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RADAR OPERATION

1.46 Performance Monitor

A performance monitor is required for a radar installed on vessels of 300 GT and
upward engaged in international voyages. Two units are available:
X-band radar: PM-31 (9410 ± 45 MHz)
S-band radar: PM-51 (3050 ± 30 MHz).
The performance monitor is incorporated in the antenna unit. Note that neither
FAR-2157 nor FAR-2167DS carry a performance monitor.

1.46.1 Activating, deactivating the performance monitor

1. Roll the trackball to choose the MENU box and then push the left button.
2. Roll the wheel to choose 1 ECHO and then push the wheel or the left button.
[ECHO]

1 BACK
ND
2 2 ECHO REJ
OFF/ON
3 TUNE INITIALIZE
4 PM*1
OFF/ON
5 SART
OFF/ON
6 WIPER
OFF/1/2
7 ECHO AREA*2 *1 Not available on FAR-2157/2167DS
CIRCLE/WIDE/ALL *2 Not available on IMO or A type

ECHO menu
3. Roll the wheel to choose 4 PM and then push the wheel or the left button.
4. Roll the wheel to choose OFF or ON as appropriate and then push the wheel
or the left button.
5. Push the right button twice to close the menu.

“PM” appears on the display when the performance monitor is active.

1.46.2 Checking radar performance

1. The radar is automatically set up as follows:
Range: 24 nm
Pulselength: Long
Shadow Sector: Off
STC: Off
RAIN: Off
Echo Stretch: Off
Echo Average: Off
Video Contrast: 2-B
Tune: Auto
Gain: Initial setting (as set with PM GAIN ADJ at installation)
2. Turn on the performance monitor referring to paragraph 1.46.1.
3. After observing the results turn off the performance monitor.

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The range scale is automatically set to 24 nm. The radar screen will show one or
two arcs. If the radar transmitter and receiver are in good working conditions in
as much as the original state when the monitor was turned up, the innermost
arcs should appear between 13.5 to 18.5 nm. The performance monitor can
observe a total of 10 dB loss in transmitter and receiver.

Display Radar State

Transmitter: normal
Receiver: normal
13.5 nm

Transmitter and receiver:

10 db loss
18.5 nm Echo is not visible

Note: The lengths of the arcs may vary according to installation environment.
Judge the strength of the echo which appears within 90° behind own ship
to confirm if the radar is working properly or not.

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