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INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................vi Specifications of FR-1500 Mark-3 Series shipborne radar.......................................................................ix 1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW .1 1.1 Turning on the Power 1.2 Transmitter ON 1.3 Control Description 1.4 CRT Brilliance 1.5 Control Panel Backlighting 1.6 Tuning the Receiver 1.7 Degaussing the Screen 1.8 Initializing the Compass Readout 1.9 Entering Own Ship's Speed 1.10 On-screen Legends and Markers 1.11 Presentation Modes 1.12 Selecting the Range Scale 1.13 Selecting the Pulselength 1.14 Adjusting the Sensitivity 1.15 Suppressing Sea Clutter 1.16 Suppressing Precipitation Clutter 1.17 Interference Rejector 1.18 Measuring the Range 1.19 Measuring Bearing 1.20 Collision Assessment by the Offset EBL 1.21 Measuring Range and Bearing Between Two Targets 1.22 Setting a Target Alarm Zone 1.23 Off-centering (shift) 1.24 Echo Averaging 1.25 Electronic Plotting Aid (EPA) 1.26 Target Trails (Echo Trails) 1.27 Parallel Index Lines 1.28 Reference Mark (not available with Video Plotter RP-17 or RP-180) 1.29 Zoom (R-type only) 1.30 Markers 1.31 Suppressing Second-trace Echoes 1.32 [F1] Key 1.33 [F2] Key 1.34 FUNCTION Key 1.35 Adjusting Brilliance of Screen Data 1.36 Echo Stretch, Contrast, Enhanced Video 1.37 Watch Timer 1.38 Noise Rejector 1.39 Navigation Data 1.40 Alarm Output (R-type only) 1.41 Outputting Target Position (R-type only) 1.42 Degaussing Interval 1.43 Background Color 1.44 Clutter Sweep 1.45 Day, Night Brilliance 1.46 Contrast 1.47 Radar Map (RP-17 or RP-180 required) 1.48 Alarms 1.49 Enlarging Close-in Targets (R-type only) 1.50 A/D Converter Curve Setting (R-type only) 1.51 Echo Area (R-type only) v 1.52 Real Time Heading Up (R-type only) 2 OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC TRACKING AID (ATA) ARP-17 .1 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Criteria of Tracking 2.3 Activating, Deactivating the ATA 2.4 Entering Own Ship's Speed 2.5 Acquiring Targets 2.6 Terminating Tracking of Targets 2.7 Vectors True or Relative 2.8 Displaying Target Data 2.9 Past Position Display 2.10 Set and Drift 2.11 Alarms 2.12 Track Test (Simulation Display) 2.13 Outputting Target Data 2.14 Diagnostic Sequence 2.15 Factors Affecting ARPA Functions 3 RADAR OBSERVATION .1 3.1 General 3.2 False Echoes 3.3 SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) 3.4 RACON (Radar Beacon) 4 OPERATION OF VIDEO PLOTTER RP-17 (OPTION) .1 5 MAINTENANCE .1 5.1 Periodic Maintenance Schedule 5.2 Life Expectancy of Major Parts 5.3 Replacement of Batteries 6 TROUBLESHOOTING .1 6.1 Easy Troubleshooting 6.2 Advanced-level Troubleshooting 6.3 Diagnostic Test 6.4 Menu Hierarchy 7 OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT .1 7.1 Performance Monitor (Option) 8 DIGITAL INTERFACE (IEC 61162-1 Edition 1 and 2)) .1 Description of Sentences 9 PARTS LOCATION and PARTS LIST .1 9.1 ANTENNA UNIT, SCANNER OUTLINE and RF MODULE 9.2 Circuit diagrams 9.3 Parts list Declaration of conformity to type

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