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Bearing alignment, To Adjust Bearing Alignment

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Settings Bearing alignment Used to align the bow of your vessel with the heading line (zero point). Bearing alignment is also referred to as zero bearing. To make adjustments to bearing alignment, switch the radar state to Transmit and set radar orientation to Heading Up. To select Heading up orientation: 1. F rom the Radar Page, press MENU. 2. Select Orientation and press ENTER. 3. U se the keypad to select Heading Up and press ENTER. 4. P ress EXIT. Before Bearing Alignment After Bearing Alignment Bow of ship is lined up with the tip of a peninsula; the bearing line is not. Bearing line aligned with peninsula, matching the alignment of the bow. To Adjust Bearing Alignment: 1. L ine up the bow of your vessel with a stationary target (lighthouse, pier, etc) at least 1 nm away 2. Select Adjust Bearing Alignment from the Radar Installation menu and press ENTER. The Installation Adjustment menu will appear. 3. Press the keypad left/right to rotate the radar image so the reference target is at 0° or 12 o'clock from the radar center.  69

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Settings
Bearing alignment
Used to align the bow of your vessel with the heading line (zero point). Bearing
alignment is also referred to as zero bearing.
To make adjustments to bearing alignment, switch the radar state to Transmit and set
radar orientation to Heading Up.
To select Heading up orientation:
1.
From the Radar Page, press
MENU
.
2.
Select
Orientation
and press
ENTER
.
3.
Use the keypad to select
Heading Up
and press
ENTER
.
4.
Press
EXIT
.
To Adjust Bearing Alignment:
1.
Line up the bow of your vessel with a stationary target (lighthouse,
pier, etc) at least 1 nm away
Select
2.
Adjust Bearing Alignment
from the Radar Installation menu
and press
ENTER
. The Installation Adjustment menu will appear.
Press the keypad left/right to rotate the radar image so the reference
3.
target is at 0
°
or 12 o’clock from the radar center.
Bow of ship is lined up with
the tip of a peninsula; the
bearing line is not.
Before Bearing Alignment
After Bearing Alignment
Bearing line aligned with
peninsula, matching the
alignment of the bow.