Furuno FR-8255 Marine RADAR User Manual


 
1. OPERATION
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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.
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 cen-
ter and cursor location. To return the ori-
gin of an EBL to the screen center, press
the ENTER key when the origin of an
EBL is on the screen center.
Relative
True
EBL origin
+
+
Target B
Range/bearing between
targets A and B
Range/bearing between
targets C and D
EBL 2
VRM 2
EBL 1
VRM 1
EBL
45.0
°
R
327.0
°
R
VRM
0.550NM
0.550NM
Target A
Target D
Target C