Furuno fr-1500 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS

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• INTRODUCTION

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• Specifications

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• 1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

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  • 1.1 Turning on the Power

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  • 1.2 Transmitter ON

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  • 1.3 Control Description

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  • 1.4 CRT Brilliance

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  • 1.5 Control Panel Backlighting

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  • 1.6 Tuning the Receiver

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  • 1.7 Degaussing the Screen

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  • 1.8 Initializing the Compass Readout

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  • 1.9 Entering Own Ship's Speed

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  • 1.10 On-screen Legends and Markers

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  • 1.11 Presentation Modes

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  • 1.12 Selecting the Range Scale

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  • 1.13 Selecting the Pulselength

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  • 1.14 Adjusting the Sensitivity

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  • 1.15 Suppressing Sea Clutter

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  • 1.16 Suppressing Precipitation Clutter

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  • 1.17 Interference Rejector

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  • 1.18 Measuring the Range

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  • 1.19 Measuring Bearing

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  • 1.20 Collision Assesment by the Offset EBL

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  • 1.21 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets

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  • 1.22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone

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  • 1.23 Off-centering (shift)

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  • 1.24 Echo Averaging

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  • 1.25 Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA)

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  • 1.26 Target Trails (Echo Trails)

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  • 1.27 Parallel Index Lines

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  • 1.28 Reference Mark (not available with Video Plotter RP-17 or RP-180)

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  • 1.29 Zoom (R-type only)

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  • 1.30 Markers

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  • 1.31 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes

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  • 1.32 [F1] Key

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  • 1.33 [F2] Key

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  • 1.34 FUNCTION Key

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  • 1.35 Adjusting Brillliance of Screen Data

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  • 1.36 Echo Stretch, Contrast, Enhanced Video

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  • 1.37 Watch Timer

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  • 1.38 Noise Rejector

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  • 1.39 Navigation Data

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  • 1.40 Alarm Output (R-type only)

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  • 1.41 Outputting Target Position (R-type only)

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  • 1.42 Degaussing Interval

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  • 1.43 Background Color

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  • 1.44 Clutter Sweep

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  • 1.45 Day, Night Brilliance

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  • 1.46 Contrast

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  • 1.47 Radar Map (RP-17 or RP-180 required)

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  • 1.48 Alarms

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  • 1.49 Enlarging Close-in Targets (R-type only)

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  • 1.50 A/D Converter Curve Setting (R-type only)

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  • 1.51 Echo Area (R-Type only)

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  • 1.52 Real Time Heading Up (R-type only)

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• 2 OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID (ATA) ARP-17

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  • 2.1 Introduction

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  • 2.2 Criteria of Tracking

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  • 2.3 Activating, Deactivating the ATA

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  • 2.4 Entering Own Ship's Speed

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  • 2.5 Acquiring Targets

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  • 2.6 Terminating Tracking of Targets

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  • 2.7 Vectors True or Relative

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  • 2.8 Displaying Target Data

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  • 2.9 Past Position Display

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  • 2.10 Set and Drift

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  • 2.11 Alarms

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  • 2.12 Track Test (Simulation Display)

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  • 2.13 Outputting Target Data

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  • 2.14 Diagnostic Sequence

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  • 2.15 Factors Affecting ARPA Functions

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• 3 RADAR OBSERVATION

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  • 3.1 General

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  • 3.2 False Echoes

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  • 3.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)

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  • 3.4 RACON (Radar Beacon)

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• 4 OPERATION OF VIDEO PLOTTER RP-17 (OPTION)

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• 5 MAINTENANCE

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  • 5.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule

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  • 5.2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts

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  • 5.3 Replacement of Batteries

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• 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

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  • 6.1 Easy Troubleshooting

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  • 6.2 Advanced-level Troubleshooting

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  • 6.3 Diagnostic Test

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  • 6.4 Menu Hierarchy

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• 7 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

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  • 7.1 Performance Monitor (Option)

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• 8 DIGITAL INTERFACE (IEC 61162-1 Edition 1 and 2)

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  • Description of Sentences

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• 9 PARTS LOCATION and PARTS LIST

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  • 9.1 ANTENNA UNIT, SCANNER OUTLINE and RF MODULE

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  • 9.2 Circuit diagrams

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  • 9.3 Parts list

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• Declaration of conformity to type

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