Furuno FR-8255 Marine RADAR User Manual


 
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4. AIS OPERATION
Connected to the FURUNO AIS Transponders FA-150, FA-100, FA-50 or the AIS Re-
ceiver FA-30, the FR-8045/FR-8065/FR-8125/FR-8255 series can show the name,
position and other navigation data of the nearest 100 AIS transponder-equipped
ships.
This radar accepts heading and position data fixed by WGS-84 geodetic datum. Set
the datum to WGS-84 on the GPS navigator connected to this radar. If this radar is
connected with the FURUNO GPS Navigator GP-320B, see section 5.2 for the proce-
dure.
4.1 Controls for Use with AIS
ENTER: Activate the cursor-selected target. Display data for the selected active target
(in the data box at the bottom of the screen).
CANCEL/HL OFF: Remove data of cursor-selected AIS target from the data box.
Sleep the cursor-selected target (when its data is not displayed in the data box).
MENU: Access the [Target] and [AIS] menus for AIS operations.
CursorPad: Select a target to activate (or sleep). Select a target to show (or remove)
target data.
4.2 AIS Display On/Off
You can turn the AIS display on or off. The system continues processing AIS targets
regardless of on/off for AIS display when the AIS transponder is turned on.
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Use S or T to select [AIS] and press the ENTER key.
AIS menu
Custom 1
Custom 2
Custom 3
Alarm
Target Trails
Tuning
Others
Target
ARPA
AIS
GPS
Color
Number of Targets
Sort By
Sector End
: Green
: 30
: Range
: 24.0NM
Sector Start
: 340°
Range
Ignore Slow Targets
ACK Lost Targets
: 20°
: 5.0kn
Display : On
[ENTER]: Enter
[MENU]: Exit
[CANCEL/HL OFF]: Back
Turning on/off AIS display