MDC-7000/7900 Series Chapter 2 Radar Basic Operation
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2.12 Measurement of distance by RR and VRM
There are three ways to measure distance to a target: Range Rings, Cursor or VRM.
Display Range Rings (RR)
Range rings (RR) are markers displayed at the specified distance from reference point.
They are used as a rough indication of the distance to a target.
1 Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
Select [NAV TOOL] => [RR] => [RR] => [ON], and press ENT key.
Note: [RR] display can be changed directly in the upper left of the display, by moving cursor and
pressing ENT key.
Note: When [NAV TOOL] => [BRG TRUE / REL] => [TRUE] is selected, 0° of the range rings indicates
North direction. While, when [REL] is selected it indicates heading direction.
RR on
“1” means range rings interval
RR 1 NM
Own
ship
Range
Ring separation
Range 6NM
Range rings
Ring separation 1NM
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