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Contents MDC-7000P/7900P 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 ...................
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MDC-7000P/7900P Series Contents Set Input range ......................2-2 Set AIS filter ......................2-2 Enable TT function ....................2-3 Manual acquisition ....................2-3 Delete TT Target ....................... 2-3 Delete All TT Target ....................2-4 Display Target Information ..................2-4 Chapter 3 Other Setting ...................3-1 VECTOR REL/TRUE ....................
MDC-7000P/7900P 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 countdown time will appear on the center of the display.
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P 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 Turn EBL knob to adjust the display brilliance. Operation unit Brilliance Press PANEL key.
MDC-7000P/7900P 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. For Transmission ON/OFF operation, move the cursor to STANDBY or TRANSMIT and click the left button.
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P 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 Antenna position. RANGE - RANGE+ Range Range rings interval...
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Adjustment of GAIN When MAN GAIN is selected, GAIN can be adjusted manually. Turn GAIN knob clockwise to increase receiving gain. Turn GAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease receiving gain. Gain Down When AUTO GAIN is set, [GAIN] is adjusted automatically. AUTO GAIN may remove weak target echoes, or too much sea clutter may be on the display, turn GAIN knob clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust AUTO GAIN effectively.
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Adjustment of SEA When MAN SEA is selected, anti-SEA can be adjusted manually. Turn SEA knob clockwise to increase anti-sea clutter effect. Turn SEA knob counterclockwise to decrease anti-sea clutter effect. Turn SEA knob clockwise until even low (weak) SEA clutter is displayed by observing the display. Adjust SEA knob from time to time to get low (weak) SEA clutter on the display as intensity of sea clutter changes as time passes.
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation RAIN MAN (manual) adjustment Turn RAIN knob clockwise to increase anti-clutter effect. Turn RAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease anti-clutter effect. Turn GAIN knob clockwise until sea clutter is visible on the display. RAIN Weak Strong Use anti-SEA (AUTO SEA or MAN SEA).
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series • If there are strong echo targets such as in the harbor or channel, CFAR tends to suppress targets excessively. In that case, change CFAR to MAN and use MAN SEA in addition. •...
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation 1.10 Cross cursor operation Move the cross cursor with trackball. The cross cursor moves to the trackball turning direction. The information data of cross cursor is displayed at lower right of the display. Press ENT key (while pressing OFF key) to return cross cursor to the reference point position.
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series Another press of selected VRM1 or VRM2 key, and the VRM circle disappears. Move the cursor to and click the left button . Then the VRM1 or VRM2 circle changes to display or non-display. The selected VRM radius can be changed by turning the mouse wheel .
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation Move the cursor to and click the left button . Then the EBL1 or EBL2 line changes to display or non-display. Bearing of the selected EBL can be changed by turning the mouse wheel . Move the cursor to the EBL1 or EBL2 line.
Chapter 1 Radar Basic Operation MDC-7000P/7900P Series The trail time changes in following order by ENT key. 30sec 1min 3min 6min 12min 30min 60min PERM At the start of trail, “TRAIL” characters at lower left of the display change to yellow. When trail time has passed, character color turns white.
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Enable AIS function Move cursor to the AIS ON or OFF, and press ENT key. When ENT key is pressed, OFF and ON change alternately. To switch AIS ON/OFF function, move the cursor to OFF or ON and click the left button . AIS Active/Sleep Move cursor to the desired AIS target, and press ENT key.
Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) MDC-7000P/7900P 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”. [TARGET] =>...
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) Enable TT function Move cursor to the TT ON or OFF, and press ENT key. When ENT key is pressed, OFF and ON change alternately. Pressing ACQ key in [OFF] state automatically turns to [ON] state. To switch TT ON/OFF function, move the cursor to OFF or ON and click the left button .
Chapter 2 Target (AIS and TT) MDC-7000P/7900P Series Delete All TT Target Press MENU key to display “Menu”. [TARGET] => [TT] => [ALL DELETE], and press ENT key. All TT targets will disappear. 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 right side of the display.
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Other Setting Chapter 3 Other Setting VECTOR REL/TRUE Move cursor to vector mode icon, and press ENT key to change vector mode. When ENT key is pressed, R (Relative) and T (True) change alternately. To switch VECT REL / VECT TRUE, move the cursor to R or T and click the left button . VECTOR TIME Move cursor to set the value window of vector time, and press ENT key.
Chapter 3 Other Setting MDC-7000P/7900P Series CPA/TCPA Alarm The menu of “[TARGET] => [CPA/TCPA]” sets the alarm function ON or OFF. To avoid collision, it sets up LIMIT CPA and LIMIT TCPA. Move cursor to the set value window of CPA or TCPA. Press ENT key and change the setting value with trackball.
MDC-7000P/7900P Series Chapter 3 Other Setting USB Mouse/Trackball Basic Operation MENU operation Move the cursor to MENU on the right side of the display and click the left button . “MENU” is displayed on the right side of the display. Move the mouse to select the menu item.
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