1.4 Presentation Mode

This radar has the following presentation modes:

Relative Motion (RM)

Head-up: Unstabilized

Course-up: Compass-stabilized relative to ship’s intended course

North-up: Compass-stabilized with reference to north

True Motion (TM)

North-up: Ground or sea stabilized with compass and speed inputs

Selecting presentation mode

Each time the MODE key is pressed, the presen- tation mode and mode indication at the upper- left corner of the screen change cyclically.

Loss of gyro signal

When the gyro signal is lost, the presentation mode automatically becomes Head-up and the HDG readout at the screen top shows xxx.x. The x's do not disappear even when the gyro signal is restored, to warn the operator that the readout may be unreliable.

Match the gyro readout with the gyrocompass reading. Press the MODE key.

Presentation mode,

 

 

Description

representative display

 

 

H

340

350

000

010 020

A display withouth azimuth stabilization in which the

E

330

 

 

 

030

line connecting the center with the top of the display

320

 

 

 

040

A

310

 

 

 

050

indicates own ship's heading.

D

300

 

 

 

060

The target pips are painted at their measured distances

 

290

 

 

 

070

U

280

 

 

 

080

and in their directions relative to own ship's heading.

P

270

 

 

 

090

The short dashed line on the bearing scale is the north

 

260

 

 

 

100

 

250

 

 

 

110

mark and it indicates compass north.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

120

Failure of the gyro will remove the north marker and

 

 

 

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

 

the HDG indication shows "xxx.x".

 

220

 

 

 

140

 

210

 

 

 

150

 

 

200

190

180

170

160

 

C

340

350

000

010

020

An azimuth stabilized display in which a line con-

 

 

 

necting the center with the top of the display indicates

330

 

 

 

030

O

320

 

 

 

040

own ship's intended course (namely, own ship's

U

310

 

 

 

050

 

 

 

 

 

previous heading just before this mode has been

R

300

 

 

 

060

 

 

 

 

 

selected).

S

290

 

 

 

070

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

280

 

 

 

080

Target pips are painted at their measured distances

 

 

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

090

 

 

 

 

and in their directions relative to the intended course

U

260

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

which is maintained at the 0-degree position while the

P

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110

heading marker moves in accordance with the ship's

 

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

120

yawing and course changes. This mode is useful to

 

 

 

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

130

avoid smearing of picture during course changes. After

 

220

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

 

a course change, press the SHIFT ZOOM key to reset

 

210

 

 

 

150

 

200

190

180

170

160

the picture orientation if you wish to continue using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Course-up mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the gyrocompass fails, the presentation mode changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

to the Head-up mode and the north marker disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, the HDG readout at the screen top shows xxx.x.

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Furuno FR-8111, FR-8251 manual Presentation Mode, Selecting presentation mode

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