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
4265.DOC020102
2-6
Edition Sep 2015
Table 2-1 Radar Operator Panel
Pos. No.
Task
1/6
Status indicators, for showing the toggle switch (7) status in
combination with the knob (11 and 16) control function.
If Gain Sea (7) is selected knob (11) is used to adjust the Sea
control. Knob (16) is used to adjust the Gain control.
If EBL VRM (7) is selected knob (11) is used to adjust the
VRM control. Knob (16) is used to adjust the EBL control.
2
Radar Video display, press button to use Head up or North
up.
Head up means the ship’s bow is at the top of the bearing
scale.
North up means geographic north is at the top of the bearing
scale.
3
Radar Video display, press button to use Course up.
The PPI orientation is Course up (the course of the own ship
point upwards).
4
Anti - clutter filter ON/OFF, press the button.
In case of heavy clutter developing on the Radar Video, the
Radar computer creates a profile of the echo. Within this
profile, the received echoes are monitored for a certain period
(Scan--to--scan method). False echoes are suppressed on the
Radar Video. Real echoes are indicated on the Radar Video.
5
Hides the symbols on the Radar video.
Press the button and the artificial symbols will disappear.
Press again to show the symbols. Symbols are EBLs, VRMs,
PL, ARPA zones, MAPs.
6/1
Status indicators, press toggle switch (7). The activated
function is indicated. Use the knob (11) to adjust EBL. Use the
knob (16) to adjust VRM.
7
Toggle switch. Can be switched between upper position,
Gain / Sea and lower position, VRM / EBL. See status
indicators (1/6) and use knob (16) or knob (11).
8
Toggle switch. Range selection, switches the Radar ranges
up and down.
9
Alarm indicator (flashing) and alarm acknowledgment.