Raymarine Radar equipment Raychart Chartplotter RC530 PLUS - Manual (Page 77)

Chapter 3: Standard Radar Operations 3-7
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Adjusting Gain, Sea Clutter, Rain Clutter and Tune
Automatic adjustment of Gain, Sea and Tune is available, alternatively you
can set any of these parameters to manual and use the trackpad to adjust its
value. Rain clutter is adjusted manually using the RAIN or FTC control. GAIN,
SEA, RAIN and FTC are accessed from the GAIN key; TUNE is accessed from the
MULTI key.
Note: Gain, Sea and Tune can only be adjusted if the control is set to Manual
adjustment.
When you select manual GAIN, SEA or TUNE adjustment the soft key icon
shows a vertical slider bar. As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in
the slider.
When you switch FTC or RAIN On, the soft key icon shows a vertical slider bar.
As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in the slider.
If you change the settings, the new GAIN, SEA and TUNE modes (auto or
manual) and values remain set even when you turn the radar off and on again;
Rain and FTC are reset to Off at power-on. The status bar indicates which
controls are switched to Auto or On, as shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6: Radar Status Bar
➤ To adjust a parameter:
1. Select a range appropriate to the adjustment you wish to make. The opti-
mum Tune setting varies slightly for different ranges, depending on the
pulse width used.
2. Press GAIN or MULTI. The slider soft keys are displayed. The last-used
slider is highlighted (displayed in inverse video) to show that it is selected.
3. Press the required soft key so that the slider box is highlighted.
The TUNE and GAIN soft keys toggle the control between Auto and Manual
mode. The SEA soft key toggles the control between Auto-Harbour, Auto-
Offshore and Manual mode. If you select Manual mode the last auto setting
is retained. You can only move the slider if the control is set to Manual.
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