FLIR Ranger R3 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 10
1.1 EQUIPMENT FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................... 10
1.2 SAFETY ISSUES ......................................................................................... 12
1.3 UNPACKING THE R1, R2, R3, R3D, R5 and R5D RADAR ASSEMBLY ............................. 12
2 HARDWARE SYSTEM DESCRIPTION.................................................................. 13
2.1 HARDWARE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION ............................................................ 13
2.2 PHYSICAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW ........................................................................ 13
3 PLANNING SYSTEM INSTALLATION ................................................................. 15
3.1 RADAR ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION ................................................................... 15
3.2 POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ................................................................... 23
4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 23
4.1 RADAR ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION ................................................................... 23
4.2 ANTENNA TILT ADJUSTMENT ........................................................................ 29
4.3 RADAR POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK INSTALLATION ........................................ 35
4.4 NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION ...................................................... 36
5 RADAR TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION .......................................................... 37
5.1 CONFIGURING THE RADAR TARGET AZIMUTH UPDATE .......................................... 37
5.2 CONFIGURING THE CHIRP SLOTS.................................................................... 38
5.3 CONFIGURING TRANSMISSION SECTORS............................................................ 43
6 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................... 45
7 MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................... 47
7.1 VISUAL INSPECTION ................................................................................... 47
7.2 RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ........................................................ 47
7.3 CLEANING THE UNIT .................................................................................. 48
7.4 EXTERNAL MECHANICAL INSPECTION .............................................................. 48
7.5 REMOVING THE RADOME ............................................................................. 48
7.6 REPLACING THE RADOME............................................................................. 49
7.7 INTERNAL MECHANICAL INSPECTION ............................................................... 49
7.8 REPLACING THE MEMBRANE GORE VENT .......................................................... 51