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- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

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    Pub. 988-0161-10B Radar Operation Instruction Manual[...]

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    Copyright © 2008 Na vico. All rights reserved. No part of this manual m ay be copi ed, reproduced, republished, trans- mitted or distributed for any purpose, with out prior written consent of Navico. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this man- ual is strict ly prohibited. Lowrance ® is a registered tradem ark of Navico. NMEA 2000 ® is [...]

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    i Table of Contents Warnings and Cautions .......................................................... iii Section 1: Introduction ............................................................. 1 Software Update ............................................................................ 1 Checking Software Version ....................................[...]

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    ii Log Radar Data ....................................................................... 18 Radar Setup ............................................................................. 22 Radar Orient ation ................................................................... 22 Radar Color Scheme .......................................................[...]

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    iii Warnings and Cautions Caution: Use this radar at your own risk. This radar was designe d for use as a navigation aid. It should not be used for purposes that require precise measurements of direction, distance , topography or location. Always compare the navigation information received from your r adar with data from other nav igation aids a nd[...]

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    iv WARNING: Microwave Radiation Hazard The microwave ene rgy radiated by a radar antenna is harmful to humans, especially to the eyes. NEVER look directly into an open wavegu ide or into the path of ra- diation from an enclosed antenna. Radar an d other ra- dio frequency radiation can upset cardiac pacemak ers. If someone with a cardiac pacema ker [...]

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    1 Section 1: Introduction Your radar consists of four componen ts: the radar scanner unit (antenna), your display unit (sold separately) ra dar processor and RIM 300 radar in t e rf a ce m od u le . This manual covers LRA-18 00 and LRA-2400 radars. WARNING: Radar radiation can be harmful t o you and bystanders. Radar misuse or misunderstanding rada[...]

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    2 3. Select your dis play unit icon and cho ose D OWNLOADS . Click on th e D OWNLOAD button next to the desired softwar e update. 4. Follow the onscreen ins tallation in structions to download the update onto your MMC/SD card. To update dis play unit soft ware: 1. With the display unit turned off, install the MMC or SD card that contains the radar [...]

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    3 Basic Radar Display Components Your unit has three electronic bearing lines and three variable range markers. An enlarged example of EBLs and VRMs is on the next page. Rada r Cursor Boxes Display mode Range Range Ring Inte rval Echo Trail status A nti-Rain Clutter A nti- Se a Clutter Radar Echo Expansion status Interference Rejection status Gain [...]

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    4 VRMs and EBLs allow you to track the distance a nd bearing of multiple radar targets. VRM1 EBL1 EBL2 EBL3 Heading line ( in green) PPI (radar screen's 360º overhead view of the area) Bearings, in degrees (in Heading Up mode, relative to bow) VRM2 VRM3[...]

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    5 Section 2: Radar Setup Before you begin radar setup, the radar scanning unit, RI M 300 mod- ule, radar processor and display unit all must be installed. WARNING: Do NOT attempt to execute Rada r Setup, while the ves- sel is moving. Some motion from wind and wave action is acceptable, but these setup instruction s are NOT in- tended for vessels mo[...]

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    6 To access Ra dar Page: 1. Press PA GES , then use ← → to select the radar tab. 2. Press ↓ to select R AD AR O NLY then press EXIT . Radar only highlighted o n Radar Pages menu (left). Radar menu with Radar Power selected (right). 3. Press MENU , then use ↑ ↓ to selec t R AD AR P OWER from the radar menu and press ENT . A confirmatio n m[...]

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    7 8. Use ↑ ↓ to high light one of the thr ee full color options and press ENT . Press EXIT to return to the main page display. Auto Power-On When the Auto Power-on feature is turned on, the radar will start warming up every tim e the display unit is turn ed on. Access t he Com- munications Port menu to turn on or turn off th e Auto Power-on fea[...]

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    8 We will set them up in that orde r, but before making any adjustments, make sure the display is set to a ra nge of 0.125 nautical miles an d that Gain, Anti-Sea C lutter (STC), Anti-Ra in Clutter (FTC) and Trig ger De- lay all have been set t o zero percent. Trigger Delay Preparation Range 1. To reset range to 0.125 nm, make sure you are on the R[...]

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    9 2. Press → | ↓ to A DJUST T RIGGER D ELAY and press ENT . That will la unch the Adjust Trigger De la y vertical scrollbar. 3. Press ↓ until Trigger Delay is set t o zero percent. Press EXIT . Adjust Trigger Delay This feature el iminates th e time la g between real radar returns and the time it takes data to be process ed by the radar soft [...]

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    10 4. Press ↑ to increase the level of Trigger De lay, which will d ecrease the size of the ring. If you have a 4 kW radar, as the large ring decreases in size, the smaller rin g in the center of the screen will disap pear, leavin g only one ring . Increase Trigger Delay to dimin ish the size of the red ring (left). To set Trigger Delay correctly[...]

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    11 1. Line up the bow of your vessel with a point of reference, lik e a penin- sula, lighthouse or other stationary target . 2. Press MENU , highlight R ADAR S ETUP and press ENT . Press → to select A DJU ST H EADING L INE and pr ess ENT . That will place an arrow on each side of the gree n Heading Lin e. 3. Use ← → t o adjust the positi on o[...]

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    12 Notes[...]

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    13 Section 3: Basic Operation Pages The Radar Page has six displa y options: Radar Only, Digital Data, Ra- dar with Map, Rad ar with Sonar, Radar w ith Gauges and Radar, Map and Sonar. GPS only u nits do not support the Radar with Sonar page, so they have four display options: Rad ar Only, Digital Data, Radar with Map and Radar with Ga uges. Radar [...]

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    14 Digital Data page (left) with Ra dar with Map display (right). NOTE: When more than one page displa y is on the scre en at the sa me time, press PA G ES | PA GE S t o s w i t c h t h e A c t i v e s t a t u s b e t w e e n windows. Th e title bar at the top of t he window will be b lue when the window is active. Th e only exceptio n is the map p[...]

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    15 Radar, Map and Sonar page display . Radar, Map and Sonar The Radar, Map an d Sonar page is broken up i nto three win dows, al- lowing you to monitor the radar, map and sonar simultaneously. Radar Menu When a radar page is the active pa ge, you can access the radar menu by pressing MENU . To access the main menu, press MENU | MENU . Radar Menu. G[...]

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    16 NOTE: When adjusting Ga in back to a useab le level, incr ease the le vel un- til you see a light pepp ering of echoes on the display. Also remem- ber, you will have to adjust gain eve ry time you change ranges. To adjust Gain : 1. Press PA GES , select the Radar tab and press ENT . 2. Press MENU , highlight G AIN and press ENT . 3. Use ↑ ↓ [...]

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    17 WARNING: Increasing FTC may reduce or el iminate weak echoes, like those from small vess els. Use only the minimum amount needed, then check back periodi cally to see if the FTC level may be d ecreased. Anti-Rain Clutter vertical scrollbar (left) with Interference Rejection scrollbar (right). Interference Rejection This feature fi lters out sign[...]

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    18 To adjust radar range: 1. Press MENU , select R AD AR R AN G E and press ENT . 2. Use ↑ ↓ to select the desired range and press ENT . NOTE: When switching radar ranges, you li k e l y w i l l n e e d t o a d j u s t G a i n , STC and FTC settings t o achieve optim um performance. Tip: You can also adjust radar range by pressing th e ZIN or Z[...]

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    19 GlobalMap 8300cHD and GlobalMap 9300cH D) the Log Radar Dat a featu re wi ll be avai lable o n the Rada r menu, allowing you to save radar logs. Saving a rad ar log all ows you to reuse th e log in the unit's simula- tor. If your unit does not have a hard drive you will not see th e Log Radar Data command on your Ra dar menu. Log Radar Data[...]

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    20 Browse Files selected from the Radar Chart Loggi ng menu (left). Browse Files menu (right). To copy data files: 1. Press MENU , select L OG R ADAR D AT A and press ENT . Select B ROW SE F ILES and press ENT . 2. Select the desired file a nd press ENT . 3. The File Information window will app ear with three button s, copy, delete and either sto p[...]

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    21 2. Select the desired file from the Browse Files menu and press ENT . 3. Highlight D ELETE from the File Infor mation wind ow and press ENT . 4. A confirmation messa ge will appear. Press ← to Y ES and pr ess ENT . To stop or pla y a data file: 1. Press MENU , select L OG R ADAR D AT A and press ENT . Select B ROW SE F ILES and press ENT . 1. [...]

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    22 Radar Setup The Radar Setup menu allows you to set up and adjust basic radar set - tings, like H eading Line, Trigger Delay a nd Tune, all o f which are ad - dressed in the section on Radar Setup. You c an also modify Ra dar Ori- entation, R adar Color Scheme and Antenna Park from the Radar Setu p menu. Radar Orientation The Radar Orientation fe[...]

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    23 Selecting Adjust Antenna Park will place a dialog box in t he upper right-hand corner of the screen. Use Arrow keys to adjust it. NOTE: There is no recommend ed setting for Antenna Pa rk. Use the tria l and error method when a djusting antenna p ark. Repeat the process until the antenna c omes to a stop in the des ired position. To adjust A nten[...]

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    24 Radar Power Turns the radar on and off. To turn the radar on or off: 1. Press MENU , select R AD AR P OWER and press ENT . 2. A confirmation m essage will appear . Select Y ES and press EXIT . Radar Simulator Your unit has a simulator that allows you to get familiar with radar operation be fore headin g out on the water. Simulators highlighted o[...]

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    25 Radar Overlay The Radar Overlay feature al lows you to o v erlay ra dar data on a ny map page as long as you have a va lid GPS position and a NMEA 2000 heading sens or or compatible N MEA 0183 heading sensor. NOTE: You will ne ed to purchase a SIM RAD heading sensor f or the Radar Overlay feat ure to work properly. To use Radar Ov erlay: 1. Pres[...]

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    26 2. Highlight R ADAR O PTIONS and press ENT to access the Radar Options menu. To use the features on the Ra dar Options menu, refer the Radar Menu instructions covered earlier in this section. Overlay Options menu The Overlay Options men u allows you to turn on overl ay transparency, select a transparency level, and choo se the c olor of the rada[...]

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    27 Section 4: Advanced Operation Radar Only page display. Reading the Display The radar page displays digital info rmation on th e screen which covers, Range Rings, Gain, An ti-Sea Clutter (STC), An ti-Rain Clu tter (FTC) and when active, Elec tronic Bearing Lines (EBL) and Variable Range Markers (VRM). Gain The percent age listed next to Gain, dis[...]

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    28 Anti-Sea Clutter (STC) The STC percentage displays the curre nt Ant i-Sea Clutter setting on your radar screen. Anti-Rain Clutter (FTC) The FTC p ercentage d isplays the curr ent Anti-Rain Clutter s e tting on your radar screen. Electronic Bearing Line (EB L ) A radial line th at can be r otated 360 ° , th e electronic b earing lin e is used to[...]

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    29 The Radar Cursor boxes are show in white in the top, left-hand corner. The Radar Cursor is aligned with a target in t he bottom-right portion of the screen 3. Press ENT to launch the EBL/VRM menu. Use ↑ ↓ t o s e l e c t t h e d e - sired EBL and VRM an d press ENT twice. Pr ess EXIT . The Radar Cursor coordinat es have been assigned to the [...]

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    30 The Variable Range (VRM) shows the target is 0.219 nautical miles away. The Electronic Bearing Li ne (EBL) displays the target's bearing as 099.9ºR . To reposition a n EBL/VRM: 1. Press ENT to launch the EBL/VRM menu. Select the EBL/VRM you would like to change and press ENT . 2. Press ↑ ↓ to increase or decr ease the size of the circu[...]

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    31 This is a zoomed in view from the previous image, clearly showing the radar target, Variable Range Mark er and Electron ic Bearing Line. To remove an EBL/VRM from the display : 1. Press ENT to call up the EB L/VRM menu. Sele ct the EBL/V RM you want to remove and press ENT . 2. Press EXIT and the desir ed EBL/VRM wi l l b e r e m o v e d f r o m[...]

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    32 When using multiple EBL/VRMs, the size of the dashes and the dis- tance between dashes allows you to distinguis h between the different EBL/VRMs on th e display. VRM1 VRM2 VRM3 EBL1 EBL3 EBL2[...]

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    33 Appendix I: Glossary Anti-Rain Clutter (FTC) : used t o reduce or eliminate mass ive num- ber of small echoes tha t clutter the display during rain or sn ow storms. Anti-Sea Clutter (STC) : lowers rec eiver sensitivity at shor ter ranges to reduce or eliminate sea c lutter echo es, which are m ost prevalent around the vessel. Beam : focused rays[...]

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    34 North Up : a stabilized d isplay mode in which North is at th e top of the radar display. This display mode requires a heading sensor. Offset EBL : an electroni c bearing line ori ginating from a location oth er than the PPI sweep ori g in. Open Array Antenna : a radar antenna which h as an external rotat- ing scanner. PPI (Plan Position In dica[...]

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    38 FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 and Part 8 0 of the U.S. Fed- eral Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two cond itions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause un- desired operatio[...]

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    39 NAVICO FULL ONE -YEAR WAR RANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to NAVICO, the ma nu facturer of this prod uct. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consu mer item for personal, family or house hold use . We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in[...]

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    40 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back you r investment in quality products with quick, expert serv ice a n d g e n u i n e L o w r a n c e p a r t s . I f y o u ' r e i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d y o u have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factor y Customer Servic e Department. Be fore any produ[...]

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    Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lo wrance accessorie s fo r your unit, please contact: 1) Your local m arine dealer or consumer electr onics store. Most qualit y dealers that handl e marine el ectronic equ ipment or other consumer electronics s hould be able to assist you with these item s. To locate a Lowrance dealer near[...]

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    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-01 61-10B © Copy right 2008 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 090808 Navico[...]