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VIDEO PLOTTER
RP-180
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Be sure to insert the memory card battery correctly. The battery may explode if it is installed with polarity reversed. NOTICE No one navigational aid should be relied upon exclusively for the safety of vessel and crew. The navigator has the responsibility to check all aids available to confirm his position. Electronic aids are not a substitute for basic navigational principles and common sense. Digital charts cannot replace official nautical charts Digital chart
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ..................................................................................................................iv 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .............................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Controls Used By the Video Plotter, AIS ...........................................................
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8. MEMORY CARD OPERATIONS......................................................................... 8-1 8.1 Formatting Memory Cards.............................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Saving Screen Contents to Memory Card...................................................................... 8-3 8.3 Displaying Memory Card Contents on the Display............................................................. 8-5 8.4 Playing Back Memory Cards....
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FOREWORD A Word to RP-180 Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO RP-180 Video Plotter. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. For nearly 50 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 RP-180 is designed and constructed to meet th
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction The Video Plotter RP-180 is an optional circuit board (RP board) which is accommodated in the display unit of the FR-1500 MK3 series radar. It permits use of two memory cards, a memory card (RAM card) for storing own ship and other ship tracks and marks, and the other is a chart card (ROM card) for digital charts. With connection of an AIS (Universal Automatic Identification System) transponder to the RP board, the RP-180 provides navigation d
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2 Controls Used By the Video Plotter, AIS 1 MODE TGT 2 TRAIL TGT 3 ALARM SHIFT 4 ZOOM INDEX 5 LINE EBL 6 OFFSET PLOT 7 Card Slot SYMBOL MARK 8 9 F 1 0 F 2 MENU CANCEL CLEAR ENTER SELECT BRILL A/C RAIN A/C SEA GAIN TX OFF ON OFF ON STBY EBL DAY/NIGHT (PUSH) TLL (PUSH) A/C AUTO (PUSH) HL OFF (PUSH) VRM POWER ON OFF AUDIO BKGND FUNCT RINGS RANGE DIMMER COLOR OFF ION DEGAUSS (PUSH) POWER Switch Controls used by the video plotter MODE: Chooses presentation mode. SHIFT
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.3 Choosing Displays The RP-180 has three displays: Radar, Video Plotter, and Combination (radar + video plotter). Displays may be selected on the Video Plot/AIS menu as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key. 2. Press the [1] key twice to show the VIDEO PLOT/AIS menu. VIDEO PLOT/AIS MENU 1. Radar Disp 2. Combination Disp 3. Video Plot Disp 4. Waypoint 5. Route 6. Destination Set 7. Plot Interval 8. Memory Card 9. Coastline/Mark Disp 0. AIS/Miscellaneous1 VIDEO PLOT/
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Range Alarm Range AIS function Coastline Grid set for "DISP". 12NM AIS: D Data, menu Display Mode HU RM display area Waypoint Marker 10 Mark AIS Active Target Prohibited Area Route Own Ship Cursor Marker 11 Error Message Location Own Ship’s Origin Mark Track Icon 1.4 Choosing Presentation Mode Five presentation modes are available by the [MODE] key: head-up, head-up true bearing, course-up, north-up, and true-motion. (North-up, head-up true bearing, cour
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5 Shifting the Display 1.5.1 Shifting by the trackball The display can be shifted by the trackball up to 75% of the range in use in any direction. Operate the trackball to shift the display, and the display shifts in the direction the trackball is operated. When the cursor reaches an edge of the display, the pictures shifts in the opposite direction. 1.5.2 Offcenter Own ship position, or sweep origin, can be displaced to expand the view field without switchin
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.6 Choosing Chart Scale The chart scale can be selected with the [RANGE+] and [RANGE-] key. A larger range shrinks the picture; a smaller one enlarges it. 1-6
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2. CHART CARDS NOTICE Chart cards are intended as an aid to navigation. The navigator has the responsibility to check all aids available to confirm position. Handle chart cards and memory cards with care. - Keep cards away from direct sunlight, heat sources, and active gases. - Keep cards away from water and chemicals. - Keep the connector free of foreign material. - Do not drop the cards. 2.1 Displaying Charts 2.1.1 Inserting chart cards 1. Open the card slot cover at the left h
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2. CHART CARDS 2.1.2 Chart icons Chart icons are displayed to alert you to chart status. Chart properly Chart Chart overenlarged displayed. overenlarged. or wrong chart. Chart icons 2.1.3 Ejecting chart cards Chart cards may be ejected with the radar turned on or off. 1. Press the EJECT button on the card slot. 3. Remove the chart card. 2.1.4 Troubleshooting • Card inserted but no chart appears. • Small island, etc. not filled in. • Card is removed but chart remains on the scr
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2. CHART CARDS 2.2 Showing/Hiding Chart Features Chart features may be turned on/off as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key to display the main menu. 2. Press the [1] key twice to show the Video Plot/AIS menu. 3. Press the [9] key twice to choose Coastline/Mark Disp. Coastline/Mark Disp 1. ↑ 2. Waypoint Off On 3. Grid Off On 4. Coast Line Off On 5. Land Density Off On 6. Place Name Off On 7. Lighthouse Off On 8
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2. CHART CARDS 5. Press the [ENTER/SELECT] key to register your selection. 6. Press the [MENU] key to escape. Ig tem Settin Radar colors, brilliance and background Bk ackground color Blac Ew cho color Yello Color of chart elements Land Green Grid Green Marks Green Contour Green Chart information WN aypoints O GF rid OF CN oastline O LN and density O PF lace name OF LN ighthouse O LN ighthouse data O DF epth contour OF TF arget track OF OF S track OF MF arks OF 2-4
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2. CHART CARDS 2.3 Position, Bearing Correction 2.3.1 Position correction There may be some instances where the chart is not overlaid on the radar picture correctly. You can compensate for this error by applying an offset to chart position. Note 1: A gyrocompass is required to get accurate correction. Note 2: The radar display and coastline data use different calculation methods, thus they do not agree. Error is most prevalent in high longitudes. 1. Press the [MENU] key to open the m
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2. CHART CARDS 2.3.2 Bearing correction In some cases radar bearing may not match chart bearing. This can be corrected by offsetting bearing, automatically or manually. This feature is useful when no coastline is displayed; that is, vessel is in mid ocean. A magnetic compass is required. 1. Press [MENU], [8], [8], [5], [5] to display the Position Correction menu. 2. Press the [4] key to choose Manu., and press the [ENTER/SELECT] key. 3. Press the [5] key to choose Manual Entry, and pre
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3. TRACK 3.1 Displaying Own Ship’s Track Own ship’s track may be displayed as follows: 1. Press the [MENU] key. 2. Press the [1] key twice to show the Video Plot/AIS menu. 3. Press the [7] key twice to choose Plot Interval. Plot Interval 1. ↑ 2. Own Track Off On 3. Plot Mode Time Dist 4. Plot Time Time = 00M30S 5. Plot Distance Dist = 0.02nm 6. Save Own Track Yes No 7. Other Track* Off On 8. Set Other Plot Intvl* Time = 00M30S 9. Save Other Track* Yes No 0. Plot Color *
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3. TRACK 3.2 Stopping Plotting of Own Ship’s Track When your ship is at anchor or returning to port you probably will not need to plot (record) the track. You can stop plotting the track, to conserve the track memory, by actuating the “HOLD” function. The track is neither plotted nor saved, thereby conserving the track memory. 3.2.1 Stopping track plotting 1. Press [MENU], [1], [1], [7], [7] to display the Plot Interval menu. 2. Press the [6] key to choose No from the Save Own Track f
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3. TRACK 3.3 Changing Own Ship’s Plot Interval The plot interval determines both how the track will be reconstructed on the display and the track storage time. 3.3.1 How the track is drawn The “quality” of the track displayed largely depends on the plot interval setting, smoothing rate, etc. In drawing the track, first the ship’s position fed from the navigation aid is stored into the radar’s memory at an interval of time or distance selected by the operator. This interval of time o
