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  • Page 3: Document Revision History

    No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, translated in any from by any means without the written permission of Koden Electronics Co., Ltd. The technical descriptions contained in this publication are subject to change without notice. Koden assumes no responsibility for any errors, incidentals or consequential damages caused by misinterpretation of the descriptions contained in this publication.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents MDC-5000 Series Contents Document Revision History ......................i Contents ........................... ii Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation ................. 1-1 Power ON/OFF ......................1-1 Power ON ........................1-1 Power OFF ......................... 1-1 Change Brilliance and Day/Night mode ..............1-2 Display Brilliance......................1-2 Operation unit Brilliance .....................
  • Page 5 MDC-5000 Series Contents Set AIS filter ......................2-2 Enable TT function ....................2-2 Manual acquisition ....................2-3 Delete TT Target ....................... 2-3 Delete All TT Target ....................2-3 Display Target Information ..................2-4 Chapter 3 Other Setting ..................3-1 VECTOR REL/TRUE ....................3-1 VECTOR TIME ......................
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  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Power ON/OFF Power ON Press POWER ON/OFF key. Radar system is turned on with beep sound. After power on, radar model name and preheating MDC-50xx countdown time will appear on the center of the 100sec display.

  • Page 8: Change Brilliance And Day/Night Mode

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series Change Brilliance and Day/Night mode Display Brilliance Press BRILL key. The BRILL adjustment window will appear on the upper left of the display. BRILL BRILL adjustment window EBL knob Turn EBL knob to adjust the display brilliance.

  • Page 9: Transmission

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Transmission Transmission ON Press STBY/TX key. Radar system will start transmission. The status of STANDBY changes to TRANSMIT at upper left of the display. Transmission OFF Press STBY/TX key to stop transmission. The status of TRANSMIT returns to STANDBY at upper left of the display.

  • Page 10: Change Range Scale

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series Change range scale Press RANGE + key. The picture zoom out, and to observe a wider area. Press RANGE – key. The picture zoom in, and to observe closer to own ship position.

  • Page 11: Adjust Receiver Gain (Gain)

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Adjust receiver gain (GAIN) Selection of MAN GAIN and AUTO GAIN Move cursor with joystick on the MAN or AUTO display (whichever is shown) at right side of [GAIN] on the top of the display.

  • Page 12: Reject Sea Clutter (Anti-Sea)

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series Reject sea clutter (anti-SEA) Selection of MAN SEA and AUTO SEA Move cursor with joystick on the MAN or AUTO display (whichever is shown) at right side of [SEA] on the top of the display.

  • Page 13: Reject Rain/Snow Clutter (Anti-Rain)

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Reject rain/snow clutter (anti-RAIN) Changing method of CFAR and MAN Move cursor with joystick on the MAN or CFAR display (whichever is shown) at right side of [RAIN] on the top of the display.

  • Page 14: Cfar (Constant False Alarm Rate) Adjustment

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series CFAR (Constant False Alarm Rate) adjustment Turn RAIN knob clockwise to increase anti-clutter effect. Turn RAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease anti-clutter effect. Turn RAIN knob clockwise to get even low (weak) clutter while watching the display.

  • Page 15: Change Transmission Pulse Width (Sp/Lp)

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Change transmission pulse width (SP/LP) Press SP/LP key. Two different pulse widths are toggled by pressing SP/LP key. Pulse width To change transmission pulse width, move the cursor to S1, S2, M1, M2, M3, L1, L2 or L3 and click the left button.

  • Page 16: 1.10 Cross Cursor Operation

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series 1.10 Cross cursor operation Move the cross cursor with joystick. The information data of cross cursor position is displayed at lower right of the display. joystick Cross cursor can be moved with the mouse / trackball.

  • Page 17: 1.11 Measurement Of Distance By Vrm

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation 1.11 Measurement of distance by VRM Press VRM1 or VRM2 key to display VRM1 or VRM2 circle. The distance to the target is indicated on the lower right of the display. Selected VRM mark Turn VRM knob clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively.

  • Page 18: 1.12 Measurement Of Bearing By Ebl

    Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5000 Series 1.12 Measurement of bearing by EBL Press EBL1 or EBL2 key to display EBL line. The bearing value to the target is indicated on the lower left of the display. Selected EBL mark Turn EBL knob to adjust the line on the desired target.

  • Page 19: 1.13 Trail

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation 1.13 Trail Trail ON/OFF and change Trail time Press MENU key to display “Menu”. [TRAIL] => [TIME] => select [OFF], [30 sec], [1 min], [3 min], [6 min], [12 min], [30 min], [60 min] or [PERM], and press ENT key.
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  • Page 21: Chapter 2 Target (Ais And Tt)

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Enable AIS function Press MENU key to display “Menu”. [TARGET] => [AIS] => [AIS] => select [ON], and press ENT key. AIS Active/Sleep Move cursor to the desired AIS target, and press ENT key.

  • Page 22: Set Input Range

    Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) MDC-5000 Series Set Input range Input range menu designates the entire operation range of AIS and TT. So, AIS and TT do not function outside of the range. Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 23: Manual Acquisition

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Manual acquisition Move cursor to a target to be acquired, and then press ACQ key. A symbol is displayed at the cursor location, and acquisition starts. For manual acquisition, move the cursor to the target and click the right button.

  • Page 24: Display Target Information

    Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) MDC-5000 Series Display Target Information Move cursor on the TT or AIS target to display the numerical information, and press ENT key. The information of the selected TT or AIS targets will be displayed at INFO data area of the right side of the display.

  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Other Setting

    MDC-5000 Series Chapter 3 Other Setting Chapter 3 Other Setting VECTOR REL/TRUE Press MENU key to display “Menu”. [TARGET] => [VECT] => [TRUE/REL] => select [TRUE] or [REL], and press ENT key. VECTOR TIME Press MENU key to display “Menu”.

  • Page 26: Usb Mouse/Trackball Basic Operation

    Chapter 3 Other Setting MDC-5000 Series USB Mouse/Trackball Basic Operation MENU operation Move the cursor to on the lower left corner of display and click the left button. “MENU” is displayed on the lower of the display. Move the mouse to select the menu item.

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