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Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation MDC-5200/5500 Series

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2.3 Transmission

Transmission ON

After preheating time countdown is completed, the radar can be placed in transmit mode.

Press STBY/TX key, or select the STANDBY box at the upper left corner of the display

using trackball/ joystick, and press ENT key.

Radar system will start transmission.

The status of STANDBY changes to TRANSMIT.

Transmission OFF

Press STBY/TX key, or select the TRANSMIT box at the upper left corner of the display

using trackball/joystick and press ENT key to stop transmission.

The status of TRANSMIT returns to STANDBY at upper left of the display.

By STBY/TX key

By trackball/Joystick

Summary of Contents for MDC-5200 SERIES

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Page 3: ...ment No is indicated at the lower right side on the cover and at the left or right side of the footer region of each page 2016 Koden Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted translated in any from by any means without the written permission of Koden Electronics Co Ltd The technical descriptions contained in this publication are subject to cha...

Page 4: ...l ones and some parts may be omitted Koden is not liable for damages and troubles arisen from misunderstanding of the contents in this manual Koden is not liable for any damages caused by earthquake lightning wind and flood damage and fire for which Koden is not responsible and actions by third parties other accidents customer s unintended error abuse and the use under other abnormal conditions Ko...

Page 5: ...t there is a risk of death or serious injury caused by electric shock when not dealt with it correctly Caution Symbol This symbol denotes that there is a risk of slight injury or damage of device when not dealt with it correctly Prohibition Symbol This symbol denotes restriction of the specified conduct Description of the restriction is displayed near the mark IMPORTANT Important Symbol This mark ...

Page 6: ...wer switch is turned on while working on the system possible severe injury or death may occur due to high voltage Make sure main power is off and a label Work In Progress is attached to the breaker powering the system Caution related to dust Inhaling dust may cause A respiratory disease When cleaning the inside of equipment be careful not to inhale dust Wearing a safety mask is recommended When ch...

Page 7: ... under the low energy electromagnetic wave Any personnel with such a device should keep away from the electromagnetic wave generating position at all times Specified power density and distance from the radar in accordance with the provision as specified in IEC 60945 Model name Transmission power Antenna length 100W m2 50W m2 10W m2 MDC 5204 MDC 5504 4kW 3 feet Antenna 0 9 m 1 3 m 2 8 m 4kW 4 feet ...

Page 8: ... damage Caution related to remaining high voltage A high voltage may remain in the capacitor for several minutes after system is powered off Before inspecting inside wait at least 5 minutes after powering off or discharging the remaining electricity in an appropriate manner Then start the work The information displayed in this unit is not provided directly for your navigation For your navigation b...

Page 9: ...itting operation such as arcing at its initial operation after long period of storage and make the operation more difficult 1 Extend preheat time as long as possible preferably 20 to 30 minutes 2 Set the pulse width to the shortest one and start the operation When the operation in the shortest pulse is stable then go to operation in longer pulse and repeat the similar step until the operation reac...

Page 10: ...ollection rules may be different depending on each municipal district Obey the directions of each district Disposal of this radar This radar shall be disposed according to the municipal regulations or rules A high energy density lithium ion battery is installed in this radar Improper disposal of a lithium ion battery is discouraged as the battery has a possibility of short circuiting If it gets we...

Page 11: ...een if the radar is started up factory default settings These alarms are disengaged by pressing OFF key temporarily however the alarms are activated again next time the radar is start up Disengage the alarm detection function on start up by the following Once set the alarm is not detected next time the radar is started up MENU ALARM ALARM ON OFF I O HDG INPUT OFF and press ENT key ALARM ALARM ON O...

Page 12: ...hapter 1 Display and Operation 1 1 1 1 Radar Display 1 1 Upper left corner 1 2 Upper right corner 1 2 Lower left corner 1 2 Lower right corner 1 2 ASSITANT INFO DISP 1 3 MAP INFO 1 4 1 2 Operation Unit 1 6 1 3 Menu usage 1 8 Turn MENU on and off 1 8 Select menu item 1 8 1 4 Cursor Access usage 1 10 Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation 2 1 2 1 Power ON OFF 2 1 Power ON 2 1 Power OFF 2 1 2 2 Change Brill...

Page 13: ... 10 Select Display Mode 2 16 For H UP Head up mode 2 16 For C UP Course up mode 2 17 For N UP North up mode 2 17 For relative motion RM and true motion TM 2 18 Reset true motion 2 19 2 11 Ground and Sea stabilization 2 20 SEA Sea stabilization 2 20 2 12 Measurement of distance by RR and VRM 2 21 Display Range Rings RR 2 21 Measurement Range VRM Variable Range Marker 2 22 2 13 Measurement of bearin...

Page 14: ...31 Cursor data 2 47 CURSOR setting menu 2 47 2 32 Setup own ship outline 2 48 Setup ship outline 2 48 2 33 FERRY MODE 2 49 2 34 Display setup 2 50 2 34 1 ALL PPI mode 2 50 2 34 2 ROTATION MARGIN H UP C UP 2 50 2 34 3 ROTATION SPEED 2 51 2 34 4 ASSISTANT INFO DISP 2 51 Chapter 3 Alarm 3 1 Collision avoidance 3 1 3 1 Echo alarm 3 1 How to set echo alarm area Fan type 3 1 3 2 Map area alarm 3 3 How t...

Page 15: ...et ID DISP SIZE 4 4 Set Input range 4 4 ASSOCIATION 4 5 Automatic acquisition area 4 6 PAST POSN Past position 4 7 4 2 AIS 4 8 Enable AIS function 4 8 Select ID 4 8 ACTIVE SLEEP 4 8 Ship outline 4 9 HDG line 4 9 Turn indicator 4 9 OS display 4 9 OS MMSI 4 9 AIS filter 4 10 AtoN ON OFF 4 10 AIS alarm Sleeping lost 4 11 Types of AIS target symbol 4 12 4 3 TT ARPA 4 15 Limitations of the TT function ...

Page 16: ...w to move 6 5 How to add 6 6 How to delete 6 7 How to clear 6 7 6 5 NAV LINE 6 8 6 6 ROUTE 6 9 6 7 EVENT MKR 6 10 6 8 AREA 6 11 6 9 MONITORED ROUTE 6 11 6 10 WPT ID DISP 6 12 6 11 TARGET TRACK ID 6 12 6 12 DATUM 6 13 6 13 EDIT USER DATUM 6 13 6 14 POSITION OFFSET 6 14 POSITION MANUAL OFFSET 6 14 6 15 WPT FLAG 6 14 6 16 LAT LON LINE 6 14 6 17 C MAP chart display 6 15 Chapter 7 System and Maintenanc...

Page 17: ...d while transmitting 7 7 Parameter reset 7 8 MAP PAST reset 7 8 7 11 TOTAL HOUR and TX HOUR Cannot be used while transmitting 7 9 7 12 MENU SETUP 7 9 7 13 System Program 7 10 Version confirmation 7 10 How to update the system program 7 11 Chapter 8 Principal of radar system 8 1 8 1 What is radar system 8 1 Side lobe 8 1 Beam width 8 2 8 2 Characteristics of radar radio wave 8 2 Target hardness ref...

Page 18: ...2 00 9 6 No radar video display 9 7 Chapter 10 Specifications 10 1 10 1 Antenna and Scanner unit 10 1 10 2 Display and Operation unit 10 2 10 3 External view and dimensions 10 3 Chapter 11 Appendix 11 1 11 1 Menu tree 11 1 Chapter 12 Index 12 1 ...

Page 19: ...nd high performance are accomplished with microcomputer technology as well as an image processing in the newly developed radar dedicated LSI Large Scale Integration A slim Display unit using liquid crystal technology Stable indication and reliable acquisition of small targets Clear distinction between a moving target and land by true trail display Provision of multi targets TT ARPA AIS information...

Page 20: ...stallation manual MDC 5200_5500 SER IM E 11 Quick reference MDC 5200_5500 SER QR E RW701A 03 3 feet RW701A 04 4feet RW701A 06 6feet MDC 5206 5212 5225 No Name Type 1 Antenna 2 Scanner 3 Display unit MRD 111 4 Connecting cable CW 845 15M 5 DC power cable CW 259 2M 6 Spare parts SP MRD 109_111 7 Installation material M12 BOLT KIT 8 Installation material CONNECTOR KIT 9 Operation manual MDC 5200_5500...

Page 21: ...E 12 Quick reference MDC 5200_5500 SER QR E RW701A 03 3 feet RW701A 04 4feet RW701A 06 6feet MDC 5506 5512 5525 No Name Type 1 Antenna 2 Scanner 3 Display unit MRD 109 4 Operation unit with connecting cable MRO 108 5 Connecting cable CW 845 15M 6 DC power cable CW 259 2M 7 Spare parts SP MRD 109_111 8 Installation material M12 BOLT KIT 9 Installation material CONNECTOR KIT 10 Operation manual MDC ...

Page 22: ...With a 6 pin water resistant connector and one end plain cable for data CW 387 5M With a 8 pin water resistant connector and one end plain cable for AIS CW 561 10M or 30M With 12 pin water resistant connectors at both ends connector for remote display CW 576 0 5M With a 10 pin water resistant connector and D Sub connector analog RGB Alarm out CW 560 2M With 15 pin water resistant D Sub connectors ...

Page 23: ...00 Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation 0093155002 00 1 1 Chapter 1 Display and Operation 1 1 Radar Display Upper left corner Upper right corner Lower left corner Lower right corner STW or SOG Heading Upper disp ...

Page 24: ...tance VRM2 distance ASSISTANT INFO DISP display box GAIN setting SEA setting RAIN setting PICTURE setting PROCESS setting EXPANSION setting VIDEO mode setting Interference Rejection setting TUNE meter AUTO MAN setting AUTO MAN setting AUTO MAN setting CFAR MAN setting EBL1 bearing EBL2 bearing Range scale Range Rings Display mode TX Standby Off center Pulse width Menu display box ...

Page 25: ...ANT INFO DISP windows appear and various navigation data will be shown Move cursor on the INFO box at upper right corner of the ASSISTANT INFO DISP window and press ENT key All ASSISTANT INFO DISP windows disappear In addition WIND CRS SPD or SET DRIFT window can be displayed Refer to 2 34 4 ASSISTANT INFO DISP OWN SHIP INFO TGT INFO AIS DAY INFO DEPTH TEMP WAY POINT INFO TGT INFO TT ...

Page 26: ...n MDC 5200 5500 Series 0093155002 00 1 4 MAP INFO During Map data 1 edit MAP INFO window is displayed at lower of the display 1 COAST LINE NAV LINE ROUTE EVENT MKR and AREA Refer to Chapter 6 Map operation Example of EVENT MKR INFO ...

Page 27: ...MDC 5200 5500 Series Chapter 1 Display and Operation 0093155002 00 1 5 This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 28: ... 12 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 27 1 1 POWER ON OFF key 2 POWER lamp 3 STBY TX key 4 SP LP key 5 DAY NIGHT key 6 7 EBL1 EBL2 key 8 BRILL key 9 EBL BRILL knob 10 OFFSET lamp 11 RAIN knob 12 SEA knob 13 GAIN knob 14 FUNCTION keys 15 16 VRM1 VRM2 key 17 PANEL key 18 VRM PANEL knob 19 PI lamp 20 ERBL key 21 OFF key 22 MENU key 23 ACQ key 24 ENT key 25 RANGE key 26 MODE key 27 OFF CENT key 28 TRACKBALL 29 JOY...

Page 29: ... short cut menu access MDC 5200 series Function key F1 F6 Quick short cut menu access MDC 5500 series 15 VRM1 key VRM1 on or off 16 VRM2 key VRM2 on or off 17 PANEL key Control window of panel brilliance on or off MDC 5500 series only 18 VRM PANEL knob Adjust VRM1 VRM2 or panel brilliance 19 PI lamp Status lamp of parallel index lines on MDC 5500 series only 20 ERBL key Electronic range and bearin...

Page 30: ...y and Main menu will show on the display Select one of main menu items by moving the trackball joystick up or down 2 Move the trackball joystick to the right after making selection in main menu and the sub menu will show on the display 3 Select a sub menu item by moving the trackball joystick up or down 4 Move the trackball joystick to the right after making selection in sub menu and value of sele...

Page 31: ...turned on Note About the shaded menu INTER SWITCH in SYSTEM menu and SECTOR MUTE BACKUP TOTAL HOUR and TX HOUR in MAINTENANCE menu are not available during transmission therefore they are greyed out ECHO PICTURE MODE PICTURE1 PROCESS OFF EXPANSION OFF IR 1 VIDEO CONTRAST 3 NOISE REJ 1 COLOR REJ OFF SP LP SP PRIORITY PULSE WIDTH PICTURE RESET OFF 1 2 3 MENU ECHO TRAIL DISPLAY ALARM TARGET NAV TOOL ...

Page 32: ...g menu Move cursor on a grey item with trackball joystick then press ENT key This function is effective at the time of the operation with the USB mouse or trackball from the remote place Example Upper left corner Increase range scale Decrease range scale Change display mode H UP N UP C UP Change pulse width Off center mode ON OFF Transmission ON OFF STANDBY TXON Display range rings ON OFF ...

Page 33: ...C 5025 5525 The brilliance of the display is set to the previous value of the last power off During operation POWER LAMP under POWER ON OFF key lights up red MDC 5500 series only Note The power source shall not be turned off until operational window is displayed Power OFF Press POWER ON OFF key for two sec for power off SHUTDOWN message appears at the center of the display release POWER ON OFF key...

Page 34: ...L VRM knob counter clockwise to decrease the display brilliance The display brilliance can also be changed in five steps by pressing EBL VRM knob For MDC 5500 series 1 Press BRILL key 2 The BRILL adjustment window will appear in the upper left of the display 3 Turn EBL knob clockwise to increase the display brilliance Turn EBL knob counter clockwise to decrease the display brilliance The display b...

Page 35: ...ise to decrease the lighting of the panel brilliance The panel brilliance can also be changed in five steps by pressing EBL VRM knob For MDC 5500 series 1 Press PANEL key 2 The PANEL adjustment window will appear in the upper left of the display 3 Turn VRM knob clockwise to increase the lighting of the panel brilliance Turn VRM knob counter clockwise to decrease the lighting of the panel brillianc...

Page 36: ...at the upper left corner of the display using trackball joystick and press ENT key Radar system will start transmission The status of STANDBY changes to TRANSMIT Transmission OFF Press STBY TX key or select the TRANSMIT box at the upper left corner of the display using trackball joystick and press ENT key to stop transmission The status of TRANSMIT returns to STANDBY at upper left of the display B...

Page 37: ...ck and press ENT key By MENU 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE STARTUP TUNE TUNE select MAN or AUTO and press ENT key Optimized value setup method Adjustment shall be performed based on stable echo object such as from land Land is used in following explanation 1 Set RAIN and SEA at 0 2 Set lower GAIN until land echo almost disappears 3 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTE...

Page 38: ...ppear on the place of MAN or AUTO box of tune indicator 2 Turn GAIN TUNE knob clockwise or counter clockwise to get the strongest land echo 3 When tune adjustment is completed press GAIN TUNE knob or ENT key to save setting data to internal memory Light around GAIN TUNE knob will turn green 4 Repeat step 1 to 3 for both MAN and AUTO modes AUTO tune mode value box MAN tune mode value box ...

Page 39: ...om out the picture and to observe a wider area Press Range key to zoom in the picture to magnify and to observe closer to Antenna position Model specific ranges are as shown below Standard setting Model name MDC 5225 5525 Max output 25 kW MDC 5212 5512 Max output 12 kW MDC 5206 5506 Max output 6 kW MDC 5204 5504 Max output 4 kW Range NM 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 32 48 64 96 Change range un...

Page 40: ...N to original position each time GAIN is changed to maintain target recognition In the short distance area where anti SEA is effective recognize target by adjusting MAN SEA When suppressing RAIN clutter rain snow adjust GAIN knob and RAIN knob side by side GAIN state is displaying in the upper right of the display Selection of MAN GAIN and AUTO GAIN By GAIN knob When the GAIN knob is pressed AUTO ...

Page 41: ...N When MAN GAIN is selected GAIN can be adjusted manually 1 Turn GAIN knob clockwise to increase receiving gain Turn GAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease receiving gain Up Down Gain Note Decrease gain for shorter range and dense targets Increase gain for long range targets and small target however take care in not using too much gain and losing targets in the surrounding noise ...

Page 42: ... and buoys from sea clutter Anti SEA is effective to suppress false echoes and ground clutter in short distance However adjustment of GAIN should be used beyond effective coverage of anti SEA If target echoes are masked by excessive false echoes within anti SEA effective area then adjust MAN SEA to confirm it Excessive anti SEA may lose echoes from small ships and buoys So return to appropriate an...

Page 43: ...ed manually By using SEA knob suppress this effect and make targets seen easier SEA state is displayed in the upper right of the display 1 Turn SEA knob clockwise to increase anti sea clutter effect Turn SEA knob counterclockwise to decrease anti sea clutter effect 2 Turn SEA knob clockwise until even low weak SEA clutter is displayed by observing the display 3 Adjust SEA knob from time to time to...

Page 44: ...unction Note Small target becomes harder to detect when RAIN is used together with SEA Therefore please adjust them carefully The echo process refer to 2 23 Echo process is useful to reject rain clutter Be careful when the echo process is active high speed targets are harder to detect than stationary ones The performance of radar detection range is degraded by rain as shown in the figure below The...

Page 45: ...of CFAR is indicated on the left side of CFAR indication 1 Turn RAIN knob clockwise to increase anti clutter effect Turn RAIN knob counterclockwise to decrease anti clutter effect Strong Weak RAIN 2 Turn RAIN knob clockwise to get even low weak clutter while watching the display Note In typical environment CFAR should be turned all the way down via RAIN knob and no white level should be indicated ...

Page 46: ...y turning RAIN knob clockwise Adjust RAIN so that sea clutter is lightly visible 4 Intensity of RAIN clutter is affected by weather Adjust by RAIN knob according to weather change by watching the display Note In typical environment RAIN should be turned all the way down via RAIN knob and no white level should be indicated by RAIN window Turning the knob to the right shows profiles of the targets h...

Page 47: ...ulse width used in long range has high gain sensitivity and is effective for detecting small targets Two different pulse widths are set by default in the following ranges 0 75NM 1 5NM 3NM and 6NM Ranges 0 5NM and below and 12NM and above are setup with same pulse width in SP and LP Note Refer to 2 29 Pulse width to set pulse width Range NM 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 32 48 64 96 SP mode S1 S...

Page 48: ...Display mode can be changed directly to press MODE key MDC 5500 series only For H UP Head up mode Heading line is always oriented toward the top of the display This mode is based on the bow of the ship and is suitable to monitor targets because targets are seen as they are in navigating own ship When heading signal is connected H UP works by stabilized mode STAB H UP Note This is a presentation mo...

Page 49: ...d heading on the bearing scale If own ship s heading differs from the course then the heading line does not point vertically upwards from the own ship until the bearing scale is reset manually or automatically to reflect the course alteration For N UP North up mode This mode always keeps true north at the top of the display A north oriented representation makes it easy to reference with a chart No...

Page 50: ...e to move True motion indicates the motion of the target with respect to the specified bearing Fixed targets that do not move in any direction stay on the display and all the moving targets move on the display Note The heading always continues to move So no true motion TM is available for H UP Relative motion RM The antenna position is fixed and the other surrounding targets move on the display Th...

Page 51: ...ip position is to reset to the course over water or to the opposite direction of the course over ground Reset true motion Own ship display position can be manually reset when in true motion operation at any given point by following procedure Press MENU key to display Menu Select DISPLAY TM RESET and press ENT key 75 Antenna position 75 Antenna position Antenna position direction and relocatable ar...

Page 52: ... speed can be entered manually Manual speed input 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE I O STW STW MAN and press ENT key 2 Select MAINTENANCE I O STW MAN set manual speed and press ENT key 3 Press MENU key to close Menu 4 Move cursor on the upper side of the speed info of the display 5 Press ENT key to get ready for speed entry Enter speed by using trackball joystick 6 Press ENT key...

Page 53: ...ion of the distance to a target 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL RR RR ON and press ENT key Note RR display can be changed directly in the upper left of the display by moving cursor and pressing ENT key Note When NAV TOOL BRG TRUE REL TRUE is selected 0 of the range rings indicates North direction While when REL is selected it indicates heading direction Rang rings 6 1NM Range 6NM ...

Page 54: ...ise or counterclockwise respectively Note Turning the knob while pressing it changes the range quickly 3 Another press of VRM1 key will make the circle disappear 4 Press VRM2 key to activate the dotted line circle of VRM2 Operation procedure and distance display are the same as VRM1 5 If you want to display both VRM1 and VRM2 simultaneously press VRM1 key and VRM2 key Then both the dashed line cir...

Page 55: ...r EBL knob to adjust the line on the desired target The bearing value changes at the same time and you can read the bearing of the target Note Turning the knob while pressing it changes the bearing quickly 3 Another press of EBL1 key and the dashed line disappears and the bearing value on the lower left of the display also disappears 4 Press EBL2 key and the bearing line is shown as a dotted line ...

Page 56: ...lor of OFFSET lamp at the lower right of EBL knob changes from green to red MDC 5500 series only The TM or RM mark is added right of the numerical figures TM means true motion and RM means relative motion of OFFSET EBL1 and EBL2 The motion selection can be changed by NAV TOOL EBL EBL1 OFFSET or EBL2 OFFSET select RM or TM and press ENT key 4 Press EBL VRM knob or EBL knob again and the base point ...

Page 57: ...g scale and CURSOR The settings available in the true bearing with the true north of 000 degree and in the relative bearing with the heading of 000 degree 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL BRG TRUE REL TRUE or REL and press ENT key EBL PI ERBL and CURSOR can be changed directly on the display by using trackball joystick Ｒ Relative mode Ｔ True mode ...

Page 58: ...ax 50 of selected range 1 to 7 Designated number of PI is displayed Variable range is min 0 max about 1 6 times of selected range PI display side setting 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL PI PI DISP SIDE select HALF or FULL and press ENT key Operation For MDC 5500 series 1 Press VRM knob and PI lines are displayed Bearing is displayed by figure on middle lower left of the display an...

Page 59: ...t of the display and distance between PI lines is displayed on middle lower right of the display during PI is displayed 2 Press EBL2 key and turn the EBL VRM knob to change the bearing when symbol with PI bearing value 3 Press VRM2 key and turn the EBL VRM knob to change the interval between lines when symbol with PI distance value 4 Press EBL2 or VRM2 key displayed symbol PI lines and values are ...

Page 60: ...f the display with trackball joystick and ENT key without using menu function For MDC 5500 series 1 Press ERBL key and ERBL is displayed 2 By moving CURSOR to target A measurement of distance and bearing from target A to target B can be obtained by using VRM knob and EBL knob 3 Pressing ENT key while pressing OFF key returns CURSOR to the own ship position Therefore it is possible to measure the d...

Page 61: ...by using EBL VRM knob and measurement of distance from target A to target B can be obtained by using EBL VRM knob 3 Pressing ENT key while pressing OFF key returns CURSOR to the own ship position Therefore it is possible to measure the distance bearing from the own ship position 4 Press EBL2 or VRM2 key displayed symbol ERBL lines and values are not displayed ERBL R 000 0 1 000NM ERBL CURSOR Targe...

Page 62: ...e ERBL mark to LINE or RING ERBL mark can be changed from LINE to RING 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL ERBL RNG select LINE or RING and press ENT key LINE RING ERBL CURSOR Target B Target A ERBL R 000 0 1 000NM ERBL CURSOR Target B Target A ERBL R 000 0 1 000NM ...

Page 63: ...g color for each item press ENT key ECHO WHITE YELLOW GREEN MULTI USER1 or USER2 TRAIL BLUE BROWN USER1 or USER2 BKGND PPI BLACK BLUE USER1 or USER2 BKGND DATA BLACK BLUE USER1 or USER2 DATA WHITE GREY USER1 or USER2 OTHERS SCALE NORMAL DARK USER1 or USER2 OS TOOL NORMAL USER1 or USER2 TGT NORMAL USER1 or USER2 COAST LINE NORMAL USER1 or USER2 NAV LINE NORMAL USER1 or USER2 ROUTE NORMAL USER1 or U...

Page 64: ...fter adjusting each item with trackball joystick and press ENT key You can change the following item s color ECHO TRAIL BKGND PPI BKGND DATA DATA SCALE OS TOOL TGT COAST LINE NAV LINE ROUTE EVENT MKR AREA PAST TRK MONITORED ROUTE LAT LON LINE CURSOR CHART LAND DEPTH R G B Black 0 0 0 Blue 0 0 255 Green 0 255 0 Light blue 0 255 255 Red 255 0 0 Pink 255 0 255 Yellow 255 255 0 White 255 255 255 Orang...

Page 65: ... than 20 1 Select the mode day or night brightness of which you would like to change 2 Press MENU key to display Menu Select BRILL Select ECHO TRAIL BKGND OS TOOL TGT MAP CURSOR DATA WARNING or ALARM After adjusting each item with trackball joystick press ENT key Color and brightness settings reset If you want to return the color and brightness settings back to default value please use following p...

Page 66: ...procedures Two display modes relative display REL and true display TRUE are available Note The trail by its nature records and displays past images The trail does not display right after transmission is started In addition after the change of TIME or after the change of two or more steps in RANGE the trail will disappear because the recording is reset erased 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select...

Page 67: ... echo level of trail to be recorded 1 records all signal levels returned as a trail 15 records only the strongest signal levels as a trail CLEAR This is to delete all current trails and restart new trails RANGE KEEP OFF deletes trails when changing range ON does not delete trails when changing range If sets at 7 echo colors from 7 to 15 will record as a trail ...

Page 68: ...T This mode displays the trail of the moving target over a specified time interval independently from own ship s movement This mode is used to monitor the bearing and speed of the target No trails of fixed targets such as land are shown using this display The amount of movement of all ships own ship Target 1 and Target 2 are drawn as trails The land does not move so its trail is not shown Target 1...

Page 69: ... Press MENU key to display Menu Select DISPLAY OFF CENT POINT and press ENT key after selecting the off center point CURSOR or OPPOSITE 2 Off centering is executed by select DISPLAY OFF CENTER and press ENT key Off centering is executed by pressing OFF CENT key MDC 5500 series only Other method Move cursor to set value of ON or OFF of OFF CENT at the upper left part of the display and press ENT ke...

Page 70: ...enu selection shows up on the lower left of the display Using trackball joystick and ENT key make a selection and save to designated function key PICTUREMODE PROCESS Dedicated function name EXPANSION IR F1 VID F2 OFF NOISE REJ F3 ECHO SP LP TRAIL T REL F4 TRAIL TRAIL TIME F5 DISPLAY DISPLAY MODE TRAIL RESET F6 ALARM OFF CENTER TARGET STAB MODE Note F5 and F6 NAV TOOL TM RESET MDC 5500 series only ...

Page 71: ...to display Menu Select ECHO PICTURE MODE press ENT key after making your selection The setting value can be selected from PICTURE1 PICTURE2 PICTURE3 NEAR FAR HARBOR ROUGH SEA RAIN or PURE PROCESS EXPANSION IR VID PICTURE1 OFF OFF 1 3 PICTURE2 C2 2 OFF 2 PICTURE3 C2 1 OFF 1 NEAR OFF OFF 1 1 FAR C1 2 OFF 4 HARBOR C1 1 2 1 ROUGH SEA C2 OFF 1 1 RAIN C1 OFF 1 1 PURE OFF OFF OFF 1 PROCESS Refer to2 23Ec...

Page 72: ...cess At setup value of C1 C2 C3 A1 and A2 correlation images are averaged When there is a stable image such as a ship among sporadic images such as sea clutter the sea clutter is reduced by averaging to leave the stable image Due to the averaging process even though stable strong images appeared just after transmission they are displayed weaker and gradually turn into strong images PROCESS OFF PRO...

Page 73: ... process mode turns into OFF if heading signal is unavailable 2 24 Echo expansion This function is to enlarge an image in the direction of distance bearing Small ships and remote targets can be enlarged to be easier to see EXPANSION can be changed directly at the upper right of the display 1 Move the cursor to set value window of OFF 1 2 3 or 4 of EXPANSION at the upper right part of the display P...

Page 74: ... the larger value applies stronger interference rejection effect Too much removal effect may also remove small targets Pay attention to that 2 26 Video contrast This is a function to change the relation between the strength of returned echo and their display gradation At VID 1 the difference of signals strength between strong echo and weak echo becomes larger As the numerical figure becomes larger...

Page 75: ...and press ENT key Noise rejection of 2 setting works more effective than 1 2 28 Echo color rejection This radar has a function to remove a color selected by menu operation This effect is to show the strong signal image clearly and to delete the unwanted signal such as noise 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select ECHO COLOR REJ select OFF or 1 to 14 and press ENT key Selection value 1 Lowest signa...

Page 76: ... Menu Select ECHO PULSE WIDTH select range scale 0 5 to 12 NM select SP or LP set pulse width and press ENT key Range 0 125 S1 S1 0 25 S1 S1 0 5 S1 S2 S1 S2 0 75 S1 S2 S1 S2 1 5 S1 S2 M1 M2 S1 S2 M1 M2 3 S2 M1 M2 M3 L1 S2 M1 M2 M3 L1 6 M2 M3 L1 L2 M2 M3 L1 L2 12 L1 L2 L1 L2 24 L2 L2 32 L2 L2 48 L2 L2 64 L3 L3 96 L3 L3 SP mode LP mode S 1 Short pulse 1 S 2 Short pulse 2 M 1 Medium pulse 1 M 2 Mediu...

Page 77: ...while transmitting 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select SYSTEM INTER SWITCH select INTER SWITCH mode and press ENT key Available choices INDEPENDENT MASTER INDEPENDENT SLAVE DUAL MASTER DUAL SLAVE CROSS MONITOR INDEPENDENT MASTER Connection status where one antenna is connected to one radar INDEPENDENT SLAVE Connection status where the dedicated cable is connected to the above mentioned INDEPEN...

Page 78: ...ed is DUAL MASTER DUAL SLAVE The radar to which the antenna is not connected is DUAL SLAVE CROSS In this status there are two radars to which each antenna is connected In this status the antenna that is not connected to its own radar is used MONITOR In this status the antenna is not connected and a simulator is connected and used Note When you use inter switch mode at first time please set Heading...

Page 79: ... cursor shape and data are always indicated on the display OFF The cursor shape and date will be disappeared after 30 sec from last cursor operation LAT LON ON OFF of the latitude and longitude position display CURSOR HUP MOVE When HUP mode is used OFF always remains at the fixed position ON links a bearing changes and moves INFO ON OFF of the TT AIS and MAP information data display selected by cu...

Page 80: ...ship outline 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL SHIP OUTLINE SHIP OUTLINE ON or OFF and press ENT key ON Display own ship outline OFF Non display own ship outline 2 Select OS PROFILE and after selection This setup is to designate ship s outline A B C D OUTLINE A 0 511m B 0 511m C 0 63m D 0 63m ...

Page 81: ...FF ON Turn ferry mode on or off HDG 0 180 Gyro reading has 180 degrees added to it or subtracted from it HEADING LINE UP DOWNChange of the heading line indication up or down 90 90 270 270 BOW 90 T STERN 270 T FERRY MODE OFF FERRY MODE ON HDG 0 HEADING LINE DOWN FERRY MODE ON HDG 180 HEADING LINE DOWN 90 FERRY MODE ON HDG 0 HEADING LINE UP FERRY MODE ON HDG 180 HEADING LINE UP FERRY FERRY FERRY FER...

Page 82: ...angle of ship s bearing When the ship s bearing is changing little by little the pictures become stable if the set value is larger In this case the direction of the heading line moves according to the change of the bearing When bearing exceeds the set value the pictures rotate to right position and heading line returns to the origin position 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select DISPLAY ROTATION...

Page 83: ...e information to display for INFO DISP There are three ASSISTANT INFO DISP areas LEFT CENTER and RIGHT ASSISTANT INFO DISP areas are displayed lower of the display 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select DISPLAY ASSISTANT INFO DISP select LEFT CENTER or RIGHT Selection value OWN SHIP INFO TGT INFO WAY POINT INFO DAY INFO DEPTH TEMP WIND CRS SPD SET DRIFT This information of ASSISTANT INFO DISP are...

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Page 85: ... two movement modes of IN and OUT IN mode When the echo enters a specified fan type alarm area warning message will be displayed at lower right of the display and an alarm will sound OUT mode When echoes leave specified fan type alarm area warning message will be displayed at lower right of the display and an alarm will sound How to set echo alarm area Fan type 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Sel...

Page 86: ...with yellow characters 4 When the setting of the echo alarm area is completed then press ENT key orange dashed circle line will disappear and echo alarm will be active 5 There are additional items ALARM DETECT LEVEL select 1 to 15 It designates echo strength to determine an alarm sound 1 means lowest signal echo level 15 means highest signal echo level When the level is set too low noise may cause...

Page 87: ...s ENT key 2 Move cursor to first input position then press ENT key No 1 mark small circle is displayed with numerical number on the display and numerical data information is displayed in the AREA INFO window at lower on the display If necessary Latitude and longitude data can be changed using cursor and ENT key by AREA INFO window Also line color can be changed directly by using cursor by AREA INF...

Page 88: ...e cursor second is to input latitude longitude via the menu Example Cursor method 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select ALARM MAP AREA ALARM MOVE CURSOR select 1 to 10 GO and press ENT key 2 Move cursor to the map area mark which you want to move to new positon then change color or delete position data 3 Press ACQ key middle circle mark will appear on the selected mark position and numerical dat...

Page 89: ...a 3 Press ACQ key middle circle mark will appear on the selected mark position and numerical data information is displayed in the AREA INFO window at lower on the display 4 Move cursor to new position where you want to add point then press ENT key New position point will be inserted on the display Selected latitude and longitude position data can be changed directly by using cursor and ENT key by ...

Page 90: ...REA ALARM DELETE CURSOR select 1 to 10 GO and press ENT key 2 Move cursor on the map area mark which you want to delete 3 Press ENT key Selected map area position data will delete How to clear entire block of map area data The map area data block can be cleared by using menu operation 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select ALARM MAP AREA ALARM CLEAR BLOCK NUMBER select 1 to 10 GO and press ENT ke...

Page 91: ...le line will be displayed on the display 2 Press EBL1 or EBL2 key and Select an item to be set between BRG REL and WIDTH by using EBL VRM knob MDC 5200 series or EBL knob MDC 5500 series In the same way press VRM1 or VRM2 key and select an item to be set between RNG and DEPTH by using EBL VRM knob MDC 5200 series or VRM knob MDC 5500 series The selected item is shown with a symbol at the left of n...

Page 92: ...ursor to first input position then press ENT key No 1 mark small circle is displayed with numerical number on the display and numerical data information is displayed in the NAV LINE INFO window at lower on the display If necessary latitude and longitude data can be changed using cursor and ENT key by NAV LINE INFO window Also line color can be changed directly by using cursor and ENT key by NAV LI...

Page 93: ...NT key 2 Move cursor to the nav line cross mark which you want to move to new positon then change color or delete position data 3 Press ACQ key medium circle mark will appear on the selected mark position and numerical data information will be displayed in the NAV LINE INFO window at lower on the display 4 Move cursor to new position then press ENT key Selected mark positon will move to new posito...

Page 94: ...will appear on the selected mark position and numerical data information is displayed in the NAV LINE INFO window at lower on the display 4 Move cursor to new additional position then press ENT key New position point will be inserted on the display Selected latitude and longitude position data can be changed directly using cursor and ENT key via NAV LINE INFO window Line color can be changed direc...

Page 95: ...elect 1 to 10 GO and press ENT key 2 Move cursor to the nav line cross mark which you want to delete 3 Press ENT key Selected nav line cross position data will be deleted How to clear The nav line cross alarm data block can be cleared by using menu operation 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select ALARM NAV LINE CROSS CLEAR BLOCK NUMBER select 1 to 10 GO and press ENT key Selected nav line cross a...

Page 96: ...arm on off TT and AIS This function is to set auto acquisition target TT and AIS alarm function on or off which is set by TARGET AUTO ACQ AREA menu AUTO ACQ function ON activates the alarm function when TT and or AIS target enters designated auto acquisition area ...

Page 97: ...ion there are TIME TIME INCREMENT STAB INDICATOR and PATH INDICATOR setups TIME It designates length of vector by time When TIME is specified by 1 min the vector is displayed to the position that will be reached in 1 min by present target speed Selection values OFF 30sec 1min 3min 6min 12min 30min 60min TIME INCREMENT This vector displays the division number of time divider When the setup value is...

Page 98: ...or AIS target predictor Associated target path predictor STAB INDICATOR This function is to display the mark of GND or SEA stabilization on the end of own ship vector STAB INDICATOR is displayed only when VECTOR is displayed STAB INDICATOR is not displayed when PATH PREDICTOR is on PATH PREDICTOR This function is to display a path predictor in place of a velocity vector as a curved line ...

Page 99: ...key When LOST ALARM is ON lost target symbol is displayed on the last reported known or predicted target position and a lost target warning is appeared on alarm area display until confirmation operation with ENT key When LOST ALARM is OFF lost target symbol is not displayed and does not appear lost alarm message on alarm area display Note When Sleeping lost of AIS alarm mode sets to OFF Lost of AI...

Page 100: ...D size Selection values X SMALL SMALL MEDIUM LARGE Set Input range This is to set up the operation range of TT ARPA and AIS It designates the entire operation range of TT ARPA and AIS So TT ARPA and AIS do not function outside of the range 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET INPUT RNG and press ENT key after selecting the setup value Setting value 1 0NM to 64 0NM Number Label 5 Sarah J ...

Page 101: ...ion CHG SELECTED TGT and SETTING are provided ASSOCIATION changes priority of the association of all targets while CHG SELECTED TGT changes priority of the association for selected target only SETTING designates conditional items of association among RNG CRS SPD SPD LIM TIME REPRIEVE and RATIO RNG It designates the range to determine association 0 001NM to 1 000NM CRS It designates the course to d...

Page 102: ... Menu Select TARGET AUTO ACQ AREA ON and press ENT key The color of EBL1 EBL2 VRM1 and VRM2 key s light turn red MDC 5500 series only 2 Setup area Method using the cursor The items to be selected are BRG REL WIDTH RNG and DEPTH 3 Press EBL1 or EBL2 key and select an item to be set between BRG REL and WIDTH by using EBL VRM knob MDC 5200 series or EBL knob MDC 5500 series In the same way press VRM1...

Page 103: ...min 3min 6min 12min 30min 60min PAST POSN TIME item designates recording length Up to five record points are available Note The past position by its nature records and displays past positions Immediate display is impossible after the start of TT ARPA and after the change from AIS sleep target to active target In addition when PAST POSN TIME is changed a past positon record is reset erased So immed...

Page 104: ... decrease the displayed targets Note If the displayed targets exceed 1000 then next coming AIS data cannot be displayed For the sake of safety if warning is displayed then change INPUT RNG value immediately and decrease the displayed targets If the own ship information display at upper right of the display is turned orange then it means that the input sentence is incomplete So this function does n...

Page 105: ...IS Refer to 4 2 AIS Types of AIS target symbol 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET AIS HDG LINE ON and press ENT key Selection values OFF ON Turn indicator This is displayed only when HDG LINE is included in the target information received by AIS Refer to 4 2 AIS Types of AIS target symbol 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET AIS TURN INDICATOR ON and press ENT key Selection v...

Page 106: ...NPUT RNG shall be operated 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET AIS AIS FILTER and press ENT key after selecting the setup value Selection values CLASS A OFF ON CLASS B OFF ON RNG 0 0 to 64 0NM SPD 0 0 to 100 0kn CPA TCPA OFF ON MOORED OFF ON AT ANCHOR OFF ON AGROUND OFF ON NUC OFF ON GUARD ZONE OFF ON Exclude from RNG filter ECHO ALARM OFF ON Exclude from RNG filter AtoN ON OFF AtoN Aid...

Page 107: ...11 AIS alarm Sleeping lost When sleeping target disappears AIS alarm will come on 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET AIS AIS ALARM SLEEPING LOST ON and press ENT key Selection values OFF ON AIS AUTO ACQ INPUT RNG GUARD ZONE FILTER RNG AUTO ACQ AREA TT AIS ...

Page 108: ...either reported HDG nor COG Activated target Activated target without HDG Activated target with neither reported HDG nor COG Activated target true scaled outlines Blink in 0 5 sec interval Activated target dangerous targets Blink in 0 5 sec interval Activated target without HDG Blink in 0 5 sec interval Activated target with neither reported HDG nor COG Activated target with heading lines Activate...

Page 109: ... East cardinal mark South cardinal mark West cardinal mark Port hand mark Starboard hand mark Isolated danger Safe water Special mark Off position Lights failure Racon failure IALA dictionary topmarks Basic shape Emergency wreck mark North cardinal mark East cardinal mark South cardinal mark West cardinal mark Port hand mark Starboard hand mark Isolated danger ...

Page 110: ...0 5500 Series 0093155002 00 4 14 AIS SART AIS Search And Rescue Transponder BASE AIS SAR aircraft AIS SAR vessel ID can be displayed with Activated target Intended location of missing AtoN Safe water Special mark IALA dictionary topmarks ...

Page 111: ...the picture of the target being tracked is affected by rain snow clutter returns or sea clutter returns or moves very close to land Intensity of echoes and the TT function have a correlation ship and thus the target will be lost if no echoes and detected during six scans in succession If a lost target exists therefore radar gain must be increased to support detection of the target If radar gain is...

Page 112: ...O DISP Manual acquisition 1 Move cursor to a target to be acquired and then press ACQ key A broken circle symbol is displayed at the cursor location and acquisition starts About 30sec from 1min later a broken circle symbol turn into a thick solid line displayed vector of target s motion trend and TT ID number if selected and displayed within 3min the target s prediction motion Target Cursor ACQ ke...

Page 113: ...t selected SELECT ID and DELETE function 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET TT SELECT ID select ID number and press ENT key Selection values 1 to 100 2 Select DELETE and press ENT key Cursor operation 1 Move cursor to a TT ARPA target to be deleted keep OFF key pressed and then press ACQ key Delete all TT targets 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select TARGET TT ALL DELETE and press EN...

Page 114: ... Displayed at indicating numerical value Tracked radar targets dangerous target Red clolor Blink in 0 5 sec interval Lost target Red clolor Pressing OFF key to acknowledge changes of target symbol to normal color and stop blinking ID can be displayed in Tracked target Alarm display and alarm sound disappear by pressing OFF key to acknowledge while color remains red until the target leaves outside ...

Page 115: ...e to guard line from own ship can be set from 0 to 10000m left and right side independently 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL GUARD LINE ON and press ENT key 2 Select LEFT set left side distance 0 to 10000m and press ENT key 3 Select RIGHT set right side distance 0 to 10000m and press ENT key Right side guard line Left side guard line Right side distance Left side distance Heading l...

Page 116: ...is no small targets right under the HL marker 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL HL BLINK ON and press ENT key 5 3 Stern line STERN LINE is to set up the display of dotted line extended from reference position to bearing scale toward stern direction 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL STERN LINE ON and press ENT key Heading line Heading line Stern line ...

Page 117: ... be able to display it on the display 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select NAV TOOL BARGE ICON BARGE ICON ON and press ENT key 2 Select and set POSITION LENGTH WIDTH LINE NO ROW NO OFFSET POSITION FWD AFT LENGTH 0m to 511m WIDTH 0m to 511m LINE NO 1 to 10 ROW NO 1 to 10 OFFSET 0m to 511m Length Width Line number Row number Offset OS outline Barge icon OS outline Forward positon After position L...

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Page 119: ...t up OWN SHIP PAST TRACK display function ON or OFF clear operation color setting plot style plot interval and maximum plot numbers 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP OWN TRACK ON and press ENT key 2 Select COLOR select color from eight colors press ENT key PAST TRACK will turn selected color 3 Select STYLE select past track line style press ENT key 4 Select PLOT INT and press ENT key aft...

Page 120: ...1 to 100 and press ENT key 3 Select DISPLAY ON and press ENT key 4 Select CLEAR GO and press ENT key The past track of chosen TT will be deleted 5 Select COLOR select color from eight colors press ENT key TT past track will turn selected color 6 Select STYLE select style press ENT key 7 Select PLOT INT and press ENT key after selecting the set up value Selection values OFF 2sec 15sec 30sec 1min 3m...

Page 121: ...display coast line EDIT Create coast line CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER MOVE Change the position CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER ADD Insert a position data CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER DELETE Delete a position data CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER CLEAR Clear a selected block number coast line data How to edit 1 CURSOR OPERATION 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP COAST LINE EDIT CURSOR select 1 to 10 GO and press ENT key 2 Move cur...

Page 122: ...Select LAT Latitude data set screen is displayed Set LAT data with up down right and left roll action of trackball joystick and press ENT key 3 Select LON Longitude data set screen is displayed Set LON data with up down right and left roll action of trackball joystick and press ENT key 4 Select COLOR Eight colors box is displayed Select color with up and down roll action of trackball joystick and ...

Page 123: ... mark will be displayed on the selected coast line and numerical data is shown at coast line info area 3 Move cursor to new position then press ENT key 4 Press MENU key to exit MOVE operation 2 BLOCK NUMBER OPERATION 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP COAST LINE MOVE BLOCK NUMBER select 1 to 10 Following input menu is displayed 2 Select NUMBER NUMBER data screen is displayed select 1 to 1...

Page 124: ...le mark will be displayed on the selected 3 Move cursor to the position that new data will be added then press ENT key 4 Press MENU key to exit ADD operation 2 BLOCK NUMBER OPERATION 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP COAST LINE ADD BLOCK NUMBER select 1 to 10 Following input menu is displayed 2 Select NUMBER NUMBER data screen is displayed select 1 to 100 Press ENT key Selected number s ...

Page 125: ...ENT key Selected coast line data will be deleted 2 BLOCK NUMBER OPERATION 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP COAST LINE DELETE BLOCK NUMBER select 1 to 10 Following delete menu is displayed 2 Select NUMBER NUMBER data screen is displayed select 1 to 100 Press ENT key Selected number s numerical data is shown 3 Select SET and press ENT key to delete selected data How to clear All data of s...

Page 126: ...arm function for NAV LINE CROSS alarm Refer to 3 4 Nav line cross 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP NAV LINE NAV LINE Select the number of the nav line to display ALL 1 to 10 OFF EDIT Make nav line CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER MOVE Revise the position of the nav line CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER ADD Add a point data in a nav line CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER DELETE Delete a point data in a nav line CURSOR BLOCK NU...

Page 127: ...u is set to OFF then route waypoint name information will not be displayed and if set to ON all waypoints on the route will have name information displayed next to them 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP ROUTE ROUTE Select the number of the route to display ALL 1 to 10 OFF EDIT Make route CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER MOVE Revise route position CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER ADD Add a point to a route CURSOR ...

Page 128: ...delete event mark using cursor and ENT key or BLOCK NUMBER CLEAR Clear all event marks in a given memory block User can designate function key such as F1 F6 to EVENT CURSOR or EVENT OWN for quick shortcut to input EVENT NKR Refer to 2 21 Function key usage When set EVENT MKR by using function key operation this radar can output Lat Lon data of EVENT MKR to external device It is necessary to set th...

Page 129: ...nts in area CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER ADD Add a point to any given position in an area line CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER DELETE Delete a point data in area CURSOR BLOCK NUMBER CLEAR Clear selected block number area data AREA operation is same as 3 2 Map area alarm operation 6 9 MONITORED ROUTE This function when activated can display ROUTE information from external devise such as chart plotter or GPS navigator R...

Page 130: ...ation will be displayed next to waypoints and when turned off only waypoints without ID information will be displayed 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP WPT ID DISP ON and press ENT key 6 11 TARGET TRACK ID When tracking a target and past target track is activated each track will have a label number associated with it TARGET TRACK ID and the numbers will disappear or reappear with turning...

Page 131: ...his is to set up DATUM code 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP DATUM select W84 W72 S85 P90 999 and press ENT key 999 is a user datum In some special cases and or areas specific datum should be entered therefore please use user datum and edit it for that specific datum User datum can be setup by following EDIT USER DATUM menu 6 13 EDIT USER DATUM In case that user specific datum needs to ...

Page 132: ... 000N 1 000W to 1 000E 6 15 WPT FLAG This function is related to MONITORED ROUTE function When route or waypoint is inputted from external device flag will be shown of first waypoint When route and waypoint information is inputted the first waypoint on a route takes priority and flag is displayed Follow below procedure to turn WPT FLAG on or off 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP WPT FLAG...

Page 133: ...s been inserted on the front of the radar Chart on off 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP CHART select ON or OFF and press ENT key Setting of the detailed chart display 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAP CHART DISP SET select item of detailed setting and select ON or OFF press ENT key Setting item LAND FILL PLACE NAME LIGHTHOUSE BUOY FISH HAVEN WRECK TRAFFIC ROUTES CAITION AREA F...

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Page 135: ...tch TIME USER SOUND LANG DISP INFO HELP 7 2 Change UTC LOCAL time 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select SYSTEM TIME select UTC or LOCAL and press ENT key UTC LOCAL time can be changed directly at the ASSISTANT INFO DISP area with trackball joystick and ENT key without using menu Note Refer to 2 34 4 ASSISTANT INFO DISP Refer to MAINTENANCE I O TIME menu for detailed how to set time ...

Page 136: ... so no action is required from user to save settings Edit User Name The used user memory s name can be changed by next operation 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select SYSTEM USER EDIT USER NAME 2 Edit user name window will appear and can change user name Maximum 10 letters or numbers can be set for the name After name has been changed press ENT key to save setting Default User setting Using thes...

Page 137: ...8 and press ENT key Selection values 1 to 8 1 Lowest frequency 8 Highest frequency Key click ON OFF 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select SYSTEM SOUND KEY CLICK select ON or OFF and press ENT key External buzzer setting External buzzer signal Failure alarm can be output from J1 connector on the back panel Output signal is relay contact Alarm contact will close in case of failure Output of relay ...

Page 138: ... release the RANGE key Language changes to Japanese To English 1 Press POWER ON OFF key to turn on while keeping RANGE key 2 Keep RANGE key pressed until the start up screen is displayed then release the RANGE key Language changes to English 7 6 DISPLAY INFOMATION DISP INFO This radar can reduce the radar information items to watch radar image wider Selection items are ALL MAIN OFF the indication ...

Page 139: ...ation from LAT LON SET DRIFT TIME or OFF 7 8 HELP window ON OFF Help window is displayed at the lower right of the display When the help window menu is on it displays a procedure of complicated operation such as ALARM and MAP menu 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select SYSTEM HELP select ON or OFF and press ENT key LAT LON SET DRIFT TIME ...

Page 140: ... initial setup and all settings are saved in the event that the radar needs to be reinitialized or some setup changes been made user can go back to the original settings by restoring from memory Backup of setup data should be saved after initial setup In case of malfunction of display where re initialization must be done restore of backup data completed at the time of original setup will bring all...

Page 141: ... MARK SAVE TGT TRACK SAVE or OWN TRACK SAVE CANCEL or GO and press ENT key When SD memory card not inserted SD CARD menu is greyed out and cannot be operated To restore from SD card backup after re initialization 1 Insert SD card that was used to store settings in above procedure in the card reader on front panel 2 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE BACKUP SD CARD select SETUP LOAD ...

Page 142: ... as it was at first power on 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE BACKUP PARAMETER RESET RESET and press ENT key Note Parameter reset is active after a restart MAP PAST reset This function resets all the data of Map Target track and Own ship in the Display unit 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE BACKUP MAP PAST RESET RESET and press ENT key ...

Page 143: ...NTENANCE TX HOUR RESET and press ENT key 7 12 MENU SETUP MENU SETUP menu can be used to simplify full menu and turn off the items in full menu that are not used This is often used to remove not needed menu items for simple operation of the radar 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE MENU SETUP GO and press ENT key Setup menu display will display 2 Select menu item to set ON or OFF se...

Page 144: ...on Currently installed firmware version can be found by using following menu operation 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE VERSION MDC 5200 series MRD 111 KM F54 xx xx PANEL KM F49 xx xx MDC 5500 series MRD 109 KM F54 xx xx Firmware version of Display unit MRO 108 KM F45 xx xx Firmware version of Operation unit ...

Page 145: ...y s lamps flash red MDC 5500 series only Few minutes later when program update is complete LOADING COMPLETE and PLEASE EJECT SD CARD messages will appear on the display 5 Remove SD memory card from the card reader and new system program will run automatically The list of updated program file will be shown on the display In some cases message of SHUTDOWN is displayed and power will be turned off In...

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Page 147: ... a glance The microwave radiated from the radar is referred to as pulse wave and the transmitting and receiving of these waves is alternated Up to thousands of pulse waves are transmitted and received during one rotation The typical radar antenna is of parabolic type or slotted array type and its performance is essential for good radar performance Some of factors affecting the quality of the targe...

Page 148: ...h h1 Characteristics of radar radio wave D NM h2 Target height m h1 Antenna height m Target hardness reflected The strength of the reflected wave from a target varies depending on not only the distance from the target its height or size but also its material and features A target with a low degree of reflection or low incident angle such as FRP Fiber Reinforced Plastic and wooden ship is not refle...

Page 149: ...tion should be paid in shadowed areas False image An image that does not actually exist false image at sea may appear on the display The phenomena that causes false echoes are categorized and be described as follows Virtual image The image of a large physical object in proximity may appear in two different orientations One is a real image and the other is a false image caused by wave re reflected ...

Page 150: ...ring between own ship and the reflective target changes then the duplicate targets will disappear Therefore this false image can be easily distinguished Double image Real image False image caused by double image Own ship Large vessel Side lobe images The microwave beam radiated from the antenna has a side lobe in different direction than that of the main beam Since this side lobe level is lower th...

Page 151: ...splayed as a false image with closer distance than the actual one This phenomenon is a result of the wide range echo delay time exceeding the transmission period and is displayed as echo in the following rotation If the range scale is changed and the target range is changed it can be judged as a false image 8 3 Radar interference When the radar with the same frequency band is used nearby interfere...

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Page 153: ...ot listed below refer to the Installation manual Items posted 9 1 No alarm sound ALARM TEST 9 2 Operation unit panel key is not operational PANEL TEST 9 3 TT ARPA is not operational DIAGNOSE TT 9 4 No AIS display DIAGNOSE AIS 9 5 Need to confirm serial input SERIAL MONITOR 9 6 No radar video display ANT MONITOR 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE BITE ...

Page 154: ...TENANCE BITE ALARM TEST ON and press ENT key after selection 2 Alarm sounds two times and alarm display appears at the lower right of the display Alarms displayed are WARNING B 999 Test alert only 3 Confirmation is completed if alarm sounded 4 Alarm sounds are repeated every 60 seconds Select MAINTENANCE BITE ALARM TEST OFF and press ENT key to turn alarm test off After running the test and there ...

Page 155: ...ENANCE BITE PANEL TEST 2 Panel illustration will appear on the display 3 Press any key except MENU key mark will appear at the left side of key name during the key press DAY NIGHT The line in the circle will rotate when the knob is turned The circle color will change when the knob is pressed The small circle in the square will move when trackball joystick is moved 4 Pressing MENU key will complete...

Page 156: ...ing pressed First confirm that INPUT RNG is properly set The targets outside of INPUT RNG will not be acquired This procedure confirms ATA function 1 Press MENU key to display Menu Select MAINTENANCE BITE DIAGNOSE TT 2 Confirm mark appears on the left side of HDG 3 Move trackball joystick to the left to complete If x mark is displayed in step 2 then confirm HDG input for Display unit ...

Page 157: ... x mark is displayed in step 2 then In the case of AIS DATA No valid AIS data input Confirm AIS receiver connected to Display unit AIS DATA is usually input to AIS J2 connector In the case of HDG No valid HDG input Confirm HDG input of Display unit HDG is usually input to J3 J5 J6 NMEA connector In the case of SPD No valid SPD input Confirm SPD input of Display unit SPD is usually input to J3 J5 J...

Page 158: ...IAL MONITOR select J3 J5 J6 OP1 OP2 AIS or ALL and press ENT key ALL can confirm the data of all ports at a time 2 Input data will be displayed Since the data keeps coming in and the display keeps changing it may be hard to observe the sentences By pressing ENT key data display will stop temporarily to confirm data content 3 Move trackball joystick to left to complete Data confirming item in step ...

Page 159: ...ed 3 Turn trackball joystick to left to complete Antenna status criteria in step 2 Connected scanner model name and type HIGH VOLTAGE If the value is other than xxx to xxx indicates high voltage malfunction MAG CURRENT MONI If the value is other than xx to xxx indicates magnetron malfunction MAG HEATER If the value is other than xx to xxx indicates magnetron malfunction MOTOR MONI TUNE VOLTAGE If ...

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Page 161: ... MDC 5506 MDC 5212 MDC 5512 MDC 5225 MDC 5525 Scanner unit RB806 RB807 RB808 RB809 Type Up mast Rotation 24 rpm or 48 rpm 24 rpm or 42 rpm Output frequency X band 9410MHz 30MHz Output power Peak 4kW 6 kW 12 kW 25 kW Magnetron MAF1428BY MAF1562R MAF1565N M1568BS Temperature 25 C to 55 C Water protection IPX6 Range PRF Pulse width 4 kW 6 kW 12 kW 25 kW PRF Hz Pulse width PRF Hz Pulse width Range NM ...

Page 162: ... is greater Range 0 125 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 5 3 6 12 24 48 64 96 NM Up to 48 NM for transmit output 4kW Up to 64 NM for transmit output 6kW 12 kW Up to 96 NM for transmit output 25kW Bearing accuracy 1 Presentation modes Head up North up and Course up Functions CFAR Clutter rejection Interference rejection Target expansion Process Residual image Averaging VRM EBL Parallel index ERBL Cursor position La...

Page 163: ...MDC 5200 5500 Series Chapter 10 Specifications 0093155002 00 10 3 10 3 External view and dimensions MRD 111 MDC 5200 series MRD 109 MDC 5500 series MRO 108 MDC 5500 series Unit mm inch ...

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Page 167: ...m sm kf ky ROTATION MARGIN 0 0 to 30 0o ROTATION SPEED FAST MEDIUM SLOW ALL PPI OFF ON FERRY MODE FERRY MODE OFF ON HDG 0o 180o HEADING LINE UP DOWN ASSISTANT INFO DISP LEFT CENTER RIGHT ASSISTANT INFO BKGND OFF ON ALARM ECHO ALARM OFF IN OUT BRG REL 000 0 to 359 9o WIDTH 000 0 to 359 9o RNG 000 0 to 999 9 NM DEPTH 000 0 to 999 9 NM MAP AREA ALARM OFF IN OUT EDIT CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUM...

Page 168: ... 000 0 to 999 9 NM DEPTH 000 0 to 999 9 NM NAV LINE CROSS OFF ON EDIT CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 NUMBER LAT 90o 00 000S to 90o 00 000N LON 180o 00 000W to 180o 00 000E COLOR 8 colors DIVIDE OFF ON SET MOVE CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 NUMBER 1 to 100 LAT 90o 00 000S to 90o 00 000N LON 180o 00 000W to 180o 00 000E COLOR 8 colors DIVIDE OFF ON SET ADD CURSOR 1 to ...

Page 169: ... OFF ON TT ID DISP TYPE NUMBER OFF ON LABEL OFF ON ID DISP SIZE X SMALL SMALL MEDIUM LARGE INPUT RNG 1 0 to 64 0 NM LOST ALARM OFF ON ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OFF TT AIS CHG SELECTED TGT SETTING RNG 0 001 to 1 000 NM CRS 10 0 to 60 0o SPD 1 0 to 20 0 kn SPD LIM 1 0 to 10 0 kn TIME REPRIEVE 1 to 99 sec RATIO 0 to 100 AUTO ACQ AREA OFF ON BRG REL 000 0 to 359 9o WIDTH 000 0 to 359 9o RND 000 0 to 999...

Page 170: ...F ON INFO OFF ON EBL EBL1 OFFSET RM TM EBL2 OFFSET RM TM EBL TRUE MOVE OFF ON VRM VRM1 UNIT NM km sm kf ky RNG LINK VRM2 UNIT NM km sm kf ky RNG LINK OFFSET OFF ON VRM EBL CROSS OFF ON ERBL RNG LINE RING OFFSET CURSOR TM PI PI DISP SIDE HALF FULL CURSOR NORMAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PI UNIT NM km sm kf ky RNG LINK GUARD LINE GUARD LINE OFF ON LEFT 0 to 10000 m RIGHT 0 to 10000 m SHIP OUTLINE SHIP OUTLINE O...

Page 171: ...R 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 NUMBER LAT 90 00 000S to 90 00 000N LON 180 00 000W to 180 00 000E COLOR 8 colors DIVIDE OFF ON SET MOVE CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 NUMBER 1 to 100 LAT 90 00 000S to 90 00 000N LON 180 00 000W to 180 00 000E COLOR 8 colors DIVIDE OFF ON SET ADD CURSOR 1 to 10 CANCEL GO BLOCK NUMBER 1 to 10 NUMBER 1 to 100 LAT 90 00 000S to 90 00 000N LON ...

Page 172: ...WPT ID DISP OFF ON TARGET TRACK ID OFF ON DATUM W84 W72 S85 P90 999 EDIT USER DATUM 3 words OFFSET DTM MAN MAN OFFSET 1 000S to 1 000N 1 000W to 1 000E WPT FLAG OFF ON LAT LON LINE OFF ON CHART OFF ON CHART DISP SET LAND FILL OFF ON PLACE NAME OFF ON LIGHTHOUSE OFF ON BUOY OFF ON FISH HAVEN WRECK OFF ON TRAFFIC ROUTES OFF ON CAUTION AREA OFF ON FISHERY OFF ON CABLE OFF ON DEPTH CON BRILL DAY NIGHT...

Page 173: ...vidually AREA Set 8 colors individually PAST TRK Set 8 colors individually MONITORED ROUTE LAT LON LINE CURSOR Set 3 colors of LOW MIDDLE and HIGH CHART LAND DEPTH ECHO 20 to 100 TRAIL 20 to 100 BKGND 20 to 100 OS TOOL 20 to 100 TGT 20 to 100 MAP 20 to 100 CURSOR 20 to 100 DATA 20 to 100 WARNING 20 to 100 ALARM 20 to 100 RESET CANCEL GO SYSTEM INTER SWITCH INDEPENDENT MASTER INDEPENDENT SLAVE DUAL...

Page 174: ...series only SP LP TRAIL TRAIL T REL TRAIL TIME TRAIL RESET DISPLAY DISPLAY MODE OFF CENTER STAB MODE TM RESET C UP RESET FERRY MODE ALARM TARGET VECT T REL VECT TIME CPA TCPA AIS TT DELETE NAV TOOL RR BRG T REL GUARD LINE SHIP OUTLINE STERN LINE BARGE ICON MAP OWN TRACK MAP DISP CHART TLL OUT BRILL DAY NIGHT SYSTEM TIME EVENT CURSOR EVENT OWN ASSISTANT DISP PAST POSN TIME AUTO ACQ AREA AUTO ACQ AR...

Page 175: ...N 50 OFF ON 64 OFF ON 80 OFF ON 96 OFF ON 100 OFF ON 120 OFF ON 144 OFF ON TIMES ENABLE 5sec OFF ON 10sec OFF ON 15sec OFF ON 30sec OFF ON 1min OFF ON 2min OFF ON 3min OFF ON 5min OFF ON 6min OFF ON 10min OFF ON 12min OFF ON 15min OFF ON 24min OFF ON 30min OFF ON 45min OFF ON 48min OFF ON 60min OFF ON 2hr OFF ON 4hr OFF ON 8hr OFF ON 16hr OFF ON 24hr OFF ON LOGO LOGO OFF WAIT STANDBY LOAD MOTOR HI...

Page 176: ...FSET DTM MAN LAT MAN 1 000S to 1 000N LON MAN 1 000W to 1 000E XXXX POSITION input source display OFFSET DATUM REF LOCAL SET DRIFT SET DRIFT VDR MAN SET MAN 0 0 to 359 9 DRIFT MAN 0 0 to 100 0 kn XXX TIME TIME ZDA CLOCK TIME ZONE 14 30 to 14 30 CLOCK SET DATE DD MM YY TIME 00 00 to 23 59 XXXX TIME input source display TIME ZONE OUTPUT OUTPUT J3 DTM 0 0 to 10 0sec OUTPUT J5 EVE 0 0 to 10 0sec OUTPU...

Page 177: ...MAX 0 to 4095 SEA MIN 0 to 4095 SEA MAX 0 to 4095 GAIN MIN 0 to 4095 GAIN MAX 0 to 4095 GAIN OFFSET 0 to 4095 BACKUP SETUP LOAD CANCEL GO SETUP SAVE CANCEL GO SD CARD SETUP LOAD CANCEL GO SETUP SAVE CANCEL GO MARK LOAD CANCEL GO MARK SAVE CANCEL GO TGT TRACK LOAD CANCEL GO TGT TRACK SAVE CANCEL GO OWN TRACK LOAD CANCEL GO OWN TRACK SAVE CANCEL GO PARAMETER RESET CANCEL GO MAP PAST RESET CANCEL GO ...

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Page 179: ...13 COAST LINE 6 3 Course up 2 17 CPA TCPA 4 3 CROSS 2 46 Cursor 2 47 Cursor data 2 47 D DATUM 6 13 Day Night 2 31 Delete all TT target 4 17 Delete TT target 4 17 Display Mode 2 16 DUAL MASTER 2 46 DUAL SLAVE 2 46 E EBL 2 23 EBL OFFSET 2 24 Echo alarm 3 1 Echo color 2 31 Echo color rejection 2 43 Echo process 2 40 Electronic bearing lines 2 23 ERBL 2 28 EVENT MKR 6 10 Expansion 2 41 External buzzer...

Page 180: ...up 2 17 O Off Center 2 37 Off centering 2 37 Own ship outline 2 48 OWN SHIP PAST TRACK 6 1 P Panel brilliance 2 3 Parallel Index PI lines 2 26 Parameter reset 7 8 Past position 4 7 PAST POSN 4 7 PATH PREDICTOR 4 2 PI 2 26 Picture mode 2 39 POWER ON OFF 2 1 Process 2 40 Pulse width 2 15 2 44 Pulse width SP LP 2 15 R RAIN 2 12 RAIN MAN 2 14 Rain snow clutter 2 12 Range 2 7 Range Rings 2 21 Range sca...

Page 181: ...4 1 TM reset 2 19 2 51 TOTAL HOUR 7 9 Tracked target symbol 4 18 Trail 2 34 Transmission 2 4 True display 2 36 True motion 2 18 TT 4 15 TT ID DISP 4 4 Tuning method 2 5 Turn indicator 4 9 TX HOUR 7 9 U User memory 7 2 UTC LOCAL time 7 1 V Variable Range Marker 2 22 VECTOR 4 1 VECTOR REL TRU 4 1 4 16 Video contrast 2 42 VRM 2 22 W WAIT 2 1 ...

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