3.9

Out of 2 Ratings

Owner's of the Furuno Radar Detector 1623 gave it a score of 3.9 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    4.5 out of 5
  • Durability

    4.0 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.5 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.0 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.5 out of 5
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1. OPERATION
9
3. Press to show the options window for
the item selected. For example, the
illustration below shows the interference
rejector options window.
OFF
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
Interference rejector options
4. Press or to choose option desired.
5. Press to continue menu operation, or
press the [MENU/ESC] key to register
your selection and close the User menu.
User menu description
Item Description
INT
REJECTION
Rejects radar interference.
ECHO
STRETCH
Stretches echoes in range
direction or range and bearing
direction.
FTC Reduces rain clutter.
NOISE
REJECTION
Rejects noise.
WATCHMAN
TIME
Periodically checks for targets
in guard zone.
HUE Chooses echo and background
tones.
PANEL
DIMMER
Adjusts panel backlighting.
HDG LINE
OFF
Temporarily turns the heading
line off.
ECHO TRAIL Shows echo movement in
afterglow.
TRAIL
BRILLIANCE
Adjusts echo trail brilliance.
TRIPLOG
RESET?
Resets distance run.
SYSTEM
MENU
Opens the system menu. For
description see paragraph
1.30.
1.15 Heading Line
The heading line indicates the ships 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 close the
menu.
1.16 Interference Rejector
Mutual radar interference may occur in the
vicinity of another shipborne radar operating
in the same frequency band (9 GHz). It is
seen on the screen as a number of bright
spikes either in irregular patterns or in the
form of usually curved spoke-like dotted lines
extending from the center to the edge of the
picture. This type of interference can be
reduced by activating the interference rejector
circuit. IR and the rejection level indicator
“L,” “M” or “H” appear at the top right corner
when the interference rejector circuit is on.
Appearance of interference
Turn off the interference rejector when no
interference exists, to avoid missing small
targets.
1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the
User menu.