2. RADAR OPERATION

5.Use the cursor pad to select time desired.

6.Press the ENTER soft key to finish.

2.18.2Starting echo trails

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

2.Press the TARGET and TRAIL soft keys.

3.Press the TRAIL ON/OFF to select ON.

4.Press the RETURN soft key twice to finish.

“TRAIL,” the echo trail time selected and elapsed time appear at the top right-hand corner of the display. Then, afterglow starts extending from all targets. Trails are restarted when the range or mode is changed, and zoom or shift is turned on.

For continuous trails the maximum continuous trail time is 99 minutes and 59 seconds. When the elapsed time clock counts up to that time, the elapsed time display resets to zero and trail begins again.

To turn off echo trail, press the TRAIL ON/OFF soft key to select OFF at step 3 n the above procedure.

Note: No echo trails are shown where a tx sector blanking area is set.

2.18.3Trail brilliance (MODEL1722 series)

Trail brilliance can be selected to high or low as below.

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

2.Press the TARGET and TRAIL soft keys.

3.Press the BRILL soft key to select HIGH or LOW.

4.Press the RETURN soft key twice to finish.

2.18.4Trail gradation (MODEL1722C/1723C series)

The echo trails can be shown in single or multiple gradations. Multiple gradation paints the trails thinner with time, like the afterglow on an analog PPI radar.

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

2.Press the TARGET and TRAIL soft keys.

3.Press the GRAD soft key to select SINGLE or MULTI as appropriate.

MultitoneMonotone

Multitone and monotone trails

4. Press the RETURN soft key twice to finish.

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Furuno 1752, 1753C, 1742 Starting echo trails, Trail brilliance MODEL1722 series, Trail gradation MODEL1722C/1723C series