16.19Sensitivitysettingsmenu
Youcanusethemodesandothersensitivitysettingstohelpimprovethequalityoftheradarpicture.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailablefromthe<Mode
SensitivitySettingsmenu:(Menu><Mode>
SensitivitySettings)
Note:<Mode>representsthecurrentactive
Mode,e.g.HarbororCoastaletc.
TheoptionsavailablearedependentontheRadar
scannerinuse.
MenuItemRadarscannerDescriptionOptions
Gain
•All
Gainenablesyoutouseapresetin
automaticmode,ortoadjustitsgain
manually.
•Auto
•Manual(0%to100%)
ColorGain
•HDRadome
•HDOpenArray
•SupreHDOpenArray
ColorGainadjuststheintensity(color)
ofdisplayedtargets,butdoesnot
affectthenumberoftargetsdisplayed.
IncreasingtheColorGaincauses
moretargetstobedisplayedinthe
samecolor,whichmayhelpyouto
determinewhetheranobjectisan
actualtarget,orjustbackgroundnoise.
ReducingtheColorGainmayprovide
bettertargetdetailanddetection.
•Auto
•Manual(0%to100%)
Sea
•All
Radarechoesfromwavesaround
yourvesselcanclutterthecenterof
theRadarpicture,makingitdifcult
todetectrealtargets.Adjustingthe
Seagainreducesthisclutterforupto
5nauticalmiles(dependingonwave
andseaconditions)fromyourvessel.
•Auto
•Manual(0%to100%)
AutoSea
Mode
•(NonHD)DigitalRadomeAutoSeaModeenablesyoutoquickly
selectpre-conguredsettingsto
achievethebestpicturefordifferent
situations.Raymarinerecommends
theuseofthesemodestoachieve
optimumresults.
•Harbor—thisisthedefaultmode.
Thissettingtakesaccountofland
cluttersothatsmallertargets,like
navigationbuoys,arenotlost.
•Coastal—accountsfortheslightly
higherlevelsofseaclutteryoumight
encounteroutofharborandadjusts
theradardisplayaccordingly.
•Offshore—automaticallyadjusts
forhighlevelsofseaclutter.
Power
•SupreHDOpenArrayThePowersettingadjustseffective
transmitpower.Atzero,theRadar
operatesatitsstandardpower(4kW
or12kW).At90,theeffectivepower
isincreasedbyafactorofatleast
two.Increasingthepowermakes
targetsmoredistinctfromnoise.For
maximumbenet,reducePowerto
preventsaturationofstrongtargets.
•Auto
•Manual(0%to100%)
Antenna
•SupreHDOpenArray
TheAntennasettingscalesthe
effectiveantennasize.Atzero,the
effectiveantennasizematchesits
actualsize.At95%,theeffective
antennasizeisdoubled.Increasing
theeffectiveantennasizeseparates
targetsthatappearmergedatlower
settings.
•Auto
•Manual(0%to100%)
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