User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Controlling Your Radar
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
6.1 Controlling Your Non-Baron Radar
If you have a Baron Radar Processor, you can use the procedures described in this section to
control your radar’s range and operating mode.
1. Click the Views button on the Select Panel, then click the Data button on the More Settings
panel.
2. Click the Radar Control button to open the Radar Control panel.
Range specifies the radar’s range. You can either enter a number or
select a choice from the pull-down list.
Elevation specifies the radar’s elevation. You can either enter a
number or select a choice from the pull-down list.
Log Intensity selects the long-lapse log mode, which extends 300
miles.
Doppler Intensity selects the 75-mile Doppler mode.
Velocity Single selects the single-PRF mode, which extends 75 miles
and has a +/- signal of 16 miles per hour.
Velocity Dual selects the dual-PRF mode, which extends 75 miles
per hour and has a +/- signal of 37 miles per hour.
Clutter Cancel negates the clutter filter. There are two types of
clutter filters: Mask and Doppler. The system automatically
determines which one applies, based on the current mode of operation.
Snow opens the Snow Machine panel, which allows you to select from several products
created by the Snow Machine. Refer to section 6.3.1 for product descriptions.
Commands lists the radar command that fits the requested adjustment. This area merely
lists the commands, which are not sent until you select Update. If you select Exit, the
commands are not sent and you exit from the Radar Control process.
3. Make the required selections, and review the Commands area. To remove a command, drag
the mouse across the command text, and press Delete. To add a command, click after the last
command and key in the command. If there are more commands than can be listed, use the
scrollbar on the right side of the box to review them.
4. Click Update.
6.2 Controlling Your Baron Radar
If you have RDACS, you can use the procedures described in this section to control your radar’s
range and operating mode.
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