Furuno color video plotter GD1720C - Manual (Page 3)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ...................................vii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS .........ix
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .. 1-1
1.1 Operating Controls ..................................1-1
1.1.1 Display unit controls........................ 1-1
1.1.2 Remote controller............................ 1-3
1.2 Inserting a Chart Card.............................1-4
1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off ...........................1-5
1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue .1-6
1.4.1 Display brilliance, panel brilliance.... 1-6
1.4.2 Hue ..................................... 1-7
1.5 Selecting a Display..................................1-8
1.5.1 Display modes ................................ 1-8
1.5.2 Selecting a display .......................... 1-9
1.5.3 Switching control in combination and
overlay screens ................................... 1-10
1.5.4 Selecting image source..................1-11
1.6 Cursor pad, Cursor................................1-12
1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as
Destination...................................................1-13
1.8 Data Boxes ............................................1-14
1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes with soft
key ................................... 1-14
1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes................ 1-14
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a data box ..... 1-14
1.9 Function Keys........................................1-15
1.10 Simulation Display...............................1-16
2. RADAR OPERATION ............. 2-1
2.1 Radar Display..........................................2-1
2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by ............................2-2
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
2.7 Range Scale............................................2-5
2.8 Pulselength..............................................2-6
2.9 Presentation Mode ..................................2-7
2.9.1 Selecting a presentation mode ........ 2-7
2.9.2 Description of presentation modes .. 2-8
2.10 Measuring the Range............................2-9
2.10.1 Measuring range by range rings.....2-9
2.10.2 Measuring range by cursor ............2-9
2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM ............2-10
2.10.4 Various VRM operations ..............2-10
2.11 Measuring the Bearing ........................2-11
2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor........ 2-11
2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL........... 2-11
2.11.3 Various EBL operations................ 2-11
2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker....
.................................................2-12
2.13 Reducing Noise Interference...............2-12
2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference ..............2-13
2.15 Zoom .................................................2-14
2.15.1 Zooming radar targets..................2-14
2.15.2 Zooming ARP, TTM targets ..........2-14
2.16 Shifting the Picture ..............................2-15
2.16.1 Manual shift .................................2-15
2.16.2 Automatic shift .............................2-15
2.17 Using the Offset EBL...........................2-16
2.17.1 Predicting collision course............2-16
2.17.2 Measuring range & bearing between
two targets ..................................2-17
2.18 Echo Trails...........................................2-18
2.18.1 Trail time ..................................2-18
2.18.2 Starting echo trails .......................2-19
2.18.3 Trail gradation..............................2-20
2.18.4 Trail color ..................................2-20
2.19 Echo Stretch ........................................2-21
2.20 Echo Averaging ...................................2-22
2.21 Outputting TLL Data ............................2-23
2.22 Guard Alarm ........................................2-24
2.22.1 Setting a guard alarm zone..........2-24
2.22.2 When the alarm is violated… .......2-25
2.22.3 Cancelling the guard alarm ..........2-25
2.23 Watchman............................................2-25
2.23.1 How watchman works..................2-25
2.23.2 Turning on/off watchman..............2-26
2.23.3 Setting watchman stand-by interval ....
..................................2-26
2.24 Waypoint Marker .................................2-27
2.25 ARP, TTM Operation ...........................2-28
2.25.1 Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM 2-29