Furuno 1942 MARK-2 - Manual (Page 14)

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2.2 Turning the Radar On/Off
Press the [POWER] key to turn the radar on
or off.
The control panel lights and a timer displays
the time remaining for warm up of the mag-
netron (the device which produces radar
pulses), counting down from 1:30 to 0:01.
2.3 Transmitting
After the power is turned on and the magne-
tron has warmed up, STBY (Stand-By) ap-
pears at the screen center . This means the
radar is now fully operational.
Press the [STBY TX] key to transmit.
When transmitting, any echoes from targets
appear on the display . This radar displays
echoes in eight tones of green according to
echo strength.
2.4 Stand-by
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 stand-by by
pressing the [STBY TX] key. The display
shows “STBY,” navigation data, or goes into
the economy mode depending on menu set-
ting. (More on menu operation later.)
Economy mode
The CRT can be set to automatically turn it-
self off when in stand-by , to reduce power
consumption. This feature is called the
“economy mode.” Power consumption in the
economy mode is 28 W. When the economy
mode is on, the lamp next to the [POWER]
key lights.
Navigation data display during
stand-by
If a navigation aid inputs navigation data to
this radar in IEC 61 162 format, navigation
data can be displayed during stand-by . You
can turn the navigation data display on/of f
through the menu. Figure 2-2 shows a typi-
cal navigation data display during stand-by.
Figure 2-2 Typical navigation data display
during stand-by
Bearing to TO
Waypoint
N
SPEED TRIP
DEPTH TEMPERATURE
10.5
kt
125 m
ST-BY
000.3 nm
+17.3 °C
HDG
092.5°
CRS 180.0°M
WPT TTG 01:08
BRG
RNG 45.0° M
12.0NM
OWN SHIP
LAT 30°00.00N
LON 135°00.00E
TD 36378.1
59096.4
XTE
R 0.3NM
E
S
W L R XTE XTE
Time-to-go to Stand-by
Trip distance since power on
Speed
Depth
TO Waypoint
bearing
Course
Heading
Time-to-go to
TO Waypoint
Range to TO Waypoint
Ship's position in latitude
and longitude and Loran
TDs
Cross Track Error
Mark " " shows
direction and amount of
error.
Temperature