Furuno FCR-28x9 Marine RADAR User Manual


 
12. ROUTES
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7. Click the [OK] button. The [Route Plan] dialog box appears and the system draws
the search and rescue route on the screen according to the search and rescue
settings.
8. To follow the route, click the [Exchange to MONIT] button.
Note: To monitor the route the following conditions must be met:
The route must have at least two waypoints.
The route must have no impossible turns.
The route must have been checked.
9. To save the route, click the [Save] button and enter a name for the route, using
the keyboard on the Control Unit or the software keyboard.
If necessary you can drag waypoints to new position, like with an ordinary route.
Sector
search
Direction: Select the direction to
start the search, Clockwise or Anti-
clockwise.
Search pattern heading: See the
right figure.
Search radius: Enter the search ra-
dius (in NM).
Number of sectors: Enter the num-
ber of sectors to use.
The sector search is used when the
position of the body is known accu-
rately and the search has to be done
over a small area. It is normally car-
ried out in the area, where the casu-
alty or the object has been sighted.
Search
type
Options Sample pattern
Start Point
WPT1
WPT2
WPT3
WPT4
WPT5
Search Pattern Heading
Search
radius
WPT6
WPT7
WPT8
WPT9
Sector #2
Sector #1
Sector #3
60°