6-41  Section 6 Target Tracking and AIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.7.2  Alarm for new target acquired in automatic 
acquisition guard zone (New target) 
 
 
 
In setting an automatic acquisition guard zone, it is necessary to adjust the gain, sea 
clutter suppression and rain/snow clutter suppression to ensure that target echoes 
are displayed in the optimum conditions.   
No automatic acquisition guard zone alarms will be issued for targets undetected by 
the radar, and this may cause accidents such as collisions. 
 
The automatic acquisition function sets a zone in a range and issues an alarm when a new target 
(which is not yet acquired) goes into this zone. 
For the setting of an automatic acquisition guard zone, refer to "6.5.1 Acquiring target". 
 
 
Alarm for New Target Acquired in Automatic Acquisition Guard Zone 
 
Status 
Symbol on 
display 
Alert 
characters 
Alarm sound  Conditions 
New target in 
automatic 
acquisition 
guard zone 
 
New 
Target 
Beep sound 
(beep-beep-beep) 
Alarm 
acknowledgeable   
The alarm is issued when a 
new target is acquired in the 
automatic acquisition guard 
zone. 
 
Memo 
When an already acquired target goes into automatic acquisition guard zone, the alarm for the 
new target acquired in automatic acquisition guard zone does not sound.