Radar Operation - Furuno WR110 Installation Manual

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8.4. Radar Operation

1. Turn on the power of Data Processing Unit
2. Software will start automatically.
3. Click [Connect] button to start radar operation.
[Connect] will be indicated in the left bottom.
4. Click [TX] button to start observation.
5. Radar echo will indicate with rotate scanning line
after the message of [Initializing] on the screen.
6. Click [STBY] button to stop observation.
7. Click [Disconnect] button to stop connecting with radar.
Notice:
The following command could not operate without connecting radar:
- Radar operation (Connect/Disconnect, TX/STBY)
- Screen capture
Cold start in the cold weather:
If initialization (transit to detect the origin) is failed right after turned on the power of ATU in the
cold weather, leave it for a while with the power on, then try TRX again.
1) Reset the antenna origin
Force to initialize the antenna to acquire the direction of the origin (zero point) when some
kind of elevation failure occurs.
2) Forced return
Force to reboot the ATU only when error occurs for restoration.
3) Noise measurement
(To indicate it by pressing Crt + Alt + [Radar
Operation] simultaneously)
Click [Noise measurement] to adjust a noise level
after clicked [Connect]. It will start to receive radar
and stop automatically after adjustment and
overwrite into param file data (in a separate file).
Caution: DONOT operate it thoughtlessly
because present optimum data might
be gone.
Good to measure during sunny day.
4) Auto Ground Clutter Mapping
This ground clutter mapping is using the function of volume scan mode.
It is good to measure during sunny day.
Please setup the following:
- Setting -> Acquisition -> Multiple parameter output : ON
- Setting -> Service -> TRX -> Echo data mode : Multiple Parameter
- Setting -> Service -> Ground Clutter Rejection -> Ground clutter rejection: 1
Pressing Crt + Alt + [Radar Operation] simultaneously and click [Auto Ground Clutter
Mapping] to start measure after above setup.
32 elevations can be possible Setup by Volume scan mode for measuring elevation in one
time.
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This white line is
a scanning line

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