ARGUS RADAR Quick Reference Card
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Video processing adjustment sequence
+ Sea clutter reduction
‘Manual anti-sea clutter: Select this method
‘when the sea clutter extension is symmetrical
with almost the sarne intensity in every dection
Select the actual sea state on the AntSea Clutter
Control bar and increase or decrease the control
until clutter’ residuals re comparable to the
receiver noise level
‘Auto anti-sea clutter: Select this method in
restricted areas or when the sea state is changing
abrupt in diferent directions,
Select auto from the Ant-Sea Clutter control bar
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+ Rain clutter reduction
‘Manual ant-rain clutter: Select this method
when you want to optimize land detection and
rain reduction. Adjust the Arti-Rain cortrol bar
Until the rain cutter level becomes comparable
tonose with land reflections stl visible.
‘Auto ant-rain clutter: Select this method in
heavy rain when it not possible to discern
between rain, sea and land clutter
“Transmitted pulse
“Transmitted pulse is controlled by the range scale
and the Power Boost setting,
*Gain Adjustment
‘Manual: Adjust the evel untilonly afew
speckles of noise are visible. n clutter conditions,
adjust to reduce the fae echoes after the
clutter has been suppressed by antisea and anti
rain controls.
tis preferable to adjust the gain manually in
heavy clutter conditions.
‘Auto: Gains automaticaly changed until the
‘optimal detection level on nose i reached. It will
automatically dsplay some speckles of noise, not
tolose any targets
LR. and Sweep to Sweep Correlation
Interference Rejection is lays enabled in the
default setup.
Use sweep/sweep correlation to completely
dean up the picture from very strong
Interferences.
Select Target enhancement to increase
dimensions of small echoes,
+ Scan to scan correlation
Select this video processing when an addtional
reduction of interference is needed and to
‘completely clean up the canned picture from
sea clutter residual,
Warning: Fast approaching targets can be
cancelled depending on SC/SC level (2 oF 3)
Target size and speed
‘Auto Sea/Rain (available only if Advanced
Video Processing isenabled)
\When the function ison, preset clutter femoval
strategy can be selected forthe appropriate
scenatio, Options avallable ae: Open Sea, Coast,
Heavy Rain, Light RainvHarbour
‘Adjust the intervention with the same progress
bar. Gan progress bars not working (except in
Heavy Rain) and ant rain clutter is always set to
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Select Navigation or Docking presentation
+ Orientation and Motion Mode Menu
Select the Orientation and Motion modes
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‘Activate ERBL1 or 2. Reset ERBL in
Center postion. Change True or
Relative modes and geo/own
ship reference,
+= Graphic Symbols Menu
Enable Target Tracks, Al, Navigation symbols. Set
‘and control paral! indexes.
Enable own ship outline and AIS names/cll ign.
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Configure the 3 Programmable Function Display Main Processing Board information
Push buttons. lifetime, Serial Number and PCB monitored
signals+ Configuration sharing menu
Synchronization system parameters
+ User control settings menu
Up to 5 user settings can be stored and recalled.
‘These settings can be selected for preconfigured
video processing,
+ ECDIS Menu (Optional)
When the units configured to be connected to
an ECD, 2 new button will be avaliable in the
lower part ofthe main menu. Tis menu only
apples to network ECDIS systems.
+ Radar Configuration
Service Technician Menu:
Entering this menu, a new
window requesting a pass:
word wil be displayed,
‘Tracking Menu
AS Interface enable. Minimum Safety Settings.
‘Anchor watch enable. AIS and TT list for fast
selection. Configure AS Fitering and overflow
pity lS Alarm disable checkboxes,
+ Video Maps Menu
‘Open, create, delete and transfer a map with an
‘external mass storage device
+ Day color
‘Tgaling this button, the operator can quickly
‘adjust the Monitor background colour The
selection is between Night and Day options.
‘The Night PP! background colours very much
‘darker than the Day setting
+ System Version Menu
Installad Software version
(Version standard)
+ Default Control Settings
When pressing this button al settings wil return
todefault settings,
*Conning tasks menu
This button is only avaliable for the wide screen
system. inthis mode, the operator can configure
the avalable areas on the System Data Area
Section, entering the tasks to be set into the
dedicated areas*“TXRX Data Menu
Display Transceiver status and
Operating mers * Waypoints Data Menu
Display waypoints’ geographic
postion of the route in the radar
presentation,
AIS Targets Selection List + Radar Targets selection list
Display received AIS. ene te Target cued
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Name or Range distance
Min Safety
Thisisa function for Radar targets
and AIS which allows visualising and
setting the threshold of PA and
TCPA that defines when a target will
be considered dangerous. Select
data source (AIS or TT)
*Conning task Configuration list
Avaliable tasks
+ Anch Watch
“The Anchor Watch isa Radar
“Target only function, and itcen be
sed when Own Ships at anchor
and it's needed to monitor ift
‘moves excessively from ts original
position,
* Guard Zone Menu
Setup for upto four quard/auto:
acquisition rings
‘Trial Manoeuvre Menu
Simulate ship manoeuvre
according specif speed and
course parameters
+ Map Editing Menu
Build a map composed by lines,
texts and symbols with selectable
colors.
‘Tracking Data Fusion Menu
Enable TT/AIS Assocation,
Configure Association conditions.
Select data source (AIS or TT).
‘Auto Acquire Zone Menu
‘Setup for the own ship's auto-
‘acquistion zone,
+ USBStorage Menu
‘Transfer a map with an extemal
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‘Alert List
‘The alerts inthe “ALERT LIST” window begin to ash, showing the time at
Which the alert occurred. Once an alert situation has been triggered, it can
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Range Scale Control/Status
Alarm List
Interference Rejection Settings
‘Anti-Rain Control Bar
Gain Control Bar
(Relative) Past Postion Control
Echo Tals
Track/PP| Mode
+ Alerts History List
‘Alerts Histor List with time event. The list displays the latest 100 messages,Control Icons
Helm or Antenna Position Distance
Reference. Automatically set to Radar
antenna when helm position is not available
AIS Fitering On/Off
Filtering type is indicated next to the
funnel
‘AIS Data Association On/Off
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Disabled AS Lost Alarm
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Disabled Als Danger
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Parallel index status/setup
Presentation Reset (off center)
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