Furuno FR-8122 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD...............................................................................................ix
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ......................................................................xi
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW..............................................................1-1
1.1 Controls .....................................................................................................................1-1
1.1.1 Display unit ..................................................................................................1-1
1.1.2 Remote controller ........................................................................................1-2
1.2 Turning the Radar On/Off, Transmitting ....................................................................1-3
1.3 Display Indications.....................................................................................................1-4
1.4 Adjusting Display Brilliance, Panel Dimmer...............................................................1-5
1.5 Menu Overview..........................................................................................................1-5
1.6 Tuning........................................................................................................................1-7
1.7 Presentation Modes...................................................................................................1-8
1.7.1 Choosing presentation mode........................................................................1-8
1.7.2 Description of presentation modes ..............................................................1-8
1.8 Choosing a Range Scale.........................................................................................1-10
1.9 Choosing a Pulse Length ........................................................................................1-11
1.10 Adjusting the Gain (sensitivity) ................................................................................1-12
1.10.1 Choosing gain adjustment method ............................................................1-12
1.10.2 Setting automatic gain level....................................................................... 1-12
1.10.3 Manual gain adjustment ............................................................................1-12
1.11 Suppressing Sea Clutter..........................................................................................1-13
1.11.1 Choosing sea clutter adjustment method ..................................................1-13
1.11.2 Setting automatic sea clutter suppression level ........................................1-13
1.11.3 Manual sea clutter adjustment ...................................................................1-14
1.12 Suppressing Rain Clutter.........................................................................................1-14
1.12.1 Choosing rain clutter adjustment method ..................................................1-14
1.12.2 Setting automatic rain clutter suppression level ........................................1-15
1.12.3 Manual rain clutter adjustment ..................................................................1-15
1.13 Automatic Suppression of Sea and Rain Clutters ...................................................1-16
1.14 Cursor......................................................................................................................1-17
1.15 Interference Rejector...............................................................................................1-18
1.16 Measuring the Range to a Target............................................................................1-19
1.16.1 Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM) .............................1-19
1.16.2 Choosing VRM unit ....................................................................................1-20
1.17 Turning Range Rings On/Off, Adjusting Range Ring Brilliance...............................1-21
1.18 Measuring the Bearing to a Target..........................................................................1-22
1.18.1 Measuring the bearing with an EBL ...........................................................1-22
1.18.2 EBL reference ............................................................................................1-23
1.19 Measuring the Range and Bearing Between Two Targets......................................1-23
1.20 Target Alarm............................................................................................................1-24
1.20.1 Setting a target alarm ................................................................................1-24
1.20.2 Silencing the audio alarm ..........................................................................1-24
1.20.3 Choosing alarm type ..................................................................................1-25
1.20.4 Temporarily deactivating a target alarm ....................................................1-25
1.20.5 Deactivating a target alarm ........................................................................1-25
1.20.6 Choosing target strength which triggers target alarm ................................1-26
1.21 Off Centering the Display ........................................................................................1-26
1.21.1 Automatic off center ...................................................................................1-26
1.21.2 Manual off center .......................................................................................1-27