Raymarine Chartplotter RL70CRC PLUS, RL80CRC PLUS Switching the Display On and Off, Radar Mode

Switching the Display On and Off

2-2 hsb2 PLUS Series Color LCD Display

2.2 Switching the Display On and Off

If you have a combined Radar/Chartplotter, the factory default power-up mode is radar. Once you have used the display unit it powers-up in the last used mode. The following sections describe the power-up sequence in radar and chart modes, how to adjust the lighting and how to select simulator mode.

Radar Mode

This section explains how to switch the radar display and scanner on and off, and how to switch the scanner between Transmit, Standby and Scanner Off mode.

You normally operate your radar in transmit mode, but you can use the display unit without the scanner operating as follows:

Standby mode: You should use this mode when you are not operating the radar for short time periods. The scanner does not transmit and the antenna does not rotate, so the radar uses less power. However, the scanner remains powered so when you return to transmit mode, the magnetron does not need to warm up.

Scanner off mode: You should use this mode when you do not require the radar, but you are using the display unit say, for chart data or data from another source. Scanner off mode removes power from the scanner.

➤To switch the display on, press and hold the POWER key until the unit beeps. If the unit was last used in Radar mode, the keys light up, the display shows the Pathfinder graphic, followed by the start-up information illustrated below, and the radar starts the magnetron warm-up sequence.

WARMING UP

Figure 2-1: Switching on the Radar Display