Force Coast; Radar Bearing Mode - FLIR SeaFLIR II Series Operator's Manual

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Adjust the window size with the Tracker Window thumb wheel on the
HCU to a size slightly larger than the object you wish to track. Use the
Strain Gauge to bring the target to the center of the track window. Both
of these adjustments may be made simultaneously.
Depress the TRACKER O/I Switch and watch the middle left of the
monitor to see Track Mode appear. You are now in Auto-track. You will
notice that when you depress the track button, the tracking gate will
automatically resize to an optimum gate for the tracker.
Should the "Rate Mode" replace Track Mode, you have lost track and
must re-acquire the target. Just pull the target back into the track gate
and depress the TRACKER O/I Switch again. When Track Mode re-
appears you are back in Auto track.
3.8.1

Force Coast

When in a tracking mode, pressing the TRACKER O/I Switch and hold it
for ½ second or longer, will cause Force Coast to engage, and will
continue until the TRACKER O/I Switch is released. This will aid tracking
when the target is temporarily obscured from view by going behind a
tree, under a bridge, or through a tunnel. When the TRACKER O/I
Switch is released, the system will return to its original tracker mode.
3.9

Radar Bearing Mode

The radar, which is providing the radar bearing data to the
SeaFLIR II, must be in a relative bearing mode. The SeaFLIR
II azimuth reference is to the host platform, not to true north.
The purpose of Radar Bearing Mode is to assist in the visual
identification of radar-tracked targets. The SeaFLIR II operator would
use the POS switch to select Radar Bearing Mode after the SeaFLIR II is
configured.
hardware configuration. The SeaFLIR II system can receive Automatic
Radar Plotting (ARPA) target data from NMEA radars.
Bearing information is sent from the ship's radar and positions the
SeaFLIR II SGA (active sensor) to the relative bearing of the selected
target. This would allow the operator to initiate an Auto-tracker mode in
either Radar Bearing Single Shot (Figure 3-37) or Radar Bearing
Continuous mode (Figure 3-38). The operator can use either a preset
elevation of 0° or manually adjust the elevation angle. Flashing asterisk
left side of mode line, indicates that valid data is being received from the
radar.
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See paragraphs 3.2.5 and 3.2.5.2 for radar bearing
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