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VRMs and EBLs allow you to track the distance and bearing

of multiple radar targets.

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

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Summary of Contents for LRA-1800

Page 1: ...Pub 988 0161 10B Radar Operation Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...k of the National Marine Electronics Association Navico may find it necessary to change or end our policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without no tice All features and specifications subject to change without notice This manual covers all display units compatible with Lowrance Radar at press time For free owner s manuals and the most current informatio...

Page 3: ...7 Turning on off Auto Power On 7 Radar Setup 7 Trigger Delay Preparation 8 Range 8 Gain 8 Anti Sea Clutter 8 Anti Rain Clutter 8 Trigger Delay 8 Adjust Trigger Delay 9 Adjust Heading Line 10 Adjust Tune 11 Section 3 Basic Operation 13 Pages 13 Radar Only 13 Digital Data 13 Radar with Map 13 Radar with Sonar 14 Radar with Gauges 14 Radar Map and Sonar 15 Radar Menu 15 Gain 15 Anti Sea Clutter STC 1...

Page 4: ...24 Turns the radar on and off 24 Radar Simulator 24 Radar Overlay 25 Radar Options menu 25 Overlay Options menu 26 Section 4 Advanced Operation 27 Reading the Display 27 Gain 27 Range Rings 27 Anti Sea Clutter STC 28 Anti Rain Clutter FTC 28 Electronic Bearing Line EBL 28 Variable Range Markers 28 Radar Cursor 28 Appendix I Glossary 33 ...

Page 5: ...rdless of weather conditions or visibility Numer ous court decisions have not only ruled the radar must 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 a...

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: ...GPS LMS 522c iGPS Ice Machine LMS 525c DF LMS 527c DF iGPS Globalmap 5200c Globalmap 5300c iGPS Globalmap Baja 540c X510c and X515c DF Note for GlobalMap users Menus and commands in your unit are very similar to those shown in this manual except your display will not have sonar page sonar alarm or sonar simulator options Software Update If your display unit s software version is less than 2 2 0 yo...

Page 8: ...cord sonar logs or GPS data NOTE Lowrance continues to regularly develop display enhancements and new radar features We recommend you periodically check our web site for the latest free radar software updates How to use this manual typographical conventions Arrow Keys The arrow keys are represented by symbols Keyboard When a key needs to be pressed the key is shown in bold For example the Enter Ic...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...w you to track the distance and bearing of multiple radar targets 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 11: ...ndle radar setup and the installation of radar hardware Getting Started 1 Press MENU MENU then use to SYSTEM SETUP and press ENT 2 Highlight COMMUNICATIONS PORT and press ENT 3 Press to RADAR and press ENT which will place an X in the radar checkbox The Baud Rate automatically will switch to 230400 and a Radar Notice will appear Communications Port menu left Radar Notice right prompting us ers to ...

Page 12: ...ntdown will commence that will vary depending on the model of radar you have 4 After the countdown is finished the unit will enter STANDBY mode 5 Access the Radar Setup menu to make sure your radar display is set to Heading Up and is set to a Full Color scheme Press MENU select RADAR SETUP and press ENT Radar Setup selected from Radar menu left Radar Setup menu with Full Color on Black highlighted...

Page 13: ...TUP and press ENT 2 Highlight RADAR AUTO POWER ON 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 Auto Power On checkbox 3 Press EXIT to return to the main radar display Communications Port menu with Auto Power On feature turned on Radar Setup The Radar Setup menu allows you to set up and adjust radar settings Mo...

Page 14: ...o 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 un til you see a light peppering on the display Also remember you will have to adjust gain every time you change ranges Anti Sea Clutter 1 To set Anti Sea Clutter to zero press MENU select ANTI SEA CLUTTER STC and press ENT 2 Press unt...

Page 15: ... select YES 2 Press MENU select GAIN and press ENT Press to increase the Gain level to around 15 One or two red rings with blue borders should be visible on the screen depending on the wattage of your radar antenna 3 Press to ADJUST TRIGGER DELAY then press ENT The 2 kW model the LRA 1800 will have only one ring on the display The 4 kW model the LRA 2400 will have two rings on the display See the ...

Page 16: ... keeping a black circle in the middle Every radar is different but typically a setting between 35 and 42 per cent will get the job done If you over apply the Trigger Delay the black circle will disappear De crease the Trigger Delay level and it will reappear 3 Press EXIT to return to the main page display Adjust Heading Line The Heading Line command is used to make sure the green heading line zero...

Page 17: ...een heading line so its line to the reference point s radar image matches your bow s actual line to the reference point 4 Press EXIT to remove the heading line arrows from the display 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 reas...

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Page 19: ...nu 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 radar page configuration 3 Press EXIT when the desired display option is highlighted Radar Only Choose Radar Only if you want to display the radar full screen Digital Data The Digital Data page allows you to customize digital data boxes with information you...

Page 20: ...ar The Radar with Sonar option allows you to monitor radar information while viewing sonar returns Not available on GPS only units Radar with Sonar option left Radar with Gauges display right Radar with Gauges The Radar with Gauges display will split the screen between the radar page and the gauge page The gauge page can be customized to display sonar and GPS information in digital and analog gaug...

Page 21: ...active page you can access the radar menu by pressing MENU To access the main menu press MENU MENU Radar Menu Gain The Gain feature allows you to adjust the sensitivity of the receiver Setting Gain to a low level will clear up some of the clutter on the screen but also could eliminate some desired echoes A high level of the Gain allows you to see greater detail around you but will display more clu...

Page 22: ...uce or eliminate echoes that reflect back at the antenna due to wave action close to the vessel Caution Increasing STC may reduce or eliminate weak echoes like small vessels Use only the minimum amount needed then check back periodically to see if the STC level may be decreased To adjust Anti Sea Clutter 1 Press MENU select ANTI SEA CLUTTER and press ENT 2 Use to adjust Anti Sea Clutter to a desir...

Page 23: ...t Interference Rejection This feature filters out signals from other radars close to your location To adjust Interference Rejection 1 Press MENU select INTERFERENCE REJECTION and press ENT 2 Use to adjust the Interference Rejection Press EXIT Radar Range selected left List of radar ranges right Radar Range This feature allows you to expand the area shown on the display unit allowing you to see dis...

Page 24: ...ture displays an on screen history trail of the movements of all radar targets To adjust Echo Trail Interval 1 Press MENU select ECHO TRAIL INTERVAL and press ENT 2 The Echo Trail Interval menu will display a series of intervals with options ranging from Continuous to Off Use to highlight the de sired interval and press ENT Press EXIT NOTE This feature is best used in open water or when your vesse...

Page 25: ...e Chart Logging menu also allows you to change the file name or browse through data files on your MMC or SD card To change the file name 1 Press MENU select LOG RADAR DATA and press ENT 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 browse data files 1 Press...

Page 26: ...ther stop or play File Information window left The Copy To window right NOTE Stop will only appear in the File Information menu if the file is in use 3 Select COPY to save the file to an MMC or SD card 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 pres...

Page 27: ...ted in File Information window right 3 To stop playing the chart currently in use highlight STOP and press ENT The play button will replace the stop button on the File Informa tion window Press EXIT 4 To play the chart again highlight PLAY and press ENT Press EXIT The radar simulator will automatically be turned on if you play a chart from the File Information menu To rename a data file 1 Press ME...

Page 28: ...r Color Scheme Your radar has eight color options Full Color on Black Full Color on Gray Full Color on White Green on Black Yellow 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 me...

Page 29: ...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 You must not be moving when attempting to adjust Antenna Park set tings Your vessel must be stationary for the antenna to stop in the de sired position If you ...

Page 30: ...1 Press MENU MENU use to highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press ENT 2 Use to highlight SIMULATORS and press ENT 3 Press to scroll to the RADAR SIMULATOR tab If you have only one radar log or if you want to use the current radar log press to high light RADAR SIMULATOR ON and press ENT 4 If you have more than one Radar log loaded on your MMC or SD card and you want to switch logs press to Log Used and pre...

Page 31: ...o use Radar Overlay 1 Press PAGES highlight the MAP tab and press ENT 2 Press MENU highlight ENABLE RADAR OVERLAY and press ENT EXIT 3 To turn off Radar Overlay repeat Step 2 Radar Options menu The Radar Options menu allows you to access radar settings and com mands from the Map page menu You however will ONLY be able to access the Radar Options menu when Radar Overlay has been enabled Radar Optio...

Page 32: ...adar Overlay in use on Radar with Map page To access Overlay Options menu 1 Press MENU highlight RADAR OPTIONS and press ENT 2 Select OVERLAY OPTIONS and press ENT To Adjust Transparency level 3 Highlight Transparency level then use to adjust the transpar ency level of the radar overlay to the desired setting To select Overlay Color 4 Highlight OVERLAY COLOR and press ENT which will open the Overl...

Page 33: ...age listed 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 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 above ...

Page 34: ...the screen right 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 allows you to simultaneously align the EBL and VRM with a t...

Page 35: ...n EBL and VRM 1 Press ENT to launch the EBL VRM menu Select an EBL VRM and press ENT 2 Press to increase or decrease the size of the circular VRM To find the distance to a radar target increase the size of the VRM until it is lined up with the target Check the display in the bottom right hand corner to see your distance from the target in nautical miles 3 To adjust the position of the EBL press to...

Page 36: ... of the circular VRM To find the distance to another radar target increase the size of the VRM until it is lined up with the target 3 Press to move the EBL around the display Line up the EBL with a radar target to determine another target s relative bearing 4 If you have more than one EBL VRM on the radar display repeat these steps to reposition each EBL VRM on the display Press EXIT to close the ...

Page 37: ...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 to remove each EBL VRM from the display VRM Variable Range Marker EBL Electronic Bearing Line Radar Target ...

Page 38: ...32 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 39: ...tated 360º the electronic bearing line is used to monitor the bearing of a ra dar target in relation to your location Echo reflected radio frequency pulse picked up by radar It is also an other name for a target image detected on the radar display Echo trail a history trail of the echoes for a particular radar target Gain used to adjust the sensitivity of the receiver to increase or de crease the ...

Page 40: ...ntenna and transceiver Rain Clutter undesirable echoes caused by rain or snow Range distance to a particular target Range Rings fixed rings on the radar display designed to show the distance from the antenna Sea Clutter undesirable returns caused by smaller waves and water movement Standby radar mode that follows warm up and precedes the start of transmission Sweep Origin the origin of EBL and VRM...

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Page 44: ...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 45: ...EFUND 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 limitation o...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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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