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Furuno FAR-2117 manual

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  • Page 1

    MARINE RADAR WITH ARP A AND AIS DISPLA Y Models F AR-2117/2127/2137S 20” High r esolution Multi-color LCD Catalogue No. R-184c TRADE MARK REGISTERED MARCA REGISTRADA R The future today with FURUNO's electronics technology. FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., L TD. 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya City, Japan Phone: +81 (0)798 65-2111 Fax: +81 (0)798 65-4200,[...]

  • Page 2

    The control head has logically arranged controls in a combination of push keys and trackball. Well organized menu ensures that all operations can be done by trackball. Impr oved tar get detection capabilit give the best and r eliable per for man Full-keyboard Control Unit Cursor Control Palm Control Unit EBL control VRM control User Customizable Fu[...]

  • Page 3

    ty and user inter face nce The revolutionary FAR-21x7 series of X- and S-band radars are the result of FURUNO’s 50 years of experience in marine electronics and advanced computer technology. This series is designed to meet the exacting standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) below 10,000 GT. The display unit employs a 20” LCD[...]

  • Page 4

    OS data cell AIS-equipped target selected for data reading. Targets automatically acquired DATA Cell 1 Magnify AIS Information Water temp, Depth, Wind An AIS-equipped ship may be displayed by both AIS and ARPA symbols. This is because the AIS position is measured by a GPS in L/L while the ARPA target blip and data are measured by range and bearing [...]

  • Page 5

    Automatic Acquisition Zone Two automatic acquisition zones may be set in a sector or any form. They also act as suppression zones, avoiding unnecessary overloading to the processor and clutter by disabling automatic acquisition and tracking outside them. Targets in a automatic acquisition zone appear as inverse triangle. The operator can manually a[...]

  • Page 6

    Specifications of F AR-2117/2127/2137S Antenna Radiators 1. Type Slotted waveguide array 2. Beamwidth and sidelobe attenuation 3. Rotation RF Transceiver 1. Frequency X-band: 9410 MHz ± 30 MHz S-band: 3050 MHz ± 30 MHz 2. Output power 3. Pulselength/PRR Range scale (nm) Pulselength (µs) PRR (Hz) 0.125, 0.25 0.07 3000 0.5 0.07, 0.15 3000 0.75, 1.[...]

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    EQUIPMENT LIST Standard 1. Display Unit MU-201CR 2. Processor Unit RPU-013 3. Full-keyboard Control Unit RCU-014 Trackball Control Unit (Palm Control Unit) RCU-015 (Specify when ordering) 4. Antenna Unit with cable, 15/20/30/50/100 m (Specify when ordering) 5. Power Supply unit PSU-007 for FAR-2137S 6. Standard Spare Parts and Installation Material[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 04055Y Printed in Japan FURUNO U.S.A., INC. Camas, Washington, U.S.A. Phone: +1 360-834-9300 Telefax: +1 360-834-9400 FURUNO (UK) LIMITED Denmead, Hampshire, U.K. Phone: +44 2392-230303 Telefax: +44 2392-230101 FURUNO FRANCE S.A. Bordeaux-Mérignac, France Phone: +33 5 56 13 48 00 Telefax: +33 5 56 13[...]