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HSB Series LCD Display

Owner’s Handbook

Document number: 81163_1 Date: 1st September 1999

Preface i

HSB Series LCD Display Owner’s Handbook

September 1999

SAFETY NOTICES

This radar equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual. Failure to do so can result in personal injury and/or navigational inaccuracies. In particular:

1. HIGH VOLTAGE. The LCD display unit and scanner unit contain high voltages. Adjustments require specialised service procedures and tools only available to qualified service technicians – there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments. The operator should never remove the display unit cover or

attempt to service the equipment.

2. ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY. The radar scanner transmits

electromagnetic energy. It is important that the radar is turned off whenever personnel are required to come close to the scanner to perform work on the scanner assembly or associated equipment.

It is recommended that the radar scanner is mounted out of range of personnel (above head height).

Avoid looking directly at the antenna as your eyes are the most sensitive part of the body to electromagnetic energy.

When properly installed and operated, the use of this radar will conform to the requirements of ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992 Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3Hz to 300 GHz and NRPB, Board Statement on Restrictions on Human Exposure to Static and Time Varying Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation. Doc NRPB, N0. 5 (1993).

3. NAVIGATION AID. This radar unit is only an aid to navigation. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure or defects, environmental conditions, and improper handling or use. It is the user’s responsibility to exercise common prudence and navigational judgements. This radar unit should not be relied upon as a substitute for such prudence and judgement.

HSB Series LCD Display

RAYTHEON MARINE products are supported by a network of Authorized Service Representatives. For information on Raytheon products and services, contact either of the following:

UNITED STATES Raytheon Marine Company

676 Island Pond Road Manchester, NH 03109-5420 Telephone: (603) 647-7530

800 539-5539

Fax: (603) 634-4756

EUROPE Raytheon Marine Limited

Anchorage Park Portsmouth Hampshire PO3 5TD England Telephone: (+44) 1705 693611 Fax: (+44) 1705 694642

The technical and graphical information contained in this handbook, to the best of our knowledge, was correct as it went to press. However, the Raytheon policy of continuous improvement and updating may change product specifications without prior notice. As a result, unavoidable differences between the product and handbook may occur from time to time, for which liability cannot be accepted by Raytheon.

Raytheon is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. SeaTalk is a registered trademark of Raytheon Marine Europe Limited. HSB is a trademark of Raytheon Marine Company. Pathfinder is a trademark of Raytheon Marine Company.

This product contains technology provided under license by Acorn Group plc. The copyright of this intellectual property is acknowledged by Raytheon Marine Company, as are Acorn’s trademarks and patents. Acorn’s world wide web address is http://www.acorn.com.

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Preface

This handbook covers the radar and chart aspects of the following HSB Series systems from Raytheon:

SystemSystem

System

DisplayDisplay

Display

ScannerScanner

Scanner

ChartplotterChartplotter

Chartplotter

Pathfinder Radar RL70 Yes No

Chartplotter RC520 No Yes

Combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter RL70RC Yes Yes

Repeater Display RL70 No No Repeater Display RL70RC No Yes Repeater Display RC520 No Yes

Notes: Radar systems are supplied with an appropriate Raytheon scanner unit and inter-connecting cable. Details for installing the scanner are described in the Pathfinder Radar Scanner Owner’s Handbook. The chartplotter display unit includes a cartridge holder assembly which contains two slots for C-MAP NT chart cards.

This handbook contains very important information on the installation and operation of your new equipment. In order to obtain the best results in operation and performance, please read this handbook thoroughly.

Raytheons Product Support representatives or your local dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have.

Warranty

To register your HSB Series display unit ownership, please take a few minutes to fill out the warranty registration card found at the end of this handbook. It is very important that you complete the owner information and return the card to the factory in order to receive full warranty benefits.

EMC Conformance

All Raytheon equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry standards for use in the leisure marine environment.

When powered up, all electrical equipment produces electromagnetic fields. These can cause adjacent pieces of electrical equipment to interact with one another, with a consequent adverse effect on operation. In order to minimise these efffects and enable you to get the best possible performance from your

HSB Series LCD Display

Raytheon equipment, guidelines are given at appropriate points throughout this handbook to enable you to ensure minimum interaction between different items of equipment, i.e. ensure optimum Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

The design and manufacture of Raytheon equipment and accessories conform to the appropriate EMC standards, but correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Overview ............................................................................ 1

1.1 Introduction ................................................................................. 1

How to Use This Handbook .................................................... 1

Terminology .......................................................................... 3

General ....................................................................................... 3

Display Unit ........................................................................... 4

Scanner ................................................................................. 4

Display Unit Features .................................................................. 5

Operating Modes ......................................................................... 5

Window Options .................................................................... 5

1.2 The Pathfinder Radar Display ...................................................... 7

Pathfinder Radar Display Options ................................................ 7

Radar Functions ......................................................................... 10

1.3 The Chartplotter Display .............................................................11

Chartplotter Display Options ...................................................... 11

Chartplotter Functions ................................................................ 12

1.4 Operating Controls ......................................................................14

Trackpad and Cursor ..................................................................14

Moving the Cursor ................................................................15

Context-Sensitive Cursor Control .......................................... 15

Dedicated Keys .......................................................................... 16

Soft Keys ................................................................................... 16

Pop-Up Menus ........................................................................... 17

Database Lists ............................................................................18

Chapter 2:

Getting Started & Adjusting the Display .......................................... 19

2.1 Introduction ................................................................................19

Conventions Used ...................................................................... 19

Simulator ...................................................................................19

2.2 Switching the Display On and Off ...............................................20

Radar Mode .......................................................................... 20

Chart Mode ...........................................................................22

Simulator Mode .........................................................................23

Changing the Lighting and Contrast ............................................ 24

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2.3 Controlling the Display ...............................................................25

Selecting the Mode of Operation ................................................. 25

Selecting a Half-Screen Window for Display .......................... 26

Switching Control Between Radar & Chart Screens ................ 29

Returning to the Full-Screen Display ......................................29

Customising the Screen Presentation Options .............................. 31

Switching the Cursor Data Box On and Off .............................31

Switching Radar Range Rings or Chart Grid On and Off ..........31

Data Boxes ...........................................................................32

Waypoint Display - Radar mode ............................................ 32

Custom Options - Chart mode ................................................ 33

2.4 Radar Display Control Functions .................................................34

Using the Zoom Function ............................................................34

Offsetting the Centre .................................................................. 35

Hiding the Ship’s Heading Marker (SHM) ...................................36

2.5 Chart Display Control Functions ................................................ 37

Moving Around the Chart ........................................................... 37

Changing the Chart Centre ..................................................... 37

Using FIND SHIP ................................................................. 38

Changing the Chart Scale .......................................................39

2.6 Typical Chart Scenarios ...............................................................41

Place and Goto A Waypoint .............................................................. 42

Make and Follow a Route ..................................................................44

Review Your Passage Plan ................................................................ 46

Displaying the Radar and Synchronising Radar & Chart ..................... 48

Chapter 3: Standard Radar Operations ............................................. 51

3.1 Introduction ................................................................................51

3.2 Range Control .............................................................................52

Changing the Range ................................................................... 52

The Standard Range Scale .....................................................52

Determining Actual Radar Range ................................................ 53

3.3 Interpreting and Adjusting the Radar Picture ............................... 54

Identifying False Echo Returns ....................................................55

Side Lobes ............................................................................ 55

Indirect Echoes ..................................................................... 56

Multiple Echoes .................................................................... 56

Blind Sectors or Shadow Effect ..............................................56

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Adjusting Gain, Sea Clutter and Rain Clutter ............................... 57

Gain Control and Sea Control ................................................ 58

Tuning the Receiver ..............................................................59

Rain Clutter Control, using RAIN and FTC ............................ 60

Changing the Targets Display ..................................................... 61

Interference Rejection ...........................................................62

Target Expansion .................................................................. 62

Target Wakes ........................................................................62

3.4 Measuring Range and Bearing Using VRM/EBLs ........................ 63

Measuring Range and Bearing to Target from Vessel ...................64

Placing a VRM/EBL ............................................................. 64

Moving an Existing VRM/EBL ............................................. 65

Deleting an Existing VRM/EBL ............................................ 66

Measuring Range and Bearing Between Targets (FLOAT) ...........66

Floating a VRM/EBL ............................................................ 66

Moving and Unfloating a Floating EBL .................................. 67

Controlling VRM/EBL Data Boxes .............................................68

3.5 Setting Guard Zones and Alarms ................................................. 69

Placing a Guard Zone ................................................................. 70

Moving, Reshaping or Deleting a Guard Zone ..............................71

Controlling Guard Zone Alarms .................................................. 72

Chapter 4: Integrated Radar Operations .......................................... 73

4.1 Introduction ................................................................................73

4.2 Changing the Heading Mode ....................................................... 74

Heading Modes .......................................................................... 74

Selecting the Heading Mode ....................................................... 75

Effect on VRM/EBLs ................................................................. 75

4.3 Using Marks ............................................................................... 76

Placing a Mark ........................................................................... 76

Moving or Deleting a Mark ......................................................... 77

4.4 Man Overboard (MOB) ...............................................................77

4.5 Cursor Echo ............................................................................... 78

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Chapter 5: Standard Chart Operations ............................................. 79

5.1 Introduction ................................................................................79

Safety ................................................................................... 79

5.2 Using Chart Cards ....................................................................... 80

Inserting a Chart Card ................................................................. 80

Removing a Chart Card ..............................................................81

Displaying the Chart Data ...........................................................81

Displaying Object Information .................................................... 82

Chart Source Data ................................................................. 82

Port Area .............................................................................. 83

Tide Data .............................................................................. 84

Nearest ................................................................................. 85

5.3 Working with Waypoints ............................................................86

Introduction ...............................................................................86

Placing a Waypoint .................................................................... 87

Selecting a Waypoint ..................................................................88

Waypoint Data Display ...............................................................88

Editing the Waypoint Details ...................................................... 89

Erasing a Waypoint .................................................................... 90

Moving a Waypoint ....................................................................91

5.4 Working with Routes .................................................................. 92

Creating a New Route ................................................................. 93

Saving the Current Route ............................................................ 94

Clearing the Current Route ..........................................................95

Retrieve a Route From the Database ............................................ 96

Displaying Route Information ..................................................... 96

Route Leg and Waypoint Information ....................................97

Using Route Information to Review Your Passage Plan ...........97

Using the Route List to Erase and Name a Route .......................... 98

Editing a Route ...........................................................................99

Inserting a Waypoint into a Route ...........................................99

Adding Waypoints at the End of the Route ............................ 100

Removing a Waypoint from the Route .................................. 100

Reversing the Route ............................................................ 100

5.4 Following Routes and Going to Points ........................................ 101

Follow a Route ......................................................................... 102

Target Point Arrival .................................................................. 103

Other Follow Route Options ..................................................... 103

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Joining a Route ................................................................... 103

Advancing to a Waypoint .................................................... 104

Restart Cross Track Error (XTE) ..........................................104

Going To an Individual Target Point .......................................... 104

Stop Follow or Stop Goto ..........................................................105

5.6 Transferring Waypoints and Routes ........................................... 106

Displayed SeaTalk Waypoints ............................................. 106

Managing Database Lists ..................................................... 106

5.7 Using Tracks .............................................................................108

Setting Up a Track .................................................................... 108

Clearing the Current Track ........................................................ 109

Managing Tracks ..................................................................... 109

Saving and Naming a Track ................................................. 109

Naming, Erasing and Showing a Track ................................. 110

Chapter 6: Further Chart Operations ............................................... 111

6.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 111

6.2 Measuring Distances Using the VRM/EBL Key ........................ 112

6.3 Alarms and Timers ................................................................... 114

Alarm Reporting ...................................................................... 114

External Alarms .................................................................. 114

Setting Alarms and Timers ........................................................ 114

6.4 Man Overboard (MOB) ............................................................ 116

6.5 Cursor Echo .............................................................................. 117

6.6 GPS Setup ................................................................................ 118

6.7 Data Log Mode ......................................................................... 119

Chapter 7: Setting Up the System Defaults .....................................121

7.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 121

7.2 Changing the Set Up Parameters ................................................ 122

7.3 System Set Up Parameters ........................................................ 124

Data Boxes .............................................................................. 126

Bearing Mode .......................................................................... 126

Cursor Reference ..................................................................... 126

Cursor Readout ........................................................................ 126

Day/Night ................................................................................ 127

Help ........................................................................................ 127

Soft Keys ................................................................................. 127

Key Beep ................................................................................. 127

HSB Series LCD Display Unit

MOB Data ............................................................................... 127

Menu Timeout Period ............................................................... 127

Units ........................................................................................ 128

Variation Source ...................................................................... 128

Auto Mode ......................................................................... 128

Manual Mode ..................................................................... 128

Cursor Echo ............................................................................. 129

Date and Time Settings ............................................................. 129

Language ................................................................................. 130

Simulator ................................................................................. 130

7.4 Radar Set Up Parameters .......................................................... 131

EBL Display ............................................................................ 131

Timed Transmission Option ......................................................132

Marks Options ......................................................................... 132

Custom Scale ........................................................................... 132

Bearing Alignment ................................................................... 133

7.5 Advanced Settings .................................................................... 134

Display Timing ........................................................................ 134

STC Preset ............................................................................... 135

Tune Preset .............................................................................. 135

7.6 Chart Set Up Parameters ............................................................ 136

Customise Chart ....................................................................... 136

Plotter Mode ............................................................................ 137

Chart Orientation ...................................................................... 137

Object Information ................................................................... 138

Waypoint Options .................................................................... 138

Vectors .................................................................................... 138

Radar/Chart Synch ................................................................... 138

Datum Selection ....................................................................... 138

Chapter 8: Installation ...................................................................... 141

8.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 141

Planning the Installation ............................................................142

EMC Installation Guidelines ..................................................... 142

8.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Components ................................144

8.3 Selecting the Display Unit Site ................................................... 145

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8.4 Cable Runs ............................................................................... 147

Power Cable .............................................................................147

Inter-Unit Cable ....................................................................... 148

8.5 Mounting the Display Unit ........................................................ 149

Trunnion (Yoke) Mounting .......................................................149

Console Mounting .................................................................... 150

8.6 Display Unit Connections .......................................................... 151

Grounding the System ......................................................... 151

DC Power Connection ......................................................... 151

Power for External Equipment ............................................. 151

Display Unit Connection .......................................................... 152

Scanner Connection (master displays) .................................. 153

Power and NMEA Input Connection .................................... 154

8.7 Radar System Tests and Post Installation Alignment ................... 155

System Check .......................................................................... 155

Switch On and Initial Setup ....................................................... 155

Radar System Checks and Adjustments ..................................... 156

Transmission Check ............................................................ 156

Bearing Alignment .............................................................. 157

Display Timing Adjustment .................................................158

EMC Conformance .................................................................. 159

8.8 Integrated Systems .................................................................... 160

Power for External Equipment ............................................. 160

HSB™ High Speed Bus ............................................................161

HSB Connection ................................................................. 161

SeaTalk® and NMEA In .......................................................... 162

........................................................................................... 163

SeaTalk .............................................................................. 164

SeaTalk Connection ............................................................ 164

NMEA 0183 ....................................................................... 166

NMEA Input Connection .....................................................166

Using the SeaTalk Auxiliary Junction Box .................................167

Data Output ............................................................................. 168

Data Conversion .......................................................................168

8.9 Integrated System Checks ........................................................ 169

Chart Display - RL70RC, RC520 .............................................. 169

Received Data .......................................................................... 169

Transmitted Data ......................................................................169

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Chapter 9: Maintenance and Problem Solving ............................... 171

9.1 Maintenance ............................................................................ 171

Warnings ................................................................................. 171

Routine Checks ........................................................................ 171

EMC Servicing and Safety Guidelines ....................................... 171

9.2 Resetting the System ................................................................. 172

9.3 Problem Solving ....................................................................... 173

Common Problems and Their Solutions .....................................173

How to Contact Raytheon (US) ................................................. 173

For Marine Product and Services Information ....................... 173

For Accessories and Parts .................................................... 173

For Technical Support: ........................................................ 174

For Product Repair and Service ............................................ 174

How to Contact Raytheon (Europe) ........................................... 175

Technical Support ............................................................... 175

Accessories and Parts .......................................................... 175

Worldwide Support .................................................................. 175

Appendix A: Specification ................................................................177

HSB Series 7" LCD Displays .................................................... 177

General ...............................................................................177

Radar Features .................................................................... 178

Chartplotter Features ........................................................... 179

Interfacing .......................................................................... 180

Appendix B: Using the Auxiliary Junction Box to Connect a SeaTalk

GPS and Differential Beacon Receiver .............................................181

Raystar 112, 105, Apelco 182 and 182XT .................................. 182

Autohelm GPS, Z260 and Z273 ................................................ 183

Raystar 112LP (SeaTalk version) .............................................. 184

Raystar 114 Combined GPS and Differential Beacon Receiver ... 185

Appendix C: C-MAP Chart Card Features .........................................187

Appendix D: SeaTalk and NMEA Data Received and Transmitted . 191

Abbreviations ................................................................................... 193

Index ..................................................................................................195

Chapter 1: Overview 1

Chapter 1: Overview

1.1 Introduction

This handbook describes the following HSB Series systems:

RL70 Pathfinder Radar, 7" LCD Display RL70RC Combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter, 7" LCD Display RC520 Chartplotter, 7" LCD Display

If you have an HSB Series LCD display, it is possible to connect another HSB series LCD or CRT display to provide an integrated system. Connecting an HSB Series Pathfinder Radar display to a chartplotter provides similar functionality to the Combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter display; the radar data can be repeated on the chart display and chart data repeated on the radar display.

If you are using the 7" LCD display unit as a repeater display refer to this handbook for details on the operating controls.

This handbook describes the display unit controls and details both radar and chart operations. Controls that are specific to either radar or chartplotter are described in radar or chart sections/chapters.

Note: Many illustrations in this handbook show example screens. The screen you see on your display depends on your system configuration and set up options, so it may differ from the illustration.

How to Use This Handbook

For an overview of the display unit, the radar and the chartplotter systems, read Chapters 1 and 2 of this handbook. Having read these chapters you should be able to start using your system.

For detailed information on radar operations refer to Chapters 3 and 4.

For chartplotter operating details, refer to Chapters 5 and 6.

To change the system set up defaults, read Chapter 7.

If you are installing the display system yourself, you should read Chapter 8 before you start the installation. This chapter also provides information that will be useful if you are connecting your HSB Series system to other equipment.

Details for installing a radar scanner are provided in the Scanner User’s Handbook supplied with your scanner.

Chapter 1

Overview

HSB Series LCD Display

The handbook is organised as follows:

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the features and functions of the HSB Series LCD Display. This chapter also provides an overview of the controls. You should read this chapter to familiarise yourself with the system.

Chapter 2 explains how to start using the display and describes how to use some of the basic radar and chart functions. Chapter 2 also provides operating guidelines for typical chartplotter scenarios; these guidelines introduce you to many of the chartplotter functions.

Chapters 3 provides detailed operating information for the main radar functions - adjusting the radar picture; measuring distances and bearings; setting guard zones and alarms.

Chapter 4 provides detailed operating information for integrated radar system functions, including using marks, man overboard and cursor echo.

Chapter 5 provides detailed operating information for the standard chartplotter functions - using chart cards, plotting waypoints and routes, following routes and showing tracks.

Chapter 6 provides detailed operating information for further chart functions, including measuring distances, man overboard and cursor echo. It includes instructions for setting up a differential GPS.

Chapter 7 provides instructions for setting up your system to suit your preferences. You should read this chapter to determine how to set up theradar and chartplotter system defaults.

Chapter 8 provides planning considerations and detailed instructions for installing the display unit. It should be referred to when you are ready to install the system. Details to connect the display to other equipment are also provided. To install a complete radar system, you will also need to read to the Owner’s Handbook supplied with the scanner.

Chapter 9 provides information on user maintenance, and what to do if you experience problems.

The Appendices provide additional information that you may find useful: Appendix A lists the technical specifications for the radar and for the chartplotter. Appendix B provides details on connecting the display unit to specific GPS systems.

Appendix C defines the chart features shown on the chart display. Appendix D defines the SeaTalk and NMEA data that is transferred on

integrated systems.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Overview 3

A List of Abbreviations, Index and warranty information are included at the end of the handbook.

A summary of the radar and chartplotter controls are provided on the Quick Reference Cards supplied with your system.

Terminology

The following terminology is used to describe radar and chartplotter systems:

Master A unit capable of sourcing specific data

(such as radar or chart data).

Repeater A unit capable of displaying data, such as radar,

from the HSB.

Radar Display Unit providing Radar Master and Chart Repeater

functionality.

Chart Display Unit providing Chart Master and Radar Repeater

functionality.

Combined Display Unit providing both Radar and Chart Master

functionality.

Integrated System Additional instruments are connected via the

HSB, Seatalk or NMEA interfaces.

HSB™ High Speed Bus - links compatible display units.

For full display and control between HSB series display units, the units must be connected via HSB and SeaTalk.

General

The HSB Series Pathfinder Radar or Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter, illustrated below, comprises the 7" LCD display unit, scanner unit and associated cables. The RC520 Chartplotter cannot be connected to the scanner unit.

General

HSB Series LCD Display

Display Unit

The HSB Series LCD display unit is waterproof to CFR46 and can be installed either above or below deck.

The unit includes:

• 7" LCD display

• Trackpad

• Eleven dedicated (labelled) control keys

• Four soft keys (unlabelled) whose functionality changes

• The chartplotter (RC520) and combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter

(RL70RC) include two slots for the C-MAP NT

electronic chart cards

The display and keys can be illuminated for night-time use.

The HSB (High Speed Bus) connection enables transfer of data between two compatible units. For example, the radar data is transferred from the radar (the master display) via the HSB connection and can be displayed and controlled on any other HSB Series LCD or CRT display (repeater display). In particular, you can connect your HSB Series Pathfinder Radar to a remote HSB Series Chartplotter to provide similar functionality to the combined Pathfinder Radar/ Chartplotter.

Full functionality of the HSB Series Pathfinder Radar is acheived when it is part of an integrated system, with other equipment (in addition to another HSB unit) connected via Seatalk or NMEA 0183. Data from this equipment including position and waypoints is displayed on the radar and is used in calculations. Details on connecting other equipment are given in Chapter 8.

Scanner

The HSB Series Pathfinder Radar is supplied with either a scanner unit which illuminates targets with microwave energy and then collects the returns from those targets. The scanner includes a sensitive low-noise front end receiver, and a variety of clutter attenuation controls to maintain target resolution.

Installation of the scanner is described separately in the Scanner Owner’s Handbook. The scanner is adjusted and operated from the display unit, so these details are provided in this HSB Series LCD Display Handbook.

The scanner can be switched between transmit and standby modes. It also has a power-saving timed transmit mode which pauses between bursts of transmissions.

General

Chapter 1: Overview 5

Display Unit Features

• Uses position information from GPS, dGPS or Loran-C technology

• Displays and transfers SeaTalk, NMEA and HSB data

• Provides full control of data from other HSB instruments

• Three full-screen operating modes: Radar, Chart, Data Log (if appropriate

data is available)

• View radar and chart simultaneously

• Half-screen windows to display additional data: Course Deviation Indicator

(CDI), Bearing and Distance Indicator (BDI), navigation data

• Cursor echo across SeaTalk, and between chart and radar windows

• Choice of orientation: Head Up, Course Up and North Up

• Chartplotter - Displays chart information from the C-MAP NT

chart cards

(C-Cards)

Operating Modes

If you have a combined Pathfinder Radar/Chartplotter Unit, or have both an HSB Series Radar and Chartplotter connected, three full-screen modes are available – chart, radar and data log – as shown in the following illustration; you select the operating mode using the DISPLAY key as described in Chapter 2.

In addition, in chart or radar mode you can set Windows On to display supplementary data as described below. Alternatively, on a combined radar/ chartplotter or repeat display, you can split the display into two half-screen windows for radar and chart display.

The following information, if available on your system, can be shown:

Full-screen Mode Window Options

Radar Mode CDI, BDI, Chart or Nav Data Chart Mode CDI, BDI, Radar or Nav Data Data Log Mode Windows not available

Window Options

You can choose one of the following for display in the lower window:

• CDI: This gives the Course Deviation Indicator graphical display, with data

relating to the target waypoint.

• BDI: This gives the Bearing and Distance Indicator graphical display, with

data relating to the target waypoint.

• Chart display (when in Radar mode) Radar display (when in Chart mode): If data is available, either as a

function of the combined display unit or via the HSB link, it can be displayed.

Operating Modes

HSB Series LCD Display

• Nav Data: This shows nine data boxes, providing navigational data in the units specified in your set up. Note that up to 6 of these data boxes are also available as a user-selectable group (see Section 7.3 System Set Up Parameters).

Details on selecting windows are given in Chapter 2.

HEAD UP

3nm

CURSOR

HDG MODE TARGETS SCREEN

BRG RNG nm

000°

0.220

1/2

Radar Display Chartplotter Display

TIME POSITION CMG DMG

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30

346°

180°

012°

206°

043°

245°

093°

302°

145°

50°21^890N

001°20^610W

50°18^010N

001°20^070W

50°21^850N

001°19^290W

50°18^500N

001°21^300W

50°20^990N

001°18^280W

50°19^660N

001°21^960W

50°19^730N

001°18^030W

50°20^930N

001°21^750W

50°18^550N

001°18^650W

6.86

7.23

6.67

5.74

5.00

4.63

5.00

5.74

HSB

SeaTalk

D4285-1

Operating Mode for Stand Alone Units

Additional Modes for Linked Units (or combined Radar/Chartplotter)

DISPLAY

TIME POSITION CMG DMG

CLEAR LOG

STOP LOG

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

19:30

346°

180°

012°

206°

043°

245°

093°

302°

145°

50°21^890N

001°20^610W

50°18^010N

001°20^070W

50°21^850N

001°19^290W

50°18^500N

001°21^300W

50°20^990N

001°18^280W

50°19^660N

001°21^960W

50°19^730N

001°18^030W

50°20^930N

001°21^750W

50°18^550N

001°18^650W

6.86

7.23

6.67

5.74

5.00

4.63

5.00

5.74

HEAD UP

3nm

CURSOR

HDG MODE TARGETS SCREEN

BRG RNG nm

000°

0.220

1/2

Operating Modes

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1.2 The Pathfinder Radar Display

When a scanner is connected and the radar is in Transmit mode, the radar picture provides a map-like representation of the area in which the radar is operating. Typically, your ship’s position is at the centre of the display, and its dead ahead bearing is indicated by a vertical heading line, known as the Ship’s Heading Marker (SHM).

The radar picture can be viewed with a variety of fixed or customised range scales. A status bar at the top of the radar image displays range, current heading and mode indicators for the various options you can set.

An example radar picture is shown on the next page, with example radar returns (echoes) and default Pathfinder Radar information. The Status Bar indicator is also illustrated.

The radar display can show additional information, depending on your currently selected options, set up selections and the data available from other equipment. The example displays on the following pages show some of these features.

Functions are available to control the display as follows:

• Zoom the Display

• Offset your vessel from the centre of the radar picture

Operation of these functions is described in Chapter 2.

Pathfinder Radar Display Options

Set up options allow you to customise the radar image by choosing what is displayed, how it is displayed (including language and units), heading mode and how the radar operates with other HSB units. You can also view the cursor position and a variety of data from other equipment, e.g. speed, heading, depth, wind and tide information in a set of user-selectable data boxes. The cursor box and user-selected data boxes can be moved around the screen and they can be turned on or off.

Display options are provided in System Set Up and Radar Set Up as described in Chapter 7. In addition, Screen Presentation Options, described in Chapter 2 are provided to switch:

• Cursor Box and Databoxes On/Off

• Range Rings On/Off

• Waypoint Display On/Off

Note: When you turn the display off and on again, these settings are retained in memory.

The Pathfinder

Radar Display

HSB Series LCD Display

CURSOR

HDG MODE TARGETS SCREEN

BRG

RNG nm

045°

0.28

Landmass

Surface vessel

Default soft key labels

These can be turned off; press any soft key to re-display them. Different labels are displayed when you press a key.

Channel buoy

Range rings

The number and spacing depend on the current range, or you can turn them off

Status Bar

Ship’s Heading Marker (SHM)

You can hide this temporarily

Ship’s position

You can move this off-centre if required

Cursor position, controlled by the trackpad

Targets:

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Bearing scale, each tick indicating 2 of azimuth

Cursor position box

Shows the current cursor position as either Range/Bearing or Lat/Long. You can move this box to your preferred position on the screen, or turn it off.

Default Display

126°T

AUTO

3nm

1/2

H-UP

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Status Bar

Selected range,

in nautical miles

Range ring interval

Not displayed if

range rings are off

Range rings

(on/off)

Current heading

if heading data available,

or Course Over Ground.

Can be displayed in

degrees Magnetic or True

Heading mode

Normally Head Up (H-UP),

but you can select

Course Up (C-UP) or

North Up (N-UP) if

you have heading data

Mode Indicators

displayed when function set on:

Target

Expansion

Wakes

Interference

Rejection

Auto mode Gain, Sea

and/or Tune

FTC

(Remote rain)

Rain

Clutter

Guard Zone

Alarms

3nm

126°T

AUTO

WKS FTCEXRCGZIR

1/2

H-UP

GST

Radar Display

Options

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AUTO

015°

096

3nm

RR OFF

VRM

VRM/EBL 2

TBRG

RNG nm

146°

1.70

CURSOR CURSOR

VRM/EBL 1 BRG RNG nm

TBRG

RNG nm

50°47^72N

001°10^58N

H-UP

126°T

243°

0.98

GST

AUTO

RCFTC

FTC EX

126°T

13:48:06

5.7kts

14.4m

6.3kts

3nm

BRG RNG

CURSOR

COG

SOG

TIME

SPEED

DEPTH

WPT

1/2

50°49^13N

203°

1.20nm

01h:30m

001°12^09W

H-UP

POSITION

063°

1.65

120@T

Waypoint data box, showing range, bearing and time to go

Mark, symbol selected using setup options

Floated VRM2 (long-dashed line)

EBL1 (short-dashed line)

Long target wake (short, medium or long wakes can be selected)

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Data boxes, showing data (if available) in the selected units

VRM/EBL data boxes

Mark, default symbol

Active waypoint - from Chartplotter

Two cursor readout boxes

Floated EBL2 (long-dashed line)

Offset centre

VRM1 (short-dashed line)

Radar Display

Options

HSB Series LCD Display

Radar Functions

The HSB Series Pathfinder Radar includes the following functions:

• Choice of range scales from

/8 nm to 72nm (dependent on scanner type).

• Automatic and manual control of tuning, gain and sea clutter.

• Two Variable Range Markers (VRMs) and Electronic Bearing Lines

(EBLs), allowing target range and bearing measurements. VRM/EBLs can be floated.

• Target wakes and target expansion mode.

• Two guard zones with alarms.

• Add marks to record important or dangerous locations.

• Man Overboard (MOB) to navigate back to a person or object.

Operation of these radar functions is described in Chapters 3 and 4.

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1.3 The Chartplotter Display

The HSB Series LCD Display can include a Chartplotter. The chartplotter includes a small-scale world map and detailed navigation information is displayed when a cartographic chart card is installed. A plotter mode is provided to enable route plotting and tracking at large scales even when a chart card is not installed

Once the position fix has been established, your vessel’s position, if on screen, is shown as a boat shape, pointing in the direction of the current heading (or COG if heading data is not available). If no heading or COG data is available, the vessel is shown as a circle.

The chartplotter screen includes a status bar that displays chart scale, with either cursor position, range and bearing or, when the cursor is homed to the vessel (by pressing FIND SHIP), vessel position, Speed Over Ground (SOG) and Course Over Ground (COG).

Any waypoints you have placed are displayed (unless you turned them off in Chart Set Up as described in Chapter 7) and the current route is shown. Information can be viewed on-screen by positioning the cursor over a waypoint, current route or chart object. The chartplotter screen can also show additional information, depending on your currently selected options, set up selections and data available from other equipment.

An example chart display, in its default configuration, with a chart card installed, is shown in the following illustration.

Several functions are available to control the display as follows:

• Zoom in/out and Pan the Display

• Offset the Chart or Centre the Chart around the Vessel

• Synchronise the Chart and Radar (if radar data is available)

Operation of these functions is described in Chapter 2.

Chartplotter Display Options

Set up options allow you to customise the chart by choosing what is displayed (including cartographic features), how it is displayed (including language and units), heading mode and how the chartplotter operates with other HSB units. You can also view the cursor position and a variety of data from other equipment, e.g. speed, heading, depth, wind and tide information in a set of user-selectable data boxes. The cursor box and user-selected data boxes can be moved around the screen and they can be turned on or off.

The Chartplotter

Display

HSB Series LCD Display

Display options are provided in System Set Up and Chart Set Up as described in Chapter 7. In addition Screen Presentation Options, described in Chapter 2 are provided to switch:

• Cursor Box and Databoxes On/Off

• Chart Grid On/Off

• Custom Chart Details On/Off

Note: When you turn the display off and on again, these settings are retained in memory.

The chartplotter set up options include a sub-menu to customise the cartographic features. This menu allows you to switch features On, Off, or control them using the CUSTOM soft key. The factory default settings for the Custom chart options are as follows:

ON: Chart text, chart boundaries, depth contours, navigation marks and

land features.

OFF: Caution and routing data.

CUSTOM: Spot sounding, light sectors, marine features.

Note: The factory defaut for the

CUSTOM

settings is

ON.

Icons are displayed in detail, depth shading limit is 10 m and depth contour display is 0-100 m.

A complete list of chart features is given in Appendix C.

Chartplotter Functions

The HSB Series Chartplotter includes the following functions:

• Display C-MAP NT C_Card chart information including Ports and Tides (if available)

• View chart information (if available) for the Nearest Port

• Place, Move, Erase and Edit a Waypoint

• Goto Waypoint or Cursor

• Create, Save, Name, Edit and Follow a Route

• Review Route and Waypoint Lists

• Display vessel’s track; Save and Name the Track for re-call to screen

• Measure Chart Distances and Bearings on-screen

• Set Up Alarms and Timers

• Man OverBoard (MOB) to navigate back to a missing person or object

• Differential GPS set up page

Operation of these functions is described in Chapters 5 and 6.

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Display Options

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Status Bar

Vessel Position

Cursor -

selecting chart object

Cursor position box

Shows the current cursor position as either Range/Bearing or Lat/Long. You can move this box to your preferred position on the screen or turn it off.

Waypoint

Object data box -

for object selected by cursor

Default soft key labels

These can be turned off: press any soft key to redisplay them. Different labels are displayed when you press a key.

Depth Area

Chart Range

Chart Boundary

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Functions

HSB Series LCD Display

1.4 Operating Controls

You operate the radar and chart systems using a variety of on-screen controls as well as the keys on the display units. These controls include:

• A trackpad providing up, down, left, right and diagonal control of an on screen cursor.

• Eleven dedicated (labelled) control keys.

• Four soft keys with labels displayed on the screen.

• Pop-up menus, displayed on-screen, from which you select options.

• Database lists, displayed on-screen, which enable you to edit items.

Note: The cursor is the cross-hair symbol (+) visible on the display. You move the cursor using the trackpad and use it to select a position or item on the chart.

The control keys are shown on the illustration below. They are back-lit for night-time use. When you use a control, a help message is displayed at the top of the screen (unless you switch help off as described in Chapter 7). The following paragraphs describe the controls and on-screen facilities.

Dedicated keys

Trackpad

Soft keys

Dedicated keys

Trackpad and Cursor

The trackpad has several functions:

• To move the cursor around the screen

• To select an item from a pop-up menu

• To adjust a variable soft key control

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The cursor is used to:

• Select a position on the screen.

• Select an item, e.g. guard zone on the radar, chart object on the chartplotter.

• Select an area of the radar image to zoom into or pan the chart display.

Moving the Cursor

You can press on any of the four sections of the trackpad to move the cursor in that direction (up, down, left or right), or press two sections at the same time to move diagonally. The cursor moves faster as you continue to press the trackpad. The current cursor position is shown in the cursor data box (if selected).

Note: During many operations you cannot move the cursor around the screen; if you cannot move the cursor using the trackpad, check the default soft keys are displayed (unless they have been switched OFF in system set up). If not, press ENTER until they are displayed.

The cursor is normally displayed as a crosshair. However, if you have not moved the cursor for more than five seconds, when you next move it the cursor is outlined by a circle so it is easier to locate on the screen.

Context-Sensitive Cursor Control

The cursor is context-sensitive. When the cursor is positioned over special features on the display a text label appears to identify the feature as follows:

Text Label Feature Radar/Chart

BOX Data box (any type) Both

MRK Radar Mark Both

MOB Man Over Board marker Both

WPT Chart Waypoint Both

CTR Centre of radar Radar

FLT Floating EBL/VRM Radar

GRD Guard zone Radar

SHM Ships Heading Marker Radar

VRM/EBL VRM and EBL, 1 or 2 Radar

ZMB Zoom box Radar

A-B Ruler line Chart

COG Course Over Ground vector Chart

Operating Controls

HSB Series LCD Display

HDG Heading vector Chart

POS Vessel’s position Chart

RTE Route leg Chart

TIDE Tide vector Chart

Chart Icons Various Chart

Some items on the radar screen, such as the cursor and man overboard marker have information associated with them. The information is displayed in a data box. The context-sensitive cursor allows you to move databoxes.

Dedicated Keys

The dedicated keys: DISPLAY, MARKS, GAIN, VRM/EBL, MULTI, ALARMS, RANGE, ENTER, CLEAR, MENU and POWER have fixed functions; the

functions are similar on all HSB Series displays. For example, ALARMS is used to set up the system alarms on both a chartplotter and a radar.

Some keys can be used in two ways:

• Press: Press the key momentarily and then release it. This method is used for most key operations.

• Press and hold: Press the key and hold it down for the length of time stated (for example, 3 seconds), and then release it.

When you press a dedicated key, one of the following happens:

a) The associated operation is actioned, e.g. change chart scale (RANGE).

b) A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options.

c) A set of soft keys is displayed, providing further functions.

As you press a key, a single audio beep confirms the key action. If the key-press is not valid for the current screen or mode, three rapid beeps sound to indicate that no response is available. If required, you can turn the key beeps off as part of your set up procedure (see Chapter 7).

Soft Keys

The four keys below the screen are called soft keys because their functions change according to the operation. The soft keys are grouped into related sets and subsets providing access to the various functions. The soft key labels are displayed on the screen just above the keys. The default soft keys are displayed until you press a key, or select an item on the screen; the soft keys associated with the action are then displayed.

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RDR CHRT

The currently selected soft key option is shown by its grey background. If the key text is displayed in grey rather than in black, it is not currently available.

When you press a soft key one of the following happens:

a) The associated operation is actioned, e.g. NORTH UP.

b) A sub-set of soft keys is displayed, providing further functions.

c) A pop-up menu is displayed, providing further options.

As with dedicated keys, when you press a soft key a single audio beep confirms the key action. If the key-press is not valid for the current screen or mode, three rapid beeps sound to indicate that no response is available. If required, you can turn the key beeps off as part of your set up procedure (see Chapter 7).

Pop-Up Menus

Pop-up menus usually provide set up options. When a pop-up menu is onscreen, a set of associated soft keys is also displayed as shown in the example below.

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

ALARMS SET UP

OFF TRACK ALARM ANCHOR ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

OFF

00:33:00

OFF

ARRIVAL ALARM 0.01nm

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You use the trackpad to select an option from the menu, then use the appropriate soft key to set the option. For example, you can toggle the OFF TRACK ALARM on/off.

Operating Controls

HSB Series LCD Display

Database Lists

The waypoints, routes and tracks that you create on the chartplotter are stored in database lists. You can view these lists and select items for editing.

GOTO

WAYPOINT

EDIT

WAYPOINT

MAKE NEW WAYPOINT

WAYPOINT TRANSFER

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WAYPOINT LIST

SYMBOL NAME

WAYPOINT 001

WAYPOINT 002

WAYPOINT 003

WAYPOINT 004

WAYPOINT 005

50°21^966N 001°20^368W

POSITION

BRG _186°

BRG _21.0nm

TEMP

---°

DEPTH

---

DATE

--/--/--

TIME

--:--:--

As with pop-up menus, when a database list is on-screen, a set of associated soft keys is also displayed; you use the trackpad to select an item from the list, then use the appropriate soft key to edit the item. For example, you can erase a waypoint or a route.

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Chapter 2: Getting Started & Adjusting the Display

2.1 Introduction

This chapter provides information, instructions and a simple exercise to get you started using the HSB Series LCD display. It will help you to become familiar with the display and the functions of the controls before you start using the radar or chartplotter for routine navigation. More detailed information on operating the radar display is provided in Chapters 3 and 4. Chartplotter operating details are given in Chapters 5 and 6.

Conventions Used

Throughout this handbook, the dedicated (labelled) keys are shown in bold capitals; for example, MENU. The soft key functions, menu names and options are shown in normal capitals; for example, SCREEN.

Operating procedures, which may consist of a single key-press or a sequence of numbered steps, are indicated by a ➤ symbol in the margin. When the procedure requires you to press a soft key, the soft key icon is shown in the margin.

Simulator

The display unit includes a simulator function, which allows you to practice operating your radar or chartplotter without data from the scanner or GPS system. You will need to use the set up options to switch the display to simulator mode, as described in Section 2.2 Switching the Display Unit On/Off. You can use it in either of two ways:

• Before the display unit has been installed on your vessel. In this case, you only need to connect the display to a 12V or 24V DC power supply, connecting the red core from the power lead to positive (+) and the black core to negative (-). See Chapter 8 for full details.

• After the display has been installed on your vessel, but while in the marina or at anchor.

The following section, Switching the Display On and Off, includes instructions to view simulated radar and chart images.

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Getting Started

HSB Series LCD Display

2.2 Switching the Display On and Off

If you have a combined Radar/Chartplotter, the factory default power-up mode is radar. Once you have used the display unit it powers-up in the last used mode.

The following sections describe the power-up sequence for radar and chart mode, how to adjust the lighting controls, and how to select simulator mode.

Radar Mode

This section explains how to switch the radar display and scanner on and off, and how to switch the scanner between Transmit, Standby and Scanner Off mode.

You normally operate your radar in transmit mode, but you can use the display unit without the scanner operating as follows:

Standby mode : You should use this mode when you are not operating the

radar for short time periods. The scanner does not transmit and the antenna does not rotate, so the radar uses less power. However, the scanner remains powered so when you return to transmit mode, the magnetron does not need to warm up.

Scanner off mode: You should use this mode when you do not require the

radar, but you are using the display unit say, for chart data or data from another source. Scanner off mode removes power from the scanner.

➤ To switch the Radar on, press and hold the POWER key until the unit beeps.

The keys light up, the display shows the start-up information as illustrated below, and the radar starts the magnetron warm-up sequence.

WARMING UP

Switching the

Display On/Off -

Radar Mode

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After 70 seconds, when the magnetron warm-up sequence is complete, the Standby screen is displayed, with the text STANDBY and a prompt to press the POWER key to enter Transmit mode.

➤ To switch the radar scanner from Standby mode to Transmit mode, press the

POWER key.

The scanner transmits pulsed energy while it rotates, and the antenna sweep builds up the radar picture using echoes returned from targets.

➤ You can switch on and adjust the display backlighting and contrast, if required,

as described later in this chapter.

➤ To switch to Standby mode, press the POWER key.

The display returns to the Standby screen, and the scanner transmission and rotation stops.

➤ To use Scanner off mode:

1. Ensure that the radar is in Standby mode, warming up, or (if the unit is a

Repeater) displaying a message that radar data is not available.

2. Press the CLEAR key. The message STANDBY. RADAR DATA NOT

AVAILABLE appears in the radar picture. The scanner is powered down and the timer, if running, is cleared.

To return to radar operation, press the POWER key. The warm-up countdown is displayed and the radar goes into Standby mode. You press POWER again to switch to Transmit mode when required.

Switching the

Display On/Off -

Radar Mode

HSB Series LCD Display

➤ To switch the scanner and display unit off, press and hold the POWER key for

three seconds. A countdown timer is displayed as shown below; when it reaches zero a beep sounds, and the display unit switches off. Release the POWER key.

Note: Ensure you switch the display unit off before you remove the power cord.

DISPLAY

GAIN

VRM/EBL

MULTI

MARKS

ALARMS

RANGE

ENTER CLEAR MENU

POWER

Countdown timer: number of seconds to power off

SECONDS

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POWER OFF IN

Note: You do not need to change to Standby mode before turning off the display: if you turn the radar display off while it is in Transmit mode, the scanner is also de-activated.

Chart Mode

This section explains how to switch the display on and off in chart mode.

➤ To switch the chartplotter display on, press and hold the POWER

key until the

unit beeps. The keys light up, the Raychart graphic is displayed, followed by the caution:

CAUTION Raychart chart displays are based on cartographic data that C-MAP believes to be accurate. However, you should not rely on these displays as your primary source of navigation. Rather, your Raychart should be used only as a backup to official government charts and traditional methods of navigation.

When you have read and understood the caution, press the CONTINUE soft key. The chart is displayed. If this is the first time the chartplotter has been turned on, and no chart card is installed, the display shows the small-scale world map and the default soft keys.

Switching the

Display On/Off -

Chart Mode

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Otherwise, the display shows the selected chart area and any data that were displayed when the display was last used.

DISPLAY

RANGE

MARKS

VRM/EBL

ALARMS

GAIN

SEA

MULTI

MOB

ENTER CLEAR MENU

POWER

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Until unit beeps

➤ To switch the display off, press and hold the POWER key for three seconds. A

countdown timer is displayed; when it reaches zero a beep sounds, and the display and the key back-lights go off.

Note: Ensure you switch the display unit off before you remove the power cord.

Simulator Mode

When simulator mode is switched on a simulator database box is displayed.

When the display is switched off then on again, simulator mode is maintained. It is recommended that you select the System Set Up Menu and switch off simulator mode when you have finished.

➤ To view a simulated radar and chart image:

1. Press MENU followed by the SYSTEM SET UP soft key. The system set up menu pop-up is displayed.

2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar over the option SIMULATOR. The simulator soft keys are displayed.

3. Press either RADAR to view a simulated radar image, DATA to view the chart display with simulated position, or BOTH to view simulated radar and chart data.

4. Press ENTER twice to return to the default display.

Note: Any waypoints placed on the chartplotter in simulator mode are retained in the database list and are available for use in routes.

SYSTEM

SET UP!

RADAR

DATA

BOTH

Simulator Mode

HSB Series LCD Display

Changing the Lighting and Contrast

You can change the level of backlighting and contrast for the screen and keys. The key lighting is set the same as the screen lighting, except that it remains switched on at its lowest level even when the screen lighting is turned off, so that you can always find the keys.

➤ To change the lighting and contrast:

1. Press the MULTI key to display the soft key controls:

The last-used soft key is highlighted in inverse video (white text on a black background).

Note: If you press

MULTI

during the magnetron warm-up sequence

countdown, only the

LIGHT

and

CONTRAST

sliders are displayed, and the

lighting is automatically switched on at its last-used level.

2. Press the LIGHT soft key if it is not already highlighted.

Alternatively, you can press the trackpad left and right edges to move sideways between the controls to select the LIGHT soft key.

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LIGHT CONTRASTALARM

25%

TUNE

O F F

A U T O

50%

3. The LIGHT soft key toggles lighting ON/OFF.

4. Use the trackpad (up or down) to increase or decrease the setting, selecting

one of the eight lighting levels. You can press and hold the trackpad to change the setting more rapidly. The lighting level is adjusted as you change the setting.

5. Press the appropriate soft key, or the right arrow on the trackpad, to select

the CONTRAST control. Adjust the setting in the same way as for the lighting. There are 64 different contrast levels.

6. Press ENTER to remove the soft key sliders and return to the default screen,

with the new lighting and contrast levels retained, or press CLEAR to discard the changes and return to the default screen.

If lights are left ON when you switch off the display, the next time the display is switched on, the lights will be ON, but at the default setting of 42%. The new contrast level is retained until you reset it, unless you set the control very low or very high; in this case, the contrast will be restored as follows:

Contrast set < 30% restored to 30% Contrast set > 70 % restored to 70%

Changing the

Lighting and

Contrast

CONTRAST

50%

LIGHT

O F F

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2.3 Controlling the Display

You control the radar display using the cursor and control keys. You start all operations from the default screen, that is the default soft keys are displayed:

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When you have completed an action using the soft keys, press ENTER to return to the default screen; you may need to press ENTER several times to back-track through the soft key hierarchy.

Note: If you have set up your system so that the default soft keys are not displayed all the time, press any soft key to display the labels.

This section describes how to:

• Select the full-screen mode and turn half-screen windows on/off.

• Customise the screen presentation options.

• Use the radar controls to enlarge a selected area, move the centre and

momentarily hide the ship’s heading marker (SHM).

• Use the chart controls to move around the chart display. Synchronising the

chart and radar images is also described here.

The controls are summarised in the fold-out illustration on the following page.

Selecting the Mode of Operation

You use the DISPLAY key to select the full-screen mode. If the data is available on your system, the following modes (described on page 5) can be selected:

• Radar

• Chart

• Data log

The DISPLAY key also accesses the soft keys for the half-screen window options.

➤ To change the mode, press the DISPLAY key to show the DISPLAY pop-up, then

press again to cycle through the modes available, shown in the following diagram.

Controlling the

Display

HSB Series LCD Display

The selected mode is shown by a greyed icon and black border and the mode is displayed on the screen. The associated half-screen window soft keys are also displayed.

When the required mode is shown, press ENTER or CLEAR. The default soft keys are displayed. The selected mode is shown full-screen; in Radar and Chart mode you can switch on half-screen windows for additional display, as described in the following section.

If you press DISPLAY again, the pop-up and soft keys for the current mode are shown.

Selecting a Half-Screen Window for Display

Note: Windows can only be used with Radar or Chart screens, they are not available on the data log screen.

➤ To select a window for display:

1. From the full-screen Radar mode, press the DISPLAY key.

The following soft keys are displayed with an image of each available window:

DISPLAY

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SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

Selecting the

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RANGE

Controls range scale. Range scale and range rings are shown in the Status Bar.

- Press top of key to increase the range scale.

- Press bottom of key to decrease the range scale.

- Press and hold to change the scale faster.

Trackpad

Controls cursor position on the screen, and also the sliders and setup options. Hold the trackpad down to move the cursor faster.

CLEAR Cancels operation in progress and returns to the previous display. Deletes an object/function under cursor control.

GAIN

Controls display adjustments. GAIN controls for background noise (speckle). SEA controls sea clutter. RAIN controls rain clutter around the vessel. FTC controls rain clutter at a distance.

- Press for soft keys display.

Select a slider using the soft key or trackpad. Toggle between Auto/Man or off/on by pressing key again. Adjust slider using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

POWER

Press and hold until unit beeps to turn on display. Press to toggle between Standby and Transmit. Press for 3 seconds to turn off display.

MARKS / MOB

Controls placing marks, and Man Overboard function.

- Press to place mark at cursor position, and use trackpad to move mark. Press ENTER to finish.

- Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate or cancel MOB.

Use soft key to toggle VRM/EBL on or off. Press FLOAT to access float options for existing VRM/EBL. Press VRM/EBL DATABOX to toggle data box display off/on.

Press soft key to toggle window on/off, or return to full screen. Zoom: Move Zoom box using trackpad, press ENTER to finish.

Use soft key to toggle zone on or off. Adjust size/shape using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

Press soft key to display required setup menu, then use trackpad to select option and soft key to change setting. Press ENTER to close menu, and CLEAR to finish.

Soft keys

Press to select option, or highlight option or slider. Labels change when you press soft/dedicated key. Elipses (...) after the text indicate that pressing soft key leads to a further display of soft key options.

Soft Key Labels:

Change when you press a key.

Default soft key labels are shown.

Select a slider using the soft key or trackpad. Toggle between Auto/Man or off/on by pressing soft key again. Adjust slider using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

VRM/EBL

Used to measure range and bearing to/between targets.

- Press to place VRM/EBL if one not already placed. Adjust position using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

- Press to display soft keys if VRM/EBL already placed.

MULTI

Controls display lighting and contrast, guard zone alarm sensitivity, and tuning the receiver.

- Press to display sliders.

ALARMS

Used to control guard zones.

- Press to place guard zone if one not already placed. Adjust size/shape using trackpad, press ENTER to finish.

- Press to display soft keys if guard zone already placed.

Provides access to setup options.

- Press to display soft keys.

ENTER Confirms selection and (if appropriate) clears current soft key labels. It either performs the selected task, accepts changes, or leads to display of more options. When cursor text is displayed, takes cursor control of the object. When arrow-head cursor symbol is displayed, drops the object under cursor control.

DISPLAY

Controls display mode windows.

- Press for display mode and soft keys display.

- Press again to toggle through display modes, and ENTER

- Press and hold for 2 seconds for full page radar display.

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Pathfinder HSB Radar: 7" LCD Display Unit Controls

50%

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

FLOAT!

VRM/EBL2

OFF ON

VRM/EBL1

OFF ON

VRM/EBL DATABOX

OFF ON

TUNE

O F F

A U T O

25%

GUARD 1

OFF ON

GUARD 2

OFF ON

SYSTEM

SET UP!

RADAR

SET UP!

O F F

75%

O F F

RAIN SEAFTC GAIN

MANUAL MANUAL

25%

ALARM LIGHT CONTRAST

HSB Series 7" LCD Display

RANGE

Controls chart scale. Displayed vertical distance is shown in the Status Bar.

- Press top of key to increase the chart distance.

- Press bottom of key to decrease the chart distance.

- Press and hold to change the scale faster.

Trackpad

Controls cursor position on the screen, and also the sliders and setup options. Hold the trackpad down to move the cursor faster.

CLEAR Cancels operation in progress and returns to the previous display. Deletes an object/function under cursor control.

POWER

Press and hold until unit beeps to turn on display.

Press soft keys to toggle half-screen window on/off and to select lower window, press ENTER to finish.

Use the trackpad to select the alarm, then use the softkeys to adjust parameters and/or toggle the alarm on/off. Press ENTER to finish.

Press soft key to display required setup menu, then use trackpad to select option and soft key to change setting Press ENTER to close menu, and CLEAR to finish.

Soft keys

Press to select option, or highlight option or slider. Labels change when you press soft/dedicated key. Elipses (...) after the text indicate that pressing soft key leads to further options.

MARKS - MOB

Controls waypoint, and Man OverBoard function.

- Press to display waypoint soft keys.

- Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate or cancel MOB.

GAIN

Not used in Chart mode.

Soft Key Labels:

Change when you press a key.

Default soft key labels are shown.

VRM/EBL

Used to measure range and bearing to/between points.

- Position cursor at start point, and press VRM/EBL key to display the Ruler data box. Select end point using trackpad, and press ENTER to fix end position of ruler.

MULTI

Controls display lighting and contrast.

- Press to display sliders.

ALARMS

Used to set up the chartplotter alarms.

- Press to display the Alarms set up menu and soft keys, the soft keys correspond to the selected alarm.

Provides access to setup options.

- Press to display soft keys.

DISPLAY

Controls display mode windows.

- Press for display mode and soft keys display.

- Press again to cycle through display modes, and ENTER.

- Press and hold for 2 seconds for full-screen display.

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ROUTE GOTO SCREEN

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS OFF ON

Select a slider using the soft key or trackpad. Toggle between off/on by pressing the soft key again. Adjust slider using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.

LIGHT CONTRAST

O F F

50%

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP

GPS

SET UP

SELECT ARRIVAL

ALARM RADIUS

ALARMS SET UP

OFF TRACK ALARM

ANCHOR ALARM

COUNTDOWN TIMER

ALARM CLOCK

OFF

00:33:00

OFF

ARRIVAL ALARM 0.01nm

FIND SHIP

Press soft key to place waypoint at cursor or vessel, or display the waypoint list and associated softkeys.

PLACE WPT AT CURSOR

PLACE WPT AT VESSEL

WAYPOINT

LIST

Chapter 2: Getting Started 29

2. To select a different window, press either SELECT WINDOWS soft key until

the required window is highlighted. If necessary, this will toggle windows on, then press ENTER.

3. To toggle windows off, press the WINDOWS OFF ON soft key.

If any data boxes were displayed at the bottom of the full-screen image, they are moved to the upper window when you turn windows on.

The illustration on the following page shows the half-screen windows (in radar mode), and indicates the soft keys you need to use.

Switching Control Between Radar & Chart Screens

In a combined or integrated system, to switch control between radar and chart, you can change the full-screen mode. Alternatively, when you have both radar and chart displayed in half-screen windows the soft key RDR CHRT lets you toggle operating control between the radar and the chart window.

If a window is active , i.e. control of the cursor via the trackpad is available in that window, and you switch windows off, control automatically returns to the full-screen mode.

Radar:

TARGETS SCREENHDG MODE

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RDR CHRT

Chart:

GOTO MORE!ROUTE

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RDR CHRT

➤ To change the active window, press the RDR/CHRT soft key to toggle control

between the radar and chart display.The current active display is highlighted in grey on the RDR/CHRT label and the cursor appears in that window.

Returning to the Full-Screen Display

To return to the full-screen display you can turn windows off, as previously described. Alternatively, to return to full-screen display without data boxes or windows:

➤ Press and hold the DISPLAY key for 2 seconds to return to the currently selected

full-screen (upper window) display.

Selecting the

Mode of Operation

WINDOWS

OFF ON

RDR CHRT

HSB Series LCD Display

CDI Window

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

BDI Window

Navdata Window Chart Window

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SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

RDR CHRT

Selecting the

Mode of Operation

Chapter 2: Getting Started 31

Customising the Screen Presentation Options

The SCREEN soft key lets you set the following screen presentation options on or off:

Radar:

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SCREEN

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

RNGE RNGS

OFF ON

DATABOXES

OFF ON

WAYPOINT

OFF ON

Chart:

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CRSR BOX

OFF ON

CHRT GRID

OFF ON

DATABOXES

OFF ON

CUSTOM OFF ON

Switching the Cursor Data Box On and Off

The cursor data box provides the cursor’s position in latitude/longitude and/or bearing/range. If you wish to see a full image, you can switch the data box off.

➤ To control the cursor data box:

1. Press the SCREEN soft key.

2. Press the CRSR BOX soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON or from ON

to OFF.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

➤ You can also move the cursor data box using the context-sensitive cursor.

Switching Radar Range Rings or Chart Grid On and Off

The radar range rings can be turned on or off. They are normally left on, but you may wish to turn them off if you are using VRM/EBLs or guard zones (see Sections 3.4 and 3.5) to make the display clearer.

The Chartplotter display includes grid lines of latitude and longitude which you can use to help determine position on the chart. The grid lines can be switched on if required.

If you are in Chart mode the RNGE RNGS soft key is replaced by the CHRT GRID soft key.

➤ To turn the range rings or chart grid on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the RANGE RINGS or the CHRT GRID soft key to toggle the setting from

OFF to ON or from ON to OFF.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

Customising the

Screen Presentation

Options

SCREEN

CRSR BOX

OFF ON

SCREEN

CHRT GRID

OFF ON

RNGE RNGS

OFF ON

HSB Series LCD Display

Data Boxes

A group of up to six data boxes can be displayed, if the information is available on your system. You select which data is displayed in the boxes during

system set up as described in Chapter 7.

The default data box positions are along the bottom of the display. Each box can be moved to the required position on the screen using the context-sensitive cursor.

Note: If you select BDI, CDI or Nav Data for display in a half-screen window, the data boxes are switched off.

At any time, you can switch the group of data boxes on or off using the SCREEN soft key. When first installed, the boxes are all OFF. When the display unit is switched off and on again, the data boxes return to their last-used states (ON or OFF) and positions.

Note: The

SCREEN

soft key does not control the nine data boxes that can be

displayed in the half-screen window.

➤ To switch the group of data boxes on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the DATABOXES soft key to toggle the setting from ON to OFF or from

OFF to ON.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

If you turn the data boxes on and none are displayed, you need to select the ones you require using the system set up menu, as described in Section 7.3.

➤ To move any data box:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor over the box until the letters BOX are

displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the box, use the trackpad to move it to the

required position, and press ENTER again.

Waypoint Display - Radar mode

If you are currently going to a waypoint, you can display the active waypoint on the radar picture as a lollipop symbol. The waypoint may have been generated locally on the chartplotter, or received via the SeaTalk or NMEA interface.

➤ To display the active waypoint:

1. Press the SCREEN soft key.

2. Press the WAYPOINT soft key to toggle the setting from ON to OFF or from

OFF to ON.

Customising the

Screen Presentaion

Options

SCREEN

DATABOXES

OFF ON

SCREEN

WAYPOINT

OFF ON

Chapter 2: Getting Started 33

To return to the default soft key display, press

ENTERENTER

ENTER.

The standard radar picture is displayed again, with the active waypoint displayed as a lollipop symbol, joined to your vessel’s position by a dotted line. If the waypoint is off-screen, the dotted line is extended to the edge of the radar picture.

A waypoint data box is also displayed, showing either the waypoint position or its range, bearing and time to go (TTG), depending on your set up selection (see Chapter 7).

WPT

203°

1.20nm

01h:30m

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Active waypoint

Waypoint data box

Custom Options - Chart mode

When chart details have been customised in the Chart Set Up menu (as described in Section 7.4) the SCREEN soft key can be used to switch the custom chart options off or on: When set to ON, all chart options set to CUSTOM in the Customise Chart menu are displayed; when set to OFF, options set to CUSTOM are not shown.

The factory default for custom chart options is ON.

➤ To switch the customised options on or off:

1. Press the SCREEN default soft key.

2. Press the CUSTOM soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON or from ON

to OFF.

To return to the default soft key display, press ENTER.

CUSTOM OFF ON

SCREEN

the Scr

Customising the

Screen Presentation

Options

HSB Series LCD Display

2.4 Radar Display Control Functions

Using the Zoom Function

If you wish to see a section of the radar picture in more detail, you can use the Zoom function to magnify the selected area to twice its size. The enlarged area is displayed in a quarter-screen Zoom Window in the lower right corner of the screen. A box in the original radar picture indicates the enlarged area; you can move this using the context-sensitive cursor, changing the image in the Zoom Window.

Note: If the area you wish to enlarge is in the quarter of the screen that will be covered by the Zoom Window, you should offset the centre (see the next section) to move the area to another part of the screen before selecting Zoom mode.

Note: You cannot use Zoom and Windows at the same time: if you turn one on, the other is turned off automatically, and restored when the first is turned off again.

➤ To enlarge an area:

1. Press the DISPLAY key. The soft key labels are updated.

DISPLAY

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SELECT WINDOW

WINDOWS

OFF ON

ZOOM

OFF ON

2. Press the ZOOM soft key to toggle the Zoom function ON.

The labels are cleared, and the cursor has control of the zoom box that indicates the area to be enlarged. This is indicated by the letters ZMB in inverse video, and the four-headed cursor symbol. The zoom box defaults to its last-used position since power-on.

3. Use the trackpad to move the zoom box to the required area, and press

ENTER.

The selected area is shown in an enlarged format in the quarter-screen Zoom window. The original radar picture occupies the rest of the screen.

➤ To move the enlarged area in view in the window:

1. Move the cursor over the edge of the zoom box in the original radar picture,

until the letters ZMB appear under the cursor.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the zoom box. The cursor shape changes to a

four-way arrow.

3. Use the trackpad to move the zoom box over the required area.

4. Press ENTER again to drop the zoom box, update the enlarged version, and

return the cursor to normal control.

Radar Display -

Using the Zoom

Function

ZOOM!

Chapter 2: Getting Started 35

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Zoom Box, indicating the enlarged area. You can move this using the context-sensitive cursor, to change the image in the Zoom Window

Zoom Box cursor text

Zoom Window, providing a times 2 enlargement of the area shown in the Zoom Box

AUTO

3nm

1/2

H-UP

126°T

RADAR ZOOM ( x2 )

CURSOR

BRG

033°

RNG

1.78

ZMB

➤ To return to the normal display, press DISPLAY and then press the ZOOM soft

key to set the function OFF.

Alternatively, you can press and hold DISPLAY for 2 seconds. This also removes any grouped data boxes.

Offsetting the Centre

The radar picture is normally shown with your vessel at the centre of the display. However, you can move the centre, so that your vessel is offset by up to 66% of the radius, anywhere on the screen.

Note: You cannot offset the centre when the radar display is set to the longest range scale.

➤ To change the centre:

1. Move the cursor over the centre of the radar picture, until the letters CTR are

displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take cursor control of the centre point. The cursor changes

to a four-headed arrow.

3. Move the cursor to the required off-centre position.

4. Press ENTER again to set the position and return to normal cursor control.

Radar Display -

Offsetting the

Centre

HSB Series LCD Display

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Offset centre

Bearing scale markers adjusted to point towards the offset centre position

DEPTH

WPT

203°

1.20nm

01h:30m

14.4m

➤ To return the centre of the radar picture to the centre of the screen, repeat step 1

and then press the CLEAR key. The centre is always reset to the centre of the display when you turn on the Radar display.

Note: When the centre is offset, additional range rings are displayed to the edge of the radar picture, at the standard ring interval for the current range. If you have selected the longest range scale, you cannot offset the centre.

Hiding the Ship’s Heading Marker (SHM)

The radar picture includes the ship’s heading marker, which is a line from your vessel’s position to the edge of the picture at the vessel’s current heading. In the standard Head Up mode, the heading marker is always a vertical line.

If you wish to check for small targets that may be hidden under the heading marker, you can hide it momentarily using the context-sensitive cursor.

➤ To hide the heading marker:

1. Position the cursor over the heading marker, so that the text SHM is

displayed.

2. Press and hold CLEAR. The heading marker is hidden until you release the

CLEAR key.

Radar Display -

Hiding the Ship’s

Heading Marker

Chapter 2: Getting Started 37

2.5 Chart Display Control Functions

Moving Around the Chart

You will normally operate the chartplotter with the chart showing your vessel’s current location. The default orientation is North-Up, and the vessel moves across the screen. You will need to move the chart if your vessel moves out of the area currently displayed, or if you wish to examine or place waypoints in another area. Alternatively, you can home the cursor onto the vessel using FIND SHIP; this function can also be used on a combined display to sychronise the radar and chart windows as described in Using FIND SHIP.

There are four ways in which you can move the chart:

• Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the edge of the chart. The chart will pan across. This method is useful if the area you wish to see is only just off the screen.

• Use the context-sensitive cursor to change the chart centre.

• Automatically re-centre the vessel using the FIND SHIP soft key.

• Change the chart scale to zoom out and in to a new area centred on the cursor

position. This method is useful if the area you wish to see is a long distance away.

Changing the Chart Centre

You can move the area of the chart displayed on the screen using the contextsensitive cursor. This allows you to centre your vessel in the middle of the screen, or to move the chart so that your vessel is displayed off-centre anywhere on the screen.

➤ To centre the chart:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the vessel’s position. The cursor text

POS is displayed.

2. Press CLEAR. The chart is moved so that your vessel’s position is in the

centre of the screen.

➤ To move your vessel’s position off-centre:

1. Move the cursor over your vessel’s position until the letters POS are

displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the chart position. The letters POS are now in

inverse video, and the cursor symbol has changed to a four-way arrow. This indicates that the cursor can be used to move the chart in any direction.

Chart Display -

Moving Around

the Chart

HSB Series LCD Display

D4278-1

3. Use the trackpad to move the cursor to the required position.

4. Press ENTER to select the position and return to normal cursor control. The

chart is redrawn with the vessel position at the cursor. Alternatively, you can press CLEAR to abandon the move and leave the chart (and vessel) in its former position.

Using FIND SHIP

FIND SHIP has two functions, depending on your system configuration:

• In full-screen chart mode FIND SHIP is used to re-draw the chart with the vessel at the centre and the cursor homed onto the vessel.

• On a combined radar/chartplotter display, with chart and radar half-screen windows FIND SHIP can also be used to synchronise the radar and chart images.

Centre the Vessel

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

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When you press FIND SHIP the following occur:

• The chart is re-drawn with the vessel’s position in the centre.

• The cursor is homed onto the vessel position and moves with it.

• When the vessel moves near the edge of the chart window, the chart is

redrawn to place the vessel and cursor at the centre again.

• Whilst homed, the status bar indicates vessel position, speed and course over ground.

➤ To release the cursor from homed mode press the trackpad to move the cursor

away from the vessel’s current position. The status bar shows the cursor position, range and bearing.

Chart Display -

Using FIND SHIP

FIND SHIP

Chapter 2: Getting Started 39

Synchronise the Radar and Chart

If you have a combined radar/chartplotter display, with chart and radar windows on and you have selected Radar/Chart Synch in Chart Set Up (see Chapter 7), FIND SHIP also synchronises the radar and chart images as follows:

• The chart is redrawn so that its centre position matches that of the radar display.

• The radar is redrawn to the scale and heading mode of the chart.

Note: Depending on the topology of the coastline, the radar returns may not relate to the charted shoreline, the radar image will therefore be different to the chart display. For example, a gently sloping beach with a cliff several hundred metres beyond the charted coastline, the cliff is not shown on the chart but will be displayed on the radar image.

Changing the Chart Scale

The RANGE key allows you to change the chart scale so that you can see a smaller or larger area on the screen.

Plotter mode is available to allow you to zoom into a smaller area, even when no chart data is available for that scale. Chapter 7 describes how to set plotter mode on/off.

You can change the chart scale for two purposes:

• To see either more detail (of a smaller area) or a larger area (in less detail) on the screen.

• To move the display to another area of the chart, by zooming out to a small scale chart, then zooming in on another position centred on the cursor.

Each time you press the RANGE key, the chart scale changes to the next available setting. The status bar indicates the distance from top to bottom of the screen, in nautical miles.

RANGE

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Increases the chart distance

Decreases the chart distance

Vertical distance displayed on chart

Status Bar

6nm

CSR 50 45'980N POS 001 01'490W

➤ To change the scale quickly, press and hold the required arrow on the RANGE

key.

The distance indicator at the left-hand end of the status bar is updated whenever you change the chart scale.

Chart Display -

Changing the

Chart Scale

HSB Series LCD Display

➤ To zoom in to a larger-scale (more detailed) chart:

1. Use the trackpad to position the cursor in the area you wish to see in more

detail.

2. Press the lower part of the RANGE key to zoom into the area.

The section of the chart around the cursor is enlarged to fill the screen with a larger-scale chart showing more detail. The cursor is now positioned in the centre of the screen.

The distance indicated at the top left of the screen is updated.

3. If further chart enlargement is available using the current chart card you can

press the bottom of the RANGE key to zoom in again, re-positioning the cursor first if required.

An area of further chart detail is indicated by a box around the area as shown in the following illustration.

Chart Boundary indicates further detail is available inside

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4. When no further chart detail is available, as you press the bottom of the

RANGE key, the effect depends on whether Plotter Mode is on or off as follows:

• If Plotter Mode is Off, the chart scale remains unchanged, indicating the

smallest chart scale is displayed.

• If Plotter Mode is On, the scale is decreased and the message NO CHART

DATA is displayed. The vessel, waypoints, routes and tracklines are

displayed without cartography.

Chart Display -

Changing the

Chart Scale

Chapter 2: Getting Started 41

The chart information is restored when you return to a chart scale for which the information is available.

➤ To zoom out to a smaller-scale (less detailed) chart, simply press the upper part

of the RANGE key as many times as required.

2.6 Typical Chart Scenarios

The following illustrations provide operating guidelines for typical navigation scenarios. These scenarios can be used as a training guide; they show you how to perform a particular operation and they introduce many of the chartplotter functions.

Each scenario indicates the key presses required to perform particular tasks. A typical chartplotter screen image is shown for each task.

The scenarios assume you have read the previous sections of this chapter and that you are familiar with the Operating Controls. Full operating details for each function are provided in Chapters 5 and 6.

Operating guidelines are provided for the following scenarios:

• Working with Waypoints

Place a Waypoint Goto a Waypoint

• Make and Follow a Routes

Create a Route Follow a Route

• Review the Passage Plan

View Route Information Change the SOG, Hours and ETA.

• Displaying the Radar Image and Synchronising Radar & Chart

Changing the Full-Screen Mode & Selecting Half-Screen Windows Radar and Chart Synchronisation (Find Ship) Cursor Echo

Typical Chart

Scenarios

HSB Series LCD Display

Place and Goto A Waypoint

1. Press MARKS

2. Position Cursor as required

Press the soft key

Press the soft key to go to the waypoint selected by the cursor.

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Place and Goto a

Waypoint

Chapter 2: Getting Started 43

The vessel navigates towards the target waypoint

See:

5.3 Working wth Waypoints Go to an individual Target Point, page 104.

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Place and Goto a

Waypoint

HSB Series LCD Display

Make and Follow a Route

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE!

2. Press the soft key

Press the soft key

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Press the soft key

1. Position Cursor - in this example over an existing waypoint

Position Cursor for next waypoint, then press soft key. Repeat to plot all waypoints in sequence.

Make and Follow

a Route

Chapter 2: Getting Started 45

GOTO

WAYPOINT

ROUTE

GOTO

CURSOR

GOTO

CURSOR

RESTART

XTE

WAYPOINT

ADVANCE

STOP

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

Press the soft key

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Press the soft key

Press the soft key. The route becomes the current route.

The vessel starts to navigate to the first (target) waypoint in the route.

See:

5.4 Working wth routes, Follow a route, page 102. Other Follow Options, page 103.

Make and Follow

a Route

HSB Series LCD Display

Review Your Passage Plan

GOTO SCREENROUTE FIND SHIP

MAKE

ROUTE

EDIT

ROUTE

CLEAR ROUTE

MORE!

2. Press the soft key

Press the soft key

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Press the soft key

1. Use the trackpad to move selection bar over required route.

Time defaults to ETA - and assumes the current time is the start time.

REVERSE

ROUTE

SAVE

ROUTE

LIST

MORE!

Review Your

Passage Plan

Chapter 2: Getting Started 47

Change the TIME to HOURS - the display indicates it will take 32 minutes to reach the destination. You can change the PLANNED SOG; the display updates to indicate TIME required at the planned speed.

See:

Displaying Route Information page 96.

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Review Your

Passage Plan

HSB Series LCD Display

Displaying the Radar and Synchronising Radar & Chart

D4293-1

2. Press the soft keys to set windows ON. The Chart window is the default selection.

3. Press ENTER.

1. Press DISPLAY -- then press

twice more to select RADAR.

GOTO MORE!ROUTE

RDR CHRT

Press the soft key. You can control the chart cursor.

SYSTEM

SET UP!

CHART

SET UP!

TRACK

SET UP!

GPS

SETUP!

2. Press the soft key

1. Press MENU.

Synchronising

Radar and Chart

Chapter 2: Getting Started 49

FIND SHIP MORE!SCREEN

RDR CHRT

GOTO MORE!ROUTE

RDR CHRT

Press the soft key to synchronise the chart & radar images.

The radar and chart windows are synchronised and the cursor is 'homed' on the vessel

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Press the soft key.

See:

2.3 Controlling the Display

6.5 Cursor Echo

7.3 System Parameters

7.6 Chart Set Up

2. Press the soft key.

3. Press ENTER twice.

1. Move selection bar over Radar/Chart Synch.

Move the chart cursor -- you can see chart cursor move on the radar screen.

You can move the cursor over a radar target to determine its identity on the chart

Synchronising

Radar and Chart

HSB Series LCD Display

Chapter 3 Standard Radar Operations 51

Chapter 3: Standard Radar Operations

3.1 Introduction

This chapter provides detailed instructions for the standard radar operations of your HSB Series Pathfinder Radar. Additional functions, that are available on integrated systems with appropriate data sources, are described in Chapter 4. If you have a combined radar/chart display refer to the Chapters 5 and 6 for information on charting operations.

You can use this chapter with the radar display set to simulator mode, or on the water after you have installed and set up your HSB Series Pathfinder Radar system.

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Range control.

• Interpreting and adjusting the radar picture, including adjusting the gain, sea

clutter and rain clutter, changing the targets display, and tuning the radar.

• Measuring range (distances) and bearings using Variable Range Markers (VRMs) and Electronic Bearing Lines (EBLs).

• Setting up guard zones and handling alarms.

Note: Until you are familiar with interpreting the radar display, you should take every opportunity to compare the radar’s display patterns with visual targets, such as other vessels, buoys and coastal structures. You should practice harbour and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions.

If you have a combined radar/chartplotter, or have an HSB series chartplotter as part of an integrated system, you can identify objects using the cursor echo feature: With cursor echo on (see Section 4.5 and Chapter 7) you can select an object on the radar display, the cursor is repeated on the chart display so you can check the object’s identity.

Chapter 3

Radar Operations

HSB Series LCD Display

3.2 Range Control

The radar picture can be viewed at various scales. The shortest range scale gives a maximum range of

/8 nautical miles, measured from the default centre to the top of the radar picture. The longest range scale gives a maximum range of between 24 and 72 nautical miles depending on your scanner.

• The long range scales provide the best overview of your vessel’s relationship

to land masses, weather fronts and large ship targets in or beyond view.

• The short range scales provide greater detail of the radar echoes close to your

vessel, and should be used as you approach the coastline, harbour or other vessels in the area.

The Pathfinder Radar display includes concentric range rings, which you can use to help you to judge distances on the radar picture. Their number and spacing are adjusted automatically if you change the range scale. They can be turned off if required (see Section 2.3).

Changing the Range

RANGE

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Increases the range scale

Decreases the range scale

Selected range scale

Range ring spacing

Status Bar

6nm

1nm

343°T

➤ Each time you press the RANGE key, the range changes to the next available

setting. The system will beep three times if no further range scale is available.

➤ To change the range quickly, press and hold the required arrow on the RANGE

key.

The range scale and range ring interval indicators, at the left-hand end of the status bar, are updated whenever you change the range.

The Standard Range Scale

Details of the standard ranges that can be selected are shown in the table below.

If you wish, you can customise the range scales by specifying different ranges, as described in Chapter 7.

Range

Control

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Maximum Number of Range Ring Range (nm) Range Rings Interval (nm)

¼ 2

½ 4

¾ 3 ¼

1½ 6 ¼ 36½

661 12 6 2 24* 6 4 48* 6 8 72* 6 12

* The maximum range depends on your scanner type, as detailed in the Pathfinder Radar

Scanner Owner’s Handbook.

The number of range rings shown in the table is the number to the selected range. Additional range rings are displayed to the edge of the radar picture, at the standard ring interval for the current range, and are most noticeable when the centre is offset.

Determining Actual Radar Range

The actual maximum radar range is essentially line-of-sight, and is limited by the height of the scanner and the height of the target as shown in the following diagram. The table below lists some range examples:

Earth

Cliff

Radar

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max

= 2.23 ( h + H )

max

h H

maximum radar range radar antenna height target height

in nautical miles in metres in metres

max

= radar horizon of antenna (

) + radar horizon of target (

)

Antenna Height Target Height (m) Maximum Range (nm)

3m 3m 7.8 3m 10m 10.9 5m 3m 8.9 5m 10m 12.0

Note: The ranges shown in the table are theoretical maximum ranges. The radar horizon is greater than the optical horizon, but the radar can only detect targets if a large enough target is above the radar horizon.

Determining

Actual Radar

Range

HSB Series LCD Display

3.3 Interpreting and Adjusting the Radar Picture

Navigational echoes may be large, small, bright or faint, depending not only on the size of the object but also on its orientation and surface. Different objects reflect the radar signals in different ways. For example, vertical objects such as cliffs reflect signals better than sloping ones such as sandbanks.

High coastlines and mountainous coastal regions can be observed at the longest radar range. However, the first sight of land may be a mountain several miles inland from the coastline. The actual coastline may not appear on the radar until the vessel is close to the line of sight distance.

The radar indication may not be similar to your visual observation; a nearby small object may appear to be the same size as a distant large object on the radar. However, with experience the approximate size of different objects can be determined by the relative size and brightness of the echoes.

Some targets, such as buoys and small boats, can be difficult to differentiate, since they bob and toss about in the waves and do not present a consistent reflecting surface. Consequently, these echoes have a tendency to fade and brighten and, at times, to disappear momentarily. Buoys and small boats often resemble each other, but boats can usually be distinguished by their motion.

Not all radar echoes are produced by hard navigational items. Some echoes may be received from irregularities on the surface of the water, particularly at close range (sea clutter), or from rain or snow either around the vessel or in the distance. In addition, some echoes may be indirect returns to the radar scanner, providing false echoes or multiple echoes.

The effects of many false echoes can be minimised, and the target presentation clarified using the controls summarised below. This section explains how to interpret the radar picture and how the controls affect the display. It provides instructions for adjusting the settings, describes the circumstances in which they should be adjusted, and how they interact with each other.

Key Option Function Default Setting

GAINGAIN

GAIN GAIN Controls the strength of the target returns AUTO

SEA Reduces sea returns AUTO-HARBOUR RAIN Reduces close rain or snow returns OFF FTC Reduces distant rain or snow returns OFF

TARGETSTARGETS

TARGETS INT REJ Turns interference rejection on/off ON

EXPANSION Turns target expansion on/off OFF WAKES Turns wakes on/off and selects wakes length OFF

MULTIMULTI

MULTI TUNE Fine tunes the receiver AUTO

Interpreting and

Adjusting the

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Identifying False Echo Returns

Not all echoes are direct returns to the radar antenna. Occasionally signals appear at positions where there is no actual target. These are called false echoes, and may be caused by side lobes, ghost images, indirect echoes or multiple echoes.

This section briefly describes the echo patterns that can be produced by false echoes and the likely cause. It should be noted that the radar operator, through observation, practice, and experience, can generally detect these conditions very quickly. These effects can usually be minimised using the radar controls.

Side Lobes

A small part of the RF energy from each transmitted pulse is radiated outside the single narrow beam. This produces side lobe patterns.

Side lobes have no effect on distant or small surface objects. However, the echo from a large object at short range may produce an arc on the radar screen similar to a range ring or a series of echoes forming a broken arc. Side-lobe echoes normally occur at ranges below 3nm, and can be reduced by adjusting the SEA control.

True echo Side echoes

Main lobe

Antenna

Arc

Side lobe Side lobe

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Identifying False

Echo Returns

HSB Series LCD Display

Indirect Echoes

There are several types of indirect echoes or ghost images. These sometimes have the appearance of true echoes, but in general they are intermittent and poorly defined.

False echo

True echo

Passing ship

True echo

False echo

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Mast or funnel

Indirect (false) echoes

Multiple Echoes

Multiple echoes appear if there is a large target with a wide vertical surface at a comparatively short range. The transmitted signal will be reflected back and forth between the target and your own ship. Multiple echoes therefore appear beyond the true target’s echo on the same bearing (as shown below). This is not very common.

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True echo

Multiple echoes

MULTIPLE ECHOES

Blind Sectors or Shadow Effect

Funnels and masts, when located near the antenna array, may cause shadows. In shadow areas beyond the obstruction there will be a reduction of the beam intensity, although not necessarily a complete cut-off. However, there will be a blind sector if the subtended angle is more than a few degrees. There may also be multiple echoes which extend behind the obstruction. This should be avoided by careful selection of the scanner site prior to installation (see Chapter 8).

Identifying False

Echo Returns

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Adjusting Gain, Sea Clutter and Rain Clutter

Automatic adjustment of Gain, Sea and Tune is available, alternatively you can set any of these parameters to manual and use the trackpad to adjust its value. Rain clutter is adjusted manually using the the RAIN or FTC control. GAIN, SEA,

RAIN and FTC are accessed from the GAIN key; TUNE is accessed from the MULTI key.

Note: Gain, Sea and Tune can only be adjusted if the control is set to Manual adjustment.

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RAIN SEA

MANUAL MANUAL

FTC GAIN

O F F

75%

50%

O F F

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LIGHT CONTRASTALARM

25%

TUNE

O F F

A U T O

50%

When you select manual GAIN, SEA or TUNE adjustment the soft key icon shows a vertical slider bar. As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in the slider. When you switch FTC or RAIN On, the soft key icon shows a vertical slider bar. As you press the trackpad, the value is indicated in the slider.

If you change the settings, the new GAIN, SEA and TUNE modes (auto or manual ) and values remain set even when you turn the radar off and on again; Rain and FTC are reset to Off at power-on. The status bar indicates which controls are switched to Auto or On.

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Gain, Sea and/or Tune set to Auto

Status Bar

FTC on

3nm

126°T

AUTO

WKS

FTCEXRCGZIR

1/2

H-UP

GST

Rain on

➤ To adjust a parameter:

1. Select a range appropriate to the adjustment you wish to make. The

optimum Tune setting varies slightly for different ranges, depending on the pulse width used.

Adjusting Gain,

Sea Clutter and

Rain Clutter

HSB Series LCD Display

2. Press GAIN or MULTI. The slider soft keys are displayed. The last-used

slider is highlighted (displayed in inverse video) to show that it is selected.

3. Press the required soft key so that the slider box is highlighted.

The TUNE and GAIN soft keys toggle the control between Auto and Manual mode. The SEA soft key toggles the control between Auto-Harbour, AutoOffshore and Manual mode. If you select Manual mode the last auto setting is retained. You can only move the slider if the control is set to Manual.

4. Use the trackpad to move the slider up or down. You can press and hold the

control to move the slider quickly rather than in single steps. The image on the screen changes as you move the slider, so that you can see the effect of your adjustment. The tuning slider displayed in Manual mode shows the current received signal strength, in 8 steps. Adjust the slider to obtain the maximum reading on the indicator.

Note: Because the changes to the settings are made immediately, you cannot revert to the previous setting by pressing CLEAR.

5. When you have set all the controls to the levels you require, press ENTER,

or CLEAR to clear the slider display. The status bar is updated to indicate which controls are switched to Auto or On.

Gain Control and Sea Control

The GAIN control can be set to either Auto or Manual. In Auto mode, the Pathfinder radar optimises the setting. The SEA control can be set to AutoHarbour (default), Auto-Offshore or Manual mode. In Auto-Offshore mode, the Pathfinder Radar optimises its settings to account for the effects of sea clutter.

In harbours or close proximity to land different auto settings may be necessary to cater for the effects of land clutter. To avoid losing small targets it is therefore advisable to set the Sea control to Auto-Harbour mode. Alternatively, set both Sea and Gain to Manual mode then adjust the settings to ensure that all close small targets are visible.

The GAIN control adjusts the level of the display of signals received from the scanner; it is equivalent to a volume control on a radio.

Because the SEA control affects the gain, you may need to manually readjust it if you manually change the Gain setting.

Gain Control

When the Gain control is set to Manual, you should check it every time you change the range scale.

On long range settings, the gain should be set to give a slight speckle in the background of the radar picture. Do not set the gain too low, or you may miss small or weak targets.

Adjusting Gain,

Sea Clutter and

Rain Clutter

MANUAL

GAIN

50%

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On shorter ranges, you may wish to reduce the gain slightly to reduce the speckle and therefore improve target definition.

Sea Clutter Control

Radar returns from waves around your vessel can clutter the centre of the radar picture, making it difficult to detect real targets. Such sea clutter usually appears as multiple echoes on the display at short range scales, and the echoes are not repetitive or consistent in position. With high winds and extreme conditions, echoes from sea clutter may cause dense background clutter in the shape of an almost solid disc.

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The Sea control reduces the gain level in the areas near your vessel, extending up to 3 to 5nm depending on the wave and sea conditions. This has the effect of reducing the sea returns to intermittent small dots, while small targets are still visible. Gain levels further from your vessel remain unchanged.

You can use the gain and Sea control to help minimise the effects of side lobes (see Identifying False Echo Returns above).

Note: On short range scales, do not set the Sea control so high that all clutter is removed, since this could stop you seeing echoes from close targets.

Tuning the Receiver

The TUNE control is used to fine tune the receiver in the scanner for maximum target returns on the display. In Auto mode, the radar tunes itself automatically on all range scales. We recommend that you leave the

TUNE TUNE

TUNE control in Auto

mode.

If you do set the TUNE control to Manual, you will need to adjust it about 10 minutes after you have turned on the radar, since the required setting changes once the magnetron has warmed up.

If you cannot tune the radar successfully, refer to Section 7.5 for information on the Tune Preset function.

Adjusting Gain,

Sea Clutter and

Rain Clutter

SEA

MANUAL

75%

TUNE

A U T O

HSB Series LCD Display

Rain Clutter Control, using RAIN and FTC

The radar can see echoes from rain or snow. Returns from storm areas and rain squalls consist of countless small echoes that continuously change size, intensity, and position. These returns sometimes appear as large hazy areas, depending on the intensity of the rainfall or snow in the storm cell.

The RAIN and FTC controls are used to reduce this clutter, so that targets masked by the clutter can be seen on the radar picture.

• The RAIN control is used to reduce large clutter masses around your vessel

caused by rain or snow.

• The FTC (Fast Time Constant) control is used to reduce rain clutter at a

distance from your vessel, such as that shown below.

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When the FTC control is turned up, only the leading edge of large (rain clutter) echoes is displayed, while the effect on smaller (ship) echoes is only slight. This means that you can also use the control on shorter ranges to distinguish between two very close echoes on the same bearing, which may otherwise merge and appear as one echo.

When the FTC control is turned up, the receiver is less sensitive, and there is a reduction of background noise and fill-in returns from land and large targets. You should therefore turn the control down when its use is not required. Since storm cells are usually visible for long distances due to their extreme altitude, you may wish to leave them displayed so that you can observe the location of bad weather.

If you turn the RAIN or FTC control Off (equivalent to setting the level to 0%), the actual setting is stored, and restored when you turn the control on again.

Note:

RAIN

and

FTC

are reset to Off at power-on.

Adjusting Gain

Sea Clutter and

Rain Clutter

RAIN

O F F

FTC

O F F

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Changing the Targets Display

The Pathfinder Radar allows you to improve target visibility by changing the following:

• Interference rejection

• Target expansion

• Target wakes

These parameters are accessed from the default soft key TARGETS.

This section explains how to change these modes and describes the effect of each mode. The current settings are shown at the right-hand end of the status bar.

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Wakes on Target Expansion on

Status Bar

Interference Rejection on

3nm

126°T

AUTO

WKS FTCEXRCGZIR

1/2

H-UP

GST

Note: You can also toggle the target presentation between day (black targets are displayed on a white background) and night (white targets on a black background) using the System Set Up menu (see Chapter 7).

➤ To change the settings of the target modes:

1. Press the TARGETS default soft key.

The target option soft keys are displayed, with the current selections highlighted.

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TARGETS

INT REJ

OFF ON

EXPANSION

OFF ON

WAKES

OFF S M L

CLEAR WAKES

2. Press the appropriate soft key to toggle the required setting between OFF

and ON.

Note: If an option is not available for the current setting, its soft key label is blank. When you press the key, the system beeps and the setting remains

OFF

For the Wakes mode, press the WAKES soft key to step the highlighted selection across the wake options.

You can use the soft keys to change the settings of any or all the modes on this display, if required.

3. When the required options are highlighted, press ENTER. The screen

returns to the default display with the new mode(s) in operation. The status bar is updated to indicate which controls are switched on.

Changing the

Targets Display

WAKES

OFF S M L

HSB Series LCD Display

Interference Rejection

Mutual radar interference is likely when two or more radar-equipped vessels are operating within range of each other. This usually appears as a series of small dots moving to and from the display centre in a straight line or a long, sweeping curve. This type of interference is most noticeable at long ranges.

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The Pathfinder Radar includes a mechanism that automatically reduces such interference. This mechanism is normally left switched on. However, if you wish to detect the presence of other radars in the vicinity, you can turn off the interference rejection.

Target Expansion

On radome scanner ranges from ½ nm to 3 nm and open array ranges from 1/8 to 3 nm you can make targets easier to see by expanding them. Target expansion overrides the normal pulse length, thereby increasing the size of the target seen on the screen. However, this is at the expense of range resolution.

Target Wakes

You can see the direction and speed with which targets are moving relative to your vessel by selecting the target wakes display option.

When wakes are switched on, the target is displayed at the brightest level and the previous positions of targets are retained at successively fainter levels on the screen. You can select long, medium or short wakes, which retain information from previous scans at a reduced video level.

You can clear existing wakes from the display by pressing the CLEAR WAKES soft key. The soft key is only available when wakes are switched on; the display starts showing new wakes as soon as the old wakes have been cleared.

When wakes are switched off, no new wakes are displayed, but existing wakes are retained.

Changing the

Targets Display

INT REJ

OFF ON

EXPANSION

OFF ON

CLEAR WAKES

WAKES

OFF S M L

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3.4 Measuring Range and Bearing Using VRM/EBLs

The Pathfinder Radar display allows you to specify up to two Electronic Bearing Lines (EBLs), each with an associated Variable Range Marker (VRM), using the VRM/EBL key.

A standard VRM is displayed as a circle with its centre on your vessel’s position, and it’s EBL is displayed as a line from the origin to the edge of the radar picture display. However, each pair can be floated, so that the origin can be moved.

AUTO

015°

096

3nm

RR OFF

VRM

VRM/EBL 2

TBRG

RNG nm

146°

1.70

CURSOR CURSOR

VRM/EBL 1 BRG RNG nm

TBRG

RNG nm

50°47^72N

001°10^58N

H-UP

126°T

243°

0.98

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Floated VRM2 (long-dashed line)

EBL1 (short-dashed line)

VRM/EBL data boxes

Two cursor readout boxes

Floated EBL2 (long-dashed line)

VRM1 (short-dashed line)

Note: When using VRM/EBLs, you may wish to turn off the range rings to make the VRMs clearer (see Section 2.4).

VRMs move if you change the range scale, so that the actual range you have marked is maintained. VRM/EBLs also move if you offset the centre.

When a VRM/EBL pair is active, its bearing and range are displayed in its associated data box, which can be moved, deleted or reinstated.

The bearing information is displayed as either the bearing relative to your vessel’s heading or (if heading data is available from a position fixer or compass) the actual bearing in degrees magnetic or degrees true. These are controlled by the setup parameters (see Chapter 7).

The VRM/EBL functions allow you to perform the following tasks:

• Measure the range of a target or point from your vessel’s position, using a VRM

• Measure the bearing of a target or point from your vessel’s position, using an EBL

Measuring Range

& Bearing Using

VRM/EBLs

HSB Series LCD Display

• Measure the range and bearing between any two points on the radar, using the FLOAT function

Note: An alternative method of measuring range and bearing is to use the cursor data box: If the cursor readout is set to display range and bearing (rather than Lat/Long), you can determine the range and bearing by moving the cursor over the target and checking the cursor data box readings. You can also estimate the range to a target by reference to the range rings.

Measuring Range and Bearing to Target from Vessel

To measure the range and/or bearing of a target or point from your vessel’s position, you need to place a VRM/EBL and move it so that it crosses the target or point for which you require the bearing or range.

When you turn on a VRM/EBL, it is displayed in its last-used position.

Note: If the VRM’s last-used position is outside the radar picture at the current range setting, it is placed at its default position instead. This is one third of the range for VRM1, and two-thirds for VRM2.

Placing a VRM/EBL

Placing and positioning VRM/EBLs on the Pathfinder Radar display is quick and easy.

• If a VRM/EBL is not already displayed, you can place one with a single press of the VRM/EBL key.

• If you have already placed a VRM/EBL, pressing the VRM/EBL key provides soft key control of additional functions.

➤ To place a VRM/EBL when one is not already displayed:

1. Press VRM/EBL.

The radar picture shows VRM/EBL1, together with its associated data box in its last-used position.

The cursor is positioned over the intersection of the VRM circle and the EBL line, and has control of the VRM/EBL as indicated by the four-way arrow, the solid VRM/EBL line, and the text VRM/EBL.

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Ship's Heading Marker

VRM as solid line

Cursor symbol as four-way arrow

Cursor text in inverse video

Indicate cursor control of VRM/EBL

EBL as solid line

VRM/EBL

Measuring Range

& Bearing to Target

from Vessel

VRM/EBL1

OFF ON

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2. If required, use the trackpad controls to change the radius (range) of the

VRM circle and the angle of the EBL until they cross the required target.

The range and bearing information in the VRM/EBL data box is updated as you move the cursor.

3. Press ENTER to drop the VRM/EBL. The radar shows this

VRM/EBL as a short-dashed line, and the cursor returns to normal control.

4. Read the range and bearing to the target or point, which is shown in the

VRM/EBL data box.

5. If required, you can move or delete the VRM/EBL data box using the

context-sensitive cursor.

➤ To place a VRM/EBL when one is already displayed:

1. Press VRM/EBL to display the VRM/EBL soft keys.

VRM/EBL

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FLOAT!

VRM/EBL2

OFF ON

VRM/EBL1

OFF ON

VRM/EBL DATABOX

OFF ON

The labels for the two left-hand soft keys indicate the current status of the two VRM/EBLs.

2. Press the soft key for the VRM/EBL you require, to toggle the setting from

OFF to ON.

The soft key labels are cleared, and the radar picture shows the VRM/EBL and its associated data box.

3. Position the EBL/VRM using the trackpad, and press ENTER to drop it. The

radar shows the VRM/EBL as a short-dashed line (VRM/EBL1) or a longdashed line (VRM/EBL2), and the cursor returns to normal control.

Moving an Existing VRM/EBL

You can move an existing VRM/EBL using the context-sensitive cursor. You can control the VRM and EBL separately or both together.

➤ To move the VRM and/or EBL:

1. Move the cursor over the VRM or EBL you wish to change. If you wish to

change the VRM and EBL together, move the cursor over the intersection of VRM/EBL. The cursor text indicates the current object as VRM, EBL, or VRM/EBL.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the object. The object(s) under control is

displayed as a solid line, and the cursor as a four-headed arrow.

3. Move the EBL to the new angle and/or change the VRM radius (range)

using the trackpad controls.

Measuring Range

& Bearing to Target

from Vessel

HSB Series LCD Display

4. Press ENTER again to drop the VRM/EBL in its new position, or CLEAR to

abandon the operation and return the VRM/EBL to its previous position.

The radar shows the VRM/EBL as a short-dashed line (VRM/EBL1) or a long-dashed line (VRM/EBL2), and the cursor returns to normal control.

Deleting an Existing VRM/EBL

➤ You can delete a VRM/EBL by using the VRM/EBL key to display the soft

keys, and pressing the required VRM/EBL soft key to toggle the setting from ON to OFF.

➤ Alternatively, you can delete an existing VRM/EBL using the context-sensitive

cursor. To do so:

1. Move the cursor over the VRM/EBL you wish to control, until the letters

VRM, EBL, or VRM/EBL are displayed.

2. Press CLEAR.

This has the same effect as turning the VRM/EBL off using the VRM/EBL soft keys. It turns off the VRM/EBL pair, irrespective of the cursor text: you cannot turn off VRMs and EBLs independently.

Measuring Range and Bearing Between Targets (FLOAT)

You can measure the range and bearing between any two points on the radar, such as two targets, using the Pathfinder Radar’s Float function. This allows you to move the origin of a VRM/EBL away from your vessel’s position and onto a target. You can then change the angle of the EBL, relative to its new origin, to obtain the bearing between two points. The radius of the VRM can also be adjusted to determine the distance between two points.

Floating a VRM/EBL

Note: You can float a VRM/EBL pair using either the soft keys or the context- sensitive cursor. The procedure for using the cursor is the same as for moving or unfloating a VRM/EBL pair, as described below; however, as it is more difficult to locate the VRM/EBL origin when it is over the centre, you will probably find it easier to use the keys in this case.

➤ To float a VRM/EBL pair using the keys:

1. If one is not already present, place a VRM/EBL pair as described in the

previous section.

2. Press VRM/EBL to display the VRM/EBL soft keys.

3. Press the FLOAT soft key. The soft keys are updated, with the relevant

options displayed.

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and Bearing

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FLOAT...

FLOAT 2 UNFLOAT 1FLOAT 1 UNFLOAT 2

4. Press the FLOAT 1 soft key to float VRM/EBL1, or the FLOAT 2 soft key to

float VRM/EBL2.

The soft keys are cleared, and the radar picture shows the VRM/EBL as a solid line. The cursor is positioned over the origin of the VRM/EBL, over your vessel. The cursor has control of the VRM/EBL, as indicated by the four-headed arrow, the text FLT in inverse video, and the solid VRM/EBL line.

5. Use the trackpad to move the origin of the VRM/EBL to the required

position (over the first target).

6. Press ENTER to drop the VRM/EBL in its new position, or CLEAR to

abandon the operation and return the VRM/EBL to its previous position.

The radar shows the VRM/EBL as a short-dashed line (VRM/EBL1) or a long-dashed line (VRM/EBL2), and the cursor returns to normal control.

7. Use the context-sensitive cursor to take control of the VRM and/or EBL, to

obtain the range and/or bearing to a second target, as previously described.

8. Read the range and bearing information from the VRM/EBL data box.

Moving and Unfloating a Floating EBL

You can move or unfloat a VRM/EBL that has been floated. You can unfloat a VRM/EBL either by using the context-sensitive cursor or by using the FLOAT soft key options.

➤ To move or unfloat a floating VRM/EBL using the cursor:

1. Move the cursor over the origin of the VRM/EBL you wish to control, until

the letters FLT are displayed.

2. If you wish to unfloat the VRM/EBL, press CLEAR. The origin of the

VRM/EBL is reset to your vessel’s position.

3. Alternatively, if you wish to move the floating VRM/EBL, press ENTER to

take control of it and move it using the trackpad.

Press ENTER again to drop the VRM/EBL in its new position, or CLEAR to abandon the operation and return the VRM/EBL to its previous position.

➤ To unfloat a floating VRM/EBL using the keys:

1. Press VRM/EBL to display the VRM/EBL soft keys.

2. Press the FLOAT soft key.

3. Press the UNFLOAT 1 soft key to unfloat VRM/EBL1, or the UNFLOAT 2 soft

key to unfloat VRM/EBL2.

The soft keys are cleared, and the VRM/EBL is repositioned with its origin at your vessel’s position.

Meassuring Range

and Bearing

between Targets

FLOAT 1

UNFLOAT 1

HSB Series LCD Display

Controlling VRM/EBL Data Boxes

➤ To move a VRM/EBL data box, using the context-sensitive cursor:

1. Move the cursor over the box until the letters BOX are displayed, and press

ENTER to take cursor control of the box.

2. Use the trackpad to move the box to its new location, and press ENTER to

drop it and return to normal cursor operation.

Each VRM/EBL data box is switched on and off with its associated VRM/ EBL. However, when one or both VRM/EBLs are active, you can turn the data box(es) off at any time, if required.

➤ To control the VRM/EBL data boxes:

1. Press VRM/EBL to display the VRM/EBL soft keys.

2. Press the VRM/EBL DATABOX soft key to toggle the setting from OFF to ON or

from ON to OFF.

3. Press ENTER.

Note: VRM/EBL data boxes are not affected by the setting of the

DATABOXES

soft key accessed using the

SCREEN

default soft key. This only controls the set of

data boxes available for integrated systems (see Chapter 2).

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3.5 Setting Guard Zones and Alarms

The Pathfinder Radar display allows you to set up one or two guard zones, using the ALARMS key. You can set up sector zones or 360° (circular) zones.

Note: You can only view and control guard zones if you are using the Master display (that is, the display to which the scanner is connected).

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Guard zone 1, sector zone (short-dashed line)

Guard zone 2, circular zone (long-dashed line)

Guard zones are fixed with respect to the ship’s heading marker (SHM), moving as the SHM moves. They also move if you offset the centre, or if you change the range scale, so that the area you have marked is maintained.

The guard alarm sounds when a target enters a guard zone, exceeding the target density threshold within the zone; the alarm also sounds on a repeater display. The alarm sensitivity control allows you to set the threshold above which a new target will trigger an alarm, and also to turn the alarm on or off.

Note: A guard zone only operates when the whole zone is displayed on the screen, or could be displayed by offsetting the centre. In addition, a guard zone is inactive for 10 seconds after it is placed or re-sized, to avoid inappropriate alarms during positioning.

This section covers the following topics:

• Placing a guard zone

• Moving, reshaping or deleting a guard zone

• Controlling guard zone alarms

Setting Guard

Zones and Alarms

HSB Series LCD Display

Placing a Guard Zone

Placing and positioning guard zones on the Pathfinder Radar display is quick and easy.

• If a guard zone is not already displayed, you can place one with a single press of the ALARMS key.

• If you have already placed a guard zone, pressing the ALARMS key allows you to toggle either guard zone on or off.

Note: When you turn on a guard zone, it is normally displayed in its last-used position and shape. However, if this position is off-screen at the current range setting, or within one quarter of the current range from your vessel, the guard zone is placed at its default position and shape instead. This is at one third (Zone 1) or two thirds (Zone 2) of the current range, as a sector zone occupying 30° either side of the ship’s heading marker.

➤ To place a guard zone when one is not already displayed:

1. Press ALARMS.

The radar picture shows the guard zone as a four-sided shape bounded by a solid line (or a circle if previously set as one).

The cursor is positioned over an outer corner of the zone. The cursor has control of this corner, as shown by the text GRD in inverse video, the fourheaded arrow, and the solid guard zone boundary.

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Ship's Heading Marker

Cursor symbol as

four-way arrow

Cursor text in inverse video

Indicate cursor control

of guard zone

Zone as solid line

Move

cursor

Sector Zone Circular Zone

GRD GRD

2. If necessary, use the trackpad to move the corner of the guard zone to the

required position. As you move the corner, the width and/or height of the zone changes, but its general sector shape is retained.

Note: To create a 360° guard zone, rather than a sector guard zone, you can either move the corner all the way round to form a circle, or move it back to just the other side of the other outer corner.

3. Press ENTER to drop the corner in its new position and redraw the zone, or

CLEAR to abandon the operation and return the corner to its previous

position.

The display shows this zone boundary as a short-dashed line, and the cursor returns to normal control.

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4. If required, use the context-sensitive cursor to reposition other corners/sides

of the zone in turn, as described below.

➤ To place a guard zone when one is already displayed:

1. Press ALARMS to display the soft keys for guard zones.

ALARMS

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GUARD 1

OFF ON

GUARD 2

OFF ON

The soft keys indicate the current status of the two guard zones.

2. Press the soft key for the guard zone you require, to toggle the setting

between OFF and ON.

The soft keys are cleared. If you turned a guard zone on, it is displayed in its last-used position with one corner under cursor control.

3. If necessary, adjust the zone size and shape using the trackpad, and press

ENTER to drop the corner in its new position. The display shows the zone boundary as a short-dashed line (Zone 1) or a long-dashed line (Zone 2), and the cursor returns to normal control.

4. If required, use the context-sensitive cursor to reposition other corners of

the zone in turn, as described below.

Moving, Reshaping or Deleting a Guard Zone

➤ You can move, reshape or delete an existing guard zone using the context-

sensitive cursor. To do so:

1. Move the cursor over the guard zone corner or side that you wish to control,

until the letters GRD are displayed.

2. If you wish to delete the whole zone, press CLEAR.

3. Alternatively, if you wish to move the corner or side, press ENTER to take

control of it. The zone boundary is displayed as a solid line, and the cursor as a four-headed arrow.

4. Move the corner or side to the new position, as described on the previous

page.

Note: To convert a 360° guard zone back to a sector guard zone, take control of any point on the circle, and move it to open up the circle.

5. Press ENTER again to drop the corner or side in its new position, or CLEAR

to abandon the operation and return it to its previous position.

The radar shows the zone boundary as a short-dashed line (Zone 1) or a long-dashed line (Zone 2), and the cursor returns to normal control.

6. If required, reposition the cursor and repeat steps 3 to 5 to move the other

corners or sides.

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or Deleting a

Guard Zone

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➤ You can also delete (turn off) a zone by pressing the ALARMS key, and then

pressing the appropriate guard zone soft key to toggle the setting from ON to OFF.

Controlling Guard Zone Alarms

The guard alarm is triggered when a target enters a guard zone which exceeds the target density threshold. You can set the threshold above which a new target will trigger an alarm, and can also turn the alarm on or off.

When the alarm is triggered, the unit beeps and a text message is displayed.

➤ To clear the alarm, press any key (on the master or repeater display).

The alarm will sound again after 10 seconds, unless you perform one or more of the following actions:

• Turn the guard zone off

• Adjust the guard zone size/shape to reduce the number of targets in the zone

• Turn the alarm off

• Decrease the alarm sensitivity

➤ To change the alarm setting:

1. Press MULTI to display the sliders.

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O F F

A U T O

50%

2. Press the ALARM soft key to highlight the Alarm slider.

3. If required, press the soft key again to toggle the setting between OFF and

ON. You can only move the slider if the control is set to ON.

4. Use the trackpad to increase or decrease the alarm slider setting. You can

press and hold the trackpad to change the value more rapidly.

The higher the setting, the more sensitive the alarm, and the smaller the target density required to set it off.

5. Press ENTER to clear the slider display.

Controlling Guard

Zone Alarms

Chapter 4: Integrated Radar Operations

4.1 Introduction

This chapter explains how to use and display non-radar information that may be available from other units connected to your system. It also explains how to use the man overboard (MOB) function.

You can use this chapter with the radar display set to simulator mode, or on the water after you have installed and set up your HSB Series Pathfinder Radar system.

In order to use these functions, you need the following additional data from equipment connected to your system via a SeaTalk, NMEA or HSB link:

Data Example source Integrated functions available

Heading Compass

- Heading value in status bar

Autopilot - North Up or Course Up heading modes (as

alternatives to Head Up)

- MOB (if speed data also available)

Waypoint Chartplotter - Waypoint display and data data

Position GPS system - Marks

- Position data in Data Box and Nav Window

- MOB

- COG, SOG and time

Other data Transducers - Data Box and Nav Window data displays,

including speed, depth, wind

Chart display Chartplotter, either - Chart display as full-screen or half-window

combined or via display HSB connection

If heading data is available via both NMEA and SeaTalk, NMEA data takes priority. For all other data,

SeaTalk data takes priority (see Section 6.3).

This chapter covers the following topics, see also Chapter 2 for information on HSB displays:

• Changing the heading mode of the radar picture

• Using marks

• Man Overboard (MOB)

• Cursor echo

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Integrated Radar

Operations

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4.2 Changing the Heading Mode

The radar picture is normally shown with your vessel’s dead ahead bearing straight up, as indicated by the Ship’s Heading Marker at 0° relative bearing. This is the Head Up orientation.

If heading information is available via a SeaTalk or NMEA connection, you can choose a different heading mode.

Press the HDG MODE default soft key to obtain the following display, when heading information is available:

HDG MODE

COURSE UPNORTH UP

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HEAD UP

The currently selected mode is shown highlighted, and is also indicated in the status bar at the top of the screen.

Heading Modes

The heading modes are as follows:

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Head Up

North Up Course Up

• Head Up: The radar picture is displayed with the vessel’s current heading upwards. As the heading changes the picture will rotate.

• North Up: The radar picture is stabilised and displayed with north upwards. As you change heading, the ship’s heading marker moves.

• Course Up: The radar picture is stabilised and displayed with the currently selected course upwards. As you change heading, the ship’s heading marker moves. If you select a new course, the picture resets to display the new course upwards.

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Heading Mode

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The reference used for the Course Up depends on the information available. The first available in the following list is used:

1. A locked heading over a SeaTalk connection

2. The heading at the time Course Up was selected

If 1. is in use and a new course (locked heading) is selected, the picture automatically rotates to the new Course Up. If 2. is in use, press the HDG MODE soft key then COURSE UP to manually reset the Course Up to the new course.

Selecting the Heading Mode

➤ To change the heading mode:

1. Press the HDG MODE default soft key.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to the mode you require. The radar picture

changes to selected mode.

3. Press ENTER to clear the heading mode soft keys. The current orientation is

indicated in the status bar.

If you re-select Course Up when this is already the current mode, the Course Up reference is reassessed according to the current data.

Effect on VRM/EBLs

VRM/EBLs do not move on the screen, unless you change the range, offset the centre, or change the heading mode.

• In Head Up mode, the VRM/EBLs are fixed with respect to the ship’s heading marker.

• In North Up mode, the VRM/EBLs are fixed with respect to North.

• In Course Up mode, the VRM/EBLs are fixed with respect to the selected

course.

Changing the

Heading Mode

HDG MODE

HSB Series LCD Display

4.3 Using Marks

The Marks function allows you to place a mark anywhere on the radar picture. You can also move existing marks or delete them. You should be aware that radar marks are not the same as chart waypoints and cannot be used in routes.

Marks are placed with the default mark symbol

at either cursor or vessel

position. If you wish to use a different symbol, you can change the default setting from the RADAR SET UP menu (see Section 7.4). Mark symbols are always displayed within a circle.

Marks are stored with their latitude, longitude and symbol; the information is retained when the radar is turned off. Up to 100 marks can be stored in each display unit.

Note: When you use the MARKS key to access the Marks function, simply press the key momentarily and release it. If you hold it down for two seconds, the Pathfinder Radar will enter man overboard (MOB) mode, as described in Section 4.4.

The Marks function is only available when your vessel’s position is known via the SeaTalk or NMEA connection.

Placing a Mark

➤ To place a mark symbol:

1. Press the MARKS key. The soft keys PLACE MRK AT CURSOR and PLACE

MRK AT VESSEL are displayed.

2. To place a mark at the cursor, position the cursor at the required point. If

you are displaying the cursor position box showing the lat/long position, you can check the coordinates to place the mark accurately. Press the PLACE MARK AT CURSOR softkey.The mark is placed using the default symbol.

3. To place a mark at the vessel position, press PLACE MRK AT VESSEL. The

mark is placed using the default symbol.

Note: If the Mark database is full, a warning message is displayed, with the position (in latitude and longitude) of the oldest mark. You have the following options:

- Press the YES soft key to replace this old mark with the new mark.

- Press the NO soft key to keep the old mark and display the next oldest mark. You can keep pressing NO to step through the mark database until a mark you wish to replace is displayed, and then press YES.

- Press CLEAR to keep all the existing marks, and cancel the new mark placement.

Using Marks

PLACE MRK AT CURSOR

PLACE MRK AT VESSEL

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Moving or Deleting a Mark

You can move or delete marks using the context-sensitive cursor.

➤ If you have placed a mark and wish to move it later:

1. Move the cursor over the mark until the letters MRK are displayed.

2. Press ENTER to take control of the mark.

3. Move the mark to the new position using the trackball.

4. Press ENTER again to drop the mark in its new position, or CLEAR to

abandon the operation and return the mark to its previous position.

➤ To delete an individual mark, move the cursor over the mark until the letters

MRK are displayed, then press CLEAR.

4.4 Man Overboard (MOB)

If you lose a person or object overboard, and need to return to the location, you should use the Man Overboard (MOB) function immediately.

Note: To obtain an MOB position, you need either of the following:

• Position data from a GPS or equivalent device

• Heading and speed data, so that the position can be calculated by dead

reckoning

You can select the type of data used for the MOB position using the Set Up Menus (see Chapter 7).

➤ To initiate the MOB procedure, press and hold the MARKS key for two

seconds. The Pathfinder Radar then performs all the following tasks automatically:

• Switches the range scale to ¼nm.

• Marks the current position with a MOB symbol

The MOB waypoint replaces any current active waypoint and route.

• Displays the MOB data box, showing the bearing and distance from your vessel to the MOB waypoint position, and the elapsed time since the MOB was initiated.

• As your vessel moves away from the MOB position, a dotted line is displayed connecting the MOB position and the vessel’s current position.

Man Overboard

HSB Series LCD Display

• Sounds a 4-second alarm pattern every 30 seconds.

• Sends an MOB message to other units in the system, via the SeaTalk

connection.

➤ To cancel the MOB, press and hold the MARK key for 2 seconds.

Note: The MOB procedure can also be initiated or cancelled remotely if the appropriate SeaTalk message is received by the Pathfinder Radar.

4.5 Cursor Echo

In a combined radar/chart display, or in a system with any chart display connected via Seatalk, you can set the display to enable cursor transfer. Cursor echo (accessed from the Set Up Menu) enables you to display a chart cursor on the radar picture, or a radar cursor on the chart picture (you cannot display a remote radar cursor in a radar window, nor a remote chart cursor in a chart window).

The following options are provided:

• Local cursor: echoes the cursor position between chart and radar windows on a combined display.

• Remote Radar or Chart Cursor (SeaTalk): displays the cursor from a radar or chart display connected via SeaTalk.

• Cursor Out: outputs the displays cursor(s) onto the SeaTalk bus.

When the appropriate option is switched on, the display shows its own cursor, plus the cursor of the other display with appropriate cursor text (RDR or CHT) to indicate its origin. This means that you could move the cursor over a target on the radar display, and check the identity of the target by looking at the radar cursor position on the chartplotter.

Refer to Chapter 7 for cursor echo setup details.

Cursor Echo

Chapter 5: Standard Chart Operations

5.1 Introduction

This chapter explains how to use the chart functions to navigate with your HSB Series display. It covers the following topics:

• Using chart cards.

• Controlling waypoints, including placing, moving, editing and deleting

waypoints.

• Working with routes, including creating a new route, managing routes using the route database and editing routes.

• Going to waypoints and following routes.

• Transferring Waypoints and Routes

• Using tracks, including showing tracks, track set up and saving tracks.

All these chart functions are available in plotter mode, so you can plot and track routes at large scales even when a chart card is not installed.

Further functions, including measuring distances and setting alarms are described in Chapter 6.

Safety

The chartplotter makes it very easy to place a waypoint and travel towards it. However, you should always check first that the route is safe. If you are using the chartplotter in combination with a SeaTalk autopilot, the autopilot will prompt for confirmation before it steers the vessel towards the waypoint.

If you have entered your route using a small-scale chart, zoom in to a larger scale to check for hazards, such as small shoals, that may not be shown on the smaller scale charts.

Note: Until you are familiar with interpreting the chart display, you should take every opportunity to compare the displayed objects with visual targets, such as buoys and coastal structures. You should practice harbour and coastal navigation during daylight and in clear weather conditions.

CAUTION: The equipment should not be used as a substitute for good navigational practice nor for official government paper charts.

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Operations

HSB Series LCD Display

5.2 Using Chart Cards

The chartplotter has a built-in world map; most areas are covered on a scale of about 500 nm per inch on the screen (200 nm per cm), although some populated areas have details down to 300 nm on the screen. To use the chartplotter as a navigation aid, charts with detailed information for the area you wish to navigate are required. The charts are available on C-MAP NT electronic chart cards (C-Cards), each of which can store as many as 20 charts in an electronic format. A single C-MAP chart normally provides as much information as is available in paper charts for that geographic area, and can be displayed down to a range of 1/64 nm on the screen if the data is available.

Two card slots are provided on the display unit. Chart data from both slots can be downloaded.

The chart scale in use is indicated in the status bar - the number represents the distance (in nautical miles) displayed from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen.

Note: You can remove and insert cards while a chart is displayed. The chart information is retained on-screen until the chartplotter redraws the screen: for example, when you pan outside the current area, or use the RANGE

key to

change the chart scale.

Data on a chart card is also available to a repeater display, which can be used independently of the master. When the master display is switched off chart data is retained on the repeater screen until the chart is redrawn.

Inserting a Chart Card

➤ To insert a chart card:

1. Check that the card is a C-MAP NT C-Card with the required chart stored

on it.

2. Open the card cover, at the lower left of the display front panel.

3. Hold the card with the title label towards the left, as shown in the

illustration.

4. Gently push the card into one of the two slots. It will only go in if it is the

correct way round. Push the card in as far as it will go, then move it to the right so that the top is under the retaining pegs. The card will be held in place by the pegs.

5. Close the card cover so that is clicks shut, to prevent water entering the

display unit.

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Removing a Chart Card

➤ To remove a chart card:

1. Open the card cover, at the lower left of the display front panel.

2. Press down on the card you wish to remove, and move the top of the card to

the left to clear the retaining pegs. The card will spring half-way out, enabling you to grip the card and remove it from the slot.

3. Remember to close the card cover so that is clicks shut, to prevent water

entering the card reader assembly.

Displaying the Chart Data

The new chart information will be displayed when you move the cursor into an area covered by the new chart or, if it is already in the area, change the range scale.

If a chart repeater is connected, the chart can also be accessed by the repeater display. To see the chart you may need to zoom or pan, to redraw the chart area to the screen.

The boundary of each chart digitized in the current card is defined by a box or rectangle. (You can switch off the chart boundaries display if you wish, as part of the chartplotter set up described in Chapter 7.)

Displaying

Chart Data

HSB Series LCD Display

➤ To zoom in:

1. Use the trackpad to move the cursor inside one of the chart boxes, and press

the lower part of the RANGE key.

That area is expanded, with the cursor at the centre, so that you can see more detail. Note that the smaller the chart box is on the screen, the greater the amount of detail that is available when you zoom in.

If you have switched on Plotter Mode (see Section 7.6, Chart Set Up), you can zoom in further than the most detailed chart; all chart functions remain available.

Displaying Object Information

Chart cards include a number of displayed objects for which information is available, such as lights and buoys. If your chart includes port and tide data, this can be displayed along with information for the nearest port facility (for a selected position). Chart source data is also available. You use the contextsensitive cursor to identify the object and display detailed information.

➤ To obtain the chart object, port or tide information:

1. Move the cursor over the symbol for which you require the information. An

Object data box such as the following is displayed at the lower left corner of the screen:

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Caution area

2. To view further details, press ENTER. The details available are listed on-

screen in an object information pop-up. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar over the required item then press ENTER to display the full details.

3. Press CLEAR to remove the pop-up from the screen.

Chart Source Data

The chart card contains additional background data for most chart objects, icons, lines, open sea areas etc. Some of these items automatically provide an information data box, as described above. For other chart objects, such as bridges and territorial lines, you need to press ENTER to display the object information pop-up.

➤ To obtain chart source data, move the cursor so that is is not over a symbol, then

press ENTER. An object information pop-up is displayed, providing source information for the selected land or depth area.

Displaying Object

Information

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Port Area

At large chart scales port area information is indicated by the symbol . An object information pop-up provides the name of the marina or port and a list of the facilities available.

Where available, details for each facility can be displayed. This information includes items such as accomodation, slip sizes, fueling, sanitation, electrical or other maintenance services provided, VHF channels monitored, and other safety and navigation information.

In some areas the chart shows symbols for individual facilities. The facilities and their associated symbols are defined below.

Displaying Object

Information

HSB Series LCD Display

Tide Data

The symbol indicates tide height data is available for that position on the chart. When you select the tide height option, a graph of predictions for maximum and minimum tide heights is displayed, data for sunrise and sunset is also provided as illustrated below.

Note: The predictions available are sufficiently accurate under moderate weather conditions, for the coastal areas served by the reference station, to be used for navigation planning. However, certain weather fronts and storms can alter tidal patterns and influence predicted times and heights.

PREV. DAY TODAYSET DATE NEXT DAY

SUNRISE/SUNSET

TWILIGHT 0646 SUNRISE 0807 SUNSET 1611 TWILIGHT 1732

CURSOR

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

TIME 13:30 HEIGHT 4.06m

SELECTED DATE

2/01/1998

CSR 50°49^05W BRG 304°T POS 001°18^00W RNG 27.70nm

HIGH/LOW WATER

HIGH 0220 4.22m LOW 0640 0.88m HIGH 1400 4.10m LOW 1900 0.76m

0.71

1.36

2.01

2.66

3.31

3.96

4.61

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6nm

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The cursor, represented by a dotted vertical line on the graph, is used to select a time for which the tide height is displayed. You can use the soft keys and trackpad to change the date for which tide information is shown.

➤ To select a time, use the trackpad to move the cursor to the required time.

➤ To change the day press PREV. DAY, DAY or TODAY, as required. Alternatively,

press SET DAY; to change date, use the trackpad to move the cursor left/right to select the character and up/down to increase/decrease the value. The graph and tide data will be updated accordingly.

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Information

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Nearest

➤ To obtain the information for the nearest port facility:

1. Move the cursor to the required position – this can be anywhere on the

chart and may be over an object – then press ENTER to display the object information pop-up.

2. Press the NEAREST soft key. The port facility symbols are displayed.

3. Use the trackpad to highlight the required facility, then press ENTER.

4. The nearest ports providing that facility are listed with distance and bearing

to the port. If you highlight a port name, then press ENTER, details for that facility are displayed. Press CLEAR to return to the port list. Press CLEAR to return to the facility symbols.

5. Press CLEAR to return to the default display.

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information

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5.3 Working with Waypoints

Introduction

The HSB series Chartplotter enables you to place up to 998 waypoints: a waypoint is a position entered on a chart as a reference, or as a place to go to. All waypoints placed on the chartplotter are stored in a waypoint database list which includes symbol, position, bearing, range and additional data. All waypoints in the database are displayed on the screen, unless you set waypoint display off in the Chart Set Up menu, as described in Chapter 7. You can select a waypoint, either on-screen or from the list, for editing.

The waypoint is usually placed at the cursor position, you can also place a waypoint at the vessel’s current position (this is sometimes known as an event mark); a waypoint at the vessel position includes additional information (if available) on the depth and temperature when it was placed. Both types of waypoint can be included in a route. You can place waypoints, using simulator mode, before you install the chartplotter on your vessel.

Note: Radar marks may also be displayed on the screen if your chartplotter is a combined radar/chartplotter or is part of an integrated system; these are screen annotations - you cannot go to marks, nor can they be included in

routes.

When you place a new waypoint, it is displayed using the default symbol of a cross. The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and tagged with the next available number. You can use the edit functions to change the symbol and name. When the cursor is positioned over a waypoint, the waypoint bearing and range are displayed.

Waypoints in the current route are available on other SeaTalk instruments that support currrent route transfer, for example, another HSB series chartplotter or ST80 Masterview. You can also transfer waypoints between the chartplotter and other NMEA or SeaTalk instruments using the Waypoint Transfer functions.

This section explains how to perform the following tasks using the on-screen cursor and the waypoint list:

• Placing a Waypoint

• Selecting a Waypoint

• Displaying Waypoint data

• Editing a Waypoint (symbol, name & position)

• Erasing a Waypoint

• Moving a Waypoint

Working with

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