Raymarine SL70M - Chapter 1: Overview; How to Use this Handbook

Chapter 1: Overview 1-1
How to Use This
Handbook
How to Use This
Handbook
Chapter 1: Overview
How to Use This Handbook
This handbook describes the following displays:
SL70M PLUS Pathfinder Radar, 7" Mono Display
SL70C PLUS Pathfinder Radar, 7" Color LCD Display
If you are installing the display system yourself, you should read Chapter 6
before you start the installation. This chapter also provides information that
will be useful if you are connecting your system to other equipment.
For an overview of the display unit controls and the radar system, read
Chapter 1. Chapter 2 will help you start using your system.
For detailed information on radar operations refer to Chapter 3:Standard
Radar Operations and Chapter 4:Integrated Radar Operations.
To change the system set up defaults, read Chapter 5.
Details for installing a radar scanner are provided in the Pathfinder Radar
Scanner Owner’s Handbook supplied with your scanner.
Note: Many illustrations in this handbook show example screens. The screen
you see on your display depends on your system configuration and set up op-
tions, so it may differ from the illustration.
This handbook is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the features and functions of the Display.
This chapter also provides an overview of the controls. You should read this
chapter to familiarize yourself with the system.
Chapter 2 explains how to start using the display and describes how to use
some of the basic radar functions.
Chapter 3 provides detailed operating information for the main radar
functions - adjusting the radar picture; measuring distances and bearings;
setting guard zones and alarms; using MARPA for target tracking.
Chapter 4 provides detailed operating information for integrated radar system
functions, including using marks, man overboard and cursor echo.
Chapter 5 provides instructions for setting up your system to suit your
preferences. You should read this chapter to determine how to set up the radar
system defaults.
Chapter 6 provides planning considerations and detailed instructions for
installing the display unit. It should be referred to when you are ready to install
the system. Details to connect the display to other equipment are also