X-band 12kW Upmast Magnetron Transceiver
Chapter 8: Setting to work
HBK-2300-3 Issue 2
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8.3
Check and adjust bearing alignment
The radar bearing alignment ensures that radar
objects appear at the correct bearing relative to
ownship.
You should check the bearing alignment of any
new installation.
1:
Target object (such as a buoy) dead ahead
2:
Target displayed on the radar display is not
aligned with the Ship’s Heading Marker
(SHM). Bearing alignment is required.
Example of misaligned radar:
CONFIGURATION APP
The bearing and antenna parking
alignment is configured using a stand-
alone application.
The APP is delivered as a software
bundle with the Kelvin Hughes
Navigation Display.
The configuration is carried out on the
installation engineer’s laptop when it
is connected to the MDC-A201-1
Managed network Switch.
The setup is carried out as part of the
display to transceiver commissioning.
Example of the Bearing and antenna alignment APP.
COMMISSIONING DETAILS
The use and configuration of the Setup App is detailed in the Navigation Display commissioning
handbook:
HBK-2300-2:
Kelvin Hughes Navigation Display Installation & Commissioning Handbook.
