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1. 33 44 2 Cursor Echo Except CP 190 CP T90l oe either irren 34 AAS Color P ale P 34 AS GVARD ZONE S mm 34 4 5 0 Handling of Guard Zone usine rera Fere Deere reprher niente erint 35 45 1 Guard Zone SensillViby iii 35 gel l azgeejp cdm 37 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1 eeeeeeeeeee cesis eene nennen nnn n nana nana nnne nas 39 IMEI Ln mcm 43 Page 6 gt Radar Operation Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 0 CONVENTIONS USED Please refer to the legend below MENU If you see brackets around a bold and capital letter word this refers to a key press CHART Ifyou see brackets around a bold and small capital letter word this refers to a Soft Key press GENERAL SETUP When a word s is in bold capital letters and underlined this refers to a menu selection item 1 1 INTRODUCTION Any menu operation and functions activation in this Operation Manual is related to the following Chart Plotter models with software capable to operate a Radar Antenna Whenever it is necessary a note has been inserted for those models with operational differences CP180 CP180i CP300 CP300i CPV350 CP500 CPV550 To confirm the Chart Plotter has the software to operate a Radar Antenna 1 Turn on the Chart Plotter select the chart page 2 Press MENU and look for a Radar selection If the Chart Plotter has a Radar selection it has the software If the Chart Plotter does not h
2. Page 26 gt NS Radar Operation Manual Figure 4 2 1 Gain Adjustment NOTE except CP180 CP180i The Gain can be also controlled by pressing Gain directly from the Radar page after pressing any Soft Keys 4 2 2 Sea Clutter Reduces the effects of the sea clutter that can adversely affect displayed targets To select the Sea Clutter value follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SEA CLUTTER and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob up down to insert the desired value and left right to move the te RANG q MOTION HEADING SEA RAN Figure 4 2 2 Sea Clutter NOTE except CP180 CP180i The Sea Clutter can be also controlled by pressing Sea directly from the Radar page after pressing any Soft Keys Radar Operation Manual NS Page 27 4 2 3 Rain Clutter Reduces the effects of rain snow fog and cloud that can adversely affect displayed targets To turn On or Off the Rain Clutter follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RAIN CLUTTER and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT N N i y RANGE RINGS ETIN x HDG MOTION HEADING e NOTE except CP180 CP180i The Rain Clutter can be also controlled by pressing Rain d
3. RADAR OPERATION MANUAL CP180 i CP300 i CPV350 CP500 CPV550 yO RAR Seo Copyright 2008 STAN DARD HORIZON All rights reserved Printed in Japan No part ofthis publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior written permission of the publisher CODE Issue A 160108e TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION stat ii in 7 TU GONVENTIONS USED carrasco 7 1 1 INTRODUCTION rta XT 7 14 OENERAL INFORMATION iicoririnan its 7 usos ees o se eG eS oe cn s 7 2 RADARPAGES sam dali 9 2 0 DISPLAYING THE RADAR PAGES oscccococc ninia 9 2 1 SELECTING PAGE USING SOFT KEY except CP180 CP180i 9 2 1 0 Customizing the Soft KOys iuseteteisin rbi nn d s ton rad edam 10 2 2 SOFT KEY OPERATION IN RADAR PAGE except CP180 CP1980i 10 2 3 ACTIVE WINDOW except CP180 CP 1801 caciones 11 3 OPERATIONS ant a cL EE 13 30 WARMING UP cone tcs 13 3 1 SETUE src derengact 14 3 1 0 Transmission Trigger Delay usen otamiokezza s auacko di ii 14 MBS Main Bang Suppression Adjustment OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 OPEN ARRAY ANTENNAS 15 3 1 1 Automatic Tune not necessary at first installation 15 ZIHTOFBAHC TUNG standard 15 3 1 2 Save Tuning to User C CARD scort 16 3 1 3 Load Tuning from User C CARD oooooonnccnnnccccnnonnnoncccnnonononononanccnnnnos 17 a
4. ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired choice and press ENT Radar Operation Manual NS Page 29 RADAR SETUP TUNING TRANSMISSION On 4Nm Off 1 RANGE SENSITIVITY JNS 2 MOTIC ORIENTATION ECHO EAT TARG Loss PARALLEL CURSOR CURSI CENTER OFFSET Deny USER PONTS ans AIS TARGETS COMPASS ROSE CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 4 3 1b EBL amp VRM 4 3 2 Parallel Cursor A set of parallel lines with first line passing through the ship s position and next lines being placed equally spaced and extending from the ship s position towards one direction The user can change the angle of the lines and the range between lines It is used to measure the bearing of other boats navigate ata fixed distance from the coast and measure the distance between two points Parallel Cursor is used to avoid running under a minimum distance from the coast Let s say you are navigating parallel to the coast and you need to avoid getting closer than 1000 feet to it By properly setting the Parallel Cursor you can may sure that your course will never take you nearer than 1000 feet from the coast Parallel Cursor Figure 4 3 2 Parallel Cursor To turn the Parallel Cursor display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight PARALLEL CURSOR and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to hig
5. 4 Heading Line This function is used if the Radar Antenna was not installed pointing directly parallel with the centerline of the vessel Adjusting the heading line ensures that targets are shown relative to your ship s bow 1 Select Head Up mode a Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT b Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ORIENTATION and press ENT c Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight HEAD UP and press ENT Radar Operation Manual Cw Page 17 RADAR SETUP TUNING TRANSMISSION On RANGE 4 Nm SENSITIVITY FEATURES O ORIENTATION Head Up Off EBL VRM ES PARALLEL CURSOR Off CARS CENTER OFFSET HEADI USER PONTS On AIS TARGETS COMPASS ROSE On CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 4 Heading Line I d Press CLR until the Radar page is shown 2 Selecta target about 1 2NM and adjust the vessels speed to accurately head to the to the target preferably on a flat calm day 3 Ifthe target is not shown directly ahead on the Radar full page display adjust heading the line to correct the target heading Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight HEADING LINE and press ENT Apply the heading correction puoi RADAR SETUP TUNING Td AUTOMATIC TUNE RANG MANUAL TUNE SENS HEADING LINE MOTIC ECHO x TRIGGER DELAY LORG
6. Manual Zone is inactive for 10 seconds after it is placed or re sized to avoid inappropriate alarms during positioning 4 5 0 Handling of Guard Zone Positioning the Cross Cursor over a Guard Zone causes the message GZ to be displayed under the cursor It is possible to handle the Guard Zone by using the Soft Keys ExcEPT CP180 CP180i Hook Allows changing Guard Zone range by moving up down ShuttlePoint knob Pressing Conrirm to confirm CanceL otherwise TYPE Allows changing Guard Zone type press Sector to select the Sector Guard Zone press CiRcuLAR to select the Circular Guard Zone Orr Disables the Guard Zone NOTE for CP180 CP180i Pressing ENT opens an Options window with MOVE HOOK and OFF items move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight what you want and press ENT to select 4 5 1 Guard Zone Sensitivity It defines a limit selectable from O to 100 under which echoes activate an alarm condition when detected inside a Guard Zone Guard Zone Sensitivity default is 50 The value 100 is the most sensitive the system is always on every detected echo causes an alarm condition and the value 000 is the least sensitive same as switching the alarm off To turn the alarm On or Off follow the procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight GUARD ZONE and press ENT Radar Operation Manual CR Page 35 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 5 0 The Radar page is not available Configure the I O s
7. Rings display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RANGE RINGS and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 1 8 Compass Rose The Compass Rose is an icon used to identify four main directions North South East and West Compass Rose Figure 4 1 8 Compass Rose To hide or show Compass Rose display follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight COMPASS ROSE and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 1 9 Status Bar except CP180 CP 1801 AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE RADAR SPLIT PAGES Allows the Status Bar to be displayed on the screen Note that in Radar Split pages the Radar Operation Manual CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 25 Status Bar displayed always in compact mode to allow more space for the graphical data To enable On or disable Off the Status Bar display follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight STATUS BAR and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 RANGE and Range rings interval 1 2 Guard Zone alarms x a Y 1 3 Current Heading 4 Heading Mode indication 3 5 Motion Mode indication 6 Ship Speed Over Ground 7 Course Over Ground Figure 4 1 9 Status Bar 4 2 SENSITIVITY To select the Sensitivity menu follow this procedure 1 Pr
8. set the North Up or Course Up navigation mode why To turn On the North Up or Course Up navigation modes you must have a compass heading sensor connected to the Chart Plotter If the Chart Plotter doesn t detect such devices it will automatically disable such option 6 15 I can t set up the True Motion mode why To turn On the True Motion mode you must have a heading sensor connected to the Chart Plotter If the Chart Plotter doesn t detect such devices it will automatically disable such option 6 16 What are the functions that require a GPS fix or a Compass Heading Sensor Function Heading GPS Fix North Up Radar orientation Track Up Radar orientation True Motion mode Chart Overlay Radar Chart Synchronization Cursor Echo Head Up Mode Relative Motion mode z zi i x xi i z z lt lt lt lt z 6 17 Is a gyrocompass or a flux gate compass better The gyrocompass is a better choice because it is faster but it is much more expensive The flux gate compass is slower but it is much cheaper Using a fluxgate you have to expect to see delays in the rotation of the chart when in Chart Overlay mode Page 40 gt Radar Operation Manual 6 18 How can I be advised of potential dangers for the navigation Using the Guard Zone alarms 6 19 What are Guard Zones Guard Zones are zones defined by the user that causes an audible and visual alarm to be triggered when a target exceeding a certain density enters into it The density of
9. the procedure described at Par 3 1 0 6 8 When should I do the Radar tuning Radar tuning is generally not necessary since it is already tuned at the factory However in the long run or in case some components are replaced it could be necessary to perform tuning to achieve the maximum sensitivity Radar Operation Manual bh NS Page 39 6 9 What is SEA clutter STC and how should it be used It is used to reduce the sensitivity and thus the clutter in the range closer to the Radar Operate the STC as to reduce the echoes coming from the closer ranges to an acceptable range 6 10 What is RAIN clutter FTC and how should it be used Itis used to reduce the echoes coming from large objects that can hide other small objects It is also called the rain control since it is capable to reduce the effects of the rain on the display 6 11 What is the MBS Main Bang Suppression It is used to suppress the stronger echoes caused by Radar transmission in the receiver It is like the Sea Clutter but its operates in a shorter range 6 12 Why dolneed aHeading Sensor and a GPS to use all Radar functionalities Because the Radar needs to know the current position of the boat and its current heading 6 13 I can t turn Chart Overlay On why Toturn Chart Overlay On you must have a compass heading sensor connected to the Chart Plotter Ifthe Chart Plotter doesn t detect such devices it will automatically disable the Chart Overlay option 6 14 I can t
10. 11 S Save Tuning qscccksuss Exe p oe 16 SEA clutter cre pitn I Sb 14 27 37 38 40 Sea Soft Key A rrene 11 Sector Transmission Off 19 SENSITIVITY sas casos IM INED dU 14 26 38 Soft Key fee eee ene Md NEMINEM MERE 7 9 13 SOFT KEY OPERATION sans 10 Stats Baf puse odas 25 A 40 y Target Expansion soii e 22 Track UP eer 28 Transmission Trigger Delay 14 37 Transmit Soft Key PT 10 TROUBLESHOOTING criar 37 True MOtlON sra 40 Tune Control sets 2ceaci cece sce ccecccecacecetaaecccalbccectnceecce 15 jS scq 14 16 39 turn On the transmission 10 Turn Radar Onis 13 37 TX TRIGGER DELAY assistance 14 15 U User E CARD raices 16 17 LISSE TOIT oec A nap ED DEDE a eU 31 V VRM MERERETUR 28 W A E ee eer ere 13 WARMING UP e 13 PLEASE NOTE The following Limited Warranty is for customers that have purchased products in the United States For Limited Warranty details outside the United States contactthe dealer in your country STANDARD HORIZON LIMITED WARRANTY STANDARD HORIZON a division of Vertex Standard USA warrants to the original purchaser only each new Marine Product Product manufactured and or supplied by STANDARD HORIZON against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase In the event of a defect malfunction or failure of the Product during t
11. MASAI EME cara 17 3 1 5 Antenna Parking Position OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 Open ARRAY ANTENNAS 18 3 1 6 Sector Transmission Off OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 Open ARRAY ANTENNAS 19 4 UNDERSTANDING THE RADAR DISPLAY eeeeeeeesseeeee nenne nennen nennen nnn nnn nnn nnns 21 ZO RADAR WINDOW serna ect 21 AO UI m 21 4 1 BASI en regent 21 XE RANE ette ta dal 21 Akl Moton A A 22 AA A e Pe oO IS 22 Alto Target EXDSIHISION sinaloa 22 ATA C rsor WINDOW rai teta 23 AS Reading Markat toto nan 23 ANG Degree Scale Em 24 Alad Range RINGS eriep nne e R nani N EE Ti 24 ALS Compass ROSE RT 25 4 1 9 Status Bar except CP180 CP 1801 cccccccccccoconnccconnccnonononanaccnnnnnonoos 25 42 2 UJ e ec 26 4 2 0 Interference Rejection iuueni or mrt tn ERR ie 26 Radar Operation Manual bh NS Page 5 SUM Gan AduUStment eT 26 a 27 A23 Ran Gte nta 28 4 3 FEATURES oca 28 PP 28 al EBES US rr 28 Handling OF EBL amp VRM e 29 Laz Parallel CUrsOP 30 43 Comer Usen dies 30 Handling of Center Offset mciconcinaracia diiniita 31 As User POING cererii ia ooo 31 LaS AD Tall cian 31 4 3 6 Data Window Only For CP180 CP 1801 eese 32 dA CHART FEATURES ias 32 AAD CHAM OV GHA rr 32 4 4 1 Chart Synchronization Except CP180 CP 1801
12. P180i Or using Soft Keys press any Soft Key and then press TRANSMIT Radar Operation Manual bh NS Page 13 3 1 SET UP After the Radar Antenna is installed select FULL PAGE and perform the following steps in the order shown below 3 1 0 Transmission Trigger Delay Tuning the Transmission Trigger Delay sets up the Radar to accurately show distance of targets 1 From the Full Page Radar display press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RANGE and press ENT USES ve Nm TUNING gt ZN TRANSMISSION 1 2 Nm 3 4 Nm SENSITIVITY 1Nm FEATURES gt 11 2 Nm MOTION MODE F 2Nm ECHO TRAILS 3Nm TARGET EXPANSION C 4Nm CURSOR WINDOW 6Nm HEADING MARKER 8Nm DEGREE SCALE 12 Nm RANGE RINGS 16 Nm COMPASS ROSE 24 Nm CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 0 Range Menu 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight Y NM range and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT SENSITIVITY INTERFERENCE REJECTION GAIN ADJUSTMENT SEA CLUTTER RAIN CLUTTER Figure 3 1 0a Sensitivity Menu Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SEA CLUTTER and press ENT Move the ShuttlePoint knob until 000 is shown then press ENT Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RAIN CLUTTER and press ENT Move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right to highlight OFF then press ENT Press CLR Move the ShuttlePoint knob up to highlight TUNING and press ENT 0 Move the Shuttl
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14. SAVE TUNING TO C CARD LOAD TUNNG FROM USER C CARD DEGREE SCALE On RANGE RINGS On COMPASS ROSE CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 4a Heading Line Il 7 Press ENT The screen updates as the heading line is adjusted 8 Press CLR to exit from menu 9 Repeat the steps 4 8 until the target is shown correctly 3 1 5 Antenna Parking Position OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 Open Array ANTENNAS When the Radar is turned Off the Antenna comes to a stop If you want to have the Antenna to stop in a specific position the Antenna Parking Position function can be used to choose the desired Antenna position This function only controls the Antenna position at which the power to the motor is cut off The distance through which it comes to a stop from this point depends on temperature and wind conditions The setting of Antenna Parking Position does not affect the operation of the Radar at all The Antenna Parking Position can be set as follows 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT Page 18 gt NS Radar Operation Manual RADAR SETUP TUNING AD AUTOMATIC TUNE MANUAL TUNE Ti HEADING LINE SE SECTOR TX OFF TX TRIGGER DELA Y RG SAVE TUNING TO C CARD LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD HEADING MARKER DEGREE SCALE RANGE RINGS COMPASS ROSE STATUS BAR CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 5 Antenna Position setting 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to hig
15. THE RADAR FULL PAGES It is possible to show the Marks and Waypoints in a Route on the Full Radar pages when the Cursor is moved over top of icon Mark information window appears 33 58 772N 118 36 219W q DE MES Figure 4 3 4 Marks PU on Full Radar page To turn the Marks display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight USER POINTS and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 3 5 AIS Targets AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE RADAR FULL PAGES Itis possible to show the AIS Targets on the Full Radar pages when the Cursor is moved over top of icon a AIS popup window appears NOTE This function is only available when a optional AIS receiver is connected to the Chart Plotter Radar Operation Manual NS Page 31 E E TNA A E Figure 4 3 5 AIS Target on Full Radar page To turn the AIS Target display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight AIS TARGET and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 3 6 Data Window OnLy Fon CP180 CP180i Itis possible to show the text area in two different modes Advanced with more information displayed on the screen or Simple SIMPLE ADVANCED METE SEN 0002 Tr
16. a as a circular dot suppress it as follows 1 Transmit on a long range about ten minutes 2 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TX TRIGGER DELAY and press ENT 4 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight GAIN and press ENT Adjust the Gain in such a way that the circular dot is clearly displayed 5 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight MBS and press ENT Increase the MBS value until the circular dot is completely erased from the screen Do not increase the MBS more than the value required to completely erase the main bang it otherwise you run the risk to suppress also target echoes 3 1 1 Automatic Tune Nor NECESSARY AT FIRST INSTALLATION The Tune control is used to tune the receiver in the Radar antenna for maximum target returns on the display The Radar comes from the factory already tuned so this operation is not necessary at first installation In general Radar tuning may be necessary if the Radar antenna was serviced Automatic Tune In Automatic Tune mode the Radar tunes itself automatically on all range scales It is recommended to execute the Tune function in Automatic mode This generally ensures that the Radar receiver is always tuned to receive the maximum signal After the Radar Antenna is installed or has been on the vessel for a year or longer perform the Automatic Tune procedure which adjusts the receiver Gain to show targe
17. age 23 Marker is updated each time the Radar image is updated It can temporarily be hidden to check for small targets under it by positioning the Cursor over it and pressing CLR 4 1 ES Heading Marker HM M fne Figure 4 1 5 Heading Marker To turn the Heading Marker display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Movethe ShuttlePointknob to highlight HEADING MARKER and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 1 6 Degree Scale The Degree Scale is the graduated scale located on the most external visible range ring edge of the Radar page with major ticks at O 10 20 350 degrees and minor ticks at 5 15 25 355 degrees Degree Scale Figure 4 1 6 Degree Scale To turn the Degree Scale display On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight DEGREE SCALE and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 1 7 Range Rings The Range Rings are concentric rings centered on the ship position equally spaced They are used to give an immediate idea of the range of targets from the ship Their number and Page 24 WU STANDARD HORIZON Radar Operation Manual spacing are adjusted automatically accordingly with the Range Scale The indication of the Range Rings interval is indicated in the top right window on the full Range Rings Figure 4 1 7 Range Rings To turn the Range
18. al The Rance Soft Key Selects the Radar range among 1 8 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 36 and 48 Nm the maximum range depends on the antenna used The Gain Soft Key Controls the Radar Gain To see more details on the screen increase the receiver sensitivity by selecting a higher gain percentage If there is too much detail or if the screen is cluttered lowering the sensitivity may increase the clarity of the display The Rain Soft Key Reduces the effects of rain snow fog and cloud that can adversely affect displayed targets The Sea Soft Key Reduces the effects of the sea clutter that can adversely affect displayed targets NOTE At low scales as 1 4 of mile some attempts are necessary to adjust Rain and Sea values The Pace Soft Key Used to select the desired Radar page instead of the Procedure described at Par 2 0 Figure 2 2 Full Radar page with Soft keys NOTE In the split pages Rain and Sea became a one Soft Key RamnSea because another Soft Key is present Focus see next paragraph 2 3 ACTIVE WINDOW excerpt CP180 CP 180i When in split pages the active window is highlighted by red boarder around the window The keyboard commands are related to that focused view To move the focus follow the procedure 1 Press any Soft Key The Soft Key labels appear on the bottom of the screen 2 Press Focus A popup window appears where the active focus window label is hi
19. ation Manual q lt Page 9 When the Radar is connected any Soft Key can be assigned any of the Radar pages the default Soft Keys configuration can be customized for details see the next paragraph 1 Press any of the Soft Keys to show the key descriptions 33728 140N 127 51 186W sola Figure 2 1 Example of Radar page selection by Soft Keys 2 Press the selected Soft Key if it has been customized to see the Radar page you want 2 1 0 Customizing the Soft Keys To customize a Soft Key from Chart page 1 Press any of the Soft Keys 2 Pressand hold one ofthe Soft Keys until the menu is shown see the following picture 1251AM IES eel 000 CHART COMPASS CHART HIGHWAY TTG 0252 ES 2555 Nm IEA 266 NAVIGATION eres HGHWAY amooo CELESTIAL hs GPS STATUS DSC LOG DSC DIRECTORY FISH FINDER 200kHz CHART RADAR FULL 5 RADAR CHART RADAR OVERLAY CELEST Sr DAMAGES 164 Figure 2 1 0 Customing Soft Keys 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired Radar page and press ENT 2 2 SOFT KEY OPERATION IN RADAR PAGE excerpt CP180 CP180i When the Radar page is shown Transmit RANGE Gan Rain Sea and Pace are used to perform specific functions described below The Transmit Soft Key After the completion of the Warm Up sequence see Par 3 0 press TRANswrr to turn On the transmission The Radar image is displayed on the screen Page 10 b STANDARD HORIZON Radar Operation Manu
20. ave the software it is available by contacting Standard Horizon Marine Product Support at 800 767 2450 USA or Standard Horizon Vertex Standard authorized dealers outside the US and Canada for a Software Card Refer Si Tex Installation Manual for software update procedure 1 2 GENERAL INFORMATION PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES If you have any questions or comments we invite you to visit www standardhorizon com to send an E Mail or contact the Product Support team at 800 767 2450 M F 7 00 5 00PST in USA or Canada or Standard Horizon Vertex Standard authorized dealers Outside USA or Canada Radar Operation Manual CT Page 7 2 RADAR PAGES 2 0 DISPLAYING THE RADAR PAGES The Chart Plotter has the capability to select the following Radar pages FULL PAGE RADAR CHART 7 7 A gt ne b A SY tlh DE ad iene external heading sensor required Figure 2 0 Radar pages To select a Radar page 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RADAR or RADAR FISH For CP180 CP180i and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired Radar page and press ENT MAIN MENU EX Figure 2 0a Example of Radar page selection NOTE for CP180 CP180i Only the Full Page and Radar Overlay Page when optional compass is connected are available 2 1 SELECTING PAGE USING SOFT KEY excerr CP180 CP180i It is possible to select the Radar page you want using Soft Keys Radar Oper
21. ayed with respect to the antenna rotation The Radar image on the GPS is updated every 2 5 seconds as information is acquired from the antenna This could cause a mis match between the actual target position and the targets shown on the screen 5 8 Radar target appear to be pulsing This is a rather common problem for any Radar For long distance targets when the Radar pulse hits a target the reflection strength which depends on the hit angle Perpendicular hits give the strongest echo Hard objects give stronger echo and soft objects give weaker echo To eliminate the pulsing effect of Radar targets the Trails function may be used 5 9 Stationary target appear to be oscillating around their actual position Radartargets may appearto be oscillating around their actual position due to the movement of your vessel In fact even a minimum oscillation of the position where the Radar is located may cause an apparent movement of the targets detected For short distance targets surface waves lower the detectivity The SEA clutter should be adjusted to properly to maximize the detectivity Page 38 gt Radar Operation Manual 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 6 0 What should I do at first Radar installation At first installation its necessary to 1 Setup the I O to detect the Radar 2 Perform the Transmit Trigger Delay and Heading Line setup in Par 3 1 6 1 How can I turn Radar power On Off Radar power On Off can be controlled by acting on the
22. cludes also area fills important city names Nav Aids amp Lights and Underwater Object icons Minimum Only the coast lines and elevation objects no area fill As Cartography Inherits settings from the current cartography setting Custom Custom chart representation To turn the Chart Overlay On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RADAR and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RADAR OVERLAY page and press ENT 33 59 707N 118 34 273W 4 4 1 Chart Synchronization Excerpt CP180 CP180i AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE RADAR CHART SPLIT PAGE When Chart Synchronization is enabled the chart display is synchronized to the Radar display This function is enabled when Home mode is active e g by pressing CLR from the chart screen An alert window showing the message RADAR CHART SYNCHRONI ZATION MODE ON is displayed To turn the Chart Synchronization On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART SYNCHRONIZATION and press ENT Radar Operation Manual bh NS Page 33 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 4 2 Cursor Echo Except CP180 CP 180i AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE RADAR CHART SPLIT PAGE When Radar Chart page is selected turning on this function allows the cursor to be shown and moved si
23. ePoint knob to highlight TX TRIGGER DELAY and press ENT RADAR SETUP TUNING E P PP Ella AUTOMATIC TUNE SENS MANUAL TUNE HEADING LINE Mork ECHO TARG TX TRIGGER DELAY CURS SAVE TUNING TO C CARD EADI LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD DEGREE SCALE On RANGE RINGS On COMPASS ROSE CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 0b Tuning Menu 11 Move the ShuttlePoint knob right or left to adjust the GAIN to show targets example 017 Page 14 CT Radar Operation Manual 12 Move the ShuttlePoint knob down to highlight MBS and adjust to 000 by moving the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 13 Move the ShuttlePoint knob down to highlight TX TRIGGER DELAY and adjust moving the ShuttlePoint knob to the right to a point that the center looks as a solid circle as shown in the diagram below 14 To save the TX Trigger Delay setting move the ShuttlePoint knob down to Done and press ENT TUNING i Transmission Trigger Delay i TUNING A Transmission Trigger Delay GAIN 1 TX TRIGGER DELAY TX TRIGGER DELAY i H mee 117 Done RANGE RINGS 54 1 4 Nm gt Done RANGE RINGS Figure 3 1 0c Adjusting Trigger Delay MBS Main Bang Suppression Adjustment OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 Open Array ANTENNAS The MBS is used to remove the echo closest to the vessel as shown in the right image in figure 3 1 0c If Main Bang appears at the screen center it looks like
24. ess MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT NOTE The Sensitivity menu can be also opened by pressing ENT directly from the Radar page when the Cursor is not placed over any features 4 2 0 Interference Rejection Reduces the interference caused by signals from other Radar units It is possible to turn Interference Rejection to Off Level 1 weak Level 2 middle Level 3 strong The higher you set the Interference Rejection value the less interference you will receive To select the Interference Rejection value follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT 2 Movethe ShuttlePoint knob to highlight INTERFERENCE REJECTION and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired Interference value and press ENT 4 2 1 Gain Adjustment Controls the Radar Gain To see more details on the screen increase the receiver sensitivity by selecting a higher gain percentage If there is too much detail or if the screen is cluttered lowering the sensitivity may increase the clarity of the display To select the Gain value follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight GAINADJUSTMENT and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob up down to insert the desired value and left right to move the cursor When finished press ENT
25. etup Enter the I O Connections menu see procedure at Par 2 7 and select the Radar on the serial port to which the Radar is connected Be 1 The message Turn Radar On is displayed on the Radar window Check the Radar On Off switch It is in the off position or has not been wired Verify that the correct serial port is set in the I O Connections menu in case try setting the Radar on another serial port following procedure shown at Par 2 7 Check that the Radar is connected to the chart plotter to the same serial port as set in the I O Connections menu in case try connecting it to another serial port Verify that all the connections in the Junction box are done properly Verify using a Voltage Meter that the Radar power supply level at the Junction Box is atleast 12V The Radar is able to operate with 10V but some volts may be dropped due to the cable length If everything above is correct try shortening the green and the blue cable coming from the Radar If the Radar still doesn t work you need to call the Standard Horizon Marine Product support for assistance at 800 767 2450 for assistance 5 2 After the Radar On Off Switch is turned on the Radar warming up window counts down but restarts counting down over and over The power supply level is too low This may be caused by battery low cable too long cable section to narrow 5 3 Too much clutter near the Radar screen center This is a typical phenomenon with Radar Ech
26. external switch 6 2 How can I turn Radar Transmission On Off Press ENT in the Radar page or follow the procedure describe at Par 3 0 Transmission can be set in Stand by only from the Radar menu 6 3 What is the preheating Each time you power On the Radar you must allow 90 to 120 seconds depending on the Radar model to warm up the Radar Operating the Radar before this time could cause damage to it For this reason the Chart Plotter doesn t allow operating the Radar until the preheating is complete 6 4 Some time the preheating takes less than 90 seconds is this normal Yesitis ltmeans thatthe Radar was already powered on atthe time you turned On the Chart Plotter 6 5 Whatis the Radar calibration Radar calibration is a set of options that allows to properly set the Radar to work on your boat You can set up the Heading correction to compensate for orientation errors due to the installation the Radar trigger delay to properly adjust the Radar beam as to correctly measure ranges and finally the sensitivity of the Radar to maximize the Radar sensitivity 6 6 When and how should I adjust the Radar heading At first installation you should correct the Radar heading as to ensure that it is perfectly aligned with your bow refer to Par 3 1 6 7 When and how should I adjust the Radar Trigger delay At first installation It is required to ensure the Radar is capable to perfectly measure ranges and avoid distortions Please follow
27. ge of the screen the Radar center offset is automatically reset to reveal the area ahead of your ship Relative In Relative Motion your own ship s position remains fixed on the Radar screen and all Radar targets move relative to your own ship It is the default for the Radar display NOTE True Motion is only available in North Up and Track Up modes not in Head Up mode Also True Motion requires a compass heading sensor and GPS position information To change the Motion Mode follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight MOTION MODE and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RELATIVE or TRUE and press ENT 4 1 2 Echo Trails Echo Trails causes the persistence of the Radar targets on the screen for the time specified Selecting an appropriate trail plotting time help determining the speed and course ofa target vessel and help prevent collision with it Selects Radar Trails among Continuous 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 Minute 3 Minutes 6 Minutes or disables Off To choose the Echo Trails follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ECHO TRAILS and press ENT 2 Movethe ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired trail plotting interval and press ENT 4 1 3 Target Expansion Target Expansion is used to enlarge the target size without changing the range This function is useful to see and detect very small targets in open seas To enable On or d
28. ghlighted Radar Operation Manual NS Page 11 RANGE RINGS a 000 True MOTION HEADING m Relative E GAIN SEA RAN E EN 000 Off BE GUARD ZONE S Sad Off Ei SOG SE 5 Figure 2 3 Selection of active window 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired window and press ENT The red boarder is moved to the focused window Page 12 gt Radar Operation Manual 3 OPERATIONS 3 0 WARMING UP The Radar needs time from 90 to 120 seconds to heat up the magnetron microwave emitting tube To warm up the magnetron turn on the Radar switch connected to the Green and Blue wires discussediin the Installation Manual During this time itis not possible to turn on the transmission Radar pages are visible but with a small overlapping message window showing the time remaining to Warm Up completion Figure 3 0 Radar Warming Up l At completion of the Warm Up sequence the following message will be displayed Figure 3 0a Radar Warming Up ll This window shall remain open for 2 seconds then it will close automatically At this point the Radar is ready for operation Transmission is turned Off and STAND BY message is displayed at the center of the Radar page To turn on the transmission press ENT or follow the procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TRANSMISSION and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON and press ENT NOTE except CP180 C
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30. hlight ANT PARKING and press ENT 3 Use the ShuttlePoint knob to adjust the position between O and 90 The displayed number represents the change from the default setting The final setting that parks the Antenna straight ahead will likely be a few degrees left or right from the default setting 3 1 6 Sector Transmission Off OnLy For MDS 9 Dome amp MDS 10 4 MDS 10 5 Open Array ANTENNAS This is used to block transmission and target reflection in some special application for fixed installation like sea watching Within this sector targets can not be detected Selecting the Sector Transmission Off from the menu 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT RADAR SETUP TUNING AN AUTOMATIC TUNE MANUAL TUNE HEADING LINE TX TRIGGER DELAY G SAVE TUNING TO C CARD LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD HEADING MARKER DEGREE SCALE RANGE RINGS COMPASS ROSE STATUS BAR CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 6 SectorTransmissionOff 1 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SECTOR TX OFF and press ENT Radar antenna Sector OFF Figure 3 1 6a SectorTransmissionOff 11 Radar Operation Manual bh NS Page 19 4 UNDERSTANDING THE RADAR DISPLAY HEADING LET Laici P x Figure 4 Example of Radar Display page 4 0 RADAR WINDOW 4 0 0 Cursor When on the Full Radar page or when the focus is on the Radar window moving the ShuttlePoint knob will show the cursor o
31. hlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 3 3 Center Offset In some cases the location of the Radar antenna may not be directly on the center line of the boat This selection allows you to offset the current position to the center line of the vessel Page 30 CT Radar Operation Manual Handling of Center Offset If the Radar is in Relative Motion mode positioning the Cursor on the center of the Radar image allows editing the Center Offset CTR message is shown under the cursor position The Soft Keys are automatically displayed Except CP180 CP180i Move When selected allowing the ShuttlePoint knob to move it at any location on the Radar screen ENTER Confirms the new position of the center CLEAR Resets the position of the Radar image at 0 0 OFFSET Opens an edit window where it is possible to edit the X Offset and Y Offset position in pixel at which the center of the screen is positioned NOTE for CP180 CP180i Pressing ENT opens an Options window with MOVE ENTER CLEAR and OFFSET items move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight what you want and press ENT to select To use the Radar menu to set the Center Offset follow the procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CENTER OFFSET and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired choice and press ENT 4 3 4 User Points AVAILABLE ONLY IN
32. irectly from the Radar page after pressing any Soft Keys 4 3 FEATURES 4 3 0 Orientation The Radar orientation option allows to choose the display mode Head Up HU North Up NU or Track Up TU that refers to the top of the screen as it relates to the direction of the boat The Radar direction modes are described in the following table Head Up The Radar picture is displayed with the vessel s current heading upwards As the heading changes the picture will rotate It doesn t require heading information It is the default value North Up The Radar picture is stabilized and displayed with north upwards As heading changes the ship s Heading Marker moves Requires a heading sensor connected to the Chart Plotter Track Up The Radar picture is stabilized and displayed with the currently selected Course Leg upwards As heading changes the ship s heading marker moves If you selecta new course leg the picture rotates to display the new course leg upwards Requires a heading sensor connected to the Chart Plotter To select the preferred Orientation follow the procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ORIENTATION and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight HEAD UP NORTH UP or TRACK UP and press ENT 4 3 1 EBL amp VRM Electronic Bearing Lines EBL and Variable Range Marker VRM are used to measure the range dista
33. isable Off the Target Expansion follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TARGET EXPANSION and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT Page 22 CT Radar Operation Manual 4 1 4 Cursor Window The content of the Cursor Window depends on cursor location It shows detailed information of the cursor Lat Lon the cursor bearing and range from the ship the center ofthe screen EBL VRM Guard Zone Heading Marker and Parallel Cursor It is hidden when the cursor is hidden Cursor Cursor Window 40 06 530N 012 36 695E Figure 4 1 4 Cursor Window Additionally when Marks Waypoints in a Route or AIS targets requires optional AIS receiver are shown moving the cursor over the top of the icon a popup window will be shown with additional information AIS Route 35 59 065N 132 39 222W DST Nm BRG T 1484 Figure 4 1 4a Example of cursor over a Mark It is possible to turn the Cursor Window display On or Off by following this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CURSOR WIDOW and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 1 5 Heading Marker The Heading Marker HM is the line from the vessel s position to the edge of the picture at the vessel s current heading with respectto the North indicated by the compass The Heading Radar Operation Manual C STANDARD HORIZC P
34. lette ana Compass Heading Sensor Compass Rose CONVENTIONS scsecess0stecsexcsanxce Course Up penis OUI SDI soe caccnasaccsnaseccsccoustedanspeceee Cursor Echo aperos ias Cursor VVInIQoW iei dines Customizing the Soft Keys D Gain Adjustment Gain Soft Key 1 iecec ornnes tins graduated scale Guard Zona Guard Zone Sensitivity H Handling of Center Offset Handling of EBL amp VRM Handling of Guard Zone A n Heading Line Heading Marker Interference Rejection L legend ee E Load Tuning assi M Magnetron ssssss Main Bang Suppression MBS PME NE RR Radar Operation Manual Motion Mode ERR 22 N North UD MET H 28 40 O Orientation TENE 17 28 OVERLAY DISPLAY MODE oscene 33 P Page Soft Key corno 11 Palette MR E TEET ETHER 34 Parallel COLSON ae 30 o TOT 39 R Radar Antenna eiie iin eoo caricias 14 Radar Galf A A eU EU 11 Radar installation eins rinitis quia SARDRS aaa 39 Radar page inictirsnnaaninaanadnnbpntanseeiaancduanianntivns 9 37 Radar range NR OO S 11 Radar targets ni 38 Radar PPP e 37 Radar WINdOW ccoccccccnccnccnconnnnnncnccanananonos 21 37 Rain clutter ERES 14 28 38 40 Rain Soft Key nora 11 Range MR T 11 21 A n 24 Range Soft Key tela
35. multaneously on the Radar and Chart page The cursor over the Chart shall be positioned over the same Lat Lon of the cursor over the Radar When the Cursor Echo function is enabled the Radar cursor in the chart display is always shown even if the cursor in the Radar display is hidden To turn the Cursor Echo On or Off follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CURSOR ECHO and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ON or OFF and press ENT 4 4 3 Color Palette Allows you to change the color of the Radar display from Green and Red To select the desired color follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight COLOR PALETTE and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired color and press ENT 4 5 GUARD ZONES Your Radar allows a function to help you avoid a collision It is possible to set an alarm to trigger when a target is within a specified zone the Guard Zone It is allowed to display up to 2 Guard Zones Sector or Circular Figure 4 5 Guard Zone display When a Guard Zone is active the Guard Alarm sounds when a target enters its area NOTE A Guard Zone only operates when the whole zone is displayed on the screen Moreover a Guard Page 34 gt Radar Operation
36. n the screen It is automatically hidden when the Cursor is not used for more than 5 seconds It can temporarily be hidden to check for small targets under it by pressing CLR When the ShuttlePoint knob is moved a popup window will show the position of the Cursor the Distance and Bearing from the cursor to the vessels position 4 1 BASIC 4 1 0 Range Are selectable among 1 8 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 36 and 48 Nm the maximum range depends on the Antenna used The range can be changed following this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight RANGE and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight the desired range value and press ENT Another method is 1 Press a Soft Key 2 Press Rance Move the ShuttlePoint knob to the desired range and press ENT Radar Operation Manual NS Page 21 Figure 4 1 0 Range selection by Soft Key 4 1 1 Motion Mode Allows choosing between two different presentation of targets and ship position over the Radar screen Relative Motion RM and True Motion TM See the following table True In True Motion fixed Radar targets maintain a constant position on the screen while your own ship moves across the Radar image at the appropriate speed and heading A map like image is thus displayed with all moving vessels travelling in true perspective to each other and to fixed landmasses As your ship s position approaches the ed
37. nce and the bearing between two points A standard VRM is displayed by default as a circle with its center located on your vessel s position and EBL is displayed as Page 28 CT Radar Operation Manual a line from the vessel s position to the edge of the Radar picture display a CIP EBL VRM Handling of EBL 8 VRM Positioning the Cursor on the EBL VRM activates a pop up message E V underneath the cursor It is possible to allow to Move Hook and turn it off by using the Soft Keys ExcEPT CP180 CP1801 EBL VRM 1 us BRG BRG RNG Nm 5 A EM 155 L 3 J move HOOK or K A E 11534273 Figure 4 3 1a EBL 8 VRM Handling Move Moves the EBL VRM from the ship s position to any location on the Radar page Hook Hooks the EBL VRM on the Radar page When hooked and the ShuttlePoint knob is moved 1 Up Down increases or decrease the VRM Circle 2 Left Right moves the RB to the port or starboard on the Radar display Orr Disables the EBL VRM NOTE for CP180 CP180i Pressing ENT opens an Options window with MOVE HOOK and OFF items move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight what you want and press ENT to select Up to 2 EBL VRM s may be shown on the Radar page To turn EBL VRM On or Off or to select 1 EBL VRM 2 EBL VRM or both 1 2 EBL RM follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight EBL VRM and press
38. ngle Sector Transmission Off Start Angle Transmission Trigger Delay To save this information to a User C CARD 1 Insert the optional User C CARD into the Chart Plotter 2 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT Page 16 CT Radar Operation Manual RADAR SETUP TUNING TUNIN d AUTOMATIC TUNE RANG MANUAL TUNE SENS HEADING LINE MOTIC E TX TRIGGER DELAY TRS SAVE TUNING TO C CARD LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD DEGREE SCALE On RANGE RINGS On COMPASS ROSE CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 2 Save Tuning 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SAVE TUNING TO C CARD and press ENT 4 The file name is given automatically as TUNING1 3 1 3 Load Tuning from User C CARD Loads the complete settings from the User C CARD and changes the active menu settings To load this information from a User C CARD 1 Insert the optional User C CARD into the Chart Plotter 2 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT RADAR SETUP TUNING Lda AUTOMATIC TUNE ANG MANUAL TUNE N o FEATL HEADING LINE 000 0 MOTIC pi TX TRIGGER DELAY RG CURS SAVE TUNING TO C CARD ADI LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD DEGREE SCALE On RANGE RINGS On COMPASS ROSE CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 3 Load Tuning 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight LOAD TUNING FROM C CARD and press ENT 3 1
39. oes from nearby vessel may hit other objects like other vessels or other objects randomly and reflections can be received by Radar antenna due to very short distance between the objects This is normal condition in a port where nearby targets such as sailboat masts may cause multiple reflections In this case increase the SEA clutter and decreasing the GAIN If during navigation in open sea the center of the screen is covered by a large spot If this happens it means the most probably the Transmission Trigger Delay and or the Main Bang Suppression need to be correctly tuned refer to Par 3 1 5 4 The screen center is always covered by a spot The Transmission Trigger Delay or the Main Bang Suppression needs to be tuned refer to Par 3 1 5 5 After turning transmission On the Radar page remains completely black The Radar is probably not properly tuned Execute the Automatic Tuning procedure to restore optimal performance refer to Par 3 1 Radar Operation Manual CT Page 37 5 6 The Radar sensitivity appears to be low Rac sensitivity depends on several factors To increase sensitivity act as follows Execute the Automatic Tuning procedure to ensure that the Radar is perfectly tuned Increase the GAIN Reduce the SEA clutter since the SEA clutter has the effect to reduce the echo intensity of nearby targets Turn Off the RAIN clutter since it has the effect to reduce the echoes intensity of big targets 5 7 Radar targets are del
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41. the target that may trigger the alarm is regulated by mean of the Guard Zone sensitivity There are two types of Guard Zones Circular or Sectorial They are fixed with respect to the ship position and heading but their range and orientation only for sector type are user defined 6 20 How should set the Guard Zone sensitivity Guard Zone sensitivity must be regulated accordingly to the current Gain of the Radar The higher the sensitivity the smaller the target that may trigger the alarm In general if you regulated your Radar to obtain a clean picture you can set the Guard Zone sensitivity very high to detect even the smaller targets In case in the Radar picture is present clutter due to the higher gain set you ll have to reduce the Guard Zone sensitivity to avoid triggering false alarms In general a way to set the maximum sensitivity for a Guard Zone is to start increasing the sensitivity until an alarm is triggered and then reduce the sensitivity until the alarm stops Radar Operation Manual CT Page 41 INDEX A ACTIVE WINDOW Adjusting Trigger Delay AIS Targets Antenna Parking Position Automatic Tune C Call MON s sa eorr rmt orn Center Offset CHART FEATURES Chart Overlay Chart Plotter models Chart Synchronization Color Pa
42. ts on all ranges Radar Operation Manual NS Page 15 1 Select the Full Page Radar window see Par 2 0 2 Turn the external Radar Switch On After the magnetron warms up refer to previous Par 4 0 follow the procedure a Press MENU b Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight TUNING and press ENT c Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight AUTOMATIC TUNE and press ENT RADAR SETUP TUNIN TUNING Arie AUTOMATIC TUNE RANG MANUAL TUNE SENS HEADING LINE MOTIC sie TX TRIGGER DELAY LARG SAVE TUNING TO C CARD LOAD TUNING FROM USER C CARD DEGREE SCALE On RANGE RINGS On COMPASS ROSE 000 0 CHART FEATURES GUARD ZONES Figure 3 1 1 AutomaticTune 1 d A warning screen will be shown move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight YES and press ENT WARNING Auto tuning may take up to ten minutes Are you sure you want to continue Figure 3 1 1a AutomaticTune ll e When Automatic Tune is finished the Radar will show a STAND BY window NOTE The Standard Horizon Chart Plotter remembers the Gain Sea and Rain clutter settings for each Range and allows the user to manually tune these settings for maximum target returns on the display 3 1 2 Save Tuning to User C CARD This is useful to avoid the user having to retune up Radar after a Clear RAM operation or a software update The following data will be saved Heading Line Angle Antenna Parking Position Sector Transmission Off Start A
43. ue MOTION HEADING ETT Head Up SEA RAIN cn AE JE MEE 0002 True Figure 4 3 6 Data Window m To select the desired text area follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FEATURES and press ENT 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight DATA WINDOW and press ENT 3 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ADVANCED or SIMPLE and press ENT 4 4 CHART FEATURES 4 4 0 Chart Overlay AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE RADAR FULL PAGE Chart Overlay function merges Radar and chart data into a single picture by drawing Radar targets over the cartography Page 32 CT Radar Operation Manual NOTE This function is only available when a optional compass heading sensor with NMEA 0183 with HDG sentence is connected to the Chart Plotter To select the desired Chart Overlay Mode follow this procedure 1 Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CHART FEATURES and press ENT 2 Movethe ShuttlePoint knob to highlight OVERLAY DISPLAY MODE and press ENT NOTE OVERLAY DISPLAY MODE will be shaded gray and not selectable if a NMEA 0183 compass sensor is not connected to the Chart Plotter 3 Select which cartographic objects are to be displayed when Chart Overlay function is active in Radar Full page The following chart presets shall be available Full Full cartographic representation Medium Includes Low settings plus Ports Services and Auto Chart Boundaries Low In

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