Raymarine gS Series - 7.4 Radar check

7.4Radarcheck
Warning:Radarscannersafety
Beforerotatingtheradarscanner,ensure
allpersonnelareclear.
Warning:Radartransmission
safety
Theradarscannertransmits
electromagneticenergy.Ensureall
personnelareclearofthescannerwhen
theradaristransmitting.
Checkingtheradar
FromtheRadarapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectPowersothatOnishighlighted.
TheRadarscannerwillnowinitializeinstandby
mode.Thisprocesswilltakeapproximately70
seconds.
3.SelectRadarsothatTransmitishighlighted.
Theradarscannershouldnowbetransmitting
andreceiving.
4.Checkthattheradarscreenisoperatingcorrectly.
TypicalHDradarscreen
Note:Theexampleaboveisrepresentativeofthe
enhancedoutputprovidedbyaHDradarscanner.
Pointstocheck:
•Radarsweepwithechoresponsesareshown
onscreen.
•Radarstatusiconrotatingintoprighthand
cornerofthestatusbar.
Checkandadjustbearingalignment
Bearingalignment
Theradarbearingalignmentensuresthatradar
objectsappearatthecorrectbearingrelativetoyour
boat’sbow.Youshouldcheckthebearingalignment
foranynewinstallation.
Examplemisalignedradar
D11590-2
1 2
ItemDescription
1
Targetobject(suchasabuoy)deadahead.
2Targetdisplayedontheradardisplayisnot
alignedwiththeShip'sHeadingMarker(SHM).
Bearingalignmentisrequired.
Checkingthebearingalignment
1.Withyourvesselunderway:Alignthebowwith
astationaryobjectidentiedontheradardisplay
Anobjectbetween1&2NMdistantisideal.
2.Notethepositionoftheobjectontheradar
display.Ifthetargetisnotundertheships
headingmarker(SHM),thereisanalignment
errorandyouwillneedtocarryoutbearing
alignmentadjustment.
Adjustingthebearingalignment
Onceyouhavecheckedthebearingalignmentyou
canproceedandmakeanyrequiredadjustments.
Withtheradarapplicationdisplayed:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectRadarSet-up.
3.SelectAdvanced.
4.SelectBearingAlignment.
SelectingBearingAlignmentdisplaysthenumeric
adjustcontrol.
5.Adjustthesettingsothattheselectedtargetis
undertheShip’sHeadingMarker.
6.SelectBackorOkwhencomplete.
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