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MARINE RADAR
MODEL 1715
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Your Local Agent/Dealer Your Local Agent/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomi Nishinomiy ya, Ja a, Jap pan an Tele Telep phone : hone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 Telefax : Telefax : 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 F FIRST EDITION : IRST EDITION : . . 0000 0000 A All ri ll rig ghts reserved. hts reserved. Printed in Japan Printed in Japan PUB.No. PUB.No. OME-35140 OME-35140 *00014791100* *00014791100* *00014791100* *00014791100* ( ( ) ) MODEL1715 MODEL1715 * 0 0 0 1 4 7 9 1 1 0
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS............................ ii 2. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING..... 18 FOREWORD............................................... iii 2.1 Maintenance .........................................18 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION....................... iv 2.2 Replacing the Fuse...............................19 EQUIPMENT LISTS..................................... v 2.3 Troubleshooting ....................................19 2.4 Diagnostics ............................
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety Instructions for the Operator Safety Instructions for the Installer WARNING WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Do not open the equipment unless totally familiar with electrical circuits and Only qualified personnel service manual. should work inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel Wear a safety belt and hard should work inside the hat when working on the equipment. antenna unit. Wear a safety belt and hard hat w
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FOREWORD A Word to the Owner of the Features MODEL 1715 Your radar has a large variety of functions, all contained in a rugged plastic case. All Congratulations on your choice of the controls respond immediately to the FURUNO MODEL 1715 Marine Radar. operator’s command and each time a key is pressed the corresponding change can be For over 50 years FURUNO Electric seen on the screen. Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine The main feat
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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ANTENNA UNIT RSB-0095 DISPLAY UNIT RDP-142 GPS RECEIVER GP-310B/320B MENU MODE ESC GAIN WIND INDICATOR, RANGE SPEED INDICATOR ALARM EBL VRM PROG TLL NAVIGATOR POWER or ECHO SOUNDER BRILL (NMEA 0183) RECTIFIER EXTERNAL PR-62 BUZZER XH3-BZ-L970 SHIP'S MAINS 12-24 VDC : Standard supply SHIP'S MAINS : Optional supply 115/230 VAC, 1φ, 50/60 Hz : Local supply iv
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EQUIPMENT LISTS Standard supply Name Type Code No. Qty Remarks Antenna Unit RSB-0095 — 1 Display Unit RDP-142 — 1 CP03-25301 008-442-280 1 set For antenna unit, including EMI core CP03-24910 000-080-231 Antenna cable (10 m) Installation CP03-24920 000-080-232 1 set Antenna cable (15 m) Materials* CP03-24930 000-080-233 Antenna cable (20 m) CP03-25101 008-441-250 1 set For display unit, including tapping screws for mounting hanger Spare Parts* SP03-09800 000-085-441 1 set Fuse *
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1. OPERATION 1.1 Controls Cursor Pad Chooses menu items; adjusts VRM, EBL and cursor. Chooses display mode. MENU MODE Opens/closes menu; ESC escapes from current operation. GAIN Opens dialog box for adjustment of gain, A/C SEA, A/C RAIN. RANGE Chooses radar range. ALARM Enables/disables guard alarm. Turns EBL on/off. EBL VRM Turns VRM on/off. Shortcut key PROG TLL Outputs chosen target’s L/L position to plotter. POWER BRILL How to remove the hard cover Short press: Turns power on. Place your
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1. OPERATION 1.2 Indications Simulation mode Range TRAIL 1.5nm Echo trails Range ring G(IN) 0.5 Guard alarm (IN or OUT) ES H interval ZOOM Echo stretch IR H WATCH Zoom Interference rejector FTC SIM Rain clutter suppressor Watchman Guard EBL zone Heading line Cursor Range rings VRM Range, Brg Rng Bearing, 8.56 nm 306° XTE (Cross-track error) Course Cse XTE 0.39 nm 155° Trip meter Position Position 34°22.539 N 136°07.516 E
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1. OPERATION Note 2: The example screens shown in this 1.3 Turning Power On/Off manual may not match the screens you see Press the [POWER/BRILL] key to turn on the on your display. The screen you see depends power. The unit beeps, the startup screen on your system configuration and equipment appears, and then the equipment checks the settings. ROM and RAM for proper operation and displays program number. The ROM and RAM check shows OK or NG (No Good). If 1.4 Transmitting, Standb
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1. OPERATION Range 1.5 Adjusting Display 6.0 nm 2.0 Range ring Contrast, Brilliance interval 1. With the power turned on, press the [POWER/BRILL] key momentarily to show the brilliance/contrast adjustment window. BRILL/CONTRAST LOW HIGH CONT: 4 RNG 03.2nm EBL - - - .-° BRG 60.2° VRM - - - -nm TTG 02H21M LOW HIGH 9 BRILL: Location of ran
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1. OPERATION 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to choose AUTO or MANU causing a loss of close-in targets. This dark as appropriate. zone is even more dangerous if the sensitivity has not been properly adjusted. Automatic gain adjustment 1) Press ► to open the automatic gain Always leave a little sea clutter visible on the options window. screen, first adjusting automatically and then ROUGH fine tuning with the manual control as MODERATE necessary. CALM Automatic gain options 2) Press ▲ or ▼ to
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1. OPERATION Manual A/C SEA adjustment 1.10 Measuring the Range While observing the screen and the A/C The bearing to a target can be measured by SEA tuning bar, press ◄ or ► to adjust the range rings, by the cursor and by the the A/C SEA. The setting range is 0-100. VRM (Variable Range Marker). 4. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to finish. Measuring range by the cursor Operate the cursor pad to place the cursor on
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1. OPERATION 1.11 Measuring the Bearing 1.12 Shifting the Display The bearing to a target can be measured with Own ship position, or sweep origin, can be the cursor and the EBL (Electronic Bearing displaced manually or automatically to Line). expand the view field without switching to a longer range. The default shift method is Measuring bearing with the cursor manual. Operate the cursor pad to place the cursor on If shift is activated when nav data is displayed, the inside edge of
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1. OPERATION 1.13 Zoom 1.14 User Menu Overview The zoom feature allows you to double the The User menu, consisting of three pages of size of a selected area. menus, contains 12 items which the user may set according to conditions or preference. If zoom is activated when nav data is displayed, the nav data is automatically 1. Press the [MENU] key to open the User erased. menu. INT REJECTION LOW 1. Use the cursor p
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1. OPERATION User menu description 1.16 Interference Rejector Item Description Mutual radar interference may occur in the INT Rejects radar interference. vicinity of another shipborne radar operating REJECTION in the same frequency band (9 GHz). It is ECHO Stretches echoes in range seen on the screen as a number of bright STRETCH direction or range and bearing spikes either in irregular patterns or in the direction. form of usually curved spoke-like dotted lines FTC Suppresses lon
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1. OPERATION 4. Press ▲ or ▼ to choose appropriate time, 1.17 Noise Rejector or OFF to cancel echo trails. “CONTIN.” The noise rejector suppresses white noise, paints trails continuously. which appears on the screen as many dots 5. Press ◄ to close the options window. scattered randomly over the display. 6. Press ▼ to choose TRAIL BRILLIANCE. 7. Press ► to open the options window. 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to
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1. OPERATION How guard zone type is determined 1.20 Guard Alarm After the guard zone has been set, the radar The guard alarm allows the operator to set checks for targets inside the guard zone, the desired range and bearing for a guard which takes about 8 to 12 seconds. When the zone. When ships, islands, landmasses, etc. check is completed, “G(IN)” or “G(OUT)” violate the guard zone, audio and visual replaces G(---) at the top right corner. alarms are released to call your attention
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1. OPERATION 1.21 Watchman 1.22 Suppressing Long-range Rain Clutter The radar "wakes up" at specified time intervals (5, 10, or 20 minutes) and operates In adverse weather, clouds, rain or snow for 10 scans, the start of which is announced produce spray-like spurious echoes which by releasing the audio alarm. If change is impair target detection over a long distance. found in the guard zone from the previous 10 The
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1. OPERATION 1.24 Hue ECHO STRETCH OFF The default hue setting (DAY) displays LOW echoes in tones of gray on a white HIGH background, which is most suitable for daytime viewing. For nighttime viewing you Echo stretch options window may reverse this arrangement. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to choose appropriate option. 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the 3. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to close the User menu. options window. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to choose HUE from page 2. Programming the PRO
