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1.35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data

You can adjust relative brilliance levels of various
marks and alphanumeric readouts displayed on the
screen as follows:

1. Press the [MENU] key.
2. Press the [9] key twice to show the BRILL

menu.

3. Select a desired menu item by pressing the

corresponding numeric key. As an example,

press the [1] key if you want to change the

brilliance of target trails.

1. TGT TRAIL

2. CHARACTER

3. HDG LINE

4. EBL/VRM

5. CURSOR

6. MARK

7. PLOT

8. OS SYMB

↓

BRILL

Menu item No. 9 requires RP-17 board

4. Operate the VRM rotary control to adjust brilliance. Current brilliance level is displayed by

the bar-graph beneath each menu item.

5. Press the [ENTER /SELECT] key conclude your selection followed by the [MENU] key to

close the menu.

Summary of Contents for FR-1500 MARK-3

Page 1: ...15 MULTI COLOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SHIPBORNE RADAR AND ARPA FR 1500 MARK 3 SERIES Back ...

Page 2: ... Fax 0798 65 4200 0798 65 4200 FIRST EDITION FIRST EDITION OCT OCT 1998 1998 Printed in Japan Printed in Japan All rights reserved All rights reserved V7 V7 APR APR 21 2005 21 2005 Pub No Pub No OME 34500 OME 34500 00080840401 00080840401 00080840401 00080840401 TATA TATA FR 1500 MARK 3 SER FR 1500 MARK 3 SER 0 0 0 8 0 8 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 8 4 0 4 0 1 OME34500V70 OME34500V70 OME34500V70 OME34500V...

Page 3: ...ectromagnetic radio frequency RF energy which can be harmful particularly to your eyes Never look directly into the antenna aperture from a close distance while the radar is in operation or expose yourself to the transmitting antenna at a close distance SOFTWARE PROGRAM NO Model Software Prog No Date 0359152109 March 00 0359152110 Dec 01 FR 1500 MARK 3 0359152111 June 04 1859041102 June 99 ATA 185...

Page 4: ...ipment can cause fire or electrical shock WARNING Do not place liquid filled containers on the top of the equipment Fire or electrical shock can result if a liquid spills into the equipment Do not operate the equipment with wet hands Electrical shock can result Keep heater away from equipment Heat can alter equipment shape and melt the power cord which can cause fire or electrical shock CAUTION Do...

Page 5: ...99 5 EC In accordance with Article 6 3 of the above mentioned R TTE directive FURUNO intends to put this radar on the market of the following countries in EU as well other markets Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom Iceland Norway ...

Page 6: ...e and Bearing Between Two Targets 16 1 22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone 17 1 23 Off centering shift 18 1 24 Echo Averaging 19 1 25 Electronic Plotting Aid EPA 21 1 26 Target Trails Echo Trails 24 1 27 Parallel Index Lines 27 1 28 Reference Mark not available with Video Plotter RP 17 or RP 180 27 1 29 Zoom R type only 28 1 30 Markers 29 1 31 Suppressing Second trace Echoes 30 1 32 F1 Key 30 1 33 F2 K...

Page 7: ...unctions 15 3 RADAR OBSERVATION 3 1 3 1 General 1 3 2 False Echoes 2 3 3 SART Search and Rescue Transponder 4 3 4 RACON Radar Beacon 6 4 OPERATION OF VIDEO PLOTTER RP 17 OPTION 4 1 5 MAINTENANCE 5 1 5 1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule 1 5 2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts 2 5 3 Replacement of Batteries 2 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 6 1 Easy Troubleshooting 1 6 2 Advanced level Troubleshooting 2 6 3 Diagnos...

Page 8: ...sity gate array and software expertise New cast aluminum scanner gearbox and new series of radiators Easy operation by combination of discrete keys rotary controls and menu operation all logically arranged and configured Electronic Plotting Aid EPA fitted standard Automatic Tracking Aid ATA option exceeding IMO and IEC standards Reliable CPA and TCPA warning in any plotting mode accurate target da...

Page 9: ...rs Other functions and specifications are common The operator cannot navigate between the two types Function IMO type Regular type R type Range scales 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 96 nm 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 72 96 nm sm km on menu Target Alarm zones Radar 2 Target Alarm Zones NO 1 TAZ between 3 and 6 nm in 0 5 nm depth NO 2 anywhere when NO 1 is valid Radar Target Alarm Zone...

Page 10: ...N on the OTHER menu of the Installation menu 4 On the F 2 MENU the following are inoperative 2 TRAIL MODE 15 PLOT MENU 16 MARK MODE 18 DRIFT MENU 26 EXT WP 30 EBL PI 5 MODE on the TGT TRAIL menu is not accessible The mode of target trail is always relative 6 SET DRIFT on the OTHER menu is not accessible 7 DEGS DEG on the DEGAUSS menu is not accessible 8 EXT WPT on the NAV DATA menu is not accessib...

Page 11: ...on Head up Head up TB North up Course up TM sea or ground stabilization 8 Plotting facilities EPA 10 targets manual plot automatic follow up Warning if not plotted within 10 min Disabled when ATA board ARP 17 is accommodated ATA Automatic tracking for up to 20 targets 10 manually acquired plus 10 auto acquired or 20 manually acquired Complies with IMO MSC 64 67 Annex 4 and IEC 60872 2 Needs ARP 17...

Page 12: ...D 8001 R type Electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation MODEL RADIATOR TYPE Distance to 100 W cm 2 Distance to 10 W cm 2 RF power density on antenna aperture FR 1505 M3 X 6 kW XN12AF 4 none 2 1 m 75 W cm 2 XN20AF 6 5 FR 1510 M3 X 12 kW XN12AF 4 1 1 m worst case 10 0 m worst case 200 W cm 2 worst case XN20AF 6 5 FR 1525 M3 X 25 kW XN20AF 6 5 1 1 m worst case 10 0 m worst case 200 W cm 2 worst case C...

Page 13: ...xi CONFIGURATION OF FR 1500 MARK 3 SERIES RADARS VIDEO PLOTTER RP 17 or RP 180 ...

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Page 15: ...in the ON position 1 2 Transmitter ON After the power is turned on and the magnetron has warmed up STBY appears at the screen center indicating the radar is ready to transmit radar pulses Press the STBY TX key to transmit When you won t be using the radar for an extended period but you want to keep it in a state of readiness place it in standby by pressing the STBY TX key The display shows STBY Vi...

Page 16: ...RM North up RM North up TM Ref Target trails over selected time Ref 1 26 Sets two target alarm zones Ref 1 22 Off centers the radar picture turns on off Zoom R type or manual resets the TM display Ref 1 23 Controls Parallel Index Lines Ref 1 27 Offset 1st EBL together with Cursor Ref 1 20 Inscribes reference marks Ref 1 28 or marks in Radar map Ref 1 47 Selects functions of primary controls Ref 1 ...

Page 17: ...IN control Push for HL OFF and adjust the VRM control after setting as below 1 Press the MENU key MENU 1 VIDEO PLOT AIS 2 TGT TRAIL 3 TGT ALARM 4 WATCH TIME 5 ECHO SIG 6 FUNC 7 PLOT 8 MARK 9 BRILL 0 OTHERS OTHERS 1 HDG SET 2 SPD MODE MAN LOG LOG S BT LOG S WT 3 MAN SPD 4 SET DRIFT 5 DISPLAY 6 MARK LINE 7 TUNE 8 NAV DATA 9 EBL PI 0 TUNE 1 2 MODE AUTO MAN Requires RP 17 or RP 180 AIS not shown on RP...

Page 18: ...turning on the radar match the on screen HDG readout with the compass reading by the procedure shown below Once you have set the initial heading correctly resetting is not usually required However if the HDG readout goes wrong for some reason repeat the procedure to correct it 1 Press the MENU key to display the main menu 2 Press the 0 key twice to display the OTHERS menu OTHERS 1 HDG SET 2 SPD MO...

Page 19: ...eed fed from the speed log with the label LOG BT or WT Notes 1 IMO Resolution A 823 19 for ARPA recommends that a speed log to be interfaced with an ARPA should be capable of providing through the water speed The same concept applies to the ATA and the EPA 2 Be sure not to select LOG when a speed log is not connected If the log signal is not provided the ship s speed readout at the screen top will...

Page 20: ...H 075 2m TEMP 18 0 C 30 SEPT 1998 LOCAL 00 00 MAN 00 01 1 TRUE VECT 3Min WT GAIN A C SEA A C RAIN BRILL VRM 10 75NM 7 00 NM VRM NO 1 and NO 2 Active VRM is circumferenced EBL NO 1 and NO 2 Active EBL is circumferenced Parallel index lines X BAND Control settings Range scale Range ring interval Pulselength HU HU TB CU NU TM Own ship data L L CMG Course Made Good by GPS DGPS 2nd Echo SART MAP ALIGN ...

Page 21: ...en change cyclically Note When a failure occurs in the gyrocompass the radar will automatically be switched to unstabilized presentation mode All compass related data will read Relative values Loss of Gyrocompass signal When the compass signal is lost the presentation mode automatically becomes head up and the HDG heading readout at the top of the text area reads xxx x Also GYRO SIGNAL MISSING app...

Page 22: ...cates own ship s intended course namely own ship s previous heading just before this mode has been selected Target pips are painted at their measured distances and in their directions relative to the intended course which is maintained at the 0 degree position while the heading line moves in accordance with ship s yawing and course change This mode is useful to avoid smearing of picture during cou...

Page 23: ...s appear as stationary echoes In the sea stabilized TM without set and drift inputs the landmass can move on the screen When own ship reaches a point corresponding to 75 of the radius of the display it is automatically reset to a point of 75 radius opposite to the extension of the heading marker passing through the display center Resetting can be made at any moment before the ship reaches the limi...

Page 24: ... the MENU key to display the Main menu 2 Press the 5 key twice to select ECHO SIG 3 Press the 6 key or 7 key to select PULSE 1 or PULSE 2 as appropriate 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key 5 Press the MENU key The indication of PULSE 1 or PULSE 2 alternately appears at the upper left corner of the display PULSE 1 1 2 0 5NM S1 S2 3 0 75 1 5NM S1 S2 M1 4 3NM S1 S2 M1 M2 M3 5 6 12NM M1 M2 M3 L 6 24NM M2 M3 ...

Page 25: ...he A C SEA control The A C SEA control reduces the amplification of echoes at short ranges where clutter is the greatest and progressively increases amplification as the range increases so amplification will be normal at those ranges where there is no sea clutter The proper setting of the A C SEA control should be such that the clutter is broken up into small dots and small targets become distingu...

Page 26: ...of bright spikes either in irregular patterns or in the form of usually curved spoke like dotted lines extending from the center to the edge of the picture Activating the interference rejector circuit can reduce this type of interference The interference rejector is a kind of signal correlation circuit It compares the received signals over successive transmissions and suppresses randomly occurring...

Page 27: ...an discriminate them from the fixed range rings The two VRMs can be distinguished from each other by different lengths of dashes 1 Press the VRM ON key to display either of the VRMs Successive presses of the VRM ON key toggles the active VRM between No 1 and No 2 and the currently active VRM readout is circumscribed 2 Rotate the VRM rotary control clockwise or counterclockwise to align the active ...

Page 28: ...item EBL VRM on the OTHERS menu Note 1 Bearing reference cannot be selected for IMO type no menu selection For the IMO type relative bearing is selected in the HU mode and true bearing in HUTB CU NU and TM modes Note 2 The cursor may be returned to OS position by pressing the VRM control R type only 1 20 Collision Assessment by the Offset EBL The origin of the EBL can be placed anywhere with the t...

Page 29: ...osition press the EBL OFFSET key again 000 030 060 090 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 010 020 040 050 070 080 100 110 130 140 160 170 190 200 220 230 250 260 280 290 310 320 340 350 A A EBL 1 VRM 3 85 NM EBL 150 3 R VRM 1 CURSOR 000 030 060 090 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 010 020 040 050 070 080 100 110 130 140 160 170 190 200 220 230 250 260 280 290 310 320 340 350 A A EBL 1 VRM 3 85 NM EBL ...

Page 30: ...hip with suffix R or as a true bearing with suffix T depending on EBL relative true settings on the OTHERS menu 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 Origin of NO 1 EBL NO 1 VRM Target 2 Target 1 VRM 0 505NM 0 205NM EBL 90 5 R 335 2 R Distance between Targets 1 and 2 R Bearing relative os head...

Page 31: ...NO NO 1 NO 2 2 MODE 1 IN OUT 3 MODE 2 IN OUT In R type you can use NO 1 as TAZ by selecting IN and NO 2 as an Anchor Watch by selecting OUT In IMO type only IN is available 2 Press the 1 key to select guard zone to use NO 1 or NO 2 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the MENU key 5 Place the cursor at point A see figure below using the trackball Press the TGT ALARM key SET TA1 2 appears at the lo...

Page 32: ... the guard alarm against false targets On the R type an inward or outward target alarm can be selected on the TGT ALARM menu On the IMO type only the inward guard alarm is available The inward guard alarm generates visual and audible warnings when a target enters the target alarm zone from any direction The outward target alarm is produced when a target leaves the target alarm zone This is not a t...

Page 33: ...on Correlation is made by storing and averaging echo signals over successive picture frames If an echo is solid and stable it is presented in its normal intensity Sea clutter is averaged over successive scans resulting in the reduced brilliance making it easier to discriminate real targets from sea clutter To properly use the echo average function it is recommended to first suppress sea clutter wi...

Page 34: ...hile suppressing random echoes such as sea clutter True echo average is not however effective for picking up small targets running at high speeds over the ground Echo average is inoperable when a compass signal is not available If you wish to use this feature without a compass signal consult a FURUNO representative Do not use the Echo Average function under heavy pitching and rolling loss of targe...

Page 35: ...y 1 2 seconds by the auto follow up feature maintaining the calculation origin at point a If option 7 TRACK is ON tracked positions are indicated by dots 2 In more than 30 seconds but within 10 minutes place the cursor on the latest calculated position b and press the ENTER SELECT key The plot symbol changes from to This step is to identify the target on which you want the plotting data 3 Place th...

Page 36: ...the VECT TIME field 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key to conclude your selection 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu The vector tip shows an estimated position of the target after the selected vector time elapses It can be valuable to extend the vector length to evaluate the risk of collision with any target The radar calculates motion trends range bearing course speed CPA and TCPA of all plotted ta...

Page 37: ... to threatening targets It is important that GAIN A C SEA A C RAIN and other radar controls are properly adjusted CPA TCPA alarm ranges must be set up properly taking into consideration the size tonnage speed turning performance and other characteristics of own ship CAUTION CPA TCPA The CPA TCPA alarm feature should never be relied upon as the sole means for detecting the risk of collision The nav...

Page 38: ...ils Echo Trails It is possible to display the trails of the radar echoes of targets in the form of synthetic afterglow Target trails are selected either relative or true and may be sea or ground stabilized The simulated afterglow can be selected in a single tone or gradual shading depending on a setting on the TGT TRAIL menu 1 26 1 True or relative trails Target trails may be displayed relative to...

Page 39: ...ER SELECT key and the MENU key in order 1 26 3 Displaying and erasing target trails Press the TGT TRAIL key to activate or deactivate the target trails feature The current target trail setting is displayed at the upper right and corner of the screen Note Holding the TGT TRAIL key depressed for about 3 seconds will cause a loss of target trail data so far stored in memory 1 26 4 Thin trails Target ...

Page 40: ...or clear the target trail memory hold the TGT TRAIL key depressed for about 3 seconds Target trails are cleared and the trailing process restarts from time count zero at current target trail plot interval 1 26 7 Trail brilliance The brilliance of target trails can be adjusted on the BRILL menu as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 9 key twice to display the BRILL menu 1 TGT TRAIL 2 CHARACTER...

Page 41: ...target or a point of particular interest using the reference mark feature This mark is geographically fixed namely ground stabilized Twenty such reference marks can be entered Note this feature is inoperative when the RP 17 or RP 180 is installed To use the reference mark 1 Place the cursor at a point where you want to place a reference mark by operating the trackball 2 Press the MARK key The refe...

Page 42: ... twice the normal viewing 1 Place the cursor close to the point of interest by operating the trackball 2 Press and hold down the SHIFT ZOOM key for about two seconds The area around the cursor and own ship is enlarged twice as large as the original size 3 To cancel zoom press and hold down the SHIFT ZOOM key about two seconds Note The zoom feature is inoperative when the display is off centered Pl...

Page 43: ...s the GAIN control The heading line reappears when the control is released Note that the Video Plotter screen requires RP 17 is also temporarily erased when the GAIN control is pressed North marker The north marker appears as a short dashed line In the head up mode the north marker moves around the bearing scale in accordance with the compass signal Stern marker The stern marker a dot and dash lin...

Page 44: ...R type only 0 R type only 2 Press the 5 key to select OFF or ON 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key to conclude your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu 1 32 F1 Key The F1 key allows instant access to the primary function controls 1 Press the F1 key The following menu appears 1 VECTOR T R 2 PULSE 3 INT REJ 4 STRETCH 5 ECHO AVG 6 CONTRAST 7 N REJ 8 DISP SEL 9 PM 0 SART Vector mode True or...

Page 45: ... SHADE 4 TRAIL LEVEL 5 ALARM AREA 6 ALARM MODE 7 TGT COLOR 8 ECHO AVG 9 INT REJ 10 ECHO STRETCH 11 NOISE REJ 12 ECHO ENHANCE 13 2ND ECHO 14 CONTRAST 15 PLOT MENU 16 MARK MODE 17 BRILL MENU 18 DRIFT MENU 19 NAV DATA 20 DISPLAY 21 SART 22 WATCH TIME 23 STERN MARK 24 OS MARK 25 TUNE A M 26 EXT WPT 27 OS POSN 28 CLTR SWEEP 29 P MONITOR 30 EBL PI 31 VRM RNG 1 32 AIS 1 MENU 2 33 AIS DATA 2 1 R type only...

Page 46: ...restore the original settings for a particular function key it is necessary to display the relevant function key menu and select appropriate menu options 1 Press the MENU key Ref 1 33 1 2 2 Press the 6 key twice to display the FUNC menu 3 Press 4 5 or 6 twice to select which function number to preset For example press the 4 key to select FUNC 1 FUNC 1 1 2 FUNC SEL CST OCEAN R SEA FLT BY HBR L RAIN...

Page 47: ...RAIN Setting for radar operation in rainy condition OCEAN Transoceanic voyage using a range scale of 12 nm or larger LONG Optimum setting for long range detection using a range scale of 6 nm or larger COAST For coastal navigation using a range of 12 nm or less HARBOR Optimum setting for short range navigation in a harbor area using a range scale of 1 5 nm or less ROUGH SEA Optimum setting for roug...

Page 48: ...essing the corresponding numeric key As an example press the 1 key if you want to change the brilliance of target trails 1 TGT TRAIL 2 CHARACTER 3 HDG LINE 4 EBL VRM 5 CURSOR 6 MARK 7 PLOT 8 OS SYMB 9 BRILL Menu item No 9 requires RP 17 board 4 Operate the VRM rotary control to adjust brilliance Current brilliance level is displayed by the bar graph beneath each menu item 5 Press the ENTER SELECT ...

Page 49: ...ired A selected level appears at the lower left hand position Each selection works as in the figure below 1 VECTOR T R 2 PULSE 3 INT REJ 4 STRETCH 5 ECHO AVG 6 CONTRAST 7 N REJ 8 DISP SEL 9 PM 0 SART ES OFF ES1 Enlarged in bearing direction Use on range 1 5 12 nm ES2 Enlarged in range direction Invalid at P L S1 and S2 Use on range 1 5 6 nm Notes 1 If the 1 5 nm range is preset for pulselength of ...

Page 50: ...d as appropriate 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key and then press the MENU key Echo enlarged in bearing and range directions 1 37 Watch Timer The watch timer works like an alarm clock sounding visual WATCH and audible alarms at a predetermined interval To silence the alarm press the AUDIO OFF key The label WATCH turns to normal color and the alarm timer is reset to the initial and starts the count down...

Page 51: ... turn external waypoint on off Note that TDs are input from a Loran C navigator and are for display only 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key and then press the MENU key 1 40 Alarm Output R type only Alarm signal can be output on the R type radars Select the alarm s to output as follows Requires connection of external buzzer OP03 21 to J212 on the SPD Board 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key twice 3 P...

Page 52: ...ndications as below Each press of the key selects one of five color combinations Setting Marks 1 2 3 4 5 Radar display area BLK black L BLU light blue L BLU light blue L BLU light blue BLK black Outside radar display area BLK black BLK black BLK black L BLK BLK black Characters GRN green GRN green GRN green WHT white RED Menu YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow Menu highlight YE...

Page 53: ...ll to select area to process The clutter sweep feature may also be activated by the F2 key 1 45 Day Night Brilliance Press the BRILL control for day or night use the whole screen is brightened or dimmed This function has no effect on panel illumination 1 46 Contrast The contrast of video is adjustable in three levels according to the radar video sampling level Select the level so that the radar pi...

Page 54: ...location The map data is stored in the memory When the optional RP 17 card is installed in the display unit much more data can be created and copied to another card 1 47 1 Preparation Selecting navaid 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 0 key twice 3 Press the 8 key twice again to display the NAV DATA menu 4 Press 2 key to select navigation data input device 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register y...

Page 55: ...eat above procedure The map is automatically stored in the radar s memory Example How to draw a coastline by cursor 1 Press the MENU key and the 8 key twice to display the MARK menu 2 Press 1 1 7 for coastline mark and press the ENTER SELECT key 3 Press the 4 key to select Cursor and press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the MENU key 5 Place the cursor mark on a required position and press the MARK k...

Page 56: ...s from the Position Corr field and press the ENTER SELECT key 5 Press the 3 key to select Delta L L Entry and press the ENTER SELECT key 6 Use the trackball to shift chart data 7 Press the ENTER SELECT key 8 For bearing correction press the 4 key to select Manu from the Position Corr field and then press the ENTER SELECT key 9 Press the 5 key to select Manual Entry and press the ENTER SELECT key 1...

Page 57: ...tly displayed or ALL all marks 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 000 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 Navline Own ship safe contour Separation zone Approximate coastline Planned route Own ship vector Target being tracked Heading line Heading marker North marker Past positi...

Page 58: ... external radionav equipment System failure None Message AZIMUTH SIGNAL MISSING appears No radar echoes Incorrect keystroke Double beep tone None Correct keystroke creates a single beep provided that KEY BEEP ON is selected in initial settings Log failure 2 beeps LOG xx x and LOG SIGNAL MISSING appear if a log signal is absent for 30 sec while an os speed has been 5 0 kt If the SDME has failed use...

Page 59: ...t AZIMUTH no azimuth signal turning signal See SYSTEM FAILURE column VIDEO no video signal from the RF transceiver GYRO no gyrocompass signal due to disconnected lines s LOG see LOG FAILURE column CPU None LEDs light on the processor board 03P9230 Call a service representative Note US Regulation prohibits unqualified person to open the covers ...

Page 60: ... by the MENU key 1 50 A D Converter Curve Setting R type only You may select an A D curve according to objective referring to the table below The default setting is A 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu 3 Press the 8 to select desired curve referring to the table below 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key A A lot of green but ...

Page 61: ...TA CIRCLE WIDE NAV DATA 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 1 52 Real Time Heading Up R type only The real time picture on the head up mode can be displayed default setting If you prefer traditional picture to the real time picture select it as follows 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu 3 Press the 0 key to select OFF or ON ...

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Page 63: ...ization Sea or Ground stabilization Motion trend Displayed within 20 scans full accuracy within 60 scans after acquisition Past positions 10 past positions at intervals of 30 sec 1 2 3 or 6 min Alarms Visual and audible alarms against targets violating CPA TCPA limits lost targets targets crossing guard zone system failure and target full status ATA Menu tree MENU key 1 VIDEO PLOT AIS Requires RP ...

Page 64: ...manually Required tracking facilities are available within 0 1 32 nm on range scales including 3 6 12 nm full plotting information is available within one scan when the range scale has been changed Targets not detected in 5 consecutive scans become lost targets Quantization The entire picture is converted to a digital from called Quantified Video A sweep range is divided into small segments and ea...

Page 65: ...pression lines in the former series of FURUNO ARPAs In the ATA the automatic acquisition rings are used instead of the limit lines Auto acquisition rings work as suppression lines when viewed from the opposite direction They should be placed clear of a landmass or shoreline The acquisition areas may be a full 360 degree circle or sector of any angles They are gyro stabilized Qualitative descriptio...

Page 66: ...r picture 2 Press MENU 7 to show the PLOT MENU 1 PLOT MENU 1 1 MARK DISP OFF ON 2 ERASE 3 VECT REF REL TRUE 4 VECT TIME min 30sec 1 3 6 15 30 5 CPA SET OFF 0 5NM 1NM 1 5NM 2NM 3NM 4NM 5NM 6NM 6 TCPA SET min 30sec 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 15 7 TRACK OFF ON 8 AUDIO ALARM OFF ON 9 INTVAL min 30sec 1 2 3 6 3 Press the 1 key to select ON or OFF from the MARK DISP field 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key 5 Press the ME...

Page 67: ...T 5 DISPLAY 6 MARK LINE 7 TUNE 8 NAV DATA 9 EBL PI 0 2 Press the 2 key to select LOG or NAV R type only from the SPD MODE field 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the MENU key to close the menu Notes 1 IMO Resolution A 823 19 for ARPA recommends that a speed log to be interfaced with an ARPA should be capable of providing through the water speed This applies to the ATA as well 2 Be sure not to s...

Page 68: ...k see below appears at the cursor position and the own ship data label changes from LOG NAV or MENU to REF Note that it takes 60 scans before a new speed is displayed If tracking has failed for a reference target the target is marked with a lost target mark symbol formed with two triangles changes to R in 60 scans Reference targets are marked with a circle having a reference number R1 R2 R3 Note T...

Page 69: ...ol The diamond is formed from two equal triangles The lost target disappears after a while CAUTION TARGET SWAP When a target being tracked nears another target being tracked the targets may be swapped When two targets acquired either automatically or manually come close to each other one of the two may become a Lost Target Should this happen manual re acquisition of the Lost Target may be required...

Page 70: ...plot symbol mark place the cursor on any plot symbol then press the ENTER SELECT key Mark size can be alternately selected to large or small by repeating this step 2 6 Terminating Tracking of Targets When the ATA has acquired 20 targets no more acquisition occurs unless targets are lost Should this happen cancel tracking of individual targets or all targets by the procedure described below 2 6 1 I...

Page 71: ...the top right corner of the screen Note At a speed under 5 kt the target data is displayed with a delay due to filtration processing Displaying data Place the cursor on a wanted target and press the ENTER SELECT key Data on the selected target is displayed on the screen The data includes the follows BRG RNG Bearing Range RNG BRG Range Bearing Range and bearing from own ship to the selected target ...

Page 72: ...nt can also be entered manually in 0 1 knot increments Set and drift corrections are beneficial for increasing the accuracy of the vector data The correction is best made on relative motion with true vector watching landmasses buoys or stationary targets Thus the speed and course of own ship over the ground are reciprocally calculated and compared with the relative bearing and range to the referen...

Page 73: ... feature should never be relied upon as a sole means for detecting the risk of collision The navigator is not relieved of the responsibility to keep visual lookout for avoiding collisions whether or not the radar or other plotting aid is in use Follow the steps shown below to set the CPA TCPA alarm ranges 1 Press MENU 7 7 to display the PLOT menu 2 Press 5 CPA SET to select CPA limit desired from ...

Page 74: ... 0 key twice 3 Press the 3 key to select GUARD ZONE 4 Press the 3 key again to select SET and press the ENTER SELECT key 5 Set the cursor on one boundary of the guard ring and press the ENTER SELECT key Set the cursor on the other boundary and press the ENTER SELECT key The default setting at switching on Guard Zone covers 3 5 4 nm in a sector 45 of the heading The range and sector of the GZ may b...

Page 75: ...rses and speeds are provided Target Course Speed CPA TCPA kt nm min Target A 90 0 T 10 0 1 0 10 4 Target B 0 0 T 0 0 4 0 Target C 180 0 T 10 0 1 7 28 2 Target D 216 5 T 23 8 0 9 15 0 Target E 273 5 T 14 2 6 0 22 5 Target F 180 0 T 20 0 0 0 30 0 Target G 24 6 T 15 6 4 0 43 6 4 The simulation continues for five minutes and then repeats To quit the test sequence repeat step 1 2 13 Outputting Target D...

Page 76: ...f NG appears for any ATA related item call for service FR 1500 M 3 TEST 1 Program No 03591521 Press MENU key to escape 2 ROM Check OK Press ENTER to check CRT 3 RAM Check OK Program Version No 4 Antenna Rotation 24rpm 5 TX Trigger Frequency 3000Hz 6 Video Level 000 7 Video Signal OK ARP TEST 1 Program No 18590411 18590421 2 ROM Check OK OK 3 RAM Check OK 4 Speed Log OK 0 0KT 5 Course OK 6 Trigger ...

Page 77: ...en the target is detected 5 times not necessarily continuously out of 10 scans If not detected 6 times out of 10 scans the target will become a lost target The ARPA or ATA will acquire a radar echo that is present once in every six antenna scans and continue tracking if 1 in 10 Second trace echoes When the radar beam is super refracted strong echoes may be received at such long ranges that they ap...

Page 78: ...t is detected by five consecutive scans Reduction in radar GAIN can eliminate the multiple echoing but care should be taken as range detection also will be reduced Radar interference If interference is extreme due to another radar operating at close range spiral dotting and or false targets may appear momentarily The interference rejector can clear the display To receive radar beacon or SART signa...

Page 79: ...al of the target and the atmospheric conditions Under normal atmospheric conditions the maximum range is equal to the radar horizon or a little shorter The radar horizon is longer than the optical one by about 6 because of the diffraction property of the radar signal The Rmax is given in the following equation Rmax 2 2 x h1 h2 where Rmax radar horizon nautical miles h1 scanner height m h2 target h...

Page 80: ...s heading and thus proper adjustment of the heading line at installation is an important factor in ensuring bearing accuracy To minimize error when measuring the bearing of a target put the target echo at the extreme position on the screen by selecting a suitable range Range measurement Measurement of the range to a target is also a very important function of the radar Generally there are two mean...

Page 81: ...ositions on the screen One of them is the true echo directly reflected by the target and the other is a false echo which is caused by the mirror effect of a large object on or close to your ship as shown in the figure below If your ship comes close to a large metal bridge for example such a false echo may temporarily be seen on the screen True echo False echo Own ship Target ship Mirror image of t...

Page 82: ...by 0 64 nautical miles 9500 MHz 9200 MHz Radar antenna beamwidth Screen A When SART is distant Screen B When SART is close Lines of 12 dots are displayed in concentric arcs Echo of SART Position of SART Own ship s position Own ship s position SART mark length Radar receiver bandwidth Sweep time 7 5 µs 95 µs Sweep start High speed sweep signal Low speed sweep signal 24 NM 1 5 NM Position of SART Ec...

Page 83: ...rings These can be removed by the use of the anti clutter sea control although it may be operationally useful to observe the side lobes as they may be easier to detect in clutter conditions and also they will confirm that the SART is near to own ship Detuning the radar To increase the visibility of the SART in clutter conditions the radar may be detuned to reduce the clutter without reducing the S...

Page 84: ...ally until the SART has been detected The effect of the auto sea control on the SART response can then be compared with manual control This information is excerpted from IMO SN Circ 197 OPERATION OF MARINE RADAR FOR SART DETECTION 3 4 RACON Radar Beacon A RACON is a radar beacon which emits pulses in the radar frequency spectrum X or S band There are several signal formats in general the RACON sig...

Page 85: ...ld a maximum of 6 000 points The card permanently retains the data you have entered from the radar display or by Lat Long positions Own ship and other ship tracks may be stored at a selected interval Charts are superimposed on the radar picture without disturbing the radar observation The chart area is dependent on the radar range in use The drive for the ROM card can also drive the Electronic Ref...

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Page 87: ...edule Periodic checks and maintenance are important for proper operation of any electronic systems This chapter contains maintenance instructions to be followed to obtain optimum performance and the longest possible life of the equipment Interval Check point Check and measures Remarks 3 to 6 months Exposed nuts and bolts on antenna unit Check for corroded or loosened nuts and bolts If necessary cl...

Page 88: ...citors discharge their residual charges before accessing them Terminal strips sockets earth terminal Check for loose connections Check contacts and plugs for proper seating etc 5 2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts Parts Type Life expectancy Remarks Antenna motor D8G 571 X band 42 rpm D8G 571 X band 24 rpm Gears more than 10 000 h Wind load 100 kt Magnetron MG5389 X band 6 kW MAF1422B X band 6 kW MG4...

Page 89: ...eo freeze up turn off and on the radar TUNE control adjusted but poor sensitivity Clean the radiator surface Remove water from the feeder line Second trace rejection is on Turn it off See paragraph 1 31 Range changed but radar picture does not change Try to hit the and keys several times Turn off and on the radar Only 2 parallel index lines when 6 lines are wanted Set index line interval correctly...

Page 90: ...ement This is what the U S Codes of Federal Regulations part 80 169 implies not exact extract As such every administration sets forth its own rule service personnel must be aware of this kind of competency requirements Service call When making a service call to your service agent check S N and symptom beforehand Problem Probable causes or check points Remedy Power turned on but radar does not oper...

Page 91: ...coaxial cable before checking it by ohmmeter 3 Check video coax line for secure connection If connection is good replace SPU board Marks legends and noise appear but no echo Transmission leak representing own ship position is absent 1 TX fuse F801 Transmitter unit 2 Magnetron 3 Modulator board 4 SPU board 1 If fuse is blown replace it If it blows again the modulator or associated circuit may be de...

Page 92: ...ve range key 2 SPU board 3 Mother board 4 Video freeze up 1 Try to hit and range keys several times If unsuccessful replacement of keypad may be required 2 Replace SPU board 3 Replace mother board 4 Turn off and on radar Interference rejector inoperable interference rejection level not displayed 1 Bad contact of key 2 SPU board 3 Mother board 1 Repair contact of key 2 Replace SPU board 3 Replace m...

Page 93: ...e oscillator True motion presentation not working correctly 1 Poor contact of MODE key 2 Selection not accessed 3 Speed entry incorrect 4 TM display inaccurate 1 Try to press MODE key a little harder 2 Press MODE key until TM appears 3 Enter correct own ship speed adequately 4 Make sure that speed and compass inputs are accurate Target nottracked correctly 1 Poor definition of targets in sea clutt...

Page 94: ...sult your dealer 4 Small squares displayed on the test results screen are for testing the controls and keys except POWER and ENTER SELECT keys As you operate these controls and keys corresponding squares are highlighted indicating that your control key operations are properly recognized 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key to check the display circuit See the illustration page 6 7 6 To terminate the diagn...

Page 95: ...Pulse OK 10 Minimum Hit 0003 11 Scan Time 0804 12 Manual Acq 00 13 Auto Acq 00 14 FE Data 1 0000 15 FE Data 2 0000 000 X 000 Y 000 000 Press MENU key to escape Press ENTER key to check CRT Color Pallet From left Red Green Yellow Blue Pink Light Blue White Control check Bar increases in length with clockwise rotation VRM control check EBL control check This test pattern appears when you punch MENU ...

Page 96: ...ENU 1 COLOR YEL GRN 2 CLTR SWEEP OFF ON LINK ON FIX 3 SWEEP LVL 1 2 3 4 ENHANCE OFF ON 5 2ND ECHO OFF ON 6 PULSE 1 7 PULSE 2 8 A D CURVE A B C D 9 CEN ENHANCE OFF ON 0 REALTIME OFF ON MENU key Requires Video Plotter RP 17 or RP 180 option AIS not shown on RP 17 7 R type only Target alarm fixed at IN on IMO type radars R type has options of IN and OUT for MODE 1 and 2 COLOR on R type only 6 7 1 2 0...

Page 97: ... 21 SART 2 TRAIL MODE 22 WATCH TIME 3 TRAIL SHADE 23 STERN MARK 4 TRAIL LEVEL 24 OS MARK 5 ALARM AREA 25 TUNE A M 6 ALARM MODE 26 EXT WP 7 TGT COLOR 27 OS POSN 8 ECHO AVG 28 CLTR SWEEP 9 INT REJ 29 P MONITOR 10 ECHO STRETCH 30 EBL PI 11 NOISE REJ 31 VRM RNG 12 ECHO ENHANCE 32 AIS 1 MENU 13 2ND ECHO 14 CONTRAST 15 PLOT MENU 16 MARK MODE 17 BRILL MENU 18 DRIFT MENU 19 NAV DATA 20 DISPLAY Requires Au...

Page 98: ...FT OFF ON 3 SET 000 0 4 DRIFT 0 19 9kt 1 2 NAV DATA OFF ON 3 ECHO AREA CIRCLE WIDE 1 2 INDEX LINE 2 6 3 STERN MRK OFF ON 4 OS MRK OFF ON 1 2 MODE AUTO MAN 1 2 NAV SEL GPS LC 3 EXT WP OFF ON 4 OS POSN OFF L L TD 5 DEPTH M FA ft 6 TEMP C F 7 TIME DIF UTC LOCAL 8 LOCAL TIME 1 2 EBL PI REL TRUE 3 VRM NM KM SM 1 2 TEST 3 DEGAUSS 4 OUTPUT ALARM 5 INSTALL for technicians 1 2 DEGS INTV OFF 30sec 1 2min 3 ...

Page 99: ...e Monitor ON and OFF 3 When the Performance Monitor is on by F1 9 the following condition results PM power ON IR OFF ECHO AVG OFF ES OFF A C AUTO OFF N REJ OFF RANGE 24 nm Wait for 10 minutes and the radar screen will show several arcs opposite to the heading marker provided that the performance monitor is installed behind the radar antenna as is normally the case If the radar transmitter and rece...

Page 100: ...ransmitter system has lost a half of initial power Suspect magnetron Receiver normal Transmitter 3 dB loss Transmitter system has lost a half of initial power Suspect magnetron Receiver 3 dB loss Receiver has lost a half of initial sensitivity Suspect receiver front end water ingress in feeder system etc ...

Page 101: ...e only Output TTM Interval 1 7 tgts 2 5 sec 8 15 tgts 5 0 sec 16 20 tgts 10 0 sec 3 I O Sentences of Channel 3 Heading data I O sentences of channels 3 have priority over channel 1 signals when both are input Input HDB HDG HDM HDT VHW R type only Output None 4 Sentence Description See pages which follow 5 Priority Nav data sentences below are read left to right and in case of timeout the sentence ...

Page 102: ... EPFS GPS GPVTG GPRMC LC LCVTG LCRMA Speed through water VBW Water depth data DPT DBT IMO type DPT DBK DBS DBT R type Water temperature data MTW IMO type MDA MTW R type Waypoint range and bearing data Without RP 17 GPS GPBWR GPBWC GPRMB LC LCBWR LCBWC LCRMB With RP 17 Waypoint L L data GPS GPBWR GPBWC GPRMB LC LCBWR LCBWC LCRMB Ship s heading T HDT HDG HDM VAL VHW R HDM HDG HDT VAL VHW NOTE ATA us...

Page 103: ...line from present position rather than along the great circle path BWC hhmmss ss llll ll a yyyyy yy a x x T x x M x x N c c a hh CR LF BWC hhmmss ss llll ll a yyyyy yy a x x T x x M x x N c c a hh CR LF Checksum Mode indicator see note 1 Waypoint ID Distance nautical miles Bearing degrees true Waypoint longitude E W Bearing degrees magnetic Waypoint latitude N S UTC of observation NOTE 1 Positioni...

Page 104: ...m Water depth feet Not used DPT Depth IMO Resolution A 224 VII Water depth relative to the transducer and offset of the measuring transducer Positive offset numbers provide the distance from the transducer to the waterline Negative offset numbers provide the distance from the transducer to the part of the keel of interest DPT x x x x hh CR LF Checksum Offset from transducer in meters distance from...

Page 105: ... Time Kinematic Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed integers 5 Float RTK Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed floating integers 2 Time in seconds since last SC104 type 1 or 9 update null field when DGPS is not used 3 Geoidal separation the difference between the WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level geoid mean sea level below ellipsoid GLL Geographic position latitude longitud...

Page 106: ...tes 1 and 3 Magnetic sensor heading degrees Not used NOTES 1 To obtain magnetic heading Add easterly deviation E to magnetic sensor reading Subtract westerly deviation W from magnetic sensor reading 2 To obtain true heading Add easterly variation E to magnetic heading Subtract westerly variation W from magnetic heading 3 Variation and deviation fields will be null fields if unknown HDT Heading Tru...

Page 107: ...omous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid NOTE 2 The positioning system Mode indicator field supplements the Status field field No 1 which shall be set to V invalid for all values of Mode indicator except for A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status fields shall not be null field RMA ...

Page 108: ...g mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid NOTE 3 The positioning system Mode indicator field supplements the Status field field No 1 which shall be set to V invalid for all values of Mode indicator except for A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status fields shall not be null field RMB A x x a c c c c llll ll a yyyyy yy a x x x x x x A a hh ...

Page 109: ... hhmmss ss A llll ll a yyyyy yy a x x x x xxxxxx x x a a hh CR LF Checksu mandatory for RMC Mode indicator see notes 2 and 3 Magnetic variation degrees E W see note 1 Course over ground degrees true Longitude E W Data dd mm yy Latitude N S UTC of position fix Not used Speed over ground knots Status see note 3 A data valid V navigation receiver warning RSD Radar system data IMO Resolution A 477 XII...

Page 110: ...get has been lost Q query target in the process of acquisition T tracking TTM Tracked target message RATTM xx x x x x a x x x x a x x x x a c c a a hhmmss ss a hh CR LF Checksum Type of acquisition A automatic M manual Time of data Reference target R null otherwise Target status User data e g target name Speed distance unit K N S Time to CPA minutes Distance of closest point of approach Target cou...

Page 111: ...eed port Longitudinal speed astern 2 For vessels equipped with dual water and or ground speed systems data for the equipment mounted towards the stern are reported in these fields VHW Water speed R type only and heading The compass heading to which the vessel points and the speed of the vessel relative to the water VHW x x T x x M x x N x x K hh CR LF Checksum Water speed K km h Water speed knots ...

Page 112: ...ate UTC day month year and local time zone ZDA hhmmss ss xx xx xxxx xx xx hh CR LF Checksum Local zone description minutes Local zone description hours Year Month 01 to 12 Day 0 to 31 UTC Not used LOCAL UTC Time difference ...

Page 113: ...A Board ARP 17 Option 18P904A Figure A 1 Display unit right side view Cooling Fan MMS 06C24DS R01 RP 17 Board Option 03P9259C HV Board 03P9017A FR 1505 1510MARK 3 03P9017B FR 1525MARK 3 DC PTU Board 03P9223C D DC spec AC PTU Board 03P9228C D AC spec Figure A 2 Display unit left side view ...

Page 114: ...CRT SPU Board 03P9230 RGB BUFF Board Option 03P9229 Figure A 3 Display unit top view GYRO CONVERTER Board Option 64P1106A PM IN Board Option 03P9225 Figure A 4 Display unit rear view Figure A 5 Scanner unit ...

Page 115: ... 9 3 R T R 0 6 K W IF Board 03P9232 MIC Assy RU 9099 For RTR 067 RU 9253 For RTR 063 RU 9371 For RTR 062 RFC Board 03P9243 Diode Limiter RU 9099 Figure A 6 RF module ...

Page 116: ... C J811 J812 Fan Motor Assy 03 1900 Pulse Transformaer RT 9025 For RTR 062 RTR 067 RT 9023 For RTR 063 Magnetron MG5389 MAF1422B For RTR 067 MAF1425B For RTR 062 MG4010 For RTR 062 MG5436 For RTR 063 Figure A 7 RF module rear view ...

Page 117: ...XH A J202 B5B XH A U3 CPU 03P9230 1 2 4 3 5 4 1 2 3 5 4 3 5 FR 1500 Mark 3 SERIES SERIAL INTERFACE I O CIRCUIT 1 2 CHANNEL 1 INPUT BWC BWR DBS etc CHANNEL 2 INPUT DBK DBS DPT MDA MTW VBW RD2 A RD2 B CHANNEL 2 OUTPUT TTM CHANNEL 1 OUTPUT RSD TLL TD1 B FL9 U23 FL8 CPU 18P9004 ARP 17 TX1 C FL10 FL11 TD1 A TX1 H ARPA TXD B ARPA TXD A CHANNEL 3 INPUT HDB HDM HDT VHW J208 FL13 FL12 U94 PC400 CR47 1SS181...

Page 118: ... 9 6 FR 1500 MARK 3 series interfacing diagram CHANNEL 2 OUTPUT TTM ...

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Page 120: ...9259C RP 17 008 492 900 OPTIONAL X 4B3 18P9004 ARP 17 008 458 550 OPTIONAL 18P9007 ARP 10 008 478 300 OPTIONAL CRT ASSEMBLY 1B8 0A1510 000 141 033 PANEL ASSEMBLY RDP 119 PNL SW 008 490 080 PAF BOARD X 008 487 390 English X POWER BLOCK ASSY RDP 119 6 10 25 KW 008 490 290 115 VAC X RDP 119 6 10 25 KW 008 490 300 230 VAC X RDP 119 6 10 KW 008 490 270 12 V X RDP 119 10 25 KW 008 490 280 24 32 V X FUSE...

Page 121: ...008 487 230 X 2B7 MP 3795 008 312 370 X SCANNER CHASSIS RSB 0074 008 488 010 24 rpm w o RF module X RSB 0075 008 488 030 42 rpm w o RF module X RF MODULE RTR 062 008 487 160 10 12 KW X RTR 063 008 487 170 25 KW X RTR 067 008 490 580 6 KW X MIC ASSEMBLY U801 RU 9253 008 487 350 25 KW X RU 9371 008 487 340 6 12 KW X MOTOR B801 D8G 516 000 631 715 24 rpm w capacitor D8G 571 000 136 566 42 rpm w capac...

Page 122: ...06 850 RESISTOR R899 ERF 10HMJ102 000 123 395 TRANSFORMER T801 RT 9025 000 123 823 6 10 12 KW RT 9023 000 123 394 F25 KW MAGNETRON V801 M5436 000 140 762 25 kW MAF1425B 000 146 872 12 kW MG4010 000 150 839 12 kW MG5389 000 135 146 6 kW MAF1422B 000 146 871 6 kW MG4006 000 150 838 6 kW ...

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