Section 2 Basic Operation  2-12 
2.9  Switching the Transmission Pulse 
Length 
1  Click on the Transmitter Pulse Length switch button in radar signal information. 
 
 
 
Each time this button is clicked on, the transmitter pulse length changes. 
 
 
Transmitter 
pulse length 
Functions and effects 
Recommended condition 
for selection 
[SP] 
•  The transmitter pulse becomes shorter, and the 
range resolution improves. 
•  The effect of suppressing sea clutter and 
rain/snow clutter improves. 
In bays/harbors where 
targets are densely crowded 
Rough sea state due to 
torrential rain or stormy 
weather 
[MP] 
 
•  The normal transmitter pulse length is set. 
•  Both range resolution and gain are appropriately 
set. 
General navigation 
[LP] 
•  The transmitter pulse becomes longer, and gain 
improves. 
•  Small targets are zoomed and are easy to 
observe. 
•  When the sea state is bad, detection 
performance decreases. 
Detection of small targets in 
good weather conditions 
   
Example: [MP1] → [MP2] → [LP1] → [LP2] 
Transmitter pulse length switch button.