5. CUSTOMIZING YOUR UNIT

Contents of radar display setup menu

Item

Description

Settings

EBL

References EBL bearing, shown in the

True, Relative

Reference

EBL data box, to North (True) or

 

 

heading (Relative). Relative with no

 

 

heading input. True only in course-up,

 

 

north-up and true motion.

 

Cursor

Chooses how to display cursor position.

LAT/LON: Lat/Long position of cursor

Position

 

TD: Loran C or Decca TDs

 

Note: “RNG & BRG-TRUE” requires

RNG & BRG-REL: Range and bearing

 

in relative bearing.

 

heading data, true bearing. Reverts to

 

RNG & BRG-TRUE: Range and

 

relative bearing when heading data is

 

bearing in true bearing.

 

lost.

 

 

 

 

 

Tuning

Selects receiver tuning method. For

Auto, Manual

 

further details see the paragraph “2.6

 

 

Tuning.”

 

TX Sector

Turns on/off dead sector graphic, which

On, Off

Blanking

shows area where no echoes are

 

 

transmitted. To set sector, select ON,

 

 

then enter range. Max. sector is 135°.

 

 

Dashed lines mark the dead sector.

 

 

Note that noise may occasionally

 

 

appear in the TX sector when the echo

 

 

trail feature is turned on.

 

 

Dead sector

 

Noise

Electrical noise, appearing on the

Off, Low, High

Rejection

screen as “speckles,” may be

 

 

suppressed with the noise rejector.

 

 

Note that some forms of interference

 

 

cannot be suppressed.

 

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