Furuno FAR-2XX7 User Manual
Far-2xx7 series marine radar operator’s guide, Trackball module

FAR-2xx7 SERIES MARINE RADAR
Operator’s Guide
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide the basic operating procedures for this equipment. For
more detailed information, see the Operator's Manual. This manual describes operating procedures using
the trackball module, since it is common to both types of control units.
ACQ
ON
MENU
OFF
VRM
A/C SEA
A/C RAIN
MODE
3
LINE
INDEX
6
OFF
2
1
HL
CENTER
OFF
4
5
RESET
CU/TM
OFFSET
EBL
GAIN
TARGET
CANCEL
TARGET
DATA
RANGE
-
+
LIST
TARGET
9
ENTER
MARK
TIME
VECTOR
7
8
CANCEL
TRAILS
0
MODE
VECTOR
BRILL
BRILL
EBL
F1
OFF
F2
ON
ACK
ALARM
F3
F4
STBY
TX
Trackball
Module
F1
F3
F4
F2
Trackball
Module
RCU-014 RCU-015
Control Description
POWER
Turns the system on and off.
EBL and VRM controls
Adjust EBL and VRM, respectively.
EBL ON, EBL OFF
Turns the EBLs on and off, respectively.
VRM ON, VRM OFF
Turns the VRMs on and off, respectively
F1-F4
Execute menu short cut assigned.
ALARM ACK
Silences audible alarm.
STBY TX
Toggles between stand-by and transmit.
BRILL
Adjusts screen brilliance of FURUNO-supplied monitor.
A/C RAIN
Suppresses rain clutter.
A/C SEA
Suppresses sea clutter.
GAIN
Adjusts sensitivity of the radar receiver.
HL OFF
Temporarily erases the heading line while pressed.
EBL OFFSET
Enables, disables the EBL offset. Switches coordinate polarity (menu operation).
MODE
Chooses presentation mode.
OFF CENTER
Shifts own ship position.
CU/TM RESET
Moves own ship position in 75% radius in stern direction.
Resets the heading line to 0° in course-up and true motion modes.
INDEX LINE
Turns index lines on and off.
VECTOR TIME
Chooses vector time (length).
VECTOR MODE
Chooses vector mode, relative or true.
TARGET LIST
Displays ARP target list.
CANCEL TRAILS
Cancels all target trails. In menu operation it clears line of data.
BRILL/O
Chooses color scheme.
ENTER MARK
Enters marks; terminates keyboard input.
MENU
Opens and closes the MAIN menu; closes other menus.
ACQ
- Acquires a target for ARP.
- Changes a sleeping AIS target to an activated one.
RANGE
Chooses radar range.
TARGET DATA
Displays target data for ARP or AIS target chosen with the trackball.
TARGET CANCEL
Cancels tracking on ARP, AIS or reference target chosen with the trackball.