Furuno 1824C manual Echo Stretch, Echo trail mode, Trail mode window

2. RADAR OPERATION

2.18.5 Echo trail mode

Echo trails can be shown in Relative or True motion. (True trails require heading and speed inputs.)

1.Press the MENU key.

2.Press the RADAR DISPLAY SETUP key.

3.Choose TRAIL MODE, then press the EDIT soft key.

TRAIL MODE

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TRUE

RELATIVE

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Trail mode window

4.Select TRUE or RELATIVE as appropriate, then press the ENTER soft key.

5.Press the MENU key to close the menu.

2.19 Echo Stretch

Normally, the reflected echoes from long range targets appear on the display as weaker and smaller blips even though they are compensated by the radar’s internal circuitry. The echo stretch function magnifies these small blips in all ranges. Two types of echo stretch are available: ES LOW which stretches echoes in bearing direction and ES HIGH which stretches them in both range and bearing directions.

Target

Bearing

Range

direction Bearing

direction

direction

Echo Stretch OFF	"LOW" Echo stretch	"HIGH" Echo stretch
	Types of echo stretch

This function magnifies not only targets but also sea clutter and radar interference. For this reason, be sure sea clutter and radar interference are properly suppressed before activating the echo stretch.

1.If not displayed, press the HIDE/SHOW key to show the radar soft keys.

2.Press the SIGNAL PROC. soft key.

3.Press the E. STR soft key to select HIGH, LOW or OFF as appropriate.

4.Press the RETURN soft key to finish.

The display shows ES H (High) or ES L (Low) when the echo stretch is on.

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