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Rhodium RADAR 4600
User Manual
Date
27 February 2018
Reference
4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1
Project Name
Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1
RH MARINE NETHERLANDS B.V.
Sluisjesdijk 155
P.O. Box 5054
NL-3008 AB Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Project number
T +31 10 487 19 11
F +31 10 487 17 02
info@rhmarine.com
www.rhmarine.com
27 February 2018
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  • Page 1 RH MARINE NETHERLANDS B.V. Sluisjesdijk 155 T +31 10 487 19 11 P.O. Box 5054 F +31 10 487 17 02 NL-3008 AB Rotterdam info@rhmarine.com The Netherlands www.rhmarine.com Rhodium RADAR 4600 User Manual Date 27 February 2018 Reference 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Project Name Project number Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1...

  • Page 2: February

    User Manual Rhodium Bridge Product Line Main title Date User Manual RADAR4600 27 February 2018 Subtitle Reference number RADAR 4600 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Version R1.1 Total number of pages Registration code 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-Rx.x.x Author Quality control Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 2 of 149...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    User Manual Table of contents DISCLAIMER ......................................... 7 1 System overview ..............................11 Introduction ............................11 System architecture ..........................11 1.2.1 Stand-alone system .......................12 1.2.2 Large system ..........................13 Software Components ........................14 1.3.1 Overview .............................14 1.3.2 Sensor management......................14 1.3.3 Infrastructure management ....................14 Hardware components ........................15 1.4.1 Overview .............................15 1.4.2...
  • Page 4 User Manual 3.3.1 Switch on System ........................30 3.3.2 Radar ranges ..........................31 3.3.3 Delete range rings [RR]......................31 3.3.4 Manual tuning of radar image ...................32 3.3.5 Automatic tuning - AFC......................32 3.3.6 SEA and RAIN adjustment ....................32 3.3.7 Automatic Sea Clutter (ASC) ....................34 3.3.8 Functionality of ASC .......................34 3.3.9...
  • Page 5 User Manual 3.5.7 Parallel Index Lines - PI ......................67 Target monitoring ..........................69 3.6.1 Target control dependent on picture stabilisation ............69 3.6.2 Automatic Target Tracking ....................70 3.6.3 Function Buttons for Target Monitoring ...............70 3.6.4 How to acquire target data ....................71 3.6.5 Menu settings for Target Tracking ...................72 3.6.6 AIS target monitoring ......................73...
  • Page 6 User Manual 4.2.1 Collision situation ........................ 104 4.2.2 Check of tracking mode by virtual test targets ............105 Trial manoeuvre ..........................108 4.3.1 Trial procedure ........................109 Standardised target symbols ..........................110 Own ship symbols ..........................110 Tracked target symbols ........................111 AIS symbols ............................

  • Page 7: Disclaimer

    RH Marine is not liable for damage of accompaniment (change/loss of memorized content, loss of business profit, stop of business) arisen from use or failure of our product. If the stored data is changed or lost, irrespective of any cause of trouble and damage, RH Marine is not liable for it.
  • Page 8 User Manual WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS REGARDING PERSONAL INJURY WARNING: Lethal Voltage Hazard When access covers are removed, lethal voltages may be exposed. Some capacitors used in the equipment take several minutes to discharge their stored voltages after switch OFF; this is a lethal voltage hazard. Always set the supply switch-fuse to OFF and remove the fuses, before removing the access covers of the equipment.
  • Page 9 User Manual WARNINGS REGARDING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT CAUTION: Electrostatic Sensitive Devices (ESSDs) This equipment contains ESSDs. Take care not to damage these devices by discharge of electrostatic voltages.  Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 9 of 149...
  • Page 10 In the table below the corrections are recorded of those parts that have changed since the previous version. Version Date Change/Correction Reason First release 2010-07  Imtech references changed 2018-02 Changed to RH Marine layout    Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 10 of 149...

  • Page 11: System Overview

    User Manual 1. 1 System overview 1.1 Introduction The RH Marine Radar 4600 is a radar system which meets or exceeds the minimum requirements posed by IEC62388 for a CAT 1 radar. The following optional features mentioned in IEC62388 are present: Route display ...

  • Page 12: Stand-Alone System

    User Manual 1.2.1 Stand-alone system The stand-alone version of Radar 4600 consists of the following components: 1 Transceiver + radar antenna  1 PC + serial interface + radar interface card  1 TFT display & track ball  All software described in chapter 3. ...

  • Page 13: Large System

    User Manual 1.2.2 Large system Typical for a large system are the following features: Sensor data management is handled primarily by 2 sensor server PCs. These provide sensor data via  a redundant LAN to the radar servers. The Radar server and primary radar HMI software run on different PCs. Data is exchanged via a ...

  • Page 14: Software Components

    The radar client software provides the visualization of the radar system  RH Marine sensor management converts serial NMEA data to the network and vice versa and  communicates this data to/from the radar server (e.g navigational sensor data, ECDIS route data, and alarm data).

  • Page 15: Hardware Components

    User Manual 1.4 Hardware components 1.4.1 Overview Since Radar 4600 is a PC-based radar system the hardware components can be divided into transceiver- related hardware and PC-related hardware. The transceivers & antennas are intended for exposed application, the other equipment is intended for protected application. 1.4.2 Transceivers &...

  • Page 16: Interfaces

    User Manual 1.5 Interfaces To comply with all requirements of a CAT 1 radar, data receiving from following additional sensors must be implemented: Heading data from a gyro compass  Speed data from a single or dual axial speed log ...

  • Page 17: Screen Contents

    User Manual 2. Screen Contents Function groups surrounding The (Multi) radar IMAGE The monitor screen is separated into following parts: Radar image as a big circle area.  Upper left corner, mainly including navigation data of own ship.  Lower left corner with adjustable parameters for the selected radar transceiver. ...

  • Page 18: Upper Left Corner

    User Manual Upper left corner This part mainly shows navigational information of own ship (OS). OS heading from compass OS Speed Quality of GPS Position Lat/Lon position of OS Selector button: COG and SOG of OS (or CTW and STW) [GND STAB] - Ground stabilized or [SEA STAB] - Sea stabilized or Screen Dimming Selector button for DAY light...

  • Page 19: Upper Right Corner

    User Manual 2.2.2 Upper right corner This part contents a mix of data information, value settings and selector buttons. Limit setting for CPA in NM Cursor position with TTG to cursor, Distance and and TCPA in minutes BRG from OS, plus Lat/Lon position of cursor Actual time and date UTC or Local Time [LT] Trail mode and time setting of...

  • Page 20: Upper Centre Line - Range Selection

    User Manual Click and hold this button to suppress all synthetic lines and symbols of radar image. They are activated again, when leaving the button. Bearings can be selected in true or relative. The combined [EBL/VRM] button gets an active function, when one of the [EBL] or [VRM] buttons is activated.

  • Page 21: Route Display And Information

    User Manual 2.2.8 Route display and information Downside at right corner of display), route information with different actual steering data are shown, and provided that a route- or waypoint- navigation is active and regarding data are received: XTD: perpendicular distance to course line (Offset distance) CTS: bearing to next waypoint...

  • Page 22: Different Kinds And States Of Selector Buttons

    User Manual 2.2.10 Different kinds and states of selector buttons Switch and Selector buttons are shown in different ways, depending on switch status and to point out the way of proceeding. Switch button in Off state. Switch button in On state. Darkened switch button, which is not available in actual situation.
  • Page 23 User Manual Selection buttons to lower resp. higher values, or to other parameter, or to ‘On’ resp. ‘Off’ functions. A darkened arrow button denotes, that there is no more choice in regarding direction. Vertical arrows denotes, that there are more options selectable. Clicking an arrow widens the menu, showing the options.

  • Page 24: Radar Image

    User Manual Radar image The standard radar image contains well known details like all kinds of radar echo targets, fixed range rings, heading line and bearing scale. 2.3.1 Heading, Stern and Beam line The Heading Line (HL) and Stern Line (SL) are lines, drawn into the ship’s fore/aft axis.

  • Page 25: Course Scale

    User Manual For differentiation, the lines can be selected as full line, broken or dotted lines. A short cross line is set Heading line centred to the CCRP. Colour of PI lines is PI- Truncate- line magenta. PI full line PI mixed broken/dotted line (More details about PI lines, see chapt.3.5.7) 2.3.4 Course scale...

  • Page 26: Variable Cursor Symbols

    User Manual 2.3.5 Variable cursor symbols Depending to the screen area where the cursor is positioned, or according to selected synthetic functions, the Cursor changes automatically the sign of symbol. Standard Cursor inside of radar image Cursor activated to select centre of floating EBL/VRM Standard Cursor outside of radar Cursor activated to delete Target...

  • Page 27: Monitored Ais And Target Symbols

    User Manual 2.3.7 Monitored AIS and target symbols Monitored target in an acquisition state is shown as circle with broken lines. The circle of an acquired Tracked Target (TT) gets smaller, but has a full line. A perpendicular dashed vector line, starting in the circle centre, shows the direction of COG or CTW.

  • Page 28: Multi Radar Images And Multi Target Association (Optional)

    User Manual 2.3.8 Multi radar images and multi target association (optional) The multi radar image and multi target association is optional functionality. Combining radar information in a Multi radar display is useful, as soon as radar scanners with different blanking areas are combined to guarantee a complete round vision.

  • Page 29: Radar Operation

    User Manual 3. Radar operation This chapter describes necessary operation tools and the basic radar operation. Operation tools The RADAR 4600 only needs a mouse or trackball to move on screen and single click of left key for settings, activation and deactivation. To activate or deactivate functions: - click the regarding function button.

  • Page 30: Master Or Slave Control

    User Manual 3.2.1 Master or Slave control If more than one Radar 4600 displays are installed, only one can be master station, from which the radar transceiver can be operated. A slave station shows all transceiver settings inverse coloured and diffused. To get control, click menu button [RADAR] at screen right downside.

  • Page 31: Radar Ranges

    User Manual Note: If the display has previously been operational, but is currently in STBY, the previous operational settings are retained with the exception of the signal processing functions, which are set to a safe default condition. For example, the SEA and RAIN functions are set to a minimum level. Check heading! Before using the radar image, first check Own Ship Heading (HDG).

  • Page 32: Manual Tuning Of Radar Image

    User Manual 3.3.4 Manual tuning of radar image To get an optimum of target information, all radar settings must be done very carefully: Chose a medium range (6 or 12NM)  Set RAIN and SEA to zero  Switch IR to Off (IR is always automatically activated) ...
  • Page 33 User Manual To improve image: Set GAIN to lower level and RAIN to higher level. Result will be like in example 2. Important Note: Often the 'Trail time' for targets is set. In that case an afterglow of clutter will stay, when Sea and Rain will be adjusted.

  • Page 34: Automatic Sea Clutter (Asc)

    User Manual Too high setting of SEA clutter will also suppress small real targets. High and automatic setting of ASC may also suppress HSC targets. IMPORTANT In extensive seaclutter it will not be able to suppress seaclutter in a way, to discriminate small targets like fishing- and working boats ore pleasure crafts.
  • Page 35 User Manual The ASC is adaptable with differentiated settings for three clutter situations: ASC Harbour:  with a static STC curvature, constant adjusted to 20% of maximum available Sea clutter value.  plus a first filter step with an adaptive STC which generates by statistic picture analysing of close-up range a static curve which normalised the radar-image.

  • Page 36: Using Enhance Function

    User Manual 3.3.9 Using ENHANCE function To recognize small echo targets more easy, the echo points can be enhanced in three steps: ‘Slight’, ‘Medium’ and ‘Strong’. The button [ENH] shows always the set size. To select another value, click [ENH]. A window pops up and shows all four alternatives. Click the needed one.

  • Page 37: Interference Rejection - Ir

    User Manual 3.3.10 Interference rejection – IR If a radar transmitter with same frequency band is active, nearby interference noise may appear on display. Although appearance of interference is not constant, the shape is almost always swirling or radial. [IR] – On/Off switch A switch function is provided to suppress this interference indication, named as ‘IR’...

  • Page 38: Brilliance Parameter

    User Manual 3.3.12 Brilliance parameter Main Brilliance for whole screen is adjustable with ‘DIM’ function. Click into 'DIM' cell and move to right for increase or to left for decrease brilliance. Confirm by clicking a convenient setting For many screen contents, brilliance can be adjusted separately. To do so, click menu button [BRILL] at downside right screen corner, to open the brilliance menu.

  • Page 39: Options For Heading-, Stern- And Beam-Line

    User Manual 3.3.14 Options for Heading-, Stern- and Beam-line Heading line The heading line assigns the exact heading azimuth direction of the ship. It is a straight line, directed to the bearing scale, beginning at CCRP. It is mandatory, that heading line always must be shown. But it may be shortly suppressed, to look for small targets, which may overlapped by the Heading line.

  • Page 40: Set True Scaled Outline

    User Manual 3.3.16 Set True Scaled Outline. True Scaled Outline can be shown, if ships beam will be wider than 6mm in the selected radar range. That depends on mechanical size of available monitor display. Anyhow it only will be available in small ranges, may be up to 0.75NM, depending on size of ship.

  • Page 41: Extended Radar Settings

    User Manual Extended RADAR settings 3.4.1 Picture presentation modes Radar image can be shown in two motion modes in relation to own ship movement and additionally in three azimuth stabilisation modes in relation to own ships heading. 3.4.2 Radar image motion modes Relative Motion (RM) RM is a display on which the position of own ship remains fixed in the display-centre (or in a manual selected fix position), and where the whole radar image moves opposite to own ship movement direction,...
  • Page 42 User Manual Head Up (H UP) – not stabilized In the event of a gyro heading failure, a not stabilised presentation is provided as a back up. It is a presentation mode, where the radar image always is orientated “up” toward the top of the course scale, which acts now only as a bearing scale, where ships heading always is 000°.
  • Page 43 User Manual Course Up (C UP) Course up is an azimuth stabilised presentation in which the bearing scale can be orientated, that own ship’s course on the bearing scale is vertically above the CCRP. The heading line will continue to point from the CCRP to own ship’s referenced heading on the bearing scale.

  • Page 44: Select Azimuth Modes

    User Manual Summary of azimuth stabilisation modes Function Stabilization Heading Line (HL) Bearing scale [H UP Heading Up HL indicates HDG at top. Bearing scale is Turning, HDG at top STAB] stabilized compass too. [H UP] Heading Up HL directed to top. Bearing scale is Fixed, HL at top Non stabilized relative with 000°...

  • Page 45: True Or Relative Bearing Scale

    User Manual 3.4.5 True or Relative bearing scale Bearing scale can be shown as compass scale with actual heading values or as bearing scale, where 000° coincides with heading line. To change, click [T BRG Scale] respective [Rel BRG Scale] to popup the both alternatives.

  • Page 46: Course/Speed Through Water Or Over Ground

    User Manual 3.4.9 Course/Speed through water or over ground For motion calculation of ship, course and speed through water (Sea stabilized) or course and speed over ground (Ground stabilized) can be used. This function can be changed by clicking the actual shown button at left up screen corner, - [GND STAB] respective [SEA STAB].

  • Page 47: Examples Of Displaying Stabilizing Modes

    User Manual Clicking onto the yellow shown button 'SET DRIFT' pops up the information, that Set and Drift settings are activated. They may be activated for Ground Stab. calculation. The normally dimmed button 'GND MAN' is now shown lightened activated. To check the result of activating Ground Stab calculation by manual Set and Drift settings, activate 'True Vector' of OS.
  • Page 48 User Manual Values from gyro and Log are cero, but because manual selected values for Set is 90° and for Drift is 10 kn, the indicated values for COG and SOG are the same. Manual Ground Stab mode is selected with manual speed setting and activated Set and Drift settings.

  • Page 49: Target Trails (Afterglow) As Track Of Past Positions

    User Manual 3.4.11 Target trails (Afterglow) as track of past positions To get a rough impression, if and how radar targets are moving, the target trail function can be activated. Then received echo signals are shown for a pre-set time with decreasing brilliance. So, moving targets are visible according to their afterglow trails.
  • Page 50 User Manual Activate/deactivate Trails and set trail length Trails are activated by setting ‘TRAIL TIME’ from Off to available time values.  Click the arrow buttons or click the centre button, which open the next following options.  Click the needed time. Following time length can be set by clicking right or left arrow: OFF - 15, 30, 45 seconds and 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and12 minutes.

  • Page 51: Imitated Target Trail In Tm

    User Manual 3.4.12 Imitated target trail in TM The standard TM presentation only allows to show trails of moving targets. But to get a more eye-catching view of all targets with their relations of speed- and direction, an imitated relative trailmode is selectable. 'TM' selected 'Rel.

  • Page 52: Set Own Ship Vector And Past Track

    User Manual Vector length and kind of course direction Shown vector length depends on selected time. Setting is made in Menu ‘VECT LENGTH’, right display upside. Following settings can be made: OFF, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. Click the arrow buttons or click the centre button, which open the next four options.

  • Page 53: Cog/Sog Degradations At Slow Speed Conditions

    User Manual Menu < Own Ship Past Track > To activate ‘Own Ship Past Track’, click menu button [SYSTEM]. Select menu ‘Own Ship Past Track’ and click the box beside of ‘SHOW OS PAST POSN’ to set a tick. Then you can select following functions: Line: ...

  • Page 54: True Motion Presentation By Reference Target

    User Manual Dilution Of Position) due to varying positions of satellites and to various atmospheric and ionospheric interferences which causes little alterations of OS and target positions. These alterations are obvious at stopped or slow moving targets with activated course/speed vectors. They show ongoing alternating directions and vector length.
  • Page 55 User Manual It is also possible to determine a reference target by input of known Lat/Long values into the regarding data cells. After setting the coordinates, the button ‘Apply Changes’ must be clicked, to activate this position as the reference target.

  • Page 56: Different Solutions With Reference Target

    User Manual 3.4.17 Different solutions with reference target A Reference Target may be used for two different purposes:  only for course and speed over ground  or for course and speed over ground and for position calculation of OS. Additional it is selectable to get an automatic switch over to GPS calculation as soon as missed GPS-calculation is available again.
  • Page 57 User Manual Reference Target used for OS-position and for COG/SOG calculation To use explicit Reference Target for OS-position and COG/SOG calculation, mark the menu circle beside of 'REF TGT MAN POS'. Position-data and COG/SOG-data calculated by Ref.Target. REF TGT may also be set or corrected by input of Lat/Lon-Data into the shown data-fields.

  • Page 58: Downgrading By Using Ref. Target Or Sdme

    User Manual 3.4.18 Downgrading by using Ref. Target or SDME If a Reference Target or a two axis log is used only for speed measurement, all advanced position functions can be used without any degradation. If they are also used for True motion calculation, all position based data are not available, or they are shown yellow colored, due to the fact, that shown values are or may be not reliable.

  • Page 59: Loss Of Reference Target

    User Manual 3.4.19 Loss of Reference Target In case of loss of Reference Target, a normal ‘Loss of acquired target’ alarm will occur. If GPS calculation is not available, then only compass data and SDME values are used for OS motion. A standard log only can measure speed through water and takes no leeway into account.
  • Page 60 User Manual Not available functions in case of data loss: Failing data function not available Position AIS-targets on radar picture , Route presentation , Cursor Position, Map-function Compass heading Automatic Radar Plotting Aids , True Bearing scale , True Motion, True bearing, CTW –...

  • Page 61: Distance And Bearing Measurements

    User Manual Distance and bearing measurements The RH Marine RADAR 4600 offers different alternatives to measure distances and bearings from or to own ship or any other available point of radar image. RH Marine RADAR 4600 offers multiple solutions for distance and bearing measurements: 3.5.1 Cursor position...

  • Page 62: Electronic Bearing Line - Ebl

    User Manual Different cursor symbols Depending on actual cursor position in radar image, the cursor changes its figure*: Pointing onto a VRM it changes to Pointing onto an EBL it changes to Pointing onto a crossing area of a VRM and an EBL of same group (EBL1/VRM1 or EBL2/VRM2) it changes to * Change of cursor indication only happens, when regarding EBL/VRM function is activated.

  • Page 63: Ebl With A Dash Mark For Vrm Setting

    User Manual 3.5.3.1 EBL with a dash mark for VRM setting If VRM function is not activated during EBL operation, but a VRM value is set within the shown radar range, a dash line is seen on EBL at regarding distance. The regarding value is shown in EBL/VRM control cell right downside of radar image.

  • Page 64: Floating Ebl/Vrm (Offset)

    User Manual 3.5.5 Floating EBL/VRM (OFFSET) Open Menu [VRM/EBL]. Click [SET ORIGIN] to change EBL and VRM to floating mode. Then Cursor shall change to following arrow symbol Move the cursor to wanted centre point of VRM and/or EBL and click. The VRM/EBL centre jumps to the clicked position and all set values are related to the new centre position.
  • Page 65 User Manual Bearing scale set to True Bearing Default setting of EBL/VRM menu is ‘BRG SCALE COORDINATES. So the value in EBL data field is True. The bearing value in menu data field is independent. If menu ‘TRUE EBL’ is selected, the true bearing is shown.
  • Page 66 User Manual Bearing scale set to Relative Bearing Default setting of EBL/VRM menu is ‘BRG SCALE COORDINATES. So the value in EBL data field is a relative bearing. The bearing value in menu data field is independent. If menu ‘TRUE EBL’ is selected, the true bearing is shown.

  • Page 67: Parallel Index Lines - Pi

    User Manual 3.5.7 Parallel Index Lines - PI To get easier evaluation of fixed and moving targets, Index lines can be called up into radar image. They are also useful as lane control, when checking XTD without EPFS. Up to 12 separate line sets can be activated, with up to 10 parallel lines in 4 different styles and each set can be moved and adjusted independent from the others.
  • Page 68 User Manual Truncate line To get shorted PI lines click into menu ‘Settings’ and select ‘Truncate Line’. Set the tick mark beside of ‘TRUNCATE’. Then the activated index lines can be shortened. Forward line length and backward line length can be changed separately.

  • Page 69: Target Monitoring

    User Manual Target monitoring 3.6.1 Target control dependent on picture stabilisation When monitoring targets, it is very important to take the kind of radar picture stabilisation into consideration: – if in sea- or in ground- stabilisation mode. A Mariner observes a target visually and if it remains on a constant bearing to own ship, that target is considered to be a collision threat.

  • Page 70: Automatic Target Tracking

    User Manual 3.6.2 Automatic Target Tracking One feature of the RADAR 4600 is the automatic tracking functionality. The tracking software analyses all radar targets, and tracks up to 100 potential targets. The data of all radar targets are processed and analysed internally for the following criteria: Strength / Life time / Direction (if moving) / Speed (if moving) Targets with certain strength, existing for a certain time, i.e.

  • Page 71: How To Acquire Target Data

    User Manual 3.6.4 How to acquire target data To get speed and course data of a target: Click [ACQ TGT] to activate the acquiring function (blue shadowed) Mark and click the desired target The regarding target will be marked with a dashed circle and a number (no. 4 of example).

  • Page 72: Menu Settings For Target Tracking

    User Manual 3.6.5 Menu settings for Target Tracking To open regarding menu ‘Target Display’:  Click downside right menu button [TGT].  Click [<] or [>] or click into head cell and select menu ‘Target Display. Show Tracked Target: Normally the box is tick marked. But if too much tracking lines are disturbing image monitoring, deletion of tick mark suppresses symbols and vectors of tracked targets.

  • Page 73: Ais Target Monitoring

    User Manual Delete All Tracked Target: Normally single targets are deleted separate on radar screen. But they also may be deleted all together in this menu. To do so, click button [Delete]. Priority If AIS symbol and regarding tracked radar target are merged and associated, it can be selected, which data shall get priority for tracking, AIS- or Tracked Target data.

  • Page 74: Suppress Far Away Ais-Targets

    User Manual To prevent an overcrowded display, especially in harbour areas, it is favourably to suppress sleeping AIS targets. Depending to the mass of AIS symbols, it may be useful to suppress only groups of AIS symbols. So, set tick marks to that groups which can be deleted. Additional a distance circle can be set in NM, to suppress the receipt of far away AIS vessels.

  • Page 75: Association Of Ais- And Tracked Targets

    User Manual If a vector length is set, this one is shown in addition to the small AIS symbol vector. True Motion is activated. Time vector overlays the symbol vector. Relative Motion is activated. Time vector shows relative course and symbol vector true course.

  • Page 76: Temporary Priority Change Of Associated Targets

    User Manual 3.6.9.1 Temporary priority change of associated targets Attention: Normally the received AIS-message includes correct data for speed and course of regarding vessel, which should be more precise than the own radar computed data. Therefore the AIS data may get priority. – On the other hand, the AIS-data may be corrupt or not correct inserted to the AIS-transmitter.

  • Page 77: Detailed Data By Target Selection

    User Manual 3.6.10 Detailed data by target selection To get actual target data visible, up to two targets can be selected separately. To do so, activate button [SEL TGT] and mark the regarding target (in next shown example, FIGARO and FOSSEN TANKER). Because they are AIS targets, click menu button [AIS].

  • Page 78: List Of Ais- And Tracked Targets

    User Manual 3.6.11 List of AIS- and tracked targets Navigation data of all activated AIS-targets and Tracked targets are shown in separate tables.  Click downside right on [TGT]. The Target menu opens.  Click the menu head cell, or click [<] or [>] and select ‘AIS Targets’ respectively ‘Tracked Targets’. A list will be shown with all AIS-targets or with all Tracked Targets.

  • Page 79: Past Position Track

    User Manual 3.6.12 Past Position track Past positions can be marked for tracked targets. Length of shown past track is selectable, independent from length of target trail length. Sleeping AIS symbols don’t get a past track line. To activate Past Track line: ...

  • Page 80: Alarm Settings For Collision Avoidance - Cpa/Tcpa

    User Manual 3.6.14 Alarm settings for Collision Avoidance - CPA/TCPA For CPA/TCPA alarms, following parameters are settable:  A circle distance in Nautical Miles, were an alarm will be initiated, when a tracked target is calculated to enter from outside this distance. ...

  • Page 81: Alarm Zone For Automatic Acquiring Targets

    User Manual 3.6.15 Alarm Zone for automatic acquiring targets To be warned for all kinds of approaching radar targets, an Alarm Zone must be set. It is simultaneously an automatic acquiring zone. Up to 8 different zones can be set. As soon as a target enters such a zone an alarm will be initiated and the target is marked red with a target number as an acquired target.

  • Page 82: Target Overload Situation

    User Manual 3.6.16 Target overload situation Up to 100 tracked targets and up to 400 AIS-targets can be monitored. If 95% of available target or AIS memory is reached, an alarm will start with the advance warning: 'AIS target IDs almost full', resp. 'Radar target IDs almost full'. After reaching the full tracking capacity, following alarm is activated: 'AIS target IDs full' 'Radar target IDs full'.

  • Page 83: Performance Specification For Tracked And For Ais-Targets

    User Manual 3.6.18 Performance specification for tracked and for AIS-targets Feature Track Description AIS Description Tracking Mode True Motion and Relative Motion. Reduction True Motion depends on the stabilisation availability Ground Reference Own ship SOG/COG or Referenced Target or AIS Own ship, SOG/ COG Speed Trough Water / Heading with Set and Drift or Manual Speed / Heading with Set and Drift...
  • Page 84 User Manual Tracking Capacity Up to 100 targets Up to 400 targets (inclusive sleeping) Target Speed Relative speed = 140kn max., targets with higher relative speeds are considered as air targets Own ship Speed No specific restriction, depending on clear No limitation visibility of targets Own ship rate of turn...

  • Page 85: Multi Radar Functionality (Optional)

    User Manual 3.6.19 Multi radar functionality (Optional) The multi radar image and multi target association is optional functionality. Due to vessel construction and load, there might be blanked areas, where no radar image is available in a single radar scanner. Tracks within this area would be classified as lost normally. When using the information of a second radar scanner, tracks are still available from this second sensor source.
  • Page 86 User Manual In the example shown radar A provides the image as topmost layer (Radar A over Radar B); track IDs are given in the lowest line. When a track (A100) passes the blanking area, it is lost. Reappearing in the next sector covered by the radar A, the track receives a different ID (A110).
  • Page 87 User Manual selected as topmost layer. After a short time period, after using ASO on a target, the selection is undone and the track is displayed from the topmost layer. When TT over AIS is selected in the association menu, the last target indicated, when switching between layers, is always AIS.

  • Page 88: Working With Multi Radar Display (Optional)

    User Manual 3.6.20 Working with multi radar display (optional) The multi radar image and multi target association is optional functionality. 3.6.20.1 Switching between radar layers To adapt display of layer open the [RADAR] menu and  click ‘RADAR SELECT’ from the menu head cell, or click [<] or [>] to select. The RADAR SELECT menu offers a list of all radars available.
  • Page 89 User Manual The following table shows radar images of the different layers and the overlays. Different radar layers have the same echo colours. For example: Available is XBand radar, LPI, and SBand. The different display selections are indicated in the following table: Radar image Menu settings...
  • Page 90 User Manual Radar image Menu settings Overlay 1: LPI is topmost layer Obverlay 2: XBand is topmost layer Overlay 3: All three radar images are indicated, LPI is the uppermost layers Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 90 of 149...

  • Page 91: Settings For Tracked Target Association

    User Manual 3.6.20.2 Settings for tracked target association Target association comprises the assignment of different tracks to one target. Positions of tracks may differ depending on the radar source extracting the information. Position of AIS symbol refers to radio received NMEA data from the regarding vessel.

  • Page 92: Alarms And Warnings

    Management (BAM) as adopted by IMO as defined in resolution MSC.302(87). BAM harmonizes the priority, classification, handling and presentation of alerts. RH Marine RADAR 4600 registers following alarm situations and starts visual and audible alarming: Generally system faults: - Sensor faults, loss of sensor inputs and software faults.

  • Page 93: Alert Escalation

    User Manual Category B Alerts where no additional information for decision support is necessary.  Alert is not directly related to the collision avoidance task, it is more common or is generated by supporting sub systems like navigational sensors. Example: position lost Category C Alerts that cannot be acknowledged on the bridge.

  • Page 94: Alarms Regarding The Guard Zone

    User Manual 3.7.7 Alarms regarding the guard zone Possible alarm indications are: 'Target #-- entered Aquiring Zone' 'CPA/TCPA alarm # --' Acquired AIS- or Tracked target will under run CPA/TCPA limits. 'Lost target # --' Tracking of Acquired or Tracked target has stopped. 'AIS target IDs almost full' 'AIS target IDs full' 'Radar target IDs almost full'...

  • Page 95: System And Software Faults

    User Manual 3.7.8 System and Software faults Type of faults which may be shown red coloured at display. They are separated into different categories: System faults Failure of Radar functionality Priority Category Video lost The video level has dropped below the minimum Warning threshold Tune dropped...

  • Page 96: Indication Of Warnings

    User Manual Example for system- and/or software faults 3.7.9 Indication of warnings Warnings are shown yellow coloured. If an unsuitable radar setting is activated, a regarding warning indication is shown in the normally empty field of right upside corner, beside of button [AIS]. Following warnings may be shown: 'ASSOCIATION' - if target association for AIS- and Tracked targets is disabled.

  • Page 97: Calling A Technical Service

    Before contacting a service, please note the failure symptoms, the reported error message and (important) the software version. Where to find the software-version number? Click into the RH Marine-logo right side of radar image. The RH-Marine logo will be removed and the number of the actual activated software will be shown. Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1...

  • Page 98: Miscellaneous

    3.8.2 MAP function RH Marine RADAR 4600 includes a basic map function which offers the facility to draw simple lined maps into the radar image. This allows marking a dangerous area or other areas which needs particular attention.

  • Page 99: Show Route Line And Waypoints

    User Manual Save a new map New map drawings can be saved in a file memory.  Select menu 'FILE', name the new map in the 'File' line and save it.  When clicking into the 'File:' – text line, a virtual keyboard pops up, to put in a map title.

  • Page 100: Ais Radio Srm Messages

    User Manual 3.8.4 AIS Radio SRM Messages Note: The sending of SRM messages is not supported within Rhodium bridge systems. In Rhodium bridge systems this functionality is performed by ECDIS 4500. RADAR 4600 offers a menu to send important navigation related information via AIS message as SRM (Safety Related Message).

  • Page 101: Order Of Preferences For Nmea Sentences

    User Manual 3.8.5 Order of preferences for NMEA sentences RADAR 4600 enables a number of different NMEA sources as input for speed, position and course. If equivalent data are received, an order of preference is set to select high graded data at first. If a source is faulty, the system changes automatically to next available source.

  • Page 102: Test And Simulate Facilities

    User Manual 4. Test and simulate facilities Performance monitor options The performance monitor is a mandatory additional device, for checking the operating efficiency of the transceiver. This unit makes it possible to check, if for example, the magnetron has degraded in power, water entered the antenna or receiver gets noisy.

  • Page 103: Using Virtual Test Targets

    User Manual Using virtual test targets To get familiarised with target track and CPA functions, up to 8 test targets can be called up into the normal operating radar image. The procedure is as follows (Transmit must be activated):  Click downside menu button [TGT].

  • Page 104: Collision Situation

    User Manual 4.2.1 Collision situation Next examples show a collision situation. To get a clear dangerous situation, the course of test target was altered something to Port (three past positions backwards). To make the situation more obvious, Vector mode is set to Relative. To check the different navigation data, the test target is separate selected (in this example, no.

  • Page 105: Check Of Tracking Mode By Virtual Test Targets

    User Manual 4.2.2 Check of tracking mode by virtual test targets To be sure, that the tracking processor of RADAR 4600 is operating in a correct manner, the tracking function should be checked in periodical intervals. This can be done in an easy way by setting and tracking virtual targets with different courses and speeds (see following examples).
  • Page 106 User Manual Marking of all eight virtual targets for acquiring. This should be done in the same sequence like the setting of targets. True Trials True Vectors Trial Time Vector Length If not actual set, select 'True Trails' and 'True Vectors' and set 'Trial Time' to 3 minutes and 'Vector Length' to '9 minutes'.
  • Page 107 User Manual The differences between set values and calculated track values have to be within the limits shown in following table. Tolerance limits for calculated values True 5 ±0.5 10±0 20±0 35±0 50±0 65±0 80±0 95±0 True 135° 235° 315° 45°...

  • Page 108: Trial Manoeuvre

    User Manual Trial manoeuvre Trial manoeuvre is used to analyse the expected positions of own ship and all targets around during a certain manoeuvre of own ship. Starting conditions are the actual values of own ship speed and course. The shown examples are calculated with SOG and COG.

  • Page 109: Trial Procedure

    User Manual 4.3.1 Trial procedure In this example the actual navigation data are: COG – 308,9° / SOG – 10.0 kn.. To run the simulation according to shown example:  Click menu button [TRIAL], to open trial menu In the trial menu: ...

  • Page 110: Standardised Target Symbols

    User Manual 5. Standardised target symbols According to IEC 62388 Standard, maritime navigation equipments and systems must use standardised symbols for displaying navigational information. For Radar and ECDIS systems following symbols are mandatory. Own ship symbols Standard symbol of own ship - consists of a heading line and a beam line intersecting at the CCRP.

  • Page 111: Tracked Target Symbols

    User Manual Path predictor – user selectable to present a path predictor, in place of a velocity vector, as a curved line originating at CCRP and extending along the predicted path over ground own ship will travel in the time interval used for the velocity vector. The path is drawn as thin long dashed line style with the same basic colour used for own ship symbols.

  • Page 112: Ais Symbols

    User Manual dangerous, are drawn as a normal radar target in an acquisition state (i.e. detected outside an acquisition area) with the basic colour of other non dangerous target symbols. If these targets additional are detected as dangerous, they stays red coloured. If additional parameter are activated like those for OS, they are added to acquired targets and shown the same way like for OS.
  • Page 113 User Manual Dangerous AIS target – presented as bigger triangle (5mm base and 7.5mm height) with thick solid lines, red coloured. Symbol flashes, until it is acknowledged by user. As soon as it is not stated as dangerous, it changes to blue, like normal targets.

  • Page 114: Associated Targets

    User Manual AIS target AIS target AIS target with AIS target Selected AIS with turn with turn turn indicator with turn target, to indicator indicator plus speed indicator plus show detailed and speed and speed and course track navigation and course and course vector, plus prediction.

  • Page 115: Aton And Sart Targets

    User Manual ATON and SART targets AIS aids to navigation (ATON) - is presented as a diamond with crossed lines centred at the reported position of the ATON. The crossed lines are not more than 2 mm in length and the sides of the diamond shall be not more than 6 mm in length.
  • Page 116 User Manual AIS aids to navigation – Physical Physical AIS aids to navigation (AtoN) shall be presented as an open diamond. The sides of the diamond shall be not more than 6 mm in length. The diamond shall be drawn using a thin solid line style.
  • Page 117 User Manual AIS aids to navigation – Virtual Virtual AIS aids to navigation (AtoN) shall be presented as an open diamond with crosshair centred at reported position. The sides of the diamond shall be not more than 6 mm in length. The diamond shall be drawn using a thin dashed line style.

  • Page 118: Lost Targets

    User Manual AIS SAR aircraft An AIS SAR aircraft shall be drawn with a thin solid outline with the same basic colour as used for target symbols. The symbol shall be oriented in the direction of the COG. The length of the symbol shall be 6 mm.

  • Page 119: About Target Detection And Indication

    User Manual 7. ABOUT TARGET DETECTION AND INDICATION Basic principle of target detection The radar is a navigation device that transmits a very high frequency radio wave referred to as microwave from the antenna. The radar then receives the radio wave reflected by target(s) (e.g. other ship, buoy, island, etc.) via the same antenna and converts the received radio wave to electronic signals and sends these signals to the display unit.

  • Page 120: Echo Strength In Relation To Target Consistency

    User Manual Example with different object materials and different angles Echo strength in relation to target consistency The strength of the reflected wave from a target varies depending on not only the distance from the target, its height or size, but also its material and features. A target with a low degree of reflection or low incident angle, such as GRP and wooden is not reflected well.

  • Page 121: Maximum Detection Range

    User Manual Maximum detection range The maximum detecting range of the radar, Rmax, varies considerably depending on several factors such as the height of the antenna above the waterline, the height of the target above the sea, the size, shape and material of the target, and the atmospheric conditions.

  • Page 122: Target Discrimination In Relation To Beamwidth

    User Manual Target discrimination in relation to beamwidth Separation of two side by side positioned targets depends on the horizontal beam width of radar transmitting pulse and the distance between radar antenna and targets. Distance between the targets must be bigger than the pulse beam width at same distance from antenna.

  • Page 123: Blind Or Shadowed Areas

    User Manual Small objects are masked by bigger and higher objects in front of them. 7.8.1 Blind or shadowed areas Blind areas are sections which can not be detected by radar beam, whereas shadowed areas are sections, which can be detected partly by radar beam.
  • Page 124 User Manual False targets due to different reflecting objects  The image of large physical object in a close proximity may appear in two different orientations. One is a real image and the other is a false image caused by wave re-reflected on the stack or the mast, etc. On the display, one image appears with a right distance and bearing, and another one appears in the direction of a stack, a mast, etc.

  • Page 125: Target Enhancer

    User Manual  False image of a far distant target as second trace echo Depending on weather conditions, skip appear caused by the temperature inversion layer of air, etc. In this case, the unusual propagation of the radio wave may reach distant targets out of the radar range. A target at more than the maximum range may appear as an image target, and may be displayed as a false image closer than an actual distance.

  • Page 126: Active Radar Target Enhancer - Rte

    User Manual 7.10.3 Active Radar Target Enhancer - RTE Small boats with weak reflection surface, like sailing boats, may use an active target enhancer - RTE. These power supplied units are transmitting a long omni directional pulse in the radar frequency band, as soon they receive a radar signal from another vessel.

  • Page 127: Damping Effects By Precipitation

    User Manual 7.11 Damping effects by precipitation Precipitation is the general term used to describe various states in which water can manifest itself in the atmosphere. Examples are rain, snow and hail. Reflections from precipitation can produce unwanted echoes on the screen, which is commonly named as ‘Rain clutter’. It is displayed similar to 'Sea clutter', but it has other characteristics which are quite different.

  • Page 128: Target Detection In Sea Clutter

    User Manual 7.12 Target detection in sea clutter Radar performance predictions provide guidance for target detection however these predictions should only be seen as a guide. The sea conditions modeled for both following tables, may not reflect the sea conditions being experienced on a ship at any particular time.

  • Page 129: Other Factors Compromising Performance

    User Manual 7.13 Other factors compromising performance Environmental factors that affect target detection have already been explained however the radar installation itself will also impact radar performance:  The antenna height (higher for a good range, lower for better performance in clutter); ...

  • Page 130: Charts (Optional)

    User Manual 8. Charts (optional) RADAR 4600 has an optional chart facility, denoted by RADAR 4600C that allows the display of chart data under the radar video. Only ENC charts are supported in RADAR 4600C. As the synthetics, the radar image and charts (with compatible projection and scale) are referenced to the own ship CCRP, and all are aligned in azimuth, the combined image will match correctly.

  • Page 131: Map Menu „Chart

    User Manual 8.1.2 Map menu „CHART“ The “CHART” menu, which can be selected from a pull-down menu on the right-hand side, allows turning on and off layers with additional information. Lights  o Choose to enable lights objects inside the SENC Soundings ...

  • Page 132: Chart Handling

    User Manual 8.2 Chart Handling The ENC Chart database is shared with the ECDIS 4500 on the UniMACS 4000 system. For handling chart data, refer to the ECDIS 4500 user manual. Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 132 of 149...

  • Page 133: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    User Manual 9. Maintenance and troubleshooting Periodic maintenance schedule Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 133 of 149...
  • Page 134 User Manual Note: Further components with limited operational life time are described in the regarding technical manuals of the manufacturer. Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1 Date: 27 February 2018 Page 134 of 149...

  • Page 135: Trouble Shooting

    TFT display and track ball from a client PC to the radar server and reboot the radar server PC in stand-alone mode. If it is not possible to solve the problems, please contact RH Marine our one of their authorized service partners.
  • Page 136 User Manual Missing synthetic contents of radar picture Because brilliance of most synthetics are separately adjusted, may be one or more are not correct adjusted. Go to menu ‘BRILL’ and set a suitable brilliance for regarding functions. Synthetics, marks and noise appear, but no or only weak echoes Magnetron is defect, has low performance or magnetron current fails.

  • Page 137: General Issues For Tft Panel Based Products

    User Manual 9.2.1 General Issues for TFT Panel based Products Note: Applies for a range of various products. This is only suitable for general guidance. NO PICTURE / LED BEHAVIOUR: If there is no light at all in the LED at the FRONT, check power cables. If the LED in front is green then check if the brightness knob is turned to the right (max brightness).

  • Page 138: Date: 27 February

    Where to find the software-version number? Click into the RH Marine-logo right side of radar image. The RH Marine logo will be removed and the number of the actual activated software will be shown. Reference number: 4111A-RADAR4600-GBD-R1.1...

  • Page 139: Hatteland Monitor

    User Manual 10. Hatteland monitor HATTELAND MONITOR OPERATION The content of this manual is an extract of the ‘User Manual – Series 1 – Maritime Multi Display Models’ from Hatteland Display AS - Norway Doc Id: INB100005-1 (Rev 27), updated – 15. April 2010 10.1 Start-Up The unit features an Instant-ON / Delay-OFF functionality, which ensures that it is not turned off by user accident.

  • Page 140: Brightness Adjustment Controls

    User Manual Power ON: To turn the unit on, press down the power button. The power light indicator (LED) will illuminate green. (If no signal is detected, the screen will be black and the power light indicator (LED) will illuminate red).

  • Page 141: Annex I - Abbreviations And Standard Terms

    User Manual Annex I – Abbreviations and Standard Terms Abbreviation Term Delete Acknowledge Departure Acquire, Acquisition DEST Destination Adjust, Adjustment Deviation Automatic Frequency Control Dangerous Goods Automatic Gain Control DGLONASS Differential GLONASS Automatic Identification System DGNSS Differential GNSS Antenna DGPS Differential GPS Autopilot DISP...
  • Page 142 User Manual GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation MMSI Maritime Mobile Services Satellite System Identity number GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Man Overboard Safety System Performance Monitor Ground Maritime Pollutant (applies to GNSS Global Navigation Satellite AIS) System Medium Pulse Global Positioning System Maritime Safety Information Group Repetition Interval MSTR...
  • Page 143 User Manual Radar Plotting Symbol(s) Range Rings SYNC Synchronised/Synchronous South True SAIL Sailing Vessel T BRG T BRG Search And Rescue TCPA Time to CPA SART Search And Rescue Transponder Track Control System SARV Search And Rescue Vessel TCVR Transceiver Satellite Time Difference S BAND...

  • Page 144: Annex Ii - Radar And Ecdis Related Terms And Definition

    User Manual Annex II – Radar and Ecdis related terms and definition activated AIS target BCR/BCT a target representing the automatic or manual bow crossing range and bow crossing time are activation of a sleeping target for the display of measurements presented as from the bow of additional graphically presented information.
  • Page 145 User Manual of the ship's movement through the water, ERBL expressed in angular units from true north. an electronic bearing line carrying a marker, which is combined with the variable range course up - C up marker, used to measure range and bearing an azimuth stabilised display in which the from own ship or between two objects.
  • Page 146 User Manual heading on the bearing scale, and the bearing an integrated navigation system which complies of any target on the display is measured from with the requirements of Annex 3 to IMO north. Such a bearing is commonly referred to resolution MSC.86(70) international...
  • Page 147 User Manual radar detection false alarm reference target the probability of a radar false alarm represents a symbol indicating that the associated tracked probability that noise will cross stationary target (for example a navigational detection threshold and be called a target mark) is used as a speed reference for the when only noise is present.
  • Page 148 User Manual (or equivalent) and water speed log input as order to establish its motion. Such a target is a reference. Tracked Target (TT). SOLAS task at hand an International Convention for the Safety of the specific activity being performed by the Life at Sea.
  • Page 149 User Manual user defined of operational parameters, data and commands the result of a function or parameter selected mainly in alphanumeric form. or defined by the user within the confines of specific equipment. voyage data recorder. user dialogue area Waypoint an area of the display consisting of data cells a position at which a turn shall be and / or menus that is allocated to the...

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