Raymarine C140w - Radar Display Overview

Interference
Whentwoormoreradar-equippedvesselsareoperatingwithin
rangeofeachothermutualradarinterferencecanoccur.This
usuallyappearsasaspiralofsmalldotsfromthedisplaycentreThis
typeofinterferenceismostnoticeableatlongranges.
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9.4Radardisplayoverview
Withyourradarscannerconnectedandtheradarintransmitmode,
theradarpictureprovidesamap-likerepresentationofthearea
inwhichtheradarisoperating.
3nm
Head-Up Relativ e Motion Rings ½ nm
VRM/EBL... GAIN...
PRESENT ATION...
TARGET
TRACKING...
ENHANCE
ECHOES ...
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Orientation
Data bar
Surface
vessel
Waypoint
Ship's
heading
marker
Radar
status
icon
Range
ring
Land-
mass
Boat's
position
Range
Motion mode Range ring spacing
Typically,yourboat’spositionisatthecentreofthedisplay,andits
deadaheadbearingisindicatedbyaverticalheadingline,known
astheShip’sHeadingMarker(SHM).
On-screentargetsmaybelarge,small,brightorfaint,dependent
onthesizeoftheobject,itsorientationandsurface.Ifusingan
analogradarscanner,strongesttargetreturnsaredisplayedin
yellowwithweakerreturnsintwoshadesofblue.Ifusingadigital
radarscanner,strongertargetreturnsshowasdifferentcolorsfrom
arangeof256colors,providingbetterclarity.Beawarethatthesize
ofatargetonscreenisdependentonmanyfactorsandmaynot
necessarilybeproportionaltoitsphysicalsize.Nearbyobjectsmay
appeartobethesamesizeasadistantlargerobjects.
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