MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY MFD8/MFD12

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1 MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY MFD8/MFD12 User's Handbook The purpose of this guide is to provide the basic operation for this equipment. For more detailed information, see the Operator's manual. All brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders. Table of Contents Operating Controls...2 How to Use the Controls...3 Using the SD Cards...4 General...5 Chart Plotter...7 Radar...13 AIS...17 Fish Finder...19 PUB. NO. OME D (1009, DAMI) MFD8/MFD12

2 Operating Controls Go to cursor location Adjusting audio volume Showing pop-up menu GO TO LIST Own ship Momentary push Showing points list GO TO LIST Long push Cursor DATA VOL Long push Data boxes on/off DATA VOL Momentary push DATA VOL Adjust. Moving the cursor Finding object information. Cursor moves in direction of arrow or diagonal pushed. Place cursor with Push. Adjusting gain, sea and rain clutters Entering a point POINTS ROUTE CANCEL Place cursor with Cursorpad. Momentary push See page 9 for details. Canceling entry ing a display DISP Push to cancel last entry. Rotate to select display; push to confirm. (For details, see page 6.) Push CTRL Saving point at current position Creating a route POINTS ROUTE Place cursor with Cursorpad. Long push Use Cursorpad and left-click button ( ) to create a route. See page 10 for details. Showing the soft controls For RotoKey operation, see page 3. Switching active display ACTIVE ACTIVE CTRL Marking MOB position GAIN TX Momentary push TX, STBY GAIN TX Long push Toggle TX, STBY in radar. Menu operation MENU ing range OUT RANGE IN OUT: Increase range IN: Decrease range Centering own ship Radar Fish finder Adjust. Gain, Sea or Rain. HF or LF. GAIN TX GAIN TX. Choose menu.. Scrolling the display (pad) SCROLLING SHIP 3D Scroll the radar, chart plotter display in the direction of the arrow or diagonal pressed. SAVE MOB Momentary push Power on/off PT-0001 Point SAVE MOB Long push MOB MOB mark Adjusting brilliance, panel dimmer SHIP 3D Momentary push 3D display on/off 2D display 3D aerial view display ON: Momentary push OFF: Long push (3 sec) Push Rotate to adjust; push to confirm. SHIP 3D Long push to get 3D display SHIP 3D Long push again to get 2D display 2

3 How to Use the Controls Keys Discrete keys provide the function(s) labeled on their keys. A key with dual functions; for example, has a line separating the two functions. Access the top function with a momentary POINTS ROUTE push, the bottom function with a long push (about three seconds). POINTS ROUTE Place point at cursor position. POINTS ROUTE Create a route. Momentary push Long push RotoKey and soft controls Access by rotating or pushing. They change depending on mode or function in use. Long push to show full set of soft controls for current mode. Push to show soft controls for current mode. Soft controls (radar) soft control.. The cursor The cursor mainly functions to measure the range and bearing to a location on the radar and chart plotter select position for a point and point route It takes on one of two configurations depending on its state. : Inactive : Active (in motion) 3

4 Using the SD Cards Care and handling of SD cards - Handle SD cards carefully. Careless handling can damage the card and destroy its contents. - Ensure the lid is closed at all times. - Remove the card with only your fingers. Do not use metallic instruments (such as tweezers, etc.). - Do not remove a card during either reading or writing to the card. Inserting an SD card 1. Pull the tab on the card drive lid to open the card drive. DISP MENU GAIN TX 2. Insert the SD card in either card drive as shown right, with the label up. It should go in easily. If it is doesn t, do not try to force it. 3. Push the card until it is in place and then close the lid. CTRL SAVE MOB OUT RANGE IN SCROLLING SHIP 3D B RILL Removing an SD card 1. Pull the tab on the card drive lid to open the card drive. 2. Push in the card until it pops out. 3. Remove the card with your fingers and then close the lid. Chart Plotter 4

5 General ing a range OUT RANGE IN Press RANGE OUT to increase the range. Press RANGE IN to decrease the range. Scrolling the chart, radar picture Press arrow or diagonal to scroll chart, radar picture. SCROLLING SHIP 3D Returning own ship icon to screen center The own ship icon marks your vessel s position. If you can t find it on the chart, or you wish to re-center it on the radar or chart plotter, push the SHIP/3D button to return it to the screen center. Chart, radar picture orientation Chart, radar picture orientation is available in Head-up, North-up and Course-up. Head-up: Chart with current compass heading upward. North-up: Orientation fixed with true north upward. Course-up: Destination is always at the screen top. SCROLLING SHIP 3D Momentary push Long push Up orientation soft control. setting. North Course Up Head Up North Up Course Up orientation. setting. 5

6 ing a display DISP display.. Presetting the display selection screen 1 DISP screen division. 1 Long push. 2 display. 2. 6

7 Chart Plotter Chart plotter display Status bar Chart scale, scale reminder Orientation mode icon North indicator Text message area Cursor data (postion+range and bearing alternately) Sensor icons Heading line (green) Direction of turn indicator (red) SOG/COG predictor (red) Chart (raster) PT-0015 Boat icon (red) + Cursor* (red) Data boxes 23.2 T COG SOG 9.2 kt 103 DPT m Point (black circle in red square) Route (blue: inactive red: active) * Inactive cursor. Active cursor looks like this. Cartographic features Finding information about a cartographic object Simple info Buoy, lateral Phinneys Harbor Buoy 6 Place cursor on object. Detailed info 7

8 Hiding/Showing cartographic features, text information MENU Vector Push twice. Chart menu. Custom CANCEL Custom from pull-down menu. Custom Config. Area of Shallow Depth Rotate RotoKey to select; push to hide or show object. Restoring default cartographic features MENU General, Vector or Custom Config. this button with RotoKey and push RotoKey. Chart menu. 8

9 Showing tidal current and tide information Tidal current marker Simple info Name Local Hour Speed Charleston Harbor Entrance Oct/07/07 06:54:39 AM 1.4 kt increasing Place cursor on marker. Detailed info Name Local Hour Speed Source Charleston Harbor Entrance Oct/07/07 06:54:39 AM 1.4 kt increasing NOAA Tide marker Simple info Name Local Hour Speed FRF Pier, Duck, North Carolina Oct/07/07 06:51:54 AM m and rising Place cursor on marker. Detailed info (tide graph) Tide graph How to use points A point marks a geographical position on the chart plotter. You can mark points at the cursor position, ship s position, or at a specified location. Points are marked on the screen with the waypoint symbols( ) and waypoint numbers. Points are stored in the points list, where you can edit, delete or group waypoints as desired. Placing a point At cursor location POINTS ROUTE PT 0001 Point marked on chart plotter Position cursor. At own ship's position SAVE MOB TIP! Marking MOB position SAVE MOB MOB Long push 9

10 Going to a point Cursor position Cursor position set as destination Saved point GO TO LIST GO TO LIST PT 0001 Point set as destination location. saved point. Using the points list MENU Points menu. Alpha list. Routes point. A route consists of a series of points leading to ultimate destination. Routes are stored in the Routes list, where you can edit or delete routes as necessary. Route point Go To is selected; push to confirm. Route legs Creating a route Course to 1st point Place cursor on 1st point of route. POINTS ROUTE Long push Drag cursor to next point. Mark point. + Place remaining points. Save route. Tip! If you marked a point at the wrong position press CANCEL to undo. 10

11 Following a route On-screen route Choose leg from where to start route. Flyover Activate. Start following route. 1st point Arrows show direction to follow. Route on Routes list MENU Routes menu and Routes sub menu. route and push. Go To. Start following. 11

12 Radar Radar display Range, range ring interval Status bar Text message area Window for adjustment of gain, sea and rain (normally hidden) Heading Cursor data (position and range and bearing alternately) Sensor icons Presentation mode icon, Motion mode icon EBL1 North marker Guard zone Heading line Fixed range rings + Own ship icon VRM1 Bearing scale VRM2 EBL box (hidden when no EBL is active) Cursor EBL2 Data boxes VRM box (hidden when no VRM is active) Measuring distance to a target Push* VRM. *Short: VRM1 Long: VRM1/VRM2 appropriate VRM. Set VRM on inner edge of target. Target VRM1 + VRM2 Check VRM box for range. VRM nm VRM box VRM nm 12

13 Measuring bearing to a target 153 Push* *Short: EBL1 Long: EBL1/EBL2 EBL. appropriate EBL. Bisect target with EBL. EBL1 + Target EBL2 Check EBL box for bearing. EBL T EBL T EBL box Setting a guard zone A guard zone alerts you with audio and visual indications when a target enters the alarm zone. 153 Guard Zone On radar screen Set Guard 1 or Set Guard 2. Place cursor at point 1. Point 1 Point 2 Place cursor at point 2. Point 2 OR Point 1 To cancel a guard zone: Place cursor on guard zone. Clear Guard. Erase guard zone. 13

14 Using ARPA The Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) is a radar function for target tracking and collision avoidance. ARPA tracks and provides detailed information for up to 30 targets. You can track targets automatically, manually or a combination of both. Manually acquiring a target Place cursor on target. Show Radar popup. Acquire Target is selected; push RotoKey. ARPA target symbols : Target being acquired. : Acquired target. : Target data being calculated. : Lost target. Showing target data Simple data ID 1 COG/SOG 56.2 T/6.8 kt CPA/TCPA 3 m/55m03s Range/Bearing nm/26.7 T Place cursor on ARPA target. Detailed data ID 1 COG 56.2 T SOG 6.8 kt CPA 3 m TCPA 55m03s Range 6.366nm Bearing 26.7 T Position 'N;

15 CPA/TCPA alarm The CPA/TCPA alarm alerts you (with audio and visual alarms) when a tracked target violates the selected limits. MENU Alarm menu. Target sub menu. Green, ON, Gray, OFF Enable/Disable CPA/TCPA alarm. Set CPA and TCPA alarm values with RotoKey; rotate to select value, push to confirm. Exit Menu Targets menu operation track history length. Track history display Use guard zone as ARPA acquisition area. TIP! Showing/hiding track history Long push Targets. History. Push to show/hide. 15

16 AIS Enabling, disabling AIS Long push Targets. AIS. Push to enable/disable. AIS target symbols Symbol Target type Color COG AIS target Blue Dangerous AIS target Red Lost AIS target Blue Targets menu operation Green, ON, Gray, OFF track history length. Track history display Display targets' IDs. AIS targets at distances greater than set here are not displayed. TIP! Showing/hiding track history Long push Targets. History. Push to show/hide. AIS targets within the proximity AIS target alarm range whose speeds are slower than set here do not trigger the alarm. 16

17 AIS proximity alarm The AIS proximity alarm alerts you (with audio and visual alarms) when an AIS targets comes within a specific distance. MENU Alarm menu. Target sub menu. Green, ON, Gray, OFF Enable/Disable proximity alarm. Set proximity alarm value. Showing AIS target data Simple data Name COG/SOG CPA/TCPA Range/Bearing PEGASUS 56.2 T/6.8 kt 3 m/55m03s nm/26.7 T Place cursor on AIS target. Detailed data Name VOYAGER MMSI MSN COG 56.2 T SOG 6.8 kt ROT +0.7 /m CPA nm TCPA 23m08s Range 6.366nm Bearing 26.7 T Destination NISHINOMIYA AIS Status Normal Call SIgn HQZE4509 Beam 8.0 m Length 30.1 m Position 'N;

18 Fish Finder Fish finder display Water temperature scale and graph* Status bar Frequency selector icon Color bar Minute marker (dark yellow and white alternately, 30 s each) Text message area Elapsed time (from right edge to vertical line) Zero line (reddish brown) Sensor icons Gain adjustment window (normally hidden) Depth scale VRM Fish symbol** 34 Bottom echo Depth Data boxes * Requires water temperature sensor. **ACCU-FISH feature estimates length of individual fish. (Requires appropriate transducer and Bottom Discrimination Sounder BBDS1, Network Sounder DFF1 or DFF3, or Color LCD Sounder FCV-1150.) ing automatic or manual operation Your fish finder can be operated automatically or manually. In automatic operation, range, gain and clutter are automatically adjusted. Auto soft control. Fishing Cruising Off Choose Fishing or Cruising for Auto; Off for Manual. 18

19 Manual operation ing a range OUT RANGE IN - Press RANGE OUT to increase the range. - Press RANGE IN to decrease the range. Adjusting the gain GAIN TX GainHF GainLF 0 % 0 % GAIN TX frequency. Adjust. setting. Rejecting clutter MENU Appearance of clutter Fish Finder menu. Clutter on applicable sub menu. Clutter 27 % Adjust. setting. ing operating frequency Low frequency: Use for general detection and judging bottom conditions. High frequency: Use for detailed observation. Dual: Both high and low frequencies. HF Choose Mode soft control. LF Dual HF, LF or Dual. 19

20 Zoom display Long push Zoom. Choose zoom display. Bottom Lock Bottom Zoom Marker Zoom ft For detecting bottom fish ft For discriminating bottom fish from bottom echo. Short bottom tail: Soft bottom Long bottom tail: Hard bottom ft For expanding a specific location. 60 ACCU-FISH ACCU-FISH measures the depth and length of individual fish, showing measured fish with a symbol and length or depth indication. MENU ACCU-FISH menu items Fish Finder menu and DFF1/BBDS1 / DFF3/FCV sub menu. Measurement: Activate/Deactivate ACCU-FISH. Fish Info: Show fish length or depth (in red). 15 Info Size: Set size of numeric indication to large or small. Fish Symbols: desired fish symbol from solid or striped. Size is either large or small depending on length of fish. 15 Solid (Small) Solid (Large) Striped (Small) 60 Striped (Large) Fish Size Correction: If the length indication is wrong apply offset here. 20