Furuno FAR-2107 manual

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    www .furuno.co.jp All brand and product nam es are trademarks, registered trademarks or service m arks of their respective holders. MARINE RADAR F AR-2107/F AR-2807 SERIES Operator ’ s Manual: Fishing V essel Specifications The purpose of this manual is to provide the operating procedures for the functions available with the fishing vessel specif[...]

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    2 1. T ARGET TRAIL FUNCTIONS 1.1 Long T rails The fishing vessel specifications radar provides trail lengths of 12 h, 24 h and 48 h, in addition to the “standard” trail lengths of 15 s, 30 s, 1 min, 3 min, 6 min, 15 min, 30 min and continuous. To select a trail length, do the following: 1. Place the cursor on the TRAIL MODE bo x at the bottom r[...]

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    3 1.2 T rail Color The color of target trails may be chosen from among fuchsia, maroon, red, purple, yellow, lime, green, olive, teal, cyan, bl ue, and navy, when 2 TRAIL GRAD and 8 TRAIL LENGTH on the TRAIL menu are set for SINGLE and other than NORMAL, respectively. 1. Right-click the TRAIL MODE box. 2. Select 0 [TRAIL COLOR] then push the left b[...]

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    4 1.3 T rail Color Shif t When there are many trails on the screen, espe cially when using long trails, it is diffi- cult to distinguish past tracks from current tracks since they are the same color. With the trail color shift feature, tracks are painte d in a different color from the point when color shift is activated. For example, the cu rrent t[...]

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    5 1.4 Hiding T rails Trails may be "hidden" (painted in light gr ay) for the period you specify, when 8 TRAIL LENGTH on the TRAIL menu is se lected to other than "NORMAL". 1. Right-click the TRAIL MODE box. 2. Select 9 TRAIL HIDE then push the left button. 3. Use the scrollwheel to set ST ART time: S pin the scrollwheel to set t[...]

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    6 1.5 T rail Eraser The trail eraser allows you to erase a porti on of a trail you select. This is useful when the screen becomes cluttered with trails. 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. S pin the scrollwheel to show "T -ERASER L=ERASE / EXIT" in the guidance box at the bottom right-hand corner on the screen. 3. Pu[...]

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    7 1.6 Narrow T rails Target trails may be painted with thinner line s if desired. This can be useful when there are a lot of target trails on the screen. 1. Right-click the TRAIL MODE box to display the TRAIL menu. 2. Select 3 NARROW TRAIL then push the left button. 3. Select OFF , 1 or 2 as appropriate then push the left button. "2" is t[...]

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    8 2. CURSORS 2.1 Crosshairs Cursor Size The size of the crosshairs cursor (+) can be chosen from small or large. The large cursor is useful when a large echo masks the small cursor. 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. If the guidance box is currently showing "T ARGET DA T A & ACQ / CURSOR MENU", push the right bu[...]

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    9 2.2 Net Cursor The net cursor is used to depict your fishing net on the radar display. It is especially useful for bottom trawlers for knowing where the net is located. Enter the dimensions of your net in the menu to show the net in scale on the display. Activating the net cursor 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 2 [MARK] then push the left b[...]

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    10 5. Select 2 CURSOR then push the lef t button. 6. Select ON then push the left button to enable the net cursor . EBL2 is then auto- matically turned on. 7. Push the right button four times to close the menu. Setting net cursor dimensions, adjusting net cursor orientation 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 2 [MARK] then push the left button. 3[...]

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    11 10. Use the EBL offset feature to anchor the net cursor at net origin point. 1) Push the EBL OFFSET key . 2) Use the trackball to set net origin point. 3) Press the EBL OFFSET key to anchor the net cursor . 1 1. S teer the vessel so your ship’s trail ru ns along the net cursor then throw the net. 2.3 Cursor Dat a Display The cursor data box, w[...]

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    12 2.4 Bearing Scale Format The bearing scale can be displayed with nu merical indications or 32 compass points. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 2 [MARK] then push the left button. 3. Select 9 [EBL, VRM CURSOR SET] then push the left button. 4. Select 9 CURSOR BRG SCALE then push the left button. 5. Select 360 ° or 32 POINTS as applicable. 6[...]

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    13 3. OTHER FUNCTIONS 3.1 Echo Display Area Three types of echo display areas are availabl e: circle, wide and all. "All" uses the entire screen, which allows y ou to view long-range targets. 1. Left-click the MENU box at the right side of the screen. 2. Select 1 [ECHO] then push the le ft button to show the ECHO menu. 3. Select 7 ECHO AR[...]

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    14 3.2 T urning On-screen Boxes On/Off If you are using the "wide" or "all" echo display area, the on-screen boxes and indica- tions outside the effective display area (dat a fields at right 1/4 of screen are not included) may obscure radar targets. To view those radar targets, you can turn the boxes and indications off, by a fu[...]

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    15 3.3 Radar Picture Color Radar echoes may be displayed in a single color of yellow, green or white, or in multi- color. The multi-color feature paints echoes in red, yellow or green, in order of descending strength. 1. Set the cursor in the BRILL box at the lower left corner . 2. RIght-click the box to show the BRILL1 menu. 3. Select 1 ECHO COLOR[...]

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    16 3.4 Bearing Reference The EBL bearing (and cursor bearing) can be referenced to your ship heading (relative bearing) or North (true bearing). This radar in dicates true or relative bearings with an R or T in the EBL and cursor data boxes. In the head-up and cursor gyro modes you can switch between true and relative bear ings. In all other modes [...]

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    17 3.5 VRM, Cursor Unit The unit of range measurement for the VRM and cursor can be selected from among nautical mile, statute mile, kilometer and ki loyard. See the illustration on the previous page for location of VRM and cursor data. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 2 [MARK] then push the left button. 3. Select 9 [EBL, VRM CURSOR SET] then [...]

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    18 4. FUNCTION KEYS (F1 - F4) 4.1 F1, F2 and F3 Keys The F1 , F2 and F3 keys can be used to automate co mplex or repetitive tasks. Each key may be programmed with ten functions. Simply press a key to execute program assigned. Operating F1, F2 and F3 keys The table below shows the default functions of the F1 , F2 and F3 keys. 1. Press F1 , F2 or F3 [...]

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    19 Programming the F1, F2 and F3 keys 1. Press a function key (F1, F2 or F3) twice. For example, press the F1 key . 2. Select function desired then push the left button. For example, select 1 [PIC- TURE]. 3. Select function desired then push the left button. The corresponding menu appears. See the next page. [F1 REGISTER] 1 [PICTURE] 2 [IR] 3 [ES] [...]

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    20 4. Select "2" then push the left button. 5. Select item to register then push the left button. 6. Push the right button five times to close the menu. The tables on the next several p ages describe the functions available. [F1-1-ECHO] 1 BACK 2 PICTURE/ IR/ ES/ EAV/ NOISE REJ/ ANT SELECT/ PULSE LENGTH/ A/C SEA SELECT/ AUTO RAIN SELECT/ T[...]

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    21 Functions available with F1-F3 keys: ECHO category Item Function Settings PICTURE Select picture setup condit ion. PICTURE1, PICTURE2, PICTURE3, PICTURE4, NEAR, F AR, NEAR BUOY , F AR BUOY , ROUGH SEA, SHIP , HARBOR 1 , COAST 1 , NEAR BIRD 2 , F AR BIRD 2 1 10 kW/25 kW 2 50 kW/60 kW IR Enable/disable interference rejector . OFF , 1, 2, 3 ES Enab[...]

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    22 Functions available with F1-F3 keys: STD KEY category Item Function Settings ALARM ACK Silence alarm buzzer . STBY TX Alternate between standby and TX. HL OFF Hide heading line temporarily . MODE Select presentation mode. Head-up , Cursor gyro, North-up, Course- up, T rue motion OFF CENTER Off center the display . CU TM RESET Reset position in c[...]

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    23 Functions available with F1-F3 keys: ARP•AIS category Item Function Settings DISP ARP Enable/disable ARP disp lay . OFF , MANUAL, AUT O, AUTO/ MANUAL DISP AIS Show/hide AIS display . OFF , ON T ARGET DA T A &ACQ ARP: Acquire ARP target. Display ARP target dat a. AIS: Activated sleeping AIS target. Display AIS target dat a. P AST POSN INTER[...]

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    24 Functions available with F1-F3 keys: OPERA TION category Item Function Settings ECHO COLOR Select echo color . YELLOW , GREEN, WHITE, MUL TI BACK COLOR Select background color . BLACK(GREEN characters), BLACK(RED characters), ECHO BLUE, BLUE, DARK BLUE RING Show/hide fixed range rings. OFF , ON W A TCH ALARM RESET Reset watch alarm. ZOOM Enable/[...]

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    25 Description of functions available with F1-F3 keys: MARK category Item Function Settings OWN SHIP MARK Enable/disable your ship mark. OFF , ON STERN MARK Enable/disable stern mark. OFF , ON INDEX LINE Select number of inde x lines to display . 1, 2, 3, 6 INDEX LINE MODE Select index line mode. HORIZONT AL, VERTICAL EBL OFFSET BASE Select offset [...]

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    26 DANGER HIGHLIGHT Show/hid e danger highlight s OFF , ON PROHIBITED AREA DISP Show/hide prohibite d areas. OFF , ON BUOY DISPLA Y Show/hide buoys. OFF , ON GPS BUOY DISPLA Y Show/hide GPS buoys. OFF , ON T ARGET TRACK MODE Select t arget track color assignment method. ALL, INDIVIDUAL MAP DISPLA Y Show/hide radar map. OFF , ON MAP MARK COLOR Selec[...]

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    27 4.2 Operating the F4 Key The F4 key is a user-programmable macro key for automating complex or repetitive tasks. The user may program this ke y with as many as ten functions. Registering a program to the F4 key 1. Press the F4 key twice to show the F4 REGIS- TER menu. (Each press of the key displays the F4-REGISTER and F4 EXECUTION menus alterna[...]

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    28 Menu functions recordable to F4 key [ECHO] menu (main menu ) [FUSION] menu (main menu) 2ND ECHO REJ FUSION T ARGET PM GAP SART RANGE WIPER BEARING ECHO AREA SPEED [MARK] menu (main menu) COURSE OWN SHIP MARK [PLOTTER] menu (main menu) STERN MARK CHART COLOR INDEX LINE BEARING CURSOR L/L ALIGN INDEX LINE [OWN TRACK] menu (main menu) INDEX LINE MO[...]

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    29 Menu functions recordable to F4 key [NA V LINE/WPT] menu (main menu) [MARK] menu (box menu) NA V LINE DA T A SOURCE MARK POSN (mark entry method) NA V LINE WIDTH MAP DISPLA Y ARRIV AL WPT ALARM MAP MARK COLOR TURNING LINE [BRILL] menu (box menu) DISP WPT NO. ECHO COLOR DISP WPT NAME BKGD COLOR [DA T A BOX] menu (main menu) [TRAIL] menu (box menu[...]

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    30 Operating the F4 key 1. Press the F4 key to show the F4 EXECUTION menu. 2. Select the program to execut e then push the left button. 3. Push the right button to close the menu. On-screen box operations recordable to the F4 key DISPLA Y MODE box TRUE/REL VECTOR box Select display mode. Select vector reference. ANTENNA box ARP box Select antenna. [...]

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    31 5. ANCHOR W A TCH ALARM The anchor watch alarm informs you when your boat is moving when it should be at rest. When the anchor watch is active, a re d dashed circle marks the anchor watch area. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 3 [ALARM] then push the left button. 3. Select 0 ANCHOR W A TCH ALARM then push the left button. 4. Select ON then [...]

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    32 6. VIDEO PLOTTER FUNCTIONS The fishing specification radar has three operating modes: radar, radar plus plotter, and plotter. 6.1 Depth Contour with Depth Indication Depth indication can be shown on depth contours. 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 5 [PLOTTER] then push the left button. 3. Select 7 [DISPLA Y] then push the left button. 4. Se[...]

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    33 6.2 Mark Settings You can enter a mark to denote a reef, fish ing ground, navigation buoy. The position of a mark is saved at the time of entry. The radar can store up 20,000 marks and lines. This section shows you how to enter ma rk comment, and change its position and color. Enabling, disabling mark comment input and mark position editing 1. U[...]

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    34 Entering mark comment, changing mark position Mark comments can be entered and mark position changed when MARK COMMENT and MARK L/L EDIT are set to ON. To show mark comments MAP DISPLAY on page 2 of the MARK menu must be set to ON. 1. Use the trackball to put the cursor on th e arrow in the MARK box at the bottom left- hand corner . 2. S pin the[...]

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    35 6. T o edit mark position, select 2 PO SITION then push the left button. 7. S pin the scrollwheel to select numeric. Numeric may also be directly entered in case of keyboard-equipped control unit. Af ter setting position, the values entered are colored blue. 8. Select 3 CONFIRM then push the left button. The comment entered is placed next to on [...]

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    36 6.3 T rack Settings This section provides the procedures for ho w to select track recording parameters, select track color, and erase track. Track recording interval This radar can store 20,000 points of your track and 15,000 points of target tracks (1,000 points/target). The shorter the reco rding interval the smoother the track is drawn, howev[...]

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    37 Changing track color Track can be colored red, green, blue, yello w. cyan, magenta, and white. It can be useful to change the color of ship’s track to clearly differentiate past track from current track. Changing the color of your ship’s track 1. Place the cursor in the MENU box then push the left button. 2. Select [5 PLOTTER] then push the [...]

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    38 *: You can switch between TARGET TRACK ON (display target tracks) and TARGET TRACK OFF (don’t display target tracks) as follows: 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. S pin the scrollwheel to show T ARGET TRACK ON or T ARGET TRACK OFF at the bottom of the screen. 3. Put the cursor on the track that you want to display (or t[...]

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    39 Erasing track with the cursor You may erase your ship’s track or any ta rget’s track directly on the screen, by two points or area. Select the erasure method then erase track. Selecting erasure method Select the erasure method for own track and target track as follows: 1. Left-click the MENU box. 2. Select 5 [PLOTTER] then push the left butt[...]

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    40 Erasing track between two points, area 1. Place the cursor inside the effective display area. 2. S pin the scrollwheel to show OWN TRACK DELETE/EXIT or TG T TRACK DELETE/EXIT in the guidance box at t he bottom right-hand corner on the screen, whichever track you want to erase. 3. Use the trackball to place the cursor at the top-left corner of th[...]

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    41 6.4 GPS Buoy With connection of a GPS radio buoy locato r, the information (GPS buoy marker and GPS buoy track) for up to seven GPS buoys may be shown on the radar screen. One application of a GPS buoy is to tether it to a fishing net to monitor net position. Each track may contain up to 20 track points. Marker color is available in red, green, [...]

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    42 7. ARP SYMBOLS The ARP symbol is available in the 10 shapes shown in the illustration below. You can select shape desired as follows: 1. Select target with trackball. 2. Press the T ARGET DA T A key repeatedly to select symbol desired. Note: If you are using the trackball-type control unit (RCU-015, RCU-016), ARP symbol shape cannot be chosen by[...]

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    43 8. DISPLA YING PICTURE FROM EXTERNAL RADAR The picture from an external radar con nected to the SUB DISPLAY termina can be displayed on the FAR-2xx7 series display. 1. Use the trackball to set the pointer on the triangle in the ANTENNA box at the upper left corner on the display . 2. Right click to show the ANT INFORMA TION menu. 3. Select 8 SUB[...]

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    44 9. MENU OVER VIEW Menu tree 1 BACK 2 T ARGET ALARM MODE (IN, OUT) 3 T ARGET ALARM LEVEL (1, 2, 3, 4) 4 W A TCH ALARM (OFF , 6M, 10M, 12M, 15M, 20M) 5 ALARM SOUND LEVEL (OFF , LOW , MID, HIGH) 6 [ALARM OUT1] 7 [ALARM OUT2] 8 [ALARM OUT3] 9 [ALARM OUT4] 0 ANCHOR WA TCH (OFF , ON) (0.00-9.99(NM)) 1 BACK 2 2ND ECHO REJ (OFF , ON) 3 TUNE INITIALIZE 4[...]

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    45 4 [ARP  AIS] 5 [PLOTTER] 1 BACK 2 GUARD ZONE ST AB (ST AB HDG, ST AB NORTH) 3 GUARD POL YGON (OFF , ST AB GND, ST AB HDG, ST AB NORTH) 4 [TRIAL MANEUVER] 5 [ARP SYMBOL] 6 [AIS SYMBOL] 7 [FUSION] 8 AIS FUNCTION (OFF , ON) 9 AIS LOST ALARM (ACTIV A TED T ARGET , ALL T ARGET , RANGE 0-99 nm) 0 AIS CP A AUDIO ALARM (ALL T ARGET , IGNORE T ARGET 0[...]

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    46 7 [DISPLA Y] 8 [GPS BUOY] 1 BACK 2 GRID (OFF , L/L) 3 OWN TRACK (OFF , ON) 4 T ARGET TRACK (OFF , ON) 5 MARK (OFF , ON) 6 LAND DENSITY (OFF , ON) 7 PLACE NAME (OFF , ON) 8 COAST LINE (OFF , ON) 9 CONTOUR LINE (OFF , ON, DEPTH) 0 NEXT 1 BACK 2 NA V LINE(MAP) (OFF , ON) 3 DANGER HIGHLIGHT (OFF , ON) 4 PROHIBITED AREA (OFF , ON) 5 BUOY (OFF , ON) ([...]

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    47 7 [WPT LIST] 8 [NA V LINE SET] 9 [NA V LINE LIST] 0 NEXT (Continued on next page) (Continued from previous page) 9 [CUSTOMIZE  TEST] 1 BACK 2 [DA T A BOX] 3 [F1] 4 [F2] 5 [F3] 1 BACK 2 NA V LINE NO. SELECT 3 NA V LINE NAME 4 NA V LINE ENTRY 5 CLEAR DA T A (NO, YES) 1 BACK 2 ARRIV AL WPT ALARM (OFF , ON(0.00-9.99 nm)) 3 TURNING LINE (OFF , ON,[...]

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    48 1 BACK 2 (PICTURE, IR, ES, EA V , NOISE REJ, ANT SELECT , PULSE LENGTH, A/C SEA SELECT , AUTO RAIN SELECT , TUNE SELECT , VIDEO CONTRAST , VIDEO CONTRAST 2, ANT HEIGHT , SEA CONDITION, 2ND ECHO REJ, PM, SART , WIPER, ECHO AREA) 1 BACK 2 (ALARM ACK, STBY TX, HL OFF , MODE, OFF CENTER, CU TM RESET , INDEX LINE, VECT OR TIME, VECT OR MODE, T ARGET [...]

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    49 7 [OPERA TION] 8 [TEST] (Continued from previous page) 1 BACK 2 WHEEL DRIVE (NORMAL, REVERSE) 3 KEY BEEP (OFF , LO, MID, HI) 4 REMOTE KEY (F*-KEY , DISPLA Y SELECT) 5 POPUP GUIDANCE (OFF , ON) 6 OWN SHIP VECT OR (OFF , HDG, COURSE) 7 STERN UP (OFF , ON) 8 SHUTTLE FERRY (OFF , MODE1, MODE2) 9 [DUAL RADAR] 0 NEXT 1 BACK 2 [SELF TEST] 3 [ARP TEST] [...]

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    50 Pop-up menus (access by [ARP TARGET MENU] 1 ARP SELECT AUTO 25/ AUTO 50/ AUTO 75/ AUTO 100 ALL CANCEL NO/YES 2 3 REF TARGET VECTOR ARP T ARGET menu [AIS TARGET MENU] 1 SLEEP ALL TRGTS 2 ACTIVATE ALL TRGTS 3 AUTO DISP MESSAGES 4 [RECEIVED MESSAGES] 5 [TRANSMIT MESSAGE] 6 [VOYAGE DATA] 7 [STATIC DATA] 8 [AIS ALM MESSAGES] AIS T ARGET menu OS POSN [...]

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    51 [MARK MENU(1/2)] 1 ORIGIN MARK STAB GND/SEA 2 MARK KIND ORIGIN MARK(No. )/ ORIGIN MARK(SYM)/ MAP MARK/ WP 1~50/ WP 51~ 100/ WP 101~150/ WP 151~ 200/ OWN SHIP SHAPE BRILL menu, page 1 [BRILL1 MENU (2/2)] 1 BACK 2 BRG CURSOR 3 EBL 4 VRM 5 INDEX LINE 6 ARP SYMBOL 7 AIS SYMBOL 8 L/L GRID 9 MARK 0 CHART [BRILL1 MENU (1/2)] 1 ECHO COLOR YEL/GRN/ WHT/C[...]

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    The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. ・FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : +81-(0)798-65-2111 Fax : +81-(0)798-65-4200 A : FEB 2007 . Printed in Japan All rights reserved. B : OCT . 14, 2009 Pub. No. OME-35221-B *00016425511* *00016425511* ( DAMI ) FAR2157/2167DS(FIS[...]