Contents Section 1 Introduction ................... 1-1 Read Before Use ........................1-1 Section 2 Basic Operation ................2-1 Powering On and Starting ..................... 2-1 Finishing and Stopping Operation ..................2-2 Adjusting Screen Brightness ....................2-3 2.3.1 Adjust the screen using the right tool bar ..............2-3 2.3.2 Adjust the screen using the [MULTI] dial.
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Deactivating an AIS Target ....................4-4 Section 5 Operation Common to Target Tracking and AIS ......5-1 Setting Up Vectors ........................ 5-1 5.1.1 Setting up the vector mode ................... 5-1 5.1.2 Setting up the vector length ..................5-1 Setting Up the Collision Determining Condition ..............5-2 5.2.1 Setting up the CPA limit ....................
Section 1 Introduction Read Before Use About the Quick Operation Guide For more details, please read the Operation Manual. Please keep this Quick Operation Guide in an easily accessible place. About the Radar Use the radar solely as a navigation aid. Also, the final decision of manoeuvring must be made by the person who manoeuvres the ship.
Section 2 Basic Operation Powering On and Starting Check that the ship’s mains are turned on. Press the Power button on the operation unit. Power button Start-up screen is displayed. After the start-up screen is displayed, the Mode Selection screen is displayed after a brief interval.
Finishing and Stopping Operation Click on the Standby/Transmit switch button in Radar system information. Radar transmission stops and the rotation of the radar antenna stops. The display of the Standby/Transmit switch button changes from "Transmit" to "Standby". Memo If observation using the radar is being scheduled within a comparably short period of time, keep this state.
Adjusting Screen Brightness 2.3.1 Adjust the screen using the right tool bar Click on the [Display and Panel Brightness] button on the right toolbar. The brightness adjustment buttons of the screen and the operation unit are displayed. Adjust the brightness of the screen on the left side. Adjust the brightness by using the [Light] button and [Dark] button.
Changing the Observation Range Click on the [Range Scale] button in Range and mode information and select a range from the context menu. Range Scale button [Points on adjustments] Increasing the observation range will enable a wider range to be observed. However, a video image is small and the ability to detect targets near own ship decreases.
Adjusting Gain Drag the [Gain] (reception gain adjustment) slider dial in Radar signal information, turn the trackball, and set up reception gain. [Gain] (reception gain adjustment) slider Moving the slider to the right increases gain. Moving the slider to the left decreases gain. The current reception gain level is indicated by the bar and a numeric value.
Removing Sea Clutters Drag the [Sea] (sea clutter adjustment) slider dial in Radar signal information, turn the trackball, and adjust the amount of images by sea clutter displayed on the screen so as to make display easy to observe. [Sea] (sea clutter adjustment) slider Moving the slider to the right decreases the amount of images by sea clutter.
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Canceling automatic sea clutter suppression Click on the Automatic Sea Clutter Suppression button. [MAN] (manual) is displayed on the automatic sea clutter suppression button. Each time this button is clicked on, the display switches between [AUTO] (automatic) and [MAN] (manual). APP A APP B Section 2 Basic Operation...
Removing Rain/Snow Clutters Drag the [Rain] rain/snow clutter adjustment slider dial in Radar signal information, turn the trackball, and adjust the amount of images by rain/snow clutter displayed on the screen so as to make display easy to observe. [Rain] (rain/snow clutter adjustment) slider Moving the slider to the right decreases the amount of images by rain/snow clutter.
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Using the automatic rain/snow clutter suppression mode The rain/snow clutter suppression in accordance with the intensity of rain/snow clutter is possible. Use this mode when the rain/snow clutter's intensity differs according to directional orientation. Click on the Automatic Rain/Snow Clutter Suppression button. [AUTO] (automatic) is displayed on the automatic rain/snow clutter suppression button.
Using the Electronic Bearing Line(EBL) and Variable Range Marker(VRM) 2.8.1 Measuring a range and a bearing with EBL and VRM This section describes the manipulation under EBL1 and VRM1; however, the same manipulation can be performed under EBL2 and VRM2 also. Memo To manipulate the EBL/VRM, the RADAR transmission status must be “Transmit”.
2.8.2 Measuring between arbitrary two points Here, the manipulation with EBL2/VRM2 is explained. The same operation can be performed with EBL1/VRM1. Memo To manipulate the EBL/VRM, the RADAR transmission status must be “Transmit”. Click on the measurement starting point button of EBL2/VRM2 and select [D]. Measurement starting point button Align the cursor with “point A”...
Switching the Transmission Pulse Length Click on the Transmitter Pulse Length switch button in radar signal information. Transmitter pulse length switch button. Each time this button is clicked on, the transmitter pulse length changes. Example: [MP1] → [MP2] → [LP1] → [LP2] Transmitter Recommended condition Functions and effects...
2.10 Switching the Azimuth Mode Set the bearing for the radar video to be displayed on the radar display. Click on the azimuth mode combo box of Range and mode information. Azimuth Mode combo Select the Azimuth mode. The following azimuth modes can be set. Setting items Description Display image...
2.11 Switching the Motion Mode By setting a motion mode, the display method of the own ship’s position on the radar screen can be changed. Switching relative motion (RM) mode to true motion (TM) mode Click on the Motion Mode combo box in Range and mode information. Motion Mode combo box Select the motion mode.
Setting items Description Display image [TM] True Motion Mode (True Motion display) • In Ground mode, the own ship’s display Fixed on the position moves according to the Speed radar display Over the Ground (SOG) and fixed targets such as land are fixed on the radar screen. Moving •...
2.12.3 Changing the display mode of radar trails The trail display mode can be switched by using the Trail true/relative switching button of other ship information. Memo The available trail motion modes vary depending of the motion mode that is set. True motion display (TM): Only true motion trail is available.
Section 3 Operation of Target Tracking Acquiring a Target The methods for acquiring targets include Auto Acquisition (automatic acquisition) mode and ACQ MANUAL (manual acquisition) mode. Both modes can also be used concurrently. 3.1.1 Auto acquisition (automatic acquisition) mode By setting up and enabling the automatic acquisition/activation zone (AZ), targets intruding into the AZ can automatically be acquired/tracked and at the same time, a New Target Alarm (automatically acquired target alarm) can be issued.
3.1.2 ACQ MANUAL (manual acquisition) mode Memo The manual acquisition mode does not function in the following states. State Action to Take The number of tracked targets has reached the Erase unnecessary targets. maximum count. The radar antenna is in the standby state. Start the radar transmission.
Displaying the Information of Tracking Targets Set the cursor mode to the AUTO mode. Click on the target of tracking whose numerical value is to be displayed. Numeric data for the specified target is displayed in the information monitoring window. The symbol display is changed to "...
Erased Tracked Targets If the vectors and symbols of the unwanted tracked targets remain displayed, the radar screen may become difficult to view. In such a case, unwanted tracked targets can be erased from the radar screen using the following method. To erase one target Place the cursor on the tracked target to be cancelled and then right-click.
Section 4 AIS Operation Setting Up the AIS Display Function Click on the [AIS] button for other ship information on the upper right of PPI. The button indication becomes ON and the AIS function becomes enabled. ON indication: The received AIS information is displayed on the screen. APP A APP B Section 4 AIS Operation...
Activating an AIS Target Activates an AIS target, and displays the target's vector and make a collision decision. 4.2.1 Manual activation Activates an AIS target in manual mode to display the vector and heading line. Set the cursor mode to the AUTO mode. Place the cursor on the sleeping AIS symbol to be activated and then click on.
Displaying the AIS Information Set the cursor mode to the AUTO mode. Place the cursor on the AIS target to display the activated AIS target information and then click on. The information of the selected AIS target is displayed. Memo When the numeric data of a target is displayed but the mark "...
Deactivating an AIS Target Deactivates an AIS target and clear the display of the vector and heading line. [Deactivating one AIS target] Right-click on the AIS target to be deactivated. The setting items for cursor modes are displayed. Click on the [Deactivate] on the Context menu. The selected AIS target is deactivated.
Section 5 Operation Common to Target Tracking and AIS Setting Up Vectors 5.1.1 Setting up the vector mode Click on the Vector/Past POSN true/relative selector button in the other ship information window. Vector/Past POSN true/relative selector button Each click switches track display mode between [T] and [R]. 5.1.2 Setting up the vector length The Vector Length is set in min in the range from 1 min to 120 min.
Setting Up the Collision Determining Condition Collision decision criteria are set based on CPA and TCPA. 5.2.1 Setting up the CPA limit Click on the CPA limit value input box in the other ship information window. Set the CPA limit in the unit of 0.1 NM within the range from 0.1 NM to 9.9 NM. CPA limit value input box Enter the CPA limit.
Section 6 Other Operations Stopping an Alert To stop a buzzer (silencing), click the silence button in the alert notification area or press the [SILENCE] key in the operation unit. [SILENCE] key Silence button Section 6 Other Operations...
Acknowledging an Alert After the [ACK] (acknowledgement) button of the alert detail display dialogue box is clicked on or the [ALERT ACK] (alert acknowledgement) key of the operation section is pressed after verification of the alert contents, the alert that is currently displayed is acknowledged. When there are multiple alerts, perform the same operation by displaying the details dialogue box of another alert.
6.3 Operation with the Software Keyboard Click the numeric key you want to enter. Verify that the value you specified is correct and then click the “Enter” key. The entry is accepted. Section 6 Other Operations...
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