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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................vi
Specifications of FR-1500 Mark-3 Series shipborne radar.......................................................................ix
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 or RP-180)..................................................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 or RP-180 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 (R-type only)....................................................................................................................47
