Radar operation – Furuno FAR-2107(-BB) User Manual

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1. RADAR OPERATION

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VRM1

VRM2

1.19.2

Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM)

There are two VRMs, No. 1 and No. 2, which appear as dashed rings so that you
can distinguish them from the fixed range rings. The two VRMs can be
distinguished from each other by the different lengths of their dashes; the
dashes on the No. 2 VRM are longer.

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TTG to VRM

Measuring range with VRMs

By keyboard

1. Press the [VRM ON] key to display either of the VRMs. Successively

pressing the [VRM ON] key toggles the active VRM between No. 1 and No. 2.
The currently active marker is enclosed with >...<.

2. Operate the VRM rotary control to align the active variable range marker with

the inner edge of the target of interest and read its distance at the lower-right
corner of the screen. Each VRM remains at the same geographical distance
when you operate the [RANGE] key or the RANGE box. This means that the
apparent radius of the VRM ring changes in proportion to the selected range
scale.

3. Press the [VRM OFF] key to erase each VRM.

By trackball

1. Use the trackball to place the arrow in the VRM1 or VRM2

box, whichever VRM you want to use.

2. The guidance box reads "VRM ON/." Push the left button

to turn on the VRM. The guidance box now reads "VRM SET L = DELETE /."

3. Push the left button again and the cursor jumps to inside the effective display

area. The guidance box now reads "VRM FIX / EXIT."

4. Use the trackball (coarse adjustment) or scrollwheel (fine adjustment) to

align the active variable range marker with the inner edge of the target of
interest and read its distance at the lower-right corner of the screen. Each
VRM remains at the same geographical distance when you operate the
[RANGE] key. This means that the apparent radius of the VRM ring changes
in proportion to the selected range scale.

5. Push the left button to anchor the VRM and fix its readout, or push the right

button to return the VRM to its previous location (range).

6. To erase a VRM, select the appropriate VRM readout box then push the left

button until the VRM disappears from the screen.

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