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(8) Any sector may be deleted by placing the cursor

over the sector and pressing the right-hand
pushbutton.

NOTE:

The sector to be created can be selected to Ship or North
Stabilised headings by highlighting SHIP/NORTH and
pressing any pushbutton, the sector may also be set to
inclusive/exclusive by highlighting INCLUSIVE/
EXCLUSIVE and pressing any pushbutton. The sectors are
colour coded,

Cyan

for Inclusive and

Red

for Exclusive.

(9) When an unplotted target enters an active

inclusion sector it is automatically acquired unless
it is also in an active exclusion zone. Up to
fourteen inclusion/exclusion sectors may be
active at any one time. To save the created
sectors, select an empty space on the menu and
press the centre pushbutton.

(10)

[CLR]

, when highlighted and selected, clears the

current sectors from the display.

(11)

[END]

, when highlighted and selected, returns to

the PLOT menu.

Foot print Ac qui si tion Zones Se lec tion

The Footprint Acquisition Zone (FAZ) allows an area
around Ownship to be defined, in which all echoes are

acquired and tracked. To operate the FAZ function:

(1) Ensure all sectors are deleted.

(2) Highlight the

[ZONES]

box, pop-down boxes

appear with: Sect, Poly, FAZ. Press the

right-hand

pushbutton, the following menu

appears:

(3) The FAZ appears as a dotted area, if Off and solid

line if On (see below).

(4) To adjust the FAZ, move the cursor over the line or

arc to be adjusted and press the centre ‘Select’
pushbutton. Move the cursor to the required
position and press the ‘Deselect’ pushbutton.

(5) To activate the FAZ, once in the correct position,

select a part of the menu box and press the
right-hand pushbutton.

(6) To turn ‘Off’ the FAZ, if active, select the FAZ

menu and press the right-hand pushbutton.

Polyzones (Not EU)

Polyzones are used to surround targets which are not
required to be selected using the Auto target selection

methods. Any target inside a polyzone during AUTO
TARGET ACQUISITION is not selected.

Cre ating Polyzones

To create polyzones:

(1) Position the cursor over the ZONES box. Three

pop-down information boxes appear below:

(2) Further detailed information is shown below the

radar display. Press the centre pushbutton. The
following Polyzone menu is displayed:

(3) A Polyzone Storage Level indication is provided

along the bottom of the Polyzone Menu. If the
polyzone storage becomes full, a POLYZONE
STORAGE FULL warning message is displayed
and some stored polyzones may need to be
removed to create space for new polyzones.

(4) Before drawing the polyzones, first check that the

polyzones are enabled. This information is shown
in the new menu (see above). If the centre box
reads POLYZONES ARE ON the polyzones
function is enabled. To change between the
polyzones on and off, position the cursor over the
centre box below the radar display and press the
pushbutton.

Draw ing Polyzones

To draw the polyzones:

(1) Place the cursor over the desired starting point on

the radar display. Three new information boxes
appear below the radar display:

(2) To draw the first line of the polyzone press the

left-hand pushbutton.

KH 2020
Chap 2b

July 03

2b.12

Amdt 5

Fwd Range               6.8nm
Stern Range              4.1nm
Port Clear                  1.6nm
Stbd Clear                 3.0nm
Minim Range             1.0nm
Blind Sec                   20deg

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