Epa Operation; Correct The Target - Icom MR-570R Operating Manual

EPA operation

Set menu:
CORR
No.1 BRG 337.3°
CSE
0'45
CPA
Identification No.
Bearing Course
No.1
BRG 337.3°
CSE 248.5°
0'45
CPA 2.004 NM
Closest Point of
Approach
Vector time

Correct the target

• Correct the uncalculated target
You can correct the uncalculated target by pushing the
[EPA] until the progressing time reaches 30 sec.
q Push
]/ ]/ ] ]
proper target.
w Push [
display the EPA information screen.
e Push
to select the desired target number.
]/ ]
• "CORR" becomes highlighted.
r Push [
• Progressing counter restarts again.
• Push ] to select "CLR" to clear the current mark.
• Push ] twice to select "ALL CLR" to clear all marks.
t Push and hold [
menu.
Vector appears
30 sec.
30sec.
* *
Calculating start Set the vector
*Correctable zone
CLR ALL CLR
DIST 2.041NM
R
SPD
TCPA
Speed
Distance
DIST 2.041NM
R
SPD 18.6KT
T
TCPA 4'25
Time to Closest
Point of Approach
to move the cursor on the
to exit the EPA
30 sec.
*
Reset the vector
Select the target which you want to plot on the display.
q Push
to move the cursor on the de-
]/ ]/ ] ]
sired target.
w Push [
display the EPA information screen.
• "SET" menu appears below the screen
• "SET" becomes highlighted.
e Push [
to select the target for plotting.
• Dotted square symbol appears on the cursor.
• Target identification number, bearing and distance read-
out appears in the information screen.
• Timer starts to count the progressing time.
r Push
to move the cursor on the de-
]/ ]/ ] ]
sired target.
t Push [
to display the "SET" menu, after the
progressing time of 30 sec. has passed.
y Push
to select the appropriate target num-
]/ ]
ber.
• "SET" becomes highlighted.
u Push [
to register the target.
• Target course (CSE) and speed (SPD) appears on the
data screen.
• CPA and TCPA of the target appears on the data screen.
• The vector appears on the target.
i Push [EPA] for 0.5 sec. to exit the EPA menu.
• Target vector remains on the screen.
• The warning information blinks at the center of the dis-
play, and a warning beep is emitted when the plot is not
updated for 10 min.
• The plot will be cleared if the time between consecutive
plots exceeds 15 min.
• Automatically applied 'target identity numbers' can not
be re-used until the maximum number of plotted targets
has been used first.
• Reset the calculated target
When the target turns, reduces speed, increases
speed or stops after calculating, the vector will not
shows the actual predicted position. In such case you
must reset the vector and position of the target, other-
wise the EPA alert may not function properly.
q Push
]/ ]/ ] ]
proper target.
w Push [
display the EPA information screen.
e Push
to select the desired target number.
]/ ]
• "SET" becomes highlighted.
r Push [
• Progressing counter restarts again.
• Push ] to select "CLR" to clear the current mark.
• Push ] twice to select "ALL CLR" to clear all marks.
t Push and hold [
menu.
7
EPA
to move the cursor on the
to exit the EPA
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