4 various vrm operations – Furuno NAVNET GD-1920C User Manual

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2. RADAR OPERATION

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2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM

1. Press the

EBL/VRM key to display the EBL/VRM soft keys.

2. Press the VRM1 ON (dotted ring VRM) or VRM2 ON (dashed ring VRM) soft key to

select the desired VRM. The selected VRM’s indication, at the bottom of the screen, is
highlighted.

3. Rotate the

ENTER knob then place the VRM on the inside edge of a radar target. Read

the VRM indication to find range to the target.

EBL
VRM

EBL1
ON

359.9 ˚R

11.70

nm

+

VRM1

(Dotted line)

VRM2

(Dashed line)

VRM1 range

Active VRM is highlighted.

OFFSET

EBL2
ON

VRM1
ON

VRM2
ON

EBL1

---.-

°

R

VRM1

3.123nm

EBL2

---.-

°

R

VRM2

9.343nm

VRM2 range

319. 9

°

M

12/

H-UP

3nm
LP

How to measure range with the VRM

4. You may hide the EBL/VRM soft keys by pressing the

EBL/VRM key.

2.10.4 Various VRM operations

Erasing a VRM, VRM indication: Press appropriate VRM soft key, then press the CLEAR
key. The VRM is erased and its indication becomes blank.

Erasing EBL/VRM data boxes: Press the EBL or VRM soft key associated with the
EBL/VRM data box you wish to erase. Press the

CLEAR key once or twice to erase the

data box.

Hiding EBL/VRM data boxes: Press the ZOOM & D. BOX and D. BOX ON/OFF soft keys
to show or hide the EBL/VRM data boxes.

Moving EBL/VRM data boxes: When an EBL/VRM data box is obscuring a target you
want to see, you can move it to another location as shown below. This cannot be done
when the EBL/VRM soft keys are shown.

1. Press the

EBL/VRM key to turn off the EBL/VRM soft keys.

2. Using the

Trackball, place the cursor inside the data box you wish to move. As the

cursor enters the box it changes to a “hand.” Push the

ENTER knob, and the hand

changes to a fist, meaning the box is correctly selected.

3. Use the

Trackball to move the data box to the location desired, then push the ENTER

knob.

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