SBS-800 Series Operator & Planned Maintenance Handbook
Chapter 7
: Local Control
KH-1601-2 Issue 6
Page 53 of 80
7.2.4 CONTROL Menu
When operating in Local mode, the
CONTROL MENU
on the Radar Distribution Unit is used by the
maintainer to adjust the system settings.
MENU AVAILABILITY
The
control menu
is only available on the RDU when the
Remote/Local
switch is set to
Local
and the service display is off-line, is not connected
or is switched OFF.
When Remote is selected, the Control menu is not available.
When
Control
is selected from the front panel, the various functions shown below can be selected and
adjusted using the LCD display buttons as described in section 7.1.3.
There is not a
“
SAVE CHANGES
” button or function, any adjustments are immediately adopted.
Changes will be lost if the system is switched OFF or is reset.
Control Menu
Range
Mode
Tx
Power
Tx Freq.
Mute
Rain
Sea
Int.
Rejection
Sweep
RPM
Exit
CAUTION
Incorrect configuration in the Control menus can degrade the performance of the system or inhibit
operation. The Control menus should only be used by a suitably trained technician/maintainer.
7.2.4.1
Range Mode
Control Menu
Range
Mode
Tx
Power
Tx Freq.
Mute
Rain
Sea
Int.
Rejection
Sweep
RPM
Exit
Within the
Range mode
menu, the transceiver instrumented range can be selected between 6nm,
24nm and 48nm.
6nm:
Limits the transceiver to an instrumented range of 6nm (option only available for
SBS-800-1, -2 and -3).
24nm
:
Limits the transceiver to an instrumented range of 24nm. This offers twice the range
discrimination of the 48nm range.
48nm:
Limits the transceiver to an instrumented range of 48nm.