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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

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1.40

Echo Area

The effective display area can be either ellipsis or square shaped.

1. Press the

MENU

key to open the menu.

2. Choose the Display menu and then press the

ENTER

key.

3. Choose Echo Area and then press the

ENTER

key.

4. Choose desired display area configuration and then press the

ENTER

key.

5. Press the

MENU

to close the menu.

AIS system

TX stopped or TX error

ANT

Antenna VSWR trouble

CH1

TDM2 RX1 board trouble

CH2

TDM2 RX2 board trouble

CH70

RX channel 70 trouble

FAIL

System failure

EPFS

External EPFS trouble

L/L

Position data lost

SOG

Speed data lost

COG

Course data lost

HDG

Heading data lost

ROT

Rate of turn data lost

MKD

Minimum input device lost

List of alarm messages

Category Alarm name

Alarm name

Ellipsis
Square

Summary of Contents for FR-8062

Page 1: ...MARINE RADAR FR 8062 FR 8122 FR 8252...

Page 2: ...are given in the table below Note If the antenna unit is installed at a close distance in front of the wheel house your administration may require halt of transmission within a certain sector of ante...

Page 3: ...na mast Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result Turn off the power immediately if water leaks into the equipment or the equip ment is emitting smo...

Page 4: ...ss reef ships or other surface vessels but can imply returns from sea surface and clutter As the level of clutter changes with environment the operator should properly adjust the A C SEA A C RAIN and...

Page 5: ...hazard Only qualified personnel should work inside scanner Confirm that TX has stopped before opening scanner DISPLAY UNIT Name Warning Label 1 Type 86 003 1011 0 Code No 100 236 230 ANTENNA UNIT Nam...

Page 6: ...Range and Bearing Between Two Targets 1 20 1 19 Target Alarm 1 21 1 20 Off Centering the Display 1 24 1 21 Zoom 1 25 1 22 Echo Stretch 1 26 1 23 Echo Averaging 1 27 1 24 Target Trails 1 28 1 25 Parall...

Page 7: ...7 Display Range 4 4 4 8 Sorting Targets 4 4 4 9 Display Sector 4 5 4 10 Number of Targets to Display 4 5 4 11 Vector Attributes 4 6 4 12 History Display target past position 4 7 4 13 CPA and TCPA Ala...

Page 8: ...er about whether we are achieving our pur poses Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO Features The FR 8xx2 series display radar targets on a bright 12 1 color LCD Operation is simplified wit...

Page 9: ...change without notice The example screens or illustrations shown in this manual may not match the screens you see on your display The screen you see depends on your system configuration and equip men...

Page 10: ...AY UNIT RDP 150 Auto Plotter ARP 11 built in display unit Rectifier RU 3423 100 110 115 220 230 VAC 1 12 24 VDC Remote Display SVGA Monitor Gyro Converter AD 100 Heading Sensor PG 1000 NMEA DEVICE NME...

Page 11: ...Rectifier RU 3423 12 24 VDC Remote Display SVGA Monitor Gyro Converter AD 100 Heading Sensor PG 1000 NMEA DEVICE NMEA DEVICE External Buzzer OP03 136 Optional equipment 100 110 115 220 230 VAC 1 Gyroc...

Page 12: ...eled and they provide the function shown on their labels The trackball s main function is to move the cursor across the screen When you correctly execute an operation the unit generates a beep Invalid...

Page 13: ...the menu ENTER Registers chosen menu option acquires ARP target displays data of selected ARP or AIS target GAIN Adjusts the sensitivity of the radar receiver SEA Suppresses sea clutter RAIN Suppress...

Page 14: ...1 3 1 1 2 Remote controller The remote controller provides armchair control over transmit standby rante and display offcen tering Remote controller Chooses range OFF CENTER STBY TX RANGE Toggles STBY...

Page 15: ...counted down to 0 00 the indication STBY appears at the screen center meaning the radar is now ready to transmit radar pulses Press the STBY TX key to transmit radar pulses The STBY TX key toggles bet...

Page 16: ...om when Data Box in the Display sub menu is set to Nav or All Appropriate sensors required to display nav data 359 9 M 242 8 R 2 782 NM Cursor data Range and bearing or L L position VRM2 EBL2 Bearing...

Page 17: ...the MENU key to display the menu Menu 2 Roll the trackball to choose a menu or sub menu As you roll the trackball the highlight in the Menu column indicates menu currently selected and the menu items...

Page 18: ...gu ration 1 6 Tuning The radar receiver can be tuned automatically or manually and the default tuning method is auto matic If you require manual tuning do the following 1 Use the RANGE key to choose t...

Page 19: ...of gyrocompass signal When the compass signal is lost HEADING appears in red at the gyro readout the presentation mode automatically becomes head up all ARP and AIS targets and map or chart are erased...

Page 20: ...the orientation of the bearing scale The bearing scale is heading sensor stabilized That is it rotates in accordance with the heading sensor signal enabling you to know own ship s heading at a glance...

Page 21: ...G appears Automatic resetting of own ship mark in true motion mode 1 8 Choosing a Range Scale The selected range scale range ring interval and pulse length are shown at the upper left corner on the sc...

Page 22: ...set up for too little sensitivity weak echoes may be missed On the other hand excessive sensitivity yields too much background noise strong tar gets may be missed because of the poor contrast between...

Page 23: ...lly or automatically 1 11 1 Choosing sea clutter adjustment method Sea clutter may be adjusted automatically or manually Push the SEA control to choose automatic or manual adjustment alternately The a...

Page 24: ...ship is rolling However by this design the unit will also detect rain clutter rain snow or hail in the same manner as normal targets The RAIN control adjusts the receiver sensitivity as the SEA contro...

Page 25: ...as the RAIN adjustment method 2 Rotate the A C RAIN control to suppress the rain clutter How to adjust the A C RAIN control 1 13 Automatic Suppression of Sea and Rain Clutters Both sea and rain clutte...

Page 26: ...r and then read cursor data at the screen bottom Cursor data 1 14 1 Cursor data Cursor data can be shown as latitude and longitude or range and bearing to the cursor 1 Press the MENU key to open the m...

Page 27: ...rejector is a kind of signal correlation circuit It compares the received signals over successive transmissions and suppresses randomly occurring signals There are three levels of interference reject...

Page 28: ...the ENTER key 4 Choose appropriate brilliance and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 1 16 2 Measuring range by the variable range marker VRM There are two VRMs No 1 and No...

Page 29: ...e are two EBLs No 1 and No 2 Each EBL is a straight dashed line extending out from the own ship position up to the circumference of the radar picture The fine dashed line is the No 1 EBL and the coars...

Page 30: ...range and bearing between two targets 1 Press the EBL key to circumscribe the bearing indication of EBL1 or EBL2 with a dashed rectangle 2 Drag the EBL to the location of one target and then press the...

Page 31: ...the trackball to the location A and then press the ENTER key 3 Drag the cursor to the location B and then press the ENTER key How to set a target alarm zone Note 1 If you wish to create a target alar...

Page 32: ...NU key to shown the menu 2 Choose the Mark menu and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose Target Alarm1 Mode or Target Alarm2 Mode as appropriate and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose In to get the alarm...

Page 33: ...splay may be off centered manually or automatically according to ship s speed Press the OFF CENTER key successively to choose desired off centering method or turn off centering in the sequence of manu...

Page 34: ...The zoom cursor moves relative to own ship s heading True The zoom cursor moves with course and speed of own ship Target The zoom cursor is fixed to the zoomed target 1 21 1 How to zoom 1 Press the Z...

Page 35: ...s Echo stretch Note 1 If the 1 5 nm is preset with a pulse length of S1 or S2 and the 3 nm scale with S2 the echo stretch is not available on those range scales Note 2 The echo stretch magnifies not o...

Page 36: ...hnique based on the true motion over the ground of each target Thus small stationary targets such as buoys will be shown while sup pressing random echoes such as sea clutter True echo average is not h...

Page 37: ...indications To cancel all trails press the TRAILS key to erase the trail indications 1 24 2 Trail mode You may display echo trails in true or rel ative motion only true trail on TM Rel ative trails sh...

Page 38: ...to open the menu 2 Choose the Target Trails menu and press the ENTER key 3 Choose Color and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose the appropriate color and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to...

Page 39: ...ppropriate and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 1 24 7 Thin trails Target trails may be painted with thinner lines if desired This can be useful when there are a lot of...

Page 40: ...45 minutes to 48 hours in increments of 15 minutes 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose Long Trails and then press the ENTER key 3 Roll the trackball upward or downward as appropriate to se...

Page 41: ...key 4 Choose Parallel or Vertical as appropriate and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 1 26 Outputting Target Position Inscribing Origin Mark The TLL key functions to ou...

Page 42: ...ship s heading in all presentation modes The heading line is a line from the own ship position to the outer edge of the radar display area and appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale in head up...

Page 43: ...on the Custom 1 Custom 2 and Custom 3 menus To enable a custom setup press the CUSTOM key Each press of the key enables CUSTOM1 CUSTOM or CUSTOM3 cyclically The chosen custom setup name is shown at t...

Page 44: ...ion in a harbor area using a range scale of 1 5 nm or less Long Optimum setting for long range detection using a range scale of 6 nm or larger Sea Optimum setting for navigating in heavy seas Rain Opt...

Page 45: ...e may show itself on the screen as random speckles spread over the entire radar image You can remove this noise as follows 1 Press the MENU key to show the menu 2 Choose Echo and then press the ENTER...

Page 46: ...ears at the lower left corner of the screen with a watch alarm timer which counts down from value set for example 10 00 When a preset time interval has elapsed the audible watch alarm is released the...

Page 47: ...must be set for User in paragraph 1 33 1 to use user chosen echo and background colors 1 Press the MENU key to show the menu 2 Choose Brill Color and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose Echo Color and...

Page 48: ...9 59 XTE 9 99nm 359 9 STBY 20 40 80 60 DEPTH m 30 30 20 0 10 TEMP 65 3 65 3 20 10 20 10 WIND 65 3 m s 45 0 R N Time until Tx in watchman Displayed when watchman is active WATCH 19 59 min 30 min Headin...

Page 49: ...mbination of the true wind and the wind caused by the boat s movement True wind is the speed and direction in relation to ship s bow of the wind felt or measured when stationary 1 34 2 Navigation data...

Page 50: ...ENTER key 4 Choose Narrow 6dB Normal 12dB or Wide 18dB as appropriate and then press the ENTER key Dynamic range settings 5 Press the MENU to close the menu 1 36 Characteristics Curve The characterist...

Page 51: ...ropriate antenna speed Auto Range automatically changes antenna speed according to range 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the MENU key to close the menu 1 38 Waypoint Mark The waypoint marker shows the l...

Page 52: ...ading signal lost Bearing Antenna rotation signal lost Position Position data lost Target Alarm Target Alarm1 In or Out Echo has entered or exited target alarm zone 1 Target Alarm1 In or Out Echo has...

Page 53: ...configuration and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU to close the menu AIS system TX TX stopped or TX error ANT Antenna VSWR trouble CH1 TDM2 RX1 board trouble CH2 TDM2 RX2 board trouble CH70 R...

Page 54: ...the maximum shift speed to use with automatic offcentering The setting range is 1 99 kts STBY Mode Display STBY Mode Display sets the function of the radar in standby Normal dis plays STBY at the scre...

Page 55: ...mperature Unit Temperature may be displayed in C Celsius or F Fahrenheit Wind Direction Wind direction may be shown as True or Apparent For further details see para graph 1 35 1 Wind Speed Unit Wind s...

Page 56: ...t Maximum range The maximum detecting range of the radar Rmax varies considerably depending on several fac tors such as the height of the antenna above the waterline the height of the target above the...

Page 57: ...ed by pulse length only Practically a 0 08 microsecond pulse offers the discrimination better than 35 m as do so with all FURUNO radars Test targets for determining the range and bearing resolution ar...

Page 58: ...the target as shown below Multiple reflection echoes can be reduced and often removed by decreasing the gain sensitivity or properly adjusting the SEA control Multiple echoes 2 2 2 Sidelobe echoes Ev...

Page 59: ...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 Virtual image 2 2 4 Shadow sector Funnels stacks masts or derricks...

Page 60: ...frequency match during each of the 12 slow sweeps will produce a response on the radar display thus a line of 12 dots equally spaced by about 0 64 nautical miles will be shown When the radar to the SA...

Page 61: ...the SART signal slightly so it is preferable to use a medium bandwidth to ensure optimum detection of the SART Radar side lobes As the SART is approached side lobes from the radar antenna may show the...

Page 62: ...sea returns and noise will not be acquired and tracked A target does not always mean a land mass reef ships or other surface vessels but can imply returns from sea surface and clutter As the level of...

Page 63: ...or show target data 3 3 ARP Display On Off You may turn off the ARP display as shown below 1 Press the MENU key to display the main menu 2 Use the trackball to choose ARP and then press the ENTER key...

Page 64: ...tic acquisition The ARP can acquire up to ten targets automatically by setting an automatic acquisition area When automatic acquisition is selected after acquiring targets manually only the remaining...

Page 65: ...argets you must first cancel one or more individual targets or all targets using one of the procedures below 3 5 1 Terminating tracking of selected targets 1 Place the cursor on the target to terminat...

Page 66: ...u 2 Choose Target and then press the ENTER key Target menu 3 Choose Vector Time and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose desired vector time and then press the ENTER key 5 Choose Vector Reference and the...

Page 67: ...play and the time interval to display them 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose Target and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose History Dots and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose number of hist...

Page 68: ...chosen target is displayed in data box A or B The box is chosen on a first in first out basis For example if both data box A and data box B are currently showing data and an ARP target is selected to...

Page 69: ...wn ship This feature helps alert you to targets which may be on a collision course with own ship However it is important that GAIN SEA RAIN and other radar controls are properly adjusted and the ARP i...

Page 70: ...oose Proximity Alarm and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose appropriate range and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 3 11 Lost Target When the system detects a lost target...

Page 71: ...ong Green Red Blue White or Black 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose ARP and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose Symbol Color and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose appropriate color and then...

Page 72: ...the Target and AIS menus for AIS operations Trackball Chooses active target to display its data 4 2 Turning the AIS Display On or Off You may turn the AIS display on or off The system continues proce...

Page 73: ...S transponder 4 4 Activating Targets When you convert a sleeping target to an activated target that target s course and speed are shown with a vector You can easily judge target movement by monitoring...

Page 74: ...selected to show its data the data in data box A will be erased and replaced with the data of the newly selected AIS target To remove a target s data choose the appropriate data box and press the CAN...

Page 75: ...n press the ENTER key 3 Choose Range and then press the ENTER key 4 Use the trackball to set the display range and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 4 7 Sorting Targets Y...

Page 76: ...NTER key 6 Use the trackball to set the end point for the sector and then press the ENTER key 7 Press the MENU key to close the menu 4 9 Number of Targets to Display You may choose the number of AIS t...

Page 77: ...s heading relative as desired 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose Target and then press the ENTER key Target menu 3 Choose Vector Time and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose desired vector t...

Page 78: ...play and the time interval to display them 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose Target and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose History Dots and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose number of hist...

Page 79: ...icted range at the Closest Point of Approach CPA and predicted time to CPA TCPA of each AIS target This feature helps alert you to targets which may be on a collision course with own ship However it i...

Page 80: ...Choose Proximity Alarm and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose appropriate range and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu 4 14 Lost Target When the system detects a lost targe...

Page 81: ...ong Green Red Blue White or Black 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Choose ARP and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose Symbol Color and then press the ENTER key 4 Choose appropriate color and then...

Page 82: ...ose type of navigator connected to this radar and then press the ENTER key 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu GPS Brill Color Echo Mark Target Trails Custom 1 Display Custom 2 Custom 3 Target ARP...

Page 83: ...l to choose datum number and then press the ENTER key 7 Press the MENU key to close the menu 5 3 WAAS Setup Choose either automatic or manual WAAS satellite tracking For manual tracking choose the WAA...

Page 84: ...th DGPS Data Signal Strength Signal SNR OK OK 10dB 11dB 13 Altitude 01 GPS WAAS 12 24 16 SNR Satellite 30 40 50 122 01 31 18 19 06 07 09 08 13 Satellite Monitor 16 13 01 06 19 18 09 07 08 31 12 24 Bea...

Page 85: ...S reference stations are shown and the latest is at the top The oldest message is erased when a new message arrives To close only the message board press the ENTER key Type 16 Message Type 16 Message...

Page 86: ...enna in the bow stern and or port starboard direction and enter those distances in the radar as follows 1 Press the MENU key to show the menu 2 Choose GPS and then press the ENTER key 3 Choose Forward...

Page 87: ...sition e g more than 500 km Other reason that prevents the receiver from finding its position within five minutes after power on To perform a cold start do the following 1 Press the MENU key to show t...

Page 88: ...uipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit Post a warn ing sign near the switch indicating it should not be tur...

Page 89: ...aner wiping slowly with tissue paper so as to dissolve the dirt or salt Change paper frequently so the salt or dirt will not scratch the LCD Do not use solvents such as thinner acetone or benzene for...

Page 90: ...on When the magnetron has expired distant targets cannot be seen on the display When you feel that long range performance has decreased contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replace ment Unit and fus...

Page 91: ...p of dirt on the metal rollers If dirty clean the rollers with a cotton swab moist ened lightly with isopropyl rubbing alcohol 5 Make sure that fluff from the swab is not left on the rollers 6 Replace...

Page 92: ...re still is no response the key may be faulty Contact your dealer for advice if the power is on and you operated the STBY TX key to transmit nothing appears on the display Check that the antenna cable...

Page 93: ...r 2 Check continuity and isolation of coaxial cable Note Disconnect the plug and lugs at both ends of coaxial cable before checking it by ohmmeter 3 Check coax line for secure connection If connection...

Page 94: ...rd 1 SPU Board Range rings are not displayed 1 Adjust their brilliance on the Brill Color menu 2 SPU Board 1 Replace associated circuit board if unsuc cessful 2 Replace SPU Board Poor discrimination i...

Page 95: ...Use the trackball to choose Factory from the System menu and then press the ENTER key Factory menu GPS Brill Color Echo Mark Target Trails Custom 1 Display Custom 2 Custom 3 Target ARP AIS Manual Tune...

Page 96: ...cho level and trigger frequency are measured and shown TOTAL ON TIME and TOTAL TX TIME show the total number of hours the radar has been powered and trans mitted respectively The INPUT NMEA window sho...

Page 97: ...ree digits below the trackball show the trackball s on screen X Y position and the range of display is 0 255 4 Press the MENU key three times on the display unit or remote controller to esape from the...

Page 98: ...enu 2 Use the trackball to choose GPS and then press the ENTER key 3 Use the trackball to choose GPS Self Test and then press the ENTER key The program no and results of the test are shown as OK or NG...

Page 99: ...pen the menu 2 Use the trackball to choose Factory from the System menu and then press the ENTER key 3 Use the trackball to choose Memory Clear and then press the ENTER key You are asked if you are su...

Page 100: ...enna Rotation 24 rpm 36 rpm 48 rpm range dependent rpm 24 rpm motor fixed at 24 rpm 2 1 4 Radiator Length 125 5 cm 2 1 5 Horizontal Beamwidth 1 9 2 1 6 Vertical Beamwidth 2 2 2 1 7 Sidelobe Attenuatio...

Page 101: ...Rings Variable Range Marker VRM Electronic Bearing Line EBL Target Alarm Zone Waypoint Mark navigation input required Zoom Win dow 4 4 Alphanumeric Indications Range Range Ring Interval Interference R...

Page 102: ...Controller Power Supply Unit IPX0 6 4 Vibration IEC 60945 4th 2Hz to 5 Hz and up to 13 2 Hz with a deviation of 1 mm 10 7 m s2 maximum acceleration at 13 2 Hz above 13 2 Hz and up to 100 Hz with a con...

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Page 104: ...description 1 2 Controls 1 1 Course up mode 1 9 Cursor 1 15 CUSTOM key 1 34 Custom setup description 1 34 setting 1 35 D Depth unit 1 47 Dynamic range 1 41 E EBL measuring bearing by 1 19 reference 1...

Page 105: ...ntrol adjustment method 1 12 automatic adjustment 1 12 manual adjustment 1 13 Second trace echoes 1 37 Ship speed unit 1 47 Sidelobe echoes 2 3 STBY TX key 1 4 System configuration 1 ix System test 6...

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