Top 20 Furuno 1715 LCD Radar System GPS Receiver Questions & Answers

Trace power wire from unit to find in-line fuse. check fuse. If OK continue to battery or power panel using 12 v dc meter. must have long ground wire to battery ground(-) to meter(-)

Cek wiring to scanner, change reedswice sensor /heading sensor. If the problem not solve, change the display with the new one.

change maghnetron.

hey guyyou have to change mic .you will solve the problemkk

By 'reset' I guess you want to clear the contents.This is how you do.Turn on while pressing [menu/escape].You get installation menu.Move down to 'memory clear' and press [right arrow]Select 'yes' to clear.Memory will be cleared when switched on next time.Hope this helps.

The life span of the radar depends on its use.There are consumables inside, mainly the Magnetron and the scanner motor assembly, the life of which depend on running hours. The life of Display is high compared to these two. The TR cell is located in the wave path before the receiver(detector/MIC)Most Radars have a menu function for 'Test".

The operator's manual is available here: http://www.furunousa.com/Products/ManualList.aspx?category=Products+%3a+Radars+%3a+Radars . The direct link for the 1715 manual is: http://www.furunousa.com/ProductDocuments/1715%20Operator%27s%20Manual%20C2%20%209-27-06.pdf .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

unplug the radar from it and turn on the display. If that does not blow the fuse, then your problem is either in the cable to the antenna or the antenna itself. Start there.

mic assembly

I know this question is very basic, but did you check your gain and clutter settings? That echoes show in short range, disappear, reappear, and are not consistent on long range sounds normal to me. Auto settings sometimes also can get a bit mad, then manula settings makes sense.

Did you run the unit and scanner test?

Always happy to help someone that WANTS to use the manuals, many people don't.
http://www.furunousa.com/products/productdetail.aspx?product=1715&category=Products+:+Radars+:+Radars

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I don't beleive this is goning to fix your problem. Open the dome and visually check that it is spinning. There is a maintenance menu though. To open the maintenance menu;
1. Turn the radar on.
2. Wait until the initial screen appears, then press and hold UP and DOWN keys together.
3. In about 10 seconds, the maintenance menu as shown below will appear.
4. Press MENU key to close the menu.

Heading pulse is a reed switch sensor built inside the dome. upon each rotation of the array the reed switch is activated. Do a visual inspection of your array (inside) to make sure it is spinning (verify from a distance). Don't get eye level with the rotating array it can cause great harm to your eyes. Normally I have seen the belt slip off and also the lanyard attachment get caught in the array. Check those two things as well.

If you have no radar targets, go to longest range 24 miles, gain full, rain and sea minimum, do you have noise, if so, need magnetron, if not, need cable from display to dome.

internal damage to the display, fixable by Furuno, and probably economically feasible (guess $250 with round trip to Furuno)

With a voltmeter, verify that you are getting 12V at the plug end of the power cable. If so, check the fuses (there should be one or two fuse holders on the back). If all of that fails you will need to send it in to Furuno for repair.

More than likely the belt has come off again. This is a common problem with this radar. You'll need a small allen wrench to tighten it up again.

Either your reed switch is bad or your antenna is not rotating. You may hear the motor spinning but that does not mean the array is. If the array is not spinning make sure the belt did not come off the motor. Start there.