Contents

IMPORTANT NOTICES
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PROGRAM NUMBER
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
1. RADAR OPERATION
- 1.1 Turning on the Power
- 1.2 Transmitter ON
- 1.3 Control Unit
- 1.4 Main Menu
- 1.5 Operation by the On-Screen Boxes
- 1.6 Cursor Menu
- 1.7 Monitor Brilliance
- 1.8 Display Modes
- 1.9 On-Screen Boxes and Markers
- 1.10 Tuning the Receiver
  - 1.10.1 Choosing the tuning method
  - 1.10.2 Initializing tuning
  - 1.10.3 Automatic tuning
  - 1.10.4 Manual tuning
- 1.11 Aligning Heading with Gyrocompass
- 1.12 Presentation Modes
  - 1.12.1 Choosing presentation mode
  - 1.12.2 Description of presentation modes
- 1.13 Entering Own Ship's Speed
  - 1.13.1 Automatic speed input by log or GPS navigator
  - 1.13.2 Manual speed input
- 1.14 Choosing a Range Scale
- 1.15 Choosing a Pulselength
  - 1.15.1 Choosing a pulselength
  - 1.15.2 Changing pulselength
- 1.16 Adjusting the Sensitivity
- 1.17 Reducing Sea Clutter
  - 1.17.1 Choosing method of adjustment
  - 1.17.2 Automatic reduction of sea clutter
  - 1.17.3 Manual reduction of sea clutter
- 1.18 Reducing Rain Clutter
  - 1.18.1 Automatic reduction of rain clutter
  - 1.18.2 Manual reduction of rain clutter
- 1.19 Measuring Range
  - 1.19.1 Showing, hiding the fixed range rings
  - 1.19.2 Measuring range by the variable range marker (VRM)
  - 1.19.3 VRM unit of measurement (B and C types)
  - 1.19.4 TTG to VRM indication
- 1.20 Measuring Bearing
  - 1.20.1 Measuring bearing
  - 1.20.2 True or relative bearing
- 1.21 Collision Assessment by Offset EBL
  - 1.21.1 How to assess risk of collision by the offset EBL
  - 1.21.2 Point of reference for origin point of offset EBL
- 1.22 Measuring Range and Bearing Between TwoTargets
- 1.23 Target Alarm
  - 1.23.1 How to set a target alarm
  - 1.23.2 Acknowledging the target alarm
  - 1.23.3 Deactivating a target alarm
  - 1.23.4 Target alarm attributes
- 1.24 Off-Centering the Display
- 1.25 Interference Rejector
- 1.26 Echo Stretch
- 1.27 Echo Averaging
- 1.28 Noise Rejector
- 1.29 Wiper
- 1.30 Target Trails
  - 1.30.1 True or relative trails
  - 1.30.2 Trail time
  - 1.30.3 Trail gradation
  - 1.30.4 Saving, copying target trails
  - 1.30.5 Trail level
  - 1.30.6 Narrow trails (B, C and W types)
  - 1.30.7 Longer trails (B, C and W types)
  - 1.30.8 Temporarily removing trails from the display
  - 1.30.9 Trail stabilization in true motion
  - 1.30.10 Erasing trails
  - 1.30.11 Preventing sea clutter in true trails
- 1.31 PI (Parallel Index) Lines
  - 1.31.1 Displaying, erasing PI lines
  - 1.31.2 Adjusting PI line orientation, PI line interval
  - 1.31.3 PI line bearing reference (A, B, C and W types)
  - 1.31.4 Maximum number of PI lines to display
  - 1.31.5 PI line orientation
  - 1.31.6 Resetting PI lines
  - 1.31.7 Adjusting PI line length
- 1.32 Origin Mark
  - 1.32.1 Entering origin marks
  - 1.32.2 Origin mark stabilization
  - 1.32.3 Deleting individual origin marks
- 1.33 Zoom
- 1.34 Markers
  - 1.34.1 Heading line
  - 1.34.2 Stern marker
  - 1.34.3 North marker
  - 1.34.4 Own ship symbol
  - 1.34.5 Barge marker
  - 1.34.6 INS marker
- 1.35 Automatic Picture Setup According toNavigation Purpose
  - 1.35.1 Selecting a picture setup option
  - 1.35.2 Programming and saving picture setups
  - 1.35.3 Restoring user settings
  - 1.35.4 Restoring default picture setup options
  - 1.35.5 Disabling unnecessary picture setups
- 1.36 Function Keys
  - 1.36.1 Activating function keys
  - 1.36.2 Programming function keys
- 1.37 Ships Position
- 1.38 Second-trace Echoes
- 1.39 Brilliance of Screen Data
- 1.40 Watch Alarm
- 1.41 Nav Data
- 1.42 Text Window
- 1.43 Customizing Operation
- 1.44 ALERT Box
  - 1.44.1 Alert description
  - 1.44.2 Alert list
  - 1.44.3 Outputting alert signals
  - 1.44.4 Primary alert
- 1.45 Interswitch
  - 1.45.1 Displaying antenna information
  - 1.45.2 Presetting antenna and display combinations
  - 1.45.3 Selecting an antenna
- 1.46 Cursor Data
- 1.47 Performance Monitor
  - 1.47.1 Activating, deactivating the performance monitor
  - 1.47.2 Checking radar performance
- 1.48 Own Ship Marker
- 1.49 Color and Brilliance Sets
  - 1.49.1 Selecting color and brilliance set
  - 1.49.2 Presetting color and brilliance set
- 1.50 Reference Position
- 1.51 Switching Hub HUB-100 (option)
- 1.52 Anchor Watch
- 1.53 Drop Mark
  - 1.53.1 Activating the drop mark feature
  - 1.53.2 Inscribing a drop mark
  - 1.53.3 Erasing a drop mark
- 1.54 Sub Monitor (B, C and W types)
- 1.55 Net Cursor
  - 1.55.1 Activating the net cursor
  - 1.55.2 Setting net cursor dimensions, adjusting net cursororientation
- 1.56 User Settings
  - 1.56.1 How to reset PILOT SETTING
  - 1.56.2 How to store/recall settings
2. RADAR OBSERVATION
- 2.1 General
  - 2.1.1 Minimum and maximum ranges
- 2.2 False Echoes
- 2.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder)
  - 2.3.1 SART description
  - 2.3.2 Showing SART marks on the radar display
  - 2.3.3 General remarks on receiving SARTs
- 2.4 RACON
- 2.5 Radar Target Enhancer (RTE)
3. TARGET TRACKING (TT)
- 3.1 Usage Precautions
- 3.2 Controls for TT
- 3.3 Activating, Deactivating TT
- 3.4 Entering Own Ship's Speed
  - 3.4.1 Echo-referenced speed input
- 3.5 Automatic Acquisition
  - 3.5.1 Enabling auto acquisition
  - 3.5.2 Terminating tracking of targets (including reference targets)
- 3.6 Manual Acquisition
  - 3.6.1 Setting manual acquisition conditions
  - 3.6.2 Manually acquiring targets
- 3.7 Lost Target
  - 3.7.1 Setting the lost target filter
  - 3.7.2 Enabling, disabling the lost target alert
- 3.8 TT Symbols and Attributes
  - 3.8.1 TT symbols
  - 3.8.2 Choosing TT symbol (B, C and W types)
  - 3.8.3 TT symbol brilliance
  - 3.8.4 TT symbol color
- 3.9 Displaying Target Data
  - 3.9.1 Displaying target data
  - 3.9.2 Target list
- 3.10 Vector Modes
  - 3.10.1 Description of vectors
  - 3.10.2 Vector mode and length
- 3.11 Past Position Display
  - 3.11.1 Displaying and erasing past position points, choosing pastposition plot interval
  - 3.11.2 Past position display attributes
  - 3.11.3 Past position display mode
  - 3.11.4 Stabilization in true mode
- 3.12 Set and Drift
- 3.13 TT Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
  - 3.13.1 Setting the CPA and TCPA ranges
  - 3.13.2 Acknowledging the TT collision alarm
- 3.14 Acquisition Zone
  - 3.14.1 Activating an acquisition zone
  - 3.14.2 Sleeping, deactivating an acquisition zone
  - 3.14.3 Acknowledging the alert
  - 3.14.4 Acquisition zone reference
  - 3.14.5 Acquisition zone shape and stabilization
- 3.15 TT System Messages
- 3.16 Trial Maneuver
  - 3.16.1 Types of trial maneuvers
  - 3.16.2 Performing a trial maneuver
  - 3.16.3 Terminating a trial maneuver
- 3.17 TT Performance Test
- 3.18 Criteria for Selecting Targets for Tracking
- 3.19 Factors Affecting TT Functions
4. AIS OPERATION
- 4.1 Controls for AIS
- 4.2 Showing, Hiding the AIS Display
- 4.3 AIS Display Filter
- 4.4 Activating Targets
  - 4.4.1 Activating specific targets manually
  - 4.4.2 Enabling, disabling the AIS auto active function
  - 4.4.3 Limiting the function of the AIS auto active function
  - 4.4.4 Activating all targets
- 4.5 How to Sleep Targets
  - 4.5.1 Sleeping an individual target
  - 4.5.2 Sleeping all targets
- 4.6 Setting Up for a Voyage
- 4.7 Target Data
  - 4.7.1 Basic target data
  - 4.7.2 Detailed target data
  - 4.7.3 Removing a target data display
  - 4.7.4 Canceling tracking on a target from target data display
- 4.8 AIS Symbol Attributes
  - 4.8.1 AIS symbol brilliance
  - 4.8.2 AIS symbol size and color
  - 4.8.3 AIS symbol display settings
- 4.9 Past Position Display
  - 4.9.1 Past position plot interval
  - 4.9.2 Past position points
  - 4.9.3 Past position display motion
  - 4.9.4 Stabilization in true motion
- 4.10 Lost Target
  - 4.10.1 Lost target filter
  - 4.10.2 Enabling, disabling the lost target alert
- 4.11 ROT Setting
- 4.12 AIS Collision Alarm (CPA, TCPA)
  - 4.12.1 Setting the CPA and TCPA ranges
- 4.13 Association of TT and AIS Targets
- 4.14 Own Ships Data
- 4.15 Messages
  - 4.15.1 Creating, saving messages
  - 4.15.2 Transmitting messages
  - 4.15.3 Viewing messages
- 4.16 AIS System Messages
5. VIDEO PLOTTER OPERATION
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Display Modes
- 5.3 Presentation Modes
- 5.4 Radar Map
  - 5.4.1 Showing, hiding the radar map display
  - 5.4.2 Inscribing radar map marks and lines
- 5.5 Erasing Radar Map Marks and Lines
  - 5.5.1 Erasing individual radar map marks and lines
  - 5.5.2 Erasing all radar map marks and lines
- 5.6 Radar Map Corrections
  - 5.6.1 Radar map correction
  - 5.6.2 Cursor data correction
- 5.7 Chart Cards (A, B, C and W types)
  - 5.7.1 Displaying a chart
  - 5.7.2 Chart position correction
  - 5.7.3 Correcting cursor data
  - 5.7.4 Chart land color (B, C and W types)
- 5.8 Hiding, Showing Graphics on the Video PlotterDisplay
- 5.9 Track
  - 5.9.1 Plotting own ships track
  - 5.9.2 Plotting interval for other ships' tracks (A, B, C and W types)
  - 5.9.3 Auto target track (A, B, C and W types)
  - 5.9.4 Choosing track color (A, B, C and W types)
  - 5.9.5 Erasing track from the menu, on the screen
  - 5.9.6 Erasing track with the cursor
- 5.10 Waypoints
  - 5.10.1 Entering waypoints
  - 5.10.2 Editing, erasing waypoints from the menu
  - 5.10.3 Erasing waypoints
  - 5.10.4 Waypoint list
  - 5.10.5 Displaying waypoint name and number
- 5.11 Nav Lines
  - 5.11.1 Entering a new nav line
  - 5.11.2 Editing a nav line
  - 5.11.3 Nav line list
  - 5.11.4 Erasing a nav line
  - 5.11.5 Setting up nav lines
  - 5.11.6 Displaying nav line, waypoint mark
- 5.12 Recording Data
  - 5.12.1 Initializing memory (RAM) cards
  - 5.12.2 Recording data
- 5.13 Replaying Data
- 5.14 Deleting Files
6. MAINTENANCE,TROUBLESHOOTING
- 6.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule
- 6.2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts
- 6.3 Replacing the Fuse
- 6.4 Replacement of Battery on GC Board
- 6.5 Trackball Maintenance
- 6.6 Easy Troubleshooting
- 6.7 Advanced-level Troubleshooting
- 6.8 Diagnostics
APPENDIX
- 1. Menu Tree
- 2. Digital Interface
- 3. Parts Lists and Parts Location
- 4. Longitude Error Table (on 96 nm range scale)
- 5. Abbreviations
- 6. Symbols
- 7. Alert Lists
SPECIFICATIONS
INDEX
Declaration of Conformity

Furuno FAR-2107 Operator's Manual

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Furuno FAR-2107 Radar Specification

The Furuno FAR-2107 Radar is a high-performance marine radar system designed to meet the demanding needs of modern maritime navigation. It features an X-band frequency of 9.41 GHz, providing exceptional target detection and imaging capabilities even in challenging weather conditions. The radar system is equipped with a 21-inch high-resolution color LCD display that offers clear and detailed visuals, enhancing situational awareness for operators. The FAR-2107 supports ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) functionality, allowing for tracking and analysis of up to 100 targets, which is crucial for collision avoidance and safe navigation.

The system incorporates advanced signal processing technology to deliver superior target discrimination, enabling users to distinguish between small and large objects, as well as differentiate between land and sea clutter. With its user-friendly interface, the FAR-2107 ensures ease of operation, providing intuitive controls and customizable display settings to suit various operational environments. The radar is compatible with a range of antennas, offering flexibility in installation and optimizing performance based on vessel type and size.

Additionally, the FAR-2107 supports integration with other navigational and communication systems, facilitating seamless data sharing and enhancing overall vessel operational efficiency. The robust design ensures durability and reliability under harsh maritime conditions, making it suitable for a wide array of vessels, from commercial shipping to fishing and recreational boats. Compliance with IMO standards and type-approval ensures that the FAR-2107 meets international safety and performance criteria, providing mariners with a dependable tool for navigation and situational awareness.

Furuno FAR-2107 Radar F.A.Q.

How do I perform a self-test on the Furuno FAR-2107 Radar?

To perform a self-test on the Furuno FAR-2107 Radar, press the 'Menu' button, navigate to 'Maintenance', and select 'Self Test'. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the self-test procedure.

What is the recommended procedure for cleaning the radar antenna?

To clean the radar antenna, first ensure the radar is powered off. Use a soft cloth dampened with fresh water and mild detergent. Avoid using abrasive materials or solvents. Rinse thoroughly with fresh water and dry with a clean cloth.

How can I adjust the gain settings on the FAR-2107 Radar for optimal performance?

Access the gain settings by pressing the 'Gain' button on the control panel. Adjust the gain level using the rotary control. Increase the gain until background noise just begins to appear, then reduce it slightly to minimize noise while maintaining target visibility.

What steps should I take if the radar display is showing no targets?

If no targets are displayed, check if the radar is in 'Standby' mode and switch to 'Transmit' mode. Verify that the gain settings are correctly adjusted and ensure that the antenna is unobstructed. If the issue persists, inspect the connections and cabling for any faults.

How often should the radar system undergo maintenance checks?

Regular maintenance checks should be performed every 6 to 12 months, depending on the operational environment. These checks should include inspection of the antenna, cabling, and connections, as well as software updates and performance testing.

What is the procedure to update the software on the FAR-2107 Radar?

To update the software, obtain the latest software version from Furuno’s official website or authorized dealer. Transfer the software to a USB drive, insert it into the radar’s USB port, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update process. Ensure the radar is powered throughout the update.

How do I interpret the error codes displayed on the radar screen?

Refer to the user manual for a comprehensive list of error codes and their meanings. The manual provides troubleshooting steps for each code. Error codes indicate specific issues within the radar system that require attention.

What should I do if the radar screen is flickering or has poor visibility?

Check the brightness and contrast settings and adjust them as needed. Inspect the display connections and ensure the power supply is stable. If flickering persists, the issue might be with the display unit, and professional servicing may be required.

Can the FAR-2107 Radar be integrated with other navigation systems?

Yes, the FAR-2107 Radar can be integrated with other navigation systems via NMEA 0183 or Ethernet interfaces. Ensure compatibility with the systems you intend to integrate and follow the connection guidelines provided in the user manual.

How do I reset the radar settings to factory defaults?

To reset the radar settings to factory defaults, navigate to the 'Setup' menu, select 'System', and choose 'Factory Reset'. Confirm the reset when prompted. Note that this will erase all user settings and configurations.