Raymarine Pathfinder Radar, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Chapter 3: Standard Radar Operations 3-7
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Adjusting Gain, Sea Clutter, Rain Clutter and Tune
Automatic adjustment of Gain, Sea and Tune is available, alternatively you
can set any of these parameters to manual and use the trackpad to adjust its
value. Rain clutter is adjusted manually using the
RAIN or FTC control. GAIN,
SEA, RAIN
and
FTC
are accessed from the
GAIN
key;
TUNE
is accessed from the
MULTI
key.
Note: Gain, Sea and Tune can only be adjusted if the control is set to Manual
adjustment.
When you select manual
GAIN
,
SEA
or
TUNE
adjustment the soft key icon
shows a vertical slider bar. As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in
the slider.
When you switch
FTC
or
RAIN
On, the soft key icon shows a vertical slider bar.
As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in the slider.
If you change the settings, the new
GAIN
,
SEA
and
TUNE
modes (auto or
manual) and values remain set even when you turn the radar off and on again;
Rain and FTC are reset to Off at power-on. The status bar indicates which
controls are switched to Auto or On, as shown in
Figure 3-6 .
Figure 3-6: Radar Status Bar
➤
To adjust a parameter:
1. Select a range appropriate to the adjustment you wish to make. The opti-
mum Tune setting varies slightly for different ranges, depending on the
pulse width used.
2. Press
GAIN
or
MULTI
. The slider soft keys are displayed. The last-used
slider is highlighted (displayed in inverse video) to show that it is selected.
3. Press the required soft key so that the slider box is highlighted.
The
TUNE
and
GAIN
soft keys toggle the control between Auto and Manual
mode. The
SEA
soft key toggles the control between Auto-Harbour, Auto-
Offshore and Manual mode. If you select Manual mode the last auto setting
is retained. You can only move the slider if the control is set to Manual.
GAIN
MULTI
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RAIN SEA
MANUAL MANUAL
FTC GAIN
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G ain, S ea and/or T une set to Auto
Status Bar
FTC on
3nm 126°T
AUTO WKS
FTC
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GZ
IR
RR
1/2
H-UP
GST
Rain on
TM TV3
GAIN
MULTI
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