Furuno 1715 Adjusting Display Contrast, Brilliance, Choosing the Range, Receiver Sensitivity

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1.5Adjusting Display Contrast, Brilliance

1.With the power turned on, press the [POWER/BRILL] key momentarily to show the brilliance/contrast adjustment window.

BRILL/CONTRAST

TX/ST-BY - PRESS [MODE]

LOW HIGH

CONT: 4

LOW HIGH

BRILL:9

[MENU/ESC] : Exit.

Brilliance/contrast adjustment window

2.Press ◄ or ► to adjust contrast.

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to adjust brilliance.

4.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to escape.

Note: The radar starts up with the last-used brilliance level after the startup screen appears. Therefore, adjust the brilliance if it is too low at startup.

1.6 Choosing the Range

The range selected automatically determines the range ring interval, the number of range rings and pulse repetition rate.

Press the [RANGE+] or [RANGE-] key to choose the range. The range and range ring interval appear at the top left corner on the screen.

Range 6 nm

Range ring

2

 

interval

 

EBL - - - .-°

 

RNG 3.652nm

VRM - - - -nm

 

BRG 60.2°

 

TTG 00H40M

 

 

 

Location of range and range ring

interval indications

1. OPERATION

1.7 Receiver 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, adjust the gain control so background noise is just visible on the screen.

1.Press the [GAIN] key consecutively until the display shown below appears.

 

 

 

GAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

: MODERATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANU

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GAIN]

: A/C SEA MENU

[MENU/ESC] : Exit.

Gain adjustment window

2.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose AUTO or MANU as appropriate.

Automatic gain adjustment

1)Press ► to open the automatic gain options window.

ROUGH

MODERATE

CALM

Automatic gain options

2)Press ▲ or ▼ to choose ROUGH, MODERATE or CALM depending on sea conditions.

3)Press ◄ to close the window.

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Contents Model Model Important Notices European UnionUSA Other countriesSafety Instructions Compliance with R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Table of Contents Features ForewordWord to the Owner of the Model System Configuration NavigatorAntenna installation materials Display unit installation materialsEquipment Lists Standard supplyHow to remove the hard cover OperationControls Display unitIndications IndicationsAbout the LCD Turning Power On/Off Brilliance/contrast adjustment windowTransmitting, Standby Startup screenAdjusting Display Contrast, Brilliance Automatic gain adjustmentChoosing the Range Receiver SensitivityAutomatic adjustment by the A/C SEA control Manual adjustment of A/C SEAManual gain adjustment Automatic A/C SEA adjustmentSuppressing Rain Clutter Measuring the RangeMeasuring range by the range rings Measuring range by the cursorMeasuring the Bearing Shifting the DisplayMeasuring bearing with the cursor Measuring bearing with the EBLZoom User Menu OverviewZoom display User menu,Heading Line Interference RejectorUser menu description Appearance of interferenceNoise Rejector Echo Trail, Trail BrillianceEcho Stretch Echo trailsGuard Alarm Setting a guard zoneSilencing the audio alarm Canceling the guard zone and guard alarmSetting watchman stand-by interval WatchmanSuppressing Heavy Rain Clutter Panel BacklightingResetting Distance Run 24 HueProg Key Outputting Target Position to a PlotterSetting up Nav Data Displays Turning Navigation Data On/Off30 00.065N 130 00.574E 21 nm Nav data displays30 00.065N 130 00.574ESystem Menu System menu description1 of system menu Waypoint Mark The waypoint mark shows3 of system menu MAINTENANCE, Troubleshooting MaintenanceMaintenance program Period Check point ActionTroubleshooting TroubleshootingReplacing the Fuse If… But… Then…Diagnostics Installation menuDisplay unit Antenna unitTest Pattern Clearing the MemoryReplacing the Magnetron Replacing the Synchro BeltInstallation Antenna Unit InstallationMounting considerations Mounting on a platformHow to fasten the antenna base to platform Antenna unit, inside viewAntenna cable and gasket to use Mounting using the optional mounting bracket How to fix the EMI coreContents of radome mounting assy Connecting antenna cable to antenna unitDisplay Unit Installation MountingDesktop, overhead mounting Flush mountingWiring Connecting external equipmentWiring Input sentencesAdjustments Connecting the external buzzerHeading alignment Display unit, rear viewTiming adjustment Nmea port setup, GPS Waas setup Timing adjustment displayMagnetron Heater Voltage MD boardMenu Tree Trail Brilliance LOW, High System MenuSpecifications of Marine Radar SP-1Environmental Conditions SP-2Page Page Page Page Marine Radar Page 00014790912