Automatic Clutter Elimination (Ace) Function; How To Turn The Automatic Clutter Elimination (Ace) Function On/Off; How To Adjust The Gain In Automatic Clutter Elimination (Ace) Mode - Furuno FAR-2218-BB Operator's Manual

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.25

Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) Function

This radar has the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) function. This function detects
sea and rain clutter from received echoes' and automatically reduces sea and rain
clutter according to the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) threshold setting.
Note: Use this function with caution. Weak target echoes may disappear from the
screen.
1.25.1 How to turn the Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE) function
on/off
You can activate/deactivate the ACE function with one of the two methods outlined be-
low.
From the InstantAccess bar
Place the cursor on the [ACE] button, then left-click to toggle between [ON] and [OFF].
From the control unit (RCU-014)
1. Open the menu.
2. Select [1 ECHO].
3. Select [2 CUSTOMIZED ECHO].
4. Select [0 NEXT].
5. Select [4 ACE].
6. Select [ON] or [OFF] as appropriate, then press
the ENTER MARK key.
7. Close the menu.
When [ACE] is activated, the [SEA] box and [RAIN] box are gray colored and cannot
be adjusted, and the echo averaging function is disabled. The [GAIN] box changes to
[GAIN ACE], as shown in the figure below.
ACE turned off.
GAIN
SEA
RAIN
Note: When [PERFORMANCE MON] (see section 1.48) or [SART] (see section 2.3)
is [ON], [ACE] is disabled and cannot be activated.
1.25.2 How to adjust the gain in Automatic Clutter Elimination (ACE)
mode
Rotate the GAIN knob to adjust the sensitivity.
ACE can also be adjusted by placing the cursor inside the [GAIN ACE] level indication,
then spinning the scrollwheel.
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30
MAN 30
MAN 30
TM
GAIN
SEA
RAIN
ACE turned on.
ACE 30
MAN 30
MAN 30