Turning on watchman

1.Create a guard zone (usually 360 de- grees) with the guard alarm function.

2.Press the [MENU] key.

3.Select “OTHERS MENU.”

4.Press the [ACQ/ENTER] key.

5.Select “15. Watchman.”

6.Operate the omnipad to select watchman rest period; 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 20 minutes.

7.Press the [ACQ/ENTER] key.

8.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

“WATCHMAN” appears at the top of the screen, the radar transmits for one minute to check for targets inside the guard zone, and then the CR T shuts of f and the radar goes into stand-by.

Cancelling watchman

Go into the “OTHERS” menu, and set “15. Watchman” for OFF.

Note 1: Watchman can be used without a guard zone.

Note 2: The alarm sounds just before the ra- dar starts or stops transmitting.

3.9 Displaying Navigation Data

Navigation data can be displayed at the screen bottom if this radar receives naviga- tion input in IEC 61 162 format. Navigation data includes

¡Position in latitude and longitude or Lo- ran-C time differences

¡Range, bearing and time-to-go to both waypoint selected on the navigator and the cursor

¡Speed.

(If the navigation input includes destination data, the waypoint marker , shown by a dashed ring with a line extending from it to the screen center appears. This marker can be turned on/off the “OTHER MENU”)

To turn navigation data on or off;

1.Press the [MENU] key.

2.Select “DISP DATA.”

3.Press the [ACQ/ENTER] key.

4.Press the [ACQ/ENTER] key to select the navigation display.

5.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

HDG 234.5¡

TRAIL

AUTO

25:38 30M

. 125NM

 

G (OUT)

. 0625

 

ZOOM

SP

 

ES1

HU

Waypoint Marker

A/C

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

VRM

 

EBL

 

 

 

345.6¡ R

 

 

0.048NM

 

23.0¡ R

13.5¡ R

0.142NM

0.100NM

 

 

 

Navigation

34¡ 56. 12N

34¡ 29. 98N

0.9 NM

OWN SHIP

+ CURSOR

WAYPOINT

 

135¡ 34. 56E

136¡ 35. 77E

50.0¡M

Data

SPD 35.0KT

TTG 01:00

TTG 00:20

 

Figure 3-10 Typical navigation data display

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Furuno 1932 MARK-2 Displaying Navigation Data, Turning on watchman, Cancelling watchman, To turn navigation data on or off

1932 MARK-2 specifications

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