Furuno 1623, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...MARINE RADAR MODEL 1623 OPERATOR S MANUAL www furuno co jp MODEL ...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ... for the disposal of industrial waste For disposal in the USA see the homepage of the Electronics Industries Alliance http www eiae org for the correct method of disposal How to discard a used battery Some FURUNO products have a battery ies To see if your product has a battery see the chapter on Maintenance Follow the instructions below if a battery is used Tape the and terminals of battery before...

Page 4: ... the equipment and void the warranty Standard Steering compass compass 0 50 m 0 30 m Antenna unit 1 25 m 0 95 m Display unit ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment unless totally familiar with electrical circuits and service manual Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Wear a safety belt and hard hat when working on the antenna unit Serious injury or death can result...

Page 5: ...19 Echo Stretch 10 1 20 Guard Alarm 11 1 21 Watchman 12 1 22 Suppressing Long range Rain Clutter 12 1 23 PROG Key 13 1 24 Outputting Target Position to a Plotter 13 1 25 Turning Navigation Data On Off 14 1 26 Setting up Nav Data Displays 14 1 27 System Menu 16 2 MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING 18 2 1 Maintenance 18 2 2 Replacing the Fuse 19 2 3 Troubleshooting 19 2 4 Diagnostics 20 2 5 Test Pattern 21...

Page 6: ...mark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Portugal Slovenia Spain Sweden The Netherlands United Kingdom Iceland Norway Features Your radar has a large variety of functions all contained in a rugged plastic case All controls respond immediately to the operator s command and each time a key is pressed the corresponding change can be seen on the sc...

Page 7: ...EXTERNAL BUZZER XH3 BZ L970 12 24 VDC RECTIFIER PR 62 Standard supply Optional supply Local supply 100 110 220 230 VAC 1φ 50 60 Hz NAVIGATOR or ECHO SOUNDER NMEA 0183 GPS RECEIVER GP 310B 320B WIND INDICATOR SPEED INDICATOR ANTENNA UNIT RSB 0093 ...

Page 8: ...42 270 1 set Fuse See packing list at end of manual Option Name Type Code No Qty Remarks Buzzer Assy XH3 BZ L970 000 146 422 1 With connector 0 9 m Cable Assy MJ A7SPF0007 050 000 144 418 1 Connector at one end 5 m for NMEA Cable Assy MJ A15A7F0004 005 000 145 690 1 For NMEA 0 5 m connector at both ends 7P 7P 6P Cable Assy A15A7F0005 020 000 145 691 1 7P 7P for NMEA 2 m Cable Assy MJ A10SPF0003 30...

Page 9: ...1 1 OPERATION 1 1 Controls Display unit How to remove the hard cover Place your thumbs at the center of the cover and then lift the cover while pressing it with your thumbs ...

Page 10: ... Cursor latitude and longitude position also available if radar is interfaced with a navigator EBL bearing VRM range VRM Watchman Heading line WATCH SIM Simulation mode Interference rejector 34 44 135 N 135 44 135 E Speed Course 5 0 kt 135 Position Nav data Requires appropriate sensors Indications About the LCD This high quality LCD displays better than 99 9 of its picture elements The remaining 0...

Page 11: ...hen the power is turned on but is soon restored to normal condition 1 4 Transmitting Standby After the power is turned on and the magnetron has warmed up ST BY Standby appears indicating the radar is ready to transmit radar pulses To toggle between transmit and standby do the following 1 Press the POWER BRILL key momentarily to show the brilliance contrast adjustment window CONT 4 LOW HIGH BRILL L...

Page 12: ...ect a range The range and range ring interval appear at the top left corner on the screen Range Range ring interval 6 0 nm 2 0 RNG 03 2nm BRG 60 2 TTG 02H21M EBL VRM nm Location of range and range ring interval indications 1 7 Receiver Sensitivity The GAIN key adjusts the sensitivity gain of the receiver It works in precisely the same manner as the volume control of a broadcast receiver amplifying...

Page 13: ...l be hidden in the clutter while if it is set too high both sea clutter and targets will disappear from the display A common mistake is too over suppress sea clutter so that it is completely removed You can see how dangerous this can be by setting up for maximum A C SEA A dark zone will be created near the center of the screen causing a loss of close in targets This dark zone is even more dangerou...

Page 14: ...is 0 100 3 Press the MENU ESC key to finish 1 10 Measuring the Range The bearing to a target can be measured by the range rings by the cursor and by the VRM Variable Range Marker Measuring range by the cursor Operate the cursor pad to place the cursor on the inside edge of the target Read the range to the cursor at the bottom right corner of the display Measuring range by the range rings Count the...

Page 15: ...screen to find the bearing to the target To anchor the EBL press the MENU ESC key To erase the EBL press the GAIN key twice with the MARK MENU displayed 6 0 nm 2 0 EBL bearing RNG 2 22nm BRG 45 62 TTG 02H21M Range bearing and time to go to cursor location Target EBL Cursor EBL 45 62 VRM nm Measuring range by the EBL and cursor 1 12 Shifting the Display Own ship position or sweep origin can be disp...

Page 16: ...ENU ESC key to close the menu ZOOM appears at the top left corner when the zoom feature is turned on 6 0 nm 2 0 Zoom Window RNG 4 43nm BRG 231 3 TTG 02H21M Cursor EBL VRM nm Zoom display To cancel the zoom display open the Display Mode menu choose NORMAL and then press the MENU ESC key To choose new zoom location return to the NORMAL mode and then repeat the zoom procedure 1 14 User Menu Overview ...

Page 17: ...es the ship s heading and it is the solid line which appears at zero degrees on the bearing scale To temporarily erase the heading line to look at targets existing dead ahead of own ship do the following 1 Press the MENU ESC key to open the User menu 2 Press or to choose HDG LINE OFF from page 2 3 Press to turn the heading line off The line stays off while is pressed 4 Press the MENU ESC key to cl...

Page 18: ...o choose ECHO TRAIL from page 2 3 Press to open the options window OFF 30sec 1min 3min 6min CONTIN Echo trail options 4 Press or to choose appropriate time 5 Press to close the options window 6 Press to choose TRAIL BRILLIANCE 7 Press to open the options window 8 Press or to choose LOW or HIGH as appropriate 9 Press the MENU ESC key to close the menu 1 19 Echo Stretch On long ranges target echoes ...

Page 19: ...uard zone to set 2 Drag cursor to bottom right corner for zone and press ALARM Guard zone completed Guard zone Drag cursor here G G How to set a guard zone How guard zone type is determined After the guard zone is set the system checks for the existence of targets inside the guard zone which takes about 8 to 12 seconds When the check is completed G IN or G OUT replaces G at the top right corner G ...

Page 20: ... to open the User menu 2 Press or to choose WATCHMAN TIME from page 2 3 Press to open the options window OFF 5 min 10 min 20 min Watchman time options 4 Press or to choose appropriate time out that is the amount of time the radar waits in standby among 5 10 and 20 minutes 5 Press the MENU ESC key to close the menu 1 22 Suppressing Long range Rain Clutter In adverse weather clouds rain or snow prod...

Page 21: ...TION LOW ECHO STRETCH LOW FTC OFF NOISE REJECTION LOW MENU ESC Exit User menu page 1 2 Press or to choose the item you wish to use 3 Press and hold down the PROG key about three seconds until you hear a beep The P moves to the item selected 4 Press the MENU ESC key to close the menu 1 24 Outputting Target Position to a Plotter If the radar is interfaced with a plotter you can output target positio...

Page 22: ...tup window Position 30 00 065 N 130 00 574 E DATE 09 10 02 DATE 09 10 02 TIME 14 25 03 0 25nm XTE 1 0 5 0 0 5 1 Dashed rectangle circumscribes selection NAV DATA SETUP Window Selection Data Selection MENU ESC Enter Nav data setup window Nav data display with nav data setup window 4 Press or to choose the data window to process The dashed rectangle marks current selection 5 Press or to choose item ...

Page 23: ...0H30M TIME TO GO Speed 19 3kt SPEED Range 1 21nm RANGE BEARING Bearing 140 Wind Speed APP WIND SPEED Wind Direction APP WIND DIRECTION kt Bearing to destination waypoint Course Brg 30 Cse 90 N E APP or TRUE depending on menu setting See WIND SPD DIR on page 17 for description Range and bearing to destination waypoint MAG netic or TRUE TRUE requires heading sensor Speedometer Note The graphic displ...

Page 24: ...system language is available in English several European languages and Japanese To change the language choose language desired and then press the MENU ESC key RANGE UNIT Chooses the unit of range measurement among nautical miles kilometers and statute miles DEPTH UNIT Chooses the unit of depth measurement among meters feet fathoms Hiro Japanese and Passi Braza Requires depth data SPEED UNIT Choose...

Page 25: ...of the boat combination of the true wind and the wind caused by the boat s movement Requires wind data SHIFT MODE Own ship position or sweep origin can be displaced manually or automatically For automatic displacement the amount of shift is calculated with ship speed and the amount is limited to 60 of the range in use For example if the Auto Shift Speed setting is 15 knots and the ship is running ...

Page 26: ...th a freshwater moistened cloth Alcohol may be used Do not use commercial cleaners to clean the antenna unit they can remove paint and markings or deform the equipment Antenna unit cover Check for cracks Permanent damage to the unit s circuitry will result if water leaks inside If a crack is found it should be temporarily repaired by using a small amount of sealing compound or adhesive The unit sh...

Page 27: ...ooting If But Then nothing appears on the display or display contrast is poor try adjusting LCD contrast battery may have discharged check if fuse has blown you pressed the POWER BRILL key to turn on the radar the control panel does not light adjust PANEL DIMMER on the User menu the message NO HEADING PULSE or NO BEARING PULSE appears check that the antenna cable is firmly connected the radar has ...

Page 28: ... Interpreting display unit test results Item Results ROM RAM OK Normal NG No Good NMEA Test connector required to test Normally 01 is displayed Body Temperature of display unit 4 The squares at the right side of the test results display are for checking controls Press each key and the arrows on the cursor pad one by one A control s corresponding on screen square lights in black if the control is w...

Page 29: ...nu appears 2 Press to choose LCD PATTERN 3 Press to start the test The entire screen is black 4 Press the MENU ESC key and the screen turns white 5 Press the MENU ESC key again and the screen shows a four tone display 6 Press the MENU ESC key again to return to the Installation menu 7 To restore normal operation turn off the power and then turn it on again WHITE FOUR TONE BLACK Press MENU ESC Pres...

Page 30: ...Standard compass 1 25 m Steering compass 0 95 m Mounting on a platform 1 Remove the mounting hardware at the bottom of the antenna unit four each of hexagon head bolts M10 x 20 spring washers and flat washers 4 pcs Save the mounting hardware to use it to fix the antenna base to the mounting platform Flat washer Spring washer Hexagon head bolt M10 x 20 Screws one screw on other side Flat washer Ant...

Page 31: ... of the rotation detector from the cable clamp Cable clamp Rotation detector Cable entrance Antenna unit cover removed top view 5 Referring to the illustration at the top of the next column for location unfasten 11 screws to dismount the shield plate Discard the screw circled in the illustration Shield plate Discard this screw Antenna unit cover removed top view 6 Pass the antenna cable with conne...

Page 32: ... screws 3 Confirm that there is no more than 1 mm gap between the top cover and the antenna base Less than 1 mm Push down here Top cover Antenna base How to fix the cover Note If you need to measure magnetron voltage temporarily fasten cover bolts so you can open the cover later Mounting using the optional mounting bracket A mounting bracket for fastening the antenna unit to a mast 70 125 mm diame...

Page 33: ...electromagnetic field generating equipment such as motors and generators For maintenance and checking purposes leave sufficient space at the sides and rear of the unit and leave slack in cables Separate the display unit from a magnetic compass unit by the distances noted below to prevent interference to the magnetic compass Standard compass 0 5 m Steering compass 0 3 m Be sure the mounting locatio...

Page 34: ...ck of this manual Input sentences NMEA 0183 Version 1 5 2 0 3 0 4800 bps Name Sentences Ship s Speed VTG RMC RMA VBW VHW Depth DPT DBK DBS DBT Heading T HDT HDG HDM Heading M HDM HDG HDT Course T RMC RMA VTG Course M VTG RMA Waypoint RMB BWR BWC Own Ship Pos GGA RMC RMA GLL Time Diff RMA GLC GTD Water Temp MTW Time ZDA RMC Wind Data MWV Cross track Error XTE Requires magnetic variation output by n...

Page 35: ...use of the difficulty in achieving accurate initial positioning of the antenna unit The following adjustment will compensate for this error 1 Turn on the power while pressing and holding down the MENU ESC key Continue pressing the MENU ESC key until the Installation menu appears SIMULATION OFF TEST LCD PATTERN MEMORY CLEAR NMEA PORT IN OUT NMEA OUTPUT OFF GPS WAAS OFF GOTO RADAR SETUP INSTALLATION...

Page 36: ...fers with respect to the length of the antenna cable Adjust sweep timing to prevent pushing or pulling of the target as illustrated below and placement of targets at incorrect ranges Correct Target pushed inward Target pushed outward Improper and correct sweep timing 1 Transmit on a range between 0 125 and 0 5 nm and adjust the sensitivity and A C SEA See page 4 and 5 for procedure 2 Select TIMING...

Page 37: ... choose message type Note WAAS is currently in the developmental stage While in the developmental stage choose message type 02 Change to message type 00 when WAAS becomes fully operational 10 Turn off the power 3 5 Magnetron Heater Voltage Note This confirmation adjustment should only be performed by a qualified service technician Magnetron heater voltage is formed at the MD Board of the antenna u...

Page 38: ...f heading line ECHO TRAIL OFF 30 s 1 3 6 min CONTIN TRAIL BRILLIANCE LOW HIGH SYSTEM MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH JAPANESE Others RANGE UNIT nm km sm DEPTH UNIT m ft fa HR pb SPEED UNIT kt km h mph WIND UNIT kt km h mph m s TEMP UNIT C F NAV DATA OFF KEY BEEP OFF ON RINGS OFF ON WAYPOINT MARK OFF ON PANEL DIMMER OFF LOW MEDIUM HIGH HUE DAY NIGHT TRIPLOG RESET EBL REFERENCE TRUE RELATIVE BEARING READOUT T...

Page 39: ...This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 40: ...adiator Micro strip 2 2 Polarization Horizontal 2 3 Antenna Rotation Speed 24 31 41 rpm nominal auto select according to range 2 4 Radiator Length 34 cm 2 5 Horizontal Beamwidth Less than 6 2 2 6 Vertical Beamwidth 25 2 7 Sidelobe Attenuation Less than 20 dB 3 TRANSCEIVER MODULE 3 1 Frequency 9410 MHz 30MHz X band 3 2 Modulation P0N 3 3 Peak Output Power 2 2 kW 3 4 Modulator FET Switching Method 3...

Page 41: ...o Cursor Bearing or L L Position Echo Tailing TRAIL Trailing Time Trailing Elapsed Time Watchman WATCHMAN Zoomed Display ZOOM Navigation Data Heading HDC external data required 4 6 Input Sentences IEC61162 NMEA0183 Ver1 5 2 0 GGA RMC RMA GLL VTG VBW VHW HDT HDG HDM BWR BWC GLC GTD DPT DBK DBS DBT MTW ZDA MWV XTE 4 7 Output Sentences IEC61162 NMEA0183 Ver3 0 TLL by key operation 5 ENVIRONMENTAL CON...

Page 42: ...9 150 000 144 564 00 1 ｹｰﾌﾞﾙ組品MJ SIGNAL CABLE ASSY MJ A10SPF0009 200 000 144 565 00 1 図書 DOCUMENT 技適認証要領 APPLICATION GUIDE J32 00501 000 153 768 1 1 1 1 印のｹ ﾌﾞﾙ組品は 不用又は 10m 15m 20mの長さから選択できます ASTERISK MARKED SIGNAL AVAILABLE IN 10M 15M OR 20M LENGTH 2 ｺ ﾄﾞ番号末尾の は 選択部品の代表ｺ ﾄﾞ番号を表します CODE NUMBER ENDED BY INDICATES THE NUMBER OF TYPICAL MATERIAL 3 1 の書類は 和文仕様専用 1 MARKED DOCUMENTS ARE FOR JAPANESE SET...

Page 43: ......

Page 44: ......

Page 45: ......

Page 46: ...D2 C RD2 H GND GND 12V TD RD1 H TD RD1 C MJ A7SPF J1352 3 MJ A15A7F0004 0 5m 2 MJ A7SRMD 3 MJ A6SRMD 3 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 GPS受信機 GPS RECEIVER GP 310B 320B E S EQUIP 魚探 航法装置 または OR MJ A7SPF MJ A6SPF 6 NAV EQUIPMENT アカ クロ RED BLK BLU BLK シロ ミドリ キ GRN YEL ｱｵ ｸﾛ WHT 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 J1352 RD2 C RD2 H GND TD RD1 H TD RD1 C GND 12V WHT BLU YEL GRN RED BLK シロ アオ キ アカ クロ ﾐﾄﾞﾘ 3 MJ A7SPF MJ A7SPF0007 0...

Page 47: ......

Page 48: ...istributor Dealer 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya 662 8580 JAPAN Telephone 81 0 798 65 2111 Fax 81 0 798 65 4200 A OCT 2002 Printed in Japan All rights reserved G3 MAR 03 2011 Pub No OME 35100 G3 00080939214 00080939214 YOSH MODEL1623 00080939214 00080939214 0 0 0 8 0 9 3 9 2 1 4 ...