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Page 4 Radar Operation Manual Copyright 2008. STANDARD HORIZON All rights reserved. Printed in Japan. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher. CODE: Issue A - 160108e ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 7 1.0 CONVENTIONS USED ..................................................................................... 7 1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................... ...
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Page 6 Radar Operation Manual 4.2.1 Gain Adjustment ................................................................................ 26 4.2.2 Sea Clutter ......................................................................................... 27 4.2.3 Rain Clutter .................................................................................... ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 7 1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 CONVENTIONS USED Please refer to the legend below: [MENU] If you see brackets around a bold and capital letter word this refers to a key press. [C HART ] If you see brackets around a bold and small capital letter word this refers to a Soft Key press. GENERAL SETUP When a word(s) is in bold capital l ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 9 2. RAD AR P A GES 2.0 DISPLAYING THE RADAR PAGES The Chart Plotter has the capability to select the following Radar pages*: FULL P AGE CHART/RADAR/FISH RADAR/CHART FISH/RADAR/CHART RADAR/FISH RADAR COMBO RADAR HIGHW A Y RADAR OVERLA Y * *external heading sensor required Figure 2.0 - Radar pages To select a Radar page: ...
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Page 10 Radar Operation Manual When the Radar is connected, any Soft Key can be assigned any of the Radar pages (the default Soft Keys configuration can be customized (for details see the next paragraph). 1. Press any of the Soft Keys to show the key descriptions. W AAS 3D Figure 2.1 - Example of Radar page selection by Soft Keys 2. Press the selec ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 11 The R ANGE Soft Key Selects the Radar range among 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 + 1/2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 Nm (the maximum range depends on the antenna used). The G AIN Soft Key Controls the Radar Gain. To see more details on the screen, increase the receiver sensitivity by selecting a higher gain percenta ...
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Page 12 Radar Operation Manual Figure 2.3 - Selection of active window 3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired window and press [ENT] . The red boarder is moved to the focused window. ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 13 3. OPERA TIONS 3.0 WARMING UP The Radar needs time from 90 to 120 seconds to heat up the magnetron (microwave emitting tube). To warm up the magnetron, turn on the Radar switch connected to the Green and Blue wires discussed in the Installation Manual. During this time it is not possible to turn on the transmission. R ...
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Page 14 Radar Operation Manual 3.1 SET UP After the Radar Antenna is installed, select FULL PAGE and perform the following steps in the order shown below. 3.1.0 Transmission Trigger Delay Tuning the Transmission Trigger Delay sets up the Radar to accurately show distance of targets. 1. From the Full Page Radar display, press [MENU] . Move the Shutt ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 15 12. Move the ShuttlePoint knob down to highlight MBS and adjust to 000 by moving the ShuttlePoint knob to the right. 13. Move the ShuttlePoint knob down to highlight TX TRIGGER DELAY and adjust moving the ShuttlePoint knob to the right to a point that the center looks as a solid circle as shown in the diagram below. 1 ...
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Page 16 Radar Operation Manual 1. Select the Full Page Radar window (see Par. 2.0). 2. Turn the external Radar Switch On. After the magnetron warms up (refer to previous Par. 4.0) follow the procedure: a. Press [MENU] . b. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press [ENT] . c. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight AUTOMATIC TUNE and ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 17 Figure 3.1.2 - Save Tuning 3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SAVE TUNING TO C-CARD and press [ENT] . 4. The file name is given automatically as TUNING1. 3.1.3 Load Tuning from User C-CARD Loads the complete settings from the User C-CARD and changes the active menu settings. To load this information from a Use ...
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Page 18 Radar Operation Manual Figure 3.1.4 - Heading Line (I) d. Press [CLR] until the Radar page is shown. 2. Select a target about 1- 2NM and adjust the vessels speed to accurately head to the to the target (preferably on a flat calm day). 3. If the target is not shown directly ahead on the Radar full page display, adjust heading the line to cor ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 19 Figure 3.1.5 - Antenna Position setting 2. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ANT PARKING and press [ENT] . 3. Use the ShuttlePoint knob to adjust the position (between 0 and 90). The displayed number represents the change from the default setting. The final setting that parks the Antenna straight ahead will like ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 21 4. UNDERST ANDING THE RAD AR DISPLA Y N E W S Figure 4 - Example of Radar Display page 4.0 RADAR WINDOW 4.0.0 Cursor When on the Full Radar page or when the focus is on the Radar window, moving the ShuttlePoint knob will show the cursor on the screen. It is automatically hidden when the Cursor is not used for more tha ...
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Page 22 Radar Operation Manual Figure 4.1.0 - Range selection by Soft Key 4.1.1 Motion Mode Allows choosing between two different presentation of targets and ship position over the Radar screen Relative Motion (RM) and True Motion (TM). See the following table: True In True Motion, fixed Radar targets maintain a constant position on the screen, whi ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 23 4.1.4 Cursor Window The content of the Cursor Window depends on cursor location. It shows detailed information of the cursor Lat/Lon, the cursor bearing and range from the ship, the center of the screen, EBL/VRM, Guard Zone, Heading Marker and Parallel Cursor. It is hidden when the cursor is hidden. Cursor Window N E ...
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Page 24 Radar Operation Manual Marker is updated each time the Radar image is updated. It can temporarily be hidden to check for small targets under it by positioning the Cursor over it and pressing [CLR] . Heading Marker (HM) N E W S Figure 4.1.5 - Heading Marker To turn the Heading Marker display On or Off, follow this procedure: 1 . Press [MENU] ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 25 spacing are adjusted automatically accordingly with the Range Scale. The indication of the Range Rings interval is indicated in the top right window on the full. Range Rings N E W S Figure 4.1.7 - Range Rings To turn the Range Rings display On or Off, follow this procedure: 1 . Press [MENU] . Move the ShuttlePoint kno ...
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Page 26 Radar Operation Manual Status Bar displayed always in compact mode to allow more space for the graphical data. To enable (On) or disable (Off) the Status Bar display, follow this procedure: 1. Press [MENU] . Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight STATUS BAR and press [ENT] . 2. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press [E ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 27 Figure 4.2.1 - Gain Adjustment NOTE ( EXCEPT CP180/CP180i) The Gain can be also controlled by pressing [G AIN ] directly from the Radar page, after pressing any Soft Keys. 4.2.2 Sea Clutter Reduces the effects of the sea clutter that can adversely affect displayed targets. To select the Sea Clutter value, follow this ...
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Page 28 Radar Operation Manual 4.2.3 Rain Clutter Reduces the effects of rain, snow, fog and cloud that can adversely affect displayed targets. To turn On or Off the Rain Clutter, follow this procedure: 1. Press [MENU] . Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press [ENT] . 2. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RAIN CLUTTER and ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 29 a line from the vessel’s position to the edge of the Radar picture display. EBL/VRM N E W S Figure 4.3.1 - EBL & VRM Handling of EBL & VRM Positioning the Cursor on the EBL/VRM activates a pop up message E/V underneath the cursor. It is possible to allow to Move, Hook and turn it off by using the Soft Keys ( ...
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Page 30 Radar Operation Manual Figure 4.3.1b - EBL & VRM 4.3.2 Parallel Cursor A set of parallel lines with first line passing through the ship’s position and next lines being placed equally spaced and extending from the ship’s position towards one direction. The user can change the angle of the lines and the range between lines. It is used ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 31 Handling of Center Offset If the Radar is in Relative Motion mode, positioning the Cursor on the center of the Radar image, allows editing the Center Offset (“CTR” message is shown under the cursor position). The Soft Keys are automatically displayed ( EXCEPT CP180/CP180i)* : [M OVE ] When selected allowing the Sh ...
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Page 32 Radar Operation Manual N E W S Figure 4.3.5 - AIS Target on Full Radar page To turn the AIS Target display On or Off, follow this procedure: 1. Press [MENU] . Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press [ENT] . 2. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight AIS TARGET and press [ENT] . 3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight O ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 33 NOTE This function is only available when a optional compass heading sensor with NMEA 0183 with HDG sentence is connected to the Chart Plotter. To select the desired Chart Overlay Mode, follow this procedure: 1. Press [MENU] . Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART FEATURES and press [ENT] . 2. Move the Shuttle ...
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Page 34 Radar Operation Manual 3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press [ENT]. 4.4.2 Cursor Echo (E XCEPT CP180/CP180i) A VAILABLE O NLY IN THE R ADAR C HART S PLIT PAGE When Radar/Chart page is selected turning on this function allows the cursor to be shown and moved simultaneously on the Radar and Chart page. The cursor over ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 35 Zone is inactive for 10 seconds after it is placed or re-sized, to avoid inappropriate alarms during positioning. 4.5.0 Handling of Guard Zone Positioning the Cross Cursor over a Guard Zone causes the message GZ to be displayed under the cursor. It is possible to handle the Guard Zone by using the Soft Keys ( EXCEPT C ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 37 5. TROUBLESHOO TING 5.0 The Radar page is not available Configure the I/O setup. Enter the I/O Connections menu, see procedure at Par. 2.7 and select the Radar on the serial port to which the Radar is connected. 5.1 The message "Turn Radar On" is displayed on the Radar window · Check the Radar On/Off switch ...
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Page 38 Radar Operation Manual 5.6 The Radar sensitivity appears to be low Radar sensitivity depends on several factors. To increase sensitivity act as follows: · Execute the Automatic Tuning procedure to ensure that the Radar is perfectly tuned. · Increase the GAIN. · Reduce the SEA clutter, since the SEA clutter has the effect to reduce the ec ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 39 6. FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS 6.0 What should I do at first Radar installation? At first installation its necessary to: 1. Set up the I/O to detect the Radar. 2. Perform the Transmit Trigger Delay and Heading Line setup in Par. 3.1. 6.1 How can I turn Radar power On/Off Radar power On/Off can be controlled by acting ...
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Page 40 Radar Operation Manual 6.9 What is SEA clutter (STC), and how should it be used? It is used to reduce the sensitivity and thus the clutter in the range closer to the Radar. Operate the STC as to reduce the echoes coming from the closer ranges to an acceptable range. 6.10 What is RAIN clutter (FTC), and how should it be used? It is used to r ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 41 6.18 How can I be advised of potential dangers for the navigation? Using the Guard Zone alarms. 6.19 What are Guard Zones? Guard Zones are zones defined by the user that causes an audible and visual alarm to be triggered when a target exceeding a certain density enters into it. The density of the target that may trigg ...
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Radar Operation Manual Page 43 INDEX A ACTIVE WINDOW .......................................... 11 Adjusting Trigger Delay ................................... 15 AIS Targets ..................................................... 31 Antenna Parking Position ................................ 18 Automatic Tune ........................................ 1 ...
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Page 44 Radar Operation Manual PLEASE NOTE The following "Limited Warranty" is for customers that have purchased products in the United States. For Limited Warranty details outside the United States, contact the dealer in your country. S T A N D A R D H O R I Z O N L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y STANDARD HORIZON (a division of Vertex Stand ...
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