Furuno USA 9ZWRTR079, 9ZWRTR078 OPERATORS MANUAL

MARINE RADAR/ARPA

FAR-2117, FAR-2127 FAR-2817, FAR-2827

DRAFT

(August 21, 2003)

9-52 Ashihara-cho,9-52 Ashihara-cho,

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*OME35190Z10**OME35190Z10*

Nishinomiya, JapanNishinomiya, Japan

Telephone :Telephone : 0798-65-21110798-65-2111 faxfa

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PUB.No.PUB.No. OME-35190OME-35190

0798-65-42000798-65-4200

Printed in JapanPrinted in Japan

Your Local Agent/DealerYour Local Agent/Dealer

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FAR-2107/2807 SER.FAR-2107/2807 SER.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

Radio Frequency Radiation Hazard

The radar antenna emits electromagnetic radio frequency (RF) energy which can be harmful, particularly to your eyes. Never look directly into the antenna aperture from a close distance while the radar is in operation or expose yourself to the transmitting antenna at a close distance.

Distances at which RF radiation levels of 100 and 10 W/m below.

Note: If the antenna unit is installed at a close distance in front of the wheel house, your administration may require halt of transmission within a certain sector of antenna revolution. This is possible. Ask your FURUNO representative or dealer to provide this feature.

Model TR unit Magnetron Antenna

FAR-2827/2127 RTR-079 MG5436 XN12AF 0.80 m 11.20 m FAR-2827/2127 RTR-079 MG5436 XN20AF 0.40 m 8.60 m FAR-2827/2127 RTR-079 MG5436 XN24AF 0.20 m 5.80 m FAR-2817/2117 RTR-078 MG4010 FAR-2817/2117 RTR-078 MG4010 FAR-2817/2117 RTR-078 MG4010

1 XN12AF: 4 ft XN20AF: 6.5 ft XN24AF: 8 ft

2 Or MAF1425B

XN12AF 0.30 m 4.20 m

XN20AF 0.10 m 3.00 m

XN24AF -- 2.40 m

exist are given in the table

Distance to

100 W/m point

Distance to

10 W/m point

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD

Do not open the equipment.

Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.

Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit. Post a warning sign near the switch indicating it should not be turned on while the antenna unit is being serviced.

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

Wear a safety belt and hard hat when working on the antenna unit.

WARNING

Use the proper fuse.

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

Keep heater away from equipment.

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

Do not place liquid-filled containers near the equipment.

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

Do not operate the equipment with wet hands.

Electrical shock can result.

Serious injury or death can result if someone falls from the radar antenna mast.

Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.

Fire, electrical shock or serious injury can result.

Immediately turn off the power at the ship's mains switchboard if water leaks into the equipment or the equipment is emitting smoke or fire.

Continued use can cause fatal damage to the equipment.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

CAUTION

WARNING

No one navigational aid should be relied upon for the safety of vessel and crew. The navigator has the responsibility to check all aids available to confirm position. Electronic aids are not a substitute for basic navigational principles and common sense.

• This ARPA automatically tracks automatically or manually acquired radar targets and calculates their courses and speeds, indicating them by vectors. Since the data generated by the auto plotter are based on what radar targets are selected, the radar must always be optimally tuned for use with the auto plotter, to ensure required targets will not be lost or unwanted targets such as sea returns and noise will not be acquired and tracked.

• A target does not always mean a land mass, reef, ships or other surface vessels but can imply returns from sea surface and clutter. As the level of clutter changes with environment, the operator should properly adjust the A/C SEA, A/C RAIN and GAIN controls to be sure target echoes are not eliminated from the radar screen.

CAUTION

The plotting accuracy and response of this ARPA meets IMO standards. Tracking accuracy is affected by the following:

• Tracking accuracy is affected by course change. One to two minutes is required to restore vectors to full accuracy after an abrupt 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 generated by ARPA, AIS and video plotter are intended for reference only.

Refer to official nautical charts for detailed and up-to-date information.

Replace the battery in the memory card within 10 minutes.

Loss of data may result if the above time is exceeded.

The battery in memory cards must be inserted plus (+) side up.

Inserting the battery minus(-) side up may cause the battery to explode.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING LABEL 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

To avoid electrical shock, do not remove cover. No user-serviceable parts inside.

WARNING

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

DISPLAY UNIT, PROCESSOR UNIT

Name: Warning Label (1) Type: 86-003-1011-0 Code No.: 100-236-230

ANTENNA UNIT

Name: Radiation Warning Label Type: 03-142-3201-0 Code No.: 100-266-890

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ........................................................................................................ ix

PROGRAM NUMBER .......................................................................................... xi

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION............................................................................... xii

SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................. xiii

1. RADAR OPERATION ....................................................................................1-1

1.1 Turning on the Power................................................................................................. 1-1

1.2 Transmitter ON ..........................................................................................................1-1

1.3 Control Unit................................................................................................................ 1-3

1.4 Main Menu................................................................................................................. 1-5

1.5 Operation Using the On-Screen Boxes...................................................................... 1-7

1.6 Cursor Menu............................................................................................................ 1-10

1.7 Monitor Brilliance..................................................................................................... 1-11

1.8 Choosing the Display Mode .....................................................................................1-12

1.9 On-Screen Boxes and Markers................................................................................ 1-13

1.10 Tuning the Receiver................................................................................................. 1-15

1.10.1 Choosing the tuning method..........................................................................1-15

1.10.2 Initializing tuning............................................................................................1-15

1.10.3 Automatic tuning............................................................................................1-16

1.10.4 Manual tuning................................................................................................1-16

1.11 Aligning Gyrocompass............................................................................................. 1-17

1.12 Presentation Modes................................................................................................. 1-18

1.12.1 Choosing presentation mode......................................................................... 1-18

1.12.2 Description of presentation modes ................................................................ 1-19

1.13 Entering Own Ship's Speed ..................................................................................... 1-22

1.13.1 Automatic speed input by log or GPS navigator ............................................1-22

1.13.2 Manual speed input....................................................................................... 1-23

1.14 Choosing the Range Scale ...................................................................................... 1-24

1.15 Choosing the Pulselength........................................................................................ 1-25

1.15.1 Choosing pulselength.................................................................................... 1-25

1.15.2 Choosing pulselength.................................................................................... 1-26

1.16 Adjusting the Sensitivity........................................................................................... 1-27

1.17 Suppressing Sea Clutter.......................................................................................... 1-28

1.17.1 Choosing method of adjustment.................................................................... 1-28

1.17.2 Automatic adjustment by the A/C SEA control ............................................... 1-28

1.17.3 Manual adjustment of A/C SEA ..................................................................... 1-29

1.18 Suppressing Rain Clutter ......................................................................................... 1-30

1.18.1 Choosing method of adjustment.................................................................... 1-30

1.18.2 Automatic adjustment of A/C RAIN................................................................ 1-31

1.18.3 Manual adjustment of A/C RAIN.................................................................... 1-31

1.19 Interference Rejector ...............................................................................................1-32

1.20 Measuring the Range...............................................................................................1-34

1.20.1 Turning range rings on/off.............................................................................. 1-34

1.20.2 Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM) .................................. 1-35

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1.21 Measuring the Bearing ............................................................................................ 1-37

1.21.1 Measuring the bearing .................................................................................. 1-37

1.21.2 Choosing true or relative bearing .................................................................. 1-39

1.22 Collision Assessment by Offset EBL........................................................................ 1-40

1.22.1 How to assess risk of collision by the offset EBL........................................... 1-40

1.22.2 Choosing point of reference for origin point of offset EBL.............................. 1-41

1.23 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets ............................................. 1-42

1.24 Setting a Guard Zone .............................................................................................. 1-43

1.24.1 How to set a guard zone............................................................................... 1-43

1.24.2 Acknowledging the alarm.............................................................................. 1-44

1.24.3 Deactivating a guard zone ............................................................................ 1-44

1.24.4 Guard alarm attributes .................................................................................. 1-45

1.25 Off-Centering the Display ........................................................................................ 1-46

1.26 Echo Stretch............................................................................................................ 1-47

1.27 Echo Averaging ....................................................................................................... 1-48

1.28 Target Trails............................................................................................................. 1-49

1.28.1 True or relative trails ..................................................................................... 1-49

1.28.2 Trail time....................................................................................................... 1-50

1.28.3 Trail gradation............................................................................................... 1-50

1.28.4 Resetting target trails .................................................................................... 1-51

1.28.5 Trail copy ...................................................................................................... 1-51

1.28.6 Trail level ...................................................................................................... 1-52

1.28.7 Canceling trails ............................................................................................. 1-52

1.29 Parallel Index Lines................................................................................................. 1-53

1.29.1 Displaying, erasing parallel index lines.......................................................... 1-53

1.29.2 Adjusting index line orientation, index line interval ........................................ 1-54

1.29.3 Index line bearing reference.......................................................................... 1-54

1.29.4 Choosing maximum number of index lines to display.................................... 1-55

1.29.5 Index line mode ............................................................................................ 1-55

1.30 Origin Mark.............................................................................................................. 1-56

1.30.1 Entering origin marks.................................................................................... 1-56

1.30.2 Origin mark stabilization................................................................................ 1-58

1.30.3 Deleting individual origin marks..................................................................... 1-58

1.31 Zoom....................................................................................................................... 1-59

1.32 Markers................................................................................................................... 1-60

1.32.1 Heading marker and heading line ................................................................. 1-60

1.32.2 Stern marker................................................................................................. 1-60

1.32.3 North marker................................................................................................. 1-60

1.32.4 Own ship symbol .......................................................................................... 1-61

1.33 Automatic Picture Setup According to Navigation Purpose...................................... 1-62

1.33.1 Choosing a picture setup option.................................................................... 1-63

1.33.2 Restoring default picture setup options......................................................... 1-64

1.33.3 User-programmable picture setups............................................................... 1-65

1.34 Programming Function Keys ................................................................................... 1-67

1.34.1 Activating a function key ............................................................................... 1-67

1.34.2 Programming the functions keys................................................................... 1-67

1.35 Ship’s Position......................................................................................................... 1-71

1.36 Noise Rejector......................................................................................................... 1-72

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.37 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes.......................................................................... 1-73

1.38 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data.......................................................................... 1-74

1.39 Watch Alarm ............................................................................................................1-75

1.40 Setting Up Nav Data................................................................................................ 1-76

1.41 Text Window Setup ..................................................................................................1-78

1.42 Customizing Operation ............................................................................................ 1-80

1.43 Alarms .....................................................................................................................1-82

1.43.1 Alarm description...........................................................................................1-82

1.43.2 Outputting alarm signal..................................................................................1-84

1.44 Choosing the Antenna, Displaying Antenna Information........................................... 1-85

1.44.1 Choosing the antenna ................................................................................... 1-85

1.44.2 Displaying antenna information ..................................................................... 1-85

1.45 Cursor Data ............................................................................................................. 1-86

1.46 Performance Monitor ............................................................................................... 1-87

1.46.1 Activating, deactivating the performance monitor ..........................................1-87

1.46.2 Checking radar performance ......................................................................... 1-87

1.47 Wiper....................................................................................................................... 1-89

1.48 Own Ship Marker..................................................................................................... 1-90

1.49 Color and Brilliance Sets.......................................................................................... 1-91

1.49.1 Choosing color and brilliance set................................................................... 1-91

1.49.2 Presetting color and brilliance set..................................................................1-91

2. RADAR OBSERVATION ............................................................................... 2-1

2.1 General......................................................................................................................2-1

2.1.1 Minimum and maximum ranges.......................................................................2-1

2.2 False Echoes............................................................................................................. 2-3

2.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder).................................................................. 2-5

2.3.1 SART description ............................................................................................ 2-5

2.3.2 Showing SART marks on the radar display ..................................................... 2-6

2.3.3 General remarks on receiving SART ...............................................................2-7

2.4 RACON......................................................................................................................2-8

3. ARPA OPERATION ....................................................................................... 3-1

3.1 Usage Precautions .................................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Controls for ARPA...................................................................................................... 3-2

3.3 Activating, Deactivating ARPA ...................................................................................3-3

3.4 Entering Own Ship's Speed ....................................................................................... 3-3

3.4.1 Echo-referenced speed input...........................................................................3-3

3.5 Automatic Acquisition................................................................................................. 3-5

3.5.1 Enabling auto acquisition.................................................................................3-5

3.5.2 Terminating tracking of targets (including reference targets)............................ 3-6

3.6 Manual Acquisition..................................................................................................... 3-7

3.6.1 Setting manual acquisition conditions.............................................................. 3-7

3.6.2 Manually acquiring a target..............................................................................3-7

3.7 ARPA Symbols and ARPA Symbol Attributes ............................................................. 3-9

3.7.1 ARPA symbols.................................................................................................3-9

3.7.2 ARPA symbol brilliance.................................................................................. 3-10

3.7.3 ARPA symbol color and size.......................................................................... 3-11

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3.8 Displaying Target Data ............................................................................................ 3-12

3.8.1 Displaying individual target data.................................................................... 3-12

3.8.2 Target list ...................................................................................................... 3-14

3.9 Vector Modes .......................................................................................................... 3-16

3.9.1 Description of vectors ................................................................................... 3-16

3.9.2 Vector motion and length .............................................................................. 3-17

3.10 Past Position Display............................................................................................... 3-18

3.10.1 Displaying and erasing past position points, choosing past position

plot interval ................................................................................................... 3-18

3.10.2 Past position display attributes...................................................................... 3-19

3.11 Set and Drift ............................................................................................................ 3-20

3.12 Setting CPA/TCPA Alarm Ranges............................................................................ 3-21

3.12.1 Setting CPA/TCPA alarm ranges................................................................... 3-21

3.12.2 Acknowledging CPA/TCPA alarm.................................................................. 3-22

3.13 Setting a Guard Zone .............................................................................................. 3-23

3.13.1 Activating the guard zone.............................................................................. 3-23

3.13.2 Sleeping, deactivating a guard zone ............................................................. 3-24

3.13.3 Acknowledging the guard zone alarm ........................................................... 3-24

3.13.4 Guard zone reference................................................................................... 3-25

3.13.5 Guard zone shape and stabilization.............................................................. 3-25

3.14 Operational Warnings.............................................................................................. 3-26

3.15 Trial Maneuver ........................................................................................................ 3-28

3.15.1 Types of trial maneuvers............................................................................... 3-28

3.15.2 Performing a trial maneuver.......................................................................... 3-29

3.15.3 Terminating a trial maneuver......................................................................... 3-31

3.16 ARPA Performance Test .......................................................................................... 3-32

3.17 Criteria for Selecting Targets for Tracking................................................................ 3-34

3.18 Factors Affecting ARPA Functions ........................................................................... 3-36

4. AIS OPERATION........................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Controls for AIS......................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 Enabling/Disabling the AIS ........................................................................................ 4-2

4.3 Turning AIS Display On/Off........................................................................................ 4-3

4.4 Activating Targets...................................................................................................... 4-4

4.4.1 Activating specific target ................................................................................. 4-4

4.4.2 Activating all targets........................................................................................ 4-4

4.5 Sleeping Targets........................................................................................................ 4-5

4.5.1 Sleeping an AIS target .................................................................................... 4-5

4.5.2 Sleeping all AIS targets................................................................................... 4-5

4.6 Displaying Target Data .............................................................................................. 4-6

4.6.1 Basic data....................................................................................................... 4-6

4.6.2 Detailed target data......................................................................................... 4-7

4.7 AIS Symbol Attributes................................................................................................ 4-8

4.7.1 AIS symbol brilliance....................................................................................... 4-8

4.7.2 AIS symbol size and color............................................................................... 4-9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4.8 Past Position Display............................................................................................... 4-10

4.8.1 Displaying and erasing past position points, choosing past position

plot interval....................................................................................................4-10

4.8.2 Past position display attributes...................................................................... 4-11

4.9 Lost Target............................................................................................................... 4-12

4.10 ROT Setting............................................................................................................. 4-13

4.11 Consolidating (fusing) ARPA and AIS Targets .......................................................... 4-14

4.12 AIS System Messages............................................................................................. 4-15

4.13 Viewing AIS Messages ............................................................................................ 4-16

4.13.1 Manually viewing received AIS messages..................................................... 4-16

4.13.2 Automatically displaying AIS messages......................................................... 4-17

5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION ....................................................................5-1

5.1 General......................................................................................................................5-1

5.2 Display Modes ...........................................................................................................5-1

5.3 Presentation Modes................................................................................................... 5-2

5.4 Radar Map................................................................................................................. 5-3

5.4.1 Turning on the radar map display ....................................................................5-3

5.4.2 Inscribing radar map marks and lines.............................................................. 5-4

5.4.3 Choosing mark color ....................................................................................... 5-5

5.5 Erasing Radar Map Marks and Lines......................................................................... 5-6

5.5.1 Erasing individual radar map marks and lines .................................................5-6

5.5.2 Erasing all radar map marks and lines.............................................................5-7

5.6 Radar Map Corrections..............................................................................................5-8

5.6.1 Radar map correction...................................................................................... 5-8

5.6.2 Cursor data correction..................................................................................... 5-8

5.7 Chart Cards............................................................................................................... 5-9

5.7.1 Displaying a chart............................................................................................ 5-9

5.7.2 Chart position correction................................................................................5-10

5.7.3 Correcting cursor data................................................................................... 5-10

5.7.4 Chart land color............................................................................................. 5-11

5.8 Hiding/Showing Graphics on the Video Plotter Display ............................................5-12

5.9 Track........................................................................................................................ 5-13

5.9.1 Plotting own ship’s track................................................................................ 5-13

5.9.2 Plotting other ships’ track...............................................................................5-14

5.9.3 Choosing track color......................................................................................5-14

5.9.4 Erasing track ................................................................................................. 5-15

5.10 Marks and Lines ...................................................................................................... 5-16

5.10.1 Inscribing marks and lines............................................................................. 5-16

5.10.2 Choosing mark color ..................................................................................... 5-17

5.11 Erasing Marks and Lines .........................................................................................5-18

5.11.1 Erasing individual marks/lines .......................................................................5-18

5.11.2 Erasing all marks and lines............................................................................ 5-19

5.12 Waypoints................................................................................................................5-20

5.12.1 Entering waypoints ........................................................................................ 5-20

5.12.2 Editing, erasing waypoints from the menu .....................................................5-23

5.12.3 Erasing waypoints......................................................................................... 5-24

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5.12.4 Waypoint list ................................................................................................. 5-25

5.12.5 Displaying waypoint name and number......................................................... 5-26

5.13 Nav Lines................................................................................................................ 5-27

5.13.1 Entering new nav line.................................................................................... 5-27

5.13.2 Editing nav lines............................................................................................ 5-28

5.13.3 Nav line list ................................................................................................... 5-29

5.13.4 Erasing nav lines .......................................................................................... 5-30

5.13.5 Setting up nav lines....................................................................................... 5-31

5.13.6 Displaying nav line, waypoint mark............................................................... 5-33

5.14 Recording Data ....................................................................................................... 5-35

5.14.1 Initializing memory (RAM) cards ................................................................... 5-35

5.14.2 Recording data ............................................................................................. 5-36

5.15 Replaying Data........................................................................................................ 5-38

5.16 Deleting Files .......................................................................................................... 5-39

6. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................... 6-1

6.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule ................................................................................ 6-2

6.2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts.................................................................................. 6-3

6.3 Replacing the Fuse ................................................................................................... 6-3

6.4 Replacement of Batteries.......................................................................................... 6-4

6.4.1 Battery on GC board....................................................................................... 6-4

6.4.2 Battery in memory cards................................................................................. 6-4

6.5 Easy Troubleshooting................................................................................................ 6-5

6.6 Advanced-level Troubleshooting................................................................................ 6-6

6.7 Diagnostics................................................................................................................ 6-9

APPENDIX ......................................................................................................AP-1

1. Menu Tree...................................................................................................................AP-1

2. Digital Interface............................................................................................................AP-8

3. Longitude Error Table (on 96 nm range scale)...........................................................AP-27

INDEX............................................................................................................... IN-1

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FOREWORD

A Word to the Owner of the FAR-28x7/FAR-21x7

Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FAR-28x7/FAR-21x7 Series Radar. We are confident you will see why FURUNO has become synonymous with quality and reliability.

For over 50 years 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.

Your radar 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 hearing from you, the end-user, about whether we are achieving our purposes.

Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

Note: The example screens shown in this manual may not match the screens you see on

your display. The screen you see depends on your system configuration and equipment settings.

Features

•

High-resolution 21-inch LCD (FR-21x7) or 23-inch LCD (FR-28x7) monitor. System also available without monitor.

•

This series of radar and ARPA are available in the following models:

Model FAR-2117 X-band 12 kW FAR-2127 X-band 25 kW FAR-2817 X-band 12 kW FAR-2827 X-band 25 kW

•

Two types of control units: RCU-014 features a full keyboard plus trackball and the RCU-015 has a trackball plus functions keys.

•

Simplified operation with point-and-click menu operation.

•

All functions are accessible by using the trackball alone.

•

Applicable to HSC (High Speed Craft)

•

ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) + AIS, Radar Plotter and Interswitch supplied as standard.

Frequency Band Output

FOREWORD

•

Meets the following requirements:

IMO MSC.64(67) Annex 4: Performance standards for Radar equipment IEC 60936-1 (1999): Shipborne radar-Performance requirements IEC 60936-1 Am. 1 (2002-06): Unwanted emissions of radar systems IMO A.823 (19): Performance standards for ARPAs IEC 60872-1 (1998): ARPA – Performance requirements IMO A. 820(19): Performance standards for navigational radar equipment for high speed

craft IEC 60936-2 (1998): Radar for high speed craft – Performance requirements IMO A. 694(17): General requirements for electronic navigational aids IEC 60945 (2002-08): Maritime Navigational Equipment General Requirements IEC 61162: Maritime navigation equipment-digital interface IEC 60936-5: Guidelines for the use and display of AIS information on Radar

•

Guard alarm watches for targets entering or exiting the guard zone

•

TC PA/CPA a la rm s

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Electronic parallel index lines

•

42 rpm antenna for high speed craft

PROGRAM NUMBER

PC Board Program No. Version No. Date of Modification

MAIN 035-9204-01 01

DRAW 035-9211-01 01

ARPA 035-9212-01 01

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Performance Monitor

ANTENNA UNIT

FAR-2117/2817: XN12AF-RSB-096-078

FAR-2127/2827: XN12AF-RSB-096-079

Navigator

Speed Log

Gyrocompass

AIS

HUB

Track Control Unit

XN12AF-RSB-097-078 XN20AF-RSB-096-078 XN20AF-RSB-097-078 XN24AF-RSB-096-078 XN24AF-RSB-097-078

XN12AF-RSB-097-079 XN20AF-RSB-096-079 XN20AF-RSB-097-079 XN24AF-RSB-096-079 XN24AF-RSB-097-079

IEC-61162-1 Serial Data

(Input/Output)

IEC-61162-1 Serial Data

(Input)

AD-100

PROCESSOR UNIT

RPU-013

Gyro Converter

GC-10

MONITOR UNIT

MU-201CR

(FAR-2117/2127)

MU-231CR

(FAR-2817/2827)

CONTROL UNIT

RCU-014

(Keyboard)

RCU-015

(Trackball)

Control Unit

RCU-016 (Remote)

Sub Display

Alarm

VDR

External Monitor

24 VDC

RU-3423

100/110/115

220/230 VAC

Ship's Mains

24 VDC

100-240 VAC

MEMORY CARD

INTERFACE UNIT

CU-100

: Standard : Option : Dockyard supply

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Ship's Mains

24 VDC

100-115 VAC/

220-230 VAC

, 50-60 Hz

System configuration

DC spec

Rectifier

RU-3424

RU-1746B-2

100/110/115/ 220/230 VAC 1

, 50-60 Hz

AC spec

Transformer Unit

RU-1803

440 VAC

, 50-60 Hz

SPECIFICATIONS

ANTENNA RADIATORS

1. Type Slotted waveguide array

2. Beamwidth

Radiator type XN12AF XN20AF XN24AF Length 4 ft 6.5 ft 8 ft Beamwidth(H) 1.8° 1.23° 0.95° Beamwidth(V) 20° 20° 20° Sidelobe ±10° -28 dB (all radiators) Polarization Horizontal (all radiators)

3. Rotation 24 rpm or 42 rpm

RF TRANSCEIVER

1. Frequency 9410 MHz ±30 MHz (X-band)

2. Output power FAR-2117/2817: 12 kW FAR-2127/2827: 25 kW

Unwanted emissions comply with ITU-R.

3. Range, Pulselength (PL) & PRF

Range scales PL (µs) PRF (Hz)

0.125, 0.25 0.07 3000

0.5 0.07/0.15 3000

0.75, 1.5 2 from 0.07/0.15/0.3 3000/1500 3 2 from 0.15/0.3/0.5/0.7 3000/1500 6 2 from 0.3/0.5/0.7/1.2 1500/1000 12, 24 2 from 0.5/0.7/1.2 1000/600 48, 96 1.2 600

Regular version has more intermediate ranges, also in km or sm.

4. IF 60 MHz, Log amp. BW 28/3 MHz

5. Noise figure 6 dB

6. Duplexer Ferrite circulator with diode limiter

DISPLAY UNIT

1. Screen Yellow or green echoes in 16 levels. Rasterscan non-interlace at 48.3 kHz hor, 60 Hz vert. R-type has yellow or green monochrome plus 3-color display according to echo strengths.

FAR-2117/2127 21” color LCD MU-201CR (399.36, 319.49 in mm) Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels Effective radar diameter: 250 mm

FAR-2817/2827

23” color LCD MU-231CR (470.4, 352.8 in mm)

Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels Effective radar diameter: 340 mm

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SPECIFICATIONS

2. Minimum range and range discrimination 35 m

3. Range accuracy 1% of the maximum range of the scale in use or 30 m, whichever is

the greater

4. Bearing discrimination Better than 2.5°

5. Bearing accuracy ±1°

6. Presentation mode Head-up, Head-up TB, North-up, Course-up, TM sea or ground

stabilization

7. Plotting facilities ARPA

8. Radar map Nav lines, coastlines, buoys, etc. produced by operator. 3000 pts in

9. Guard zone Two GZ anywhere, anchor watch as well

10. Parallel index line Choice of 2, 4 or 6 lines

11. AIS IMO SN Circ.217, IEC 60945-5

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Auto or Manual Acquisition: 100 targets in 0.2-32 nm

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Auto tracking on all acquired targets

Radar mode, 6000 pts on IC card in Chart mode

INTERFACE

1. IEC 61162-1 Ed. 2 RSD, TTM, AIS related data, etc.

2. Compass Built-in interface (option) for sync signal (20-135 V, 50-400 Hz), or

stepper signal (20-135 VDC), any polarity, for Gyrocompass, GPS compass SC-60/120 by IEC 61162^1

3. Speed IEC 61162-1, contact closure or 200/400/500 pulses/nm

4. Others Echo sounder, GPS navigator, Water temperature, etc.

POWER SUPPLY

1. DC version 24 VDC, 15.4 A max

2. AC version 115/230 VAC, 1ø, 50/60 Hz, 270 VA

440 VAC, 3ø, 60 Hz

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

1. Ambient temperature (Complies with IEC 60945)

Indoor units -15°C to + 55°C

Antenna unit -25°C to + 70°C (Storage)

2. Relative humidity 95% or less at 40

3. Waterproofing Antenna unit: IPX6 (IEC 60529)

Indoor units: IPX2 (IEC 60529)

4. EMC Full compliance with IEC 60945 Ed. 3

(to 2 GHz cabinet radiation)

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1. RADAR OPERATION

1.1 Turning on the Power

The [POWER] switch is located at the left corner of the control unit. Open the power switch cover and press the switch to turn on the radar system. To turn off the radar, press the switch again. The screen shows the bearing scale and digital timer approximately 15 seconds after power-on. The three minutes of warm-up time. During this period the magnetron (transmitter tube) is warmed for transmission. When the timer has reached 0:00, the indication “ST-BY” appears at the screen center, meaning the radar is now ready to transmit pulses.

In stand-by condition, markers, rings, map, charts, etc. are not shown. Further, ARPA is cancelled and the AIS display is erased.

In warm-up and stand-by condition, you will see the message BRG SIG MISSING because the antenna is not rotating; azimuth signal is not being sent to the processor unit. ON TIME and TX TIME counts in hours and tenths of hour appear at the screen center.

timer counts

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1.2 Transmitter ON

After the power is turned on and the magnetron has warmed up, ST-BY appears at the screen center, meaning the radar is ready to transmit radar pulses. You may transmit by pressing the [STBY/TX] key on the full keyboard or roll the trackball to choose the TX STBY box at the bottom left corner of the display and then pushing the left button (above the trackball). The left-hand side of the guidance box at the bottom right corner of the screen changes from TX to STBY.

TX STBY

TX STBY box

STBY

Guidance box

Radar display

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The radar is initially set to previously used range and pulse length. Other settings such as brilliance levels, VRMs, EBLs and menu option selections are also set to previous settings.

The [STBY/TX] key (or TX STBY box) toggles the radar between STBY and TRANSMIT status. The antenna stops in stand-by and rotates in transmit. The magnetron ages with time resulting in a reduction of output power. It is highly recommended that the radar be set to stand-by when not used for an extended period of time.

Quick start

Provided that the radar was once in use with the transmitter tube (magnetron) still warm, you can turn the radar into TRANSMIT condition without three minutes of warm-up. If the [POWER] switch has been turned off by mistake or the like and you wish to restart the radar promptly, turn on the [POWER] switch not later than 10 seconds after power-off.

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1.3 Control Unit

Two types of control units are available: RCU-014 which features a full keyboard and trackball module and the RCU-105 which has function keys and trackball module.

1. RADAR OPERATION

POWER

EBL rotary control VRM rotary control

EBL

OFFSET

CU/TM

RESET

VECTOR

MODE

BRILL

A/C SEAA/C RAIN

MODE

INDEX

LINE

TARGET

LIST

ENTER

MARK

GAIN

OFF

EBL

F3 F4

ALARM

ACK

STBY

BRILL

OFF

CENTER

VECTOR

TIME

CANCEL

TRAILS

Control unit RCU-014

OFF

RANGE

Wheel

Left button Right button

VRM

ACQ

TARGET

DATA

TARGET

CANCEL

Trackball

Trackball Module

POWER

Wheel

Left button Right button

Trackball

Trackball Module

Control unit RCU-015

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Control description

Control Description Control unit RCU-014

POWER Turns the system on and off. EBL and VRM rotary controls Adjust EBL and VRM, respectively. EBL ON, EBL OFF Turns the EBLs on and off, respectively. F1-F4 Execute menu short cut assigned. ALARM ACK Silences audible alarm. STBY TX Toggles between stand-by and transmit. BRILL Adjusts display brilliance. A/C RAIN Suppresses rain clutter. A/C SEA Suppresses sea clutter. GAIN Adjusts sensitivity of the radar receiver. HL OFF Temporarily erases the heading line while pressed. EBL OFFSET Enables, disables the EBL offset. In menu operation, switches

polarity from North to South and East to West and vice versa. MODE Chooses presentation mode. OFF CENTER Shifts own ship position. CU/TM RESET • Moves own ship position in 75% radius in stern direction.

• Resets the heading line to 0° in course-up and true motion modes.

INDEX LINE Turns index lines on and off. VECTOR TIME Chooses vector time (length). VECTOR MODE Chooses vector mode, relative or true. TARGET LIST Displays ARPA target list. CANCEL TRAILS Cancels all target trails. In menu operation it clears line of data. BRILL Adjusts brilliance of on-screen items. ENTER MARK Enters marks; terminates keyboard input. VRM ON, VRM OFF Turns the VRMs on and off, respectively MENU Opens and closes the MAIN menu; closes other menus. ACQ

RANGE Chooses radar range. TARGET DATA Displays target data for ARPA or AIS target chosen with the

TARGET CANCEL Cancels tracking on ARPA, AIS or reference target chosen with

Control unit RCU-015

POWER Turns the system on and off. F1-F4 Execute programmed function.

• Acquires a target for ARPA after choosing it with the trackball.

• Changes a sleeping AIS target to an activated one after choosing it with the trackball.

trackball.

the trackball.

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1.4 Main Menu

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To clear a line of numeric data: Use the [CANCEL TRAILS] key.

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Switch between plus and minus, North and South or East and West: Use the [2] key.

Useful keys in menu operation

You may access the MAIN menu from the full keyboard or by using the trackball. In later sections only the procedure for menu operation by trackball is given.

Main menu operation by keyboard

1. Press the [MENU] key. The MAIN menu appears in the text area at the right side of the screen.

[MAIN MENU]

1 [ECHO] 2 [MARK] 3 [ALARM] 4 [ARPA 5 [PLOTTER] 6 [CARD] 7 [NAV DATA] 8 [NAV LINE 9 [CUSTOMIZE

AIS]

WPT]

TEST]

1. RADAR OPERATION

Echo processing functions Mainly turns markers on/off. Sets guard alarm functions; outputs alarm signal. Sets ARPA

Chart and track functions Memory card functions Turns nav data on/off. Processes nav lines and waypoints. Customizes operation; executes diagnostics.

and AIS functions.

2. Press the numeral key corresponding to the menu you wish to open. For example, press the [2] key to open MARK menu.

3. Press the numeral key corresponding to the item you wish to set.

4. Consecutively press the same numeral key pressed at step 3 to choose appropriate option and then press the [ENTER MARK] key to register your selection.

5. Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

MAIN menu

[MARK MENU]

1 BACK 2 OWN SHIP MARK OFF/ON 3 STERN MARK OFF/ON 4 INDEX LINE BEARING REL/TRUE 5 INDEX LINE 1/2/3/6 6 INDEX LINE MODE VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL 7 8 EBL OFFSET BASE POINT STAB GND/STAB HDG/ STAB NORTH 9 EBL CURSOR BEARING REL/TRUE 0 RING

OFF/ON

MARK menu

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Main menu operation by trackball

1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box at the right side of the screen. The guidance box at the bottom right corner (see the illustration at the bottom of the next page for location) now reads “DISP MAIN MENU.”

Menu box

2. Push the left button to display the MAIN menu.

[MAIN MENU]

1 [ECHO] 2 [MARK] 3 [ALARM] 4 [ARPA 5 [PLOTTER] 6 [CARD] 7 [NAV DATA] 8 [NAV LINE 9 [CUSTOMIZE

AIS]

WPT]

TEST]

MAIN menu

3. Roll the wheel to choose the menu you wish to open and then push the wheel or the left button. For example, choose the 2 [MARK] menu and then push the wheel or the left button.

[MARK MENU]

Echo processing functions Mainly turns markers on/off. Sets guard alarm functions; outputs alarm signal. Sets ARPA

Chart and track functions Memory card functions Turns nav data on/off. Processes nav lines and waypoints. Customizes operation; executes diagnostics.

OFF/ON

and AIS functions.

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MARK menu

4. Roll the wheel to choose item desired and then push the wheel or the left button.

5. Roll the wheel to choose option desired and then push the wheel or the left button to register your selection.

6. Push the right button to close the menu. (Several pushes may be necessary depending on the menu used.)

1. RADAR OPERATION

1.5 Operation Using the On-Screen Boxes

All radar functions can be accessed by using the trackball alone. This is done by choosing the appropriate on-screen box with the trackball and operating the trackball module to choose item and option. (See paragraph 1.9 for location of all on-screen boxes.) On-screen boxes come in two varieties: Function selection and function selection w/pop-up menu. On-screen boxes of the latter type have “►” at the right side of their boxes, as in the MARK box shown below.

To operate the radar using on-screen boxes, do the following:

1. Roll the trackball to place the trackball marker inside the box desired.

Note: The trackball marker changes its configuration according to its location.

It is an arrow when placed outside the effective display and a cursor (+) when inside the effective display. See the illustration on the next page for further details.

For example, choose the MARK box, which is at the bottom left corner.

MARK 4

Mark type last selected, mark number

Bearing and range from own ship to origin mark

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MARK box

When a box is correctly selected, its color changes from green to yellow (default colors) and the guidance box at the bottom right corner shows operational guidance. The operational guidance shows the function of the left and right buttons, with a diagonal line separating the information. For the MARK box, for example, the operational guidance is “MARK SELECT / MARK MENU.” In this case you would push the left button to choose a mark or push the right button to open the MARK menu.

Function of left button

Function of right button

MARK Box

MARK 4

> +

Arrow For choosing on-screen box

MARK SELECT

MARK

Guidance box

Guidance box (Example: guidance for MARK box)

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1. RADAR OPERATION

Trackball marker location and guidance box indication

The trackball marker is either a cursor (+) or an arrow ( ) depending on whether it is within or outside the display area, respectively. Further, the indication in the guidance box changes according to trackball marker location.

Trackball marker is out of effective display area (incl. text area) and not selecting a box: The trackball marker is an arrow

Guidance box reads "JUMP CURSOR / DISP MENU." Push the left button to choose the on-screen box closest to the arrow or push the right button to display the MAIN menu.

To choose boxes successively, push the wheel when the guidance box reads as above. Then, the nearest box is selected and marked with the double-ended arrow ( ) and the guidance box reads "JUMP FORWARD / JUMP BACKWARD." Hit the left button to go to the box below or adjacent to the currently selected box or hit the right button to go to the box above or adjacent to the currently selected box. Continue pushing a button to choose boxes successively. This is convenient for operation under heavy pitching and rolling. To cancel this feature, push the wheel when the guidance box reads as above.

Guidance box reads "TRGT DATA & PLOT / CURSOR MENU." In this condition you may access cursor-operated

Trackball marker is within effective display area: The trackball marker is a cursor

functions, by hitting the left button for direct selection of function or the right button to choose desired functions from the CURSOR menu. For further details about the CURSOR menu, see paragraph 1.6.

2. Push the left button (or roll the wheel depending on the box) until the desired

option is displayed in the box.

Note: When you chose an on-screen box’s option by rolling the wheel, the

box and its contents turn red. This simply indicates that the chosen setting is different from the currently active setting. To change the setting, push the wheel or the left button. If neither the wheel nor the left button is pushed within about 30 seconds after operating the wheel, the previous setting is automatically restored.

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3. The pop-up menu attached to the MARK box is the MARK menu. To open the menu, push the right button. The menu opens in the text area at the right side of the screen.

[MARK MENU]

1 ORIGIN MARK STAB GND/SEA 2 ORIGIN MARK(No.)/ ORIGIN MARK(SYMBOL)/ MAP MARK/ WP 1~50/ WP 51~100/ WP 101~150/ WP 151~200/ OWN SHIP SHAPE

9 MAP DISPLAY OFF/ON 0 MAP MARK COLOR* RED/GRN/BLU/YEL/ CYA/MAG/WHT

* Not available

on IMO radar.

MARK menu

Note: Any menu may be operated from the full keyboard or the trackball, or a

combination of the two in case of Control Unit RCU-014. Note that in

later sections only the procedure for menu operation by the trackball is given.

4. Roll the wheel to choose item desired and then push the wheel or the left button. Selected item is initially shown in reverse video and changes to normal video and circumscribed when the wheel or the left button is pushed.

5. Roll the wheel to choose option desired and then push the wheel or the left button. Selected option is initially shown in reverse video and changes to normal video and circumscribed when the wheel or the left button is pushed.

6. Push the right button to close the menu. (On some menus several presses of the right button are required to close the menu.)

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1.6 Cursor Menu

Functions which require the use of the cursor, such as EBL offset and zoom, may be activated directly from the guidance box or from the CURSOR menu, either method with the cursor inside the effective display area. Below is the procedure for choosing a cursor-related function from the CURSOR menu. In later sections only the procedure for selection from the guidance box is given.

1. Roll the trackball to place the cursor inside the effective display area.

2. Roll the wheel to show “TARGET DATA & ACQ / CURSOR MENU” in the guidance box.

3. Push the right button to show the CURSOR menu.

[CURSOR MENU]

2 ↓

TARGET DATA & ACQ/ TARGET CANCEL/ ACQ/

REF MARK/ EBL OFFSET/ ZOOM/ MARK DELETE/ CHART ALIGN

CURSOR menu

4. Roll the wheel to choose 2 MARK KID and then push the wheel or the left button.

5. Roll the wheel to choose function desired and then push the wheel or the left button.

Note: For operation from the keyboard, you may press the [2] key to choose

a function in top-to-bottom order or the [8] key to choose in reverse order.

Cursor Menu item Description

TARGET DATA & ACQ ARPA: Acquires ARPA target; displays data for chosen

ARPA target. AIS: Activates sleeping AIS target; display data for chosen AIS target.

TARGET CANCEL ARPA: Cancels tracking on chosen ARPA target.

AIS: Sleeps chosen AIS target.

ACQ ARPA: Acquires chosen echo.

AIS: Activates chosen AIS target. REF MARK Inscribes reference mark, for target-based speed input. EBL OFFSET Offsets EBL, to measure range and bearing between two

targets. OFF CENTER Shifts screen center to chosen location. ZOOM Zooms chosen location. MARK DELETE Deletes chosen mark (plotter mark, origin mark or

waypoint mark). CHART ALIGN Aligns chart with radar picture.

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6. Push the right button to close the menu. The guidance box shows “XX / EXIT.” (XX = function chosen)

7. Roll the trackball to place the cursor where desired.

8. Push the left button to execute the function selected at step 5.

9. To quit the function selected, push the right button when the guidance box shows “XX / EXIT.” (XX = function chosen at step 5)

1.7 Monitor Brilliance

The brilliance of the entire screen should be adjusted according to lighting conditions. Monitor brilliance should be adjusted before adjusting relative brilliance levels on the BRILL menu to be explained later.

Note: The brilliance of a PC monitor cannot be adjusted from the radar. See the

owner’s manual of the PC monitor for how to adjust its brilliance.

By keyboard

1. RADAR OPERATION

Operate the [BRILL] control on the control unit to adjust brilliance. Turn it clockwise to increase brilliance; counterclockwise to decrease brilliance. Watch the BRILL box (see illustration below) to know current brilliance level.

By trackball

1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow on the brilliance level bar in the BRILL box at the bottom left corner of the screen.

Brilliance bar Shows brilliance level.

Place arrow inside box to adjust screen brilliance.

BRILL1 4

Brillance, color set no. (For details, see para. 1.50.)

Brilliance level

BRILL box

2. Roll the wheel downward to increase brilliance or roll it upward to decrease brilliance. The length of the brilliance bar increases or decreases with operation of the wheel.

Note: If nothing appears on the screen at power-up when using the mini

keyboard (Control Unit RCU-015) or when the radar is in stand-by, press and hold down any key except the power switch for four seconds to automatically set up for medium display brilliance.

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1. RADAR OPERATION

1.8 Choosing the Display Mode

This radar has two display modes: Radar and Radar + Plotter. Choose a display mode as below. Note that a display mode cannot be chosen when the menu is open.

1. Roll the trackball to place the arrow in the DISPLAY MODE box at the top of the screen.

DISPLAY XX*

* XX = display mode (RADAR, +PLOTTER)

DISPLAY MODE box

2. Push the left button to choose appropriate mode:

RADAR: Radar picture

+PLOTTER: Radar picture + plotter picture (incl. chart)

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