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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ v

Specifications of FR-1500 Mark-3 Series shipborne radar ....................................................................... viii

1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................... 1.1

1.1 Turning on the Power ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Transmitter ON.......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.3 Control Description.................................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 CRT Brilliance............................................................................................................................................ 3

1.5 Control Panel Backlighting ........................................................................................................................ 3

1.6 Tuning the Receiver .................................................................................................................................. 3

1.7 Degaussing the Screen............................................................................................................................. 4

1.8 Initializing the Compass Readout.............................................................................................................. 4

1.9 Entering Own Ship’s Speed ...................................................................................................................... 5

1.10 On-screen Legends and Markers............................................................................................................ 6

1.11 Presentation Modes ................................................................................................................................ 7

1.12 Selecting the Range Scale .................................................................................................................... 10

1.13 Selecting the Pulselength...................................................................................................................... 10

1.14 Adjusting the Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................ 11

1.15 Suppressing Sea Clutter ....................................................................................................................... 11

1.16 Suppressing Precipitation Clutter.......................................................................................................... 12

1.17 Interference Rejector............................................................................................................................. 12

1.18 Measuring the Range............................................................................................................................ 13

1.19 Measuring Bearing ................................................................................................................................ 14

1.20 Collision Assessment by the Offset EBL............................................................................................... 14

1.21 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets ......................................................................... 16

1.22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone ................................................................................................................. 17

1.23 Off-centering (shift)................................................................................................................................ 18

1.24 Echo Averaging ..................................................................................................................................... 19

1.25 Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA)................................................................................................................. 21

1.26 Target Trails (Echo Trails)..................................................................................................................... 24

1.27 Parallel Index Lines ............................................................................................................................... 27

1.28 Reference mark (not available with Video Plotter RP-17)..................................................................... 27

1.29 Zoom (R-type only)................................................................................................................................ 28

1.30 Markers.................................................................................................................................................. 29

1.31 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes....................................................................................................... 30

1.32 [F1] Key ................................................................................................................................................. 30

1.33 [F2] Key ................................................................................................................................................. 31

1.34 FUNCTION Key..................................................................................................................................... 32

1.35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data....................................................................................................... 34

1.36 Echo Stretch, Contrast, Enhanced Video.............................................................................................. 35

1.37 Watch Timer.......................................................................................................................................... 36

1.38 Noise Rejector....................................................................................................................................... 37

1.39 Navigation Data..................................................................................................................................... 37

1.40 Alarm Output (R-type only).................................................................................................................... 37

1.41 Outputting Target Position (R-type only)............................................................................................... 37

1.42 Degaussing Interval............................................................................................................................... 38

1.43 Background Color.................................................................................................................................. 38

1.44 Clutter Sweep........................................................................................................................................ 38

1.45 Day, Night Brilliance .............................................................................................................................. 39

1.46 Contrast ................................................................................................................................................. 39

1.47 Radar Map (RP-17 board required)....................................................................................................... 40

1.48 Alarms ................................................................................................................................................... 44

1.49 Enlarging Close-in Targets (R-type only) .............................................................................................. 46

1.50 A/D Converter Curve Setting (R-type only)........................................................................................... 46

1.51 Echo Area.............................................................................................................................................. 47