Simrad ARGUS FMCW 3G, User Manual

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As you can see, the windo
w contains different buttons, as already described in chapter 3 of
the manual, with the additional of some characteristic functions of the ARGUS system, such
as:
1. Color Settings
– serves to set the color of the window and the relevant image transmitted
from the radar in this mode:
a) Press the Color Settings pushbutton
b) From the drop-down menu, choose whether to act on “Menu” (to change the color of the
window for the additional PPI or on “Video” (to change the color of the image transmitted
from the radar).
The different colors for the “Menu” are: The different colors for the “Video” are:
Light Blue Yellow
Dark Blue Green
Light Green White
Dark Green Multi
Light Grey Meteo
Dark Grey
2. Anti Sea Clutter Type
– This is used a
s a filter to reduce the re flections (Clutter) that occur as
a result of sea conditions. There are three types of filter:
• Calm Sea
• Moderate Sea
•
Rough Sea.
3. Interference Rejection – Working the BR24 with a completely different method compared
to a pulse radar, we are able to reduce interference amongst the different antennas using this
filter, with three increasing effectiveness (using a higher interference reduction system, we
can even eliminate possible weak echoes):
a. Low
b. Medium
c. High.