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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ v
Specifications of FR-1500 Mark-3 Series shipborne radar....................................................................... viii
1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................... 1.1
1.1 Turning on the Power................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Transmitter ON.......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Control Description.................................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 CRT Brilliance............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.5 Control Panel Backlighting ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.6 Tuning the Receiver .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.7 Degaussing the Screen............................................................................................................................. 4
1.8 Initializing the Compass Readout.............................................................................................................. 4
1.9 Entering Own Ship’s Speed ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.10 On-screen Legends and Markers............................................................................................................ 6
1.11 Presentation Modes ................................................................................................................................ 7
1.12 Selecting the Range Scale.................................................................................................................... 10
1.13 Selecting the Pulselength...................................................................................................................... 10
1.14 Adjusting the Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................ 11
1.15 Suppressing Sea Clutter ....................................................................................................................... 11
1.16 Suppressing Precipitation Clutter.......................................................................................................... 12
1.17 Interference Rejector............................................................................................................................. 12
1.18 Measuring the Range............................................................................................................................ 13
1.19 Measuring Bearing ................................................................................................................................ 14
1.20 Collision Assessment by the Offset EBL............................................................................................... 14
1.21 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets ......................................................................... 16
1.22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone ................................................................................................................. 17
1.23 Off-centering (shift)................................................................................................................................ 18
1.24 Echo Averaging..................................................................................................................................... 19
1.25 Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA)................................................................................................................. 21
1.26 Target Trails (Echo Trails)..................................................................................................................... 24
1.27 Parallel Index Lines ............................................................................................................................... 27
1.28 Reference mark (not available with Video Plotter RP-17)..................................................................... 27
1.29 Zoom (R-type only)................................................................................................................................ 28
1.30 Markers.................................................................................................................................................. 29
1.31 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes....................................................................................................... 30
1.32 [F1] Key ................................................................................................................................................. 30
1.33 [F2] Key ................................................................................................................................................. 31
1.34 FUNCTION Key..................................................................................................................................... 32
1.35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data....................................................................................................... 34
1.36 Echo Stretch, Contrast, Enhanced Video.............................................................................................. 35
1.37 Watch Timer.......................................................................................................................................... 36
1.38 Noise Rejector....................................................................................................................................... 37
1.39 Navigation Data..................................................................................................................................... 37
1.40 Alarm Output (R-type only).................................................................................................................... 37
1.41 Outputting Target Position (R-type only)............................................................................................... 37
1.42 Degaussing Interval............................................................................................................................... 38
1.43 Background Color.................................................................................................................................. 38
1.44 Clutter Sweep........................................................................................................................................ 38
1.45 Day, Night Brilliance .............................................................................................................................. 39
1.46 Contrast................................................................................................................................................. 39
1.47 Radar Map (RP-17 board required)....................................................................................................... 40
1.48 Alarms ................................................................................................................................................... 44
1.49 Enlarging Close-in Targets (R-type only).............................................................................................. 46
1.50 A/D Converter Curve Setting (R-type only)........................................................................................... 46
1.51 Echo Area.............................................................................................................................................. 47
