Lowrance LRA-1800 - Manuals

iii Warnings and Cautions Caution: Use this radar at your own risk. This radar was designed for use as a navigation aid. It should not be used for purposes that require precise measurements of direction, distance, topography or location. Always compare the navigation information received from your r...

1 Section 1: Introduction Your radar consists of four components: the radar scanner unit (antenna), your display unit (sold separately) radar processor and RIM 300 radar interface module. This manual covers LRA-1800 and LRA-2400 radars. WARNING: Radar radiation can be harmful to you and bystanders. ...

2 3. Select your display unit icon and choose D OWNLOADS . Click on the D OWNLOAD button next to the desired software update. 4. Follow the onscreen installation instructions to download the update onto your MMC/SD card. To update display unit software: 1. With the display unit turned off, install t...

3 Basic Radar Display Components Your unit has three electronic bearing lines and three variable range markers. An enlarged example of EBLs and VRMs is on the next page. Radar Cursor Boxes Display mode Range Range Ring Interval Echo Trailstatus Anti-RainClutter Anti-SeaClutter Radar EchoExpansionsta...

5 Section 2: Radar Setup Before you begin radar setup, the radar scanning unit, RIM 300 mod- ule, radar processor and display unit all must be installed. WARNING: Do NOT attempt to execute Radar Setup, while the ves-sel is moving. Some motion from wind and wave action is acceptable, but these setup ...

7 8. Use ↑ ↓ to highlight one of the three full color options and press ENT . Press EXIT to return to the main page display. Auto Power-On When the Auto Power-on feature is turned on, the radar will start warming up every time the display unit is turned on. Access the Com-munications Port menu to tu...

9 2. Press → | ↓ to A DJUST T RIGGER D ELAY and press ENT . That will launch the Adjust Trigger Delay vertical scrollbar. 3. Press ↓ until Trigger Delay is set to zero percent. Press EXIT . Adjust Trigger Delay This feature eliminates the time lag between real radar returns and the time it takes dat...

10 4. Press ↑ to increase the level of Trigger Delay, which will decrease the size of the ring. If you have a 4 kW radar, as the large ring decreases in size, the smaller ring in the center of the screen will disappear, leaving only one ring. Increase Trigger Delay to diminish the size of the red ri...

11 1. Line up the bow of your vessel with a point of reference, like a penin- sula, lighthouse or other stationary target. 2. Press MENU , highlight R ADAR S ETUP and press ENT . Press → to select A DJUST H EADING L INE and press ENT . That will place an arrow on each side of the green Heading Line....

13 Section 3: Basic Operation Pages The Radar Page has six display options: Radar Only, Digital Data, Ra- dar with Map, Radar with Sonar, Radar with Gauges and Radar, Map and Sonar. GPS only units do not support the Radar with Sonar page, so they have four display options: Radar Only, Digital Data, ...

14 Digital Data page (left) with Radar with Map display (right). NOTE: When more than one page display is on the screen at the same time, press PAGES | PAGES to switch the Active status between windows. The title bar at the top of the window will be blue when the window is active. The only exception...

15 Radar, Map and Sonar page display . Radar, Map and Sonar The Radar, Map and Sonar page is broken up into three windows, al-lowing you to monitor the radar, map and sonar simultaneously. Radar Menu When a radar page is the active page, you can access the radar menu by pressing MENU . To access the...

17 WARNING: Increasing FTC may reduce or eliminate weak echoes, like those from small vessels. Use only the minimum amount needed, then check back periodically to see if the FTC level may be decreased. Anti-Rain Clutter vertical scrollbar (left) with Interference Rejection scrollbar (right). Interfe...

18 To adjust radar range: 1. Press MENU , select R ADAR R ANGE and press ENT . 2. Use ↑ ↓ to select the desired range and press ENT . NOTE: When switching radar ranges, you likely will need to adjust Gain, STC and FTC settings to achieve optimum performance. Tip: You can also adjust radar range by p...

19 GlobalMap 8300cHD and GlobalMap 9300cHD) the Log Radar Data feature will be available on the Radar menu, allowing you to save radar logs. Saving a radar log allows you to reuse the log in the unit's simula- tor. If your unit does not have a hard drive you will not see the Log Radar Data command o...

20 Browse Files selected from the Radar Chart Logging menu (left). Browse Files menu (right). To copy data files: 1. Press MENU , select L OG R ADAR D ATA and press ENT . Select B ROWSE F ILES and press ENT . 2. Select the desired file and press ENT . 3. The File Information window will appear with ...

22 Radar Setup The Radar Setup menu allows you to set up and adjust basic radar set- tings, like Heading Line, Trigger Delay and Tune, all of which are ad-dressed in the section on Radar Setup. You can also modify Radar Ori- entation, Radar Color Scheme and Antenna Park from the Radar Setup menu. Ra...

23 Selecting Adjust Antenna Park will place a dialog box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Use Arrow keys to adjust it. NOTE: There is no recommended setting for Antenna Park. Use the trial and error method when adjusting antenna park. Repeat the process until the antenna comes to a stop...

24 Radar Power Turns the radar on and off. To turn the radar on or off: 1. Press MENU , select R ADAR P OWER and press ENT . 2. A confirmation message will appear. Select Y ES and press EXIT . Radar Simulator Your unit has a simulator that allows you to get familiar with radar operation before headi...

25 Radar Overlay The Radar Overlay feature allows you to overlay radar data on any map page as long as you have a valid GPS position and a NMEA 2000 heading sensor or compatible NMEA 0183 heading sensor. NOTE: You will need to purchase a SIMRAD heading sensor for the Radar Overlay feature to work pr...

26 2. Highlight R ADAR O PTIONS and press ENT to access the Radar Options menu. To use the features on the Radar Options menu, refer the Radar Menu instructions covered earlier in this section. Overlay Options menu The Overlay Options menu allows you to turn on overlay transparency, select a transpa...

27 Section 4: Advanced Operation Radar Only page display. Reading the Display The radar page displays digital information on the screen which covers, Range Rings, Gain, Anti-Sea Clutter (STC), Anti-Rain Clutter (FTC) and when active, Electronic Bearing Lines (EBL) and Variable Range Markers (VRM). G...

28 Anti-Sea Clutter (STC) The STC percentage displays the current Anti-Sea Clutter setting on your radar screen. Anti-Rain Clutter (FTC) The FTC percentage displays the current Anti-Rain Clutter setting on your radar screen. Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) A radial line that can be rotated 360 ° , the...

30 The Variable Range (VRM) shows the target is 0.219 nautical miles away. The Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) displays the target's bearing as 099.9ºR . To reposition an EBL/VRM: 1. Press ENT to launch the EBL/VRM menu. Select the EBL/VRM you would like to change and press ENT . 2. Press ↑ ↓ to incre...

31 This is a zoomed in view from the previous image, clearly showing the radar target, Variable Range Marker and Electronic Bearing Line. To remove an EBL/VRM from the display: 1. Press ENT to call up the EBL/VRM menu. Select the EBL/VRM you want to remove and press ENT . 2. Press EXIT and the desir...

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

33 Appendix I: Glossary Anti-Rain Clutter (FTC) : used to reduce or eliminate massive num- ber of small echoes that clutter the display during rain or snow storms. Anti-Sea Clutter (STC) : lowers receiver sensitivity at shorter ranges to reduce or eliminate sea clutter echoes, which are most prevale...

38 FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 and Part 80 of the U.S. Fed-eral Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including i...

39 NAVICO FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to NAVICO, the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family or household use. We warrant this product ag...

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