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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

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Page General How to discard this product How to discard a used batteryEuropean Union USA Safety Instructions Table of Contents Plotter Operation 10.4 AIS Operation Vii MAINTENANCE, Troubleshooting Model Output Range Radar antenna size, type Rotation speed FeaturesViii Foreword System Configurations Single-unit NavNet system GD-1920C-BB Single-unit NavNet system GD-1920C-BB Two-unit NavNet system XiiTwo-unit NavNet system Three-or-more-unit NavNet system Max units Control unit Operating Controls Radar and plotter displays Soft keys Processor unit Inserting a Chart Card Turning the Unit On/Off Brilliance adjustment soft keys Adjusting Hue, Panel IlluminationHue window Night Day Twilight Selecting a Display Panel brilliance setting windowDisplay modes Display screens Radar combination screen selection window Selecting a displayDisplay screen selection window To adjust plotter Switching control in combination and overlay screens Radar source and sounder source windows Selecting image sourceSelect source menu Cursor, cursor data Trackball, Cursor MOB mark messages Entering the MOB Mark, Setting MOB as DestinationMOB concept Showing, hiding data boxes with soft key Data BoxesRearranging data boxes Temporarily erasing a data box Function Keys Function Default Setting, Key LabelExecuting a function Function keys Radar Simulation setup menuSimulation Display Sounder Plotter This page intentionally left blank Radar display Radar DisplayTransmitting, Stand-by Adjusting the Gain TuningTuning window Gain sensitivity window Effect of A/C SEA Reducing Sea ClutterHow the A/C SEA works Adjusting the A/C Rain Adjusting the A/C SEASEA setting window Rain setting window Pulselength Range ScaleRange scales nm, sm Range scales km Selecting a presentation mode Presentation ModeSignal process soft keys Function Indicator on display Soft key label Head-up Description of presentation modesCourse-up North-up Measuring the Range How to measure range to a target with the cursorMeasuring range by range rings Measuring range by cursor Various VRM operations How to measure range with the VRMMeasuring range by VRM Measuring bearing by cursor Measuring the BearingMeasuring bearing by EBL Various EBL operations Reducing Noise Interference Erasing the Heading Line, North MarkerRejecting Radar Interference Radar interference Zooming radar targets Zoom Target no. selection window Zooming ARP, TTM targetsZoom Shifting the Picture Setting automatic shift maximum speedManual shift Automatic shift Predicting collision course with the offset EBL Using the Offset EBLPredicting collision course Measuring range and bearing between two targets Measuring range & bearing between two targets Trail time Echo TrailsSample echo trails Trail soft keys Trail gradation Starting echo trailsTrail color Multitone and monotone trails Echo Stretch Echo trail modeTrail mode window Effect of echo averaging Echo Averaging Target soft keys Outputting TLL Data How to set a guard alarm zone Guard AlarmSetting a guard alarm zone Cancelling the guard alarm When the alarm is violated…Watchman How watchman works Suppressing Second-trace Echoes Setting watchman stand-by intervalWatchman window Second-trace echoes Waypoint marker Waypoint Marker 26 ARP, TTM Operation Usage precautions for ARP Activating/deactivating ARP, TTM ARP setup menuAcquiring and tracking targets ARP ARP target info window Automatic acquisition area window ARP plot symbolsAutomatic acquisition Terminating tracking of ARP targets Displaying target number ARP, TTMTerminating tracking of selected targets Terminating tracking of all targets Vector reference, vector time Setting vector attributes ARPWhat is a vector? 26.7 ARP, TTM target data Displaying past position ARPPast position displays History interval window ARP target data 26.8 CPA/TCPA alarm ARP Canceling a lost target Lost target alarm ARPLost target mark CPA distance False echoes Interpreting the Radar DisplayMultiple echoes Sidelobe echoes Shadow sector Appearance of Sart signal on the radar displaySart Search and Rescue Transponder Racon Radar Beacon General procedure for detecting Sart responseAppearance of racon signal on the radar display Full-screen plotter display Plotter DisplaysFull-screen plotter display Nav data window Plotter Operation Contents of nav data window Compass display Nav graphic displayCompass display XTE range setting window Reading the XTE cross-track error monitor Anemometer display Anemometer display Highway display Highway display Nav data displays Nav data display Perspective C-map only Auto course-upNorth-up Course-up Chart Cards Chart ScaleChart card overview Shifting the Display When a chart cannot be displayed Indices and chart enlargementSample chart Japan, showing indices Port service icons Navionics Gold chartsPlotter display, showing port service display Data for aids to navigation Current data display Current or tide dataObject information Object information window Find window Find function Cursor and data display MAP chartsObjects window Example of caution area window Object windows Icon dataLighthouse icon Tide window Sample lighthouse dataTide information Find function Map, port service displayDate window Displaying track Working with TrackOwn ship track Track control menu Own ship’s track Stopping, restarting plotting of own ship trackChanging track color Own ship track color window Track plotting method and interval for own ship trackTrack plotting method Interval window Track plotting interval Changing own ship track/mark distribution settingInterval windows Track memory window Erasing own ship track by area Erasing trackErase menu Erasing own ship track by color Entering a mark, line Marks, LinesErase track by color window Erasing all own ship track Selecting line type Changing mark attributesMarks & lines menu Marks shape window Lines style window Erasing marks, linesErasing an individual mark Erasing an individual line Entering waypoints WaypointsErasing all marks, lines Entering a waypoint at own ship position Waypoint mark color selection window Waypoint windowWaypoint mark shape selection window Entering a waypoint by range and bearing Entering a waypoint from the waypoint list Editing waypoint dataAlphanumeric and local waypoint lists Editing waypoint data from the waypoint list Editing a waypoint from the plotter display Erasing waypointsPlotter display Erasing a waypoint directly from the plotter display Chart configuration menu Changing waypoint mark size Navionics Gold chartsErasing a waypoint from the menu Erasing a waypoint from the waypoint list Alphanumeric list Searching waypoints Creating routes RoutesEntering a route with existing waypoints Route menu Creating voyage-based routes New route entry screenEntering a route with the cursor Displays for entry of time, distance interval Save route menuSave route window Connect route window Connecting routes Inserting a waypoint from the route list Inserting waypointsEdit route menu Waypoint list for editing a Route local list Inserting a waypoint from the plotter display Removing waypoints from a routeRemoving a waypoint from the route list Removing a waypoint from the plotter display Erasing routes NavigationNavigating to a quick point Selecting quick point entry method Navigating to a single quick point Navigating to waypointsNavigating to multiple quick points Selecting a waypoint from the plotter display QP window Navigating to ports, port services NavChartTM onlySelecting an external waypoint Select Service Port services and sample port list Selecting the route to follow Following a routePlotter display, route selected as destination Navigating waypoints in reverse order Log display Example of when to restart navigationRestarting navigation Switching waypoints Setting speed for ETA calculationAutomatic waypoint switching methods Select speed for ETA window On the plotter display Canceling route navigationThrough the menu Audio alarm on/off AlarmsPlotter alarm menu Audio alarm window Arrival alarm window Arrival alarmHow the arrival alarm works Anchor watch alarm window Anchor watch alarmHow the anchor watch alarm works Speed alarm XTE Cross-Track Error alarmHow the XTE alarm works XTE alarm window Trip alarm Proximity alarmProximity alarm window Trip alarm window Grounding alarm window Grounding alarm C-MAP specification Plotter alarm menu, Alarm information Message Meaning Alarm messagesPlotter alarm messages and their meanings General setup menu, Resetting Trip Distance This page intentionally left blank Selecting a sounder display Display mode windowSounder Displays Single-frequency display Description of sounder displaysIndications on the single frequency display Dual-frequency display Marker-zoom display plus normal sounder display Sounding area and transmission frequencyMarker-zoom display Bottom-zoom display plus normal sounder display Bottom-zoom displayBottom-lock display Bottom-lock display plus normal sounder display Bottom discrimination display Bottom discrimination displayScope display display only Scope display Selecting screen split method in combination displays Automatic Sounder OperationHow the automatic sounder works Types of automatic sounder modes Selecting the manual mode How to enable automatic sounder operationManual Sounder Operation Selecting display range Shifting the range Adjusting the gainExamples of proper and improper gain Gain window Measuring Depth, Time How to measure depth and timeReducing Interference Types of interference Noise limiter window Reducing Low Level NoiseAppearance of clutter Clutter window Appearance of weak echoes Signal level windowErasing Weak Echoes White Marker Color bar 16 color when white marker function is activePicture Advance Speed Advancement independent of ship’s speed Picture advance window How the speed-dependent picture advance mode worksAdvancement synchronized with ship’s speed Hue No Echo Color Background Color Display ColorsHue no. and background and echo colors Alarm audio window Sounder alarm menu Fish alarm Bottom alarmBottom alarm window Fish alarm window Water temperature alarm Fish alarm B/LFish alarm B/L window Water temperature alarm window Sounder alarm messages and their meanings When an alarm setting is violated Saving Sounder Picture to an SD Card Water Temperature GraphChanging Pulse Repetition Rate Zero line Interpreting the Sounder DisplayBottom echo Zero line Surface noise/Aeration Fish school echoesFish school echoes Surface noise/aeration This page intentionally left blank AIS Option menu Turning AIS Feature On/Off Vector mode AIS Display Mode window Setting Number of AIS Targets to Display AIS SymbolsAIS symbols Symbol Description Displaying Target Data Activating TargetsPlotter display Press the Enter knob Activated target selected for data display Lost Target Setting CPA and TcpaLost target Confirming a lost target Tcpa window Proximity AlarmCPA window AIS vector time window Showing, Hiding AIS Target TracksChoosing Vector Time AIS past position displays Displaying Past Positions of AIS Targets Save data menu Deleting all data other than chart data from memory cardsMemory Card Operations Memory card messages Saving data to a memory cardMemory card messages Message Reason Remedy Load data menu Playing back data from a memory card Receive data menu Receiving Data Via Network EquipmentHost name window Marks & lines window Select sentence menu Outputting Data Through the Network This page intentionally left blank General setup menu General Setup Con’t on next Contents of general setup menu Contents of general setup menu con’t from previous Radar display setup menu Radar SetupRadar display setup Contents of radar display setup menu Contents of radar display setup menu con’t from previous Model Maximum Range Radar range setupRadar range setup menu Function Key Default Function Function key setupRadar function key menu Radar function key options Menu Item Function Function Key Label Radar function keys Navigation options Plotter SetupPlotter setup menu Contents of plotter setup menu Key Plotter function key menu Plotter function keys Plotter display, chart offset selected Chart SetupChart offset Navionics Gold chart attributes Displaying the Chart Configuration menu MAP chart attributesChart configuration menu C-MAP Contour Line Soft key Chart Configuration menu description Chart Configuration menu description Object Content Setting Description Chart Configuration menu description con’t from previous Normal or U.ZOOM or O.ZOOM Safety Status Indication Depth Config menu Depth Config soft keyDepth Config menu description Setting Description Setting Setting Range Default Setting Setting Description Default Setting Data box menu Data Boxes Setup Hot page setup menu Hot Page Setup Navigation data source Navigator SetupHot page setup menu, Split X 3 screen, sub screen selection Contents of nav setup menu GPS setup menu Contents of GPS setup menu Furuno BB GPS receiver setup Contents of GPS setup menu con’t on previous GPS Status TD setup menu TD display setupContents of Waas Setup menu Loran GRI & station pair window Displaying Loran C TDsLoran C GRI & station pair window Displaying Decca TDs Nav data setup screen Nav Data Display Setup System setup Sounder SetupNav data setup window Sounder system setup menu HF,LF Sounder system setup menu description STC HF, LF Sounder system setup menu description con’t from previous Sensor setup menu Sensor setupSensor setup menu settings Setting range for default Default Setting Default basic ranges Sounder range setup menuSounding range, zoom range, bottom lock range Zoom range and bottom-lock ranges Sounder function key options Sounder function key menu Sounder function keys NAV Graphic menu Nav Graphic Display SetupGraphic meter window Depth graph up-date window Check point Remedy Preventive MaintenanceMaintenance program Battery on circuit board Replacement of BatteriesReplacement of Fuse Replacing the Magnetron Trackball MaintenanceReplacing the Synchro Belt 1824C-BB only Radar model and magnetron used General troubleshooting Simple TroubleshootingRadar troubleshooting Radar If… Plotter troubleshootingPlotter Sounder Sounder troubleshooting Memory I/O Test menu DiagnosticsMemory I/O test Processor unit test results Processor unit testGPS sensor test Requires a Furuno BB GPS receiver GPS receiver test results ARP test results Network sounder test results Test pattern sequence Test pattern Keyboard test Screen for testing keyboard About the GPS status display GPS Status DisplayGPS status display Windows for clearing memory Clearing MemoriesMemory clear menu Error Message Meaning Remedy General Error MessagesError messages AP-1 Menu Overview Appendix AP-2 AP-3 Setup AP-4 NAV Graphic Display Setup PURPLE, BLUE, White Interval TIME, Distance AP-5 MAP AP-6 AP-7 Zoom Marker ON, OFF HUE AP-8 Radar Alarms Alarm keyPlotter Alarms Sounder Alarms AP-10 Geodetic Chart List Icon Meaning IconsAP-11 AP-12 Model 18x4C-BB/19x4C-BB Series Specifications of Marine RadarPage Transceiver Module Plotter Function Coating Color Specifications of Video Plotter GD-1920C-BB IN-1 Index Index IN-2 Messages IN-3 IN-4 Proximity alarm Trackball IN-5Page Page

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