Raymarine c97 - Radar Overview

12.1Radaroverview
Radarisusedtoprovideinformationthatcanhelpyoutotrack
targetsandmeasuredistancesandbearings.
RadioDetectionAndRanging(RADAR)isusedatseatodetectthe
presenceofobjects(knownas‘targets’)atadistance,andifthey
aremoving,detecttheirspeed.
Radarworksbytransmittingradiopulses,thendetectingreections
ofthesepulses(echoes)fromobjectsintheareaanddisplayingthe
reectionsastargetsonyourdisplay.
Untilyouarefamiliarwithinterpretingtheradardisplay,every
opportunityshouldbetakentocomparetheradarscreenpatterns
withvisualtargets,suchasotherboats,buoysandcoastal
structures.Y oushouldpractiseharborandcoastalnavigationduring
daylighthoursandinclearweatherconditions.
HDandSuperHDdigitalradar
Yourmultifunctiondisplaycanbeusedwithdigitalradarscanners.
HDandSuperHDDigitalradarscannersprovidearangeof
advantages,makingiteasiertodiscernobjectsaroundyourvessel.
HDandSuperHDDigitalradarscannersprovide:
•Improvedtargetdetection.
•Full-colorimage.
•DualRangeoperation.
•SuperHDoption.Thiseffectivelyincreasesthetransmitterpower
byafactorofatleast2,andreducesthebeamwidthbyasimilar
amount.
Note:YoumustconnectaSuperHDradarscannerinorderto
usetheSuperHDoption.
Multipleradarscanners
Themultifunctiondisplayonlysupportstheuseof1radaronthe
network.
Whentheradarapplicationisopened,ifmultipleradarscannersare
detectedthenawarningmessageshallbedisplayed.Additional
scannerswillneedtoberemovedfromthenetworkbeforetheradar
applicationwillfunction.
RadarFeatures
DependingonthetypeofRaymarineradaryouhavedifferent
featureswillbeavailabletoyou,thetablebelowshowswhich
featuresandsettingsaresupportedbyradartype:
Feature
Non-HD
Digital
Radome
HDDigital
Radome
HDOpen
Array
SuperHD
OpenArray
ColorGainAuto/
Manual
(0-100%)
Auto/
Manual
(0-100%)
Auto/
Manual
(0-100%)
FTCOff/On
(0-100%)
SeaHarbour/
Coastal/
Offshore
/Manual
(0-100%)
Auto/
Manual
(0-100%)
Auto/
Manual
(0-100%)
Auto/
Manual
(0-100%)
AutoMode:
Buoy
AutoMode:
Harbor
AutoMode:
Offshore
AutoMode:
Coastal
AutoMode:
Bird
Feature
Non-HD
Digital
Radome
HDDigital
Radome
HDOpen
Array
SuperHD
OpenArray
PowerBoost
Antenna
Boost
Interference
Rejection
Off/Normal/
High
Off/OnOff/OnOff/On
Target
Expansion
Off/Low/
High
Off/OnOff/OnOff/On
MARPA
Targets
10252525
DualRange
DualRange
Restrictions
N/A
Scanner
Speed
24RPM
24RPM/
Auto
24RPM/
Auto
24RPM/
Auto
Parking
Offset
0-360
degrees
0-360
degrees
AntennaSize4ft/6ft4ft/6ft
Display
Timing
0-153.6m0-767m
(range
dependant)
0-767m
(range
dependant)
0-767m
(range
dependant)
STCPreset0-100%
GainPreset
0-100
Tune
Correction
Note:FeaturesnotlistedaresupportedbyalltypesofRaymarine
Digital,HDandSuperHDradars.
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