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Radar State, Adjust menu, Radar

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Radar Radar State Controls radar transmission modes: Off, Transmit and Standby. Off turns off the radar. Transmit broadcasts a radar signal and standby leaves the radar on, but does not broadcast a signal. To select Radar State: 1. Press Menu, highlight Radar State and press Enter. 2. Select the desired state and press enter. NOTE: It can take 90 seconds or more to transition from Off to Standby. Adjust menu From the Adjust menu you can make adjustments to Gain, Sea clutter, Rain clutter, Interference rejection and Target boost. To access the Adjust menu: 1. From the Radar menu select Adjust and press ENTER. The Adjust menu will appear. 2. Highlight the desired setting and press the Arrow keypad left/right to make adjustments. Gain Controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. Increasing gain will show more detail on the screen; decreasing gain will show less detail. Too much detail will clutter the screen. Conversely, desired returns may not be shown if gain is too low. Auto Gain Selecting Auto gain from the Radar menu will automatically set the sensitivity of the receiver to a level that works well under most conditions, reducing the need for adjustments. If you make adjustments to the Gain level when Auto gain is on, Gain will switch to manual mode. To select Auto Gain: 1. Press the MENU key. The Radar menu will appear 2. Select Auto gain and press ENTER. 48

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Radar
Radar State
Controls radar transmission modes: Off, Transmit and Standby. Off turns off the
radar. Transmit broadcasts a radar signal and standby leaves the radar on, but does
not broadcast a signal.
To select Radar State:
Press
1.
MENU
, highlight
Radar State
and press
ENTER
.
Select the desired state and press
2.
ENTER
.
Adjust menu
From the Adjust menu you can make adjustments to Gain, Sea clutter, Rain clutter,
Interference rejection and Target boost.
To access the Adjust menu:
1.
From the Radar menu select
Adjust
and press
ENTER
. The Adjust
menu will appear.
Highlight the desired setting and press the Arrow keypad left/right to
2.
make adjustments.
Gain
Controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. Increasing gain
will show more detail on the screen; decreasing gain will show
less detail. Too much detail will clutter the screen. Conversely,
desired returns may not be shown if gain is too low.
Auto Gain
Selecting
Auto gain
from the Radar menu will automatically set the sensitivity of
the receiver to a level that works well under most conditions, reducing the need for
adjustments. If you make adjustments to the Gain level when Auto gain is on, Gain
will switch to manual mode.
To select Auto Gain:
Press the
1.
MENU
key. The Radar menu will appear
Select
2.
Auto gain
and press
ENTER.
NOTE:
It can take 90 seconds or more to transition from Off
to Standby.