User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 0 General
- 1 BASIS SETTINGS TO USE THIS RADAR
- 2 OPERATING INSTRUCTION
- 2.1 Radar Operation
- 2.2 Set to Operation
- 2.3 Display Organization and Submenu Structure
- 2.3.1 Sensitivity Controls
- 2.3.1.1 Gain and Clutter Processing
- 2.3.1.2 Tune
- 2.3.1.3 Gain
- 2.3.1.4 Sea
- 2.3.1.5 Rain Rate
- 2.3.1.6 Automatic Clutter Reduction
- 2.3.1.7 Filtering Rain Clouds FTC
- 2.3.1.8 Search and Rescue Transponder SART ON/OFF
- 2.3.1.9 Pulse Width Selection (only available in Master mode)
- 2.3.1.10 Interference Selection IR ON/OFF
- 2.3.1.11 Echo Expansion EXP. ON/OFF
- 2.3.2 Radar Video Displays
- 2.3.3 Radar Video Settings
- 2.3.4 Navigational Elements MAP, PIL, EBL and VRM
- 2.3.5 Cursor Information
- 2.3.6 Cursor in Park Position
- 2.3.7 Information Panel
- 2.3.1 Sensitivity Controls
- 2.4 Select Target Information TGT INFO
- 2.5 Target Menu
- 2.6 Zone Management
- 2.7 Function Menu
- 2.7.1 Select the Backlight Menu Brightness Control and Color Palette
- 2.7.2 Select T-SCE (ON/OFF)
- 2.7.3 Select Route (Option)
- 2.7.4 Select Zoom Menu
- 2.7.5 Select Sector Blanking (ON/OFF)
- 2.7.6 System Clear
- 2.7.7 Performance Monitor (PMU)
- 2.7.8 Magnetron Current
- 2.7.9 Test Alert
- 2.7.10 Senc Menu
- 2.7.11 Chart Info
- 2.8 Chart Radar Function
- 2.9 Select ARPA Trial Manoeuvre
- 2.10 Sea Scout (Option)
- 2.11 Alarm and Warning messages and handling
- 2.12 Working Around the Radar Antenna
- 3 Theory of Operation
- 4 Index
Synapsis Radar
with Nautoscan NX Pedestal
Operator Manual
Edition July 2015
2-45
4265.DOC020102
2.3.1.6 Automatic Clutter Reduction
When AUTO is activated FTC are hidden.
This AUTO mode describes a control algorithm, which uses the evaluation of
echoes to calculate statistical average values for SEA and RAIN. These
average values are used for optimization of the Radar video.
Adjust the GAIN slider to control the sensitivity of the Radar.
Operator controls
Task
Switch over to AUTOmatic clutter reduction.
Use the trackball to place the cursor on the GAIN
slider then press the left trackball button.
Rotate the trackball to adjust the sensitivity of the
Radar.
Use of AUTO simplifies Radar video optimization. However,
depending on the weather conditions misinterpretations are
possible.
The algorithms for Automatic Sea Clutter suppression
(AUTO) have been developed based on data recorded on
several sea trials. As this functionality has been optimized
applying it to these scenarios sea states and environmental
conditions might be encountered where these anti- clutter
algorithms do not result in a Radar video presentation
satisfying the expectations of the user.
If you find yourself in a situation where the Radar
presentation does not correspond to the information you
receive from other equipment or your own observations it is
highly recommended to switch to manual sea clutter
suppression to achieve the optimum presentation of the sea
area.
It will be highly appreciated if you will inform Raytheon
Anschuetz in case of such an experience so that
appropriate measures could be taken to improve the
automatic sea clutter suppression function.