Furuno 1724C User Manuals

Table of Contents

• IMPORTANT NOTICES

  2
• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  3
• TABLE OF CONTENTS

  4
• FOREWORD

  9
  • A Word to the Owner of the Model 1724C/1734C Series Marine Radar, GD-1720C Color Video Plotter

    9
  • Features

    9
• SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS

  10
• 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

  14
  • 1.1 Operating Controls

    14
  • 1.2 Inserting a Chart Card

    17
  • 1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off

    18
  • 1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue

    19
  • 1.5 Selecting a Display

    21
  • 1.6 Cursor pad, Cursor

    25
  • 1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as Destination

    26
  • 1.8 Data Boxes

    27
  • 1.9 Function Keys

    28
  • 1.10 Simulation Display

    29
• 2. RADAR OPERATION

  32
  • 2.1 Radar Display

    32
  • 2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by

    33
  • 2.3 Tuning

    33
  • 2.4 Adjusting the Gain

    33
  • 2.5 Reducing Sea Clutter

    34
  • 2.6 Reducing Precipitation Clutter

    35
  • 2.7 Range Scale

    36
  • 2.8 Pulselength

    37
  • 2.9 Presentation Mode

    38
  • 2.10 Measuring the Range

    40
  • 2.11 Measuring the Bearing

    42
  • 2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker

    43
  • 2.13 Reducing Noise Interference

    43
  • 2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference

    44
  • 2.15 Zoom

    45
  • 2.16 Shifting the Picture

    46
  • 2.17 Using the Offset EBL

    47
  • 2.18 Echo Trails

    49
  • 2.19 Echo Stretch

    52
  • 2.20 Echo Averaging

    53
  • 2.21 Outputting TLL Data

    54
  • 2.22 Guard Alarm

    55
  • 2.23 Watchman

    56
  • 2.24 Waypoint Marker

    58
  • 2.25 ARP, TTM Operation

    59
  • 2.26 Interpreting the Radar Display

    68
• 3. PLOTTER OPERATION

  72
  • 3.1 Plotter Displays

    72
  • 3.2 Presentation Mode

    79
  • 3.3 Shifting the Display

    80
  • 3.4 Chart Scale

    80
  • 3.5 Chart Cards

    80
  • 3.6 Working with Track

    89
  • 3.7 Marks, Lines

    95
  • 3.8 Waypoints

    98
  • 3.9 Routes

    106
  • 3.10 Navigation

    112
  • 3.11 Alarms

    120
  • 3.12 Resetting Trip Distance

    128
• 4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION

  130
  • 4.1 Sounder Displays

    130
  • 4.2 Automatic Sounder Operation

    135
  • 4.3 Manual Sounder Operation

    136
  • 4.4 Measuring Depth, Time

    138
  • 4.5 Reducing Interference

    138
  • 4.6 Reducing Low Level Noise

    139
  • 4.7 Erasing Weak Echoes

    140
  • 4.8 White Marker

    141
  • 4.9 Picture Advance Speed

    141
  • 4.10 Display Colors

    143
  • 4.11 Alarms

    144
  • 4.12 Water Temperature Graph

    148
  • 4.13 Changing Pulse Repetition Rate

    148
  • 4.14 Saving Sounder Picture to an SD Card

    149
  • 4.15 Interpreting the Sounder Display

    149
• 5. AIS OPERATION

  152
  • 5.1 Turning AIS Feature On/Off

    152
  • 5.2 AIS Symbols

    154
  • 5.3 Setting Number of AIS Targets to Display

    154
  • 5.4 Activating Targets

    155
  • 5.5 Displaying Target Data

    155
  • 5.6 Lost Target

    156
  • 5.7 Setting CPA and TCPA

    156
  • 5.8 Proximity Alarm

    157
  • 5.9 Showing, Hiding AIS Target Tracks

    158
  • 5.10 Choosing Vector Time

    158
  • 5.11 Displaying Past Positions of AIS Targets

    159
• 6. DATA TRANSFER

  160
  • 6.1 Memory Card Operations

    160
  • 6.2 Uploading, Downloading Data

    163
  • 6.3 Loading Waypoint Data from Yeoman

    166
  • 6.4 Receiving Data Via Network Equipment

    167
  • 6.5 Outputting Data Through the Network

    168
• 7. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

  170
  • 7.1 General Setup

    170
  • 7.2 Radar Setup

    173
  • 7.3 Plotter Setup

    179
  • 7.4 Chart Setup

    183
  • 7.5 Data Boxes Setup

    191
  • 7.6 Hot Page Setup

    192
  • 7.7 Navigator Setup

    193
  • 7.8 Nav Data Display Setup

    201
  • 7.9 Sounder Setup

    202
  • 7.10 Nav Graphic Display Setup

    209
• 8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING

  210
  • 8.1 Preventive Maintenance

    210
  • 8.2 Replacement of Batteries

    211
  • 8.3 Replacement of Fuse

    211
  • 8.4 Replacing the Magnetron

    212
  • 8.5 Simple Troubleshooting

    212
  • 8.6 Diagnostics

    215
  • 8.7 GPS Status Display

    220
  • 8.8 Clearing Memories

    221
  • 8.9 Error Messages

    222
• APPENDIX

  224
  • Menu Oveview

    224
  • Geodetic Chart List

    233
  • Icons

    234
• SPECIFICATIONS

  236
• INDEX

  242