User's Manual

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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
IN TRO DUC TION
1 The MantaDigital Radar System is designed and manufactured to be compliant with the
IMO MSC.192(79) Radar Performance Standard. These advanced radar systems have
been tested and certified to Test Standard IEC 62388.
2 The MantaDigital Radar System includes a radar sensor (transceiver and antenna /
turning unit), and a navigation Radar Display (processor unit, visual display unit,
trackerball and optional keyboard, optional MantaDigital Control Interface and optional
Ergopod). The radar sensor consists of either a conventional non-coherent magnetron pulsed
radar operating on X-band (9.41 GHz) or S-band (3.05 GHz) or optionally, utilises a
new-technology coherent solid state S-band transceiver (SharpEye
TM
) (frequency selectable in
the band 2.93 GHz to 3.07 GHz). The transceivers operate with one of a range of low profile
antennas and associated turning units.
3 The high performance navigation Radar Display processor unit interfaces and controls
the radar sensor(s), provides display functionality including advanced digital signal
processing, and handles the User inputs. The processor unit also provides the drive for a high
resolution wide-aspect flat screen visual display unit. The user input is via a trackerball and three
buttons and optionally, a MantaDigital Control Interface featuring dedicated hardware controls
for the primary control functions, or a keyboard. All MantaDigital Radar Displays provide
automatic target tracking and Automatic Identification System (AIS) functionality.
4 The display presentation recognises the IMO MSC.191(79) Presentation Standard to
provide harmonisation with a new generation of navigation Radar Displays. A standard
use of symbols, readability, screen performance and colour grouping has been adopted to aid the
user and to reduce stress on the bridge of a ship.
5 The MantaDigital navigation Radar Display, as part of a certified system, is compliant
with the IMO Radar Performance Standard. The MantaDigital Radar Display
presentation benefits from the wide screen format and may be configured in various formats
including presentations as a single radar presentation, a dual radar presentation, and a single
radar presentation with harbour approach features; all of these presentations support the IMO
Radar Performance Standard. Additional presentation options are regarded as Auxiliary
Displays, for example the Harbour Approach and Pilotage Display. Such presentation
configurations may be essential for the navigational task in hand and can provide partial radar
functionality, however they are not regarded as part of an approved and certified radar system.
6 A system may be installed for example, as a radar presentation with map functions, a
chart radar featuring electronic charts, a radar for high speed craft, or a combination of
these. Equipment certification and category signify the suitability for each application and the
User Manual addresses each equipment category.
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