Furuno 1824C Marine RADAR User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ...................................................................................................... viii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS .............................................................................. x
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .......................................................................1-1
1.1 Operating Controls .............................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card........................................................................................................1-3
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off ......................................................................................................1-4
1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue.............................................................................1-5
1.4.1 Display brilliance, panel brilliance ..........................................................................1-5
1.4.2 Hue ........................................................................................................................1-6
1.5 Selecting a Display.............................................................................................................1-7
1.5.1 Display modes .......................................................................................................1-7
1.5.2 Selecting a display .................................................................................................1-8
1.5.3 Switching control in combination and overlay screens ...........................................1-9
1.5.4 Selecting image source........................................................................................1-10
1.6 Trackball, Cursor..............................................................................................................1-11
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as Destination......................................................1-12
1.8 Data Boxes.......................................................................................................................1-13
1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key.............................................................1-13
1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes.......................................................................................1-13
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a data box ............................................................................1-13
1.9 Function Keys ..................................................................................................................1-14
1.10 Simulation Display............................................................................................................1-15
2. RADAR OPERATION ..................................................................................2-1
2.1 Radar Display.....................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by .......................................................................................................2-1
2.3 Tuning ................................................................................................................................2-2
2.4 Adjusting the Gain..............................................................................................................2-2
2.5 Reducing Sea Clutter .........................................................................................................2-3
2.5.1 How the A/C SEA works.........................................................................................2-3
2.5.2 Adjusting the A/C SEA ...........................................................................................2-4
2.6 Reducing Precipitation Clutter............................................................................................2-4
2.6.1 Adjusting the A/C RAIN..........................................................................................2-4
2.7 Range Scale ......................................................................................................................2-5
2.8 Pulselength ........................................................................................................................2-5
2.9 Presentation Mode .............................................................................................................2-6
2.9.1 Selecting a presentation mode...............................................................................2-6
2.9.2 Description of presentation modes.........................................................................2-7
2.10 Measuring the Range.........................................................................................................2-8
2.10.1 Measuring range by range rings ............................................................................2-8
2.10.2 Measuring range by cursor ....................................................................................2-8
2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM ......................................................................................2-9
2.10.4 Various VRM operations..........................................................................................2-9
2.11 Measuring the Bearing .....................................................................................................2-10
2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor................................................................................2-10
2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL...................................................................................2-10
2.11.3 Various EBL operations .........................................................................................2-10