Furuno FR-8251 Marine RADAR User Manual


 
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1.19 Off-centering the Picture
Your vessel’s position can be off-centered up to
75% of the range in use to view the situation
around your vessel without changing the range
or size of targets.
1) Operate the trackball to set cursor where de-
sired.
2) Press the SHIFT ZOOM key. SHIFT appears
at the top left corner of the display.
Cursor
Cursor
1 Set cursor
where desired.
2 Press SHIFT ZOOM
key to shift display.
Figure 1-17 Off-centering the picture
Note: The display cannot be off-centered on the
96 nm range. In True Motion, the SHIFT ZOOM
key resets the OS position to a point of 50% ra-
dius opposite to the extension of the heading
marker passing through the display center.
Canceling off-centered picture
Press the SHIFT ZOOM key again.
1.18 Index Lines
The index lines are useful for maintaining a con-
stant distance between own ship and a coastline
or partner ship. They can be turned on/off by the
INDEX LINE key. Each pressing of the key turns
on the index lines (linked with No.2 EBL and
No.2 VRM), anchors the index lines, or turns off
the index lines.
No.2 EBL
Index
lines
Figure 1-16 Index lines
Rotating the index lines
Activate the No.2 EBL and operate the EBL con-
trol.
Adjusting index lines intervals
Activate the No.2 VRM and operate the VRM
control.
Selecting number of index lines
The number of index lines can be selected to two
or six on the INITIAL menu.
1) Press the MENU key.
2) Select the INITIAL menu and press the EN-
TER/SELECT key.
3) Select INDEX and press the ENTER/SELECT
key.
4) Select 2PCS (or 6PCS).
5) Press the ENTER/SELECT key.
6) Press the MENU key.