Furuno GD-1920C-BB 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
1.1.1 Control unit............................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card........................................................................................................ 1-3
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off ...................................................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Adjusting Hue, Panel Illumination....................................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Selecting a Display.............................................................................................................1-6
1.5.1 Display modes........................................................................................................ 1-6
1.5.2 Selecting a display ................................................................................................. 1-7
1.5.3 Switching control in combination and overlay screens........................................... 1-8
1.5.4 Selecting image source.......................................................................................... 1-9
1.6 Trackball, Cursor .............................................................................................................. 1-10
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as Destination ......................................................1-11
1.8 Data Boxes....................................................................................................................... 1-12
1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key ............................................................ 1-12
1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes....................................................................................... 1-12
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a data box............................................................................ 1-12
1.9 Function Keys...................................................................................................................1-13
1.10 Simulation Display............................................................................................................ 1-14
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
2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker
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2-11
2.13 Reducing Noise Interference.............................................................................................2-11
2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference ............................................................................................2-11