Icom MR-1220 Series - BASIC OPERATION; Turning the Radar On and Off

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BASIC OPERATION
Turning the power ON or OFF
D Turning ON the radar
1. Push [ ] to turn ON the radar.
• The magnetron inside the scanner unit warms up for
90 seconds, and the warm-up time is counted down
on the screen.
• After the countdown is completed, the radar enters
the Standby mode.
2. Push [TX (SAVE)]/[ ] to start scanning.
• Target and heading markers are displayed.
• When the TUNE setting in the Video menu is set
to “Auto,” the screen is displayed approximately 2
seconds after turning on the radar.
NOTE: At the rst turning on the radar or after
resetting it to the factory default, the Initial Setting
screen is displayed. Push [▲] or [▼] to select a
language, and then push [ENTER].
D Turning OFF the radar
z Push [ ] to turn OFF the radar.
The typical boot up operation
The image of the radar changes with the inuence of
such as weather waves or rain, surrounding terrain,
bridges and radar interference from other vessels.
Every time turning on the radar, do the following steps
so that you can get a clearer view on the screen.
1Turn ON the radar.
2Adjust the screen brilliance and color. (p. 7)
3After the radar enters standby, push [TX (SAVE)]/
[
] to start transmitting.
4Push [+] several times to maximize the screen
range. (p. 17)
5Rotate
GAIN
/ to adjust the gain (sensitivity).
(p. 8)
6Push [–] to set the screen range as you prefer.
7Rotate
SEA
/ to adjust the sea clutter
control. (p. 8)
8Rotate
RAIN
/ to adjust the rain clutter
control. (p. 8)
9Push [MODE]/[
] to select the display mode.
(p. 9)
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