Radar Setup Menu; Radar Appearance Settings; Radar Installation Settings; Radar My Vessel Layer Settings - Garmin Volvo Penta GLASS COCKPIT 8x10 Owner's Manual

VRM/EBL: Shows the variable range marker (VRM) circle
and the electronic bearing line (EBL) to allow you to
measure the distance and bearing from your boat to a
target object (VRM and EBL, page
Guard Zone: Sets a safe zone around your boat and
sounds an alarm when anything enters the zone
(Enabling a Guard Zone, page
Timed Transmit: Helps conserve power by transmitting
radar signals at set intervals.

Radar Setup Menu

From a radar screen, select Options > Radar Setup.
Source: Selects the radar source when more than one
radar is connected to the network.
Chart Display: Shows the chart under the radar image.
When enabled, the Layers menu appears.
Orientation: Sets the perspective of the radar display.
Crosstalk Rej.: Reduces the appearance of clutter
caused by interference from another nearby radar
source.
Rotation Spd.: Sets the preferred speed at which the
radar rotates. The High Speed option can be used to
increase the refresh rate. In some situations, the radar
automatically rotates at the normal speed to improve
detection, for example, when a longer range is selected
or when MotionScope or Dual range is used.
Appearance: Sets the color scheme, look-ahead speed,
and navigation appearance.
Installation: Allows you to configure the radar for the
installation, such as setting the front of the boat and
the antenna park position.
Reducing Cross Talk Clutter on the Radar Screen
You can reduce the appearance of clutter caused by
interference from another nearby radar source, when the
cross talk reject setting is on.
NOTE: Depending upon the radar in use, the cross talk
reject setting configured for use in one radar mode may or
may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar
overlay.
From a radar screen, select Options > Radar Setup >
Crosstalk Rej..

Radar Appearance Settings

From a radar screen, select Options > Radar Setup >
Appearance.
NOTE: These settings do not apply to the radar overlay.
Bkgd. Color: Sets the color for the background.
Frgd. Color: Sets the color scheme for the radar returns.
Brightness: Sets the brightness of various radar features,
such as range rings and tracking symbols.
Look-Ahead Speed: Shifts your present location toward
the bottom of the screen automatically as your speed
increases. Enter your top speed for the best results.
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Radar Installation Settings

Front of Boat: Compensates for the physical location of
the radar when it is not on the boat axis
Setting the Front-of-Boat Offset, page
Antenna Configuration: Sets the radar antenna size and
sets the position in which the radar stops
Custom Park Position, page
No Transmit Zone: Sets the area in which the radar does
not transmit signals (Enabling and Adjusting a Radar
No Transmit Zone, page
Measuring and Setting the Front-of-Boat Offset
The front-of-boat offset compensates for the physical
location of the radar scanner on a boat, if the radar
scanner does not align with the bow-stern axis. The front-
of-boat offset setting configured for use in one radar mode
is applied to every other radar mode and to the radar
overlay.
1 Using a magnetic compass, take an optical bearing of
a stationary target located within viewable range.
2 Measure the target bearing on the radar.
3 If the bearing deviation is more than +/- 1 degree, set
the front-of-boat offset.
4 From a radar screen, select Options > Radar Setup >
Installation > Front of Boat.
5 Select Up or Down to adjust the offset.
Setting a Custom Park Position
By default, the antenna is stopped perpendicular to the
pedestal when it is not spinning. You can adjust this
position.
1 From the radar screen, select Options > Radar
Setup > Installation > Antenna Configuration > Park
Position.
2 Use the slider bar to adjust the position of the antenna
when stopped, and select Back.

Radar My Vessel Layer Settings

From a radar screen, select Options > Layers > My
Vessel.
Heading Line: Shows an extension from the bow of the
boat in the direction of travel on the radar screen.
Range Rings: Shows the range rings that help you to
visualize distances on the radar screen.
Bearing Ring: Shows a bearing relative to your heading
or based on a north reference, to help you determine
the bearing to an object shown on the radar screen.

Selecting a Different Radar Source

1 Select an option:
• From a radar screen or the radar overlay, select
Options > Radar Setup > Source.
• Select Options > Settings > Communications >
Preferred Sources > Radar.
2 Select the radar source.
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