Lowrance LRA-1000 Instruction Manual Download

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Radar Operation

Instruction Manual

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Page 1: ...Pub 988 0161 012 www lowrance com Radar Operation Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...lectronics Inc NMEA 2000 is a registered trademark of the National Marine Elec tronics Association Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our poli cies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice For free owner s manuals and the most current information on this product ...

Page 3: ...paration 10 Range 10 Gain 10 Anti Sea Clutter 10 Anti Rain Clutter 10 Main Bang Suppression 11 Trigger Delay 11 Adjust Trigger Delay 11 Adjust Main Bang Suppression 13 Adjust Heading Line 14 Adjust Transmit Off Zone 15 Adjust Tune 16 Section 3 Basic Operation 17 Pages 17 Radar Only 18 Digital Data 18 Radar with Map 18 Radar with Sonar 18 Radar with Gauges 18 Radar Map and Sonar 19 Radar Menu 20 Ga...

Page 4: ...Radar Options menu 33 Overlay Options menu 34 Section 4 Advanced Operation 37 Reading the Display 37 Gain 37 Range Rings 37 Anti Sea Clutter STC 38 Anti Rain Clutter FTC 38 Electronic Bearing Line EBL 38 Variable Range Markers 38 Radar Cursor 38 Section 5 Radar Interpretation 43 Anti Rain Clutter FTC or Fast Time Constant 43 Echo Trails 46 Typical Small Boat Targets 48 Shoreline Images 50 Recommen...

Page 5: ...be used but that the radar operator must be knowledgeable in all opera tional aspects of radar performance or otherwise face a greater risk of liability if an accident occurs Caution If you purchased an open array radar antenna make sure it is installed in an area free of hardware obstructions and free of po tential obstructions like sails lines or other vessel components that could intermittently...

Page 6: ...iately turn off the radar equipment and move the person away from the antenna Turn off the radar whenever it is necessary to work on the an tenna unit or other equipment in the beam of the radar WARNING Turn Off Radar When Docked The radar beam can be harmful to humans in close prox imity within 20 yards or 18 3 meters When docked be considerate of other boats and pedestrians nearby and remember t...

Page 7: ... package to update your display unit software to make it radar ready For your convenience this information is also repeated below Second is the Radar and RIM 200 Installation Manual part number 988 0161 041 It tells you how to install your radar s hardware Third is this Radar Operation Manual part number 988 0161 012 After installing the radar scanner unit the RIM 200 and the new dis play software...

Page 8: ...rance customer service or download it from our web site www lowrance com Checking Software Version 1 With the display unit turned on press MENU twice use the arrow keys to highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER 2 Use the arrow keys to select SOFTWARE INFORMATION and press ENTER The software information screen will appear If the version of software listed on the software information screen is less ...

Page 9: ...see which direction another vessel is moving The following two pages show the basic components of your radar dis play screen which is commonly referred to as the PPI an old term from the early days of radar How to use this manual typographical conventions Many instructions are listed as numbered steps The keypad and arrow keystrokes appear as boldface type so you can easily skim the in structions ...

Page 10: ...s you perform with this unit are described as a sequence of key strokes and selecting menu commands We ve written them in a condensed manner for quick and easy reading For example instructions for accessing the My Trails menu would look like this 1 From the Map Page press MENU MENU to MY TRAILS ENT In clearer terms step 1 above means From the Map Page press the Menu key twice Use the arrow keys to...

Page 11: ...nge Range Ring Interval Echo Trail status Anti Rain Clutter Anti Sea Clutter Radar Echo Expansion status Interference Rejection status Gain level Electronic Bearing Line position for EBLs 1 2 and 3 Highlighted in white EBL 2 is the active bear ing line Variable Range Marker position for VRMs 1 2 and 3 Highlighted in white VRM 2 is the active range marker Electronic Bearing Lines Variable Range Mar...

Page 12: ... white but a free color version in Acrobat PDF format is available for display or download from the Lowrance web site The color manual is particularly useful for understanding Sec 5 Radar Interpretation VRM1 EBL1 EBL2 EBL3 Heading line in green PPI radar screen s 360º overhead view of the area Bearings in degrees in Heading Up mode relative to bow VRM2 VRM3 ...

Page 13: ...o not understand the following instruc tions it is strongly recommended that an experienced radar technician handles radar setup and the installation of radar hardware Getting Started 1 After turning on the unit press MENU MENU then use to SYSTEM SETUP and press ENT Radar selected from Communication Ports menu left Radar Notice right prompting users to leave radar in Standby Mode for 30 minutes wh...

Page 14: ...er selected right 6 Press MENU then use to select RADAR POWER from the radar menu and press ENT A confirmation message will appear Press to select YES and press ENT A warm up countdown will commence that will vary depending on the model of radar you have 7 After the countdown is finished the unit will enter STANDBY mode 8 Access the Radar Setup menu to make sure your radar display is set to Headin...

Page 15: ...display unit is turned on you need to turn off the Auto Power On feature Turning on off Auto Power On 1 Press MENU twice highlight COMMUNICATIONS PORT and press ENT 2 Select RADAR and press ENT which will check turn on or uncheck turn off the radar checkbox Auto Power On is active when there is an X in the radar checkbox When the X is removed Auto Power On is turned off 3 Press EXIT repeatedly to ...

Page 16: ...ou also can set the range to 0 125 nm from the radar screen by using the ZIN and ZOUT keys Gain 1 To set Gain to zero press MENU select GAIN and press ENT 2 That will launch the Gain vertical scrollbar Press until the Gain is set to zero percent Press EXIT Notice the corresponding value in the upper right hand corner of the screen NOTE When adjusting Gain back to a useable level increase the level...

Page 17: ...lag between real radar returns and the time it takes data to be processed by the radar software a common is sue with all radars Caution If you have any doubt about your understanding of the Trigger Delay feature you should have it set up by a qualified radar technician 1 The radar should already be in STANDBY mode so press PWR for 2 seconds to switch the radar into transmission mode A confirmation...

Page 18: ...4 kW radar as the large ring decreases in size the smaller ring in the center of the screen will disappear leaving only one ring Increase Trigger Delay to diminish the size of the red ring left To set Trigger Delay correctly reduce the ring to as small a size as possible while keeping a black circle in the middle enlarged view right In either case continue to increase the Trigger Delay level until...

Page 19: ...rtical scrollbar 3 The small red ring we adjusted during Trigger Delay setup will still be on the display 4 Press slowly Main Bang Suppression can be sensitive to in crease the Main Bang Suppression level so the red ring becomes as thin as possible 5 Press to slowly decrease the level until you have returned the red ring back to its thinnest point Every radar is different but typically a setting b...

Page 20: ...oint on your display is lined up with the bow of your vessel Before heading line adjustment After heading line adjustment The bow of the ship is lined up with the tip of the peninsula left but the green heading line is not Adjusting the heading line will allow you to align the direction of the heading line with the direction of the bow right 1 Line up the bow of your vessel with a point of referen...

Page 21: ...Zone is shown in bright red the remaining area of the PPI is considered the Transmit Zone Color is exaggerated here for clarity on screen the off zone actually appears in a dimmer shade so as not to distract from target images in the transmit zone Dialog box values at upper right are in degrees relative to the heading line Caution Preventing the main beam or lobe from transmitting through the Tran...

Page 22: ...d on the radar display 3 Press EXIT when the Transmit Off Zone is set To remove the zone repeat Step 1 then set both dialog boxes back to zero and press EXIT Adjust Tune Tuning should require no adjustment during the life of the unit We strongly recommend you do NOT adjust Tune settings yourself This feature is intended for use only by trained technicians If for some reason you need to use this fu...

Page 23: ...Data Radar with Map and Radar with Gauges NOTE Radar Only will be the only page option for the following units X510c X515c DF LMS 520c LMS 522c iGPS LMS 525c DF LMS 527c DF iGPS GlobalMap 5200c GlobalMap 5300c iGPS and the GlobalMap BAJA 540c Radar Page Menu with Radar Only selected To access Radar page display options 1 Press PAGES then use to highlight the radar tab 2 Use to select the desired r...

Page 24: ...ion you want to monitor while viewing the radar display Radar with Map To keep an eye on radar and GPS data at the same time select Radar with Map Digital Data page left with Radar with Map display right Radar with Sonar The Radar with Sonar option allows you to monitor radar information while viewing sonar returns Not available on GPS only units Radar with Gauges The Radar with Gauges display wil...

Page 25: ...l in formation or analog gauges refer to the overlay data entry in your unit s instruction manual Radar with Sonar option left Radar with Gauges display right NOTE When more than one page display is on the screen at the same time press PAGES PAGES to switch the Active status between windows The title bar at the top of the window will be blue when the window is active The only exception is the map ...

Page 26: ...some desired echoes A high level of the Gain allows you to see greater detail around you but will clutter the screen NOTE When adjusting Gain back to a useable level increase the level un til you see a light peppering of echoes on the display Also remem ber you will have to adjust gain every time you change ranges To adjust Gain 1 From the radar page press MENU highlight GAIN and press ENT The Gai...

Page 27: ...ter vertical scrollbar will appear 2 Use to adjust Anti Sea Clutter to a desired level Press EXIT to remove the scrollbar from the screen Anti Rain Clutter FTC The Anti Rain Clutter feature is used to reduce or eliminate massive numbers of small echoes that clutter the display during rain or snow storms To adjust Anti Rain Clutter 1 From the radar page press MENU highlight ANTI SEA CLUTTER and pre...

Page 28: ...evel Press EXIT to remove the scrollbar from the screen Radar Range This feature allows you to expand the area shown on the display unit which is helpful when you want to see targets a great distance from you You also can decrease the range to focus on targets closing in on you NOTE When switching radar ranges you likely will need to adjust Gain STC and FTC settings to achieve optimum performance ...

Page 29: ... is on all signals on the display will be enlarged including clutter Echo Trail Interval The Echo Trail Interval feature displays an on screen history trail of the movements of all radar targets To adjust Echo Trail Interval 1 From the radar page press MENU select ECHO TRAIL INTERVAL and press ENT which will launch the Echo Trail Interval menu 2 The Echo Trail Interval menu will display a series o...

Page 30: ... Offset 1 From the Radar Page press MENU select ADJUST RADAR PPI OFFSET and press ENT 2 Four arrows will surround the Plan Position Indicator PPI Use to move the PPI to the desired location Press ENT to keep it at its new location or press EXIT to switch it back to its default position Adjust Radar PPI Offset selected left PPI moved to the left of center of the radar display right Notice when the ...

Page 31: ...s a hard drive LCX 26cHD LCX 28cHD LCX 38cHD LCX 111cHD LCX 113cHD GlobalMap 6600cHD GlobalMap 7300cHD GlobalMap 7600cHD GlobalMap 8300cHD and GlobalMap 9300cHD the Log Radar Data feature will be available on the Radar menu allow ing you to save radar logs Saving a radar log allows you to reuse the log in the unit s simulator which can aid you in being more proficient at radar interpretation If yo...

Page 32: ...ADAR DATA and press ENT which will open the Radar Chart Logging menu Press to File Name and press ENT 2 Press to change the first letter then press to move to the next letter Repeat these steps until the desired name has been entered Press ENT Press EXIT to return to the main page display To browse data files 1 From the Radar Page press MENU select LOG RADAR DATA and press ENT which will open the ...

Page 33: ... Copy To window right 3 Select COPY to save the file to an MMC or SD card That will launch the Copy To window which allows you to choose where you want to save the file Use to select your MMC or SD card and press ENT 4 Use to highlight the COPY FROM dialog box Select your unit s hard drive as the Copy From location and press ENT 5 Highlight the COPY button and press ENT To delete a data file 1 Fro...

Page 34: ...ay button will replace the stop button on the File Informa tion window Press EXIT to return to the main page display 4 To play the chart again highlight PLAY and press ENT Press EXIT to return to the main page display The radar simulator will automati cally be turned on if you play a chart from the File Information menu To rename a data file 1 From the Radar Page press MENU select LOG RADAR DATA a...

Page 35: ...low on Black Yellow on Blue Night Viewing and Green CRT When using full color mode on the radar display the strongest targets will be displayed in red weaker targets will be shown in green and the weakest returns will be colored blue Radar Setup selected on System Setup menu left Radar Color Scheme highlighted on Radar Setup menu right To adjust the Radar Color Scheme 1 From the Radar Page press M...

Page 36: ...T 2 Press to ADJUST ANTENNA PARK and press ENT That will display the Adjust Antenna Park dialog box in the upper right hand corner of the screen 3 Use to input the desired setting 4 Test your settings by putting the radar into STANDBY Mode Ob serve the location where the antenna stops Repeat the steps above un til the desired location is achieved Press EXIT to return to the main page display Remem...

Page 37: ...adar on and off To turn the radar on or off 1 From the Radar Page press MENU select RADAR POWER and press ENT 2 A confirmation message will appear Press to YES to continue Press EXIT to get back to the main page display Radar Simulator Your unit has a simulator that gives you the opportunity to get familiar with radar operation before heading out on the water Simulators highlighted on the System S...

Page 38: ...f the simulator Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display NOTE You can turn on the GPS Simulator from the Radar Simulator menu Press to SIMULATE POSITION then press ENT which will check the Simulate Position checkbox Repeat these steps to turn off the GPS Simulator Radar Overlay The Radar Overlay feature allows you to overlay radar data on any map page as long as you have a valid GP...

Page 39: ...enu You however will ONLY be able to access the Radar Options menu when Radar Overlay has been enabled Radar Options highlighted on the Map menu left Radar Options menu right To access Radar Options menu 1 From any Map Page press MENU highlight ENABLE RADAR OVERLAY and press ENT Turning on Radar Overlay will place an X in the box next to the Enable Radar Overlay command ...

Page 40: ...r in this section Radar Overlay feature in use on the Radar Map and Sonar page Overlay Options menu The Overlay Options menu allows you to turn on overlay transparency select a transparency level and choose the color of the radar overlay NOTE The Overlay Options menu will only be available on the following units LMS 520C LMS 522C iGPS LMS 525C DF LMS 527C DF iGPS LCX 27C LCX 28C HD LCX 37C LCX 38C...

Page 41: ... Overlay Transparency 3 Highlight ENABLE OVERLAY TRANSPARENCY and press ENT which will place an X in the checkbox turn on Repeat these steps to turn off Overlay Transparency When the X is removed from the checkbox Overlay Transparency is turned off To Adjust Transparency level 4 Highlight Transparency level then use to adjust the transpar ency level of the radar overlay to the desired setting Lowe...

Page 42: ... press ENT which will open the Overlay Color drop down menu with the following options Yellow Red Orange Green Magenta and Black Red selected on the Overlay Color menu 6 Use to select the desired color and press ENT Press EXIT to re turn to the main display ...

Page 43: ...ted next to Gain displays the current Gain setting for your radar display NOTE When adjusting Gain back to a useable level increase the level un til you see a light peppering on the display Also remember you will have to adjust gain every time you change ranges Range Rings The Range Ring display in the upper left hand corner of the radar dis play shows the current range ring setting In the example...

Page 44: ...ight Variable Range Markers A range ring used to measure the precise distance to a target the vari able range marker may be adjusted to measure any distance within the radar s range Radar Cursor The Radar cursor allows you to use the arrow keys to pinpoint the rela tive bearing EBL and range VRM to a target on the display That saves you time allowing you to simultaneously align the EBL and VRM wit...

Page 45: ...ion of the screen 3 Press ENT to launch the EBL VRM menu Use to select the de sired EBL and VRM and press ENT ENT EXIT The Radar Cursor coor dinates have been assigned to the EBL VRM you selected The EBL and VRM coordinates will be listed in the bottom left and right hand cor ners of the display 4 If you want to use more than one EBL VRM at a time repeat these steps for each EBL VRM you want to se...

Page 46: ...e repeat these steps for each EBL VRM you want to set up The Variable Range VRM shows the target is 0 219 nautical miles away The Electronic Bearing Line EBL displays the target s bearing as 099 9ºR To reposition an EBL VRM 1 Press ENT to launch the EBL VRM menu Select the EBL VRM you would like to change and press ENT 2 Press to increase or decrease the size of the circular VRM To find the distan...

Page 47: ...steps to reposition each EBL VRM on the display This is a zoomed in view from the previous image clearly showing the radar target Variable Range Marker and Electronic Bearing Line To remove an EBL VRM from the display 1 Press ENT to call up the EBL VRM menu Select the EBL VRM you want to remove and press ENT 2 Press EXIT and the desired EBL VRM will be removed from the screen 3 Repeat these steps ...

Page 48: ...42 When using multiple EBL VRMs the size of the dashes and the dis tance between dashes allows you to distinguish between the different EBL VRMs on the display VRM1 VRM2 VRM3 EBL1 EBL3 EBL2 ...

Page 49: ...rns and how to interpret them See the end of this section for other information sources that go into much greater detail Anti Rain Clutter FTC or Fast Time Constant The following five figures show how boosting the FTC level can cut through display clutter caused by rain or snow Note how these areas of intense rainfall gradually grow fainter as FTC increases Anti Rain Clutter FTC fig 1 FTC set to z...

Page 50: ...44 Anti Rain Clutter FTC fig 2 FTC set to 12 Anti Rain Clutter FTC fig 3 FTC set to 25 ...

Page 51: ...45 Anti Rain Clutter FTC fig 4 FTC set to 50 Anti Rain Clutter FTC fig 5 FTC set to 62 The rain has virtually disappeared from the screen ...

Page 52: ...oats will be trailed Color mode is default Echo Trail update interval set to 30 seconds Echo Trails fig 1 Elapsed time zero Echo Trails fig 2 Elapsed time 5 seconds Arrows show travel direction Targets Small boat targets appear as red spots Trails are green Target Trail Land mass is red trail green will replace red as time passes ...

Page 53: ...il indicates higher speed than targets with more solid trails Be alert this boat is a collision risk Echo Trails fig 3 Elapsed time 8 seconds Echo Trails fig 4 Elapsed time 12 seconds Target 5 veered by your starboard side and is now astern Targets 1 4 reached port or left the area T5 T1 T2 T3 T4 ...

Page 54: ... fig 1 Bow is headed into the wind Here boats ap pear as larger red targets Birds are smaller green targets Small boat targets fig 2 Boat has turned with the wind and wave clutter off port quarter Boat Wave action Boats Birds Wave action Boats Boats ...

Page 55: ...boat targets fig 3 Landmasses return a strong echo and thus appear red in default color mode Small boat targets fig 4 Three targets with one boat just offshore Wave action Boats Boat Boat Wave action Boats Bird ...

Page 56: ...eel for how radar displays a shoreline This channel is sur rounded by steeply sloping rocky hills Radar signals are strictly line of sight so this causes land further inland to show no return Numbered features on the radar correspond to the same position num ber on the map Shoreline fig 1 Shoreline fig 2 1 1 7 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 6 8 10 4 9 2 3 5 1 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 6 8 10 9 2 3 5 4 10 12 11 1...

Page 57: ...51 Shoreline fig 3 Shoreline fig 4 1 7 9 10 11 2 5 4 6 1 7 6 9 10 8 2 3 5 1 7 6 9 11 10 2 5 4 4 1 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 11 11 12 12 13 13 3 3 8 8 12 12 ...

Page 58: ...rnational Inland by the United States Coast Guard COMDTINST M16672 2D ISBN 0 16 050057 5 229 pages Published in 1999 by U S Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents Mail Stop SSOP Washington DC 20402 9328 USA Navigation rules are for sale at U S government printing offices or can be downloaded free from the U S Coast Guard web site This manual contains the International Regulations f...

Page 59: ... echoes created by rain snow waves and other intermittent causes Course Up a stabilized display mode in which the current user selected course is represented at the top of the radar display This dis play mode requires a heading sensor EBL Electronic Bearing Line A radial line that can be rotated 360º the electronic bearing line is used to monitor the bearing of a ra dar target in relation to your ...

Page 60: ...al rotat ing scanner PPI Plan Position Indicator The PPI provides a map like repre sentation of target echoes Radar Overlay radar image data laid over an electronic chart This feature requires a GPS position fix and a heading sensor Radar Over lay is available only on GPS units and Sonar GPS combo units Radome a single housing containing a radar antenna and transceiver Rain Clutter undesirable ech...

Page 61: ... transmission path where the radar will not transmit a microwave pulse Tuning intermediate frequency adjustment that enhances the per formance of the radar VRM Variable Range Marker a range ring used to measure the precise distance to a target the variable range marker may be adjusted to measure any distance within the radar s range ...

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Page 64: ...e protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate ra dio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interfe...

Page 65: ...MENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or lim...

Page 66: ...nge or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice in Canada If you re in Canada and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve...

Page 67: ...a product for repair or replacement you must first receive a return authorization number from Customer Service Products shipped without a return authorization will not be accepted When shipping we recommend you do the following 1 Please do not ship the knobs or mounting bracket with your unit 2 If you are sending a check for repair please place your check in an envelope and tape it to the unit 3 F...

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