Furuno 1715 24 Hue, Resetting Distance Run, Prog Key, Outputting Target Position to a Plotter

1.OPERATION

1.24Hue

The default hue setting (DAY) displays echoes in tones of gray on a white background, which is most suitable for daytime viewing. For nighttime viewing you may reverse this arrangement.

1.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the User menu.

2.Press ▼ to choose SYSTEM MENU.

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose HUE from page 1.

4.Press ► to open the options window.

5.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose DAY or NIGHT as appropriate.

6.Press the [MENU/ESC] key twice to close the menu.

1.25 Resetting Distance Run

You may reset distance run to zero as below. You need a navigator or speed log to display distance run.

1.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the User menu.

2.Press ▼ to choose SYSTEM MENU.

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose “TRIPLOG RESET?” from page 1.

4.Press ► to open the options window.

5.Press ▲ to choose YES to reset distance run to zero.

6.Press the [MENU/ESC] key twice to close the menu.

1.26 PROG Key

The [PROG] key acts as a shortcut key. You may use any User menu item except items on the “SYSTEM MENU.” The default setting is TX/ST-BY.

Using the PROG key

1.Press the [PROG] key. The options window corresponding to the item programmed appears. In the example at the top on this page the echo stretch options window is shown.

ECHO STRETCH

OFF

LOW

HIGH

Echo stretch options window

2.Press ▲, ▼ or the [PROG] key to choose appropriate option.

3.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to close the options window.

Programming the PROG key

1.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the User menu. The “P” mark indicates the current function of the [PROG] key.

	TX/ST-BY	ST-BY
	INT REJCTION	: LOW
P ECHO STRETCH		: LOW
	FTC	: OFF
	NOISE REJECTION: LOW
		(1/2)
	[MENU/ESC] : Exit.

User menu, page 1

2.Press ▲ or ▼ to choose the item you wish to use.

3.Press and hold down the [PROG] key (about three seconds) until you hear a beep and the “P” moves to the item selected.

4.Press the [MENU/ESC] key to close the menu.

1.27Outputting Target Position to a Plotter

If the radar is interfaced with a plotter, you can output a radar target’s latitude and longitude position to the plotter, and show that position on the plotter’s screen, with the target mark ( X ). This function requires position and heading data.

1.Use the cursor pad to place the cursor on a target.

2.Press the [TLL] key to output the target’s L/L position. “Output TLL” appears at the bottom of the screen.

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