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
VII
4265.DOC020102
3.4.1 Sensor Errors ............................................................................................... 3-16
3.4.1.1 Gyro Compass .................................................................................................... 3-16
3.4.1.2 Speed Log .......................................................................................................... 3-16
3.4.1.3 Plotting ................................................................................................................ 3-16
3.4.2 Collision Assessment (Surveillance) ............................................................. 3-18
3.4.2.1 Accuracy of Collision Assessment ..................................................................... 3-18
3.4.2.2 Displaying of CPAs ............................................................................................. 3-18
3.5 Keep the Following Points in Mind when Operating the NAUTOSCAN NX ......... 3-20
4 Index ............................................................................................................... 4-21
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1-1 Basic Settings ........................................................................................ 1-1
Figure 1-2 Single Radar System ........................................................................... 1-10
Figure 1-3 Double Radar System .......................................................................... 1-12
Figure 2-1 Radar components ................................................................................. 2-1
Figure 2-2 Trackball ................................................................................................ 2-2
Figure 2-3 Cursor Symbols ..................................................................................... 2-4
Figure 2-4 Radar Operator Panel ............................................................................ 2-5
Figure 2-5 Remote Panel ...................................................................................... 2-19
Figure 2-6 Radar in STANDBY mode – System configuration diagram – .............. 2-23
Figure 2-7 Radar Utility selector ............................................................................ 2-26
Figure 2-8 Monitor status LED............................................................................... 2-27
Figure 2-9 Display organization ............................................................................. 2-29
Figure 2-10 Display and submenus organization ..................................................... 2-31
Figure 2-11 Display and organization of AIS INFO and ARPA MENUs ................... 2-34
Fi
gure 2-12 Display of ARPA submenus and selected functions ............................. 2-35
Figure 2-13 Display of FUNCtion submenus and selected functions (part 1) ........... 2-36
Figure 2-14 Display of FUNCtion submenus and selected functions (part 2) ........... 2-37
Figure 2-15 Display of navigational submenus and selected functions (part 1) ........ 2-38
Figure 2-16 Display of navigational submenus and selected functions (part 2) ........ 2-39
Figure 2-17 SART transponder < 0,2NM ................................................................. 2-48
Figure 2-18 SART transponder ~1NM .................................................................... 2-48
Figure 2-19 SART transponder > 2NM .................................................................... 2-49
Figure 2-20 Radar pulse width ................................................................................ 2-52
Figure 2-21 Relative Motion without TRAILS ........................................................... 2-56
Figure 2-22 Relative Motion (R) with relative TRAIL ................................................ 2-57
Figure 2-23 Relative Motion (T) with true TRAILS ................................................... 2-58
Figure 2-24 True Motion without TRAILS ................................................................ 2-59
Figure 2-25 True Motion (R) with relative TRAILS ................................................... 2-60