Furuno FAR-2137S, Installation Manual

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3. SETTING AND ADJUSTMENT
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3.3 Heading Alignment
You have mounted the antenna unit facing straight ahead in the direction of the bow.
Therefore, a small but conspicuous target dead ahead visually should appear on the
heading line (zero degrees).
In practice, you will probably observe some small bearing error on the display because of
the difficulty in achieving accurate initial positioning of the antenna unit. The following
adjustment will compensate for this error.
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Target
α
Correct bearing
relative to heading
Antenna mounted error
to port (HDG SW
advance)
Picture appears
deviated clockwise.
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Target
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Apparent position
of target
Antenna mounted error
to starboard (HDG
SW delayed) Picture appears
deviated counterclockwise.
Correct
bearing
relative to
heading
Apparent
position
of target
Heading alignment
1. Select a stationary target echo at a range between 0.125 and 0.25 nm, preferably near
the heading line.
2. Operate the EBL control to bisect the target echo.
3. Read the target bearing.
4. Measure the bearing of the stationary target on the navigation chart and calculate the
difference between actual bearing and apparent bearing on the radar screen.
5. Press the [MENU] key to show the main menu.
6. While pressing and holding down the [HL OFF] key, press the [MENU] key five times.