SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit. Post a warning sign near the switch indicating it should not be turned on while the antenna unit is being serviced. Prevent the potential risk of being struck by the rotating antenna and exposure to RF radiation hazard. Wear a safety belt and hard hat when working on the antenna unit.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ..............................................vi A Word to the Owner of the Model 18x4C/19x4C Series Marine Radar, GD-1920C Color Video Plotter....................................... vi Features ...................................................... vi Notice .........................................................vii SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ..................viii 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW............... 1-1 1.1 Operating Controls............................. 1-1 1.1.
2.23.3 Setting watchman stand-by interval..................................2-24 2.24 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes ........................................................2-24 2.25 Waypoint Marker.............................2-25 2.26 ARP, TTM Operation.......................2-26 2.26.1 Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM.............................2-27 2.26.2 Acquiring and tracking targets (ARP) ...................................2-27 2.26.3 Displaying target number (ARP, TTM) ..........................
4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.2.1 How the automatic sounder works ........................................... 4-6 4.2.2 Types of automatic sounder modes..................................... 4-6 4.2.3 How to enable automatic sounder operation................................. 4-7 Manual Sounder Operation ................ 4-7 4.3.1 Selecting the manual mode ..... 4-7 4.3.2 Selecting display range ........... 4-7 4.3.3 Adjusting the gain.................... 4-8 4.3.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING . ..................................................... 8-1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Preventive Maintenance..................... 8-1 Replacement of Batteries ................... 8-2 Replacement of Fuse ......................... 8-2 Replacing the Magnetron ................... 8-3 Replacing the Synchro Belt (1824C only) ....................................................... 8-3 8.6 Trackball Maintenance ....................... 8-3 8.7 Simple Troubleshooting......................
FOREWORD A Word to the Owner of the Model 18x4C/19x4C Series Marine Radar, GD-1920C Color Video Plotter FURUNO Electric Company thanks you for purchasing the Model 18x4C/19x4C Series Marine Radar, GD-1920C Color Video Plotter. We are confident you will discover why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality and reliability throughout the world.
• Bright 10.4” screen visible even under direct sunlight. • User friendly operation with combination of discrete keys, soft keys, alphanumeric keys and Trackball. • Accepts the following SD chart cards: NAVIONICS GOLD or C-MAP NT+/NT MAX charts, depending on specification. All names mentioned above are registered trademarks of their respective companies. • Fast chart redraw. • Built-in NavNet interface circuit board. • Video input (video recorder, CCD device, etc.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS All NavNet products incorporate a “network circuit board” to integrate each NavNet product on board through an optional LAN cable (Ethernet 10BASE-T). Each NavNet product is assigned an IP address to enable transfer of images between other NavNet products. For example, video plotter pictures can be transferred to a radar and vice versa. Pictures received via the NavNet may be adjusted at the receiving end.
Single-unit NavNet system (GD-1920C) GPS receiver GP-310B/320B External buzzer * Not required for AIS Transponder FA-150 AIS transponder AIS Interface IF-1500AIS* VGA monitor Remote display PC Video equipment Remote Controller RMC-100 ARPA ARP-11 Display unit RDP-149 Echo sounder Navigator Other NavNet Unit (Model 1834C, etc.
Two-unit NavNet system Radar Antenna Unit OR GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B Radar Antenna Unit OR GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B RADAR or PLOTTER RADAR or PLOTTER Radar, plotter data Radar, plotter data Two-unit NavNet system Three-or-more-unit NavNet system (Max.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW This chapter provides the basic information needed to get you started using your radar, video plotter. 1.1 Operating Controls 1.1.1 Display unit controls Display unit controls The radar, video plotter, sounder and chart systems are operated with the controls of the display unit (and the remote controller). Ten keys are labeled and they provide the function shown on their labels. The five soft keys provide various functions according to current operating mode.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Soft keys The function of the five soft keys changes according to the operation. Their labels for their current functions are shown on the screen to the left of the keys. To hide or show the soft keys, press the HIDE/SHOW key. Each press of the key shows preset soft keys, user function keys or turns off navigation information (at the top of the screen). SOFT KEYS Display unit Some soft keys show the current setting of a soft key in reverse video as shown below.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1.2 Remote controller SAVE RANGE MOB DISP ABC 1 DEF 2 GHI 3 JKL 4 MNO 5 PQR 6 STU 7 VWX 8 YZ& 9 '# 0 EBL/VRM WPT Operating distance 90°: Up to 5 m ±45°: Up to 3 m Replace the batteries (AA) when the distance from which the display unit can be operated shortens. Note: The remote controller may become damaged if dropped. Mishandling of the remote controller is not covered by the warranty.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2 Inserting a Chart Card Your unit reads SD cards, in the following formats: Navionics GOLD Chart cards or C-MAP NT+/NT MAX chart cards, depending on the type of display unit you have. Insert the appropriate chart card for your area as follows: 1. Open the chart drive. Chart drive Display unit 2. Insert chart card label side up prior to turning on the power. 3. Close the lid. To remove chart card, follow the steps shown below. 1. Press the MENU key to show the menu. 2.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off Press the POWER/BRILL key to turn the unit on. A beep sounds and then the equipment shows the startup NavNet screen (about 20 seconds), the product information screen, startup test results and chart usage disclaimer. During this period the equipment is inoperative. The startup test checks the ROM, RAM, internal battery and backup data for proper operation, displaying the results for each as OK or NG (No Good).
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue You can adjust display brilliance, panel brilliance and hue as shown below. 1.4.1 Display brilliance, panel brilliance 1. Press the POWER/BRILL key momentarily. A set of soft keys for adjustment of brilliance and hue appear. Active soft key is highlighted. 12/LP 3nm H-UP 319. 9°M BRILL CONTST DISPLY BRILL 359.9°M 19.9 kt 16.0nm BRILL NU TRIP CONTST 99.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.4.2 Hue You may select the colors for the radar and plotter displays as below. 1. Press the POWER/BRILL key momentarily. 2. Press the HUE soft key to show the hue setting window. HUE ▲ ¡ DAY ¡ NIGHT ¡ TWILIGHT ¤ MANUAL SET ▼ Hue window 3. Operate the Trackball to select hue desired, referring to the table below. MANUAL SET follows the color settings on the CHART DETAILS menu for the plotter and the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP menu for the radar.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5 Selecting a Display 1.5.1 Display modes If you have a radar, navigator, network sounder and external video source (video recorder, etc., optional PIP board required) six full-screen displays are available: radar, plotter, echo sounder, nav data, overlay, and external video. In addition to the full-screen display, you can divide the screen into halves and thirds to show two and three sets of images on a combination display.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5.2 Selecting a display 1. Press the DISP key to show the display screen selection window. The icons of modes not available are shaded. HOTPAGE 1-HOTPAGE 6 are user-arrangeable displays called “hot pages,” which you can configure as you like. For further details, see the paragraph “7.6 Hot Page Setup.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5.3 Switching control in combination and overlay screens A soft key is provided in relevant combination and overlay screens to switch control between displays. In the example below, the CNTRL PLOTTR and CNTRL SNDR soft keys enable switching control between the plotter and sounder screens in the plotter/sounder combination display. 0’33" 34° 22. 3456’N 359.9°M TRIP NU 080° 22. 3456’E 19.9 kt 99.9 nm 0 MARK ENTRY 40.0 16.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5.4 Selecting image source When more than one network radar or network sounder is connected to the equipment, you may select an image source for each as shown below. This is not necessary when only one network radar or network sounder is connected. 1. Press the DISP key. 2. Press any soft key to show the following display. ▲ RADAR SOURCE SOUNDER SOURCE AUX SOURCE IP ADDRESS DEVICE NUMBER 1 (HOST NAME: NAVNET1) ETR1 (HOST NAME: SOUNDER) AUX 1 (HOST NAME: WXFAX) 172.031.003.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.6 Trackball, Cursor The Trackball functions to shift the cursor, for measurement of range and bearing to a location (radar) and latitude and longitude position (plotter). Roll the Trackball to shift the cursor. The cursor moves in the direction of Trackball rotation. Cursor 3nm 319. 9°M 12/LP H-UP SIGNAL PROC. RADAR DISPLY NAV FUNC TARGET ZOOM & D. BOX +359.9 ˚R 11.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as Destination The MOB mark functions to mark man overboard position. You can inscribe the mark from any mode except nav data, when playing back data or conducting any test. Note that this function requires position data. Note: The function of the SAVE/MOB key depends on the setting of SAVE MOB KEY FUNCTION in the GENERAL SETUP menu. The description below shows the procedure using the default setting.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.8 Data Boxes Data boxes, providing navigation data, may be shown on any full-screen display. Up to six data boxes (two in case of large characters) may be shown, and the default data boxes are position (in latitude and longitude), course over ground, speed over ground and trip log. The user may choose which data to display, where to locate it, and show or hide it as desired. In addition, data boxes may be set independently for each display mode (plotter, radar, sounder).
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.9 Function Keys The function keys provide for one-touch execution of a desired function. The default function key settings are as shown in the table below.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.10 Simulation Display The simulation display, for use by service technicians for demonstration purposes, provides simulated operation to help acquaint you with the many features your unit has to offer. It allows you to view and control a simulated plotter, radar and sounder picture, without position-fixing equipment, network radar or a network sounder.
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW NavNet radar antenna-generated echoes (not available with the GD-1920C) 1. Select GET RADAR SIMULATION DATA, then press the EDIT soft key. 2. Select YES, then push the ENTER knob to erase simulation data and get new data. The message “Now getting demo data. Do not turn off display unit.” appears while the unit is receiving radar data. Note: If the network radar could not be found “Radar source is not found. Cannot get demo data.” appears.
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2. RADAR OPERATION This chapter covers radar operation, including the ARP (Auto Plotter) function. ARP requires a Model 18x4C/19x4C series network radar equipped with the ARP circuit board. 2.1 Radar Display Guard zone 2 North marker (Head-up, Course-up mode) Cursor Range/ range ring interval Pulselength Presentation mode Alarm icon EBL1 Battery icon Simulation mode Guard zone 1 Range ring Heading line 12/ LP3nm H-UP SI Heading M: Magnetic T: True 319.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.3 Tuning The radar receiver can be tuned automatically or manually, and the default tuning method is automatic. If you require manual tuning, do the following: 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP soft key. 3. Select TUNING, then press the EDIT soft key. TUNING AUTO MAN Tuning bar Tuning window 4. Choose MAN. 5. Adjust the ENTER knob until the tuning bar is at its longest position. 6. Press the MENU key to close the menu.
2. RADAR OPERATION Adjusting the FTC (When the radar source is the 17x4 series radar) To suppress rain clutter from heavy storms or scattered rain clutter, adjust the FTC. In addition to reducing clutter, the FTC can be used in fine weather to clarify the picture when navigating in confined waters. However, with the circuit active the receiver is less sensitive. Therefore, turn off the FTC, by setting it for “0”, when its function is not required. 1. Press the GAIN key. 2.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.5.2 Adjusting the A/C SEA A/C SEA should be adjusted so that the clutter is broken up into small dots, and small targets become distinguishable. 1. Press the GAIN key. 2. Press the A/C SEA soft key to show the A/C SEA setting window. A/C SEA ¡ AUTO ROUGH ¡ AUTO MODERATE ¡ AUTO CALM ¤ MAN 0 A/C SEA setting window 3. Use the Trackball to select AUTO ROUGH, AUTO MODERATE, AUTO CALM, or MAN (manual) as appropriate. Select an AUTO option according to the sea state. 4.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.7 Range Scale The range setting determines the size of the area (in nautical miles) that will appear on your display. In addition, the range setting will also automatically adjust the range ring interval so that accurate range measurements may be made while operating on any range setting. The range, range ring interval and pulselength appear at the top left-hand corner of the display. Press the [RANGE (+ or -)] key to change the range scale. Range scales (nm, sm) Range 0.125 0.
2. RADAR OPERATION 3/ MP1nm H-UP 319. 9°M SIGNAL PROCESS I. REJ OFF E. AVG OFF PULSE MED E. STR OFF Shown when radar source is the Model 18x4/19x4 series radar. Not shown otherwise. RETURN + 359.9 ˚R 11.70nm Signal process soft keys 3. Choose the 1.5 nm or 3 nm with the RANGE key. 4. Press the PULSE soft key to select the pulselength setting. SHORT or MEDIUM for 1.5 nm, 1.5 sm, 3 km and MEDIUM or LONG for 3 nm, 3 sm, 6 km. 5. Press the RETURN soft key to finish. 2.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.9.2 Description of presentation modes Head-up Heading Line North Marker A display without azimuth stabilization in which the line connecting the center with the top of the display indicates own ship’s heading. Targets are painted at their measured distances and in their directions relative to own ship’s heading. The short line on the bearing scale is the north marker.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.10 Measuring the Range You can measure the range to a radar target three ways: by the range rings, by the cursor, and by the VRM (Variable Range Marker). 2.10.1 Measuring range by range rings Count the number of rings between the center of the display and the target. Check the range ring interval and judge the distance of the echo from the inner edge of the nearest ring. To turn the range rings on, do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4.
2. RADAR OPERATION 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. 12/LP 3nm H-UP 319.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.11 Measuring the Bearing There are two ways to measure the bearing to a target: by the cursor, and by the EBL (Electronic bearing Line). 2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor Use the Trackball to place the cursor at the center of the target. The bearing to the target appears in the range and bearing box at the bottom right-hand corner on the screen. 2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL 1. Press the EBL/VRM key. 2.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker The heading line indicates the ship's heading in all presentation modes. It is a line from the own ship position to the outer edge of the radar display area and appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale in head-up mode; it changes its orientation in the north-up, course-up and true motion modes with ship’s movement. The north marker appears as a short dashed line.
2. RADAR OPERATION 1. If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to show the radar soft keys. 2. Press the SIGNAL PROC. soft key. 3/ MP1nm H-UP 319. 9°M SIGNAL PROCESS I. REJ OFF E. AVG OFF PULSE MED E. STR OFF Shown when radar source is the Model 18x4/19x4 series radar. Not shown otherwise. RETURN + 359.9 ˚R 11.70nm SIGNAL PROCESS soft keys 3. Press the I. REJ soft key successively to choose the interference rejection level desired; LOW, MED, HIGH or OFF. 4. Press the RETURN soft key to finish.
2. RADAR OPERATION 12/LP3nm HU 319. 9°M ZOOM & D. BOX ZOOM ON /OFF Zoom area CURSOR FLOAT ARP TGT ZM D. BOX ON/ OFF RETURN Requires optional ARP Board in Model 18x4/19x4 series network radar. Not shown otherwise. + 359.9 ˚R 5.727nm Zoom window Zoom 2.15.2 Zooming ARP, TTM targets You may zoom in on TTM (Tracked Target Message) and ARP targets. TTM targets can come from a NavNet connected radar, or from other ARP radar that is outputting the TTM message.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.16 Shifting the Picture Own ship position, or sweep origin, can be displaced manually or automatically to expand the view field without switching to a larger scale. Zoom is not available when the display is shifted. 2.16.1 Manual shift SHIFT The sweep origin can be shifted in any presentation mode to a point specified by the cursor by up to 50% of the range in use in any direction. Cursor 1. Locate the cursor anywhere within the effective radius of the display.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.17 Using the Offset EBL The offset EBL can be used to predict a potential collision course. It can also be used to measure the range and bearing between two targets. 2.17.1 Predicting collision course The procedure below may be used to check if a radar target is on a potential collision course with your vessel. 1. Press the EBL/VRM key to show the EBL/VRM soft keys. 2. Press the EBL1 ON soft key to turn on the EBL1. 3. Press the OFFSET soft key.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.17.2 Measuring range & bearing between two targets The procedure which follows shows how to measure the range and bearing between two targets, using the targets “A” and “B” in the figure below as an example. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the target “A.” Press the EBL/VRM key to show the EBL/VRM soft keys. Press the EBL1 ON soft key to turn on the EBL1. Press the OFFSET soft key.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.18 Echo Trails Echo trails are simulated afterglow of target echoes that represent their movements relative or true to own ship. This function is useful for alerting you past possible collision situations. Echo trail Sample echo trails 2.18.1 Trail time 1. If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to show the radar soft keys. 2. Press the TARGET soft key. 3. Press the TRAIL soft key to show the trail soft keys. 12/LP 3nm H-UP 319.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.18.2 Starting echo trails 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to show the radar soft keys. Press the TARGET soft key. Press the TRAIL soft key. Press the TRAIL ON/OFF soft key to select ON. Press the RETURN soft key twice to finish. “TRAIL,” the echo trail time selected and elapsed time appear at the top right-hand corner of the display. Then, afterglow starts extending from all targets.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.18.5 Echo trail mode Echo trails can be shown in Relative or True motion. (True trails require heading and speed inputs.) 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP key. 3. Choose TRAIL MODE, then press the EDIT soft key. TRAIL MODE ▲ ▼ TRUE RELATIVE Trail mode window 4. Select TRUE or RELATIVE as appropriate, then press the ENTER soft key. 5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 2.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.20 Echo Averaging The echo average feature, which requires a Model 18x4/19x4 series network radar, effectively suppresses sea clutter. Echoes received from stable targets such as ships appear on the screen at almost the same position during every rotation of the antenna. On the other hand, unstable echoes such as sea clutter appear at random positions. To distinguish real target echoes from sea clutter, echo average performs scan-to-scan correlation.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.21 Outputting TLL Data Target position data can be output to units of the network and shown on their plotter screen with the TLL mark (X). This function requires position and heading data. 1. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the target whose position you wish to output. 2. If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to display the radar soft keys. 3. Press the TARGET soft key. 12/LP 3nm H-UP 319.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.22 Guard Alarm The guard alarm allows the operator to set the desired range and bearing for a guard zone. When ships, islands, landmasses, etc. violate the guard zone, an audio alarm sounds and the offending target blinks to call the operator’s attention. CAUTION • The alarm should not be relied upon as the sole means for detecting possible collision situations.
2. RADAR OPERATION Note 1: When the radar range is less than the guard zone range “G1 (G2) IN” or “G1 (G2) OUT” changes to “G1 (G2) ***.” The guard alarm function is not available while this indication appears. Note 2: If the network radar is set to standby while the guard alarm is active, the guard alarm is cancelled. The guard alarm is redisplayed when the radar is set to transmit again. 2.22.
2. RADAR OPERATION Note: When the watchman is activated and no guard zone is active, the message “PLEASE SET GUARD ZONE. PUSH ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.” appears. Press any key and then set a guard zone. 2.23.3 Setting watchman stand-by interval The watchman standby interval, that is, the number of minutes the radar is in standby, can be set to 5, 10 or 20 minutes as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP soft key. 3. Select WATCHMAN TIME, then press the EDIT soft key.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.25 Waypoint Marker A waypoint marker, showing the location of the destination waypoint set on the plotter, may be inscribed on the radar display. L 3nm 12/ SP HU Waypoint 319. 9°M marker NAV FUNC W. MAN ON/ OFF WPT MK ON /OFF RETURN + 359.9 ˚R 11.70nm Waypoint marker 1. 2. 3. 4. If not already shown, press the HIDE/SHOW key to display the radar soft keys. Press the NAV FUNC soft key. Press the WPT MK ON/OFF soft key to select ON or OFF as appropriate.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.26 ARP, TTM Operation When the radar source is an ARP-equipped Model 18x4/19x4 series network radar, you can manually and automatically acquire and track ten targets. Once a target is acquired automatically or manually it is automatically tracked within 0.1 to 32 nm. If the FURUNO heading sensor PG-1000 is used, the data sentence “RMC” is necessary.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.26.1 Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM 1. Press the MENU key followed by the ARP SETUP soft key to show the ARP SETUP menu. ARP TARGET INFO INTERNAL ARP CANCEL ALL TARGETS NO ARP VECTOR MODE TRUE ARP VECTOR TIME 30 minutes HISTORY INTERVAL OFF CPA OFF TCPA 30 seconds ARP SETUP EDIT RETURN AUTO ACQUISITION AREA OFF TARGET ID NUMBER OFF ARP setup menu 2. Select ARP TARGET INFO, then press the EDIT soft key to show the ARP TARGET INFO window.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the TARGET soft key. Place the cursor on the target to acquire. Press the ACQ soft key. Press the RETURN soft key to finish. The plot symbol changes over time as below. A vector appears about one minute after acquisition, indicating the target’s motion trend. Vector 01* 01* 1 min. after 3 min. after acquisition acquisition * = Target number shown when TARGET ID NUMBER is turned on in the ARP SETUP menu.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.26.3 Displaying target number (ARP, TTM) Target number can be shown for ARP and TTM targets as below. 12/ 3nm LP H-UP 319. 9°T TARGET TRAIL 01 TLL OUTPUT ACQ ARP Target Number TARGET INFO RETURN + 359.9 ˚R 11.70nm ARP target number 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Press the MENU key. Press the ARP SETUP soft key. Select TARGET ID NUMBER. Press the EDIT soft key. Select ON or OFF as appropriate. Press the ENTER soft key. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 2.26.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.26.5 Setting vector attributes (ARP) What is a vector? A vector is a line extending from a tracked target which shows estimated speed and course of the target. The vector tip shows an estimated position of the target after the selected vector time elapses. It can be useful to extend the vector length (time) in order to evaluate the risk of collision with any target.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.26.6 Displaying past position (ARP) This ARP can display time-spaced dots (maximum ten dots) marking the past positions of any targets being tracked. You can evaluate a target’s actions by the spacing between dots. Below are examples of dot spacing and target movement. (a) Ship turning (b) Ship running straight (c) Ship reduced speed (d) Ship increased speed Past position displays To turn the past position display on or off: 1.
2. RADAR OPERATION 12/LP 3nm H-UP 319. 9°T TARGET TRAIL Cursor TLL OUTPUT ACQ ARP Target 01 TARGET INFO RETURN No.01 VECTOR TRUE 15min CSE 359.9˚T SPD 12.5kt CPA 2.21nm TCPA 12:35 + 359.9 ˚R 11.70nm CPA and TCPA Course and Speed Target No., Vector Reference (True), Vector Time ARP target data 2.26.
2. RADAR OPERATION Follow the steps shown below to set the CPA/TCPA alarm range: CPA 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MENU key followed by the ARP SETUP soft key. Operate the Trackball to select CPA. Press the EDIT soft key to show the CPA window. Select a CPA limit desired from 0.5 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 3 nm, 5 nm and 6 nm with the Trackball. 5. Press the ENTER soft key. The ARP SETUP menu reappears. 6. Operate the Trackball to select TCPA. 7. Press the EDIT soft key to show the TCPA window. 8.
2. RADAR OPERATION 2.27 Interpreting the Radar Display 2.27.1 False echoes Occasionally echo signals appear on the screen at positions where there is no target or disappear even if there are targets. False target situations may be recognized, however, if you understand why they are displayed. Typical false echoes are shown below. Multiple echoes Multiple echoes occur when a transmitted pulse returns from a solid object like a large ship, bridge, or breakwater.
2. RADAR OPERATION Shadow sector Funnels, stacks, masts, or derricks in the path of the antenna block the radar beam. If the angle subtended at the antenna is more than a few degrees, a non-detecting sector or blind spot may be produced. Within this sector, targets can not be detected. Radar antenna Radar mast 2.27.2 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) A Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) may be triggered by any X-Band (3 cm) radar within a range of approximately 8 nm.
2. RADAR OPERATION General procedure for detecting SART response 1. Use the range scale of 6 or 12 nm as the spacing between the SART responses is about 0.6 nm (1125 m) to distinguish the SART. 2. Turn off the automatic clutter suppression (if applicable). 3. Turn off the Interference Rejector. 2.27.3 Racon (Radar Beacon) A racon is a radar transponder which emits a characteristic signal when triggered by a ship’s radar (usually only the 3 centimeter band).
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.1 Plotter Displays You may show the plotter display over the entire screen, in the overlay screen with the radar display, or in a combination screen. 3.1.1 Full-screen plotter display Nav data window (Data changes with NAV soft key setting and cursor status. For details see next page.) 34° 22. 3456'N 080° 22. 3456'E Scale Icon (from left) North Marker Chart Alarm Track Hold Chart Offset Save L/L Offset Battery Simulation (See icon table in the Appendix for details.) 359.9°M 19.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Presentation Mode Latitude and longitude of cursor intersection Latitude, Longitude Bearing to Cursor 34°24. 3456'N + 124°24. 3456'W 359. 9°M 59.9nm Cursor Mark TRIP 99. 9nm NU Trip Distance Range to Cursor Presentation Mode Waypoint data (waypoint selected with cursor) Waypoint Name Bearing to Waypoint 001WPT Waypoint Mark Course 359. 9°M 359. 9°M TRIP NU 19. 9nm 19. 9kt 99.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.1.2 Nav graphic display The nav graphic display shows the compass display or the wind display depending on the setting of GRAPHIC METER in the NAV GRAPHIC DISPLAY SETUP menu. For further details see paragraph 7.10. Compass display The compass display, shown in combination displays, provides steering information.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Reading the XTE (cross-track error) monitor The XTE monitor, located below the compass rose, shows the distance you are off course and the direction to steer to return to course. The own ship marker moves according to direction and distance off course. It is shown in black when the amount of cross-track error is within the XTE monitor range and yellow when it is over.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Anemometer display The anemometer display shows mostly the same data as the compass display. The wind meter in the center of the display shows wind speed in the bow direction, in graphic and analog forms. QP<01> TTG RNG SOG *D *H *M 4259nm 20.0kt STW 20.2kt ETA * *: * WIND APPARENT DPT 45° S 123ft WIND SPEED TMP 12.3 °C 12.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.1.3 Highway display The highway display, shown in the combination display of radar/compass/highway and plotter/compass/highway, provides a graphic presentation of ship’s track along intended course. It is useful for monitoring ship’s progress toward a waypoint. The own ship marker shows the relation between ship and intended course.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.1.4 Nav data display The nav data display provides comprehensive navigation data, and it is shown in a three-screen combination display. The user may select what data to display and where to display it. For details see the paragraph “7.8 Nav Data Display Setup.” Appropriate sensors are required. Bars ( - -) appear when corresponding sensor is not connected. Position POSITION 34° 34. 5678' N 120° 34. 5678' W WPT POSITION 34° 14. 5678' N 120° 14. 5678' W SOG STW COURSE 10.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.2 Presentation Mode Three types of presentation modes are provided for the plotter display: north-up, course-up and auto course-up. To change the presentation mode, press the HIDE/SHOW key followed by the MODE soft key. Each press of the key changes the presentation mode and presentation mode indication (top right-hand corner of the screen) cyclically in the sequence of North-up, Course-up and Auto course-up.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.3 Shifting the Display The plotter display can be shifted as below. 1. Use the Trackball to locate the cursor at a screen edge. The screen shifts in the direction opposite of cursor location. 2. To turn off the cursor, press the CENTER soft key. This also returns the own ship marker to the screen center. 3.4 Chart Scale Chart scale (range) may be selected with the [RANGE -] or [RANGE +] key.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.5.2 Indices and chart enlargement When the RANGE key is operated, you will see several frames appear on the chart. These frames are called indices and they show you what parts of the chart can be enlarged in the current range. Sample chart (Japan), showing indices When a chart cannot be displayed: A chart will not be displayed in the following conditions: • When the chart scale is too large or too small. • When scrolling the chart outside the indices.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.5.3 Navionics charts Data for aids to navigation Selected Navionics charts can show buoy and lighthouse data. Simply place the cursor on the lighthouse or buoy mark. Lighthouse Buoy Place the cursor on a lighthouse or buoy mark. Lighthouse/Buoy marks (U.S. Point layers presentation) Port service icons Selected Navionics GOLD charts show services available at ports, with icons. 1. Use the Trackball to place the cursor on the sailboat icon (denotes a port or harbor) desired. 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Current (or tide) data Some Navionics GOLD charts provide for calculation of the current (or tide) data for any date. Additionally it displays the time of sunrise and sunset, moon shape (on current data.) 34 24. 3456 N 359.9 +Time: 12404:35 24. 3456 W 59.9kt 0.86 Speed (KT): 0.45ft 1. Use the Trackball to place the cursor on a current icon ( T ). 2. Press the ENTER knob to show the current window. 3. Press the DATE soft key, and then enter the date desired. 4.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION FIND function When the OBJECT INFORMATION window is shown, objects can be listed according to their categories. 1. Press the FIND soft key with the OBJECT INFORMATION window shown. 34 24. 3456 N 359.9 +124 FIND ... 24. 3456 W 59.9kt NU 024nm ENTER PORT LIST PORT SERVICE TIDE STATIONS CURRENT STATIONS OBSTRUCTION ROCKS CANCEL FIND window 2. Operate the trackball to choose the category to list, and then press the ENTER soft key or ENTER knob.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.5.4 C-MAP charts Cursor and data display Besides its fundamental functions of providing position data, the cursor can also show information about caution area, depth area, source of data, etc. on C-MAP charts. In addition, you can display information about an icon by placing the cursor on it. 1. Move the Trackball to turn the cursor on. 2. Use the Trackball to place the cursor on the position desired. 3. Push the ENTER knob to open the Objects window.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Icon data You may place the cursor on any icon to find information about the selected icon. 1. For example, place the cursor on a lighthouse icon. Place the cursor on a lighthouse icon. + 34° 22. 3456'N 080° 22. 3456'E 359.9°M TRIP NU 19.9 kt 99.9 nm 16.0nm MARK ENTRY + MODE NTH UP CENTER GO TO CURSOR D. BOX ON /OFF Lighthouse icon 2. Push the ENTER knob to show data. For example, the following window appears for a lighthouse.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Navigation mark, fixed Light. Color white Height 7. 00 Meters Light characteristic occulting XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Sample lighthouse data 5. If necessary, move the Trackball downward or upward to scroll the window. 6. Press the CANCEL soft key twice to finish. Tide information The C-MAP NT chart card provides for calculation of the tide heights for any date. Additionally it displays the times of sunrise and sunset. 1. Use the Trackball to place the cursor on a Tide icon ( 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 5. Press the DATE soft key to open the DATE window. CHANGE DATE (DAY. MONTH. YEAR) 2 8. 10. 1998 LIMIT: 31.12.2099 Date window 6. Use the Trackball to position the cursor where desired, then enter date with the alphanumeric keys. Repeat to enter complete date. 7. Push the ENTER knob to show the tidal graph for entered date. 8. Use the Trackball to locate the vertical cursor on the hour desired. 9. Use the Trackball to shift the horizontal cursor to select draught. 10.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.6 Working with Track Your ship’s track is plotted on the screen using navigation data fed from position-fixing equipment. This section shows you what you can do with track, from turning it on or off to changing its plotting interval. In the default setting, own ship’s track is turned on and is displayed in red. 3.6.1 Displaying track Own ship track 1. Press the MENU key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 10. Use the Trackball to select one of the following: ON or OFF (no ARP or AIS): Turn on or off target tracks ARP ONLY (ARP equipped): Show only ARP tracks. AIS ONLY (AIS equipped): Show only AIS tracks. BOTH: Show both ARP and AIS tracks. 11. Press the ENTER soft key. 12. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 3.6.2 Stopping, restarting plotting of own ship track When your boat is at anchor or returning to port you probably won’t need to record its track.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION TRACK COLOR ▲ ▼ RED YELLOW GREEN LIGHT BLUE PURPLE BLUE WHITE Own ship track color window 4. Use the Trackball to select the color desired. 5. Press the ENTER soft key. 6. Press the MENU key to close the menu. Target track Like own ship’s track, target tracks can be displayed in red, yellow, green, light-blue, purple, blue and white (default setting). 1. Press the MENU key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu. 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 5. Press the ENTER soft key. 6. Press the MENU key to close the menu. Track plotting interval 1. Press the MENU key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select TIME INTERVAL or DISTANCE INTERVAL as appropriate. 3. Press the EDIT soft key to display the time or distance interval window, depending on what you selected at step 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 5. Push the ENTER soft key or the ENTER knob. You are asked if you are sure to change the track memory capacity. 6. Push the ENTER knob. 7. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 3.6.6 Erasing track This paragraph shows you how to erase own ship’s track and target tracks. You can erase ship’s track three ways: collectively, by color and by area. Erasing own ship track by area You can erase own ship’s track by area as below.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION ERASE TRK BY COLOR ▲ ~ { { { { { { ▼ RED YELLOW GREEN LIGHT BLUE PURPLE BLUE WHITE Erase track by color window 3. Use the Trackball to select the color you want to erase, then push the ENTER knob. 4. Push the ENTER knob to erase the track color selected. 5. Press the MENU key twice to close the menu. Erasing all own ship track 1. Press the MENU key followed by the CHART SETUP, TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL and ERASE T & M soft keys to show the ERASE menu. 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.7.2 Changing mark attributes You can select the shape, size and color for marks on the MARKS & LINES menu. 1. Press the MENU key to show the menu. 2. Press the CHART SETUP, TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL and MARK SETUP soft keys to show the MARKS & LINES menu. MARKS/LINES COLOR YELLOW MARKS SHAPE LINES STYLE . MARKS SIZE LARGE MARKS & LINES EDIT RETURN SHIP'S TRACK STATUS TRACKING TRACK: 1234/2000 MARK : 9/6000 Marks & lines menu 3. 4. 5. 6.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION MARKS/LINES COLOR YELLOW MARKS SHAPE LINES STYLE . MARKS SIZE LARGE MARKS & LINES EDIT RETURN SHIP'S TRACK STATUS TRACKING TRACK: 1234/2000 MARK : 9/6000 Marks & lines menu 2. Select LINES STYLE, then press the EDIT soft key. LINES STYLE ▲ ---- ▼ Lines style window 3. Use the Trackball to select line style desired, then press the ENTER soft key. The line style “dot” disables line drawing. Edge of lines is determined by mark shape.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 5. Move the cursor to the bottom right-hand corner of the area which you want to erase marks and lines from. 6. Press the END soft key or the ENTER knob. You are asked if you are sure to delete the marks/lines selected. Press the ENTER knob to delete. 7. Press the MENU key twice to close the menu. Erasing all marks, lines You can erase all marks and lines collectively. Be absolutely sure you want to erase all marks and lines - erased marks and lines cannot be restored. 1.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION NEW WPT MARK NAME ▲ 0 0 1 W 359.9° PT 34°44.000'N 135°21.000'W 0.00nm SELECT MARK COMMENT 002WPT 02:36 01JAN01 00:00 01JAN00 34°44.000'N 135°21.000'W LAT LON 359.9° 0.00nm 34° 12. 134'N COORD TYPE N< - - >S E< - - >W 003WPT 1 3 400:00 ° 1 201JAN00 . 345'W SAVE 34°44.000'N 359.9° 135°21.000'W 0.00nm PROXIMITY ALARM RADIUS 0. 00nm RETURN Waypoint window 5. If you do not need to change the waypoint data, press the SAVE soft key to register the waypoint.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Note: You cannot change the shape and color of a waypoint when the proximity alarm radius for it is other than “zero.” To change shape or color, enter all zeroes as the proximity alarm radius. 11. You can change the name (6 characters), comment (13 characters), L/L position and the proximity alarm radius for a waypoint as follows: Use the Trackball to select the NAME, COMMENT, position box or PROXIMITY ALARM RADIUS field.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Entering a waypoint from the waypoint list You can manually enter waypoint position from the waypoint list as follows: 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES and WAYPOINTS soft keys. 3. Press the LOCAL LIST (lists waypoints in order from nearest to furthest, maximum 32 points) or ALPHANUMERIC LIST (lists waypoints in ALPHANUMERIC order) soft key. ABALONE BRG 00:00 01JAN01 CRAB 00:00 01JAN01 FISH 00:00 01JAN01 WPT ALPHA 35°47.010'N 135°21.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Editing a waypoint from the plotter display You may edit waypoints from the plotter display as follows: 1. Press the MENU key followed by the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES and WAYPOINTS soft key to open the waypoint menu. 2. Press the WAYPOINT BY CURSOR soft key. 3. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the waypoint which you want to change. A flashing diamond mark appears on the waypoint when it is correctly selected. 4. Press the EDIT/MOVE soft key.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Erasing a waypoint from the menu 1. Press the MENU key followed by the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES and WAYPOINTS soft key to open the waypoint menu. 2. Press the WAYPOINT BY CURSOR soft key. 3. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the waypoint which you want to erase. A flashing diamond mark appears on the waypoint when it is correctly selected. 4. Press the EDIT/MOVE soft key followed by the ERASE WPT soft key. You are asked if you are sure to erase the waypoint. 5.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 5. Use the Trackball to select LARGE, SMALL or OFF. LARGE: Shows mark in actual shape. SMALL: Displays all waypoints with an “X” regardless of mark shape selected. OFF: Turns off all waypoints and their names. Waypoints currently used in navigation are shown regardless of this setting. 6. Press the ENTER soft key. 7. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 3.8.5 Searching waypoints You can search for a waypoint through the alphanumeric waypoint list as follows: 1. Press the MENU key.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.9 Routes Often a trip from one place to another involves several course changes, requiring a series of route points (waypoints) which you navigate to, one after another. The sequence of waypoints leading to the ultimate destination is called a route. Your unit can automatically advance to the next waypoint on a route, so you do not have to change the destination waypoint repeatedly. You can store up to 200 routes, and a route may have 35 waypoints. 3.9.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION ROUTE NAME 001 COMMENT NEW ROUTE PLOT LOCAL LIST ALPHA LIST CONECT CANCEL New route entry screen 5. If desired you can change the route name shown and/or add a comment. A route name may consist of six characters; comment, 13 characters. 6. Press the LOCAL LIST or ALPHA LIST soft key to open the waypoint list. 7. Use the Trackball to select a waypoint, then press the ADD WPT soft key to add it to the route. 8. Repeat step 7 to complete the route.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key. 3. Press the CREATE VOYAGE-BASED ROUTE soft key. ▲ 001 SAVE ROUTE LENGTH 25.6 nm WAYPOINTS 35 002 NEW LENGTH 56.7 nm SELECT ROUTE WAYPOINTS 2 003 LENGTH 21.1 nm WAYPOINTS 3 004 LENGTH 21.1 nm WAYPOINTS 3 PUSH ENTER KNOB TO SEARCH FOR 1/20 RETURN --- Save route menu 4. Press the NEW soft key to show the new route window.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 7. Enter interval desired with the Trackball and the alphanumeric keys. Press the START LOG and RETURN soft keys followed by the MENU key to close the menu. At this moment, a voyage-based route will be created. 8. For manual entry of waypoints, do the following: a) Press the SAVE/MOB key momentarily to enter a waypoint mark at own ship position. A new waypoint is created under the youngest empty waypoint number and added to the route.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 9. Enter the route name of the second route as you did for the first route. 10. Press the SAVE soft key. 11. Press the MENU key to close the menu. Note: The maximum number of waypoints in a route is 35. If this number is exceeded an error message appears. In this case, delete waypoints in one or both routes so the total number of waypoints does not exceed 35. 3.9.3 Inserting waypoints Waypoints can be inserted in a route as follows: Inserting a waypoint from the route list 1. 2. 3.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Inserting a waypoint from the plotter display Inserting a waypoint before first waypoint or after last waypoint in a route Press the MENU key to open the menu. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key. Press the ROUTES soft key. Use the Trackball to select a route. Press the EDIT ROUTE soft key. Press the PLOT soft key to show the plotter screen. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the first (or last) waypoint of the route.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 7. Operate the Trackball to place the cursor on the waypoint you want to remove from the route. 8. Press the REMOVE WPT soft key. The route is redrawn, eliminating the waypoint removed. 9. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 3.9.5 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Erasing routes Press the MENU key to open the menu. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key. Press the ROUTES soft key. Use the Trackball to select a route. Press the ERASE ROUTE soft key.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Navigating to a single quick point 1. Place the cursor on an existing waypoint (GOTO WPT soft key appears) or a new location (GOTO CURSOR soft key appears). 2. Select “1 POINT” following the procedure in the above paragraph. 3. Depending on the selection you made at step 1, press the GOTO CURSOR or GOTO WPT soft key. A solid blue line with arrows connects between own ship and destination, which is marked as “” for cursor-selected location or waypoint name in case of waypoint.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 6. Press the GOTO soft key, and the plotter display appears. For either of the above methods, a solid light-blue line with arrows runs between waypoint selected and own ship’s position. Arrows on the line show the direction to follow to get to the waypoint. Waypoint data appears at the top of screen. Selecting an external waypoint You can select a waypoint (or route) entered at an external plotter connected with NMEA cable. This function requires RMB sentence. 1.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION SELECT SERVICE SELECT PORTS ACCIAROLI ACQUAMORTA FUEL AGNONE S. NICOLA POSITION xx xx.xxx'N xxx xx.xxx'W BRG. & RNG. xxxT x.xxxnm AGROPOLI AMALFI WATER BAIA GENERAL SERVICE XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX CAPRI OTHER UTILITIES CASA MICCIOLA-ISCHIA TM Port list (NavChart , Italy) REPAIR GENERAL FIRST AID OTHER INFO TM Port services (NavChart ) Port services and sample port list 6.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.10.4 Following a route Selecting the route to follow 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the MENU key to open the menu. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key. Press the ROUTES soft key to open the route list. Select a route. Press the GOTO soft key to show the plotter display. The cursor is on the waypoint nearest own ship. FISH 359.2°M 104.5°M 83.2nm 10.0 kt TRIP GOTO 0.7 ROUTE 16.0 nm WPT002 GOTO WPT FISH WPT001 RVRSE ROUTE CRAB RETURN Plotter display, route selected as destination 6.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Restarting navigation When you steer to avoid an obstacle or the vessel drifts, you may go off your intended course, as in Line 1 in the figure below. Also, if you don’t need to return to the original course, you can go directly to the next waypoint, as in Line 2 in the figure below. In these cases, use the restart navigation function to restart navigation. Line 2 Obstacle Line 1 Original course Example of when to restart navigation 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Setting speed for ETA calculation Speed, which may be input manually or automatically, is required to calculate ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) to a destination. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MENU key to open the menu. Press the WAYPOINTS/ROUTES soft key. Press the LOG soft key. Press the SPEED soft key. SPEED FOR ETA ▲ SPD 010.0kt GPS AVG. SPEED ▼ Select speed for ETA window 5. Enter speed manually in the SPD field, or use GPS speed data (if applicable) by selecting GPS AVG. SPEED. 6.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION To select waypoint switching method do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the MENU key. Press the PLOTTER SETUP soft key. Use the trackball to select WAYPOINT SWITCHING. Press the EDIT soft key to show the waypoint switching window. Use the trackball to select appropriate waypoint switching method; PERPENDICULAR, ARRVL ALM CRCL (default setting), or MANUAL. 6. Press the ENTER soft key. 7. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 3.10.5 Canceling route navigation Through the menu 1. 2.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11 Alarms The plotter section has eight conditions which generate both audio and visual alarms: arrival alarm, anchor watch alarm, XTE (Cross Track Error) alarm, proximity alarm, speed alarm, trip alarm, water temperature alarm and bottom alarm. (The bottom and water temperature alarms, which require depth and water temperature data, may also be set on the sounder alarm menu. For these alarms see Chapter 4.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.2 Arrival alarm The arrival alarm informs you that your boat is approaching a destination waypoint. The area that defines an arrival zone is that of a circle which you approach from the outside of the circle. The alarm will be released if your boat enters the circle. When the arrival alarm is active a red dashed circle marks the arrival alarm area. Note that the arrival alarm and anchor watch alarm can be turned on together.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.3 Anchor watch alarm The anchor watch alarm informs you that your boat is moving when it should be at rest. When the anchor watch is active, a red dashed circle with an “X” at its center marks the anchor watch area. Alarm setting Your ship's position where you start the anchor watch alarm. : Alarm area How the anchor watch alarm works 1. Press the ALARM key to open the alarm menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select ANCHOR WATCH ALARM. 3.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.4 XTE (Cross-Track Error) alarm The XTE alarm warns you when your boat is off its intended course. When the XTE alarm is active two red dashed lines mark the XTE alarm area. Own ship position Alarm setting Destination waypoint Intended course : Alarm How the XTE alarm works 1. Press the ALARM key to open the alarm menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select XTE ALARM. 3. Press the A: EDIT soft key to open the XTE alarm window. XTE ALARM ▲ { ~ ▼ ON 0.050nm OFF XTE alarm window 4.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.6 Proximity alarm The proximity alarm alerts you when own ship nears a waypoint, which is marked with the proximity mark, by the proximity alarm radius set for that waypoint on the waypoint list. When own ship is within a waypoint’s proximity alarm radius, the alarm sounds. The proximity mark remains on the screen until the waypoint is erased. Radius in proportion to proximity alarm radius, which is set on waypoint list 001WPT Proximity mark 1.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.8 Grounding alarm (C-MAP specification) The grounding alarm feature continuously scans the electronic chart data in front of the boat to detect charted rocks, shoals, obstructions and land areas that could pose a threat if the vessel were to continue along its current course. The area searched is user-definable and is identified by a red triangle on the screen. 1. Press the ALARM key to open the alarm menu. 2. Choose GROUNDING ALARM from page 2 of the ALARM menu. 3.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.11.9 Alarm information When an alarm setting has been violated, the buzzer sounds and the speaker icon appears and is red. Press the CLEAR key to silence the alarm. You can see which alarm has been violated on the ALARM menu. In the example below the arrival alarm has been violated. 1. Press the ALARM key. The name of the offending alarm appears in the alarm information window.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION Alarm messages The table below shows the plotter alarm messages and their meanings. Plotter alarm messages and their meanings.
3. PLOTTER OPERATION 3.12 Resetting Trip Distance Trip distance is shown on the navigation data display. You can reset the trip distance to zero as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION and GENERAL SETUP soft keys in that order to show the GENERAL SETUP menu. KEY BEEP LANGUAGE RANGE UNIT TEMPERATURE UNIT DEPTH UNIT WIND UNIT WIND DATA SPEED AVERAGING LOCAL TIME OFFSET RESET TRIP LOG TIMEOUT DISP.
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4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION With connection of the optional Network Sounder ETR-6/10N/30N you can show video sounder images on the display. 4.1 Sounder Displays 4.1.1 Selecting a sounder display There are seven display modes from which to choose: dual frequency, single frequency, marker zoom, bottom zoom, bottom lock, bottom discrimination, and A-scope. To select a display; 1. Press the DISP key and then select sounder display desired. 2.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.1.2 Description of sounder displays Single-frequency display Variable Range Marker (White) Time Minute marker Zero line Icons (alarm, battery, simulation) 0'30" SI °F 50 50.0 Fish echo 40 50 Cross-hair cursor 100 30 Water temp. graph Water temp. display 0 SOUNDER SINGLE M Color bar Temp. scale Depth scale 150 Display mode SOUNDER DUAL SOUNDER SINGLE SOUNDER M. ZOOM SOUNDER B. ZOOM SOUNDER B/L SOUNDER B/D SHIFT AUTO/ D.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION HF picture The higher the frequency of the ultrasonic pulse the better the resolution. Therefore, the high frequency is ideal for detailed observation of fish school. low frequency high frequency Sounding area and transmission frequency Marker-zoom display The marker-zoom display expands a selected area of the normal sounder picture to full vertical size of the screen on the left-half window.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION Bottom-zoom display The bottom-zoom display expands bottom and bottom fish echoes by the zoom range selected on the SOUNDER RANGE SETUP menu (see paragraph 7.9.3), and is useful for determining bottom hardness. A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it is a soft, sandy bottom. A long echo tail means a hard bottom. 0 - --10 --20 --30 Bottom 80 BOTTOM-ZOOM DISPLAY 0 20.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION Bottom discrimination display The bottom discrimination mode displays the bottom echo to help you determine bottom hardness. A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it is a soft, sandy bottom. A long echo tail means a hard bottom. 4 2 - Bottom tail Long tail = Hard bottom Short tail = Soft bottom 0 20.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.1.3 Selecting screen split method in combination displays On combination sounder displays you can split the screen vertically or horizontally, using the SPLIT soft key as below. 0.0 0.0 SPLIT / HF SPLIT / LF HF LF How to use the SPLIT soft key (example: dual frequency display) 4.2 Automatic Sounder Operation Automatic sounder operation is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks and do not have the time to adjust the display. 4.2.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.2.3 How to enable automatic sounder operation 1. If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to show the sounder soft keys. 2. Press the AUTO/D. BOX soft key. AUTO MODE ▲ ▼ CRUISING FISHING OFF (MANUAL) Mode/frequency window 3. Use the Trackball or the ENTER knob to select CRUISING or FISHING as appropriate. 4. Press the RETURN soft key. 4.3 Manual Sounder Operation Manual operation is useful for observing fish schools and bottom using a fixed gain setting.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.3.3 Adjusting the gain Normally, set the gain to the point where excessive noise does not appear on the screen. Use a higher gain setting for greater depths and a lower setting for shallow waters. Gain too high Gain proper Gain too low Examples of proper and improper gain Press the GAIN key to show the gain window, and adjust the ENTER knob or Trackball. Current level is shown on the bar, and the setting range is 0-100(%). Press the RETURN soft key to finish.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.4 Measuring Depth, Time The VRM measures the depth and the cross-hair cursor, time. 1. Rotate the ENTER knob to shift the VRM; counterclockwise to shift it downward, clockwise to shift it upward. You may also use the Trackball to shift the VRM. 2. Roll the Trackball horizontally to adjust the cross-hair cursor to measure time. Depth to VRM Time for a scan line to travel from the right edge of the display to the cross-hair cursor 0 0'33" VRM (white) 40.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the SOUNDER MENU soft key. 3. Select NOISE LIMITER, then press the EDIT soft key to show the noise limiter window. NOISE LIMITER ▲ ¤ OFF ¡ LOW ¡ MEDIUM ¡ HIGH ▼ Noise limiter window 4. Use the Trackball to select the degree of suppression desired (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH), or turn the noise limiter off. 5. Press the RETURN soft key followed by the MENU key to close the menu.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4. Adjust the Trackball upward or downward to select clutter rejection level desired; 0 (OFF) through 16. The higher the number the higher the degree of suppression. Note that the clutter suppressor may erase weak echoes. Therefore, turn off the clutter when its use is not required. 5. Press the RETURN soft key followed by the MENU key to close the menu. Note: Unlike the signal level feature, clutter does not reduce display colors.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.8 White Marker The white marker functions to display a particular echo color in white. For example, you may want to display the bottom echo in white to discriminate fish echoes near the bottom. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the SOUNDER MENU soft key. 3. Select WHITE MARKER, then press the EDIT soft key to open the white marker window. WHITE MARKER ▲ OFF ▼ White marker window 4. Use the Trackball to select the color to display in white.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION PICTURE ADVANCE ▲ ~ { { { { { { ▼ 2/1 1/1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 STOP Picture advance window 4. Use the Trackball to select speed desired. The fractions in the window denote the number of scan lines produced per transmission. For example, 1/8 means one scan line is produced every eight transmissions. STOP freezes the display and it is convenient for observing an echo. 5. Press the RETURN soft key followed by the MENU key to close the menu.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION Activating/deactivating the speed-dependent picture advance mode 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the MENU key followed by the SOUNDER MENU soft key. Select PRR LEVEL. Press the EDIT soft key to open the setting window. Use the Trackball to select SPD SENSING PRR. Press the RETURN soft key followed by the MENU key to close the menu. Note: Use the same speed data sentence (STG or STW) throughout the network for smooth advancement of the sounder picture. See the paragraph 6.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.11 Alarms The sounder section has five conditions which generate audio and visual alarms: bottom alarm, fish alarm (bottom lock), fish alarm (normal) and water temperature alarm (temperature sensor required). You may set up the sounder alarms on the SOUNDER ALARM menu, which may be displayed by pressing the ALARM key.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.11.2 Bottom alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom echo is within the alarm range set. To activate the bottom alarm, the depth must be displayed. Note that the bottom alarm is turned on or off reciprocally with the bottom alarm on the plotter alarm menu. 1. Press the ALARM key to show the ALARM menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select BOTTOM ALARM. 3. Press the EDIT soft key to show the bottom alarm window. BOTTOM ALARM ▲ ON 0000.0-0000.0 ft OFF ▼ Bottom alarm window 4.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.11.4 Fish alarm (B/L) The bottom-lock fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within a predetermined distance from the bottom. Note that the sensitivity of the fish alarm can be set on the SOUNDER SYSTEM SETUP menu. 1. Press the ALARM key to show the ALARM menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select FISH ALARM (B/L). 3. Press the EDIT soft key to show the fish alarm (B/L) window. FISH ALARM (B/L) ▲ ON 0000.0-0000.0 ft OFF ▼ Fish alarm (B/L) window 4.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.11.6 When an alarm setting is violated... When an alarm setting has been violated the buzzer sounds and the speaker icon appears in red. Press the CLEAR key to silence the alarm. At this time the color of the speaker icon changes from red to background color. You can see which alarm has been violated on the alarm menu display. In the example below the bottom alarm has been violated. To see which alarm(s) has been violated: 1. Press the ALARM key.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.12 Water Temperature Graph The water temperature graph (appropriate sensor required) plots water temperature on the sounder display. (See the figure on page 4-3.) It can be turned on or off as below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the MENU key to open the menu. Press the SOUNDER MENU soft key. Select TEMPERATURE GRAPH and press the EDIT soft key. Select OFF (default setting) or ON as appropriate. Press the ENTER soft key. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 4.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.15 Interpreting the Sounder Display 4.15.1 Zero line The zero line (sometimes referred to as the transmission line) represents the transducer’s position, and moves off the screen when a deep phased range is used. Zero line Shift Zero line 4.15.2 Bottom echo Echoes from the bottom are normally the strongest and are displayed in reddish-brown, but the color and width will vary with bottom composition, water depth, frequency, sensitivity, etc.
4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION 4.15.3 Fish school echoes Fish school echoes will generally be plotted between the zero line and the bottom. Usually the fish school/fish echo is weaker than the bottom echo because its reflection property is much smaller compared to the bottom. The size of the fish school can be ascertained from the density of the display. Size of fish school Small school Large school Fish school echoes 4.15.
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5. AIS OPERATION Connected to an AIS Interface, your NavNet unit can show the name, position and other nav data of AIS transponder equipped ships. 5.1 Turning AIS Feature On/Off 1. Press the MENU key to display the main menu. 2. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION soft key. 3. Press the GENERAL SETUP soft key. KEY BEEP LANGUAGE RANGE UNIT TEMPERATURE UNIT DEPTH UNIT WIND UNIT WIND DATA SPEED AVERAGING LOCAL TIME OFFSET RESET TRIP LOG TIME OUT DISP.
5. AIS OPERATION AIS DISPLAY MODE ▲ ~ { { { { ▼ RANGE 1.0 nm SECTOR CPA TCPA OFF AIS DISPLAY MODE window 6. Choose desired option from the following and push the EDIT soft key. RANGE: Choose to use the AIS function within the range you specify. Use the numeric keys to enter the range from own ship and then go to step 8. SECTOR: Set an area from which to receive AIS data. Go to step 7. CPA: Displays targets according to their CPA, from nearest to furthest.
5. AIS OPERATION 5.2 AIS Symbols When RANGE or SECTOR is selected, AIS-equipped ships are marked on the display at their current position with the appropriate AIS symbol as shown below. AIS symbols Symbol Description Activated automatically or manually. The dashed line shows ship’s SOG and COG (or STW and CTW). The solid shows target bearing. Activated target A target whose CPA and TCPA are within the CPA and TCPA values set by the operator.
5. AIS OPERATION 5.4 Activating Targets Use the trackball to place the cursor on the sleeping AIS target (indicates only the presence of a vessel equipped with AIS in a certain location) you wish to activate; that is, know more about a vessel’s motion. SOG and COG vector *1 Turning direction Heading line*2 Activated target *1: Vector shows STW (speed thru water) and CSE (course) when water tracking mode is selected at the radar. *2: If there is no heading data, the line points in direction of COG. 5.
5. AIS OPERATION 5.6 Lost Target A target is declared a lost target when no data is received for three to five reporting intervals. When this occurs, the target is marked with the (flashing) lost target symbol. However, the target which becomes a lost target is a activated target or a sleeping target within the lost target range. Lost target Confirming a lost target 1. Use the trackball to place the cursor where there is no ARPA target, marks or lines. 2. Push the ENTER knob. 5.
5. AIS OPERATION CPA ▲ ~ { { { { { { { ▼ OFF 0.5nm 1nm 2nm 3nm 4nm 5nm 6nm CPA window 6. Select a CPA limit desired from 0.5 nm, 1 nm, 2 nm, 3 nm, 5 nm and 6 nm with the Trackball. 7. Press the ENTER soft key. 8. Choose TCPA. 9. Press the EDIT soft key to show the TCPA window. TCPA ▲ ~ { { { { { { { ▼ 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes 6 minutes 12 minutes TCPA window 10. Select a TCPA limit from 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 6 min and 12 min. 11.
5. AIS OPERATION 5.9 Showing, Hiding AIS Target Tracks AIS target tracks may be shown or hidden as follows 1. Press the MENU key followed by the CHART SETUP and TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL soft keys to open the TRACK CONTROL menu. 2. Use the Trackball to select TARGET TRACK DISPLAY. 3. Press the EDIT soft key to show the target track display window. 4. Use the Trackball to select one of the following: OFF (no ARP nor AIS): Turn off target tracks.
5. AIS OPERATION 5.11 Displaying Past Positions of AIS Targets You can display time-spaced dots (maximum ten dots) marking the past positions of any AIS targets being tracked. You can evaluate a target’s actions by the spacing between dots. Below are examples of dot spacing and target movement. (a) Ship turning (b) Ship running straight (c) Ship reduced speed (d) Ship increased speed AIS past position displays To turn the AIS past position display on or off: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. DATA TRANSFER 6. DATA TRANSFER This chapter provides information for saving and replaying data to and from memory cards, uploading and downloading data, loading waypoint data from Yeoman, and outputting data through the network. 6.1 Memory Card Operations The memory cards store these data: marks, lines, waypoints, routes, track, position, water temperature and setting data (plotter only).
6. DATA TRANSFER Note: If the memory card was not inserted correctly, the message “FAILED TO DELETE MEMORY CARD.” appears. 6.1.2 Saving data to a memory card 1. Insert a formatted memory card into the slot. 2. Press the MENU key followed by the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, DATA TRANSFER, UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA and SAVE DATA TO MEMORY CARD soft keys to show the SAVE DATA menu. 3. Use the Trackball to select item to save. 4. Press the EDIT soft key. 5. Use the Trackball to select ON. 6. Press the ENTER soft key.
6. DATA TRANSFER 6.1.3 Playing back data from a memory card Data (track, marks, lines, waypoints, routes and setting data) can be loaded from a memory card and displayed on the screen. This feature is useful for observing past data and setting up the equipment for a specific purpose with “setting data.” 1. Press the MENU key followed by the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION and DATA TRANSFER soft keys. 2. Press the UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD DATA soft key. 3.
6. DATA TRANSFER 6.2 Uploading, Downloading Data You can upload/download waypoints, routes, marks and lines from/to a PC, through the DATA 4 port at the rear of the display unit. Note that radar and sounder data cannot be uploaded or downloaded. 6.2.
6. DATA TRANSFER BAUD RATE ▲ 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps ▼ Baud rate window 8. Select baud rate, then press the ENTER soft key. 9. Press the DWLOAD or UPLOAD soft key. You are asked if you are ready to download or upload waypoints and routes. 10. Push the ENTER knob to download (upload). Waypoint data format PFEC, GPwpl, llll.llll, a, yyyyy.
6. DATA TRANSFER Route data menu $GPRTE, x, x, a, ccc, c----c, c----c, ... , c----c 5 12 6 4 1 2 3 Route data format 1: Number of sentences required for one complete route data (1 to 4). See Note 2. 2: Number of sentences currently used (1 to 4) 3: Message mode (Always set to C) 4: Route No. (001 to 300, 3 digits required) 5 through 12: Waypoint name (Max.
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6. DATA TRANSFER 6.4 Receiving Data Via Network Equipment You can receive waypoints, routes, marks and lines from NavNet equipment. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MENU key. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION soft key. Press the DATA TRANSFER soft key. Press the RECEIVE DATA VIA NETWORK soft key. HOST NAME NAVNET1 MARKS & LINES OFF WAYPOINTS & ROUTES OFF RECEIVE DATA EDIT RETURN Receive data menu 5. Select HOST NAME, then press the EDIT soft key.
6. DATA TRANSFER 6.5 Outputting Data Through the Network Follow the procedure below to output data through the network. To prevent trouble, do not output the same data from multiple sources. 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, SYSTEM SETUP, PORT SETUP and OUTPUT THROUGH NETWORK soft keys. AAM APB BOD BWR DPT GGA GLL GTD MTW RMA RMB RMC VHW VTG WPL XTE ZDA HDT HDG MWV --------------------- SELECT SNTNC ON/OFF RETURN Select sentence menu 3. 4. 5. 6.
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7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT This chapter describes the various options which allow you to set up your unit to suit your needs. For mode-specific menus, e.g. radar, plotter and sounder, make sure that you select the appropriate display when making changes or viewing menu options. 7.1 General Setup This paragraph shows you how to set up functions common to the plotter, radar and sounder displays. This is done on the GENERAL SETUP menu, which you may display from any mode.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of general setup menu Item Key Beep Language Description Turns key beep on/off. Chooses menu language. Range Unit Chooses unit of range and speed measurement. Chooses unit of water temperature measurement. Chooses unit of depth measurement. Chooses unit of wind measurement. Chooses how to display wind data. Temperature Unit Depth Unit Wind Unit Wind Data Speed Averaging Local Time Offset Calculation of ETA is based on average ship’s speed over a given period.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of general setup menu (con’t from previous page) Item Description Settings TD Display Chooses type of TD to display. Loran C, Decca Speed Chooses speed format to display. SOG (Speed over ground), STW (Speed through water) Position Display Chooses how to display position. Latitude, Longitude; Loran or Decca TDs, or MGRS (Military Grid Reference System).
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of general setup menu (con’t from previous page) Item Description Settings Range & Bearing Mode Chooses how to calculate range and bearing. Great Circle: Shortest course between two points on the surface of the earth. Rhumb Line: Straight line drawn between two points on a nautical chart. Bearing Readout Chooses bearing display format for course, course over ground and cursor bearing.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of radar display setup menu Item Description Settings EBL Reference References EBL bearing, shown in the EBL data box, to North (True) or heading (Relative). Relative with no heading input. True only in course-up, north-up and true motion. True, Relative Cursor Position Chooses how to display cursor position. LAT/LON: Lat/Long position of cursor TD: Loran C or Decca TDs RNG & BRG-REL: Range and bearing in relative bearing.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of radar display setup menu (con’t from previous page) Item Description Settings Background Color Chooses colors of background, range rings and characters. Effective when HUE soft key is set for MANUAL SET.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.2.2 Radar range setup You may choose the radar ranges you wish to use, from the RADAR RANGE SETUP menu. After choosing the ranges desired, change the range with the RANGE key to activate range settings. Available ranges depends on the radar used. At least two ranges must be turned on. When less than two ranges are turned on you cannot escape from the RADAR RANGE SETUP menu. Note that this function is not available with the GD-1920C. 1. Press the MENU key to show the main menu.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.2.3 Function key setup The function keys provide one-touch execution of a desired function. The default radar function key settings are as shown in the table below. Function Key Default Function Function Key Label 1 Turn heading line off. HL 2 Turn range rings on/off. RNG 3 Turn echo trail on/off. TRL 4 Turn display offcenter on/off. OFC 5 STBY/TX TX If the above settings are not to your liking you may change them as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Radar function keys Menu Item Function Function Key Label OFF Assigns no function. — HL: HDG LINE OFF Turns heading line off. HL MOD: MODE Selects presentation mode. MOD GAI: GAIN Shows gain sensitivity adjustment window. GAI SEA: A/C SEA Shows A/C SEA adjustment window. SEA RAI: A/C RAIN Shows A/C RAIN adjustment window. RAI FTC: FTC Displays FTC window. Available with Model 1700 series radar. Inoperative otherwise.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.3 Plotter Setup This paragraph provides the information necessary for setting up the plotter display. 7.3.1 Navigation options Navigation options, for example, waypoint switching method, may be set on the PLOTTER SETUP menu. 1. Show the plotter display, then press the MENU key open the main menu. 2. Press the PLOTTER SETUP soft key.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.3.2 Function key setup The function keys provide one-touch execution of a desired function. The default plotter function key settings are as shown in the table below. Function Key 1 2 3 4 5 Function Key Label Default Function Start/stop recording/plotting own ship’s track. Edit mark/line. Ruler (measure range and bearing between two points). Add new waypoint. Alphanumeric waypoint list.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 4. Select function desired with the Trackball, then press the ENTER soft key or ENTER knob to register your selection. 5. Press the MENU key to close the menu. Plotter function keys Menu Item Function Function Key Label OFF Assigns no function. — ADD: ADD NEW WPT Registers waypoint at cursor position. Place cursor for waypoint location, then press function key. ADD MWP: MOVE WPT Moves selected waypoint to different position.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.4 Chart Setup This paragraph shows you how to setup digital charts, from offsetting chart position to turning chart attributes on or off. 7.4.1 Chart offset In some instances position may be off by a few seconds. For example, the position of the ship is shown to be at sea while it is in fact moored at a pier. You can compensate for this error by offsetting chart position as shown in the procedure below. 1.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.4.2 Navionics GOLD chart attributes Navionics GOLD chart attributes may be turned on or off from the CHART CONFIGURATION menu, which you may display as follows: 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the CHART SETUP and CHART CONFIGURATION soft keys.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of chart configuration menu (Navionics GOLD) (con’t from previous page) Item Description Marine Features Turn marine features on or off. Land Features Turn land features on or off. CONTOUR LINE Soft key Spot Soundings Turn water depth display on or off. Safe Contour Paint areas in dark blue (default Shading color) which are shallower than depth value set. Depth Contour 7.4.3 Display depth contours.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT CHART CONFIGURATION menu description CHART CONFIGURATION menu description Object PERSPECTIVE DE-CLUTTER CHART DISPLAY MODE Content Perspective display on/off Overlapping object on/off Choose chart display mode Settings ON OFF ON PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT OFF PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT Description Turns perspective display on. Turns perspective display off. Removes overlapping objects from display. Displays overlapping objects. All chart attributes are displayed.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT CHART CONFIGURATION menu description (con’t from previous page) Object ATTENTION AREAS Content Attention areas TIDES & CURRENTS Tidal station and current station SEABED TYPE Seabed type PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT OFF PORTS & SERVICES Ports and services PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT OFF TRACKS & ROUTES Tracks and routes UNDERWATER OBJECTS Below-surface obstructions such as wrecks PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT OFF PLOTTER/OVER LAY PLOT Description Shown on plotter and overlay displays.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT CHART CONFIGURATION menu description (con’t from previous page) Object CHART BOUNDARIES Content Chart boundary lines Setting ON AUTO PLOTTER/ OVERLAY PLOT MIXING CHART LEVEL VALUEADDED DATA CAMERA ICON Changes chart scale to fit whole chart on display Maintains current chart scale regardless of zoom setting Show/hide the "Conservation Area" for *Australian waters. (*Contact Australian authorities for details.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT DECLUT.: For C-MAP MAX charts, symbols of low priority (ex. map symbols on land) can be automatically hidden to unclutter the screen when you change the scale. When the function is turned on, DECLUT. appears in red. DANGERS: Shown in red when the GROUNDING alarm detects the high-risk object (listed in the grounding report) when the GROUNDING alarm is turned on. CAUTIONS: Shown in red when the GROUNDING alarm detects the low-risk object when the GROUNDING alarm is turned on.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT DEPTH LINES & SPOT SOUNDINGS DISP: Choose the depth range at which to show depth lines and soundings (depth contours, depth data, etc.) Setting Setting Range SHOW FROM 0-99999 m/ft/fa/pb TO Default Setting 0 m/ft/fa/pb 1000 m/ft/fa/pb ROCKS BOTTOM TYPE DEPTH DISPLAY: Choose range for rocks depth display. Setting Setting Range SHOW FROM 0 m/ft/fa/pb 0-99999 m/ft/fa/pb TO 7.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.5 Data Boxes Setup You may select the data to show in the data boxes for the plotter, radar and sounder displays. Six boxes may be displayed in case of small size data box and two for large size data box. 1. Display the radar, plotter or sounder display, whichever you want to set. 2. Press the MENU key to open the main menu. 3. Press one of the following sets of soft keys depending on the display selected at step 1. Plotter mode: PLOTTER SETUP, D.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.6 Hot Page Setup Six user-arrangeable hot pages are provided for quick selection of desired display. If the default hot pages are not to your liking you may change them as shown below. 1. Press the MENU key followed by pressing the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, SYSTEM SETUP, HOT PAGE & NAV DISP SETUP and HOT PAGE SETUP soft keys in that order. 2. Use the Trackball to select the hot page number to set, then press the EDIT soft key. The “SELECT SCREEN TYPE” window appears.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 5. Rotate the ENTER knob to select a main screen, then press the ENTER knob. For example, select the radar display. Your choice is then shaded to show that is has been selected. HOT PAGE 1 PLOTTER RADAR SOUNDER Sub screen COMPASS HIGHWAY EXT VIDEO Hot page setup menu, SPLIT X 3 screen, sub screen selection 6. Rotate the ENTER knob to select the screen to show at the top right 1/4 screen, then press the ENTER knob or the ENTER soft key. 7.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of nav setup menu Item Description Settings Position Source Chooses source of position data. FURUNO BB GPS: GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B GP: GPS navigator (via NETWORK or NMEA port) LC: Loran C navigator (via NETWORK or NMEA port) ALL: Multiple navaid connection (via NETWORK or NMEA port) Speed Source Chooses source of speed data ETR (NavNet sounder), NMEA Temperature Source Chooses source of water temperature data. ETR, NMEA.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.7.2 GPS receiver setup (Set equipped with GP-310B/320B) The GPS SETUP menu sets up the GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B. Press the MENU key followed by the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, NAV OPTION and GPS SENSOR SETTINGS soft keys to display this menu. GEODETIC DATUM POSITION SMOOTHING SPD/CSE SMOOTHING LATITUDE OFFSET LONGITUDE OFFSET DISABLE SATELLITE LATITUDE LONGITUDE ANTENNA HEIGHT GPS FIX MODE COLD START WGS-84 000 second (s) 005 second (s) 0.000’N 0.000’E -- -- -45°35.000’N 125°00.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of GPS setup menu (con’t on previous page) Item Description Settings Position Smoothing When the DOP or receiving condition is unfavorable, the GPS fix may change greatly, even if the vessel is not moving. This change can be reduced by smoothing the raw GPS fixes. A setting between 000 to 999 is available. The higher the setting the more smoothed the raw data.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Contents of GPS setup menu (con’t on previous page) Item Description Settings Disable Satellite Every GPS satellite is broadcasting abnormal satellite number(s) in its Almanac, which contains general orbital data about all GPS satellites, including those which are malfunctioning. Using this information, the GPS receiver automatically eliminates any malfunctioning satellite from the GPS satellite schedule. However, the Almanac sometimes may not contain this information.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT WAAS SETUP Press the WAAS SETUP soft key to show the WAAS SETUP display. Note: This function requires GP-320B antenna. Contents of WAAS SETUP menu Item Description Settings WAAS MODE Select ON to use the WAAS mode. On, Off WAAS SEARCH WAAS satellite can be searched automatically or manually. For manual search, enter appropriate WAAS satellite number. Auto, Manual WAAS ALARM When the WAAS signal is lost, the audible alarm sounds with the visual message “NO WAAS SIGNAL.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Displaying Loran C TDs 1. Select GRI, then press the EDIT soft key to show the GRI & station pair window. GRI & STATION PAIR ▼ ▲ 9940 11-27 ▼ U.S. WEST COAST Loran GRI & station pair window 2. Adjust the Trackball upward or downward to select GRI code. 3. Roll the Trackball rightward to show the display below, to enable selection of station pair. GRI & STATION PAIR ▲ ▼ 9940 11-27 ▼ U.S. WEST COAST Loran C GRI & station pair window 4.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 2. Adjust the Trackball upward or downward to select Decca chain number. 3. Roll the Trackball rightward to show the display below, to enable selection of station pair. CHAIN STATION PAIR ▲ ▼ 01 R-G ▼ S BALTIC Decca chain and station pair window 4. Adjust the Trackball upward or downward to select station pair (R: red, G: green and P: purple). 5. Press the ENTER soft key to register your selection. 6. If necessary, you may enter position offset to refine Decca position.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 3. Use the Trackball to select a location. 4. Press the EDIT soft key. The following display appears. DISPLAY DATA POSITION WPT POSITION SOG STW COG BEARING RANGE DEPTH TEMPERATURE LOG TRIP TIME TO GO ETA DATE TIME WIND Nav data setup window 5. Select the data to display, then press the ENTER soft key or ENTER knob to register your selection. 6. Press the RETURN soft key followed by the MENU key to close the menu. 7.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Sounder system setup menu description Item Fish Alarm Level Description Sets the fish alarm sensitivity; that is, the minimum echo strength which will trigger the fish alarms. Settings High: Orange and stronger echoes trigger the alarm.* Medium: Yellow and stronger echoes trigger the alarm.* Low: Green and stronger echoes trigger the alarm.* * = 8-color display Transmission Turns TX power on/off.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Sounder system setup menu description (con’t from previous page) Item STC (HF, LF) (For ETR-30N only) Description Settings Adjusts STC level for the high and low 0-10 frequencies, and is useful for suppressing surface noise. The setting range is 0-10; the higher the setting the greater the extent of suppression. Setting 10 suppresses noise up to several meters. Turn off the STC when there is no noise on the screen, otherwise weak echoes may be missed. FREQ. ADJ.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.9.2 Sensor setup The SENSOR SETUP menu lets you further refine speed, water temperature and depth data fed from the network sounder. 1. Show the sounder display, then press the MENU key. 2. Press the SOUNDER SYSTEM SETUP and SENSOR SETUP soft keys to show the SENSOR SETUP menu. The current ship’s speed, water temperature, depth and speed of sound are shown at the bottom of the menu. SPEED CALIBRATION + 00% TEMP.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.9.3 Sounding range, zoom range, bottom lock range This paragraph shows you how to set custom ranges for basic range, zoom range (marker and bottom zoom) and bottom lock range. All default basic ranges are restored whenever the unit of depth measurement is changed. Therefore, change the depth unit before changing the basic ranges. 1. Show the sounder display, then press the MENU key to open the main menu. 2.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.9.4 Function key setup The function keys provide one-touch execution of a desired function. The default sounder function key settings are as shown in the table below. Function Key Default Function Function Key Label 1 Output current position. TLL 2 Suppress clutter. CLT 3 Erase weak signal. SLV 4 Suppress noise. NL 5 Set picture advancement speed. PA If the above settings are not to your liking you may change them as follows: 1. Show the sounder display. 2.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT Sounder function keys Function Key Label Menu Item Function OFF Assigns no function. MOD: AUTO MODE Display automatic mode selection window. MOD GHF: GAIN – HF Displays high frequency gain adjustment window. GHF GLF: GAIN – LF Displays low frequency gain adjustment window. GLF SFT: SHIFT Shifts range in manual operation. SFT NL: NOISE LIMITER Suppresses noise. NL CLT: CLUTTER Suppresses clutter. CLT WMK: WHITE MARKER Sets white marker.
7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT 7.10 Nav Graphic Display Setup The nav graphic display (see paragraph 3.1.2) shows either the compass display or the wind angle display, together with depth and temperature graphs. You may choose which to display and setup the depth and temperature graphs as follows: 1. Press the MENU key to open the menu. 2. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, SYSTEM SETUP, HOT PAGE & NAV DISP SETUP and NAV GRAPHIC DISPLAY SETUP soft keys.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides information necessary for keeping your unit in good working order and remedying simple problems. WARNING NOTE Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. 8.1 Do not apply paint, anti-corrosive sealant or contact spray to coating or plastic parts of the equipment.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.2 Replacement of Batteries Battery on circuit board A lithium battery (Type CR2450-F2 ST2L, Code No. 000-144-941) fitted on a circuit board inside the display unit preserves data when the equipment is turned off, and its life is about three years. When its voltage is low the battery icon ( ) appears at the top of the display. When the icon appears, contact your dealer to request replacement of the battery.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.4 Replacing the Magnetron When the magnetron has expired, distant targets cannot be seen on the display. When you feel that long range performance has decreased, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement of the magnetron. Radar model and magnetron used Model MODEL 1824C Magnetron Type E3588 E3571 MG4004 MAF1421B MODEL 1834C MODEL 1934C MAF1422B MODEL 1944C MG4006 MAF1425B M1458F MODEL 1954C MODEL 1964C 8.5 Code No.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.7 Simple Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user can follow to restore normal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation do not attempt to check inside the unit. Any trouble should be referred to a qualified technician. 8.7.1 General General troubleshooting If… you cannot turn on the power Then… • check for blown fuse. • check that the power connector is firmly fastened.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.7.3 Plotter Requires GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B. Plotter troubleshooting If… Then… position is not fixed within three minutes • check that antenna connector is firmly fastened. position is wrong • check that the correct geodetic chart system is selected, on the GPS SENSOR SETTINGS menu. • check number of satellites received, on the GPS status display. (See page 9-12.) There should be three or more. • enter position offset, on the GPS SENSOR SETTINGS menu.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.7.4 Sounder Requires Network Sounder ETR-6/10N/30N. Sounder troubleshooting If… you selected a sounder display with the DISP key But… picture does not appear Then… • check that the network sounder’s signal cable is firmly fastened. • Check that sounder source is correct. • check that the network sounder is plugged in. The LED on the network sounder should flash every second.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.8 Diagnostics This paragraph provides the procedures for testing the equipment for proper operation. Four tests are provided: Memory I/O test, Keyboard test, Remote controller test, and Test pattern. 8.8.1 Memory I/O test The memory I/O test provides for individual testing of the display unit, GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B, Network Sounder ETR-6/10N, ETR-30N and ARP, displaying program number and checking for proper operation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING Display unit test Press the DISPLAY UNIT TEST soft key at the MEMORY I/O TEST menu to test the display unit. The equipment displays program version number and checks devices. Results for device checks are shown as OK or NG (No Good). For any NG, request service. A test connector is required to check ports. “ - - “ shown when no test connector is connected. Chart number shown when chart is inserted. Press the RETURN soft key to return the MEMORY I/O TEST menu.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING Network sounder test (Requires Network Sounder ETR-6/10N, ETR-30N) Press the NETWORK SOUNDER TEST soft key at the MEMORY I/O TEST menu to test the Network Sounder ETR-6/10N or ETR-30N. The equipment displays network sounder program version number, checks the ROM and RAM, and displays water temperature (appropriate sensor required) and depth. The results of the ROM and RAM check are shown as OK or NG (No Good). For any NG, request service.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.8.2 Test pattern The test pattern test checks the display for proper display of colors. Press the MENU key to show the menu. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION soft key. Press the SYSTEM SETUP soft key. Press the TEST & CLEAR soft key. Press the TEST PATTERN soft key to show the test pattern. Push the ENTER knob consecutively to show white, red, green, blue and black colors individually. 7. Press the RETURN soft key. 8. Press the MENU key to close the menu. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.8.3 Keyboard, remote controller test The keyboard test checks the controls on the display unit and remote controller for proper operation. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the MENU key to show the menu. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION soft key. Press the SYSTEM SETUP soft key. Press the TEST & CLEAR soft key. Press the KEYBOARD & REMOTE TEST soft key.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.9 GPS Status Display The GPS status display provides data about the GPS satellites. It is available with connection of the GPS Receiver GP-310B/320B or a GPS navigator outputting the data sentence GSA or GSV. 1. Press the MENU key. 2. Press the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, NAV OPTION and GPS SENSOR SETTINGS soft keys to display the GPS SENSOR SETTINGS menu. 3. Press the GPS STATUS soft key. DOP value 23:59:59 Date and Time APR 10 2001 WAAS satellite (GPS-320B only) 1.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.10 Clearing Memories Your equipment has a memory for each of the plotter, radar and sounder sections. These memories can be cleared to restart operation with default settings.
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING 8.11 Error Messages In addition to alarm messages your equipment also displays error messages. Error messages Error Message General Meaning Remedy Network sounder disconnected. • Check that display unit where the sounder is connected is turned on. • Check network sounder’s cabling. • Check that display unit where the radar is connected is turned on. • Check antenna cable. Have a qualified technician replace the battery. Check antenna cable.
APPENDIX Menu Overview Radar RADAR DISPLAY SETUP MENU Key EBL REFERENCE (TRUE, RELATIVE) CURSOR POSITION (LAT/LON, TD, RNG&BRG-REL, RNG&BRG-TRUE, MGRS) TUNING (AUTO, MAN) TX SECTOR BLANKING (ON (FROM 000°, SECTOR 001°), OFF) NOISE REJECTION (OFF, LOW, HIGH) BACKGROUND COLOR (BLACK/GREEN, BLACK/RED, BLUE/WHITE, DK BLUE/WHITE, WHITE/GREEN) ECHO COLOR (YELLOW, GREEN, MULTI-COLOR) 2ND ECHO REJECTION (ON, OFF) WATCHMAN TIME (5, 10, 20 minutes) RANGE UNIT (nm, km, sm) TRAIL MODE (TRUE, RELATIVE) D.
APPENDIX 1 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GENERAL SETUP Page 1 Page 2 NAV OPTION KEY BEEP (ON, OFF) LANGUAGE (ENGLISH, OTHERS) RANGE UNIT (nm, kt; km, km/h; sm, mph; nm&yd, kt; nm&m, kt; km&m, km/h; sm&yd, mph) TEMPERATURE UNIT (°C, °F) DEPTH UNIT (m, ft, fa, PB) WIND UNIT (kt, km/h, MPH, m/s) WIND DATA (APPARENT, TRUE) SPEED AVERAGING (0-9999 seconds, 60 seconds) LOCAL TIME OFFSET (-13:30 - +13:30, 0) RESET TRIP LOG (YES, NO) TIMEOUT DISPLAY SETTING (15, 30, 60 seconds, CONTINUE) SAVE MOB KEY FUNCTION (SAVE SHI
APPENDIX 2 PORT SETUP SYSTEM SETUP DATA 1: OUTPUT FORMAT GPS/NMEA (NMEA 0183 Ver.1.5, 2.0) PORT LAT/LON FORMAT (DD° MM. MM’ DD° MM. MMM’ DD° MM. MMMM’) XTE FORMAT (X.XX, X.XXX) OUTPUT DESTINATION (YES, NO) SELECT SNTNC soft key* DATA 2: PORT MNITR soft key* OUTPUT FORMAT NMEA PORT (NMEA 0183 Ver.1.5, 2.0) CLEAR WINDOW BAUD RATE (AUTO, 4800 bps, 38400 bps) LAT/LON FORMAT (DD° MM. MM’ DD° MM. MMM’ DD° MM. MMMM’) XTE FORMAT (X.XX, X.
APPENDIX 3 4 TEST & CLEAR MEMORY I/O TEST DISPLAY UNIT TEST GPS SENSOR TEST* NETWORK SOUNDER TEST** ARP TEST*** KEYBOARD & REMOTE TEST TEST PATTERN MEMORY CLEAR HOT PAGE & NAV DISP SETUP DISPLAY UNIT (YES, NO) GPS SENSOR (YES, NO)* NETWORK SOUNDER (YES, NO)** HOT PAGE SETUP (Configures HOT PAGE 1 to 6.) NAV DATA DISPLAY SETUP (Configures nav data displays.) NAV GRAPHIC DISPLAY SETUP GRAPHIC METER (COMPASS, WIND ANGLE) DEPTH GRAPH UP-DATE (0.5, 1, 2, 4 s/dot) TEMP GRAPH UP-DATE (0.
APPENDIX Plotter CHART SETUP MENU Key CHART OFFSET (Offsets chart position.) TRACKS & MARKS CONTROL OWN SHIP TRACK DISP (ON, OFF) OWN SHIP TRACK COLOR (RED, YELLOW, GREEN, LIGHT BLUE, PURPLE, BLUE, WHITE) TARGET TRACKS DISPLAY (ON, OFF, ARP ONLY, AIS ONLY, BOTH) TARGET TRACK COLOR (RED, YELLOW, GREEN, LIGHT BLUE, PURPLE, BLUE, WHITE) INTERVAL (TIME, DISTANCE) TIME INTERVAL (1 - 99m59s,10 seconds) DISTANCE INTERVAL (0 - 99.99nm/km/sm, 0.
APPENDIX 2 1 (Defaults are for CUSTOM mode.) CHART DETAILS (C-MAP chart) (See page 7-16.
APPENDIX 3 WAYPOINTS/ ROUTES WAYPOINTS LOCAL LIST ALPHANUMERIC LIST WAYPOINT BY CURSOR WAYPOINT BY RNG & BRG ROUTES GO TO NEW ROUTE EDIT ROUTE ERASE ROUTE LOG RESTART STOP/RELEASE RVRSE/FORWARD SPEED (Speed for ETA, 0-99 kt, GPS or manual input) COORD TYPE Destination is required.
APPENDIX Sounder MENU Key SOUNDER MENU NOISE LIMITER (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH) CLUTTER (0-16, AUTO) WHITE MARKER (1-8 (8-color), 1-16 (16 color), OFF) ZOOM MARKER (ON, OFF) HUE (1-9, 1) SIGNAL LEVEL (OFF, SL1-SL3, 8 color, monochrome, SL1-SL6, 16 color) PICTURE ADVANCE (2/1, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, STOP) TEMPERATURE GRAPH (ON, OFF) PRR LEVEL (0-20, SPD SENSING PRR, 20) D. BOX soft key (Same items as on RADAR DISPLAY SETUP menu. See page A-1.
APPENDIX EXT VIDEO MENU Key SYSTEM CONFIGURATION (Same items as on page A-2.) ALARM key Radar Alarms ALARM key SET GUARD 1 (ERASE GUARD 1) SET GUARD 2 (ERASE GUARD 2) Plotter Alarms ALARM key AUDIO ALARM (INT & EXT BUZZ, INTERNAL BUZZ, OFF) ARRIVAL ALARM (ON, OFF, default range: 0.010 nm(km/sm)) ANCHOR WATCH ALARM (ON, OFF, default range: 0.010 nm(km/sm)) PROXIMITY ALARM (ON, OFF) XTE ALARM (ON, OFF, default range: 0.
APPENDIX Geodetic Chart List 001: WGS84 002: WGS72 003: TOKYO : Mean Value (Japan, Korea, and Okinawa) 004: NORTH AMERICAN 1927 : Mean Value (CONUS) 005: EUROPEAN 1950 : Mean Value 006: AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1984 : Australia and Tasmania Island 007: ADINDAN : Mean Value (Ethiopia and Sudan) 008: : Ethiopia 009: : Mall 010: : Senegal 011: : Sudan 012: AFG : Somalia 013: AIN EL ABD 1970 : Bahrain Island 014: ANNA 1 ASTRO 1965 : Cocos Island 015: ARC 1950 : Mean Value 016: : Botswana 017: : Lesotho 018: : Malaw
APPENDIX Icons Icon Meaning North marker. Points to North. Correct chart and suitable scale - full chart reliability. Chart overenlarged. Plotter, radar, sounder alarm setting violated. Track is not being recorded or plotted. Chart offset applied. SA VE Voyage-based route currently being created. Latitude and longitude position offset applied. Voltage of battery on circuit board in display unit is low. Contact your dealer about replacement. SI Simulation mode.
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SPECIFICATIONS OF MARINE RADAR MODEL 18x4C/19x4C SERIES 1 GENERAL 1.1 Range, Pulselength (PL) & Pulse Repetition Rate (PRR) Range (nm) Pulselength (μs) PRR (Hz approx.) 0.125 to 1.5 0.08 2100 1.5 to 3 0.3 1200 3 to 72* 0.8 600 *Maximum Range: M1824C: 24nm, M1834C: 36nm, M1934C: 48nm, M1944C: 64nm, M1954C/1964C: 72nm 1.2 Range Resolution M1824C: 15 m, Others: 18 m 1.3 Bearing Resolution M1824C: 5.5°, M1833C: 4.0°, M1934C: 2.4°, M1944C: 1.9°, M1954C/1964C: 1.9° (XN12A), 1.2° (XN13A) 1.
2.3 MODEL1934C: 2.3.1 Radiator Slotted waveguide array 2.3.2 Polarization Horizontal 2.3.3 Antenna Rotation 24 rpm nominal 2.3.4 Radiator Length 100 cm (XN10) 2.3.5 Horizontal Beamwidth 2.4° 2.3.6 Vertical Beamwidth 27° 2.3.7 Sidelobe Attenuation -20 dB or less (within ±20° of main-lobe) -28 dB or less (±20° of main-lobe or more) 2.4 MODEL1944C: 2.4.1 Radiator Slotted waveguide array 2.4.2 Polarization Horizontal 2.4.
3.4 Intermediate Frequency 60 MHz 3.5 Tuning Automatic or manual 3.6 Receiver Front End MIC (Microwave IC) 3.7 Bandwidth Tx pulselength 0.08 µs and 0.3 µs: 25 MHz Tx pulselength 0.8 µs: 3 MHz 3.8 Duplexer Circulator with diode limiter 3.9 Warming up 90 to 180 s approx. 4 DISPLAY UNIT 4.1 Display 10.4-inch rectangular TFT color LCD 640(H) x 480(V) dots, Effective radar display dia.: 152 mm 4.2 Range, Range Ring Interval (RI), Number of Rings Range (nm) 0.125 0.25 RI (nm) 1.
4.6 Output Data Alarm signal 12 VDC, 100 mA or less NMEA 0183 Ver1.5 GGA, GLL, RMA, RMC, GTD, VTG, ZDA (GPS data required) RMB, WPL, BWC or BWR, APB, AAM, BOD, XTE, VHW, MTW, DPT or DBT, DBS (ETR required), TLL (L/L, Heading data required), TTM (ARPA required) 5 PLOTTER FUNCTION 5.1 Projection Mercator 5.2 Usable Area 85 latitude or below 5.3 Effective Area 211.2 x 158.4 mm 5.4 Display pixels 640 x 480 dots 5.5 Position Indication Latitude/longitude, Loran C LOP or DECCA LOP 5.
7 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION 7.1 Ambient Temperature Antenna Unit: -25°C to +70°C Display Unit: -15°C to +55°C Remote Controller: +5°C to +45°C Power Supply Unit: -15°C to +55°C 7.2 Relative Humidity 93 % or less at +40°C 7.3 Waterproofing Antenna Unit: IPX6 Display Unit: IPX5 (External monitor connected: IPX0) Remote Controller, Power Supply Unit: IPX0 7.4 Vibration IEC 60945-4th -2 Hz-5 Hz and up to 13.2 Hz with an excursion of ±1 mm ±10% (7 m/s2 maximum acceleration at 13.2 Hz); -above 13.
SPECIFICATIONS OF VIDEO PLOTTER GD-1920C 1 PLOTTER FUNCTION 1.1 Projection 1.2 Usable Area 1.3 Effective Area 211.2 x 158.4 mm 1.4 Display pixels 640 x 480 dots 1.5 Position Indication Latitude/longitude, Loran C LOP or DECCA LOP 1.6 Effective Projection Area 0.125 nm to 1,024 nm (at equatorial area) 1.7 Track Display Mercator 85 latitude or below Plot interval: by time (1 sec. to 99 min. 59 sec.) or by distance (0 to 99.9 nm) 1.
INDEX Ａ A/C RAIN...................................................... 2-4 A/C SEA ....................................................... 2-3 ACQ soft key............................................... 2-27 AIS activating .................................................. 5-4 displaying data.......................................... 5-4 lost target.................................................. 5-5 past position ............................................. 5-8 proximity alarm ..........................
INDEX Cursor display format............................................ 7-5 shifting .................................................... 1-12 CURSOR soft key....................................... 2-12 setup (plotter) .......................................... 7-11 setup (radar) ..............................................7-8 setup (sounder)........................................7-36 Fuse replacement..........................................8-2 Ｄ Ｇ Data boxes erasing ................................
INDEX Marks color........................................................ 3-24 entering................................................... 3-23 erasing all................................................ 3-25 erasing individual..................................... 3-25 shape ...................................................... 3-24 Memory clearing ................................................... 8-13 testing ....................................................... 8-7 Memory cards error messages .......
INDEX automatic (radar)..................................... 2-14 manual (radar)......................................... 2-14 sounder..................................................... 4-8 SHIFT soft key ..................................... 2-14, 4-8 Sidelobe echoes ......................................... 2-34 Signal level erasure (sounder)..................... 4-11 SIM SETUP menu....................................... 1-16 Simulation display.......................................
