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Furuno FR-1500 Radar Detector User Manual

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3. nne nennen 37 1 41 Outputting Target Position R type eene rennen rne nennen 37 1 42 0 E 38 1 43 Background Colo e tt ree reet e ev er 38 ELE 38 1 45 Day Night Brilliance eeesseee e In n nnne nennen nnn nnn nnns 39 1 46 Oo n e tender A LL 39 1 47 Radar Map RP 17 or RP 180 required enne 40 WAG 44 1 49 Enlarging Close in Targets R type nennen 46 1 50 A D Converter Curve Setting R type renes 46 1 51 Echo Area R type only mtr e te e t b E EE 47 1 52 Real Time Heading Up R type nennen nnne nnns nnns 47 2 OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID ATA 17 nnn 2 1 1 2 2 Oriteria of Tracking eT tme DERE Detienen iur 2 2 3 Activating Deactivating the A A icc coc eot tese pee pese pee pese pe eee se epe gelegt 4 2 4 Entering Own SHIPS SPCC 5 2 57 5 S 6 2 6 Terminating Tracking of Targets enne nnns nnne nennen 8 2 Mectors True or Relatlye n ERE ERE EE EE EE EE 9 2 8
4. Model name serial number are in conformity with the essential requirements as described in the Directive 1999 5 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment R amp TTE Directive and satisfies all of the following rules technical standards and recommendations applicable to the product EN 60945 1997 01 IEC 60945 Third edition 1996 11 KSR 142 Annex 1 1985 10 ITU R R App S3 1998 Appendix S3 table 2 title and or number and date of issue of the standard s or other normative document s For assessment see Statement of Opinion 02214201 AA 00 of 18 September 2002 issued Telefication The Netherlands Test Reports 98387232 of 15 January 1999 and 98387230 of 18 March 1999 prepared by KTL The Netherlands Test Reports FLI 12 02 041 of 6 September 2002 and FLI 12 98 019 of 11 September 1998 prepared by Furuno Labotech International Co Ltd On behalf of Furuno Electric Co Ltd Hiroaki Komatsu Nishinomiya City Japan Manager February 17 2005 International Rules and Regulations
5. 1 MARK DISP OFF ON MARK 2 ERASE BRILL 3 REF REL TRUE OTHERS 4 TIME 30SEC 1 3 6 15 30MIN 5 CPA SET OFF 0 5 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6NM LEE 6 SET 30SEC 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 1 5NM io 7 TRACK ON OFF 8 AUDIO ALARM OFF ON 9 INTVAL 30SEC 1 2 3 6 min 1 1 2 AUTO OFF ON SET 3 GUARD ZONE OFF ON SET ies 4 TRACK TEST ee 5 LAND DISCRIM 0 1 2 3 4 T 6 TTM OFF REL TRUE ast 7 VECTOR START 1 min 20 scans i 8 REF TGT VECTOR OFF ON pei 9 TARGET BASED SPEED es 2 2 Criteria of Tracking A target measuring 800 m or more in the radial or circumferential direction is regarded as a landmass and not acquired or tracked Echoes smaller than 800 m are regarded as targets to be tracked The FURUNO ARPA ATA video processor detects targets in the midst of noise and discriminates radar echoes on the basis of their size Target whose echo measurements are greater than those of the largest ship in range or tangential extent are usually land and are displayed only as normal radar video All smaller ship sized echoes which are less than this dimension are further analyzed and regarded as ships and displayed as small circles superimposed over the video echo When a target is first displayed it is shown as having zero true speed but develops a course vector as more information is collected In accordance with the International Mar
6. LPUUJLRUUJIR ICO OPERATOR S MANUAL 15 MULTI COLOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SHIPBORNE RADAR AND ARPA MODEL FR 1500 MARK 3 SERIES FURUNO ELECTRIC LTD NISHINOMIYA JAPAN PRINTED IN JAPAN FURUNO ELECTRIC LTD 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya 662 8580 JAPAN Telephone 0798 65 2111 Fax 0798 65 4200 Pub No OME 34500 TATA FR 1500 MARK 3 SER Elemental Chlorine Free The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free FURUNO Authorized Distributor Dealer FIRST EDITION OCT 1998 APR 21 2005 00080840411 OME34500V70 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AA DANGER Before turning on the radar ARPA make sure that there is not one near the antenna unit Serious injury or even death may result if a rotating antenna strikes someone standing nearby AA WARNING Radio frequency Radiation Hazard The radar antenna emits electromagnetic 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 FR 1500 MARK 3 0359152111 June 04 A 1859041102 June 99 1859042101 June 99 RP 17 0359155103 March 00 TA 0359219 01 RP 180 June 04 0359220 01 For your safety AM A WARNING Do not open the equipmen
7. Stm eed 1 SESSEL o uiro RE Eer e a PE A E O S N N I S I S I I E A E 2 1 4 n D En EE RE E ts 3 1 5 Control Panel Backlighting eret rete re er a e d a e d s 3 1 6 Tuning the ReCelVel 3 1 7 D gaussing the Screens tte n E MELLE CHE ELSE t unites e Ce Ua c LL LE e Ee oL uud 4 1 8 Initializing the Compass Readout sissies aries rea rr Eu nou 4 1 9 Entering Own Ship s Sp8ed eee 5 1 10 On screen Legends and 2 2 3 nnne nnne nnn nnns 6 LAT Presenation MOTOS 4242 4 74 12 aa a a 7 12121 Selecting the Range a oU xL b cote ee oU 10 1 13 Selecting the Pulselength EE GO REDE RO RENE EH EE EE UE EE Peter tint 10 1 14 Adjusting the 5 5 2 11 1 15 Suppressing Sea nne nnn nnn nnn nnn nn nnn nn n nnn nnns serre 11 1 16 Suppr ssing Precipitation eoe eere oae etr 12 1 17 Interference Rejector IEEE Unam 12 1 18 Measuring the oer eere ees 13 1519 OANA ERS 14 1 20 Collision Assessment by the Offset
8. VECTOR PULSE INT REJ STRETCH ECHO AVG CONTRAST N REJ DISP SEL PM SART N Press the 3 key to select interference rejection level OFF 1 2 or 3 from the INT REJ field Selected level is shown as IR1 IR2 or IR3 at the bottom left hand corner on the display 1 12 1 18 Measuring the Range Use the fixed range rings to obtain a rough estimate of the range to a target They are the concentric solid circles about own ship or the sweep origin The number of rings is automatically determined by the selected range scale and their interval is displayed at the upper left position of the screen 1 18 1 Measuring range by the variable range marker VRM Use the Variable Range Markers VRMs for more accurate measurement of the range to a target There are two VRMs No 1 and No 2 which appear as dashed rings so that you can 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 key to display either of the VRMs Successive presses of the 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 VRM with the inner edge of the target of interest and read its distance unit nm at the lower right corner of the screen Each VRM remains at the same geographica
9. i i BRILL marks and LU readouts displayed on the TGT TRAIL screen as follows 1 Press the MENU key CHARACTER 2 Press the 9 key twice to show the BRILL LINE menu 3 Select a desired menu item by pressing the corresponding numeric key As an example CURSOR press the 1 key if you want to change the brilliance of target trails MARK PLOT OS SYMB A 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 1 34 1 36 Echo Stretch Contrast Enhanced Video On long ranges target echoes tend to shrink in the bearing direction making them difficult to see On short and medium ranges such as 1 5 3 and 6 nm scales the same size targets get smaller on screen as they approach the own ship These are due to the inherent property of the radiation pattern of the antenna To enhance target video use the echo stretch function There are two types echo stretch 1 ES1 to enlarge in bearing direction for long range detection and echo stretch 2 ES2 to enlarge in range direction on 1 5 6 nm scales 1 36 1 Echo stretch 1 Press the F1 key lt VECTOR PULSE Press the 4 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu Press the 4 key to select ec
10. 1 26 5 Restoring trails Trails are cancelled and restarted whenever the range is changed However you can continue trails on the same range without restarting when the range is changed to a next larger or smaller range scale Note however that when the range is changed only those target trails within the previous range are continued no trails are generated for targets outside of the previous range No trail generated for targets 1 Press the MENU key not within previous range 2 Press the 2 key twice to select TGT TRAIL 3 Press the 5 key to select ON from the TRAIL COPY field 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key and MENU key in order 1 26 6 Resetting target trails a Previous range b New range To reset 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 BRILL 1 TGT TRAIL 2 CHARACTER 3 HDG LINE 4 EBL VRM 5 CURSOR 6 MARK Menu item No 9 requires RP 17 board 7 PLOT 8 OS SYMB 9 l 3 Press the 1 key to select TGT TRAIL 4 Operate the VRM rotary control to adjust brilliance Current brilliance is shown by the bar graph 5 Press
11. Depth meters Depth feet Not used DBK Depth below keel DBT Depth below transducer Water depth referenced to the transducer DBT f M F hh lt CR gt lt LF gt MIX Checksum eu depth fathoms Water depth 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 hh CR LF L Checksum Offset from transducer in meters distance from transducer to water line Water depth relative to the transducer in meters Not used 8 4 GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data Time position and fix related data for a GPS receiver Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 Age of differential GPS data see note 2 74 Units of geoidal separation m Geoidal separation see note 3 Units of antenna altitude m Antenna altitude above below mean sea level geoid Horizontal dilution of precision r Checksum hhmmss ss 1111 11 a yyyyy yy x M M xxxx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Number of satellites in use 11 12 be different from the number in view GPS quality indi
12. 14 1 21 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two 16 1 22 Settirig a Target Alam ZOMG lt i iD eene EE 17 1 23 Off centerind Shift 5 2 9 aded Pte eo oot e t eot e eos 18 1 24 Echo Averaglrig o ae ee 19 1 25 Electronic PlottngiAid EPA a 21 1 26 Target Trails Echo Trails too o obe iia bites Ete ped foe 24 1 27 Parallel Index E e a E E r E sl osstabolossiabelotstohaiches 27 1 28 Reference Mark not available with Video Plotter RP 17 or 180 27 1 29 Zoom RYPE 28 29 1 31 Suppressing Second trace Echoes 30 1 32 REL 30 31 1 34 SUNG TION ACY 25 Lid ee lett e ev e re e erro e et e e ep e rr e e ru Ee eek ae 32 1 35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data nennen nennen senes nnne 34 1 36 Echo Stretch Contrast Enhanced Video 35 1 97 III 36 1 99 Rore REO U c icti toit bitte tse tii tis isi tuse usd Duce E 37 1 39 Navigation 37 1 40 Alarm Output R type
13. 5 Press the MENU key to close the menu The vector tip shows an estimated position of the target after the selected 4 VET HME vector time elapses It can be valuable to extend the vector length to n 235 6 evaluate the risk of collision with any target The radar calculates motion trends range bearing course speed CPA 5 cpa SET and TCPA of all plotted targets OFF 0 5NM 1NM In the head up and head up true bearing modes target bearing course 1 5NM 2NM 3NM and speed shown in the upper right target data field become true T 4NM 5NM 6NM relative to north or relative relative to own ship in accordance with 6 TCPA SET true relative vector setting In the North Up Course Up and True Motion min modes the target data field always displays true bearing true course and 30sec 12 3 4 speed over the ground 5 6 12 15 7 8 AUDIO ALARM OFF ON 1 25 4 Reading the target data 3 inda eee Place cursor on the target and press the ENTER SELECT key The selected target is marked with The following target data is displayed at the right side of the CRT RNG BRG Range Bearing Range and bearing from own ship to last plotted target with suffix T True CSE SPD Course Speed Course and speed are displayed for the last plotted target with suffix T True CPA TCPA Closest Point of Approach is the closest range the target will approach to own ship is the time to CPA B
14. DPT MDA MTW VBW R type only Output TTM Interval 1 7 tgts 2 5 sec 8 15 tgts 5 0 sec 16 20 tgts 10 0 sec 3 Sentences of Channel 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 right of last read sentence is read In case of multiple high priority sentences the sentences having the highest priority is read is read regardless of talker Timeout is 90 seconds unless specified otherwise 8 1 Position data GPS GPGGA GPRMC GPGLL LC LCRMA LCGLL Timeout 30 seconds Time difference TD LCRMA gt LCGLC gt LCGTD R type onlyO Date time data GPZDA Timeout 10 seconds Course heading speed over ground In the case of log VBW In the case of EPFS GPS GPVTG gt GPRMC LC LCVTG gt LCRMA Speed through water VBW Water depth data DPT gt DBT IMO type DPT gt gt DBS gt DBT R type Water temperature data MTW IMO type MDA gt MTW R type Waypoint range and bearing data Without RP 17 GPS GPBWR GPBWC GPRMB LC LCBWR gt LCBWC gt LCRMB With RP 17 Waypoint L L data GPS GPBWR GPBWC GPRMB LC LCBWR gt LCBWC gt LCRMB Ship s heading T HDT gt HDG gt
15. Each time the radar is turned on the degaussing circuit automatically demagnetizes the CRT screen to eliminate color contamination caused by earth s magnetism or magnetized ship structure The screen is also degaussed automatically at certain time intervals which may be selected on the menu While being degaussed the screen may be disturbed momentarily with vertical lines If you wish to degauss by manual operation push the EBL rotary control 1 8 Initializing the Compass Readout With a compass interfaced with the radar ship s heading is displayed at the top of the screen Upon 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 HDG SET SPD MODE MAN LOG NAV is additionally available in LOG S BT R type If accuracy is doubtful LOG S WT do not use the speed data MAN SPD obtained from GPS or DGPS SET amp DRIFT DISPLAY MARK LINE TUNE NAV DATA EBL PI Press the 1 key to select SET Operate the VRM rotary control to duplicate the compass readout on the radar menu display Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key to close the menu on FF o jooonuoco
16. The average life of the monitor screen is about 10 years Replace it when the picture becomes difficult to see A warning label is attached to the equipment Do not remove the label If the label becomes soiled or illegible contact a Furuno agent or dealer No one navigation device should be solely relied on for navigation of a ship Always confirm position against all available aids to navigation for safety of ship and crew Compliance with MED and R amp TTE Directive This radar compiles with MED 96 98 EC and its amendment 2002 75 EC of September 2 2002 and also complies with the R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC In accordance with Article 6 3 of the above mentioned R amp 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION e vi Specifications of FR 1500 Mark 3 Series shipborne nnna ix 1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 2 eere creer eaaa aaa a enun ame cre renun unn 1 1 1 14 Turning on the Power alaaa aranana nnn n nenne nnn ener nnn nnne nnne nennen nns 1
17. 310 f 310 5 y y 4 000 At 060 M i 290 290 9 070 E Y 3 A s Y 280 4 2 080 280 4 vol 080 z NL N Jd va V A AM V 270 9 090 270 3 1 090 lt y 260 Cas 100 260 Nara 400 a L3 250 S0 250 A 7110 240 M 120 240 120 E pA Y 230 130 230 5 130 s EBL 1 220 my x 140 EBL 1 220 taap 150 210 20 mor _ 150 ope 16 EBL 190 480 170 160 VRM 3 85 NM 210 mp p EBL 200 190 ako 470 160 VRM b Target ship on collision course a Evaluating the target ship course in RM 1 15 1 24 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets 1 Press the EBL OFFSET key and place the origin of the No 1 EBL on a target of interest target 1 in the illustrated example by operating the trackball Note Only No 1 EBL can be offset 2 Turn the EBL rotary control until the EBL passes through another target of interest target 2 3 Turn the VRM rotary control until the range marker on the No 1 EBL aligns with target 2 The NO 1 VRM readout at the lower right corner of the screen indicates the distance between the two targets 4 To return the EBL origin to the own ship position press the EBL OFFSET key again Bearing is shown relative to own ship with suffix R or as a true bearing with suffix T depending on EBL relative true settings on the OTHERS me
18. A C AUTO OFF N REJ OFF Signal processor OFF ES OFF Range 12 nm 3 4 General remarks on receiving SART Radar range scale When looking for a SART it is preferable to use either the 6 or 12 nautical mile range scale This is because the total displayed length of the SART response of 12 or 24 dots may extend approximately 9 5 nautical miles beyond the position of the SART and it is necessary to see a number of response dots to distinguish the SART from other responses SART range errors When responses from only the 12 low frequency sweeps are visible when the SART is at a range greater than about 1 nm the position at which the first dot is displayed may be as mush as 0 64 nm beyond the true position of the SART When the range closes so that the fast sweep responses are seen also the first of these will be no more than 150 meters beyond the true position Radar bandwidth This is normally matched to the radar pulselength and is usually switched with the range scale and the associated pulselength Narrow bandwidths of 3 5 MHz are used with long pulses on long range scales and wide bandwidths of 10 25 MHz with short pulses on short ranges A radar bandwidth of less than 5 MHz will attenuate 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 SART responses as a series
19. HDM VAL gt VHW R HDM gt HDG gt HDT VAL gt VHW NOTE uses only AD 10 format gyrocompass data 8 2 Description of Sentences Note Checksum for RMA RMB and RMC is mandatory Checksum for other sentences is evaluated if it exists If there is no checksum data is treated as valid data BWC Bearing and distance to waypoint BWR Bearing and distance to waypoint rhumb line Time UTC and distance and bearing to and location of a specified waypoint from present position BWR data is calculated along the rhumb line from present position rather than along the great circle path BWC hhmmss ss 11 11 a yyyyy yy M a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt BWC hhmmss ss 11 11 a yyyyy yy M a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt B Gheckeuin Mode indicator see note 1 Waypoint ID Distance nautical miles Bearing degrees magnetic Bearing degrees true Waypoint longitude E W Waypoint latitude N S UTC of observation Not used NOTE 1 Positioning system Mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid The Mode indicator field shall not be a null field 8 3 DBS Depth below sea surface DBS x x f x x M x x F hh lt CR gt lt LF gt L Checksum Depth fathoms
20. Offset 1st EBL together with Cursor Ref 1 20 PLOT SYMBOL Enters EPA mark Ref 1 25 Inscribes reference marks Ref 1 28 or MARIS marks in Radar map Ref 1 47 e a Selects functions of primary controls Ref 1 32 Selects setting of one of parameters visible on STBY Ref 1 33 m gt A 4 E Primary menu containing Video Plot Target Trail Target Alarm Watch Time Echo Function Plot Mark Brill Others Ref 1 6 etc POWER switch Cancels entry stops tracking DIRECT ACCESS CONTROL Concludes entry of data displays target data TX BRILL A C RAIN SEA GAIN OU UO Go EBL VRM DAY NIGHT PUSH TLL PUSH A C AUTO PUSH HL OFF PUSH DEGAUSS PUSH OFF Select FUNC 1 2 or 3 which is a setting of picture effecting parameters Ref 1 34 TLL Target Latitude Longitude outputted in IEC 61162 1 format 1 2 1 4 CRT Brilliance Operate the BRILL control on the control panel of the display unit to adjust the entire screen brightness Note that the optimum point of adjustment varies with ambient lighting conditions especially between daytime and nighttime 1 5 Control Panel Backlighting Operate the DIMMER key to adjust control panel backlighting 1 6 Tuning the Receiver 1 6 1 Automatic tuning The radar is set for automatic tuning at the factory The radar receiver is tuned automatically each time the power is turned on The tun
21. Press the ENTER SELECT key to confirm your selection then the MENU key to close the menu 1 26 2 Trail gradation Target trails may be shown in monotone or multitone Gradual shading paints the trails getting thinner with time just like the afterglow on an analog PPI radar CUD ENS Monotone Multitone Press the MENU key Press the 2 key twice to select TGT TRAIL Press the 3 key to select MONO or MULTI from the SHADE field as appropriate Press the ENTER SELECT key and the MENU key in order OS 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 trails may be painted in thinner trails This is useful when there are a lot targets and their trails would create congestion on the screen 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key twice to select TGT TRAIL 3 Press the 6 key to select ON or OFF from the THIN TRAIL field as appropriate 4 For the R type radar you may select the degree of thinness from the THIN MODE field The higher the number the thinner the trail Press the 7 key to select degree of thinness desired 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key and the MENU key in order 1 25
22. Standard 1 Display unit RDP 119 AC or DC 2 Scanner unit RSB 0074 24 rpm 0075 42 rpm with RF transceiver unit RTR 067 6 kW 062 12 kW 063 25 kW 3 Antenna radiator XN 12AF 4 ft 20AF 6 5 ft 24AF 8 ft 4 Antenna cable 15 20 25 30m Specify COATING COLOR Panel N3 0 Dark grey Cover 2 5GY5 1 5 Light grey N9 5 White Display Unit Antenna Unit Option 1 Power cable CVV S8x2C 15 m for DC set 2 Stepdown transformer RU 1803 440 V 19 3 Rectifier RU 1746B 2 115 230 V to 24 VDC 4 Rectifier RU 3424 115 230 V to 24 VDC for 25 kW 42 rpm 5 42 rpm scanner motor 6 ARPA board ARP 17 7 Video plotter board RP 17 or RP 180 Mandatory on IMO type 8 ROM card for digital charts RAM card for custom data for RP 17 expanded radar map 9 Sub display FMD 8001 R type Electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation MODEL RADIATOR TYPE Distance to 100 W cm Distance to 10 W cm RF Power density on antenna apeiture FR 1505 X 6kW XN12AF 47 2 1m 75 W cm Pe 7711728 XN20AF 6 5 FR 1510 X 12 kW XN12AF 4 1 1 m worst case 10 0 m worst case 200 W cm worst case pe XN20AF 6 5 FR 1525 X 25 kW XN20AF 6 5 Category of Equipment Units Equipment for Protected Area Equipment for Exposed Area Display unit Antenna unit Scanner unit RF Transceiver unit Power supply unit Performance monitor Interswitch unit 1 1 m worst c
23. This feature is available on the R type radar 1 Place the cursor on the plot symbol mark you wish to change 2 Press the ENTER SELECT key successively while pressing and holding down the HL OFF control to select plot symbol mark desired a KA Plot symbols Ne D Note Changing the plot symbol mark while a target is under acquisition target marked with dashed square will cause all plot symbol marks above to be shown with dashed lines 3 To inscribe a smaller 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 Individual targets Place the cursor on a target which you do not want to be tracked any longer by operating the trackball and press the CANCEL CLEAR key 2 6 2 All targets All targets can be canceled from the PLOT menu as follows 1 Press MENU 7 7 to show the PLOT menu 2 Press the 2 key twice to select ERASE 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the MENU key 2 8 2 7 Vectors True or Relative Target vectors are displayed in relative or true mode Own ship does not have a vec
24. Warning of signal loss _ GYRO LoG Trigger Azimuth N IN g EBL VRM Video Gyro Log 287 2 R PI WATCHTIM 10 75NM 240 0 R sn 00 00 7 00 NM Heading marker Parallel index lines Stern marker North marker Control settings Parallel index line reference 50 R VRM NO 1 and NO 2 EBL NO 1 and NO 2 Active VRM is circumferenced Active EBL is circumferenced 1 6 1 11 Presentation Modes This radar has the following presentation modes Head up Head up TB Course up North up and True Motion 1 11 1 Selecting presentation mode Press the MODE key on the panel at the right side of the display unit Each time the MODE key is pressed the presentation mode and mode indication at the upper left corner of the screen 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 AN 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 Also GYRO SIGNAL MISSING appears in red at the lower right corner on the screen Press the MODE key and the x s go off Then match the on screen HDG readout with the heading value 1 7 Presentation mode representative display Description Heading Marker Heading Line
25. and range keys several picture not changing times If unsuccessful replacement of keypad may be required 2 SPU board 2 Replace SPU board 3 Mother board 3 Replace mother board 4 Video freeze up 4 Turn off and on radar Interference rejector inoperable 1 contact of key 1 Repair contact of key interference rejection level not displayed 2 SPU board 2 Replace SPU board 3 Mother board 3 Replace mother board Echo stretch ineffective Neither 1 SPU board 1 Replace SPU board ES1 nor ES2 is displayed Only 2 parallel index lines when 1 Incorrect setting of index 1 Set index line interval adequately 6 lines are wanted line intervals Range rings are not displayed Adjust the brilliance of Replace associated circuit board if range rings at the unsuccessful menu to see if intensity is increased SPU board 2 Replace SPU board Continued on next page 6 4 Probable causes or check Remedy Poor discrimination in range Sea clutter control not Improper setting of A C SEA control If functioning properly A C SEA is seen only at very close range suspect inaccurate frequency of reference oscillator True motion presentation not Poor contact of MODE Try to press MODE key a little harder working correctly key Selection not accessed Press MODE key until TM appears Speed entry incorrect Enter correct own ship speed adequately TM display inaccurate Make sure that speed and compass
26. strong echoes may be received at such long ranges that they appear on a different timebase sweep than the transmitted pulse This gives an incorrect range indication Second and third trace echoes can be tracked if they are consistent enough to meet acquisition and tracking criteria but target course and speed data will be in error Blind and shadow sectors Radar shadow or blind areas caused by obstructions aboard ship for example funnels and masts in the path of the radar beam can result in reduction of radar beam intensity in that particular direction This may eliminate the detection of some targets The ARPA or ATA system will lose track of targets shortly after they are lost on the radar picture and if they remain in a blind zone These targets will however be acquired and tracked when they pass out of the blind zone and again present normal radar echo The angular width and bearing of any shadow sector should be determined for their influence on the radar In certain cases false echoes in the shadow sector cause the ARPA or ATA system to acquire track and vector them Shadow sectors should be avoided 2 15 Indirect echoes A target at close range is usually picked up directly but it can also be received as reflection from a large flat surface This will result in the radar presenting two or more echoes on the display each at a different range The ARPA or ATA can acquire and track the false echo if it is detected by five consecuti
27. unstable echoes such as sea clutter appear at random positions To distinguish real target echoes from sea clutter echo average performs scan to scan correlation 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 with the A C SEA control and then do the following 1 Press the F1 key 2 Press the 5 key twice to select ECHO AVG ECHO AVG VECTOR T R PULSE INT REJ STRETCH ECHO AVG CONTRAST N REJ DISP SEL PM SART Press the 5 key to select echo averaging level desired from the ECHO AVG field OFF No averaging effect 0 5 Distinguishes small targets from sea clutter 1 Helps distinguish targets from sea clutter and suppresses brilliance of unstable echoes 2 Distinguishes small stationary targets such as navigation buoys 3 Stably displays distant targets 1 19 a Echo average OFF b Echo average ON Echo averaging uses scan to scan signal correlation technique based on the true motion over the ground of each target Thus small stationary targets such as buoys will be shown while suppressing random echoes such as sea
28. 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu Press the 8 to select desired curve referring to the table below Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key gt A lot of green but little red Float detection Noise is green in color Reduce sea reflections General navigation B Between A and C Normal use Useful for target discrimination C Little green but lot of red Long range detection Fine noise Buoy detection Noise in yellow and red D Little green but lot of red Long range detection Fine noise Buoy detection Noise in red Longer range detection than C 1 46 1 51 Echo Area R type only You may select the size of the area in which echoes are displayed as follows 1 2 3 Press MENU 0 0 5 5 to show the DISPLAY menu DISPLAY 1 7 2 NAV DATA OFF ON 3 ECHO AREA CIRCLE WIDE Press the 3 key to select CIRCLE or WIDE referring to the illustration below NAV NAV DATA DATA CIRCLE WIDE 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 ihe Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG men
29. 12 kW RF Module RTR 063 25 kW TO RADIATOR P902 J392 MP 3795 Boo B801 24 rpm D8G 516 RSB 0074 42 rpm D8G 571 RSB 0075 cou 0 47 4914 P914 P901 J901 ANTENNA UNIT SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM For more detail refer to installaiton manual or service manual 9 7 9 3 Parts list FR 1505 1515 1525 MARK 3 DISPLAY UNIT RDP 119 FR 2115 2125 DISPLAY UNIT RDP 119 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST Ref Dwg C3464 K02 A BEEN 98 5 Blk No SYMBOL TYPE REMARKS SHIPPABLE ASSEMBLY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HV9017A HV 008 481 630 1505 1510 M3 CODE No HV9017B HV 03P9230A SPU 64P1106A GC 03P9259C RP 17 18P9004 ARP 17 18P9007 ARP 10 CRT ASSEMBLY 1B8 0A1510 PANEL ASSEMBLY RDP 119 PNL SW 008 481 640 008 490 980 004 412 220 008 492 900 008 458 550 008 478 300 000 141 033 008 490 080 008 487 390 1525 M3 OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL PAF BOARD English POWER BLOCK ASSY 008 490 290 115 VAC 008 490 300 230 VAC 008 490 270 12V 008 490 280 24 32 V RDP 119 6 10 25 KW RDP 119 6 10 25 KW RDP 119 6 10 KW RDP 119 10 25 KW F1351 20A 24 32 V MAINS 25A 12V FGBO 5A 220 V 000 129 228 POWER 000 474 214 UNIT 9 8 2 FR 1505 1515 1525 MARK 3 ANTENNA UNIT RSB 0074 0067 0063 Model FR 2115 2125 ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST 98 5 SYMBOL TYPE SCANNER UNIT CODE No RSB 0074 0075 Ref Dwg C3466 K02 B fF REMARKS SHIPPABLE ASSEMBLY PRINTED CIRC
30. 477 XII Performance Standards for Radar Equipment up to 31 12 1998 IMO MSC 64 67 Annex 4 Performance Standards for Radar Equipment 1 1 1999 and after IEC 60936 1 Shipborne Radar Operational and Performance Requirement 1 1 1999 and after IEC 60872 2 Automatic Tracking Aids ATA IEC 60945 1996 11 3 Ed Marine Navigational Equipment General Requirements vi Models This series of radar and ARPA is available in the following models FR 1505 MARK 3 X band 6 kW FR 1510 MARK 3 X band 12 kW FR 1525 MARK 3 X band 25 kW All come with the EPA Electronic Plotting Aid fitted standard An option is available to provide the full functionality of ATA Automatic Tracking Aid A Video Plotter Chart Plotter which provides Radar Map functions and Performance Monitor are also optionally available The FR 1500 MARK 3 Series is available in the Regular type R type and IMO type The R type satisfies the IMO and IEC standards but includes more flexibility of functionality These radars comply with the carriage requirements on the relevant type of ships of the 1974 SOLAS Convention The table below shows the differences between R type and IMO type radars Other functions and specifications are common The operator cannot navigate between the two types IMO type Regular type R type Range scales 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 96 nm 24 48 72 96 nm sm km on menu Targ
31. Beeps WATCH 0 00 Press the AUDIO OFF key Label WATCH TIM turns red The label WATCH turns to and time count freezes at 0 00 normal video and the timer is reset Own ship None xxx X In own ship position field Make sure that own ship lat lon xxx x In cursor position field position data is fed from Cursor lat lon external radionav equipment System failure None Message AZIMUTH SIGNAL MISSING appears No radar echoes Incorrect Double None Correct keystroke creates a keystroke beep tone single beep provided that KEY BEEP ON is selected in initial settings Log failure 2 beeps LOG xx x and LOG SIGNAL If the SDME has failed use the MISSING appear if a log signal Manual Speed mode or other is absent for 30 sec while an os appropriate sensor speed has been gt 5 0 kt EPFS in red EPFS electronic To silence the beep press the position finding system AUDIO OFF key The indication also appears when the GPS mode is switched between GPS and DGPS EPFS failure Continuous beep TRUE VECTOR None TRUE VECTOR red appears in indication the second data cell when the presentation mode is RM goes off in the North up TM UPDATE PLOT None If you have failed to enter a Re acquire the flashing target next EPA plot within 10 min within 5 min Leave it if it is not this indication flashes Plot important symbol of the target also flashes COLLISION Continuous COLLISION comes on when Take evasi
32. Correction RADAR MAP menu 5 1 With RP 17 or RP 180 2 Position Corr No Yes 3 Delta L L Entry 4 Variation Corr Off Manu Auto Continued on next page 6 9 5 Manual Entry When pressing 8 key for chart overlay RP 17 or RP 180 MENU key 4 6 10 BRILL MENU 9 PLOTTER BRILL MENUJ 9 1 TGT TRAIL 1 7 2 CHARACTER 2 LAND 3 HDG LINE 3 GRID 4 EBL VRM 4 MARK 5 CURSOR 5 OS TRACK 6 MARK 6 TGT TRACK 7 PLOT 7 COLOR 8 OS SYMB x9 Requires RP 17 Board OTHER MENU 0 1 SET 0 0 359 9 L 2 SPDMODE MAN LOG NAV NAV shown on R type only LOG S BT LOG S WT 3 MAN SPD x4 SET amp DRIFT 4 1 7 5 DISPLAY 2 SET DRIFT OFF ON 6 MARK LINE 3 SET 000 0 7 TUNE 4 DRIFT 0 19 9kt 8 NAV DATA 9 EBL VRM 0 5 1 7 2 NAV DATA OFF ON 9 EBL PI 3 ECHO AREA CIRCLE WIDE shown on IMO type 6 QT 2 INDEXLINE 2 6 3 STERN OFF ON 4 OS MRK OFF ON 7 1 1 2 MODE AUTO MAN 8 1 7 2 NAVSEL GPS LC X3 EXTWP OFF ON 4 0SPOSN OFF L L TD 5 DEPTH M FA ft 6 TEMP Co VF 7 TIME DIF UTC LOCAL 8 LOCAL TIME 9 1 7 5 VRM shown 2 EBL amp PI REL TRUE on R type only 3 VRM NM KM SM 0 1 7 2 TEST 3 DEGAUSS 4 OUTPUT ALARM 5 INSTALL for technicians 3 4 OUTPUT ALARM displayed on
33. R type only 1 7 2 DEGS INTV OFF 30sec 1 2min DEGS DEG OFF 45 90 135 2 TIMER 3 TGT ALM X4 ATA EPA x5 PLOTTER OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON R type only 7 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 7 1 Performance Monitor Option A performance monitor is required for a radar installed on certain type of ship as determined by the Administrations The FURUNO PM 30 for X band radars covers 9410 50 MHz It works on the transponder principle It sends response back to the radar antenna upon receiving the pulse from the radar antenna and determines if transmitter or receiver or both are deteriorated in comparison with the state of the precious calibration Operating the performance monitor 1 When Radar Interswitch is connected depending on the type set it to the straight mode 2 Press F1 9 keys in this order Monitoring arcs do not harm the radar performance but if they disturb to radar observation turn it off by pressing F1 9 F1 9 toggles Performance 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 receiv
34. RATTM Xxx X X X X 8 X X X X 8 X X X X 8 Cc c a a hhmmss ss a hh CR LF L Checksum Type of acquisition A automatic M manual Time of data Reference target 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 course degrees true true relative T R Target speed Bearing from own ship degrees true relative T R Target distance from own ship Target number 00 to 99 Not used 8 10 VBW Dual ground water speed This sentence to be expanded as shown below VBW A A A A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Checksum Status A data valid Stern ground speed V invalid Stern transverse ground speed knots Status stern water speed A data valid Stern transverse water speed knots Status ground speed data valid Transverse ground speed knots Longitudinal ground speed knots Status water speed A data valid Transverse water speed knots Longitudinal water speed knots Not used NOTES 1 Transverse speed port Longitudinal speed astern 2 For vessels equipped with dual water and or ground speed systems data for the equipment mounted towa
35. Set index line interval correctly on the OTHER menu lines are wanted Poor discrimination in range Adjust A C SEA control True motion presentation not Try to press MODE key a little harder working properly Target not tracked correctly Adjust A C SEA and A C RAIN controls Range rings are not displayed Adjust brilliance of range rings on BRILL menu No own ship marker On R type check setting of OS MRK on OTHER menu 6 1 6 2 Advanced level Troubleshooting This paragraph describes how to cure hardware and software troubles which should be carried out by qualified service personnel Note This radar equipment contains complex modules in which fault diagnosis and repair down to component level are not practicable by users Serviceman qualification All adjustments of radio transmitter during or coinciding with the installation servicing or maintenance which may affect the proper operation must be performed by or under the immediate supervision and responsibility of a person holding an operator certificate containing a ship radar endorsement 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 Remed
36. The vertical beamwidth of the scanner is designed to see surface targets even when the 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 Figure at right shows the appearance of rain clutter on the display The A C RAIN control adjusts the receiver sensitivity as the A C SEA control does but rather in a longer time period longer range Clockwise rotation of this control increases the RAIN OFF RAIN ON Thin clouds anti clutter effect can be cleared 1 17 Interference Rejector Mutual radar interference may occur in the vicinity of another shipborne radar operating in the same frequency band 9 GHz It is seen on the screen as a number 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 signals There are three levels of interference rejection depending on the number of transmissions that are correlated These are indicated by the legends IR1 IR2 and IR3 at the upper left position of the screen To activate the interference rejector 1 Press the F1 key The following display appears
37. X band 12 kW MG5436 X band 25 kW 5 3 Replacement of Batteries The GYRO CONVERTER Board option and the RP Board have a battery The battery for the RP Board preserves data when the power is turned off and its life is about five years When the battery voltage of the battery on the RD Board is low NG No Good appears at the diagnostic test for the RP board When this happens contact your dealer to request replacement of the battery 5 2 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 6 1 Easy Troubleshooting This paragraph describes how to cure operational problems which can be made by observing the radar picture and using operator controls and keys without opening the display unit antenna unit or other equipment units Problem Remedy Power turned on but radar does Check fuse If it is blown replace it not operate at all Control panel is not illuminated Marks legends and noise appear Check Tx fuse If it is blown replace it but no echo Picture not updated or picture e Check connection of signal cables freeze up e For video freeze up turn off and on the radar Clean the radiator surface Remove water from the feeder line TUNE control adjusted but poor sensitivity Try to hit the and keys several times Turn off and on the radar Range changed but radar picture e e e Second trace rejection is on Turn it off See paragraph 1 31 e does not change Only 2 parallel index lines when 6
38. accommodated in the display unit of the FR 1500 MARK 3 series radars It permits use of two memory cards a memory for storing the operator created radar maps and the other is a chart card ROM storing FURUNO made digital charts The memory card enables the operator to create radar maps more precisely than the standard supplied radar map card The radar map can hold 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 Reference Chart ERC The ERC is a digital chart published by the Japanese Hydrographic Bureau Note it is not an ENC used for ECDIS For details refer to the separate manual for the Video Plotter RP 17 Note The RP 17 may be used with the IMO specification radar however the video plotter display is not available 4 1 This page is intentionally left blank 5 MAINTENANCE WARNING Do not open the equipment Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit Post a warning sign near the switch indic
39. from the SPD MODE field Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key to close the menu Oxo coro oo 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 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 be blank 3 SPEED xx x and SIGNAL MISSING LOG appears if no log signal is present for 30 seconds while the ship speed has been more than 5 0 kt 2 5 2 4 2 Manual speed input Select MAN at step 2 in preceeding procedure press the 3 key twice and enter a speed with numeral keypads Target based speed input This mode is used when the ship s SDME log is not operating properly or the vessel has no device which detects ship s leeward movement Doppler sonar 2 axis speed log etc and leeward movement is not disregarded If you select target based speed the radar calculates own ship s speed relative to fixed reference targets The number of targets may be 1 2 or 3 They appear as tracked targets each shown in a small circle but without a vector When a plural of reference targets are selected the mean value is used for stabilization and speed A vector can be displayed for the reference target This can be done with REF TGT VECTOR on the PLOT menu 2 1 Select a
40. functions enabled on the FUNC menu are turned on or off cyclically You may enable disable preset functions from the menu as follows 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 6 key twice to display the FUNC menu 2 Press the 1 2 or 3 key to enable or disable a preset function as appropriate 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection and the MENU key to close the menu The picture setup options assignable to any of the function keys are shown in the table below LABEL DESCRIPTION LABEL DESCRIPTION BUOY Optimum setting for detecting Setting for radar operation in navigation buoys small vessels rainy condition and other small surface objects Transoceanic voyage using a Optimum setting for long range range scale of 12 nm or larger detection using a range scale of 6 nm or larger OCEAN COAST For coastal navigation using a HARBOR Optimum setting for short range range of 12 nm or less navigation in a harbor area using a range scale of 1 5 nm or SEA less ROUGH Optimum setting for rough FLOAT Optimum setting for detecting weather or heavy rain the floating buoys of seine net Function keys default settings are as below 3 ECHO 4 INT REJ 5 ECHO 6 NOISE 9 A C AUTO AVG Interference STRETCH REJ Echo rejector Echo Stretch Noise MR Average Contrast F H 1 33 1 35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data You can adjust relative brilliance levels of various
41. landmasses 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 7596 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 limit by pressing the SHIFT Automatic resetting is preceded by a beep sound If the compass fails the mode is changed to the head up and the north marker disappears The HDG readout shows and the message GYRO SIG MISSING appears in red at the lower right corner of the screen True motion Is selected Er a y y Target trail as 9 060 Yoro M oro Vos ad V oo Lt 4 Eo a i i 110 250 110 5 amp fin 4 Fu 130 2300 130 3 P Eo ex 140 2100 iL 150 2109 id 150 200 pee 50 Erud Y 190 heo 170 a b Own ship has reached a point 7596 of display radius c Own ship is automatically reset to 75 of radius 1 9 1 12 Selecting the Range Scale The display range scale is changed by pressing the and keys The selected range scale and range ring interval are shown at the upper left corner on the screen When a target of interest comes closer reduce the range scale so that it app
42. ms North marker 020 4 5 28 T q J 1050 now 7 X 1 4 1 ovo F aA P 090 22d 4 100 ra S 200 Pa 200 Me ma 1 160 Head up TB True Bearing mode Radar echoes are shown in the same way as in the head up mode The difference from normal head up presentation lies in the orientation of the bearing scale The bearing scale is compass stabilized That is it rotates in accordance with the compass signal enabling you to know own ship s heading at a glance This mode is available only when the radar is interfaced with a gyrocompass If the compass fails the bearing scale returns to the state of head up mode 1 8 Presentation mode representative display Description North North up mode In the north up mode target pips are painted at their measured distances and in their true compass directions from own ship north bearing maintained up of the screen The heading line changes its direction according to the ship s heading If the gyrocompass fails the presentation mode changes to head up and the north marker disappears Also the readout shows And the message GYRO SIG MISSING appears in red at the lower right corner of the screen 190 180 True motion mode Own ship and other moving objects move in accordance with their true courses and speed In ground stabilized TM all fixed targets such as
43. of arcs or concentric 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 SART response Radar with automatic frequency control may not permit manual detune of the equipment Care should be taken in operating the radar in the detuned condition as other wanted navigational and anti collision information may be removed The tuning should be returned to normal operation as soon as possible Gain For maximum range SART detection the normal gain setting for long range detection should be used i e with a light background noise speckle visible A C SEA control For optimum range SART detection this control should be set to the minimum Care should be exercised as wanted targets in sea clutter may be obscured Note also that in clutter conditions the first few dots of the SART response may not be detectable irrespective of the setting of the anti clutter sea control In this case the position of the SART may be estimated by measuring 9 5 nautical miles from the furthest dot back towards own ship Some sets have automatic manual anti clutter sea control facilities in which case the operator is advised t
44. receiver All data fields must be provided null fields used only when data is temporarily unavailable RMA 1 1 a yyyyy yy X a a hh CR gt lt LF gt Eg hecksum mandatory for RMA Mode indicator see note 1 and note 2 Magnetic variation Course over ground Speed over ground Time difference B Time difference A us Longitude degrees E W Latitude degrees N S Status see note 3 A data valid V blink cycle or SNR warning Not used NOTE 1 Positioning system Mode indicator A Autonomous 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 See paragraph 1 39 on page 1 37 for more information 8 7 RMB Recommended minimum navigation information Navigation data from present position to a destination waypoint provided by a LORAN C TRANSIT OMEGA GPS DECCA navigation computer or other integrated navigation system Checksum is mandatory in this sentence This sentence always accompanies RMA or RMC sentences when a destination is active when provided by a LORAN C TRANSIT or GPS receiver other systems m
45. shift Own ship position or sweep origin can be displaced to expand the view field without switching to a larger range scale The sweep origin can be off centered to a point specified by the cursor up to 75 of the range in use in any direction This feature is not available on the longest range scale or in the true motion mode The number of range rings increases keeping the original range intervals unchanged To off center the radar picture 1 Place the cursor at a position where you wish to move the sweep origin by operating the trackball 2 Press the SHIFT ZOOM key with a touch and release action Then the sweep origin is off centered to the cursor position However the heading line is left in the same position To cancel off centering press the SHIFT ZOOM key again 1 18 CURSOR CURSOR a Select location with cursor b Press SHIFT key to offcenter Note The display is automatically reset to 75 of the range in use whenever the cursor is placed at an edge of the effective display area Note also that the heading marker small circle on the bearing scale leaves the heading line on off centered display always indicating the correct direction of the own ship heading 1 24 Echo Averaging The echo average feature effectively suppresses sea clutter Echoes received from stable targets such as ships appear on the screen at almost the same position every rotation of the scanner On the other hand
46. small ground mass target small island lighthouse 0 2 to 24 nautical miles from own ship Place the cursor on the target Press MENU 7 7 0 0 9 9 Press the MENU key The reference target mark 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 R 60 scans Reference targets are marked with a circle having a reference number R1 R2 R3 Note Targets under automatic tracking condition should not be selected as reference Targets 2 5 Acquiring Targets The ATA permits automatic acquisition 10 targets plus manual acquisition 10 targets or fully manual acquisition 20 targets within a range of 0 2 to 32 miles The targets are automatically numbered and the same numbers are not used more than once until the maximum capacity is reached 1 2 PLOT MENU 2 T AUTO ACQ OFF ON SET GUARD ZONE OFF ON SET TRACK TEST OFF ON LAND DISCRIM 01234 TTM OFF REL TRUE VECT START 1min 20SCAN REF TGT VECTOR OFF ON TARGET BASED SPEED Before starting the ATA check that heading and speed readouts at the top of the screen are correct 2 5 1 1 Manual acquisition Place the cursor on a target of interest
47. step 6 to continue entering the same mark with the same entry method To enter a different mark or change mark entry method repeat 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 Press 1 1 7 for coastline mark and press the ENTER SELECT key 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 key Place the cursor at a next position and press the MARK key One line appears connecting designated two points Repeat step 6 to establish the coastline 1 41 1 Mark Selection 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 Nav Line 17 Coastline 18 Depth Contour 19 Prohibited Area at 20 Cable 21 Erase Display off 3 E Erase Display Erase 11 4 Entry method L L OS Position 00 00 000 N 000 00 000 E 5 Posiiton Correction Mark in use 0 3000 1 47 3 Position and bearing correction There may be some instances where the map latitude and longitude are out of radar pictures for several seconds You can compensate this error as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 8 key twice to display the MARK menu 3 Press the 5 key to display the Position Correction menu Position Correction 1 T 2 Position Cor
48. symbol of the target flashes Plotting of a target will be ceased if the time between consecutive plots exceeds 10 minutes If you want to continue plotting this target reacquire it within 5 minutes Otherwise the target will be regarded as a lost target and its plot symbol and target data will be erased The larger the plotting interval the less accurate the plotted target data Plotting of each target should normally be made every 3 or 6 minutes as far as possible You can use the Watch Alarm to warn yourself every 3 or 6 minutes 1 25 2 Cancelling Place the cursor on the plot symbol and press the CANCEL CLEAR key 1 25 3 Vectors Vectors can be displayed relative to own ship s heading Relative or with reference to the North True This feature is available in all presentation modes compass must be working correctly The current vector mode is indicated at the right of the screen Vector time or the length of vectors can be set to 30 seconds 1 3 6 15 or 30 minutes and the selected vector time is indicated at the upper right corner of the screen 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 7 key twice to select PLOT PLOT MENU 1 2 Press the 3 key select REL or TRUE from the REF fieldas 7 iba ro appropriate and press the ENTER SELECT key 3 Press the 4 to select appropriate vector time from the TIME 2 ERASE field 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key to conclude your selection ems
49. the ENTER SELECT key to conclude your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu 1 26 1 27 Parallel Index Lines Parallel index lines are useful for keeping a constant distance between own ship and a coastline or a partner ship when navigating The orientation of the index lines is controlled with the EBL rotary control and the intervals between the lines is adjustable with the VRM rotary control provided that No 2 VRM is active 1 27 1 Displaying erasing the index lines Press the INDEX LINE key to disconnect the VRM Press the INDEX LINE key to display erase the index lines 1 27 2 Selecting number of index lines to display Maximum number of the index lines can be set for 2 or 6 on the MARK LINE sub menu in the OTHERS menu Bearing of PI Lines 1 28 Reference Mark not available with Video Plotter RP 17 or RP 180 You can mark any reference points prominent 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 reference mark appears at the cursor position The cursor location is indicated on the screen 1 28 1 Inscribing mark reference The refer
50. the MENU key followed by 7 key twice to show PLOT MENU 1 2 Press the 9 key to select PLOT No DISP ON or OFF as ppropriate 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu 1 26 Target Trails 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 north or own ship s heading on Relative Motion and only relative to north on True Motion True motion trails require a compass signal and own ship speed input a True target trails no smearing of b Relative target trails all targets stationary targets moving relative to own ship Note When true trail is selected on the RM mode the legend TRUE TRAIL appears in red To select true or relative target trail presentation 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 2 key twice to show the TGT TRAIL menu 1 24 TGT TRAIL TIME min 15sec 30sec 1 3 6 15 30 CONT MODE REL TRUE SHADE MONO MULTI LEVEL 1 2 3 TRAIL COPY OFF ON THIN TRAIL OFF ON THINMODE 1 2 3 4 7 R type only Press the 2 key several times to select REL or TRUE from the MODE field as appropriate 4
51. the maximum range is equal to the radar horizon or a little shorter The radar horizon is longer than the optical one by about 696 because of the diffraction property of the radar signal The Rmax is given in the following equation Rmax 2 2 h1 Vh2 where Rmax radar horizon nautical miles h1 scanner height m h2 target height m Radar horizon Optical horizon For example if the height of the scanner above the waterline is 9 meters and the height of the target is 16 meters the maximum radar range is Rma 2 2 x 9 16 2 2 x 3 4 15 4 nm It should be noted that the detection range is reduced by precipitation which absorbs the radar signal X band and S band In fair weather the above equation does not give a significant difference between X and S band radars However in heavy precipitation condition an S band radar would have better detection than an X band radar Radar resolution There are two important factors in radar resolution discrimination bearing resolution and range resolution 3 1 Bearing resolution Bearing resolution is the ability of the radar to display as separate pips the echoes received from two targets which are at the same range and close together It is proportional to the scanner length and reciprocally proportional to the wavelength The length of the scanner radiator should be chosen for a bearing resolution better than 2 5 IMO Resolution This condition is normally sati
52. 00 MARK 3 series interfacing diagram DISPLAY UNIT RDP 119 03P9230 PROCESSOR BOARD DJ1 MB RW 4873 R TYPE ONLY 25C 2C2V CHANNEL 1 PORT OUTPUT RSD TLL INPUT POSITION PLUS WIND DEPTH ETC VIA MULTIPLEXER 1 2300 J202 ANTENNA SCANNER Channel 1 POSN Others IF 2300 12 24 32 VDC I l SHIP S MAINS l CHANNEL 2 PORT INPUT SDME 1 OR DBK DBS Channel 2 2 AXIS SPEED LOG MICE MTW VBW P207 P1 Gyro convl 16421106 GYROCOMPASS J454 te OR P206 GYRO CONVERTER CHANNEL 3 PORT J208 1 INPUT HDB HDM HDT VHW 3 J210 SPEED LOG Pulse incl 2 AXIS SPEED LOG Radar Video Trigger Azimuth HDG from other RADAR EXT ALARM 1 11 204 jaj Interface I Radar Video Trigger Azimuth HDG for slave Radar Display ECDIS VDR RGB video i optional 209 l NU SPARE J212 4213 m P MONITOR 110 220 J106 J107 ve P107 P4 P1107 AUTOPLOTTERI VIDE pl TT PLOTTER RP ARP 17 OPTIONI S 2 OUTPUT 147 OPTION LL 2 type mandatory 4 9 6 JB11 821 J821 330 V 6 12 KW 530 V 25 KW P811 J814 03P9244 MD 6 12 kW 25 kW RF Module RTR 067 6 kW RF Module RTR 062A
53. 2 on HV 9017 board Press relay reset button Replace SPU board Replace IF amplifier Check continuously and isolation of coaxial cable Note Disconnect the plug and lugs at both ends of coaxial cable before checking it by ohmmeter Check video coax line for secure connection If connection is good replace SPU board If fuse is blown replace it If it blows again the modulator or associated circuit may be defective Check magnetron current with the check meter in the sub panel Replace magnetron Replace modulator board Replace SPU board Check the connection of signal cables Replace SPU board Turn off and on the radar HD SIG MISSING appears when the heading pulse is not received during standby Replace the gyro interface Problem Probable causes or check Remedy points TUNE control adjusted but poor 1 Deteriorated magnetron 1 With radar transmitting on 48 nm range sensitivity check magnetron current If current is below normal magnetron may be defective Replace it 1 Detuned 2 Check MIC detecting current If it is below normal value MIC may have become detuned MIC must be tuned 3 Dirt on radiator face 3 Clean the radiator surface 4 Water ingress to the 4 Remove water from the feeder line waveguide or other feeder line 5 Second trace rejection 5 Disable the second trace rejector ON referring to section 1 31 Range changed but radar 1 Defective range key 1 Try to hit
54. AIL SHADE 23 STERN MARK 4 TRAIL LEVEL 24 OS MARK 5 ALARM AREA 25 TUNE A M 6 ALARM MODE x26 EXT WP 7 COLOR 27 OS POSN 4 8 ECHO AVG 28 CLTR SWEEP 5 9 INT REJ 29 P MONITOR 6 10 ECHO STRETCH x30 11 NOISE REJ 31 VRM RNG LT 12 ECHO ENHANCE 32 AIS 1 MENU 2 FUNC SEL CST OCEAN R SEA FLT BY D NEIN PANE PAN x15 PLOT MENU 3 ECHO AVG OFF 0 5 1 2 3 x16 MARK MODE 4 INT REJ OFF 12 3 17 BRILL MENU 7 ENHANCE OFF ON 20 DISPLAY 8 CONTRAST 1 2 3 9 AUTO OFF ON Displayed only in stand by R type only 0 PULSE 4 Not shown on RP 17 TtT 0 2 0 5NM S1 S2 3 0 75 1 5 S1 S2 1 4 S1 S2 M1 M2 5 6 12NM 1 M2 M3 L 6 24 M2 M3 L a PLOT MENU 1 0 PLOT MENU 2 B 1 DISP OFF ON iT 2 ERASE 2 AUTO ACQ OFF ON SET 3 VECT REF RELTRUE 3 GUARD ZONE OFF ON SET 4 VECT TIME 30sec 1 3 6 15 30min 4 TRACK TEST OFF ON 5 CPASET OFF 05 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6NM 5 LAND DISCRIM 01234 6 TCPASET 30sec 1 2345 6 12 15min 6 TTM OFF REL TRUE 7 TRACK OFF ON 7 VECT START 1min 20SCAN 8 AUDIO ALARMOFF ON 8 REF TGT VECTOR OFF ON 9 INTVAL 30sec 1 2 3 6min 9 TARGET BASED SPEDD 0 l Requires Auto Tracking Aid ARP 17 Option If not PLOT No DISP appears Requires Video Plotter RP 17 or RP 180 18 MARK MENU 1 Mark Selection 1 ERASE 2 X2 MODE REL TRUE 3 Display On Without RP 17 or RP 180 4 Mark Color RED PPL WHT 5 Position
55. F Board Option 03P 9229 SPU Board 03P 9230 Board Option 64P 1106A m D m 4 PM IN Bo Option 03 9225 Figure 4 Display unit rear view Figure A 5 Scanner unit 9 2 IF Board 03P9232 N MIC Assy RU 9099 For RTR 067 RU 9253 For RTR 063 RU 9371 For RTR 062 Diode Limiter RU 9099 RFC Board 03P 9243 Figure A 6 RF module 9 3 Fan Motor Assy 03 1900 MD Board 03 9244 RTR 062 RTR 067 For RTR 063 Pulse Transformaer RT 9025 RT 9023 Pa T e oc ke co 568 San mroo npe lt 6 6 Z x 0 10 L gt gt 25 5 Magnetron Figure 7 module rear view 9 4 9 2 Circuit diagrams FR 1500 Mark 3 SERIES SERIAL INTERFACE CIRCUIT 03 9230 U42 SN751178NS TALKER 60 mA max LISTENER 2 mA at 2 V J202 B5B XH A CHANNEL 1 OUTPUT lt 1 lt 1 RSD TLL lt 2 TP1B FL10 13 TA 1 RDtA lt 3 BWC BWR RD1 B lt CPU DBS etc GND 5 091 400 777777771 CHANNEL 2 INPUT DBK DBS DPT MDA MTW VBW 48P9004 _ ARP 17 U12 SN751178NS TALKER 60 mA max 2 B5B XH A CHANNEL 2 ARPATXDB lt 1 Xt OUTPUT lt TTM ARPA TXD A lt lt lt lt FL15 R417 47 CHANNEL 3 gpiA e INPUT HDB HDM RD1 B FR 15
56. FR 1510M3 12 kW FR 1525M3 25 kW 3 Range Pulselength PL amp PRF Range scales P L us PRF Hz 0 125 0 25 0 07 3000 0 5 0 07 0 15 3000 0 75 1 5 2 from 0 07 0 15 0 3 3000 1500 3 2 from 0 07 15 0 3 0 5 0 7 3000 1500 6 12 2 from 0 3 0 5 0 7 1 2 1500 1000 24 2 from 0 5 0 7 1 2 1000 600 48 96 1 2 600 4 IF 60 MHz Logarithmic BW 28 3 MHz 5 Noise figure 6 dB 6 Duplexer Ferrite circulator with diode limiter DISPLAY UNIT 1 Picture tube 15 color CRT effective diameter 185 mm Yellow or green echoes in 16 levels Rasterscan non interlace at 48 3 kHz hor 60 Hz vert R type has yellow or green monochrome plus 3 color display with echo strengths 2 Minimum range and range discrimination 35m 3 Range scales 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 96 nm 4 Range accuracy 1 96 of the maximum range of the scale in use or 30 m whichever is the greater 5 Bearing discrimination Better than 2 5 6 Bearing accuracy 1 T Presentation 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 optionally Common feature Sea and ground s
57. PA The CPA TCPA alarm feature should never be relied upon as the 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 To set the CPA TCPA alarm ranges Press the MENU key Press the 7 key twice to display the PLOT 1 menu Press the 5 key for CPA SET or 6 key for TCPA set Press the 5 key or 6 key again to select CPA or TCPA range desired Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection Press the MENU key to close the menu Qr qu deu go de wx 1 25 7 Silencing CPA TCPA audible alarm Press the AUDIO OFF key to acknowledge and silence the CPA TCPA audible alarm The warning label COLLISION and the flashing of the triangle plot symbol and vector remain on the screen until the dangerous situation is gone or you intentionally terminate tracking of the target by using the trackball 1 23 1 25 8 Past plot points Past plot points may be marked on the display by dots Up to nine dots can be displayed as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 7 key twice to reach the PLOT MENU 1 3 Press the 7 key to select OFF or ON from the TRACK field as appropriate 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu 1 25 9 Displaying plot No Plot numbers can be turned on off as follows 1 Press
58. PA SET to select a limit desired Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key to close the menu Qr gr dec qwe gm Silencing CPA TCPA audible alarm Press the AUDIO OFF key to acknowledge and silence the CPA TCPA audible alarm The flashing of the triangle plot symbol and vector remain on the screen until the dangerous situation is no longer present or you intentionally terminate tracking of the target by using the CANCEL CLEAR key 2 11 2 Lost target alarm When the system detects a lost target tracking on the target is discontinued and the target symbol becomes a flashing diamond finally disappearing from the display The normal plotting symbol is restored to the target when the target is manually acquired Confirming lost target 1 Place cursor on target 2 Press the CANCEL CLEAR key 2 11 2 11 3 Guard zone alarm When a target comes in a guard zone the audible alarm comes on with the visual indication GUARD ZONE The intruding target is denoted by an inverted triangle mark If the target leaves the zone it changes to a normal tracking symbol O You can set the guard zone as follows 1 Press the MENU 7 7 to display the PLOT menu 2 Press the 0 key twice 3 4 5 Press the 3 key to select GUARD ZONE Press the 3 key again to select SET and press the ENTER SELECT key Set the cursor on one boundary of the guard ring and press the ENTER SELECT key Set the cu
59. S 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 2 TGT TRAIL 3 TGT ALARM 4 WATCH TIME 5 ECHO SIG 6 FUNC x7 PLOT 8 MARK 9 BRILL 0 OTHERS TGT TRAIL MENUJ 2 1 TIME Min 15sec 30sec 1 3 6 15 30CONT x2 MODE REL TRUE 3 SHADE MONO MULTI 4 LEVEL 123 5 TRAIL COPY OFF 6 THIN TRAIL OFF ON 7 THN MODE 1 2 3 4 ALARM MENU 3 1 AREA NO1 NO2 2 MODE1 IN OUT 3 MODE2 IN OUT 4 WATCH TIME MENU 1 ALMINTVL OFF 3 6 12 15 20min 5 ECHO SIG MENU A D CURVE AB D CEN ENHANCE OFF ON REALTIME OFF ON Continued on next page 8 0 75 1 5NM S1 S2 M1 4 S1 S2 M1 M2 M3 5 6 12NM M1 M2 M3 L 6 24NM M2 M3 L 1 COLOR YEL GRN COLOR on R type only 2 CLTR SWEEP OFF ON LINK ON FIX 3 SWEEP LVL 1 2 3 4 ENHANCE OFF ON 5 2ND ECHO OFF ON 8 9 0 R type only 6 PULSE 1 6 7 T E PULSE 2 2 0 5NM 51 52 9 0 X When the heading sensor is not connected these functions are inoperative 6 8 MENU key 6 FUNC MENU 7 F 2 MENU 1 FUNC1 OFF ON Select by VRM knob 2 FUNC2 OFF ON and press ENTER key 3 FUNC3 ON 1 TRAIL TIME 21 SART 4 FUNC1 SET 2 TRAIL MODE 22 WATCH TIME 5 FUNC2 SET 3 TR
60. T ALARM LOG S BT DEGAUSS 4 WATCH TIME LOG S WT OUTPUT ALARM 5 ECHO SIG 3 MAN SPD INSTALL 6 FUNC 4 SET amp DRIFT 7 PLOT 5 DISPLAY 8 MARK 6 9 BRILL 7 TUNE 0 OTHERS 8 NAV DATA 9 EBL VRM 0 Press the 2 key twice to start test The following appears 6 6 FR 1500 3 SERIES TEST Press MENU key to escape 1 Program No 0359152107 2 ROM Check OK Press ENTER key to check CRT 3 RAM Check OK 4 Antenna Rotation rpm 5 TX Trigger Frequency 3000Hz 6 Video Level 000 7 Video Signal OK Color Pallet From left Red Green Yellow Blue Pink Light Blue White ARP TEST 1 Program No 1859041102 1859042101 2 ROM Check 3 RAM Check 4 Speed Log 5 Course 6 Trigger 7 Video Signal 8 Bearing Pulse 9 Heading Pulse 10 Minimum Hit 11 Scan Time 12 Manual Acq 13 Auto Acq Control check Bar increases in 14 FE Data 1 length with clockwise 15 FE Data 2 rotation C esed 000 EBL control VRM control check check This test pattern appears when you punch MENU 0 0 2 This test pattern appears when you punch MENU 0 0 2 ENTER SELECTT 6 7 6 4 Menu Hierarchy MENU key 1 VIDEO PLOT AIS r Requires Video Plotter RP 17 or RP 180 option AI
61. UIT BOARD 03P9243A RFC 03P9243B RFC 03P9244A MD 03P9244B MD 03P9232 IF 03P9242 TB MP 3795 SCANNER CHASSIS RSB 0074 RSB 0075 RF MODULE RTR 062 RTR 063 RTR 067 MIC ASSEMBLY U801 RU 9253 RU 9371 D8G 516 08 571 B802 109P0824H602 008 487 260 008 487 280 008 487 300 008 487 320 008 487 240 008 487 230 008 312 370 008 488 010 008 488 030 008 487 160 008 487 170 008 490 580 008 487 350 008 487 340 000 631 715 000 136 566 000 140 764 6 12 KW 25 KW 6 12 KW 25 KW 24 rpm X module 42 rpm X module 10 12 KW 25 KW 6 KW 25 KW 6 12 KW 24 rpm w capacitor 42 rpm w capacitor 25 kW w cable X SWITCH RS 1 NO HVR 1X 40B MD 12N1 HVR 1X 40B DIODE LIMITER 000 478 301 000 121 156 000 133 735 000 121 156 10 12 KW 25 KW 6 KW CR880 RU 9099 000 126 369 9 9 SYMBOL TYPE CODE No REMARKS SHIPPABLE ASSEMBLY CIRCULATOR HY801 RC 3686 000 106 850 RESISTOR R899 ERF 10HMJ102 000 123 395 TRANSFORMER RT 9025 000 123 823 6 10 12 KW RT 9023 000 123 394 F25 KW MAGNETRON V801 M5436 000 140 762 MAF1425B 000 146 872 MG4010 000 150 839 MG5389 000 135 146 MAF 1422B 000 146 871 MG4006 000 150 838 9 10 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD 9 uJ E Qo 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Tel 81 798 65 2111 Fax 81 798 65 4200 Pub No DOC 733 Declaration of conform
62. agnetron 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 A Video Freeze up Recovery Video freeze up or lock up can occur unexpectedly on any digital rasterscan radars This is mainly caused by heavy spike noise in the power line and can be noticed by carefully watching the nearly visible sweep line If you suspect that the picture is not updated every scan of the antenna or no key entry is accepted notwithstanding the apparently normal pictures do Quick Start to restore normal operation 1 Turn off the Power Switch and within 10 seconds turn it on again 2 Press the Transmit switch labeled STBY TX for transmit condition 1 1 1 3 Control Description Press to select presentation mode Head up RM Head up True Bearing RM Course up RM North up RM North up TM Ref Target trails over selected time Ref 1 26 wo Sets two target alarm zones Ref 1 22 MENU ACCESS CONTROL SHIFT Off centers the radar picture turns on off PANEL ZOOM Zoom R type or manual resets the TM display Ref 1 23 Function keys are also used as INDEX Controls Parallel Index Lines Ref 1 27 numeral keypads for 0 9 LINE EBL 6 OFFSET
63. ard zone to use NO 1 or NO 2 3 4 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key Place the cursor at point A see figure below using the trackball Press the ALARM key SET TA1 2 appears at the lower right corner on the screen When both alarms are prepared the active alarm is circumscribed 6 Move the cursor to point B and press the TGT ALARM key again Then an echo watch zone as illustrated is created and the label TA1 or 2 appears instead of SET TA1 or 2 at the lower right corner of the screen TAZ Target alarm zone TAZ can be set in any sector oso between 3 and 6 nm on IMO type and anywhere on es the R type H ox When the radar has the ATA board ARP 17 a total of oes 3 alarm zones two TAZs and one GZ may be set o The 2nd TAZ is available only when the 1st TAZ is fno valid Ps ay am m 150 190 180 170 1 17 Note create a target alarm zone having a 360 degree coverage around own ship set point in almost the same direction approx 3 as point A and press the ALARM key Two alarm zones can be set as described above To change the active alarm zones do steps 1 through 4 in the above procedure When both alarms are prepared the active alarm indication is circumscribed 1 22 2 Acknowledging alarm A target entering the ALARM zone produces both visual flashing and audible beeping alarms To silence the audible alarm press t
64. ase 10 0 m worst case 200 W cm worst case Compass safe distance Equipment unit Standard compass Steering compass Display unit RDP 119 0 80 0 50 m 0 50 0 30 m Antenna unit RTR 067 6 kW 1 40 0 85 m 0 70 0 45 m For all radiators Antenna unit RTR 062 12 kW 1 70 1 05 m 0 90 0 55 m For all radiators Antenna unit RTR 063 25 kW 2 10 1 30 m 1 20 0 75 m For all radiators RF Transceiver unit MM Performance monitor PM 30 band D 4m JO3m _ o o Measurements by the BSH Germany Cert Nr 287 2 Figures in apply to the coastal boats under German Regulations CONFIGURATION OF FR 1500 MARK 3 SERIES RADARS FR 1505 MARK 3 FR 1510 MARK 3 FR 1525 MARK 3 ANTENNA UNIT RW 4873 25C 3C2V DISPLAY UNIT RDP 119_ L ATA BOARD ARP 17 ARP 1Q Gyro Interface t OBA PM INTERFACE VIDEO PLOTTER t RP 17 or RP 180 e m RECTIFIER RU 1746B 2 RU 3424 RU 3424 is for 42 rom 25 antenna unit 115 230 VAC 19 50 60 Hz 12 24 32 VDC CO GPEVVSBEG Gyro pr RADIATOR XN 12AF 120 cm 4 ft XN 20AF 200 cm 8 5 ft XN 24AF 240 cm 8 ft SCANNER UNIT RSB 0074 24 rpm RSB 0075 42 rpm TRANSCEIVER module The antenna unit contains the RF transceiver in its scanner housing RTR 087 B KW RTR 082 12 IW RTR 083 25 KW Performance Monitor option PM 30 for X band 1 og 250v
65. ating it should not be turned on while the antenna unit is being serviced Prevent the potential risk of being struck by the rotating antenna and exposure to RF radiation hazard Wear a safety belt and hard hat when working on the antenna unit Severe injury or death can result if someone falls from the radar antenna mast Notice for technicians The display unit designed to run on AC voltage has a Switch S2 at its rear to cut off 115 230 V supply from internal circuits Turn off the switch when accessing inside the display unit 5 1 Ofo o Switch S2 Periodic Maintenance Schedule 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 Checkpoint Check and measures Remarks 3 to 6 months Exposed nuts and bolts on antenna unit Antenna radiator Check for corroded or loosened nuts and bolts If necessary clean and repaint them thickly Replace them if heavily corroded Check for dirt and cracks on radiator surface Thick dirt should be wiped off with a soft cloth dampened with fresh water If a crack is found apply a slight amount of sealing compound or adhesive as a temporary remedy then call for repair 5 1 Sealing compound may be used instead of paint Apply a small amount of gr
66. ay transmit RMB without RMA or RMC RMB A a C C 11 11 a yyyyy yy X x A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt L Lee hecksum mandatory for RMB Mode indicator see note 2 and note 3 Arrival status Destination closing velocity knots Bearing to desination degrees true Range to destination mautical miles see note 1 Destinaton waypoint longitude E W Destination waypoint latitude N S Distination waypoint ID Origin waypoint ID Direction to steer L R Cross track error Not used Status see note 3 A data valid navigation receiver warning NOTE 1 If range to destination exceeds 999 9 nautical miles display 999 9 NOTE 2 Positioning system Mode indicator Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode 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 setto V invalid for all values of Mode indicator except for A 2 Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status fields shall not be null field 8 8 RMC Recommended specific GPS TRANSIT data Time date position course and speed data provided by a GPS or TRANSIT navigation receiver Checksum is mandatory in this sentence This sentence is transmitted at intervals not exceedi
67. by operating the trackball 2 Press the PLOT SYMBOL key 2 6 The plot symbol changes its shape according to the status as below A vector appears in about one minute after acquisition indicating the target s motion trend If the target is consistently detected for three minutes the plot symbol changes to a solid mark If acquisition fails the target symbol blinks and disappears shortly List of plot symbols Target in guard zone Lost target is indicated by flashing diamond symbol 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 after the two have separated 2 5 2 Automatic acquisition Press MENU 7 7 to display the PLOT menu Press the 0 key twice Press the 2 key to select SET from the AUTO field Press the ENTER SELECT key Place the cursor at upper lower left edge of area and press the ENTER SELECT key Ooo mr gm Oo GIN us Place the cursor at the lower upper right edge of the area and press the ENTER SELECT key 2 7 2 5 3 Changing plot symbol mark The plot symbol for a target may be changed after acquiring the target
68. c Head up mode A display without azimuth stabilization in which the line connecting the center with the top of the display indicates own ship s heading The target pips are painted at their measured distances and in their directions relative to own ship s heading A shoreline on the bearing scale is the north marker indicating compass north A failure of the compass input will cause the north marker to disappear and the Pa readout to show and the message GYRO E SIGNAL MISSING appears in red at the lower right corner of the screen Heading Marker Course up mode TOM Heading Line e 20r et 200 P qm epe T o 190 qao 170 An azimuth stabilized display in which a line connecting the center with the top of the display indicates 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 course change After a course change press the SHIFT key to reset the picture orientation if you wish to continue using the course up mode The heading line gets back to scale zero Bearing scale rotates with a compass signal Heading Marker 330 320 M
69. cator note 1 Longitude E W Latitude N S of position Not used NOTES 1 GPS quality indicator 0 fix not available or invalid 6 Estimated dead reckoning mode 1 GPS SPS mode fix valid 7 Manual input mode 2 differential GPS SPS mode fix valid 8 Simulator mode 3 GPS PPS mode GPS fix valid 4 Real Time Kinematic Satellite system used in mode with fixed integers 5 Float Satellite system used in 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 longitude GLL IILI yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A 1 Checksum Les indicator see note 1 and note 2 Status see note 2 A data valid V data invalid UTC of position Longitude E W Latitude N S Notused NOTE 1 Positioning system Mode indicator Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid NOTE 2 The Mode Indicator field supplements the Status field field 6 The Status field shall be set to V invalid for all values of Operating Mode except or A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system Mode indicator and Status fields shall not be null fie
70. cess is repeated for a total of twelve complete cycles At some point in each sweep the SART frequency will match that of the interrogating radar and be within the pass band of the radar receiver When the SART is within about 1 nm the radar display may show 12 responses equally spaced by 0 64 nautical miles Screen A When SART Screen B When SART is distant is close Lines of 12 dots are displayed in concentric arcs Echo of SART Radar antenna beamwidth Echo of SART 1 5 NM Position of SART Own ship s position Own ship s position Position of SART Radar receiver YA bandwidth N Nmn avam aam aoan aaan A Low speed sweep signal Sweep start High speed sweep signal Summary to detect SART response No particular facilities are required to detect the SART responses however the following precautions are necessary 1 Use range scale of 6 or 12 nm as the spacing between the SART responses is about 0 6 nm 1125 m to distinguish the SART 2 To avoid a chance of regarding SART signals as noise do the following Turn off the automatic clutter suppression Turn off the Interference Rejector Turn off the signal processor such as Echo Average The FR 1500 Mark 3 series radars have a macro feature for easy detection of SART Press F1 0 ENTER SELECTT The following setting is factory provided IR Interference Rejector OFF ECHO AVG OFF
71. 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 target detection can result 1 20 1 25 Electronic Plotting Aid EPA 10 targets can be plotted electronically to assess their motion trend Five past positions can be displayed for each target Working range of EPA is 0 48 nm irrespective of range scale Note that EPA is disabled when the ATA ARP 17 is accommodated 340 350 000 010 020 330 030 Sef E ug 040 4 a 050 KA 060 MAN 00 01 TRUE 3Min WT RNG 4 7NM BRG 41 5 T CSE 198 0 WT SPD 10 3K WT CPA 0 9NM TCPA 15 20 my ev Prim ena 209 490 170 160 Target data is shown in the data display area including range bearing course speed CPA and of the last plotted or selected target EPA SYMBOLS Target 2 is on a collision course as the extension of its O Target plotted vector goes through the own ship position Placing the offset EBL will help for assessment TCPA is counted ias target ang E Cala peng ren up to 99 59 min and beyond that it is indicated as Flashing Targets in Target Alarm Zone TCPA gt 99 99 min A Target on a collis
72. cmeco 1 4 1 9 Entering Own Ship s Speed EPA requires an own ship speed input and compass signal The speed can be entered from a speed log automatic or through the plotting keypad manual 1 9 1 Automatic speed input Press the MENU key and the 0 key twice to show the OTHERS menu OTHERS 1 HDG SET SPD MODE MAN LOG NAV is additionally available LOG S BT in R type If accuracy is LOG S WT doubtful do not use the speed SFD data obtained from GPS 4 SET amp DRIFT DGPS 5 DISPLAY 6 MARK LINE 7 TUNE 8 NAV DATA 9 EBL Pl 0 X 2 Press the 2 key to select the menu item SPD MODE 3 Press the 2 key again to select the LOG option 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key to confirm your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu The ship s speed readout at the right hand side of the screen shows own ship s speed 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 be blank 1 9 2 Manual speed input If the radar is not interfaced with a speed log or the speed log does not feed correct speed enter the ship s speed as fo
73. d inside the radar display unit This function requires position data and compass signal 1 37 1 42 Degaussing Interval The screen is degaussed automatically at certain time intervals as well as each time the radar is turned on to eliminate color contamination caused by earth s magnetism or magnetized ship structure You can select the degaussing interval and the degaussing degree as follows 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 0 key four times to select OTHERS 10 Press the 3 key to display the DEGAUSS menu 11 Press the 2 key to select desired degaussing interval OFF 30 seconds 1 2 minutes in the DEGS INTVL field 12 Press the 3 key to select desired degaussing degree 45 90 135 in the DEGS DEG field For example selecting 45 will automatically degauss the screen when the ship makes a turn which is between 45 and 89 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by DEGAUSS the MENU key tenu 2 DEGSINTVL OFF 30sec 1 2min 3 DEGS DEG OFF 45 90 135 1 43 Background Color The BKGND COLOR key selects the color of the background characters menu markers and indications as below Each press of the key selects one of five color combinations Setting Radar display area black L BLU light L BLU light L BLU light BLK black blue blue blue Outside radar display BLK black BLK black BLK black L BLK BLK black Characters GRN green _ GRN green GRN green WHT
74. d 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 trackball to enable measurement of range and bearing between any targets This function is also useful for assessment of the potential risk of collision To assess possibility of collision 1 Press the EBL ON key to display or activate the No 1 EBL 2 Place the cursor on a target appearing as threatening A in the illustrated example by operating the trackball 3 Press the EBL OFFSET key and the origin of the active EBL shifts to the cursor position Press the EBL OFFSET key again to anchor the EBL origin 4 After waiting for a few minutes at least 3 minutes operate the EBL rotary control until the EBL bisects the target at the new position A The EBL readout shows the target ship s course which may be true or relative depending on the settings on the OTHERS menu 1 14 If relative motion is selected it is also possible to read CPA Closest Point of Approach by using a VRM as shown below Figure a If the EBL passes through the sweep origin own ship as illustrated Figure b the target ship is on a collision course 5 To return the EBL origin to the own ship position press the EBL OFFSET key again VRM 1 350 000 010 020 CURSOR 350 000 010 2 VRM 1 CURSOR 330 we nn 030 330 we Witwer 030 fre f 040 ee foso 4
75. desired with the VRM rotary control 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection and then press the MENU key to finish Then a single press of F2 turns on the function preprogrammed in the procedure above 1 34 FUNCTION Key The FUNCTION key works similar to the automatic dialing feature on a telephone playing back control settings just as they were registered Instead of manually adjusting controls to set up for a particular condition for example navigation in a harbor you can have the FUNCTION key to do it for you 1 34 1 Presetting the FUNCTION key The radar s internal computer offers several navigation condition setups as outlined in the table below For instance you might want to preset the level of parameters as HBR Harbor in FUNC which you can later select among FUNC 1 2 or 3 by pressing the FUNCTION key Each setup option defines a combination of several radar settings for achieving optimum setup for a particular navigating situation Those involved are echo average interference rejector echo stretch noise rejector enhanced video video contrast automatic anti clutter Adjusting these features on a function key menu changes the original function key settings To 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
76. e 8 key twice again to display the NAV DATA menu Press 2 key to select navigation data input device Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection and the MENU key to close the menu Notes 1 Own ship position display requires an input from radionavigational equipment such as a GPS receiver in accordance with the data format as defined by IEC 61162 1 2 Wind ocean current depth water temperature are displayed when the relevant sensors are fitted and the data from these may be used to influence other data such as set drift Displaying external waypoint Waypoint defined on another navaid can be displayed by setting EXT WP to ON on the NAV DATA menu This can be done by the keying sequence of MENU 0 0 8 8 3 Note When the waypoint is more than 5000 nm away from own ship the data shows 5000 nm 1 40 1 47 2 Making a radar map Mark entry Marks can be entered in three different ways 1 Press the MENU key and the 8 key twice to display the MARK menu Press the 4 key to select the entry mode Cursor L L or OS Position For L L key in position with the numeral keys Use or to specify N E or S W Marks can be entered at OS position only when menu is displayed 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the 1 key and key in mark to enter with the ten keys 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key 6 Press the MARK key to enter mark Repeat
77. e clutter not eliminated by this control is filtered out by more than one bang correlation and scan to scan matching of data Rain and snow Clutter can be acquired and tracked as targets Adjust the A C RAIN control If it is heavy rain switch to S band if provided or switch on the interference rejector on the radar If heavy clutter still exists switch to manual acquisition Accuracy can be affected Low clouds Usually no effect If necessary adjust the A C RAIN control Non synchronous emissions No effect Low gain Insufficient or low radar receiver gain will result in some targets not being acquired at long distance ARPA display will be missing on one or more targets that could only be visible if the radar sensitivity control GAIN control were increased The setting of the correct radar receiver gain is not critical but the target should be on the radar display area and be clearly visible and well defined Manual acquisition is done if a target is positively displayed more than once Automatic acquisition is done when the target is detected 5 7 times continuously Tracking is achieved when 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
78. e to a target The variable range marker s diameter is increased or decreased so that the marker touches the inner edge of the target allowing the operator to obtain more accurate range measurements 3 2 False Echoes Occasionally echo signals appear on the screen at positions where there is no target or disappear even if there are targets They are however recognized if you understand the reason why they are displayed Typical false echoes are shown below Multiple echoes Multiple echoes occur when a transmitted pulse returns from a solid object like a large ship bridge or breakwater A second a third or more echoes may be observed on the display at double triple or other multiples of the actual range of the target as shown below Multiple reflection echoes can be reduced and often removed by decreasing the gain sensitivity or properly adjusting the A C SEA control 3 2 Side lobe echoes Every time the radar pulse is transmitted some radiation escapes on each side of the beam called side lobes If a target exists where it can be detected by the side lobes as well as the main lobe the side echoes may be represented on both sides of the true echo at the same range Side lobes show usually only on short ranges and from strong targets They can be reduced through careful reduction of the gain or proper adjustment of the A C SEA control Virtual image A relatively large target close to your ship may be represented at two positi
79. ears in 50 90 of the display radius The range scales are 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 96 nm Press the RANGE key to select range The range range ring interval and pulselength appear at the top left corner of the display 1 13 Selecting the Pulselength The pulselength in use is displayed at the upper left position Appropriate pulselengths are preset to individual range scales and function keys Therefore you are not usually required to select them If you are not satisfied with the current pulselength settings however it is possible to change them by the ECHO SIG menu as below The pulselength is selectable on the ranges 0 5 to 24 nm 1 13 1 Selecting pulselength 1 or 2 Press the MENU key to display the Main menu Press the 5 key twice to select ECHO SIG Press the 6 key or 7 key to select PULSE 1 or PULSE 2 as appropriate Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key The indication of PULSE 1 or PULSE 2 alternately appears at the upper left corner of the display PULSE 1 Underlined is the default value on each range 51 S2 1 62 1 0 07 0 15 us S1 62 M1 M2 M3 0 07 0 15 0 3 Us M1 M2 M3 L 6 0 07 0 15 0 3 0 5 0 7 us M2 M3 L 0 3 0 5 0 7 12ys 0 5 0 7 1 2ys 1 13 2 Presetting pulselengths 1 and 2 Pulselength 1 and 2 can be preset on the PULSE 1 and PULSE 2 in the ECHO SIG menu A longer pulse provides an increased detection range but wi
80. ease between nuts and bolts for easy removal in future Do not use plastic solvent acetone for cleaning If you need to remove ice from antenna unit use a wooden hammer or plastic head hammer Crack on the unit may cause water ingress causing serious damages to internal circuits Terminal strips Open antenna cover to When closing antenna covers and plugs in check terminal strip and plug in position be careful not to antenna unit connections inside Also catch loose wires between check the rubber gasket of covers and unit antenna covers for deterioration 6 months CRT and High voltage at CRT and If CRT anode rubber cap or to one surrounding surrounding components wire sheath is cracked ask year components attract dust in environment your dealer to replace it Wait which will cause poor for at least 3 minutes until high insulation Ask your nearest voltage components CRT and FURUNO representative HV capacitors discharge their dealer to clean internal residual charges before high voltage components accessing them Terminal strips Check for loose Sockets earth connections Check contacts terminal and plugs for proper seating etc 5 2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts Antenna motor D8G 571 X band 42 rpm Gears more than 10 000 h Wind load 100 kt D8G 571 X band 24 rpm Magnetron 5389 X band 6 kW 2 000 3 000 h MAF1422B X band 6 kW MG4006 X band 6 kW MAF 1425B X band 12 kW MG4010
81. ect the level so that the radar picture shows up most clearly from the background 1 2 Press F1 Press the 6 key to select desired contrast level from the CONTRAST field Selected level is indicated as CONTRAST1 CONTRAST2 or CONTRASTS at the lower left corner on the Screen Press the MENU key to finish 1 39 1 47 Radar Map RP 17 or RP 180 required A radar map is a combination of map lines and symbols whereby the user can define and input the navigation data route planning and monitoring data Map lines also called nav lines are navigational facility whereby the observer can define lines to indicate channels or traffic separation schemes These lines can be ground stabilized to stop them from drifting Definition in IEC 60936 1 and IEC 60872 1 In this series of radar the standard radar map has the capacity of 3 000 points of mark and line The map data can be memorized to facilitate the repeated use on the routine navigation area The user can create a radar map on real time while using the radar for navigation or at leisure time at anchor or while the radar is not being used Place of a map can be made for any waterways apart from the actual own ship 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 Press the MENU key Press the 0 key twice Press th
82. ed in bearing twice to show the ECHO SIG menu and range directions 2 Press the 4 key to select OFF or ON from the ENHANCE field as appropriate 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key and then press the MENU key 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 sequence again To activate the timer 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 4 key twice to select WATCH TIME WATCH TIME 1 ALM INTVL OFF 3min 6min 12min 15min 20min 2 Press the 1 key to select desired interval 3 6 12 15 20 min from the ALM INTVL field 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key to conclude your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu 1 36 1 38 Noise Rejector The noise rejector suppresses white noise which appears on the screen as many dots scattered randomly over the display To suppress white noise 1 Press the F1 key 2 Press the 7 key to turn the noise rejector on or off as appropriate NR appears at lower left hand position when the noise rejector is on 1 39 Navigation Data Various navigation data can be displayed and their format selected with connection of appropriate external sensors You can select which navigation data to display as follows 1 Press the MENU ke
83. ence mark can be set relative to own ship or referenced to land sea or ground stabilized 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 8 key twice to select MARK MARK 1 ERASE 2 MODE REL TRUE 3 Press the 2 to select the REL or TRUE as required 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key then MENU 1 28 2 Erasing reference marks Erasing individual reference marks Select the Reference mark with the cursor and then press the CANCEL CLEAR key 1 27 1 28 3 Erasing all reference marks Press the MENU key Press the 8 key twice to select MARK Press the 1 key twice Press the MENU key pop I 1 29 Zoom R type only The zoom function is available on the R type radar only and it enlarges an area of interest as large as 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 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 Cursor Place the cursor at a ZOOM in position of interest Regular type only 1 28 1 30 Markers Heading line north marker stern marker own ship symbol The heading line indicates the ship s heading in all presentation modes It is a line from the own ship position to the o
84. equipment modified by Commission Directive 2002 75 EC On behalf of Furuno Electric Co Ltd Hiroaki Komatsu Nishinomiya City Japan Manager October 28 2004 International Rules and Regulations Configuration matrix of FR 15X5 MARK 3 series This is part of Declaration of conformity DOC 733 itu Transceiver RTR 067 Remarks FR 1505 MARK 3 FR 1510 MARK 3 FR 1525 MARK 3 4 ft 120 cm X band X Turning unit RSB 0074 X x x RSB 0075 x x x Display unit RDP 119 15 180 mm color display Other mandatory equipment Either of AD 100 Gyro converter or GC 8 Gyro interface Video plotter board either one of RP 17 map function or RP 180 AIS information display and map functions Multiplexer Optional equipment IF 2300 gt 2 2 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD E UJ EX Qo 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Tel 81 798 65 2111 Fax 81 798 65 4200 Pub NO DOC 758 Declaration of Conformity C 0 6 0 4 We FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD Manufacturer 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Address declare under our sole responsibility that the product Shipborne radar Types FR 1505 MARK 3 and FR 1510 MARK 3 See Configuration matrix at page 2 2 of this Declaration for details LLL EE R A
85. er are in good working conditions in as much as the original state when the monitor was tuned up the innermost are should appear at 12 nm and there should be a total of 4 arcs The range of the innermost arc reduces 3 nm with every 3 dB loss of transmitted power Receiver sensitivity can be evaluated from the number of visible arcs one arc is lost every 3 dB deterioration of the sensitivity Transmitter performance Receiver performance Range to innermost arc Loss Number of arcs Loss 12 0 dB 0 dB 9 nm 3 dB 3 dB 4 gt 9 dB gt ne gt 10 08 7 1 4 arcs starting at 12 nm Transmitter normal Receiver normal Transmitter 3 dB loss Transmitter system has lost a Receiver normal 7 2 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 8 DIGITAL INTERFACE IEC 61162 1 Edition 1 and 2 1 I O Sentences for Channel 1 Input BWC BWR DBS DBT GGA GLL GTD MDA MTW RMA RMB RMC VBW VHB VTG ZDA not recommended in IMO type R Type Only Output RSD every 4 s TLL When A C RAIN control is pressed R Type Only 2 O Sentences of Channel 2 Channels 2 sentences have priority over channel 1 signals Input DBK DBS
86. et Alarm Radar Radar Target Alarm Zone zones 2 Target Alarm Zones NO 1 TAZ 1 and 2 TAZs anywhere Alarm can between 3 and 6 nm in 0 5 nm depth be selected for inside as TAZ or NO 2 anywhere when NO 1 is valid outside as off zone Anchor Watch ATA One Guard Zone ATA One Guard Zone Default GZ covers 3 5 4 nm Anywhere adjustable between 3 and 6 nm in 0 5 nm range depth Not available Available on menu Echo colors Monochrome yellow or green in 16 Choice of monochrome in 16 tones or tones 3 colors depending on echo strengths Speed mode Manual Log Manual Log and NAV GPS DGPS Target trail Not available 1 2 3 4 intensit Close in range Not available CENter ENHANCE on menu enhancement Not available A D vii When the gyrocompass or magnetic compass is not connected to IMO type radar the functions mentioned below are inoperative In this case the HDG SNSR on the SET UP 2 menu of the Installation menu should be set to OFF See page 5 7 in the installation manual 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 viii Alert and indication for heading sensor do not appear on the screen and also the indication of HDG does not appear on the screen The PLOT on the main menu is not accessible Therefore the menus of EPA and ATA are not accessible On the menu of FUNC1 SET FUNC2 SET and FUNC3 SET the ECHO AVG is not available However echo averaging can be turned on with
87. g for detecting SART Refer to 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 0 2 Press appropriate numeric key For example press the 4 key to select desired echo stretch level Each press of the 4 key selects echo stretch level 1 30 1 33 F2 Key The F2 key selects the level or setting for one of the parameters as selected at step 3 below on the STBY screen 1 33 1 Presetting the F2 key 1 In the STANDBY condition press the MENU key 2 Press the 6 key twice to display the FUNC menu FUNC FUNC 1 OFF ON FUNC 2 OFF ON FUNC 3 OFF ON FUNC 1 SET FUNC 2 SET FUNC 3 SET F 2 SET F2 SET option not valid in TX mode valid on STBY only 3 Press the 7 key twice to select 2 SET The following display appears F2 MENU Select by VRM knob and press ENTER key 1 TRAIL TIME 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 WPT 7 TGT COLOR 27 OS POSN 8 ECHO AVG 28 CLTR SWEEP 9 INT REJ 29 P MONITOR 10 ECHO STRETCH 30 11 NOISE REJ 31 VRM RNG 1 1 R type only 12 ECHO ENHANCE 32 AIS 1 MENU 2 2 on IMO type radar 13 2ND ECHO 33 AIS DATA 2 31 is AIS 1 MENU and 14 CONTRAST 32 is AIS DATA These 15 PLOT MENU are not shown on RP 17 16 MARK MODE 17 BRILL MENU 18 DRIFT MENU 19 NAV DATA 20 DISPLAY This screen appears only in the STBY condition 4 Select function
88. he AUDIO OFF key shortly ACK replaces IN or OUT This will deactivate the audible alarm but will not stop the flashing of the target in the target alarm zone To reactivate the audible alarm press the AUDIO OFF key again To silence the audible alarm you may press the AUDIO OFF key However in this case the label ACKN does not appear Hold the AUDIO OFF key depressed for at least 5 seconds to disable the target alarm Note The target alarm is given to targets having a certain level of echo strength This level does not always imply a landmass reef ships or other surface objects but can mean returns from the sea surface or precipitation Properly adjust the GAIN A C SEA and A C RAIN controls to reduce noise to avoid generation of 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 target alarm by definition but an anchor watch which some users find valuable Inward alarm IMO type and R type Outward alarm R type radar only The radar causes an alarm when a The radar causes an alarm when a target target violates the TAZ leaves the TAZ Anchor watch 1 23 Off centering
89. his is the result of our technical excellence as well as our worldwide distribution and service network Please carefully read and follow the safety information and operating and maintenance instructions set forth in this manual before attempting to operate the equipment and conduct any maintenance Your radar set will perform to the utmost of its ability only if it is operated and maintained in accordance with the correct procedures Features of This Series of Radars Daylight bright rasterscan 15 inch multi color high resolution display New microprocessing technology with high speed high density 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 data e Stand alone or integrated configuration Meets the current and future IMO and IEC standards as a shipborne radar New radar standard MSC 64 67 Annex 4 must be met for new installation on and after January 1 1999 FR 1500 Mark 3 Series of Radars This Series of FURUNO radars are designed to meet various customers needs and the exacting requirements of international and national standards and regulations including IMO A
90. ho stretch function desired selected 5 ECHO AVG level appears at the lower left hand position Each selection works CONTRAST as in the figure below NREJ DISP SEL PM SART ES1 Enlarged in bearing ES2 Enlarged in range direction direction Invalid at P L S1 Use on range 1 5 12 nm and S2 Use on range 1 5 6 nm Notes 1 If the 1 5 nm range is preset for pulselength of 1 or S2 and the nm scale for S2 the echo stretch is not available on those range scales 2 The echo stretch magnifies not only small target pips but also returns clutter from sea surface rain and radar interference For this reason make sure these types of interference have been sufficiently suppressed before activating this function 1 36 2 Contrast Contrast is adjustable in 3 levels according to the radar video sampling level Press F1 6 and select the level so that the picture shows up most clearly from the background 1 35 1 36 3 Enhanced video The enhanced video function works similar to the echo stretch function enlarging target echoes in bearing and range direction on 1 5 6 nm scales ECHO SIG COLOR YEL GRN Color available on R type CLTR SWEEP OFF ON ON FIX SWEEP LEVEL 12 3 ENHANCE OFF ON 2ND ECHO OFF ON PULSE 1 PULSE 2 A D CURVE ABCD 8 9 0 R type only CNTR ENHANCE OFF ON REALTIME HU OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 5 key Echo enlarg
91. ime spaced positions of any targets being tracked EPA Past plot positons may not be equally time spaced up to the operator Targets not plotted over 10 min will be dropped 47 4 Displaying the radar map Press the MENU key to display the Main menu Press the 8 key twice to display the MARK menu Press the 2 key to select ON from the DISP field Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 1 47 5 Erasing contents of the radar map 1 Press the MENU key Press the 8 key twice to display the MARK menu Press the 3 key 2 3 times to select the method of erasure NO individual marks DISPLAY marks currently displayed or ALL all marks Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 1 43 1 48 Alarms The table below summarizes alarms which may occur at various warning conditions Warning Audible Visual alarm To quit alarm status alarm HEADING 2 beeps HDG label reads and the Match the on screen failure message GYRO SIG MISSING readout with the actual compass appears in red reading if necessary To stop Display is automatically switched the audible alarm press the to head up mode within 1 min AUDIO OFF key When the heading signal from the gyrocompass restores Press the MODE key to erase normal the indication HDG SET HDG SET and correct the appears in red heading readout Target alarm peu ER flashes Press TARGET ALARM key TAZ WATCH alarm
92. ine Organization Automatic Radar Plotting Aid IMO ARPA requirements an indication of the motion trend should be available within 20 scans of antenna and full vector accuracy within 60 scans The FURUNO ARPAS ATAs comply with these requirements Acquisition and tracking A target which is hit by 5 consecutive radar pulses is detected as a radar echo Auto acquisition is not defined in paints but in time which should be less than 3 seconds of initial stage Manual acquisition is done by designating a detected echo with the trackball Automatic acquisition is done in the acquisition areas when a target is detected 5 7 times continuously depending upon the congestion Tracking is achieved when the target is clearly distinguishable on the display for 5 consecutive or alternate paints out of 10 consecutive scans whether acquired automatically or manually Required tracking facilities are available within 0 1 32 nm on range scales including 3 6 12 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 each range element is 1 if there is radar echo return above a threshold level or O if there is no return The digital radar signal is then analyzed by a ship sized echo discriminator As the antenna
93. ing Target Data Target data may be output to external equipment as follows 1 Press MENU 7 7 0 0 2 Press the 6 key to select OFF REL TRUE from the TTM field as appropriate 1 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 2 13 2 14 Diagnostic Sequence You can check the ATA Board for proper operation as follows The self test does not require operator intervention It runs automatically when the power is placed on at regular intervals or on operator demand 1 Press MENU 0 0 0 0 2 Press the 2 key twice to start the diagnosis sequence The results of the test appear as shown below 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 ARP TEST 1 Program No 18590411 18590421 2 ROM Check OK OK 3 RAM Check OK 4 Speed Log OK 0 0 5 Course OK 6 Trigger OK 7 Video Signal 8 Bearing Pulse OK 9 Heading Pulse OK 10 Minimum Hit OK 11 Scan Time 0274 12 Manual Acq 00 13 Auto Acq 00 14 FE Data 1 0000 15 FE Data 2 0000 If NG appears for any ATA related item call for service 2 14 2 15 Factors Affecting ARPA Functions Sea returns If the radar anti clutter control is adjusted properly there is no serious effect because distant wav
94. ing indicator and the label AUTO at the top right corner of the display unit show the tuning circuit is working The receiver may become detuned in automatic tuning if own ship s radar receives the radar signal of another shipborne radar To return press the STBY TX key twice 1 6 2 Manual tuning Press the GAIN control Push for HL OFF and adjust the VRM control after setting as below 1 Press the MENU key MENU OTHERS 1 VIDEO PLOT AIS HDG SET 2 TGT TRAIL SPDMODE MAN LOG 1 7 3 TGT ALARM LOG S BT 2 MODE AUTO MAN 4 WATCH TIME LOG S WT 5 ECHO SIG MAN SPD 6 FUNC SET amp DRIFT 7 PLOT DISPLAY 8 MARK MARK LINE 9 BRILL TUNE 0 OTHERS DATA EBL PI 4 Requires RP 17 or RP 180 AIS not shown on RP 17 a Main menu b OTHERS menu c TUNE menu 2 Press the 0 key twice to display the OTHERS menu b 3 Press the 7 key to display the TUNE menu c 4 Press the 2 key to select the option MAN from the MODE field 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key While observing the picture on the 48 mile scale slowly adjust the VRM rotary control while holding down the GAIN control to find the best tuning point Make sure that the radar has been set to the best tuning point This condition is where the tuning indicator lights to about 809 of its total length Note that the tuning indication will never extend to full length 6 Press the MENU key to close the menu ae 1 7 Degaussing the Screen
95. inputs are accurate Target nottracked correctly Poor definition of targets 1 Adjust SEA and RAIN controls in sea clutter adequately 6 5 6 3 Diagnostic Test A diagnostic test program is provided to enable testing of major circuit boards in the radar display unit Note that the normal radar picture is lost during this test Proceed as follows to execute the diagnostic test 1 2 3 Press MENU 0 0 to show the OTHERS main Press the 0 key twice to select the OTHERS sub menu Press the 2 key twice to select TEST The diagnostic test is executed and the screen shows test results as shown on the next page OKs appear for normal operation ARP TEST results appear only when optional ARP Board is mounted If NG No Good appears corresponding components may be defective Consult your dealer 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 diagnostic test press the MENU key Sequence for diagnostic test MENU KEY 0 key twice 0 key twice MENU gt OTHERS OTHERS 1 VIDEO PLOT 1 HDG SET f 2 TGT TRAIL 2 SPD MODE MAN LOG TEST 3 TG
96. ion course Note Plots will be lost when the compass or speed log fails 1 25 1 Plotting a target a Fist plot position 1 Place a cursor on a target of interest and press the FER PLOT SYMBOL key The target position changes Serien calculated with a calculated speed and course every 1 2 seconds by the auto follow up feature maintaining the pane pIo ponien calculation origin at point a If option 7 TRACK is ON tracked positions are indicated by dots c Re entry for correction 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 O to O This step is to identify the target on which you want the plotting data 3 Place the cursor on the target within 5 seconds maybe at a different location due to leeway at c and press PLOT SYMBOL key The vector will be drawn based on a trip between a and c The target data is indicated in the text area to the right Correction of plot position c if necessary is possible within 5 seconds to show the course made good and speed made good 4 Do the same for other targets maximum 10 For targets already in auto follow up do steps 2 and 3 1 21 Note If a target once plotted is not plotted again within 10 minutes the warning UPDATE PLOT and plot number will appear on the lower right margin of the screen and the plot
97. ity FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD Manufacturer 9 52 Ashihara Cho Nishinomiya City 662 8580 Hyogo Japan Address hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the product Shipborne radar with ATA EPA and AIS display types FR 15X5 MARK 3 for details see Configuration matrix at page 2 2 of this Declaration Model names type numbers to which this declaration relates conforms to the following standard s or normative document s IMO Performance Standards Test standards IMO Resolution A 694 17 IEC 60936 1 Ed 1 1 2002 08 IMO Resolution A 813 19 IEC PAS 60936 5 Ed 1 2003 09 IMO Resolution MSC 64 67 Annex 4 IEC 60872 2 Ed 1 1999 01 IEC 60872 3 Ed 1 2000 12 IEC 60945 Ed 3 1996 11 IEC 61162 1 Ed 2 2000 07 title and or number and date of issue of the standard s or other normative document s For assessment see ECTYPE EXAMINATION MODULE B CERTIFICATE No 6522 1130 1 2004 and USCG Approval Nos 165 111 EC0735 1130 1 1 2004 ATA and 165 121 EC0735 1 130 2 1 2004 EPA of 4 October 2004 issued by Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency BSH The Federal Republic of Germany EC QUALITY SYSTEM MODULE D CERTIFICATE No BSH 022 03 1999 4 of 15 June 2004 and Annex to BSH 022 03 1999 4 of 11 October 2004 issued by Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency BSH The Federal Republic of Germany This declaration is issued according to the provisions of European Council Directive 96 98 EC on marine
98. l distance when you operate the RANGE or RANGE key This means that the apparent radius of the VRM ring changes in proportion to the selected range scale 3 Press the VRM OFF key to erase each VRM 1 13 1 49 Measuring Bearing Use the Electronic Bearing Lines EBLs to find bearing of a target There are two EBLs No 1 and No 2 which are toggled by successive presses of the EBL ON key 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 coarse dashed one is the No 2 EBL 1 Press the EBL ON key to display either of the EBLs Successive presses of the EBL ON key toggles the active EBL between No 1 No 2 and index lines if displayed and the currently active EBL readout is circumscribed 2 Rotate the EBL rotary control clockwise or counterclockwise until the active EBL bisects the target of interest and read its bearing at the lower left corner of the screen 3 Press the EBL OFF key to erase each EBL The EBL readout is affixed by R relative if it is relative to own ship s heading or T true if it is referenced to the North as determined by the 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 returne
99. lds 8 5 HDG Heading deviation and variation IMO Resolution A 382 X Heading magnetic sensor reading which if corrected for deviation will produce magnetic heading which if offset by variation will provide true heading HDG a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt E Checksum Magnetic variation degrees E W see notes 2 and 3 Magnetic deviation degrees E W see notes 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 True HDT x x T hh lt CR gt lt LF gt _ Checksum Heading degree true Not used MTW Water temperature MTW x x C hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Checksum Temperature degrees C Not used 8 6 RMA Recommended minimum specific LORAN C data Position course and speed data provided by a LORAN C receiver Time differences A and B are those used in computing latitude longitude Checksum is mandatory in this sentence This sentence is transmitted at intervals not exceeding 2 s and is always accompanied by RMB when a destination waypoint is active RMA and RMB are the recommended minimum data to be provided by a LORAN C
100. llows 1 S Press the MENU key and the 0 key twice to show the OTHERS menu Press the 2 key several times to select MAN from the SPD MODE field Press the 3 key to select the MAN SPD Enter speed with the numeric keys Press the ENTER SELECT key to confirm your selection followed by the MENU key to close the menu The ship s speed readout at the right hand side of the screen shows own ship s speed fed from the speed log with the label MAN 1 5 1 10 On screen Legends and Markers Range scale Range ring interval Target Alarm Zone Radar or Guard Zone ATA Pulselength 1st zone between 3 and 6 nm 2nd zone anywhere HU HU TB CU NU TM Heading line Own ship data Heading Speed value and sensor type Parallel index line reference Geodetic datum 12 2nd Echo AUTO MAIN HDG 155 0 T GYRO SART MAP ALIGN SPD 12 0 WT pum P SET DRIFT LOG 00 00KT PULSE 1 M1 REL TRAIL 20 00 SB FUNC ee SSR Cursor position 38 29 562 N from OS Time To Go COAST 310 138 18 562 E S TIG 45 50 OWN SHIP GPS 38 32 222 Own ship data 138 11 212 E CSE 1500 T L L CMG WPTOL ADT Course Made Good TTG 00 00 by GPS DGPS DEPTH 075 2m TEMP 18 0C Depth and Temperature 30 SEPT 1998 LOCAL 00 00 if sensors used MAN 00 01 TRUE VECT 78 5 ATA data 264 0T WT 10 3K WT CPA 2 9NM TCPA 15 20 AUT EPFS SIGNAL MISSING CONTRASTI TRIG AZIMUTH 7
101. mpycy 5 eaae Gyro MM suec IS eR 250 V DPYCY 1 25 19 50 60 Hz wah ma ee ce cw ens ass Speed Log CQ SPEVV SRE C EPFS 2C 1 5 ee na M nnne mm External Buzzer FW 4869 Other Radar system Please specify power supply when ordering Optional transformer is required for other mains DISPLAY UNIT available for or DC mains 12 unit works with 6 or 12 KW 24 rpm antenna unit only Optional Supply xi This page is intentionally left blank Xii 1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1 1 Turning on the Power The POWER switch is located at the left corner of the display unit Push it to switch on the radar set To turn off the radar push it again The screen shows the bearing scale and digital timer approximately 15 seconds after power on The timer counts down three minutes of warm up time During this period the magnetron that is the transmitter tube is warmed for transmission When the timer has reached 0 00 the indication STBY appears indicating that the radar is now ready to transmit pulses Ofo o a CJEJCIEJCIEEETEH Notice for technicians The display unit designed to run on AC voltage has a switch S2 at its rear to cut off 115 230 V supply from internal circuits Thus the radar will POWER not operate when this switch is turned off Keep it switch in the ON position 1 2 Transmitter ON After the power is turned on and the m
102. ng installation 1 29 1 31 Suppressing Second trace Echoes In certain situations echoes from very distant targets may appear as false echoes second trace echoes on the screen This occurs when the return echo is received one transmission cycle later that is after a next radar pulse has been transmitted To activate or deactivate the second trace echo rejector 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu ECHO SIG COLOR YEL GRN COLOR additional to R type CLTR SWEEP OFF ON ON FIX SWEEP LEVEL 12 3 ENHANCE OFF ON 2 ECHO OFF ON PULSE 1 PULSE 2 A D CURVE ABCD 8 R type only CNTR ENHANCE OFF ON 9 R type only REALTIME HU OFF ON 0 R type only 2 Press the 5 key to select OFF or ON 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 VECTOR Vector mode True or Relative Press F 1 1 PULSE Pulselength selection INT REJ Interference rejector Ref 1 17 STRETCH Echo stretch Ref 1 36 ECHO AVG Echo average Ref 1 24 CONTRAST Contrast of video Ref 1 36 N REJ Noise rejector Ref 1 38 DISP SEL ENTER SELECT toggles display between Main and Sub PM Activates Performance Monitor Refer to Chapter 7 SART Optimum settin
103. ng 2 s and is always accompanied by when a destination waypoint is active and are the recommended minimum data to be provided by a GPS or TRANSIT receiver All data fields must be provided null fields used only when data is temporarily unavailable RMC hhmmss ss A 1 11 a yyyyy yy XXXXXx X X a athh CR LF LChecisu mandatory for RMC Mode indicator see notes 2 and 3 Magnetic variation degrees E W see note 1 Data dd mm yy Course over ground degrees true Speed over ground knots Longitude E W Latitude N S Status see note 3 data valid navigation receiver warning of position fix Not used NOTE 1 Easterly variation E subtracts from true course Westerly variation W adds to true course NOTE 2 Positioning system Mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning 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 2 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 fields RSD Radar system data IMO Resolution A 477 XII Radar display setting data RSD X X X X X X X X X X X X XX a a hh lt CR gt l
104. nu Target 2 NO 1 VRM Target 1 Origin of NO 1 EBL 210 a 150 EBL 200 190 170 160 VRM 90 5 R 0 505NM Distance between 335 2 R 0 205NM Targets 1 and 2 R Bearing relative os heading viewed from Target 1 to 2 T Bearing relative to north viewed from Target 1 to 2 1 16 1 22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone CAUTION The target alarm feature should never be relied upon as the sole means for detecting the risk of potential collision The operator of a ship is not relieved of the responsibility to keep lookout for avoiding collisions whether or not the radar is in use 1 22 1 Introduction There are two independent Target Alarm Zones NO 1 zone has a default coverage of 3 5 4 nm and is adjustable within 3 0 to 6 0 nm NO 2 zone may be adjusted anywhere when the NO 1 TAZ is valid On the R type the outer and inner boundaries can be set at any distance In any radar type the sector of the zones can be set anywhere between 0 and 360 degrees in any direction When the radar is equipped with Automatic Tracking Aid ATA or ARPA a Guard Zone alarm is also available To set target alarm zones 1 Press the MENU key and press the 3 key twice to show the TGT ALARM menu TGT ALARM AREA NO NO1 NO2 In R type you can use NO 1 as TAZ by selecting IN MODE 1 IN OUT and NO 2 as an Anchor Watch by selecting OUT In 1 2 3 MODE2 IN OUT IMO type only IN is available 2 Press the 1 key to select gu
105. o use manual control initially until the SART has been detected The effect of the auto sea control on the SART response can then be compared with manual control 3 5 A C RAIN control This should be used normally i e to break up areas of rain when trying to detect a SART response which being a series of dots is not affected by the action of the anti clutter rain circuitry Note that RACON responses which are often in the form of a long flash will be affected by the use of this control Some sets have automatic manual anti clutter rain control facilities in which case the operator is advised to use manual control initially 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 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 signal appears on the radar screen as a rectangular echo originating at a point just beyond the position of the radar beacon It has a Morse coded pattern Sometimes the echo may appear solid sometimes separated depending on the code and radar range scale in use Racon 3 6 4 OPERATION OF VIDEO PLOTTER RP 17 OPTION Needed for Radar Mapping The Video Plotter RP 17 is an optional circuit board which is
106. ons 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 Target ship Own ship FL Radar Radiator True echo n Radar mast s X Mirror image False of target ship echo Virtual image by mirror effect Shadow sector by stern block Shadow sectors see above right Funnels stacks masts or derricks in the path of the scanner block the radar beam If the angle subtended at the scanner is more than a few degrees a non detecting sector may be produced Within this sector targets can not be detected 3 3 3 3 SART Search and Rescue Transponder A Search and Rescue Transponder SART is generally carried on the SOLAS Convention ships under the GMDSS scheme It serves as a homing device for the rescue party to reach the survival craft in distress It is triggered by any X Band 3 cm radar within a range of approximately 5 nm IMO Resolution A 802 19 Each radar pulse received causes it to transmit a response which is swept repetitively across the complete radar frequency band When interrogated it first sweeps rapidly 0 4 us through the band before beginning a relatively slow sweep 7 5 us through the band back to the starting frequency This pro
107. ontrol rotate for manual adjustment push for automatic adjustment 1 15 1 Manual adjustment by the 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 distinguishable If the control is set too low targets will be hidden in the clutter while if it is set too high both sea clutter and targets will disappear from the display In most cases adjust the control until clutter has disappeared to leeward but a little is still visible windward 1 Confirm that the sensitivity is properly adjusted and then transmit on short range 2 Adjust the A C SEA control so small targets are distinguishable but some clutter remains on the display SEA OFF A C SEA adjusted 1 15 2 Automatic adjustment by the A C AUTO control The A C AUTO control automatically suppresses sea clutter as well as rain clutter Push the A C SEA control to turn on the automatic A C circuit A C AUTO appears at the bottom left corner when the A C circuit is on CAUTION The auto A C function can erase weak target echoes Adjust the control carefully watching the display 1 11 1 16 Suppressing Precipitation Clutter
108. osest Point of Approach is the closest range a target will approach to own ship Do not confuse it with the operator preset CPA alarm limit is the time to CPA measured with present speeds of own ship and the targets Both CPA and TCPA are automatically calculated When a target ship has passed clear of own ship the CPA is displayed and the TCPA appears as TCPA is counted up to 99 59 min and beyond this it is indicated as gt 99 9 min Note 1 MARK DISP on the PLOT menu must be turned on to display target data Note 2 Target data may be displayed with reference to North True or own ship heading Relative The desired reference may be selected with TARGET DATA on the PLOT menu 2 9 2 9 Past Position Display The ATA displays equally time spaced dots maximum 10 dots at intervals of 30 seconds 1 2 3 or 6 minutes marking the past positions of any targets being tracked If a target changes its speed the spacing will be uneven If it changes the course its plotted course will not be a straight line in TM mode In True Motion the past position display is produced relative to North True Trails In Relative Motion it is relative to North or Heading as selected To turn the past position display on off 1 Press MENU 7 7 to display the PLOT menu 2 Press the 7 key to select ON or OFF from the TRACK field as appropriate Selecting plotting interval On the PLOT MENU 1 select desired past
109. oth CPA and TCPA are automatically calculated TCPA is counted up to 99 59 min and beyond that it is indicated as TCPA gt 99 59 MIN 1 22 1 25 5 Terminating target plotting With EPA you can plot up to 10 targets You may wish to terminate plotting of less important targets to newly plot other threatening targets With Trackball Place the cursor on a target which you do not want to be tracked any longer by operating the trackball and press the CANCEL CLEAR key All Targets To terminate plotting of all targets at once 1 Press the MENU key followed by the 7 key 2 Press the 2 key twice to select OFF from the ERASE field 3 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 1 25 6 Setting CPA TCPA alarm ranges When the predicted CPA of any target becomes smaller than a preset CPA alarm range and its predicted TCPA less than a preset TCPA alarm limit the EPA releases an audible alarm and displays the warning indication COLLISION on the screen In addition the EPA symbol changes to a triangle and flashes together with its vector Provided that this feature is used correctly it will help prevent the risk of collision by alerting you 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 CPA TC
110. out gyrocompass connection by setting ECHO AVG ON on the OTHER menu of the Installation menu 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 MODE on the TGT TRAIL menu is not accessible The mode of target trail is always relative SET amp DRIFT on the OTHER menu is not accessible DEGS DEG on the DEGAUSS menu is not accessible EXT WPT on the NAV DATA menu is not accessible The MODE key is not accessible The display mode is fixed to heading up mode EBL PI on the EBL VRM menu is not accessible HDG SET on the OTHERS menu is not accessible The cursor position Lat Long is not displayed but range and bearing from own ship to the cursor are displayed VECTOR T R and ECHO AVG on the F 1 menu are not accessible MODE on the MARK menu is not accessible The mark mode is always relative RP 17 and ARP 17 are not available Specifications of FR 1500 Mark 3 Series shipborne radar ANTENNA RADIATORS 1 Type Slotted waveguide array 2 Beamwidth Radiator type XN12AF XN20AF XN24AF Length 4ft 6 5ft 8ft Beamwidth H 1 8 1 22 0 95 Beamwidth V 20 20 20 Sidelobe 10 28 dB all radiators Polarization Horizontal all radiators 3 Rotation 24 rpm or 42 rpm Note 42 rpm is not available in 12 VDC system RF TRANSCEIVER 1 Frequency 9410 MHz 30 MHz X band 2 Output power FR 1505M3 6 kw
111. position display plotting interval from the 9 INTVAL field 2 10 Setand Drift Set the direction of ocean current can be manually entered in the nearest degree Drift the speed of current 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 reference target to produce a Set and Drift These values are applied to all targets If stationary objects have vectors the set and drift should be corrected until they lose their vectors If own ship is equipped with a device to indicate ocean current movements the values shown on it may be used 1 Press MENU 0 0 to display the OTHERS menu 2 Press the 4 key twice to select SET amp DRIFT SET amp DRIFT 1 SET amp DRIFT OFF ON SET 000 0 DRIFT 00 0kt PONS 3 Press the 2 key to select ON from the SET amp DRIFT field and then press the ENTER SELECT key 4 Press the 3 key enter SET value and then press the ENTER SELECT key 5 Press the 4 key enter DRIFT value and then press the ENTER SELECT key 6 Press the MENU key 2 10 2 11 Alarms 2 11 1 CPA TCPA alarm Visual and audible alarm
112. r No Yes 3 Delta L L Entry 4 Variation Corr Off Manu Auto 5 Manual Entry Delta L L 000 0 S 000 Manual A0 000 0 W Auto A0 000 0 W Note Variation Corr and correction values appear only when a magnetic compass is connected 4 For position correction press the 2 key to select Yes from the Position Corr field and press the ENTER SELECT key Press the 3 key to select Delta L L Entry and press the ENTER SELECT key Use the trackball to shift chart data Press the ENTER SELECT key 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 10 Use the EBL or VRM control to rotate chart data 11 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key o m 1 42 1 1 2 3 4 Separation zone North marker VR Heading marker 330 asd n dpa nof 77 030 mi lt ny v 320 u 040 Target being tracked 310 Navline Q 300 veo Own ship safe contour Heading line 290 E D Pe Planned route 270 260 Own ship vector 250 7 1 2 r Approximate coastline 2 240 3 gt 2 230 7 4 220 t x 0 Dangerous side of own ship 210 7 pemet Y 3150 200 safe contour may be 160 190 180 170 marked like this Past position ATA Equally t
113. rds 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 NI L Checksum Bes speed km h qu speed knots R type only Longitudinal heading M magnetic bearing Longitudinal heading T 7 true bearing Not used VTG Course over ground and ground speed R TYPE ONLY The actual course and speed relative to the ground VTG x x T x x M x x Checksum E km h Speed knots Course degrees magnetic Course degrees true Not used 8 11 ZDA Time and date UTC day month year and local time zone ZDA hhmmss ss 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 8 12 9 PARTS LOCATION and PARTS LIST 9 1 ANTENNA UNIT SCANNER OUTLINE and RF MODULE v ATA Board 17 Qpti on 18P 904A Figure A 1 Display unit right side view Cooling Fan MMS 06C24DS R01 RP 17 Board Option 03P 9259C HV Board DC PTU Board 03P9017A FR 1505 1510MARK 3 03P 9223C D DC spec _ AC PTU td 03 9017 1525 3 03 9228C D AC spec Figure A 2 Display unit left side view 9 1 RGB BUF
114. rsor 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 be adjustable to cover full 360 as selected by the operator To disable the guard zone select OFF at step 4 in the above procedure and press the ENTER SELECT key 2 12 2 12 Track Test Simulation Display Do this test when the radar is not being used The simulation display tests the ATA processor for proper operation The figure below shows the starting picture of the simulation display Each mark moves as time passes Check that each target s data is reasonable 1 Press MENU 7 7 0 0 4 4 2 Press the ENTER SELECT key to start the test 3 It takes approximately three minutes for all vectors to be displayed completely on the screen The simulation display does not need radar gyrocompass nor speed log input seven targets on various courses and speeds are provided Target Course Speed CPA TCPA 350 s 010 og kt nm min Target 90 0 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 6 150 eee 200 499 489 170 160 4 The simulation continues for five minutes and then repeats To quit the test sequence repeat step 1 2 13 Outputt
115. s are generated when the predicted CPA and TCPA of any target become less than their preset limits The ATA continuously monitors the predicted range at the Closest Point of Approach CPA and predicted time to CPA TCPA of each tracked target to own ship When the predicted CPA of any target becomes smaller than a preset CPA alarm range and its predicted TCPA less than a preset TCPA alarm limit the ATA releases an audible alarm In addition the target plot symbol changes to a triangle and flashes together with its vector Provided that this feature is used correctly it will help prevent the risk of collision by alerting you to threatening targets It is important that GAIN A C SEA A C RAIN and other radar controls are properly adjusted and the ATA is set up so that it can track targets effectively CPA TCPA alarm ranges must be set up properly taking into consideration the size tonnage speed turning performance and other characteristics of own ship The CPA TCPA alarm 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 Press MENU 7 7 to display the PLOT menu Press 5 CPA SET to select CPA limit desired from the CPA SET line Press the ENTER SELECT key Press 6 TC
116. scans if there are 5 consecutive radar pulses with 1 s indicating an echo presence at the exact same range a target start is initiated Since receiver noise is random it is not three bang correlated and it is filtered out and not classified as an echo The same is true of radar interference Electronic circuits track both the closet and most distant edges of the echo At the end of the scanning of the echo the discriminator indicates the measured maximum range extent and total angular extent subtended by the echo If the echo is larger than a ship sized echo in range extent and or angular width adjusted as a function of range itis declared to be a coastline and the closet edge is put into memory as a map of the area This land outline is used to inhibit further acquisition and tracking of ship sized echoes beyond the closest coast outline 5 consecutive scans of coastal outline are retained in memory to allow for signal variation All smaller echoes are declared to be ship sized and the middle of the leading edge is used to provide precise range and bearing coordinates of each echo on every scan This range bearing data is matched to previous data and analyzed from scan to scan for consistency When it is determined to be as consistent as a real target automatic acquisition occurs and tracking is initiated 2 2 Continued tracking and subsequent calculation develop the relative course and speed of the target just as a man would do when plo
117. sfied with a radiator of 1 2 m 4 ft or longer in the X band The S band radar requires a radiator of nominal 12 feet 3 6 m in our product range Range resolution Range resolution is the ability to display as separate pips the echoes received from two targets which are on the same bearing and close to each other This is determined by pulselength 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 are radar reflectors having an echoing area of 10 m Bearing accuracy One of the most important features of the radar is how accurately the bearing of a target can be measured The accuracy of bearing measurement basically depends on the narrowness of the radar beam However the bearing is usually taken relative to the ship 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 means of measuring range the fixed range rings and the variable range marker The fixed range rings appear on the screen with a predetermined interval and provide a rough estimate of the rang
118. t Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Turn off the radar power switch before servicing the antenna unit Post a warning sign near the switch indicating it should not be turned on while the antaean unit is being serviced Prevent the potential risk of being struck by the rotating antenna and exposure to RF radiation hazard Wear a Safety belt and hard hat when working on the antenna unit Severe injury or death can result if someone falls from the radar antenna 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 equipment is emitting smoke or fire Continued use of the equipment 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 not use the equipment for other than its intended purpose Use of the equipment as a stepping stool for example can result in personal injury or equipment damage Replace the monitor when the picture becomes difficult to see
119. t LF gt Checksum Display rotation see note 1 Range units K N S Range scale in use Cursor bearing degrees clockwise from 0 Cursor range from own ship EBL 2 degrees VRM 2 range Origin 2 bearing see note 2 Origin 2 range see note 2 Bearing line 1 EBL 1 degrees from 0 Variable range marker 1 VRM 1 range Origin 1 bearing degrees from 0 see note 2 Origin 1 range from own ship see note 2 Not used NOTES 1 Display rotation C course up course over ground up degrees true head up ship 2 s heading center line 0 up north up true north is 0 up 2 Origin 1 and 2 are located at the stated range and bearing from own ship and provide for two independent sets of variable range markers VRM and electronic bearing lines EBL originating away from own ship position 8 9 TLL Target latitude and longitude Target number name position and time tag for use in systems tracking targets TLL xx 1111 11 a yyyyy yy a c c hhmmss ss a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Checksum Reference target null otherwise Target status see note UTC of data Target name Longitude E W Latitude N S Target number 00 99 Not used NOTE Target status L lost tracked target has been lost query target in the process of acquisition T 7 tracking TTM Tracked target message
120. tabilized Vectors and target trails Nav lines coastlines buoys etc produced by operator 3000 pts in Radar mode 6000 pts on IC card in Chart mode Needs RP 17 Board to meet MSC 64 67 Annex 4 10 Target Alarm Zone TAZ Two Target Alarm Zones One GZ ATA Default 3 5 4 0 nm 45 of heading line bow 11 Parallel Index Line Choice of 2 or 6 lines 9 Radar map INTERFACE 1 IEC 61162 1 2 Gyrocompass RSD TTM etc Built in interface option for sync signal 20 135 V 50 400 Hz or stepper signal 20 135 VDC any polarity 3 Speed log IEC 61162 1 contact closure or 200 400 500 pulses nm POWER SUPPLY DC power FR 1505 MARK 3 24 rpm 12 24 32 VDC 15 4 7 1 5 3 A 19 6 9 2 6 9 A 42 rpm 24 32 VDC 7 5 5 6 A 10 4 7 8 A 24 rpm 12 24 32 VDC 17 5 8 3 6 3 A 22 0 10 2 7 7 A 42 rpm 24 32 VDC 8 8 6 6 A 11 5 8 6A 24 rpm 24 32 VDC 9 2 6 9 11 0 8 3 A 42 rpm 24 32 VDC 9 6 7 2 A 12 3 9 2 A FR 1510 MARK 3 FR 1525 MARK 3 AC power 100 110 115 or 220 230 VAC 16 50 60 Hz FR 1505 MARK 3 24 42 rpm 2 7 2 9 3 5 3 9 A at 100 V FR 1515 MARK 3 24 42 3 1 3 3 3 9 4 4 A at 100 V 1525 MARK 3 24 42 rpm 3 4 3 6 4 2 4 7 A at 100 V at wind speed 100 kt ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 1 Ambient temperature Complies with IEC 60945 Display unit 15 to 55 C Antenna unit 25 to 70 C Storage 2 Relative humidity 93 at 40 C EQUIPMENT LIST
121. th reduced discrimination If you need discrimination in preference to detection choose a shorter pulse However short the radar satisfies the detecting requirements of the IMO Press the MENU key Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu Press the 6 or 7 key as appropriate to select PULSE 1 or PULSE 2 Press appropriate numeric key among 2 7 to select pulselength and range Press the ENTER SELECT key Press the MENU key oUF po 1 10 1 14 Adjusting the Sensitivity The GAIN control adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver It works in precisely the same manner as the volume control of a broadcast receiver amplifying the signals received The proper setting is such that the background noise is just visible on the screen If you set up for too little sensitivity weak echoes may be missed On the other hand excessive sensitivity yields too much background noise strong targets may be missed because of the poor contrast between desired echoes and the background noise on the display To adjust receiver sensitivity transmit on long range and adjust the GAIN control so background noise is just visible on the screen 1 15 Suppressing Sea Clutter Echoes from waves cover the central part of the display with random signals known as sea clutter The higher the waves and the higher the scanner above the water the further the clutter will extend When sea clutter masks the picture suppress it by the A C SEA c
122. 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 FUNC 2 FUNC 3 1 f 4 T 1 f 2 FUNCSEL CST OCEAN 2 FUNCSEL CST 2 FUNCSEL CST OCEAN R SEA FLT BY R SEA FLT BY R SEA FLT BY HBRL RAIN HBRL RAIN HBRL RAIN 3 ECHOAVG OFFO 5 M 2 3 3 ECHOAVG 1 2 3 ECHOAVG OFFO 5 1 2 3 4 INT OFF 2 3 4 INT OFF 2 3 4 INT OFF 2 3 5 STRETCH OFF 1 2 5 STRETCH OFF 1 2 5 STRETCH OFF 1 2 6 NREJ OFF ON 6 NREJ OFF ON 6 NREJ OFF ON 7 ENHANCE OFF ON ENHANCE FF ON ENHANCE FF ON 8 CONTRAST 1 3 8 CONTRAST 1 3 8 CONTRAST 1 3 9 AICAUTO OFF ON 9 AICAUTO OFF ON 9 AICAUTO OFF ON 0 PULSE 0 PULSE 0 PULSE Above does not mean the optimum setting but just for explanation 4 Press the 2 key several times to select function desired 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key The settings of items 3 9 automatically change according to selection made at step 4 6 Press the MENU key 1 32 1 34 2 Activating deactivating a function Press the FUNCTION key Each time the key is pressed a preset function the preset
123. tor in relative mode You may select true or relative vector with VECT REF on the PLOT MENU 1 2 7 4 Vector time From the PLOT MENU 1 VECT TIME or the length of vectors can be set to 30 seconds 1 3 6 15 or 30 minutes and the selected vector time is indicated on the screen 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 2 7 2 Vector start time Whenever the range is changed the vectors for tracked targets is reestablished You can select when to start re establishment of the vectors with VECT START on the PLOT MENU 2 The operator has the choices of 1 min or 20 scans 2 8 Displaying Target Data The ATA calculates motion trends range bearing course speed CPA and of all targets under tracking and displays data of selected target at 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 with suffix T True CSE SPD Course Speed Course and speed are displayed for the selected target with suffix T True CPA Cl
124. tting the relative course and speed of the target on the scope with a grease pencil The true course and speed of own ship are computed from own ship s gyro and speed inputs and the resulting course and speed of each tracked target is easily computed by vector summing of the relative motion with own ship s course and speed The resulting true or relative vector is displayed for each of the tracked targets This process is updated continually for each target on every scan of the radar Automatic acquisition areas and suppression lines Performance of auto acquisition is enhanced by controlling the limit lines suppression 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 description of tracking error The FURUNO ARPA or ATA accuracy complies with or exceed IMO standards Own ship maneuvers For slow turns there is no effect For very high turning rates greater than 150 minute depending on gyro there is some influence on all tracked targets which last for a minute or two and then all tracked targets revert to full accuracy Other ship maneuvers Target ship courses lag 15 to 30 seconds at high relati
125. u 3 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key Press the 0 key to select OFF or ON from the REALTIME HU field as appropriate 1 47 This page is intentionally left blank 2 OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID ATA ARP 17 2 1 Introduction The FR 1500 MARK 3 series radar can accommodate an optional ATA Automatic Tracking Aid module complying with IMO MSC 64 67 Annex 4 and IEC 60872 2 With the optional ATA circuit board ARP 17 fitted in the display unit the radar will automatically acquire 10 targets coming into the acquisition area Once a target is acquired automatically or manually it is automatically tracked within 0 2 to 32 nm whether inside or outside the acquisition area Principal specifications Auto tracking range 0 1 32 nm irrespective of range scale and acquisition range Vector length 0 5 sec 1 2 3 6 12 15 30 min Orientation True velocity or relative velocity Stabilization 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 VIDEO PLOT AIS Requires RP 17 or RP 180 AIS not shown on RP 17 TGT TRAIL TGT ALARM WATCH TIME ECHO SIG FUNC PLOT
126. uter edge of the radar display area and appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale in head up mode it changes the orientation depending on the ship orientation in the north up and true motion modes The heading marker appears as a small circle on the bearing scale to indicate the heading when the display is shifted or is in the north up or TM mode Temporarily erasing heading line north marker stern marker own ship symbol To temporarily extinguish the heading line to look at targets existing dead ahead of own ship press 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 line appears opposite to the heading line It can be displayed erased on the MARK LINE sub menu in the OTHERS menu MENU 0 0 Own ship symbol The own ship symbol can be displayed erased on the MARK LINE sub menu in the OTHERS menu The symbol is scaled to indicate the length and beam of the vessel If the largest dimension of the symbol gets smaller than 6 mm the symbol will disappear and own ship will be represented with a small dot or circle depending on the range in use NOTE Details should be entered duri
127. ve action or beep EPA or ATA tracked target 1 terminate tracking of target on collision course Then visual indication goes off 1 44 General Warning CPU Corresponding labels turn red on the SIGNAL MISSING cell TRIG no trigger signal from the scanner unit 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 LEDs light on the processor Call a service representative board 03P9230 Note US Regulation prohibits unqualified person to open the covers 1 45 1 49 Enlarging Close in Targets R type only All targets within the first range ring can be enlarged as follows 1 Press the MENU key to open the menu 2 Press the 5 key twice to display the ECHO SIG menu ECHO SIG 1 COLOR YEL GRN Color available on R type 2 CLTR SWEEP OFF ON LINK ON FIX 3 SWEEPLEVEL 1 2 3 4 ENHANCE OFF ON 5 2 ECHO OFF ON 6 PULSE 1 7 PULSE2 8 A D CURVE ABCD 8 9 0 R type only 9 CNTRENHANCE OFF ON 0 REALTIME HU OFF ON 3 Press the 9 key to select OFF or ON from the CNTR Center ENHANCE field as appropriate 4 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed 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
128. ve 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 signals turn off the radar interference rejection and echo average which operate on the correlation technique 2 16 3 RADAR OBSERVATION 3 4 General Minimum range The minimum range is defined by the shortest distance at which using a scale of 1 5 or 0 75 nm a target having an echoing area of 10 is still shown separate from the point representing the scanner position It is mainly dependent on the pulselength scanner height and signal processing such as main bang suppression and digital quantization It is a good practice to use a shorter range scale as far as it gives favorable definition or clarity of picture The IMO Resolution A 477 XII and IEC 936 require the minimum range to be less than 50 m All FURUNO radars satisfy this requirement Maximum range The maximum detecting range of the radar Rmax varies considerably depending on several factors such as the height of the scanner above the waterline the height of the target above the sea the size shape and material of the target and the atmospheric conditions Under normal atmospheric conditions
129. ve speed or 3 to 6 seconds at low near 0 relative speed It is less accurate during a turn due to lag but accuracy recovers quickly 2 3 2 3 Activating Deactivating the ATA The ATA is activated deactivated through the menu Acquired targets are tracked internally when the ATA is deactivated 1 Adjust the A C RAIN A C SEA and GAIN controls for proper radar picture 2 Press MENU 7 to show the PLOT MENU 1 PLOT MENU 1 MARK DISP OFF ON ERASE VECT REF REL TRUE VECT TIME min 30sec 1 15 30 CPA SET OFF 0 5NM 1NM 1 5NM 2NM 4NM 5NM 6NM TCPA SET min 30sec 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 15 TRACK OFF ON AUDIO ALARM OFF ON 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 MENU key to close the menu Da 2 4 Entering Own Ship s Speed The ATA requires own ship s speed and heading data Of these the speed data can be entered automatically from a speed log navaid or manually through the menu Note It is customary to use a speed relative to water for collision avoidance and a speed over the ground for navigation purpose 2 4 1 Automatic speed input 1 Press MENU 0 0 to display the OTHERS menu OTHERS HDG SET SPD MODE MAN LOG LOG S BT LOG S WT MAN SPD SET amp DRIFT DISPLAY MARK LINE TUNE NAV DATA EBL PI li Press the 2 key to select LOG or NAV R type only
130. white YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow YEL yellow Menuhighight YEL VEL RED MEL veL RED Target alarm zone WHT white 1 44 Clutter Sweep The clutter sweep feature suppresses sea and rain clutters within the trackball selected area to discriminate specific targets from noise The user may select the area to process and the level of suppression to apply as follows 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the 5 key twice to select the ECHO SIG menu 1 38 Press the 2 key to turn on off the clutter sweep function OFF Turns off clutter wiper feature ON LINK Sweep area moves with trackball operation Sweep cursor shown by dashed lines ON FIX Sweep area is fixed on the screen Sweep cursor shown by solid lines Press the 3 key SWEEP LVL several times to select level of suppression to use 3 provides the highest level of noise suppression 5 Press the ENTER SELECT key to register your selection and the MENU key to finish 6 Operate the trackball to select area to process Select area to reduce clutter 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 Sel
131. y and then the 0 key twice to show the OTHERS menu 8 Press the 8 key twice to select display the NAV DATA menu 9 Press appropriate numeric key to turn data on off select format You may select navigator GPS Loran C position display format L L TD none unit of depth measurement meters feet fathoms unit of water temperature measurement C F display local time and 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 OUTPUT ALM 2 Press the 0 key twice OFF ON 3 Press the 0 key twice again to select the sub menu OTHER OFF OFF OFF 4 Press the 4 key twice to select OUTPUT ALM 5 Press appropriate numeric key to select the alarm you want to output 6 Press the ENTER SELECT key followed by the MENU key 1 41 Outputting Target Position R type only Target position can be output in IEC 61162 1 format to a video plotter and marked on its screen with a symbol Select target with the trackball and push the A C RAIN control Target position is output to the video plotter connected to the NAV connector on the SPU Boar
132. y points Power turned on but radar does 1 Blown fuse F1 and F2 Replace blown fuse not operate at all Mains voltage polarity Correct wiring and input voltage Control panel is not illuminated Power supply board Replace power supply board Illumination lamps Replace defective lamps CRT brilliance adjusted but no CRT high tension Check high tension voltage supply with picture voltage utmost care DANGER SPU board Replace SPU board Continued on next page 6 2 Antenna not rotating Data and marks not displayed in Transmit status Adjust GAIN control with A C SEA control set at minimum Marks and legends appear but no noise or echo Marks legends and noise appear but no echo Transmission leak representing own ship position is absent Picture not updated or picture freeze up Incorrect orientation of picture Continued on next page Probable causes or check Remedy Antenna drive 1 mechanism note that the message BRG SIG MISSING appears in standby Defective antenna drive motor relay thermal relay K2 200 220 380 440 100 VAC SPU board IF amplifier Signal cable between antenna and display Video amplifier board TX fuse F801 Transmitter unit Magnetron Modulator board SPU board Bearing signal generator 1 board in antenna unit SPU board Video freeze up SPU board Gyro interface 6 3 Make sure that there is no short circuit across 1 and Z2 of J48

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