappears from the number list, the next acquired target takes the number of that lost target (ie: In a five-target list, if the target 2 is lost, the next acquired target takes the number of target 2).

[IEC] and [Russian-River] (IEC system): An acquired target gets the youngest unused number. When a target is lost and disappears from the number list, the next acquired target takes the next sequential number until reaching a maximum 10. If the target number reaches a maximum 10, the next acquired target takes the number of a previously lost target.

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3.4.2 Automatic acquisition

When you set an automatic-acquisition area, the ARPA can acquire a maximum of five targets automatically.

The automatic acquisition area is 2.0 to 2.5 nm in range and ±45° on either side of the heading line in bearing. When you change the automatic acquisition to the manual acquisition, targets tracked in automatic acquisition are continuously tracked.

3. ARPA OPERATION

Automatic acquisition area

45° port

2.0 - 2.5 nm

Automatic acquisition area

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Off

Auto Acquisition options

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

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

45° starboard

Heading line

3.5 How to Stop the Tracking of ARPA Target

When ten targets have been acquired, there is no more acquisition, unless targets are cancelled. If you acquire additional targets, you must cancel one or more separate targets, or all targets. Use one of the following procedures.

3.5.1 How to stop the tracking of selected targets

1. Use the Cursorpad to put the cursor on the target to cancel the tracking.

2. Press the CANCEL/HL OFF key to cancel the tracking and erase the ARPA symbol. The unit beeps twice and the symbol is erased from the screen.

3.5.2 How to stop the tracking of all targets

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

2. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on the target to cancel the tracking.

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

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4. Use S or T to select [All Cancel] and press the ENTER key.

5. Use S to select [Yes] and press the ENTER key. All symbols

are erased from the screen and the long beep sounds.

6. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

3.6 Vector Attributes

3.6.1 What is a vector?

A vector is a line extending from a tracked target. A vector shows speed and course of the target. The top of a vector shows estimated position of the target after the selected vector time elapses. If you increase the vector length (time), you can evaluate the risk of collision with any target.

Predicted position of the target in 15 minutes later

Vector time

Vector

Are your sure ?

Yes

Current position of the target

When vector time is 15 minutes

3.6.2 Vector time and vector reference

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Custom 1 Custom 2

Custom 3 Alarm

Target Trail Tuning Others

Target

ARPA AIS GPS

Vector Time : 6min

Vector Reference History Dots History Interval CPA

TCPA Proximity

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Target

: True : 5 : 1min : Off : 1min : Off

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Adjusting a vector time to be displayed

Target menu

3. ARPA OPERATION

3. UseS or T to select [Vector Time] and press the ENTER key.

6min

( 1min~30min)

Vector Time setting window

4. Use S or T to select time and press the ENTER key.

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

Relative

True

Vector Reference options

6. Use S or T to select [Relative] or [True] then press the ENTER key. This function is not activate for [IEC] or [Russian-River] purpose. The mode is set to [True]. [Relative]: Other ships’ vectors are displayed relative to your ship. This mode helps find the targets on a collision course. If a ship is on a collision course with your ship, the vector of a ship points toward your ship position. [True]: Your ship’s and other ships’ vectors are displayed at their true motions. This mode helps see the differences between moving and stationary targets.

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: The functions of the [Target] menu are shared by ARPA and AIS.

3.6.3 Vector of your ship

The vector of your ship is shown as an arrow from your ship position. The vector of your ship is shown on the following conditions:

• Connect ARP-11 (option)

• Select [True] on the menu item [Vector Reference] on the [Target] menu

• Independent of on/off on the menu item [Display] on the [ARPA] menu

Note: The vector of your ship is shown in the same color as the ARPA symbol color (see section 3.12).

Vector of your ship

Data box

Cursor

Example of vector display

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3.7 History Display (target past position)

This radar can display time-spaced dots (maximum ten dots) that mark the past positions of any tracked ARPA target. You can evaluate actions of a target by the spaces in between the dots. Below are examples of dot spacing and target movement.

(a) Ship turning

You can select the number of history dots to display and the time interval to display the history dots.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

(b) Ship running

straight

Target movement and history display

speed

(d) Ship increased

speed

Off

History Dots options

4. Use S or T to select number of history dots to display (5 or 10) or select [Off] to

turn off the history display.

5. Press the ENTER key.

6. Use S or T to select [History Interval] and press the ENTER key.

15s 30s

1min

2min 3min 6min 12min

History Interval options

7. Use S or T to select the time interval and press the ENTER key.

8. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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3.8 ARPA Target Data

You can show the data for a tracked ARPA target in the data box at the bottom of the screen. To display ARPA target data, the menu item [Display] on the [ARPA] menu must be set for [On] and the menu item [Data Box] on the [Display] menu must be set for [Target] or [All].

1. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on an ARPA target.

2. Press the ENTER key to show the data of the target.

Cursor

3. ARPA OPERATION

ARPA target

selected for data display

Vector reference

Bearing, range, course, speed,CPA, TCPA

The symbol for the selected ARPA target is enlarged double to identify it from other symbols.

To remove the data of a target from a data box, put the cursor on its target symbol and press the CANCEL/HL OFF key.

Data box

TRUE 06:00<ARPA> No. 02

BRG 78.4ºT RNG 2.032NM

SOG 0.49KNCRS 73.0º

ARPA target data

(B)01

Target no.

BRG 29.3ºT RNG 0.659NM

(A)02

Vector time

TRUE 06:00<ARPA> No. 01

SOG 0.10KNCRS 12.3º

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CAUTION

3.9 CPA/TCPA Alarm

Set [CPA] (Closest Point of Approach) alarm range and [TCPA] (predicted Time to CPA) alarm time to alert you to the targets that can be on a collision course. When [CPA] and [TCPA] of any ARPA target become less than the preset [CPA] and [TCPA] alarm settings, the audio alarm sounds. The alarm message "COLLISION" appears. The target symbol changes to a dangerous target symbol (triangle) and its vector flashes. You can stop the audio alarm with any key. The flashing of the triangle stops when the tracked CPA and TCPA of an ARPA target is not in the [CPA] and [TCPA] alarm setting. The ARPA continuously monitors [CPA] and [TCPA] of all tracked ARPA targets.

Dangerous target symbol

This feature helps identify the targets that can be on a collision course. Correctly adjust GAIN, A/C SEA, A/C RAIN and other radar controls.

CAUTION

Do not depend on the CPA/TCPA alarm as the only method to detect the risk of collision. The navigator is not released of the responsibility to keep visual caution for collision situations, whether or not the radar or other plotting aid is in use.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [CPA] distance and press the ENTER key.

30s

Off

0.5NM 1NM 2NM 3NM 5NM 6NM

1min

2min 3min 4min 5min 6min 12min

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

6. Use S or T to select TCPA and press the ENTER key.

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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CPA distance settings TCPA settings

3.10 Proximity Alarm

The proximity alarm alerts you when an ARPA target is within the range you set. The audio alarm sounds and the alarm message "PROXIMITY" appears. The target symbol changes to a dangerous target symbol (triangle, see section 3.9) and flashes with its vector. Press any key to stop the audio alarm. The flashing continues until the target is not within the range set, the alarm range is changed to exclude the target, or the proximity alarm is deactivated.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

3. ARPA OPERATION

4. Use S or T to select the range and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

3.11 Lost Target

When the system detects a lost target, the audio alarm sounds and the alarm message "LOST" appears. The target symbol becomes a flashing square like the illustration to the right. When the system detects the target again, the target symbol becomes a normal symbol.

To erase a lost target symbol, put the cursor on the symbol and press the CANCEL/

HL OFF key. If you leave a lost target symbol flashing, the symbol disappears after

one minute.

You can remove all lost ARPA targets from the screen as follows:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Proximity settings

Lost target symbol

3. Use S or T to select [ACK Lost Targets] and press the ENTER key.

Are you sure?

Yes

ACK Lost Targets options

4. Use S to select [Yes] and press the ENTER key. All lost targets symbols are erased from the screen and the long beep sounds.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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3.12 Symbol Color

You can select the ARPA symbol color from Green, Red, Blue, White or Black.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select the color and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: Symbols can not be shown in the same color as the background color.

Green

Red Blue White Black

Color options

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4. AIS OPERATION

Connected to the FURUNO AIS Transponders FA-150, FA-100, FA-50 or the AIS Receiver FA-30, the FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 series can show the name, position and other navigation data of the nearest 100 AIS transponder-equipped ships.

This radar accepts heading and position data fixed by WGS-84 geodetic datum. Set the datum to WGS-84 on the GPS navigator connected to this radar. If this radar is connected with the FURUNO GPS Navigator GP-320B, see section 5.2 for the procedure.

4.1 Controls for Use with AIS

ENTER: Activate the cursor-selected target. Display data for the selected active target

(in the data box at the bottom of the screen).

CANCEL/HL OFF: Remove data of cursor-selected AIS target from the data box. Sleep the cursor-selected target (when its data is not displayed in the data box).

MENU: Access the [Target] and [AIS] menus for AIS operations.

CursorPad: Select a target to activate (or sleep). Select a target to show (or remove)

target data.

4.2 AIS Display On/Off

You can turn the AIS display on or off. The system continues processing AIS targets regardless of on/off for AIS display when the AIS transponder is turned on.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Alarm Target Trails Tuning Others

Target ARPA

AIS

GPS

Display : On

Color Number of Targets Sort By Range

Sector Start Sector End Ignore Slow Targets ACK Lost Targets

[ENTER]: Enter [MENU]: Exit

: Green : 30 : Range : 24.0NM : 340°

: 20° : 5.0kn

[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back

Turning on/off AIS display

AIS menu

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3. Use S or T to select [Display] 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.

4.3 AIS Symbols

When the AIS is turned on, AIS targets are displayed with AIS symbol as shown below.

Off

AIS-Display options

Sleeping

target

Activated

target

Dangerous

target

Lost target Target selected

AIS symbols

Note: When the heading is changed on the head up mode, the AIS symbols are erased, after the screen is changed, for a short time.

4.4 Activating, Sleeping Targets

When you change a sleeping target to an activated target, a vector shows the course and speed of that target. You can easily judge the target movement by the vector.

SOG (Speed Over Ground) and

COG (Course over Ground) vector

for data display

ROT (Rate of Turn)

Heading line

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(If there is no heading data, the line points in direction of COG.)

Activated target

When there are many activated targets on the screen, you can not easily identify the activated targets from the radar images or ARPA targets. You can sleep an activated target for easy view of radar images.

To activate a target: Put the cursor on the target and press the ENTER key.

To sleep a target: Put the cursor on the target and press the CANCEL HL/OFF key.

4.5 AIS Target Data

You can show the AIS target data in the data box at the bottom of the screen. To display AIS target data, the menu item [Display] on the [AIS] menu must be set for [On] and the menu item [Data Box] on the [Display] menu must be set for [Target] or [All].

4. AIS OPERATION

Sleeping target

1. Use the CursorPad to put the cursor on an activated target.

2. Press the ENTER key to show the data of the target.

Cursor

Vector reference

Vector time

PEGASUS

Data box

AIS target selected for data display

Name of vessel (or MMSI)

MMSI of vessel

Name of vessel

Bearing, range, course, speed CPA, TCPA, length, beam of vessel

To remove the target data from a data box, put the cursor on its target symbol and press the CANCEL/HL OFF key.

TRUE 05:00 <AIS> MMSI: 123456789 NAME: PEGASUS BRG CPA 1.65NM TCPA 06:14 LEN 100M BEAM 45M

53.7°T RNG 2.987NM COG 350.4° SOG 23.45KN

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4.6 How to Sort Targets

You can sort the AIS targets received from the AIS transponder by range from your ship, by sector, by CPA or TCPA.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Range

Sector CPA TCPA

Sort By options

4. Use S or T to select sorting method and press the ENTER key.

[Range]: Sort targets within the display range set (see section 4.7), from nearest

to furthest. [Sector]: Sort targets within the display sector set (see section 4.8) and within 24 nm, from nearest to furthest.

[CPA]: Sort targets within 24 nm by CPA, from closest to furthest. [TCPA]: Sort targets within 24 nm by TCPA, from earliest time to latest time.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

4.7 Display Range

You can set the AIS system to show only those AIS targets within the range you set. The setting range is 0.1NM - 48.0NM for FR-8045, 0.1NM - 72.0NM for FR-8125/FR8065 and 0.1NM - 96.0NM for FR-8255. Actual range depends on the AIS Transponder. If the target sorting method is selected to [Range], the target data within the range set here are transmitted to this radar.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

AIS-Range setting window (for FR-8255)

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4. Use S or T to set the display range and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: The unit of measurement for range is NM.

4. AIS OPERATION

4.8 How to Display the Targets within a Specific Sector

You can display AIS targets only within a specified sector. If the target sorting method is selected to [Sector], the target data within the sector set here are transmitted to this radar.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Sector Start setting window

4. Use S or T to set the start point for the sector and press the ENTER key.

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

Sector End setting window

6. Use S or T to set the end point for the sector and press the ENTER key.

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

4.9 Number of Targets to Display

You can select the maximum number of AIS targets to display. The setting value is 10 to 100. When the screen becomes full of AIS targets, you can limit the number of AIS targets to show. Targets are selected and displayed according to sort method. (See section 4.6.)

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [Number of Targets] and press the ENTER key.

Number of Targets setting window

4. Use S or T to select the number of targets to display and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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4.10 Vector Attributes

4.10.1 What is a vector?

4.10.2 Vector time and vector reference

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

6min

( 1min~30min)

Vector Time setting window

4. Use S or T to select time and press the ENTER key.

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

Relative

True

Vector Reference options

6. Use S or T to select [Relative] or [True] then press the ENTER key. This function

is not activate for [IEC] or [Russian-River] purpose. The mode is set to [True]. [Relative]: Other ships’ vectors are displayed relative to your ship. This mode helps find targets on a collision course. If a ship is on a collision course with your ship, the vector of a ship points toward your ship position. [True]: Your ship’s and other ships’ vectors are displayed at their true motions. This mode helps see the differences between moving and stationary targets.

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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4.11 History Display (target past position)

This radar can display time-spaced dots (maximum ten dots) that marks the past positions of any tracked AIS target. You can evaluate actions of a target by the spaces between the dots. Below are examples of dot spacing and target movement.

4. AIS OPERATION

(a) Ship turning

You can select the number of history dots to display and the time interval to display the history dots.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

(b) Ship running straight

(d) Ship increased speed

Off

History Dots options

4. Use S or T to select number of history dots to display (5 or 10) or select [Off] to

turn off the history display.

5. Press the ENTER key.

6. Use S or T to select [History Interval] and press the ENTER key.

15s 30s

1min

2min 3min 6min 12min

History Interval options

7. Use S or T to select time interval and press the ENTER key.

8. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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4.12 CPA/TCPA Alarm

Set CPA (Closest Point of Approach) alarm range and TCPA (predicted Time to CPA) alarm time to alert you to targets that can be on a collision course. When CPA and TCPA of any AIS target (including a sleeping target) become less than the preset CPA and TCPA alarm settings, the audio alarm sounds. The alarm message "COLLISION" appears. The target symbol changes to a dangerous target symbol (red) and its vector flashes. You can stop the audio alarm and flashing with any key. The dangerous target symbol is displayed until the AIS target is not in the CPA and TCPA alarm setting. The AIS continuously monitors CPA and TCPA of all AIS targets.

This feature helps identify the targets that can be on a collision course.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Off

0.5NM 1NM 2NM 3NM 5NM 6NM

CPA options

4. Use S or T to select [CPA] distance and press the ENTER key.

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

30s

1min

2min 3min 4min 5min 6min 12min

TCPA options

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

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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4.13 Proximity Alarm

The proximity alarm alerts you when an AIS target is within the range you set. The audio alarm sounds and the alarm message "PROXIMITY" appears. The target symbol changes to a dangerous target symbol (red) and its vector flashes. Press any key to stop the audio alarm and flashing. The dangerous target symbol is displayed until the target is not within the range set, or the alarm range is changed to exclude the target, or the proximity alarm is deactivated.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. AIS OPERATION

Off

0.5NM 1NM 2NM 3NM 5NM 6NM 12NM 24NM

4. Use S or T to select the range and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

4.14 Lost Target

When AIS data is not received from a target at fixed interval (3-5* report intervals), the target symbol changes to the lost target symbol (flashing). No audio or visual alarm is given for a lost target.

* The interval at which AIS data is sent depends on speed of the AIS transponder. For detailed information, refer to the Operator's Manual for the AIS transponder.

You can remove all lost AIS targets from the display as follows:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

Proximity options

Lost target symbol

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

3. Use S or T to select [ACK Lost Targets] and press the ENTER key.

Are you sure ?

Yes

ACK Lost Targets options

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4. AIS OPERATION

4. Use S to select [Yes] and press the ENTER key. All lost targets symbols are

erased from the screen and the long beep sounds.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

4.15 Symbol Color

You can select the AIS symbol color from Green, Red (not available in the [IEC] or [Russian-River] purpose), Blue, White or Black.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Green Red

Blue

White Black

Color options

4. Use S or T to select the color and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Note: Symbols can not be shown in the same color as the background color.

4.16 How to Ignore Slow Targets

You can prevent activation of the CPA/TCPA alarm against AIS targets that move at a speed lower than set here. The AIS symbols are not affected by this setting.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

3. Use S or T to select [Ignore Slow Targets] and press the ENTER key.

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Ignore Slow Targets settings window

4. Use S or T to select speed (0.0 - 9.9 kn) and press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

5. GPS OPERATION

If the FURUNO GPS Navigator GP-320B is connected to this radar, you can set GP320B from this radar.

5.1 Navigator Mode

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

GPS

WAAS

Mode options

4. Use S or T to select [GPS] or [WAAS] then press the ENTER key.

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

5.2 Datum

Select the type of datum which matches the paper charts you use for navigation. Select [WGS-84] if the radar is connected to an AIS Transponder.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select the type of datum and press the ENTER key. If you select

[WGS-84] or [Tokyo], go to step 7. If you select [Other], go to the next step.

5. Use S or T to select [Datum No] and press the ENTER key.

WGS-84 Tokyo

Other

Datum options

Datum No setting window

6. Use S or T to select the datum number and press the ENTER key. (The setting

range is 001 - 192 and 201 - 254. Refer to the page AP-5 “GEODETIC CHART LIST”).

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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5. GPS OPERATION

5.3 WAAS Setup

Geostationary satellites, the type used with WAAS, provide more accurate position data when compared to GPS. These satellites can be tracked automatically or manually. Auto tracking automatically searches for the best geostationary satellite from your current position.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

4. Use S or T to select [AUTO] or [MANUAL] and press the ENTER key. If you se-

lect [Auto], go to step 7. If you select [Manual], go to the next step.

5. Use S or T to select [WAAS No] and press the ENTER key.

Auto

Manual

WAAS options

WAAS No setting window

6. Use S or T to select WAAS number and press the ENTER key.

(The setting range is 120 - 158. Refer to the following table.)

7. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

Provider Satellite type Longitude Satellite No

Inmarsat-3-F4 (AOR-W) 142°W 122

Inmarsat-3-F3 (POR) 178°E 134

WAAS

Intelsat Galaxy XV 133°W 135

TeleSat Anik F1R 107.3°W 138

Inmarsat-3-F2 (AOR-E) 15.5°W 120

EGNOS

MSAS

Artemis 21.5°E 124

Inmarsat-3-F5 (IOR-W) 25°E 126

MTSAT-1R 140°E 129

MTSAT-2 145°E 137

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5.4 Satellite Monitor

The Satellite Monitor provides the information about GPS and WAAS satellites. See your GPS navigator's owner's manual for detailed information.

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

GPS mode 2D, 3D, W2D, W3D

5. GPS OPERATION

DOP (Dilution of Precision, 0.0 - 99.0)

SNR of tracked GPS satellites Satellites whose SNR is above 40 are used to fix position.

North marker

GPS satellite no.*

WAAS satellite

Satellites in ring have elevation angle of 5°

Satellites in ring have elevation angle of 45°

* Satellites used to fix position are shown in red.

Satellite Monitor

W3D

DOP

1.5

Altitude

15m

GPS

WAAS

30 40 50

31 12 18 19 06 07 09 24 08 16 13

122

[MENU]: Close MENU [ENTER]: Close this window

Altitude of GPS antenna

SNR of tracked

WAAS satellite from sea surface

SNRSatellite No.

Satellite monitor

4. Press the ENTER key to close only the satellite monitor display.

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5. GPS OPERATION

5.5 Cold Start

Cold start, which clears the Almanac from the GPS receiver, can be necessary in the following conditions:

• If you have turned off the power of the GPS receiver for a long time.

• The ship has moved far away from the previous fixing position (e.g., more than 500 km).

• Other reason that prevents the receiver from finding its position within five minutes after you turn on the power.

To cold start, do the following:

1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.

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

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

Are your sure ?

Yes

Cold Start options

4. Use S or T to select [Yes] and press the ENTER key. After processing cold start,

the long beep sounds. (To stop cold start, press the CANCEL/HL OFF key instead of the ENTER key.)

5. Press the MENU key to close the menu.

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6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING

This chapter has information about maintenance and troubleshooting that the user can follow to care for the equipment.

WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD

Do not open the equipment.

Only qualified personnel 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.

NOTICE

Do not apply paint, anti-corrosive sealant or contact spray to plastic parts or equipment coating.

These items contain products that can damage plastic parts and equipment coating.

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6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING

6.1 Preventative Maintenance

Regular maintenance helps keep your equipment in good condition and prevents future problems. Check the items shown in the table below to help keep your equipment in good condition for years to come.

Maintenance

Interval Item Check Point Remedy

When necessary LCD Dust on the LCD Remove the dust from the

LCD with the tissue paper and an LCD cleaner. To remove dirt or salt, use the LCD cleaner. Change the tissue paper often so as not to damage the LCD.

3 to 6 months Ground terminal on dis-

play unit

Display unit connectors Check for tight connec-

Exposed nuts and bolts on the antenna unit.

Antenna radiator Check for dirt and

6.2 Fuse Replacement

A fuse is in the fuse holder on the power cable and inside the power supply unit, and they protect the equipment from reverse polarity of the ship's mains and equipment fault. If a fuse blows, find out the cause before replacing it. Use the correct fuse. Using the wrong fuse will damage the equipment and void the warranty.

Check for tight connections and corrosion

tion.

Check for corroded or loosened bolts.

cracks on the radiator surface.

Tighten or replace as necessary.

Tighten if the connectors are loosened.

Clean and repaint as necessary. Use sealing compound instead of paint.

Clean radiator surface with a fresh-water-moistened cloth. Do not use plastic solvents to clean.

WARNING

Use the proper fuse.

Use of a wrong fuse can result in damage to the equipment and cause fire.

Unit Type Code No. Remarks

Display unit (fitted on power cable) FGBO 125V 10A PBF 000-155-826-10 24VDC Power supply unit (for FR-8255) FGBO 125V 7A PBF 000-155-831-10 24VDC

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

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

IMPORTANT NOTICES

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

1. OPERATION

1.1 Controls

1.2 How to Turn the Radar On/Off and Transmit

1.3 Display Indications

1.4 How to Adjust Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer

1.5 Menu Description

1.6 Tuning

1.7 Display Modes

1.7.1 How to select the display mode

1.7.2 Description of display modes

1.8 How to Select a Range Scale

1.9 How to Adjust the Gain (sensitivity)

1.10 How to Reduce the Sea Clutter

1.11 How to Reduce the Rain Clutter

1.12 Automatic Adjustments of Sea and Rain Clutters

1.13 Cursor

1.14 Interference Rejector

1.15 How to Measure the Range to a Target

1.15.1 How to adjust range ring brilliance

1.15.2 How to measure the range with a VRM

1.15.3 How to select VRM unit

1.16 How to Measure the Bearing to a Target

1.16.1 How to measure the bearing with an EBL

1.16.2 EBL reference

1.17 How to Measure the Range and Bearing Between Two Targets

1.18 How to Select a Pulselength

1.19 Target Alarm

1.19.1 How to set a target alarm zone

1.19.2 How to stop the audio alarm

1.19.3 How to select the alarm type

1.19.4 How to sleep a target alarm temporarily

1.19.5 How to deactivate a target alarm

1.19.6 How to select the target strength which triggers a target alarm

1.19.7 How to turn the buzzer on/off

1.20 How to Off-center the Display

1.20.1 How to select the off-center mode

1.20.2 Off-center the display

1.21 Zoom

1.21.1 Zoom mode

1.21.2 How to zoom

1.22 Echo Stretch

1.23 Echo Average

1.24 Target Trails

1.24.1 Trail time

1.24.2 How to start, stop the trails

1.24.3 Trail mode

1.24.4 Trail gradation

1.24.5 Trail color

1.24.6 Trail level

1.24.7 How to restart, stop the trails

1.24.8 Narrow trails

1.24.9 Your ship trail

1.25 How to Send the Target Position and Enter the Origin Mark

1.26 How to Hide the Heading Line Temporarily

1.27 Presentation Brilliance

1.28 Custom Setup

1.28.1 About custom setup

1.28.2 Description of custom setup items

1.28.3 How to set custom setups

1.29 How to Program Function Keys (F1, F2 and F3 keys)

1.30 Noise Rejector

1.31 Wiper

1.32 How to Reduce Second-trace Echoes

1.33 Watchman

1.34 Color Selections

1.34.1 Preset colors

1.34.2 Custom colors

1.35 Navigation Data

1.35.1 Navigation data during standby

1.35.2 Navigation data at the bottom of the screen

1.36 Dynamic Range