Furuno 1623 manual Foreword, Word to the Owner of the Model, Features

FOREWORD

A Word to the Owner of the MODEL 1623

Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO MODEL 1623 Marine Radar.

For over 60 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics equipment. This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers.

Your radar is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment. However, no machine can perform its intended function unless installed, operated and maintained properly. Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for installation, operation, and maintenance.

We would appreciate hearing from you, the end-user, about whether we are achieving our purposes.

Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

COMPLIANCE WITH R&TTE DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC

This radar complies with the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. In accordance with Article 6-3 of this 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

Features

Your radar has a large variety of functions, all contained in a rugged plastic case. All controls respond immediately to the operator’s command and each time a key is pressed the corresponding change can be seen on the screen.

The main features of the MODEL 1623 are

•Daylight viewing radar specially designed for small craft and sailing yachts.

•Traditional FURUNO reliability and quality in a compact, light-weight and low-cost radar.

•Compact and light-weight radome antenna with precision 38 cm center-fed radiator.

•High definition 6-inch monochrome LCD display.

•Automatic control of sensitivity (gain), tuning and A/C SEA for simplified operation.

•Targets can be displayed in grey tones on a white background or vice versa, for optimal viewing under any lighting conditions.

•On-screen alphanumeric readout of all operational information.

•User programmable nav data displays.

•[PROG] key provides menu shortcut.

•Standard features include Display Shift, EBL, Echo Stretch, Echo Trail, Guard Alarm, Interference Rejector, VRM, Zoom.

•Guard zone watches for targets entering (or exiting) a guard zone.

•Operates on 12 or 24 V DC power.

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