Furuno NATVET 1824C User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD ..............................................vi

A Word to the Owner of the Model

18x4C/19x4C Series Marine Radar, GD-1920C

Color Video Plotter....................................... vi

Features ...................................................... vi

Notice .........................................................vii

SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS ..................viii

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW............... 1-1

1.1 Operating Controls.............................1-1

1.1.1 Display unit controls ................1-1
1.1.2 Remote controller....................1-3

1.2 Inserting a Chart Card........................1-4

1.3 Turning the Unit On/Off ......................1-5

1.4 Display Brilliance, Panel Brilliance, Hue ..

.......................................................1-6
1.4.1 Display brilliance, panel brilliance.

...........................................1-6

1.4.2 Hue.........................................1-7

1.5 Selecting a Display.............................1-8

1.5.1 Display modes ........................1-8
1.5.2 Selecting a display ..................1-9
1.5.3 Switching control in combination

and overlay screens .............. 1-10

1.5.4 Selecting image source ......... 1-11

1.6 Trackball, Cursor.............................. 1-12

1.7 Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as

Destination....................................... 1-13

1.8 Data Boxes ...................................... 1-14

1.8.1 Showing, hiding data boxes with

soft key ................................. 1-14

1.8.2 Rearranging data boxes ........ 1-14
1.8.3 Temporarily erasing a data box.....

......................................... 1-14

1.9 Function Keys.................................. 1-15

1.10 Simulation Display ........................... 1-16

RADAR OPERATION ......................... 2-1

2.1 Radar Display ....................................2-1

2.2 Transmitting, Stand-by .......................2-1

2.3 Tuning................................................2-2

2.4 Adjusting the Gain..............................2-2

2.5 Reducing Sea Clutter.........................2-3

2.5.1 How the A/C SEA works ..........2-3
2.5.2 Adjusting the A/C SEA.............2-4

2.6 Reducing Precipitation Clutter ............2-4

2.6.1 Adjusting the A/C RAIN ...........2-4

2.7 Range Scale ......................................2-5

2.8 Pulselength........................................2-5

2.9 Presentation Mode.............................2-6

2.9.1 Selecting a presentation mode 2-6
2.9.2 Description of presentation modes

...........................................2-7

2.10 Measuring the Range.........................2-8

2.10.1 Measuring range by range rings ...

...........................................2-8

2.10.2 Measuring range by cursor ......2-8
2.10.3 Measuring range by VRM........2-9
2.10.4 Various VRM operations ..........2-9

2.11 Measuring the Bearing .....................2-10

2.11.1 Measuring bearing by cursor .2-10
2.11.2 Measuring bearing by EBL ....2-10
2.11.3 Various EBL operations..........2-10

2.12 Erasing the Heading Line, North Marker..

..................................................... 2-11

2.13 Reducing Noise Interference ............ 2-11

2.14 Rejecting Radar Interference............ 2-11

2.15 Zoom ...............................................2-12

2.15.1 Zooming radar targets ...........2-12
2.15.2 Zooming ARP, TTM targets....2-13

2.16 Shifting the Picture...........................2-14

2.16.1 Manual shift...........................2-14
2.16.2 Automatic shift.......................2-14

2.17 Using the Offset EBL........................2-15

2.17.1 Predicting collision course .....2-15
2.17.2 Measuring range & bearing

between two targets ..............2-16

2.18 Echo Trails.......................................2-17

2.18.1 Trail time...............................2-17
2.18.2 Starting echo trails.................2-18
2.18.3 Trail gradation .......................2-18
2.18.4 Trail color ..............................2-18
2.18.5 Echo trail mode .....................2-19

2.19 Echo Stretch ....................................2-19

2.20 Echo Averaging................................2-20

2.21 Outputting TLL Data .........................2-21

2.22 Guard Alarm.....................................2-22

2.22.1 Setting a guard alarm zone....2-22
2.22.2 When the alarm is violated….2-23
2.22.3 Cancelling the guard alarm....2-23

2.23 Watchman........................................2-23

2.23.1 How watchman works............2-23
2.23.2 Turning on/off watchman .......2-23