radar calibration ???

[Amili]

hi, does anyone knows if there is a calibration manual for the radar?
using TZT14, DRS4A and more on my boat.
thank you

 

[Johnny Electron]

There is no user radar calibration. There is a radar optimization feature under the radar menu but that should only be done when out on open water away from the dock. I don't recommend doing an optimization unless you are experiencing some problem.

 

[aquabelle]

Johnny...would you mind explaining what the Optimisation routine actually does please and why doing it dockside is not a good idea?
Thanks

 

[Johnny Electron]

It runs the radar through all the ranges to test and adjust the radar video levels. If you run it at the dock, all the close in radar returns causes the radar to turn down the sensitivity. When you take the boat out on the open water, the baseline set will be lower than you want it to be and the radar will not be as sensitive as it could be. You can't adjust it better than it comes out of the box. I don't recommend doing optimization unless you suspect it needs to be adjusted, then only away from the dock.

 

[aquabelle]

Gee....all these years I've been doing it wrong! I'll optimize again when I'm next out on open flat calm water and then I won't play with it again !