Furuno RP-25 manual

VIDEO PLO TTER RP-25[...]

Your Local Agent/Dealer Your Local Agent/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomi y a, Ja p an Nishinomi y a, Ja p an Tele p hone : Tele p hone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 Telefax : Telefax : 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION : FEB. FEB. 1996 1996 Printed in Japan Printed in Japan A ll ri g hts reserved. A ll ri [...]

i SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CAUTION No one navigational aid should be relied exclusively for the safety of vessel and crew. The navigator has the responsibility to check all aids available to confirm position. Electronic aids are not a substitute for basic navigational principles and common sense. Digital charts cannot replace official nautical charts. [...]

ii FOR WORD A Word to RP-25 Owners Congratulat ions on your choice of the F URUNO RP-25 V ideo Plotter . We are confident you will see why the FURUNO nam e has becom e synonym ous w ith quality and reliab ility . For over 50 years FURUNO Elect ric Company has enjoyed an enviabl e reputation f or innovati ve and dependab le m arine electronics equ i[...]

iii The RP-25 f unct ion may be changed depending on your F R/F AR-2805 series radar specificat ion. Refer to the follo wing table to recognize your RP-25 w orking. Y our 2805 spec. Radar map V ideo plotter R (Regular) type Y es Y es IMO ty pe (Germ an, Net herland) No -[...]

iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. RADAR M AP .................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Pr ep ara tion ................................................................................................................ .. 1-2 1.2 M akin g a rada r ma p .............................................[...]

v 2.8.3 Deletin g nav igation li nes ......................................................................... 2-23 2.8.4 Setting up the n avigati on l ine s ................................................................ 2-24 2.8.5 Displa yi ng nav igation l ine s...................................................................... 2-26 2.9 Reco[...]

1-1 1. RADAR MAP A radar map is a combination m ap lines and symbols whereby the user can define and input the navigation d ata, route plan ning and monit oring data. The radar map has t he cap acity of 1, 500 points of mark and line. The map data can be mem orized to facilitate the repeated use on the routine navigat ion area. The user can create [...]

1. RAD AR MAP 1-2 1.1 Prep aration For R-type radar , conf irm that the radar display appears. W hen the video plotter or radar/video plot t er display appears, press the [V I DEO PLOT] key several times to select t he radar displa y . 1. Press the [NA V MENU] key to show NA V INFORMA TI O N 1 menu. 2. Press [1] key to show RADAR MAP m enu. Number [...]

1. RADA R MAP 1-3 1.2 Making a Radar Map Marks/lines can be ente red in three different w ays. 1.2.1 Selecting the entering wa y 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [ 1] in that order to show RADAR MAP m enu. 2. Press the [5] key several tim es to select CURSO R, L/ L or O W N SHIP POSN. CURSOR: Ent er s mark/line at the position selected by cursor L/L: Ente[...]

1. RAD AR MAP 1-4 2. Press the numeric key to select the num ber for desired mark. For example, press the [1] [2] key in order when you w ant to select “ ● ”. 3. Operate the t rackball to move the cursor t o the desired position. 4. Press the [ENTER] key . The selected m ark is entered at the selected position. 5. Repeat step 2 through 4. W h[...]

1. RADA R MAP 1-5 2. Press the numeric keys to ent er the value for the desired latit ude. W he n you enter “45 º 67.888”, for example, press [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [8] [8] in that order . 3. Press the [ENTER] key . 4. Press the [5] or [6] key to select North or Sout h. [5] key: N orth, [6] key: Sou th 5. Press the [ENTER] key . 6. Press the nume[...]

1. RAD AR MAP 1-6 1.3 Eras ing Content s of the Rada r Map 1.3.1 Erasing the mark/line independentl y 1. Select CURSOR at MARK ENTRY MODE field on RADAR MAP menu. 2. Press the [MARK] key to show the ENTER MARK m enu. 3. Press th e [2] key twice to sel ect MAR K CANC EL. 4. Operate the t rackball to move the cursor to t he mark you want to erase. 5.[...]

1. RADA R MAP 1-7 1.4 Position and bearing co rre ction 1.4.1 Radar map correction W hen there is an error between the radar screen and m arks/lines, do the follo w ing procedures. 1. Press the [CHART ALIG N] key . “MAN ALIG N” appears at the right side of screen. 2. Operate the t rackball to align the radar screen a nd radar map. 3. Press the [...]

2-1 2. VIDEO PLOTTER 2.1 Overview If your 2805 radar is f or R (Regular) type, the video plott er function is availab le in addition to he radar m ap’ s. Ke ys for video plotter ENTER ORIGIN MARK T ARGET D ATA TRAIL MARK VECT OR TR UE/ REL T ARGET BASED SPEED CHAR T ALIGN VECT OR TIME AU TO PLO T LOST T ARGET HIST OR Y VIDEO PLO T RAD AR MENU E,A[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-2 Sample v ideo plotter display 12/2 3.458 NM 179.9 R TM + W10 W11 W12 W aypoint Own ship mark Origin mar k OWN SHIP 35 20.370 N 141 18.370 E +CURSOR PSN 35 20.360 N 141 18.770 E Own ship's position Cursor position Range Range/bearing to cursor Motion mode Cursor Note: Grid line is not appeared on G-type. 2.1.2 Display mode[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-3 2.2 Chart Cards WARNING Chart cards are intended as an aid to navigation. The navigation has the responsivility to check all aids available to confirm position. CAUTION 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. [...]

2. VIDEO PLOT T ER 2-4 2.2.2 Chart position correct ion There may be instances when the radar im age is not overland on the ch art correctly . This is mainly due to position error in herent in the na vigation aid connected to the radar . Y ou can align chart with the radar im age as follows. Note: There is no alteration bet ween own sip’ s data v[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-5 2.3 Setting u p the V ideo Plotter 2.3.1 Hiding/ showing graphics 1. Press th e [NA V MENU], [8 ] key i n orde r to show DISPLA Y SEL ECT menu. [DISPLA Y SELECT] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 SYMBOL OFF/ON 3 CO AST LINE OFF/ON 4 LAND DENSITY OFF/ON 5 PLA CE NAME OFF/ON 6 MARK OFF/ON 7 O WN SHIP PLO T OFF/ON 8 T ARGET PLOT OFF/ON 9 CO[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-6 [NA V INFORMA TION 1] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 SELECT NA V AID GPS+LC/ DEAD RECK ONING 3 O WN SHIP POSN OFF/L/L 4 POSN 00 00.000 N/S 000 00.000 E/W 5 + CURSOR D A T A OFF/L/L 6 WPT D A T A OFF/REL/TR UE 7 [W A Y POINT] 8 [NA V LINE] 9 WIND D A T A OFF/ON 0 [NA V INFORMA TION 2] Nav information 1 menu 2. For item 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-7 [NA V INFORMA TION 2] 1 [NA V INFORMA TION 1] 2 WIND GRAPH OFF/ON 3 WIND UNIT M/S/KT 4 CURRENT D A T A OFF/ON 5 CURRENT GRAPH OFF/ON 6 DEPTH D A T A OFF/ON 7 DEPTH GRAPH OFF/ON 8 DEPTH SCALE 10/20/50/100/200/500 9 DEPTH UNIT M/FT/F A 0 [NA V INFORMA TION 3] Nav information 2 menu 5. Do the setting f or each items sim ilar to t[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-8 2.4 T rack 2.4.1 Recording the o w n ship’ s track Own ship’s track can be stored in the m emory (M ax. 6,000 po ints). When a track memory becomes f ull the oldest track is deleted t o make room for the latest. The relation bet ween the o wn ship track and storage tim e is shown in the table below . Own track plot int erv[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-9 2.4.2 Recording other s hip’s track W hen your radar has ARP A function, tracks of 10 targets (other ships) can be recorded. Memory capacity for ot her ship’ s track is 6,000 points, but t his value is divided equall y among ten targets, so there are 600 points per target. When a track mem ory becom es full the oldest tr a[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-10 2.4.4 Eras ing track The display m ay become full of track when, f or example, o w n ship traces the same route several tim es. Y ou can erase all or a percentage of t he track to the clear the display . Further , you can erase the tracks of other ships. 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [ 9] key in order to show ERASE menu. [ERASE] [...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-1 1 2.5 Marks, Lines 2.5.1 Entering mark Y ou can inscribe m arks on the display to denot e important points, f or exa m ple, a buoy or a wreck. The mark memory capacity is 6,000 points.(20 types m ark and lines). Select ing method of entry Marks can be entered by cursor positio n, L/L or o wn ship’ s position. 1. Press the [N[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-12 Selecting mark 1. Press the [MARK] key to show ENTER MARK menu. [ENTER MARK] MARK 01 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. NA V LINE 17. COAST LINE 18. CONT OUR LINE 19. PROHIBITED AREAS 20. CABLE 21. LINE CHANGE 22. MARK CANCEL Enter mark menu 2. Press the numeric key to select the m ark shape desir[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-13 2.5.2 Entering line Y o u can enter the line sim ilar to mark. 1. Pres the [MARK] key to show ENTER MARK menu. 2. Press the numeric key to select line shap e desired. No.14 through 20 are for line. Shapes o f line No.16 through 20 are as below . 16 NA V LINE 17 COAST LINE 18 CONT OUR LINE 19 PROHIBITED AREAS 20 CABLE No ./nam[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-14 2.6 Erasing Marks, L i nes 2.6.1 Erasing indi vidual marks/li nes 1. Select CURSOR at MARK ENTRY MODE on VIDEO PLOTT ER 2 menu. 2. Press the [MARK] key to show ENTER MARK menu. 3. Press the [2] key twice to select m ark cancel (ite m 22). 4. Operate the t rackball to move the cursor on t he mark (starting/ending p oint of lin[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-15 [ERASE] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 OWN SHIP PLO T 30/50/80/ALL 3 T ARGET PLOT 30/50/80/ALL 4 MARKS OFF/AREA/ALL 5 W A YPOINT OFF/ALL 6 NA V LINES OFF/ALL Erase menu 2. Press the [4] key several tim es to select AREA at MARKS (item 4) field, and then press the [E NTER] key . 2.6.3 Erasing all marks T o erase all m arks and lines i[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-16 2.7 W aypoint s 2.7.1 Entering wa y p oint s In navigation term inology , a particular locatio n is known as a “waypoint, ” whether it be a starting point , a destination po int or an interm ediate on a voyage. This unit can store 97 waypoints, numbered 01 to 97. Waypoints may be entered by the cursor , by m anual input o[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-17 b) Press the [ENT ER] key . c) Press the numeric key to enter the value of longitude in eight digits, and then press the [ENTER] key . If necessary , pr ess the [2] key to select East or Wes t. d) Press the [ENT ER] key . 6. T o ent er other waypoint, repeat step 4 and 5. Entering way points at own s hip’ s pos ition 1. Pre[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-18 [WPT LIST 1] 1 [ENTER WPT , NA V LINE] WPT 00 340 44.01 N 135 24.56 E 01 34 42.11 N 136 31.58 E 02 33 97.69 N 134 64.35 E 03 ** **.** N *** **.** E 04 ** **.** N *** **.** E 05 ** **.** N *** **.** E 06 ** **.** N *** **.** E 07 ** **.** N *** **.** E 9 ERASE WPT 00 0 [WPT LIST 2] Wpt list menu The list sho w s waypoints 01 t[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-19 2.7.3 Display i ng a waypoint Internal storage waypoin t 1. Press the [NA V MENU] , [2] key in order to show WA Y POINT menu. 2. Press th e [7] key seve ral times to select VIDE O PLOTTER at W PT DA T A (item 7) f ield. 3. Press the [ENTER] key . [W A Y POINT] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 WPT OFF/ON 3 WPT NO . 00 00 00.000 N 000 00[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-20 Externa l way point The waypoint f rom the external na vigator can be displa yed. 1. Press the [NA V MENU] , [2] key to show WA Y POINT menu. 2. Press th e [7] key sev eral ti mes to select N A VIGA TION at W PT D A T A (ite m 7) field. 3. Press the [ENTER] key . [W A Y POINT] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 WPT OFF/ON 3 4 WPT LINE OF[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-21 2.8 Naviga tion Li nes 25 navigation li nes may be entered, and each line m ay have up to 30 waypoints. (The total num ber of w aypoints is 97.) 2.8.1 Entering navigation line Entering new na viga tion line 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [ 4] in order to show ENTER WPT , NA V LINE menu. [ENTER WPT , NA V LINE] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1][...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-22 Adding way poit to nav igation lines T o add waypoints to a navigatio n line; 1. Press th e [NA V MENU], [4], [5 ] key i n that o rder to show ENTER NA V LINE menu. 2. Press the [2] key . 3. Press the numeric key to enter t he number (in two digits) f or the navigation line which you want t o add the waypoint, and t hen press[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-23 2.8.3 Deleting navigation lines Deleting in dividual nav igation line s 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [4], [6], [9] key in that order to select ERASE N A V LINE (item 9) on NA V LINE LI ST m enu. 2. Press the numeric key to enter t he number (in two digits) f or the navigation line which you want t o delete. Note: The navigation [...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-24 2.8.4 Setting up the navigation lines Navigation lin es can be set up as follows: 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [ 3] key to show NA V LI NE menu. 2. Press the [7] key seve ral times to se lect VIDE O PLOTTER at NA V LINE DA T A (item 7) field. 3. Press the [ENTER] key . [NA V LINE] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 NA V LINE 3 4 NA V WIDTH [...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-25 11. Press the [ENT ER] key . For example, when you select the nav igation line which has waypoints 11 → 12 → 13 → 14, and you are going to waypoint 12, the display show s “(1 1) → @ → 12 → (13 ) → (14)”. “@” means the ow n ship’s position. 12. If you want to be alerted when own ship nears a waypoint, p[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT T ER 2-26 2.8.5 Displa y i ng navigati on li nes Internal na v igation lines Navigation lin es made at t he previous sectio n can be displayed as f ollow . 1. Press the [NA V MENU], [ 3] key to show NA V LI NE m enu. 2. Press the [7] key seve ral times to se lect VIDE O PLOTTER at NA VLINE DA T A (item 7) field. 3. Press th e [2] key [...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-27 2. Pres th e [NA V MENU] , [6] key in o rder to select C ARD. 3. Press the [6] key to select RECORD 4. Press the [ENT ER] key to show RECORD CARD m enu. [RECOARD CARD] 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 O WN SHIP PLO T FILE 3 T ARGET PLO T FILE 4 MARK FILE 0 FORMA T NO/YES Record card menu 5. Press the [0] key twice to select YES at FORM[...]

2. VIDEO PLOT TER 2-28 2.9.3 Repla y in g dat a 1. Insert the mem ory card w hich has data in the ri ght hand card slot. 2. Press the [NA V MENU] key . 3. Press the [6] key sev eral times to select REPLA Y . 4. Press the [ENTER] key . [REPLA Y CARD 1] 1 [VIDEO PLOTTER 1] 2 FILE 3 FILE 4 FILE 5 FILE 6 FILE 7 FILE 8 FILE 9 FILE Replay card menu 5. Pr[...]

3-1 3. MAINTENANCE (FOR TECHNICIANS) 3.1 Initial Setti ngs An item on the DI SPLA Y SELECT m enu can be deleted thru t he I NITIAL SETTING menu. If it is necessary to change th e set tings, follo w the procedure below . 1. T urn t he radar off. 2. Dismount the SPU Board from the display unit , and then on #4 of DIP sw it ch S on the board. 3. Remou[...]

3. MAIN TENANCE (FOR TECHNIC IANS) 3-2 3.2 Repla cement of Battery on RP Boa rd The RP Board is mounted in the displa y unit of the FR-2805 series rad ars. For general m aint enance and trouble sho oting, the r ef ore, refer to radar ’s o perator ’s manual. The only m aintenance req uired f or the RP-25 is the replacem ent of t he battery on th[...]

A P-1 MENU TREE [RAD AR MAP displa y] NA V MENU ke y 1 [RAD AR MAP] NA V INFORMA TION 1 menu 1 [NA V INFORMA TION 1] 2 MAP OFF/ON 3 NA V D A T A POSN 4 ALIGN + CURSOR OFF/ON 5 MARK ENTR Y MODE CURSOR/L/L/O WN SHIP 6 ERASE MARK OFF/AREA/ALL 1 [NA V INFORMA TION 1] 2 WIND GRAPH OFF/ON 3 WIND UNIT m/s/KT 4 CURRENT D A T A OFF/ON 5 CURRENT GRAPH OFF/ON[...]

AP - 2 1 [NA V INFORMA TION 1] 2 WIND GRAPH OFF/ON 3 WIND UNIT m/s/kt 4 CURRENT D A T A OFF/ON 5 CURRENT GRAPH OFF/ON 6 DEPTH D A T A OFF/ON 7 DEPTH GRAPH OFF/ON 8 DEPTH SCALE 10/20/50/100/200/500 9 DEPTH UNIT m/ft/F A 0 [NA V INFORMA TION 3] [VIDEO PLO TTER screen] NA V MENU key 1 [NA V INFORMA TION ] VIDEO PLO TTER 1 menu 1 [VIDEO PLO TTER 1] 2 S[...]

A P-3 LA TITUDE ERROR T ABLE (ON 96 NM RANGE) (nm) EBL LAT 5 ° 10 ° 15 ° 20 ° 25 ° 30 ° 35 ° 40 ° 45 ° 70 ° 0.21980213 0.43290201 0.632803 0.8134132 0.96923215 1.09551918 1.1884382 1.24517456 1.26402037 65 ° 0.21229339 0.41810678 0.61115946 0.78556318 0.93600295 1.05790007 1.14755221 1.20224625 1.22034042 60 0.20316898 0.40012949 0.58486[...]

SP-1 SPECIFICA TIONS Radar Plotter Radar Map Display Radar Display , Video Plotter display , Radar/Video Plotter display Radar display only Display Mode HU*, TM, CU, NU, CG (No chart available in HU and CG mode) *Not available in G-type. HU, TM, CU, NU, CG Display Range 0.125/0.25/0.5/0.75/1/1.5/2/3/4/ 6/8/12/16/24/32/48/72/96*/120* *FR/F AR-2825 o[...]