ARPA5000 - User's Guide v.4.1

MARIS Document No.
: ARPA5000 User’s Guide

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DOCUMENT STATUS
Release Year.Month.Day Paragraph(s) Prepared by Description of Change
P1 99.12.08 All Tony Rotheram Pre-release

P2 00.07.20 5.8 Tony Rotheram New functionality on
dialogue boxes
P3 01.05.29 All Anton Perkov Changed interface and
functionality for IMO
compliance
A 03.08.17 - Steinar Gundersen Minor changes
(ECO 01)
B 03.08.18 - Anton Perkov Major changes
(ECO 02)
C 06.05.04 - Anton Perkov Major changes
(ECO 03)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. General .................................................................................................................................................9
2. Basic Operational Features...............................................................................................................10

2.1 Switching the radar on and off.....................................................................................................10
2.2 Radar image optimisation and MMI adjustment .........................................................................10
2.2.1 Radar tuning ....................................................................................................................................11
2.2.2 Pulse Length....................................................................................................................................11
2.2.3 Interference Rejection .....................................................................................................................11
2.2.4 Gain.................................................................................................................................................12
2.2.5 Anti sea clutter filter........................................................................................................................12
2.2.6 Anti rain clutter filter.......................................................................................................................12
2.2.7 Automatic calculation of the thresholds ..........................................................................................12
2.2.8 Scan to Scan Correlation .................................................................................................................13
2.3 Performance Monitor...................................................................................................................13
2.4 Individual MMI adjustment .........................................................................................................14
2.5 Tracking of targets .......................................................................................................................14
2.5.1 Target display..................................................................................................................................14
2.5.2 Merged targets.................................................................................................................................14
2.5.3 Target acquisition............................................................................................................................15
2.5.3.1 Manual target acquisition ..........................................................................................................15
2.5.3.2 Automatic target acquisition......................................................................................................15
2.5.4 Representation of visible tracked targets.........................................................................................15
2.5.5 AIS targets representation ...............................................................................................................16
2.5.6 SART ..............................................................................................................................................16
2.6 Simulation mode ..........................................................................................................................16
2.7 Trial manoeuvre...........................................................................................................................17
2.8 Synthetic drawings over the radar video......................................................................................17
2.8.1 Parallel Index Lines.........................................................................................................................17
2.8.2 Land Mask.......................................................................................................................................18
2.9 Alarms..........................................................................................................................................18
2.9.1 ARPA alarms ..................................................................................................................................18
2.9.2 Sensor alarms ..................................................................................................................................19
2.9.3 System alarms .................................................................................................................................19
3. Screen Overview ................................................................................................................................20

3.1 Left Upper Information/control area............................................................................................21
3.1.1 Heading/Course indicator................................................................................................................21
3.1.2 Speed indicator................................................................................................................................21
3.1.3 Range Control/Indicator..................................................................................................................21
3.1.4 Position indicator.............................................................................................................................21
3.1.5 Radar Name and Pulse Length Indicator.........................................................................................21
3.1.6 Radar On/Stand By Switch..............................................................................................................22
3.1.7 Sound On/Off Switch ......................................................................................................................22
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3.1.8 Day/Night Light Mode Switch ........................................................................................................22

3.2 Right Upper Information/control area .........................................................................................23
3.2.1 CPA/TCPA Alarm Limits Indicator................................................................................................23
3.2.2 Look Ahead (LAH) Mode Control/Indicator ..................................................................................23
3.2.3 Time to Go ......................................................................................................................................23
3.2.4 Acquisition ......................................................................................................................................23
3.3 Left Lower Information/control area ...........................................................................................24
3.3.1 Interference Rejection Control ........................................................................................................24
3.3.2 Scan to Scan Correlation Control....................................................................................................24
3.3.3 Gain Control and Indicator..............................................................................................................24
3.3.4 Anti Sea Clutter Control and Indicator............................................................................................25
3.3.5 Anti Rain Clutter Control and Indicator..........................................................................................25
3.3.6 Automatic Thresholds Switch .........................................................................................................25
3.3.7 Manual Tuning Control and Indicator.............................................................................................25
3.3.8 Automatic Frequency Control Switch ............................................................................................. 26
3.3.9 Past History Display Switch............................................................................................................26
3.4 Right Lower Information/control area .........................................................................................27
3.4.1 Heading Line Off Control ...............................................................................................................27
3.4.2 EBL 1 ..............................................................................................................................................27
3.4.3 VRM 1.............................................................................................................................................27
3.4.4 EBL 2 ..............................................................................................................................................27
3.4.5 VRM 2.............................................................................................................................................28
3.4.6 VRM/EBL Mode Indicators............................................................................................................28
3.4.7 VRM-EBL Settings Dialog .............................................................................................................28
3.4.7.1 Offset Carried ............................................................................................................................28
3.4.7.2 Offset Dropped ..........................................................................................................................29
3.4.7.3 VRM/EBL Home.......................................................................................................................29
3.4.7.4 Set VRM/EBL combined or separated ......................................................................................29
3.4.7.5 True/Relative EBL indication....................................................................................................29
3.4.7.6 Set the VRM display mode........................................................................................................30
3.4.7.7 Set the VRM units .....................................................................................................................30
3.4.7.8 Set the EBL off ..........................................................................................................................30
3.4.7.9 Set the VRM off ........................................................................................................................30
3.5 Control Panel ...............................................................................................................................31
3.5.1 Orientation Switch...........................................................................................................................31
3.5.2 Motion Switch.................................................................................................................................31
3.5.3 Vector Type Switch.........................................................................................................................31
3.5.4 Vector Length Switch......................................................................................................................32
3.5.5 Offcentre Control ............................................................................................................................32
3.5.6 Centre Control.................................................................................................................................32
3.5.7 Alarm Box.......................................................................................................................................32
3.5.8 Target Information ..........................................................................................................................33
3.5.8.1 Assign the name to the target.....................................................................................................33
3.5.8.2 Remove selected target ..............................................................................................................33
3.5.8.3 Remove all tracked targets.........................................................................................................33
3.6 Main Menu and Referenced Dialogs ...........................................................................................35
3.6.1 Radar Controls ................................................................................................................................35
3.6.1.1 Current Radar Selection.............................................................................................................36
3.6.1.2 Gain Control ..............................................................................................................................36
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3.6.1.3 Anti Rain Clutter Control ..........................................................................................................36

3.6.1.4 Anti Sea Clutter Control ............................................................................................................36
3.6.1.5 Switching Autothreshold mode On/Off .....................................................................................36
3.6.1.6 Manual Pulse Length Selection .................................................................................................37
3.6.1.7 Switching Radar Interference Rejection On/Off........................................................................37
3.6.1.8 Switching Scan to Scan Correlation On/Off..............................................................................37
3.6.1.9 Switching Automatic Frequency Control On/Off......................................................................37
3.6.1.10 Manual Tune Adjustment ..........................................................................................................37
3.6.1.11 Automatic Tuning Optimization................................................................................................37
3.6.1.12 Adjust the 2 modes of the Performance Monitor.......................................................................38
3.6.2 Display Parameters..........................................................................................................................39
3.6.2.1 Dimmer Brilliance Control ........................................................................................................39
3.6.2.2 Range Rings Brilliance Control.................................................................................................39
3.6.2.3 VRM/EBL Brilliance Control....................................................................................................39
3.6.2.4 Synthetic Drawings Brilliance Control......................................................................................39
3.6.2.5 Radar Video Brilliance Control .................................................................................................40
3.6.2.6 Afterglow Duration Control ......................................................................................................40
3.6.3 Navigation Input..............................................................................................................................40
3.6.3.1 Sea Stabilization ........................................................................................................................40
3.6.3.2 GPS Stabilization.......................................................................................................................41
3.6.3.3 Reference Target Stabilization...................................................................................................41
3.6.3.4 Log Speed source.......................................................................................................................41
3.6.3.5 GPS Speed source......................................................................................................................41
3.6.3.6 Reference Target Speed source.................................................................................................. 41
3.6.3.7 Manual Speed source.................................................................................................................41
3.6.3.8 GPS Source selection.................................................................................................................42
3.6.4 ARPA Settings ................................................................................................................................42
3.6.4.1 CPA Alarm Limit ......................................................................................................................42
3.6.4.2 TCPA Alarm Limit ....................................................................................................................42
3.6.4.3 History Interval..........................................................................................................................43
3.6.4.4 Manual Set.................................................................................................................................43
3.6.4.5 Manual Drift ..............................................................................................................................43
3.6.5 Anchor Watch .................................................................................................................................43
3.6.6 AIS ..................................................................................................................................................44
3.6.6.1 Enable/Disable the representation of AIS targets ......................................................................44
3.6.6.2 Select the AIS target from the list..............................................................................................44
3.6.6.3 Set sleeping mode for selected AIS target .................................................................................44
3.6.6.4 Enable/Disable displaying of AIS targets names on the radar screen........................................44
3.6.7 Guard Zones ....................................................................................................................................45
3.6.7.1 Switch On/Off the Guard Zone 1...............................................................................................45
3.6.7.2 Activate/Deactivate the Guard Zone 1.......................................................................................46
3.6.7.3 Set the Range 1 for Guard Zone 1 .............................................................................................46
3.6.7.4 Set the Range 2 for Guard Zone 1 .............................................................................................46
3.6.7.5 Set the Bearing 1 for Guard Zone 1...........................................................................................46
3.6.7.6 Set the Bearing 2 for Guard Zone 1...........................................................................................46
3.6.7.7 Work with the Guard Zone 2 .....................................................................................................47
3.6.8 PI Lines ...........................................................................................................................................47
3.6.8.1 Save/Load/Delete the set of PI Lines.........................................................................................47
3.6.8.2 Select the current PI Line ..........................................................................................................48
3.6.8.3 Switch the current PI Line On/Off.............................................................................................48
3.6.8.4 Set the type of orientation for current PI Line ...........................................................................48
3.6.8.5 Select one of 5 colours for current PI Line ................................................................................48
3.6.8.6 Select one of 3 styles for current PI Line...................................................................................48
3.6.8.7 Adjust azimuth for current PI Line ............................................................................................48
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3.6.8.8 Adjust distance from own ship for current PI Line....................................................................48

3.6.8.9 Set the length of selected PI Line limited or infinitive ..............................................................49
3.6.8.10 Fix the values of azimuth and distance for the selected limited length PI Line.........................49
3.6.8.11 Arrange separately vertexes of the selected limited length PI Line...........................................49
3.6.9 Object Editor ...................................................................................................................................49
3.6.9.1 Load Objects from File..............................................................................................................50
3.6.9.2 Save Objects to File...................................................................................................................50
3.6.9.3 Delete the File with Objects ......................................................................................................50
3.6.9.4 Select Colour .............................................................................................................................50
3.6.9.5 Select Style ................................................................................................................................50
3.6.9.6 Select Icon .................................................................................................................................51
3.6.9.7 Create and Modify the Line Object ...........................................................................................51
3.6.9.8 Create and Modify the Icon Object............................................................................................52
3.6.9.9 Create and Modify the Text Object ...........................................................................................52
3.6.9.10 Create and Modify the Land Mask Object.................................................................................53
3.6.9.11 Change Current Selection ..........................................................................................................53
3.6.10 Chart Options ..................................................................................................................................53
3.6.10.1 Set the type of chart ...................................................................................................................53
3.6.11 Select the chart display mode..........................................................................................................54
3.6.12 Switch the light objects display mode .............................................................................................54
3.6.13 Switch the text objects display mode ..............................................................................................54
3.6.14 Set the C-Map or standard presentation type...................................................................................54
3.6.15 Trial Manoeuvre..............................................................................................................................54
3.6.15.1 Activating the Trial Mode .........................................................................................................54
3.6.15.2 Adjusting the Trial Course.........................................................................................................55
3.6.15.3 Adjusting the Trial Speed ..........................................................................................................55
3.6.15.4 Adjusting the Delay Time before the Manoeuvre Start .............................................................55
3.6.15.5 Adjusting the Own Ship Turn Rate............................................................................................56
3.6.16 Simulation Mode .............................................................................................................................56
3.6.17 System Settings ...............................................................................................................................57
3.6.17.1 Alarm Limits .............................................................................................................................58
3.6.17.2 Anchor Watch............................................................................................................................58
3.6.17.3 Colour Set 0 (Night) - I..............................................................................................................58
3.6.17.4 Colour Set 0 (Night) - II ............................................................................................................58
3.6.17.5 Colour Set 0 (Night) - III ...........................................................................................................58
3.6.17.6 Colour Set 0 (Day) - I ................................................................................................................58
3.6.17.7 Colour Set 0 (Day) - II...............................................................................................................59
3.6.17.8 Colour Set 0 (Day) - III .............................................................................................................59
3.6.17.9 Colours - I..................................................................................................................................59
3.6.17.10 Colours - II ................................................................................................................................59
3.6.17.11 Colours - III ...............................................................................................................................59
3.6.17.12 Display Settings.........................................................................................................................59
3.6.17.13 Internal.......................................................................................................................................60
3.6.17.14 Own Ship ...................................................................................................................................60
3.6.17.15 Radar..........................................................................................................................................60
3.6.17.16 Radar 1 – Radar 4 ......................................................................................................................60
3.6.17.17 Radar Video Preferences ...........................................................................................................60
3.6.17.18 Route..........................................................................................................................................61
3.6.17.19 _Extractor ..................................................................................................................................61
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1. General
The Personal Computer (PC) based MARIS Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) 5000 system has the
ability to track up to 40 targets manually and to control and receive input from up to four separate double-
unit or single-unit Extractor and Tracking Systems. Both the system can work with most commercially
available nautical navigation radar.
Please be aware that this manual contains information based on the maximum system. Variations may be
found, depending on the configuration in your installation. An example of this being that if the Tuning
information is not available from the scanner then the indicator will be inactive. Also, if the installation
only contains single radar, it will not be possible to select other radar.
This manual describes the selection of parameters and combinations that may not be allowed by the
scanner manufacturer. An example of this may be to select Long Pulse on short range. It is therefore
recommended that users also refer to the technical and operator manual for the supplied scanner.
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2. Basic Operational Features

In addition to the ETS2000, which is mostly a combination of a PCB and software not seen by the operator, the
Maris RADAR ARPA5000 system contains a display and operation software package containing a Man Machine
Interface (MMI). This allows an operator to change parameter values and functions by on-screen operation. The
MMI is made for Windows® point and click operation, using mouse or other pointing device as a tool.
In the next paragraphs the following operational features are briefly described:
- Switching the radar on and off
- Radar image optimisation and MMI adjustment
- Tracking of targets
- AIS target representation
- Simulation mode
- Trial manoeuvre
- Synthetic drawings over the radar video
- Alarms and their possible causes
N.B.
Most of radar control operations are described for Litton Bridge Master antennas, but in general the functionality is
similar in case of other antennas too.
2.1 Switching the radar on and off

The power on the Litton Bridge Master antenna that is often used with Maris ARPA5000, cannot be switched off
completely by the ARPA5000 system. It can be set to “standby” or “on” when the antenna is powered. A separate
electrical switch is used for switching the power on or off. If the antenna has just been powered on, the scanner must
warm-up and it will take approximately 3 minutes before the system is operational.
When the antenna is switched off, both the “STBY” and the “TX” buttons are
released (not pressed down). Pressing either button does not have any result,
because the antenna must be powered on first.
If the antenna is powered, and the radar is in standby mode, the “STBY” button
is pressed down. Press the “TX” button to activate the radar.
If the “TX” button is pressed while the antenna was in standby mode without
the power being switched off, the radar will be operational in a few (7-10)
seconds. If the “TX” button is pressed while the antenna had just been just
powered on, it will take about 3 minutes to warm-up the scanner. During
warming-up, the “TX” button is flashing, and a counter in the radar display area
indicates the number of seconds passed by. Up to 200 the numbers are green,
and from 200 to 240 they are red. If the counter is over 200 and the radar is still
not switched on, there is probably something wrong with the antenna
communication. Check the application, responsible for the radar control (it
could be LANSerial or VarpPCI of versions greater then 4.1) on the referenced
server. Most likely the server must be restarted.
When the scanner has warmed up and communication with the antenna is all right, the “TX” button gets pressed
down, the “STBY” button is released, and the radar image appears (see paragraph 3).
To set the radar in standby mode, press the “STBY” button. The radar image disappears almost immediately.
2.2 Radar image optimisation and MMI adjustment

The following parameters relate to the quality of the radar image:
- Radar tuning (manual or automatic)
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- Pulse length
- Interference rejection
- Gain
- Anti sea clutter filter
- Anti rain clutter filter
- Automatic calculation of the thresholds
- Scan to Scan correlation
These parameters can be controlled by the operator in the “RADAR CONTROLS” dialog (see paragraph 3.6.1) and
some of them are available in Left Lower Information/Control Area (see paragraph 3.3). The radar video
optimisation must be carried out by adapting the parameter settings in the order as listed above.
N.B.
Do not treat reflected echoes (false target) as ordinary noise. In most cases, the reflections are almost as strong as
target echoes. Getting rid of false reflections in whatever way most probably causes the removal of real targets as
well.
Do not try to get rid of all small objects, assuming them to be noise. If an object is constantly visible at the same
spot, it may be a buoy or even a SART object.
Be very careful! The main reason for false targets is a sub-optimal antenna position, and this cannot be corrected by
changing the software settings.
2.2.1 Radar tuning
In general, the radar receiver must be tuned once during the installation, and is then set to automatic mode. Only
periodic monitoring of the tuning response (see paragraph 3.6.1) is required. The tuning is adjusted properly if the
Tuning indicator bar reaches up to 90% (visual estimation) of the control area. If the response is weaker, the
Automatic Frequency Control must be switched off (paragraphs 3.3.8 and 3.6.1.11), and the tuning value must be
adjusted manually (paragraphs 3.3.7 and 3.6.1.10) in order to get the strongest response in combination with
strongest video display on screen.
N.B.
Most antennas have a local maximum for tuning response. To make sure that really the optimal value has been
found, the complete range of available tuning values must be checked. This must be done once during initial
installation. The correction of the current response then only requires minor modification of the manual tuning
value. The automatic tuning optimization function available in ARPA5000 simplifies the searching for absolute
optimal tuning value (paragraph 3.6.1.11)
Once the optimal tuning value has been found, Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) must be switched on again
(paragraphs 3.3.8 and 3.6.1.11), and the response must improve. If the response degrades and the radar video
disappears in AFC mode, this usually indicates that there is a hardware problem with the AFC.
2.2.2 Pulse Length
The Litton Bridge Master antenna that is often used with ARPA5000 supports 3 different pulse lengths:
- Short
- Medium
- Long
Each pulse length is effective for a certain range but also the required pulse length could be set manually (paragraph
3.6.1.6)
2.2.3 Interference Rejection
The Interference Rejection (or sweep-to-sweep correlation) is used in order to filter out the effects of interference
with other radars. This is relevant for instance if more then one radar antenna is installed on the ship, or if in
harbour, in the vicinity of other radar antennas. It is recommended to have this filter switched on all the time
(paragraphs 3.3.1 and 3.6.1.7).
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2.2.4 Gain
Gain is a parameter relating to the strength of the displayed radar video. If weather conditions are fine and the radar
is properly tuned (paragraph 0), then Gain adjustment (paragraphs 3.3.3 and 3.6.1.2) will suffice to remove most of
the noise and to get a clear picture with all necessary objects visible. Thus, always start with gain adjustment if
tuning is in order, but the radar image is not optimal. Try to obtain a clear picture with just a little noise.
2.2.5 Anti sea clutter filter

Sea clutter is caused by waves. The value of the noise caused by waves depends on following factors:
- Height of the radar antenna installation.
- Height of the waves
- Length of the waves
If the wind is not very strong and wave fronts are not too steep, the noise is evenly distributed around the own ship,
and can effectively be removed with the anti sea clutter control (paragraphs 3.3.4 and 3.6.1.4). With a lower radar
antenna larger values of anti sea clutter filtering are required to remove the noise.
Very often the sea clutter noise is not evenly distributed around the ship. When wave fronts are steep, the radar
signal is mostly reflected from one direction. Reflection from the waves is stronger, and manual noise filtering could
also eliminate small targets. In such cases automatic calculation of the thresholds (autothreshold mode, paragraph 0)
is strongly recommended.
Sea clutter filtering is a distance dependent filtering.
2.2.6 Anti rain clutter filter
Rain, fog, or snowfall can cause noise of a special shape. This kind of noise can be manually filtered out with the
anti rain clutter control (paragraphs 3.3.5 and 3.6.1.3).
N.B.:
The anti rain clutter filter also suppresses the shore reflections, conceivably down to complete disappearance. Use
the filter carefully, and only in really appropriate weather conditions. Never try to use the anti rain clutter to filter
out the ordinary noise. This could easily cause the disappearance of targets, SART or other navigational objects.
If the weather-related noise is not evenly distributed (the own ship is not in the centre of the heavy rain area), it is
recommended to switch to auto threshold mode (paragraph 0).
Rain Clutter filtering is a uniform filtering; it is not dependent on distance from the receiver. The operator sets the
filter intensity with the Rain Clutter setting (paragraphs 3.3.5 and 3.6.1.3).
2.2.7 Automatic calculation of the thresholds
The Maris Extractor/Tracker, representing the processed radar information for ARPA500 displays, also supports
automatic calculation of thresholds for separate areas of the radar coverage. The space around the own ship is
subdivided into 32 sectors and 50 rings. Each cell in this set is processed individually and optimal values of gain,
anti sea clutter and anti rain clutter are automatically calculated. This mode is especially useful in bad weather
conditions, when the noise is not evenly distributed around the own ship. A single button is used for switching Auto
Threshold On or Off (paragraphs 3.3.6 and 3.6.1.5).
In Auto Threshold mode, the operator can increase or decrease the signal with the Gain control (paragraphs 3.3.3
and 3.6.1.2). In this case Gain control does not act exactly like manual gain control as described in paragraph 0.
Setting Gain to zero will not remove the radar picture completely, it is merely an offset.
Auto Threshold mode is recommended for optimal observance of SART objects, because the noise is then filtered in
a special way in order to emphasize objects like targets, buoys etc.
N.B.:
The quality of the picture in Auto Threshold mode depends to a large extent on the quality of the initial, manually
adjusted, radar image. It is recommended to first optimise the display manually, and then to switch to automatic
thresholds calculation. The poor initial condition will improve to an acceptable quality level, but this can take quite
some time.
It is recommended to adjust the manual settings from time to time, especially if changing from open sea to land area.
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2.2.8 Scan to Scan Correlation
The scan-to-scan correlation (SC/SC) is a mechanism for filtering out echoes, appeared only once, which were not
confirmed in other scans, and for amplification of confirmed echoes. The brilliance of echoes confirmed 2-3 times is
growing. Then if echo was confirmed 4 or more times it’s geometrically expanded one pixel in all dimensions. Thus,
SC/SC makes the picture clearer and represents stronger even small and weak targets. The SC/SC mode is individual
for each ARPA display and its’ activation on certain client doesn’t force the same activation on others.
To activate this function press the “SCSC” button at the Left Lower Information/Control Area (3.3.2) or at the
Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.8) and release it to stop the SC/SC.
N.B.
The SC/SC is automatically switched off during any radar adjustments like changing Gain, clutter levels etc.
because the pure image gives better impression about changed parameters. Then the SC/SC is activated again in few
seconds.
2.3 Performance Monitor

In a situation where no, or only very few, signals are received, the tuning of the radar system can be verified with
the Performance Monitor. The Performance Monitor uses a small part of the emitted signal as if it was a received
signal, and applies a number of regulation tests. Since the Performance Monitor signal is very weak, the display
settings must be optimal, i.e. Gain must be set to optimal, and all filters must be off.
A correct Tuning setting is indicated by the appearance of four performance monitor arcs in the radar screen. If less
than four shapes appear, or no shape appears at all, the operator can try to improve the situation with the Tuning
functionality. If the Performance Monitor is on, Tuning is editable even if it was in Auto mode to start with.
How to use the Performance Monitor Facility
Select the following settings on the ARPA client
• Transmit Mode (ON button)

• 12 nm range scale
• Fine tuning (AFC ON).
• Head-Up presentation
To set the Transmitter Power Monitor optimal tune value, press the TX button (paragraph
3.6.1.12). The button will start flashing until it gets response from the radar control software.
If the scanner hardware supports performance monitoring the TX button stops flashing and
shows steady TX active.
Instead of manual tuning function, the Tune button now becomes available to adjust the
optimal setting for the Transmitter Power Monitor. Use the Tune control to give maximum
presentation of the four performance monitor arcs on the Radar display. These arcs are
approximately 0.3 nm apart and start at a range of 8 nm. The arcs extend from 290 to 320 (S
Band), or from 155 to 185 (X Band), with respect to the heading line. The precise bearing
values depends on the heading offset value specified for given Extractor/Tracker (paragraph
3.6.17.19).
To set the Transmitter/Receiver Power Monitor optimal tune value press the TX/RX button (paragraph 3.6.1.12).
The button will start flashing until it gets response from the radar control software. If the scanner hardware supports
performance monitoring the TX/RX button stops flashing and shows steady TX/RX active. Repeat the procedure
described above to get the optimal tune value for TX/RX power.
Normally the Performance monitoring feature will only be used to verify the Radar tuning mechanism when no real
echoes are available. The TX and TX/RX functions described above can be used to automatically adjust initial tune
values used in the auto tuning feature of the scanner. However, by default the TX and TX/RX optimal tune values
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will not be saved. To save the optimal tune values found by applying the procedures above, the value of the
SaveTune entry in the [RadOrder] section of the Lanserial.ini file must be set to 1.
2.4 Individual MMI adjustment

ARPA5000 supports the adjustment of the MMI (brilliances and colours) according to individual operator
preferences. The brilliance of the radar video, synthetic drawings, control panels etc can be adjusted independently
(paragraph 3.6.2), in accordance with the IMO standard requirements. Also the colour of the radar screen
background, texts, controls, radar video, afterglow and many other components can be adjusted for optimal
representation of the ARPA information, both in day and night colour modes (paragraphs 3.6.17.3 to 3.6.17.11).
2.5 Tracking of targets

One of the outstanding features of the Maris tracking system is the automatic tracking functionality. The tracking
software continuously analyses all radar echoes, and tracks up-to 4000 potential targets. The data of all radar echoes
is processed and analysed internally for the following criteria:
- Size
- Strength
- Life time
- Direction (if moving)
- Speed (if moving)
Echoes with certain strength, existing for a certain time, and having a size within a certain range, are then
automatically tracked by the system, i.e. their echo appears on screen as a target. The default parameters for target
identification can be adjusted in the configuration file of the Extractor/Tracker by the commission specialist.
ARPA5000 design minimizes the occurrence of tracking errors. However, under certain conditions tracking errors
including target swap may occur. The operator should be aware that low signal-to-clutter ratios, rain, snow, and/or
low clouds might cause the tracking of individual target to fail.
2.5.1 Target display
The outgoing radio signal of the radar is a bundle with a certain height and width. The width of the bundle
determines the size of the target on screen; the height of the signal bundle does not influence the radar signal
display.
In below, the target is seen by all outgoing radar signals with bearing between 43 and 88. The green ellipse indicates
its appearance on screen. The bearing that is calculated for the target is the bearing of the line that goes through the
centre of the target. The solid blue line indicates the distance that is calculated for the target.
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Bear
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Radar Transmitter
2.5.2 Merged targets
The Tracker software contains a mechanism for processing merged targets. If a target is merged with the shore echo,
the tracker continues predicting the movement of such a target in the previously calculated direction, assuming a
constant speed. If the target does not appear as a separate echo in the predicted area within a certain time, the target
is considered as lost.
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When echoes of 2 targets are merged, each target is assumed to be moving in the previously calculated direction
with constant speed. When the merged echoes demerge again, the two targets are assigned to the new echoes
according to the following criteria:
- The size of the original and of the separated echoes
- The strength of the original and of the separated echoes
- The original direction of each ship
If the echoes do not demerge within a certain time, the target with the smaller and weaker echo is considered as lost.
2.5.3 Target acquisition
Targets of special interest can be “acquired” by the operator. This means that the target is displayed on screen
together with (if moving) a true or relative (to own ship) vector that indicates its direction and speed. The target is
then called a tracked target. Tracked targets are stored in the target table, which can hold up to 40 names (paragraph
3.5.8). A target can be acquired in two ways: Manual or Automatic.
2.5.3.1 Manual target acquisition
To display a target belonging to a certain echo, the operator has to activate the manual Acquisition mode (paragraph
0). In Acquisition mode each left mouse button click in the radar video area is assumed to be a command to acquire
a target. If the clicked target was already tracked internally in the tracker software, the target symbol with a vector
will appear in few seconds. If the target is new (or if there is no proper echo at the clicked position), the broken
square symbol will be displayed until reliable course and speed data are calculated for the target. See paragraph 0 for
target symbols.
2.5.3.2 Automatic target acquisition
Targets are automatically acquired in the Guard Zones (paragraph 3.6.7). Two independent guard zones are
currently supported. Each (not yet acquired) target that enters a guard zone area is automatically acquired.
N.B.
Maris ARPA5000 supports acquisition of 40 targets of any kind at a time. If the guard zones cover regions with a lot
of echoes (small islands, hills on the shore), the target table may easily get filled with false targets, while real targets
cannot appear in the list and remain hidden. To avoid this, use the Land Masks functionality (see paragraph
3.6.9.10), to prevent acquisition of false/land targets.
The automatically acquired targets are not different from the manually acquired targets, except that an automatically
acquired target can never have the status “New”.
2.5.4 Representation of visible tracked targets
There are two sources of tracked targets available in Maris ARPA5000:

- External Master ARPA system: targets are reported through serial line to Sensor Monitor application and
then – to Maris ECDIS 900 and ARPA5000 through the LAN independently on selected radar in ARPA5000.
- Maris Extractor/Tracker: targets are reported through the LAN dependently on currently selected radar in
ARPA5000.
The graphical representation of targets is the same for both cases, but targets from external ARPA have numbers in
range of 1..99 and targets from the Maris Extractor/Tracker have numbers in range 101..140.
N.B.
Targets reported from external Master ARPA could not be removed from the ARPA5000
Targets can have different status depending on their lifetime or referenced alarms. The following symbols are used
to displaying tracked targets:
New target with undefined parameters.
New target with preliminary calculated speed and course
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Stable target with trustworthy speed and course values
Lost target (the symbol flashes with frequency 1 Hz until the related alarm
is acknowledged).
Target generating a CPA/TCPA alarm (the symbol flashes with frequency
1 Hz until the related alarm is acknowledged).
Target is in the Guard Zone (the symbol flashes with frequency 1 Hz until
the related alarm is acknowledged).
Target is set as reference point (see paragraph 3.6.3.3).
N.B.
Only a truly stable target should be used as reference point in order to get a
reasonable speed value.
Maris ARPA5000 stores 30 minutes of history for all displayed targets, with a precision of 30 seconds. The interval
between the former positions as displayed on screen can be specified by the operator between 30 seconds up-to 6
minutes (3.6.4.3). The history of all tracked targets can be displayed or hidden (see paragraph 3.3.9).
Five circles of different size, with interval as specified by the user, represent the history positions. The largest circle
indicates the latest position; the smallest indicates the fifth and older positions. All circles belonging to a certain
target are connected with a dashed line to avoid mixing the histories of different targets.
2.5.5 AIS targets representation
Apart from tracked targets, AIS targets can be shown as well (paragraph 3.6.6). The following symbols are used:
Regular target with reported name. The dashed line shows the speed vector, its
orientation derived from course information. The solid line shows the heading
and the turn direction (if turn rate is reported).
Dangerous target, causing a CPA/TCPA alarm (the symbol flashes with

frequency 1 Hz until the related alarm is acknowledged).
Lost target. The symbol is displayed at its latest reported position with the
latest properly reported orientation (the symbol flashes with frequency 1 Hz
until the referenced alarm is acknowledged).
History information for AIS targets is displayed in the same way as for normal ARPA tracked targets (paragraph 0).
The information of a selected AIS target is displayed in the same window as the information of tracked targets
(paragraph 3.5.8), but MMSI is shown instead of target number there.
Sleeping AIS targets (paragraph 3.6.6) are displayed as oriented triangles in the correct positions, but without vector,
name and heading indication.
2.5.6 SART
The ARPA5000 system does not require any specific setting to observe a SART or Beacon.
2.6 Simulation mode

The Simulation mode (paragraph 3.6.16) is in general used for testing the tracking functionality with a number of
predefined, IMO supplied, scenarios, that each describe the track of an artificial target. The own ship parameters can
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be specified, the simulated target is acquired, and the calculated parameters are then compared with the expected
ones in order to check the precision of tracking. Two flashing yellow “XX” signs in the lower part of the screen
warn the operator that the simulation mode is active.
N.B.
When in Simulation mode, the normal radar functions are not available on any connected client (screen). Also all
previously tracked targets will be lost, and it will take several minutes to get real targets tracked again after ending
the simulation. For this reason it is not recommended to use the simulation mode when the own ship is sailing.
2.7 Trial manoeuvre

Trial manoeuvre (paragraph 3.6.15) is used to analyse the expected positions of all targets around the own ship after
a certain manoeuvre of the own ship. First the time needed to carry out the manoeuvre is calculated, taking into
account the required change in speed and course, in combination with a specified turn rate and acceleration. Next,
the operator specifies when the manoeuvre should start. The expected position of all targets after the manoeuvre has
been accomplished is then calculated, assuming that the targets move with constant speed and course. The position
of the own ship during the manoeuvre is calculated for 20 points evenly distributed in time. If a target is recognised
to become dangerous during or after the manoeuvre, the relevant alarms are activated.
The predicted paths from actual to predicted position, for own ship and targets, are indicated by dotted lines.
A target can be selected at its predicted position, and its related parameters (i.e. range, bearing, CPA, TCPA etc) are
shown in the relevant window (3.5.8).
A big yellow “T” sign flashes in the lower part of the screen to warn the navigator that the Trial mode is active.
The Trial manoeuvre can also be activated in Simulation mode. In that case the flashing warning reads “XX T”.
In addition to full Trial manoeuvre functionality ARPA5000 represents also simplified Look Ahead mode, where the
own ship speed and course are expected to be constant. This mode could be activated with single button click from
the Right Upper Information/Control Area (paragraph 3.2.2). The Big yellow “TL” symbols are displayed on the
radar screen while the Look Ahead mode is active.
2.8 Synthetic drawings over the radar video

The following tools are available for drawing over the radar video:
- VRM/EBL (paragraphs 3.4.2 to 3.4.7)
- Parallel Index Lines (paragraph 3.6.8)
- Geographically based lines, texts and icons (paragraph 3.6.9, Object Editor)
The following objects can be used for guarding purposes:

- Guard Zones (paragraph 3.6.7)
- Anchor watching circle (paragraph 3.6.5)
Also, when the Maris ECDIS 900 system reports an active route, this route is shown according to the currently
specified track display parameters.
2.8.1 Parallel Index Lines
A Parallel Index (PI) line is a line that describes the predicted movement across the screen of a (fixed) target when
the ship sails along a certain route. It is an additional support tool for the ship to keep on track, using external, ship
independent, information. By steering the ship in such a way that a fixed point, or sequence of points, remains on the
PI line, the ship’s course is defined. PI lines can be especially useful for instance when the ship must follow a course
around a target, or when it must remain at a fixed distance from a specific set of targets.
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Figures below show an example of the use of PI lines: the ship must sail at right angles around the fixed target. This
can be achieved by keeping the target on the red PI line as shown in the radar screen (North Up or Head Up).
The maximal configuration of the PI Lines functionality allows for definition of 20 lines.
2.8.2 Land Mask
A Land Mask is a special type of geographically based line. It defines an area whose ARPA targets are not seen in
the video screen. Land Masks are especially useful to disable the automatic acquisition of land targets in a guard
zone area (see paragraph 3.6.7). Figures below show the full amount of automatically tracked targets in certain
Guard Zone (left picture) and the amount of targets when the Land Mask is used for screening the land area (right
picture).
2.9 Alarms
The alarms that are triggered by the RADAR ARPA can be subdivided into the following three categories:
• ARPA alarms
• Sensor alarms
• System alarms
2.9.1 ARPA alarms
The ARPA client only displays alarms related to the currently selected radar and type of stabilization. When the user
switches between radars, any alarms in the alarm list related to the previously selected radar and/or stabilisation
mode will be removed.
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Alarm box text Screen indication Alarm Description

Coll. Warning: X Symbol of target X changes (see figures in This alarm is triggered when the CPA and
2.5.4 and 2.5.5) TCPA of target X exceed the CPA/TCPA alarm
limits specified by the user.
Lost Target: X Symbol of target X changes (see figures in This alarm is generated if the tracker loses a
2.5.4 and 2.5.5) previously tracked target, i.e. the targets echo is
not sufficiently strong or continuous anymore.
Guard Zone #N: X Symbol of target X changes (see figure in A target X enters Guard Zone#N
2.5.4)
Anchor Alarm No special indication The ship has moved outside the watching circle
around the initial own ship’s position (see
paragraph 3.6.5)
2.9.2 Sensor alarms
A sensor alarm occurs when (part of) the received sensor data is not valid. To notify the user an alarm appears in the
alarm box and the relevant data display turns red.
Alarm box text Screen indication Alarm Description

Log alarm Speed indication turns red Occurs in SEA stabilized mode when speed data
is not valid
Gyro alarm Heading indication turns red Occurs in SEA stabilized mode when heading
data is not valid
SOG alarm Speed indication turns red Occurs in GPS stabilized mode when speed data
is not valid
COG alarm Course indication turns red Occurs in GPS stabilized mode when course
data is not valid
Position alarm Position indication turns red Occurs when position data is not valid
The sensor data is handled by the Sensor Monitor application. When this application is not running properly, all
sensor alarms appear in the alarm box.
2.9.3 System alarms
The system alarms warn the user that part of the software and/or hardware malfunctions. The alarm text is displayed
in the centre of the video screen.
Alarm text Alarm Description

No Video The No Video alarm appears if no video signal has been received for 30 secs, while
tracker signals are still available. This alarm also appears in the alarm box.
No Tracker The No Tracker alarm is activated if no signals are received from the tracker at all. Thus,
this message is displayed if the VarPCI application is not running properly on the selected
server,
Radar Server Down When there is no information from both Extractor/Tracker (VarpPCI application) and
Radar Control (LANSerial or latest VarpPCI application with versions after 4.1).
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3. Screen Overview
The MARIS ARPA5000 system will present the following screen:
Within the main screen there are several data information/control area: Left Upper, Right Upper, Left Lower and
Right Lower information/control areas and Control Panel.
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3.1 Left Upper Information/control area

The Left Upper information/control area is located in the left
upper corner of the screen. It contains following controls and
indicators:
a. Heading/Course Indicator
b. Speed Indicator
c. Range control/Indicator
d. Position Indicator
e. Radar Name and Pulse Length Indicator
f. Radar On/Stand By Switch
g. Sound On/Off Switch
h. Day/Night Light Mode Switch
3.1.1 Heading/Course indicator
This indicator displays own ship course (degrees) for Ground or GPS stabilization and
own ship heading (degrees) for Sea stabilization with COG or HDG prompt accordingly.
If related data from sensor is not correct, the value is displayed in red colour.
3.1.2 Speed indicator
This indicator displays own ship speed (knots), STW or SOG depending on current
stabilization. The data source is displayed in brackets.
If related data from sensor is not correct, the value is displayed in red colour.
3.1.3 Range Control/Indicator
The Range Control indicator shows the currently set range (NM) and the related
distance between range rings. To decrease the range, press the “-”button (zoom in);
to increase the range, press the “+” button (zoom out).
The range and corresponding range rings can be set to one of the following combinations. n case if the ARPA5000
is part of Master installation with Radar Control functionality, the pulse length is switched automatically
accordingly to current range.
1 1 3
Range /4 /2 /4 1.5 3 6 12 24 48 96
1 1 1/ 1 1
Range Rings /8 /6 4 /4 /2 1 2 4 8 16
Pulse Length Short Short Short Medium Medium Long Long Long Long Long
Also the pulse length could be switched manually if necessary (see paragraph 3.6.1.6).
3.1.4 Position indicator
The Own Ship DGPS position is displayed here.
3.1.5 Radar Name and Pulse Length Indicator
Here the name of the currently selected radar and the current pulse length (if available) are
displayed. “Maris” is default name for radar during the installation, but normally it must
be replaced with a name referencing to S or X band to be compliant with IMO regulations.
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The pulse indication is given with first letters of

- Short Pulse (SP)
- Medium Pulse (MP)
- Long Pulse (LP)
3.1.6 Radar On/Stand By Switch
In case if the Maris PC Radar Kit is installed as Master and the radar control is available,
ARPA 5000 allows switching the antenna to Transmitting (TX) and Stand By (STBY).
The button related to current mode is displayed pushed.
3.1.7 Sound On/Off Switch
The audible sound alarm could be suppressed by means of “No sound” button. When the
button is pressed, no audible alarm will be produced.
3.1.8 Day/Night Light Mode Switch
ARPA 5000 has 2 predefined light modes: Day Light and Night Light. The single button
is used for switching between them. The pushed button is corresponded to Night Light
mode and released – to Day Light.
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3.2 Right Upper Information/control area

The Right Upper information/control area is located in the
right upper direction from radar image area. It contains
following controls and indicators:
a. CPA/TCPA Alarm Limits Indicator
b. Look Ahead (LAH) Mode Control/Indicator
c. Marker Information
d. Time to Go
e. Acquisition
3.2.1 CPA/TCPA Alarm Limits Indicator
The Radar Information indicator represents the status of

given radar display (MASTER or SLAVE), the name of
selected radar and currently used pulse length (SHORT,
MEDIUM or LONG).
3.2.2 Look Ahead (LAH) Mode Control/Indicator
The Look Ahead mode is simplified Trial Manoeuvre mode (see 3.6.15), where own ship
is assumed sailing straight with constant speed like all other targets. Activation must be
provided following way:
1. Press the “LAH” button and it starts flashing.
2. Move the mouse up (all mouse buttons must be
released) to increase the prediction time and down
to decrease it.
3. Click the left mouse button to fix the prediction
time. The big yellow symbols “TL” will be
displayed flashing on the radar screen and the
predicted positions of targets will be connected
with current positions using yellow dashed lines.
4. To exit the prediction mode release the “LAH”
button.
3.2.3 Time to Go
When the TTG button id pressed, is shows the Time to Go for current marker position,
assuming the own ship speed constant
3.2.4 Acquisition
The ACQ button is used for manual acquisition (see also 2.5). After pressing it starts
flashing and any left mouse button click is assumed as manual acquisition command in
this mode. To stop Manual Acquisition mode press ACQ button again and it will be
displayed released.
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3.3 Left Lower Information/control area

The Left Lower information/control area is located in the left low
corner of the screen. It contains following controls and indicators:
Interference Rejection Control
Scan to Scan Correlation Control
Gain Control and Indicator
Anti Sea Clutter Control and Indicator
Anti Rain Clutter Control and Indicator
Automatic Thresholds Switch
Manual Tuning Control and Indicator
Automatic Frequency Control Switch
Past History Display Switch
Most of these controls are also represented in Radar Controls dialog

on the Control Panel (0).
3.3.1 Interference Rejection Control
To minimize the noise caused by radar interference, the Extractor/Tracker has a sweep-to-
sweep correlation filter also called Radar Interference Rejection (IR). Use the button
“IR” to switch it on or off. If IR is active, the button appears pressed down. The same
control also exists in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.7).
3.3.2 Scan to Scan Correlation Control
The scan-to-scan correlation (SC/SC) is a mechanism for filtering out echoes, appeared
only once, which were not confirmed in other scans, and for amplification of confirmed
echoes. The brilliance of echoes confirmed 2-3 times is growing. Then if echo was
confirmed 4 or more times it’s geometrically expanded one pixel in all dimensions. Thus,
SC/SC makes the picture clearer and represents stronger even small and weak targets. The
SC/SC mode is individual for each ARPA display and its’ activation on certain client
doesn’t force the same activation on others. When the SC/SC is active, the “SCSC” button
is displayed pressed. The same control also exists in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.8).
N.B.
The SC/SC is automatically switched off during any radar adjustments like changing Gain,
clutter levels etc. because the pure image gives better impression about changed
parameters. Then the SC/SC is activated again in few seconds.
3.3.3 Gain Control and Indicator
To adjust the Gain value, proceed as follows:

1. Press the “GAIN” button (see the picture). It starts flashing.
2. Move the mouse with all buttons released up to increase the Gain value or down to
decrease it.
3. The actual value is displayed on the right hand from the button and the response of
the Extractor/Tracker is shown on the indicator below the button. The radar image
changes accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to end the Gain value editing. The button will stop
flashing and the current value is applied.
The Gain value also could be modified in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.2).
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3.3.4 Anti Sea Clutter Control and Indicator
To adjust the Anti Sea Clutter value, proceed as follows:

1. Press the “SEA” button (see the picture). It starts flashing.
2. Move the mouse with all buttons released up to increase the Anti Sea Clutter value
or down to decrease it.
4. Click the left mouse button to end the Anti Sea Clutter value editing. The button
will stop flashing and the current value is applied.
The Anti Sea Clutter value also could be modified in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.4).
N.B.
The Anti Sea Clutter value is not displayed in Autothreshold mode. Trying to set the
Anti Sea Clutter value will automatically switch Autothreshold mode off.
3.3.5 Anti Rain Clutter Control and Indicator
To adjust the Anti Rain Clutter value, proceed as follows:

1. Press the “RAIN” button (see the picture). It starts flashing.
2. Move the mouse with all buttons released up to increase the Anti Rain Clutter
value or down to decrease it.
4. Click the left mouse button to end the Anti Rain Clutter value editing. The button
The Anti Rain Clutter value also could be modified in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.3).
3.3.6 Automatic Thresholds Switch
The button “AUTO” switches Autothreshold mode On or Off. When the button is pressed,
Autothreshold mode is On. The Anti Sea Clutter and Anti Rain Clutter Indicators display
“Auto” instead of an actual value. The same control also exists in Radar Controls dialog
(3.6.1.5).
Warning! Autothreshold mode must not be used in harbours or close to the shore when
own ship is moving slowly, in view of possible shore image corruption.
3.3.7 Manual Tuning Control and Indicator
In general, the radar receiver must be tuned once during the installation, and is then set to
automatic mode.
If the Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) mode is switched off, the radar can be
manually tuned as follows:
1. Press the “TUNE” button (see the picture). It starts flashing.
2. Move the mouse with all buttons released up to increase the Manual Tuning value
or down to decrease it.
4. Click the left mouse button to end the Manual Tuning value editing. The button
The Manual Tuning value also could be modified in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.10).
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3.3.8 Automatic Frequency Control Switch
The “AFC” button switches the Automatic Frequency Control On or Off. When On, this
button is pressed down, and Tune control reads “Auto” instead of an actual value. The
radar response on the left hand is labelled “AUTO TUNE” instead of “TUNE”.
Press the AFC button again to switch Automatic Frequency Control off. The same control
also exists in Radar Controls dialog (3.6.1.9).
3.3.9 Past History Display Switch
ARPA 5000 stores the positions of each tracked target over the past 30 minutes with 30
seconds precision. The time interval between the shown positions can be adjusted (see
3.6.4.3).
The given button allows the operator to show or hide the past track positions. Press the
button to toggle between the modes “HISTORY OFF” or “HISTORY ON”.
N.B.
The past positions are always represented as true positions independently on current display
mode.
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3.4 Right Lower Information/control area

The Right Lower information/control area is located in the left down
direction from the radar image area. It contains the Maris logo and
following controls:
Heading Line Off Control
EBL 1
VRM 1
EBL 2
VRM 2
VRM/EBL Mode Indicators
3.4.1 Heading Line Off Control
The Heading Line is the line that indicates the current ship’s heading in the radar screen.
To hide it temporarily, press the ‘HL OFF”. The heading marker remains hidden as long as
the button is pressed down.
3.4.2 EBL 1
The EBL1 button is used to activate or deactivate the Set EBL function for the first of 2
available EBLs. It also indicates the current EBL 1 status. If the EBL 1 is switched off, the
text “EBL1 OFF” is displayed. Otherwise the EBL 1 (bearing) value is displayed in
degrees. The letter “T” or “R” in brackets indicates whether the given value is True (to
North) or Relative (to Own Ship heading).
When the Set EBL function is active, the special dialog for advanced settings (see 3.4.7) is
displayed in the Menu Area of the Control Panel. Each left mouse button click in the
radar image area will then set a new EBL direction.
If the EBL1 button is clicked again, the special dialog disappears, but the EBL remains on
screen, and the button shows the bearing value.
To remove the bearing line, press EBL OFF in the special dialog window.
N.B. EBL 1 line style
The EBL 1 is represented on the screen as dashed line (see the picture on the right hand).
3.4.3 VRM 1
The VRM1 button is used to activate or deactivate the Set VRM function for the first of 2
available VRMs. It also indicates the current VRM 1 status. If the VRM 1 is switched off,
the text “VRM1 OFF” is displayed. Otherwise the VRM 1 (range) value is displayed in
nautical miles (by default) or in yards, depending on the user selected unit type. The
referenced unit indication “NM” or “YD” is represented accordingly.
When the Set VRM function is active, the special dialog for advanced settings is displayed
(see 3.4.7) in the Menu Area of the Control Panel. Each left mouse button click on the
radar image area will then set a new VRM value.
N.B.
The VRM 1 is represented on the screen as dashed circle (see the picture on the right hand). VRM 1 line style
3.4.4 EBL 2
The EBL2 button is used to activate or deactivate the Set EBL function for the second of 2
available EBLs. It also indicates the current EBL 2 status. If the EBL 2 is switched off, the
text “EBL2 OFF” is displayed. Otherwise the EBL 2 (bearing) value is displayed in
degrees. The letter “T” or “R” in brackets indicates whether the given value is True (to
North) or Relative (to Own Ship heading).
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When the Set EBL function is active, the special dialog for advanced settings (see 3.4.7) is
displayed in the Menu Area of the Control Panel. Each left mouse button click in the
radar image area will then set a new EBL direction.
If the EBL2 button is clicked again, the special dialog disappears, but the EBL remains on
screen, and the button shows the bearing value.
To remove the bearing line, press EBL OFF in the special dialog window.
N.B.
The EBL 2 is represented on the screen as dashed line (see the picture on the right hand). EBL 2 line style
3.4.5 VRM 2
The VRM2 button is used to activate or deactivate the Set VRM function for the second of
2 available VRMs. It also indicates the current VRM 2 status. If the VRM 2 is switched off,
the text “VRM2 OFF” is displayed. Otherwise the VRM 2 (range) value is displayed in
nautical miles (by default) or in yards, depending on the user selected unit type. The
referenced unit indication “NM” or “YD” is represented accordingly.
When the Set VRM function is active, the special dialog for advanced settings (see 3.4.7)
is displayed in the Menu Area of the Control Panel. Each left mouse button click on the
radar image area will then set a new VRM value.
N.B. VRM 2 line stile
The VRM 2 is represented on the screen as dashed circle (see the picture on the right hand).
3.4.6 VRM/EBL Mode Indicators
The VRM/EBL set could be displayed in “Carried” or “Dropped” mode (see also 3.4.7.1
and 3.4.7.2). The centre of VRM/EBL pair is geographically stabilised in “Dropped” mode
and it is moved synchronously with own ship in “Carried” mode.
The stabilisation mode of each VRM/EBL pair is indicated as “C” or “D” for “Carried” and
“Dropped” modes accordingly on the right hand form the referenced EBL and VRM
buttons.
3.4.7 VRM-EBL Settings Dialog
This dialog appears when one of 4 buttons, related to VRM/EBL (see description above) is
pressed. Depending on how the dialog was activated, the button “EBL ON” or “VRM ON”
will be displayed pressed there. All the time, when this dialog is active (except cases, when
special functions are activated), moving the mouse with left button pressed over the radar
screen will cause changing the parameters of referenced EBL, VRM or both.
Following functionality is available for VRM/EBL by means of given dialog:
- Offset the centre of VRM/EBL and keep it carried after the own ship
- Offset the centre of VRM/EBL and drop it at specified point
- Set VRM/EBL centre back to own ship position and carry with it
- Set the VRM and EBL controlled together or separately
- Set the EBL indication true or relative
- Set the VRM display mode as ring or as mark
- Set VRM measurement units (NM or yards)
- Switch the EBL off
- Switch the VRM off
To return to previous active dialog press “EXIT” button.
3.4.7.1 Offset Carried
The centre of VRM/EBL could be moved away from the own ship. In this case it could be carried after the ship with
the same speed and direction or dropped and kept stable relatively to the land. To offset the centre and keep it
carried do following:
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1. Press the “OFFSET CARRIED” button and it will start blinking.

2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected VRM/EBL centre position.
3. Move the finger (or mouse cursor with left button pressed) to correct the centre position if necessary.
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the centre position. Then the “OFFSET CARRIED “ button will stop
blinking, the centre of referenced VRM/EBL group will be carried after the own ship. The symbol “C” will
be displayed on the right hand from referenced “EBL *” button in the Right Lower Information/Control
Area.
3.4.7.2 Offset Dropped
The centre of VRM/EBL could be moved away from the own ship. In this case it could be carried after the ship with
the same speed and direction or dropped and kept stable relatively to the land. To offset the centre and keep it stable
relatively the land do following:
1. Press the “OFFSET DROPPED” button and it will start blinking.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected VRM/EBL centre position.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the centre position if necessary.
4. Release the left mouse button) to fix the centre position. Then the “OFFSET DROPPED” button will stop
blinking, the centre of referenced VRM/EBL group will be kept stable relatively the land. The symbol “D”
will be displayed on the right hand from referenced “EBL *” button in the Right Lower
Information/Control Area.
3.4.7.3 VRM/EBL Home
If the centre of VRM/EBL was offset using one of listed above ways (see 3.4.7.1 and 3.4.7.2), press “VRM-EBL
HOME” button to move it back to the own ship and keep on the own ship position. The symbol “C” will be
displayed on the right hand from referenced “EBL *” button in the Right Lower Information/Control Area.
3.4.7.4 Set VRM/EBL combined or separated
By default the EBL is controlled separately from the VRM and only one of these two parameters could be adjusted
at the same time. If the combined changing is required (the adjustment of the range and bearing at the same time),
press the “COMBINED” button. Now both the VRM and EBL will be adjusted when the mouse with left button
pressed is moved over the radar screen.
To set back the separate adjustment of VRM/EBL press “SEPARATED” button. The only initially activated
parameter will be controlled then.
The example:
1. Press the “EBL 1” button in Right Lower Information/Control Area. The VRM-EBL Settings dialog will
appear and the EBL 1 will be available for adjustment with mouse.
2. Press the “COMBINED” button in the VRM-EBL Settings dialog. The “VRM 1” button in Right Lower
Information/Control Area will be displayed pressed and both the EBL 1 and VRM 1 will be available for
adjustment with mouse.
3. Press the “SEPARATED” button in the VRM-EBL Settings dialog. The “VRM 1” button in Right Lower
Information/Control Area will be displayed released and only EBL 1 will be available for adjustment with
mouse.
3.4.7.5 True/Relative EBL indication
The EBL orientation could be indicated relatively to the north direction or relatively to own ship heading. By default
the EBL readouts are true (i.e. related to the north). To set the EBL readouts relative to the own ship heading press
the “RELATIVE” button. To set it back to true mode, press the “TRUE” button.
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3.4.7.6 Set the VRM display mode
Sometimes it’s useful to use the VRM as a simple mark on the EBL instead of complete ring for
bearing/distance measurement. To set this mode of measurement, activate first the EBL function (press
the referenced “EBL *” button in the Right Lower Information/Control Area) and then press the
“SHOW MARK” button in the VRM-EBL Settings dialog. The cross-shaped marker will appear on the
EBL.
To set the ordinary VRM representation mode, press the “SHOW RING” button.
3.4.7.7 Set the VRM units
The range readouts for the VRM could be represented in nautical miles (by default) or in yards. Press the “YARDS”
button in order to use yards for the VRM indication. Press “NM” button to set back the default units.
3.4.7.8 Set the EBL off
To switch off the EBL press the “EBL OFF” button. The VRM-EBL Settings dialog will be closed, the referenced
“EBL *” button in the Left Upper Information/Control Area will be released and the EBL will disappear from the
screen. If the combined mode (see 3.4.7.4) was used, the referenced VRM will also disappear.
3.4.7.9 Set the VRM off
To switch off the VRM press the “VRM OFF” button. The VRM-EBL Settings dialog will be closed, the
referenced “VRM *” button in the Left Upper Information/Control Area will be released and the VRM will
disappear from the screen. If the combined mode (see 3.4.7.4) was used, the referenced EBL will also disappear.
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3.5 Control Panel

Control Panel is located on the right-hand side of the screen. It contains following controls and indicators:
a. Orientation Switch f. Centre Control

b. Motion Switch g. Alarm Box
c. Vector Type Switch h. Target Information
d. Vector Length Switch i. Menu Area
e. Offcentre Control
The Menu Area is a framed space below the Alarm Box. This area is used for: VRM-EBL Settings Dialog and for
dialogs, related to the menu items.
3.5.1 Orientation Switch
The radar view could be oriented three ways:

- North Up: the up direction of the radar view corresponds to the north direction
- Head Up: the up direction of the radar view corresponds to the current (continuously changing)
own ship heading
- Course UP: the up direction of the radar view corresponds to the own ship heading at the
moment of switching.
To select the required orientation mode press the leftmost button on the top of Control Panel (it
indicates the current orientation mode) and the modal dialog with 3 buttons will appear. Press “N UP”
for North Up mode, “H UP” for Head Up and “C UP” for course up. After the selection is done, the
new orientation mode will be indicated on the referenced button.
N.B.
In case if the Gyro information is not delivered to ARPA5000, the Head Up mode is forced, and the referenced
button is set pressed with indication “H UP”. This orientation mode could not be changed until the Gyro information
is delivered to ARPA5000.
3.5.2 Motion Switch
There are 3 motion modes:

- True Motion: the land is stable, the own ship is moving and the afterglow indicates moving
objects.
- Relative Motion (True Trails): the land is moving, the own ship is stable, but the afterglow is
looking like in True Motion.
- Relative Motion (Relative Trails): the land is moving, the own ship is stable and the afterglow
is calculated relatively to own ship such way that land provides it as well as moving targets in
True Motion mode.
To select the required motion mode press the second button from the left side o the top of Control
Panel (it indicates the current motion mode) and the modal dialog with 3 buttons will appear. Press
“TM” for True Motion mode, “RM(T)” for Relative Motion with True Trails and “RM(R)” for
Relative Motion with Relative Trails.
3.5.3 Vector Type Switch
The displayed vectors for tracked targets could be True or Relative. True Vectors are representing the
distance, which the target will pass in specified time (by default – 6 minutes). All vectors are separated
to parts with 3 minutes “durations”. The Relative Vectors are representing the result of subtraction of
the own ship vector from the True Vector of the referenced target.
It’s recommended to use True Vectors with True Motion or Relative Motion (True Trails) and Relative
Vectors with Relative Motion (Relative Trails).
To switch the vector type, press the button with current vector type indication on top of the Control
Panel (“TV” if True Vectors are used and “RV” in Relative Vectors case). The vector type will be
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triggered and the new mode will be indicated on given button.
3.5.4 Vector Length Switch
The length of vectors, associated with tracked targets, could be adjusted. Press the rightmost button on
top of the Control Panel (it’s indicating the current vector length in minutes) to change the vector
length.
The referenced modal dialog will appear. Press the button with
required vector length (in minutes) to select the standard vector
length or set the required vector length using “+” or “-“ buttons on
the right side of the dialog and then press the “VL” button to set the
manually specified vector length.
3.5.5 Offcentre Control
To specify the new own ship position on the radar image area do following:
1. Press the “OFFCENRE” button and it will start blinking.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected own ship centre
position.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the centre position if
necessary.
Release the left mouse button to fix the centre position and the “OFFCENTRE” button
will stop blinking.
3.5.6 Centre Control
To set the own ship position directly at the centre of the radar image area, press the
“CENTRE” button on the right hand from “OFFCENTRE” button.
3.5.7 Alarm Box
The Alarm Box represents up-to 6 alarms at the same time. If there are more then 6 active
alarms, the list of alarms could be scrolled down and up by means of “▲” and “▼”
buttons.
The not acknowledged alarms are represented with flashing circles. Red colour is used for
currently active alarms, and yellow – for previously occurred but not acknowledged.
Alarms could be acknowledged only in order from upper to lower. To acknowledge the
alarm click left mouse button over any area of Alarm Box with text related to any of
alarms.
N.B.
When the Lost Target alarm is acknowledged, the referenced target is automatically deleted from the target table.
All other radar displays in the system are notified about this and the referenced target is removed from everywhere.
The all referenced alarms are automatically removed on all other radar displays.
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3.5.8 Target Information
The Target Information table shows the following information about a selected target:
- Target number (for trial targets the identifier is “TRIAL T.” instead of “TARGET”
prompt is used) or MMSI for AIS target.
- Target Name (only if got with AIS information or if input by the operator)
- Range in NM from own ship
- True bearing in degrees from own ship
- Course of the target in degrees
- Speed of the target in knots
- CPA in NM (if applicable)
- TCPA in minutes (if applicable)
- Related active alarm (if applicable)
In case if the tracked target is selected, following operations are possible:

a. Assign the name to the target
b. Remove selected target
c. Remove all tracked targets
See also paragraph 2.5 for more information about supported targets.
3.5.8.1 Assign the name to the target
Press the “NAME” button to edit manually the name of tracked target. The referenced
dialog with alphabet and numbers will appear below the Target Info area
The name of the target could be input at the edit box directly from the keyboard or by
means of buttons represented in the dialog. The “◄” button has a “Backspace” function.
Press “ENTER” button to apply the new name, and the name will be indicated on the radar
screen close to the referenced target. Also, it will be sent to other client applications in order
to assign there the same name to given target.
3.5.8.2 Remove selected target
Press the “REMOVE” button to stop tracking of currently selected target. The target will be
not simply removed from the radar screen of given ARPA application, but it also will
disappear from other client screens without any notification.
N.B.
There is no confirmation request provided for this operation. So, the single selected target
could be removed with single mouse click.
3.5.8.3 Remove all tracked targets
Press the “REMOVE ALL” button to stop tracking of all currently existing targets.
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The confirmation modal dialog will appear. In case of confirmed operation all currently
tracked targets will be removed from all client screens without additional notifications.
N.B.
The confirmation dialog is modal and no other operation will be available until the “YES”
or “NO” button will be pressed on it.
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3.6 Main Menu and Referenced Dialogs
The Main Menu is displayed in Menu Area by default. It allows to activate following
dialogs:
a. Radar Controls
b. Display Parameters
c. Navigation Input
d. ARPA Settings
e. Anchor Watch
f. AIS
g. Guard Zones
h. PI Lines
i. Object Editor
j. Chart Options
k. Trial Manoeuvre
l. Simulation Mode
m. System Settings
Some dialogs could be also activated from other places then Main Menu. These are:
- Input Filename dialog (3.6.8.1), called from PI Lines dialog (3.6.8) and from Object Editor (3.6.9)
- Input Text dialog (0), activated from Input Filename dialog (3.6.8.1), Target Information (3.5.8) and Object
Editor (3.6.9.9)
- VRM-EBL Settings dialog (3.4.7), called from Right Lower Information/Control Area (3.4)
3.6.1 Radar Controls
Here the one of several (maximum 4) radars could be selected for displaying. The name of
selected radar is shown above the radar selection buttons (buttons with short identifications
of radars).
Also this dialog represents following functionality:

- Gain control
- Anti Rain Clutter Control
- Anti Sea Clutter Control
- Switching Autothreshold Mode On/Off
- Manual Pulse Length Selection
- Switching Radar Interference Rejection On/Off
- Switching Scan to Scan Correlation On/Off
- Switching Automatic Frequency Control On/Off
- Manual tune control
- Automatic Tuning Optimization
- Adjust the 2 modes of Performance Monitor
To return to Main Menu press “EXIT” button.
N.B.
The Autothreshold mode is advanced signal processing mode. The area, visible on the radar, is divided on several
sectors and rings. So far, it’s finally assumed as a set of cells, where the Anti Sea Clutter filter and video signal
amplification are automatically adjusted individually for each cell optimal way. The Anti Sea Clutter level is not
indicated for this mode because it’s different for different directions. The Anti Rain Clutter in this mode is still
controlled manually. The Gain control in Autothreshold mode is used for fine adjustment of thresholds
individually found for each cell. The increasing “gain” in this case amplifies the signal, and decreasing does the
opposite.
Warning! The Autothreshold mode must not be used in harbours or close to the shore, when own ship is moving
slowly because of danger of the shore image corruption.
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3.6.1.1 Current Radar Selection
In case if PC Radar Kit is connected to more then one radar (maximum – 4), the appropriate number of radar
selection buttons are set enabled. By default these buttons have numbers “1” – “4”, but also, the short text prompts
could be assigned to them manually in configuration file (see the PC Radar Kit - Installation Guide v.4.1). The
referenced buttons have titles “X” and “S” on the picture above.
After the radar selection is changed, following is done:
1. The new radar name is displayed above the radar selection buttons.
2. The video image is cleared and the drawing of image got from second antenna is started.
3. All alarms, related to previously selected radar are removed from the alarm list even if not confirmed.
4. In case if there are tracking alarms, related to the new selected radar, they will be displayed in alarm list as
new and not confirmed.
5. All targets, tracked with previously selected radar, and referenced alarms are removed without additional
notification.
6. The targets, tracked with new selected radar, are displayed. In case if some of them are generating alarms,
those alarms are displayed as new and not confirmed.
7. All AIS targets are remaining displayed because they are not anyhow related to the radar selection.
3.6.1.2 Gain Control
To adjust the Gain value act following way:

8. Press the “GAIN” button. It will start flashing.
9. Move mouse up to increase the Gain value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must be pressed.
10. The current Gain value is displayed on the right hand from the “GAIN” button and the response of
Extractor/Tracker is indicated on Left Lower Information Area (3.3.3). Also the radar image will be
changed accordingly.
11. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Gain.
3.6.1.3 Anti Rain Clutter Control
To adjust the Anti Rain Clutter value act following way:

1. Press the “RAIN” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the Anti Rain Clutter value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must
be pressed.
3. The current Anti Rain Clutter value is displayed on the right hand from the “RAIN” button and the
response of Extractor/Tracker is indicated on Left Lower Information Area (3.3.5). Also the radar image
will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Anti Rain Clutter.
3.6.1.4 Anti Sea Clutter Control
To adjust the Anti Sea Clutter value act following way:

1. Press the “SEA” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the Anti Sea Clutter value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must
be pressed.
3. The current Anti Sea Clutter value is displayed on the right hand from the “SEA” button and the response
of Extractor/Tracker is indicated on Left Lower Information Area (3.3.4). Also the radar image will be
changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Anti Sea Clutter.
Note: the value for Anti Sea Clutter is not displayed in Autothreshold mode. The attempt to set the Anti Sea
Clutter value causes switching the Autothreshold mode off.
3.6.1.5 Switching Autothreshold mode On/Off
The button “AUTO” works as trigger for Autothreshold mode. When this mode is on, this button is pressed, and
the “Auto” message is displayed for Anti Sea Clutter control instead of actual value.
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Warning! The Autothreshold mode must not be used in harbours or close to the shore, when own ship is moving
slowly because of danger of the shore image corruption.
3.6.1.6 Manual Pulse Length Selection
The pulse length is normally switched automatically with range changing (3.1.3):
¼ – ½ NM – short pulses
1 – 3 NM – medium pulses
6 – 96 NM – long pulses
There is also ability to change pulse length manually using buttons “SHORT”, “MEDIUM” and “LONG”.
Depending on current range the buttons “SHORT” and “LONG” could be disabled.
3.6.1.7 Switching Radar Interference Rejection On/Off
To minimize the noise caused by radar interference the Extractor/Tracker has sweep-to-sweep correlation filter
called also Radar Interference Rejection (IR). Use the button “IR” to switch it on or off. If the IR is active, the
button is displayed pressed. Also, it could be switched in Left Lower Information Area (3.3.1).
3.6.1.8 Switching Scan to Scan Correlation On/Off
The scan-to-scan correlation (SC/SC) is a mechanism for filtering out echoes, appeared only once, which were not
confirmed in other scans, and for amplification of confirmed echoes. The brilliance of echoes confirmed 2-3 times is
growing. Then if echo was confirmed 4 or more times it’s geometrically expanded one pixel in all dimensions. Thus,
SC/SC makes the picture clearer and represents stronger even small and weak targets. The SC/SC mode is individual
for each ARPA display and its’ activation on certain client doesn’t force the same activation on others. Push the
“SCSC” button to activate the scan-to-scan correlation and release to stop it. Also, it could be switched in Left
Lower Information Area (3.3.2).
N.B.
The SC/SC is automatically switched off during any radar adjustments like changing Gain, clutter levels etc.
because the pure image gives better impression about changed parameters. Then the SC/SC is activated again in few
seconds.
3.6.1.9 Switching Automatic Frequency Control On/Off
The button “AFC” works as trigger for Automatic Frequency Control. When this mode is on, this button is
pressed, and the “Auto” message is displayed for Tune control instead of actual value. At the same time, the radar
response on Left Lower Information Area (3.3.7) is still indicated but with title “AUTO TUNE” instead of
“TUNE”. The AFC mode also could be switched there (3.3.8).
3.6.1.10 Manual Tune Adjustment
If the Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) mode is switched off, the radar tune could be adjusted manually
following way:
1. Press the “TUNE” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the Tune value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must be pressed.
3. The current Tune value is displayed on the right hand from the “TUNE” button and the response of antenna
is indicated on Left Lower Information Area (3.3.7). Also the radar image will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the tune value.
3.6.1.11 Automatic Tuning Optimization
Usually the radar antenna could have several local optimums depending on the fine frequency tuning. The manual
searching for all these optimums takes long time and often is not precise enough. On other hand, the effective usage
of Automatic Frequency Control is possible only close to optimal manually set values. Maris ARPA5000 provides
the automatic search for optimal tuning values using analyse of amount of reflected video for each of checked input
frequency values.
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The procedure was developed for Litton radar antennas with wide range of input tuning values, but also it could be
effectively used for antennas of other types. Press the “OPTIMIZE TUNING” button, and the optimization
procedure is provided in following 5 steps:
1. First there response on 100 equally distributed in input range values are checked and 3 local maximums are
stored for later analyse.
2. First initially found local maximum is investigated with step 10 of input parameter. The optimal value is
stored.
3. Second initially found local maximum is investigated with step 10 of input parameter. The optimal value is
stored.
4. Third initially found local maximum is investigated with step 10 of input parameter. The optimal value is
stored.
5. The absolute optimum is selected from results of previous 3 investigations and the fine-tuning with step “1”
is provided. The finally got response is compared with response from initially used tuning value and in case
of advantage the new value is set.
To cancel the tuning optimization procedure, release the “OPTIMIZE TUNING” button. Then the previously used
tuning value will be applied again.
N.B.
The automatic tuning optimization must be provided in harbour during the system installation. The optimization
procedure takes about 5 minutes, and any other operations with given radar are prohibited at this time. It’s strongly
recommended to disable this feature for normal ARPA operational mode (1.1.1.1).
3.6.1.12 Adjust the 2 modes of the Performance Monitor
The Performance Monitor has 2 modes:

- Transmitted Power Monitor
- Transmit/Receive Monitor
To adjust the Transmitted Power Monitor optimal value, press the “TX” button. It could
start flashing until the response from the radar control software. If the given radar supports
required mode, finally the button will be displayed pressed and the information related to
Tune control will represent the condition of Transmitted Power Monitor instead of
manual radar tuning. Use Tune control as described above to get optimal test picture (see
the technical documentation of Performance Monitor hardware for description of test
picture parameters).
To adjust the Transmit/Receive Monitor optimal value, press the “TX/RX” button. It
could start flashing until the response from the radar control software. If the given radar
supports required mode, finally the button will be displayed pressed and the information
Example of well
related to Tune control will represent the condition of Transmit/Receive Monitor instead
visible test arcs of
of manual radar tuning. Use Tune control as described above to get optimal test picture (see
Litton Performance
the technical documentation of Performance Monitor hardware for description of test
Monitor.
picture parameters).
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3.6.2 Display Parameters
The Display Parameters dialog represents following functionality:

- Dimmer Brilliance Control
- Range Rings Brilliance Control
- VRM/EBL Brilliance Control
- Synthetic Drawings Brilliance Control
- Radar Video Brilliance Control
- Afterglow Duration Control
3.6.2.1 Dimmer Brilliance Control
The brilliance of all dialog backgrounds and controls could be adjusted by means of Dimmer Brilliance Control
following way:
1. Press the “DIMMER” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the dimmer brilliance value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons
must be pressed.
3. The current dimmer brilliance value is displayed on the right hand from the “DIMMER” button. Also the
brilliance of the all controls and their backgrounds elements will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the dimmer brilliance value.
3.6.2.2 Range Rings Brilliance Control
The brilliance of Range Rings could be adjusted by means of Range Rings Brilliance Control following way:
1. Press the “R. RINGS BRILL.” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the range rings brilliance value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons
must be pressed.
3. The current range rings brilliance value is displayed on the right hand from the “R. RINGS BRILL.”
button. Also the brilliance of range rings will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the range rings brilliance value.
N.B.
To hide the Range Rings completely set the related brilliance to 0.
3.6.2.3 VRM/EBL Brilliance Control
The brilliance of VRMs and EBLs could be adjusted by means of VRM/EBL Brilliance Control following way:
1. Press the “VRM/EBL BRILL.” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the VRM/EBL brilliance value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons
must be pressed.
3. The current VRM/EBL brilliance value is displayed on the right hand from the “VRM/EBL BRILL.”
button. Also the brilliance of VRMs and EBLs (if any active) will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the VRM/EBL brilliance value.
3.6.2.4 Synthetic Drawings Brilliance Control
The brilliance of target vectors and symbols, warning texts and objects prepared by Object Editor could be adjusted
by means of Synthetic Drawings Brilliance Control following way:
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1. Press the “SYNTHETICS BRILL.” button. It will start flashing.

2. Move mouse up to increase the brilliance of synthetic drawings or down to decrease it. None of mouse
buttons must be pressed.
3. The current brilliance value for synthetic drawings is displayed on the right hand from the “SYNTHETICS
BRILL.” button. Also, the brilliance of Synthetic Drawings (if any active) will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Synthetic Drawings Brilliance.
3.6.2.5 Radar Video Brilliance Control
The brilliance of Radar Video could be adjusted by means of Radar Video Brilliance Control following way:
1. Press the “VIDEO BRILL.” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the video brilliance value or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must
be pressed.
3. The current brilliance value for synthetic drawings is displayed on the right hand from the “VIDEO
BRILL.” button. Also, the brilliance of Radar Video (if active) will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Radar Video Brilliance.
3.6.2.6 Afterglow Duration Control
The duration of the Afterglow could be adjusted by means of Afterglow Duration Control following way:
1. Press the “AFTERGLOW” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the afterglow duration or down to decrease it. None of mouse buttons must be
pressed.
3. The current afterglow duration value in number of scans is displayed on the right hand from the
“AFTERGLOW” button. Also, the duration of afterglow will be changed accordingly.
4. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Afterglow Duration.
N.B.
The radar display starts by default with 0 afterglow duration. It means that no afterglow is displayed.
3.6.3 Navigation Input
The Navigation Input dialog is used for selecting the Stabilization Mode:
- Sea
- GPS
- Reference Target
Speed Source:
- Log
- GPS
- Reference Target
- Manual
Current GPS source.
If the Manual Speed is selected, the value in knots could be specified here.
Also the current heading and course are displayed in this dialog
3.6.3.1 Sea Stabilization
To switch on the Sea Stabilization press “SEA” button. In this mode the tracking is based on Gyro and the own
ship heading is displayed on Left Upper Information/Control Area (3.1.1). The speed could be taken from Log,
GPS or be inputted manually.
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N.B.
The geographically based drawings like Route or objects prepared by Object Editor could be drawn wrong way
when the radar is sea stabilized.
3.6.3.2 GPS Stabilization
To switch on the GPS Stabilization press “GPS” button below the “STABILIZATION” title. In this mode the
tracking is based on GPS and Gyro and the own ship course over ground is displayed on Left Upper
Information/Control Area (3.1.1). The speed could be taken from GPS or be inputted manually.
This mode is recommended for usage because maximal available set of data is used for tracking.
3.6.3.3 Reference Target Stabilization
The stabilization by reference target could be provided if there is any surely stable tracked
object (like buoy or small island). To activate this kind of stabilization press the “REF”
button below the “STABILIZATION” title and the “SELECT TARGET” dialog will appear.
Press the button with related number to select required target as reference point.
In this stabilization mode speed could be calculated using the selected referenced target or
inputted manually.
Note: this kind of stabilization could be used only in case of problems with navigational
equipment and it’s recommended only for extraordinary situations where other stabilization
modes are not available.
3.6.3.4 Log Speed source
To use Log as own ship speed source press the “LOG” button. The STW value will be displayed in Left Upper
Information/Control Area (3.1.2). This speed source is available only with Sea stabilization.
3.6.3.5 GPS Speed source
To use GPS as own ship speed source press the “GPS” button below the “SPEED” title. The SOG value will be
displayed in Left Upper Information/Control Area (3.1.2). This speed source is available with Sea and GPS
stabilization modes.
3.6.3.6 Reference Target Speed source
The Reference Target Speed source could be used only with stabilization by Reference Target. To select it press
the “REF” button below the “SPEED” title. The SOG value will be displayed in Left Upper Information/Control
Area (3.1.2).
3.6.3.7 Manual Speed source
To select the Manual speed input press the “MAN” button. The SPD value will be displayed in Left Upper
Information/Control Area (3.1.2). This speed source is available with any kind of stabilisation but it’s
recommended for usage only in case when no speed sensor is connected to the system.
Initially the manual speed is set to the latest proper value got from other sources or to 0 knots if no speed sources
were ever available. To increase the manual speed value press the “►” button below the speed source selector and
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keep it pressed until the value displayed between “◄” and “►” buttons will be set to needed one. To decrease the
manual speed value act the same way as described above but with the “◄” button.
N.B.
If the “◄” or “►” button is hold pressed for long time, the speed of changing the values is increasing. It’s
recommended to get the raw speed value holding the referenced button pressed and then get the precise value with
several separate clicks of appropriate button.
3.6.3.8 GPS Source selection
The name of currently used GPS source is displayed under the title “CURRENT GPS:”. In case if alternative GPS
sources are available, the “►” button on the right hand from GPS source indicator is set enabled. Press it to change
the GPS source.
3.6.4 ARPA Settings
The ARPA Settings dialog allows adjustment of following parameters:

- CPA Alarm Limit
- TCPA Alarm Limit
- History Interval
- Manual Set
- Manual Drift
3.6.4.1 CPA Alarm Limit
The currently used CPA Alarm Limit in NM is displayed below the “CPA LIMIT” title. It could be increased by
means of referenced “►” and “◄” buttons. To get the value continuously changing keep the “►” or “◄” button
pressed. For fine tune use single clicks.
All targets with calculated CPA value below the specified limit will cause the CPA Alarms displayed in Alarm box
(3.5.7).
3.6.4.2 TCPA Alarm Limit
The currently used TCPA Alarm Limit in minutes is displayed below the “TCPA LIMIT” title. It could be
increased by means of referenced “►” and “◄” buttons. To get the value continuously changing keep the “►” or
“◄” button pressed. For fine tune use single clicks.
All targets with calculated TCPA value below the specified limit will cause the TCPA Alarms displayed in Alarm
box (3.5.7).
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3.6.4.3 History Interval
The target tracking history is displayed on the screen in kind of circles connected by dashed
line, when the past history display mode is active (3.3.9). These circles could be putted with
2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 minutes interval. The currently used interval is displayed below the
“HISTORY INTERVAL” title between the “◄” and “►” buttons. Click the “►” and” ◄”
buttons to increase or decrease the History Interval value accordingly.
3.6.4.4 Manual Set
The own ship Set could be specified manually following way:

1. Press the “SET” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The current value is displayed on the right
hand from the “SET” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Manual Set Value.
The response form Extractor/Tracker is indicated after the adjustment of the Set value is finished.
3.6.4.5 Manual Drift
The own ship Drift could be specified manually following way:

1. Press the “DRIFT” button. It will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The current value is displayed on the right
hand from the “DRIFT” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Manual Drift Value.
The response form Extractor/Tracker is indicated after the adjustment of the Set value is finished.
3.6.5 Anchor Watch
The Anchor Watch allows detection of the own ship movement out of specified area. This
area is a circle with the centre at the initial own ship position and with specified radius. If the
own ship moves out of this circle, the Anchor Alarm appears in the Alarm Box (3.5.7).
Press the “ACTIVATE” button to activate the anchor watch function, and the coordinates of
the centre of the watching circle will appear below the Activate/Stop switch. To stop the
anchor watching press “STOP” button.
The radius of the watching circle could be specified in yards, meters or nautical miles. To
select proper units press “YARDS”, “METERS” or “NM” button accordingly.
To change the watching radius do following:
Press the “RANGE” button. It will start flashing.
Move the mouse up to increase the range or down to decrease it. The current range value is
displayed on the right hand from the “RANGE” button in currently selected units.
Click the left mouse button to finish changing the radius of watching circle.
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3.6.6 AIS
The AIS dialog (see the right picture) supports following functions:
- Enable/Disable the representation of AIS targets
- Select the AIS target from the list
- Set sleeping mode for selected AIS target
- Enable/Disable displaying of AIS targets names on the radar screen
Also, there is indication of number of totally available AIS targets and the
name (or MMSI if the name is not available) of selected AIS target.
3.6.6.1 Enable/Disable the representation of AIS targets
Push the button “ENABLE AIS” to enable the AIS functionality in ARPA5000. In case if this button is released, the
information about AIS targets is still received and collected in ARPA5000 application internally, but no graphical or
text representation is available. If the “ENABLE AIS” button is released in situation, where some AIS targets were
observed, all those targets and all related alarms are removed without additional notification.
3.6.6.2 Select the AIS target from the list
Press the “SELECT BY NAME” button to get the list of available AIS targets (see the left picture above). The
names of targets are listed in alphabetical order. In case if the name is not available, the MMSI is represented instead
of it. The targets with MMSI indication are arranged in the end of the list.
In case if there are more then 23 targets, there is the “– NEXT PAGE –“ button in the bottom of the list. Press it to
get the next fragment of the list. The press the “– PREV PAGE –“ button to return to previous observed fragment of
the list.
N.B.
It’s necessary to select the target to exit the list. No other radar operations are available while the AIS list is
displayed.
3.6.6.3 Set sleeping mode for selected AIS target
In case if one AIS target is selected, it’s possible to set it slipping or active. The target in slipping mode is displayed
as simple green triangle without name, heading line or vector. Setting AIS targets slipping helps to minimize the
amount of extra information on the radar screen. The sleeping target is automatically activated in case if it provides
the collision alarm. Also, the AIS target, having active alarm, could not be set sleeping.
3.6.6.4 Enable/Disable displaying of AIS targets names on the radar screen
Often it’s useful to remove name indication for all AIS targets on the radar screen when there are too many of AIS
targets. Press the “HIDE ALL NAMES” button to have no indication of AIS target names on the radar screen. Then
release it if there are just few AIS targets around. The given function is applied to all represented AIS targets.
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3.6.7 Guard Zones
The Extractor/Tracker provides automatic tracking of targets all the time in whole visible area (up-to 4000 of
targets). Each continuously detected (not less than a minute) echo with reasonable dimensions is assumed as a target
no matter of its speed. Acceptable dimensions of such echoes could be adjusted in VarpPCI.ini file for
Extractor/Tracker (see related document).
Nevertheless user gets the information only about manually acquired targets and about automatically tracked targets
passing through the Guard Zone (maximum 40 in total). When a tracked target will pass within the selected Guard
Zone, the referenced warning will sound.
Tracker provides special filtering of tracked targets to avoid merging with land or with other targets. Merging target
could be successfully separated after several minutes if it moved continuously in predicted direction.
The ARPA5000 system supports 2 independent Guard Zones, where the targets are automatically acquired. If the
total number of tracked targets is 40 (maximal), the referenced alarm “Target Table Is Full” appears.
The Guard Zones dialog contains necessary controls Guard Zone

parameters adjustment:
- Switch On/Off the Guard Zone 1
- Activate/Deactivate the Guard Zone 1
- Set the Range 1 for Guard Zone 1
- Set the Bearing 1 for Guard Zone 1
- Switch On/Off the Guard Zone 2
- Activate/Deactivate the Guard Zone 2
Guard Zone has 3 modes:

- Off
- Draft
- Active
The Guard Zone in “Draft” mode is visible only on local radar
display and no automatic acquisition is available in this zone (but
alarms are already generated). This mode is used for primary
adjustment of the Guard Zone geometry without acquisition of trash
targets. The default colour for this mode is green.
The Guard Zone in “Active” mode is reported to Extractor/Tracker and to other radar displays. The automatic
acquisition is provided in this zone. The default colour for this mode is red.
If the Guard Zone must be used close to the shore, it’s recommended to use Land Masks in order to prevent the
automatic acquisition of false targets. The Land Mask is a special object available in Object Editor (see 3.6.9.10).
When the Guard Zone is activated, all Land Masks are automatically represented to all other radar displays through
the network. So far, the areas generating the false targets will be masked on all radar displays the same way.
3.6.7.1 Switch On/Off the Guard Zone 1
To display the first of two available Guard Zones press the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. The Guard Zone will be
switched to “Draft” mode (not visible on other displays and not reported to Extractor/Tracker). In this mode it could
be adjusted the optimal way to avoid too much false targets. The default parameters of new Guard Zone 1 are:
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- Range 1 = ¼ of Current Range

- Range 2 = ⅓ of Current Range
- Bearing 1 = -57º relatively to own ship heading
- Bearing 2 = 57º relatively to own ship heading
3.6.7.2 Activate/Deactivate the Guard Zone 1
To switch the Guard Zone 1 from “Draft” mode to “Active” (visible for all other radar displays and supporting
automatic acquisition) press the “ACT” button on the right hand from the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. The colour of
the Guard Zone representation will be changed (by default from green to red). When the Guard Zone is in “Active”
mode, the referenced “ACT” button is displayed pressed.
The releasing of “ACT” button works the same way as switching the Guard Zone off (the “GUARD ZONE 1”
button also will be released).
N.B.
If the target table will be overflowed (the “Target Table is full” alarm will appear), it’s recommended to change the
shape of Guard Zone or use the Land Masks (see 3.6.9.10) because the really dangerous targets could be skipped in
this case by the reason of no space in Target Table.
3.6.7.3 Set the Range 1 for Guard Zone 1
The Range 1 is radius of closest to own ship arc of the Guard Zone. To adjust it act following way:
1. Press the “RANGE 1” button below the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. It will start flashing.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at point on required distance from the own ship and
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the range with required precision.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the range must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “RANGE 1” button again to stop flashing when the Range 1 will be properly adjusted.
3.6.7.4 Set the Range 2 for Guard Zone 1
The Range 2 is radius of farer from own ship arc of the Guard Zone. To adjust it act following way:
1. Press the “RANGE 2” button below the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. It will start flashing.
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the range with required precision.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the range must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “RANGE 2” button again to stop flashing when the Range 2 will be properly adjusted.
3.6.7.5 Set the Bearing 1 for Guard Zone 1
The Bearing 1 is bearing bordering the Guard Zone on the left side if looking from the own ship. To adjust it act
following way:
1. Press the “BEARING 1” button below the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. It will start flashing.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at point on required direction from the own ship and
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the bearing with required precision.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the bearing must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “BEARING 1” button again to stop flashing when the Bearing 1 will be properly adjusted.
3.6.7.6 Set the Bearing 2 for Guard Zone 1
The Bearing 2 is bearing bordering the Guard Zone on the right side if looking from the own ship. To adjust it act
following way:
1. Press the “BEARING 2” button below the “GUARD ZONE 1” button. It will start flashing.
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the bearing with required precision.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the bearing must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “BEARING 2” button again to stop flashing when the Bearing 2 will be properly adjusted.
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3.6.7.7 Work with the Guard Zone 2
The operations with the Guard Zone 2 are absolutely analogical to operations with the Guard Zone 1 except that
when just switched on the Guard Zone has following parameters:
- Range 1 = ½ of Current Range
- Range 2 = ⅔ of Current Range
- Bearing 1 = -57º relatively to own ship heading
- Bearing 2 = 57º relatively to own ship heading
3.6.8 PI Lines
The PI Lines dialog represents the Parallel Index (PI) Lines support. The maximal
configuration supports 20 PI Lines. The given dialog provides following operations with
them:
- Save/Load/Delete the set of PI Lines
- Select the current PI Line
- Switch the current PI Line On/Off
- Set the type of orientation for current PI Line
- Select one of 5 colours for current PI Line
- Select one of 3 styles for current PI Line
- Adjust azimuth for current PI Line
- Adjust distance from own ship for current PI Line
- Set the length of selected PI Line limited or infinitive
- Fix the values of azimuth and distance for the selected limited length PI Line
- Arrange separately vertexes of the selected limited length PI Line
The currently selected colour, style and function are indicated in the middle of the dialog.
3.6.8.1 Save/Load/Delete the set of PI Lines
To save, load or delete the set of PI Lines press the button “FILE”. The modal
dialog with 3 buttons “SAVE MAP”, “LOAD MAP” and “DEL MAP” will
appear (see the left picture).
After the “SAVE MAP” button is pressed, the Input Filename dialog will
appear (see the right picture). It contains the list of existing files with PI Lines
sets and the edit box, where the new filename could be typed. To save the PI
Lines set to existing file select the required filename in the list and it will
appear in the edit box. Then the name could be modified by means of
keyboard. In case if there is no keyboard available, press the “KBD” button
and the software keyboard dialog (like described in 0) will appear. The
default extension of files for PI Lines is “.pil”. If it was not found in the
inputted filename, this extension will be added automatically. When the
required filename is prepared, press “ENTER” button. To cancel the
operation press “CANCEL”
For “LOAD MAP” operation the situation is the same as described above
except that the edit box is read-only in this case, and only existing filenames
could be selected in Input Filename dialog.
To delete certain PI Line file, press the “DEL MAP” button to bring up the Input Filename dialog window. In this
case the edit box is read-only, and only existing filenames can be selected. Be careful because the deleted file will be
deleted without additional prompt. To be sure what are you actually doing, pay attention on the title of file selection
dialog: it reminds the selected operation.
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3.6.8.2 Select the current PI Line
To select the PI Line press the button with referenced number. All properties of the selected PI Line will be
immediately reflected on the dialog. The button referring to selected PI Line is displayed pressed.
3.6.8.3 Switch the current PI Line On/Off
To start displaying the currently selected PI Line on the display, press the “ON” button. To hide the line press
“OFF” button. The status of the PI Line is also indicated on numerical buttons: the numbers of currently displayed
PI Lines are drawn in brackets.
3.6.8.4 Set the type of orientation for current PI Line
The PI Lines could have the True or Relative orientation. In first case the specified azimuth is constant relatively to
North direction, in second case – relatively to own ship heading. To set Relative orientation for currently selected PI
Line, press the “REL” button. To set the True orientation, press the “TRUE” button.
3.6.8.5 Select one of 5 colours for current PI Line
To assign the colour to the currently selected PI Line, press the “COLOUR” button. The modal dialog
with 5 buttons representing 5 different colours will appear. Press the button with required colour to use
it while the PI Line is displayed.
3.6.8.6 Select one of 3 styles for current PI Line
To assign the style to the currently selected PI Line, press the “STYLE” button. The modal dialog with 3
buttons representing 3 different styles (solid, dashed and dotted) will appear. Press the button with
required style to use it with given PI Line.
3.6.8.7 Adjust azimuth for current PI Line
In order to specify the azimuth for currently selected PI Line do following:

1. Press the “AZIMUTH” button and it will start flashing. The temporary EBL going from the own ship
position in parallel direction to given PI Line will appear. The style and colour of temporary EBL are the
same as currently selected PI Line has.
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the azimuth with required precision. The
current azimuth value in degrees will be displayed on the right hand from the “AZIUTH” button.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the azimuth must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “AZIMUTH” button again to stop flashing when the azimuth will be properly adjusted.
3.6.8.8 Adjust distance from own ship for current PI Line
In order to specify the distance from own ship for current PI Line do following:
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1. Press the “DISTANCE” button and it will start flashing. The temporary VRM with the centre on the own
ship position and touching the given PI Line will appear. The style and colour of temporary VRM are the
same as currently selected PI Line has.
move mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the distance with required precision. The
current distance value in NM will be displayed on the right hand from the “DISTANCE” button.
3. Repeat the step 2 if the azimuth must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “DISTANCE” button again to stop flashing when the distance will be properly adjusted.
3.6.8.9 Set the length of selected PI Line limited or infinitive
The PI Lines have the infinitive length by default, but there is opportunity to represent it as segment with specified
length and positions of vertexes. Press the “LIMITED LENGTH” button to represent the PI Line as a segment. The
additional controls for segment adjustment will appear and the currently selected PI Line will be displayed as a
segment with default length equal to ½ of Current Range.
Release the “LIMITED LENGTH” button to represent a PI Line as infinitive line again.
3.6.8.10 Fix the values of azimuth and distance for the selected limited length PI Line
In case if the azimuth and distance for the limited length PI Line are already adjusted, but positions of vertexes must
be corrected, it could be useful to fix the values of azimuth and distance. Press the “FIX” button for these purposes.
If the distance or azimuth must be corrected, release the “FIX” button.
3.6.8.11 Arrange separately vertexes of the selected limited length PI Line
When the PI Line is represented as a segment, its’ vertexes could be flexibly arranged. To specify the position of
first vertex do following:
1. Press the “SET PT1” button and it will start flashing. The related vertex will be marked by small circle with
the same colour as the PI Line has.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at point, where the vertex must be arranged and move
mouse cursor with left mouse button pressed to adjust the vertex position. The actual length of the segment
will be displayed in NM on the right hand from the “LIMITED LENGTH” button. The azimuth and
distance values will be displayed on related positions as described above (3.6.8.7 and 3.6.8.8).
3. Repeat the step 2 if the position must be adjusted better.
4. Press the “SET PT1” button again to stop flashing when the vertex will be properly arranged.
The position of second vertex could be specified the same way using the “SET PT2” button.
N.B.
If the Fixed mode was set (3.6.8.10), the movement of vertexes is restricted such way that the distance and azimuth
of currently selected PI Line are kept constant.
3.6.9 Object Editor
The Object Editor supports the geographically based objects. Following types of objects are
supported:
- Line (the set of segments)
- Icon
- Text
- Land Mask (LndM)
Following operations are available in Object Editor:

- Load Objects from File
- Save Objects to File
- Delete the File with Objects
- Select Colour
- Select Style
- Select Icon
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- Create and Modify the Line Object

- Create and Modify Icon Object
- Create and Modify Text Object
- Create and Modify Land Mask Object
- Change Current Selection
The currently selected colour and line style are indicated on the line example in the middle part of given dialog. The
currently selected icon is displayed on the right hand from the line example.
To return to Main Menu press the “EXIT” button.
3.6.9.1 Load Objects from File
After the “LOAD” button is pressed, the Input Filename modal dialog will appear (the same as described in
3.6.8.1). It contains the list of existing files with geographically based objects and the edit box, where the selected
filename will be displayed. To load the objects from existing file select the required filename in the list and it will
appear in the edit box. The default extension of files for objects is “.oef”. When the required filename is selected,
press “ENTER” button. To cancel the operation press “CANCEL”
3.6.9.2 Save Objects to File
Press “SAVE” button to get the filename selection dialog (see 3.6.8.1). To save the objects to existing file select the
required filename in the list and it will appear in the edit box. Also the new filename could be typed in this edit box.
If the default extension (“.oef”) was not found in the inputted filename, this extension will be added automatically.
When the required filename is prepared, press “ENTER” button. To cancel the operation press “CANCEL”
3.6.9.3 Delete the File with Objects
Press “DEL” button to get the Input Filename dialog window (see 3.6.8.1). The window shows the existing files
with geographically based objects, and contains the edit box, where a selected filename is displayed. The default file
extension is “.oef””.
To delete the existing file, select the required filename in the list. It appears in the edit box.
Press “ENTER” to delete the file.
Press “CANCEL” to cancel the operation.
3.6.9.4 Select Colour
To assign the colour to the currently selected object or to the next created object, press the “COLOUR” button. The
modal dialog with 5 buttons representing 5 different colours will appear (see 3.6.8.5). Press the button with required
colour to use.
3.6.9.5 Select Style
To assign the style to the currently selected or next created Line object, press the “STYLE” button. The modal
dialog with 3 buttons representing 3 different styles (solid, dashed and dotted) will appear (see 3.6.8.6). Press the
button with required style to use it.
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3.6.9.6 Select Icon
To assign the icon to the currently selected or next created Icon object, press the “ICON”
button. The dialog with buttons representing different icons will appear. Press the button with
required icon to make it current. The button representing the currently selected icon is
displayed pressed. Also the current icon is displayed with black background on the right hand
from the title text.
This dialog is not modal. So far, the optimal way of inputting several different icons is to
arrange several equal icons on proper places (see 3.6.9.8), then open the Select Icon dialog
and assign proper icons selecting the previously arranged Icon objects one after another.
Press the “EXIT” button to return back to Object Editor dialog.
3.6.9.7 Create and Modify the Line Object
To input the new Line object do following:

1. Press the “Line” button below the “NEW OBJECT:” title.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected vertex position.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the vertex position if necessary. The referenced
geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information Area (3.2).
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the vertex position.
5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 to input all necessary vertexes for given Line object.
6. Release the “Line” button or make a double click over the last expected vertex to deactivate the Line creation
function.
Finally the line with currently selected style and colour will be drawn. Just created line is indicated
as selected. It means that all vertexes are drawn as small circles. It’s also possible to select a separate
vertex by clicking the left mouse button over it. The selected vertex is displayed as a big circle. The
changed current colour or style is immediately applied to the selected Line object.
When the Line object is selected, there is referenced indication: “Selected: LINE” below the “Line” button. If the
single vertex is selected the referenced text is “Sel: PT in LINE”. Following operations are available for selected
Line object:
- Delete: press the “DELETE” button to delete the complete Line object.
- Move: to move the complete Line object do following:
1. Press the “MOVE” button.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected position of first vertex in the Line Object.
3. Move the finger (or mouse cursor with left button pressed) to correct the first vertex in the Line position if
necessary. The referenced geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information Area
(3.2). The Line Object will be moved accordingly.
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the Line object position.
- Insert Point: to insert the new vertex between existing vertexes do following:
1. Press the “INSERT PT” button.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected position of new vertex.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the new vertex position if necessary. The
referenced geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information Area (3.2).
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the new vertex position. At this moment the new vertex will be created
and implemented in the Line object.
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- Append Points: to continue drawing the Line object press the “APPEND PT” button and follow the instruction
regarding inputting the new line (see the beginning of current chapter).
Following operations are available for selected vertex:

- Delete: press the “DELETE” button to delete the selected vertex from the Line object.
- Move: to move the selected vertex do following:
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected position of the vertex.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the vertex position if necessary. The referenced
geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information Area (3.2). The vertex will be
moved accordingly.
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the vertex position.
3.6.9.8 Create and Modify the Icon Object
To input the new Icon object do following:

1. Press the “Icon” button below the “NEW OBJECT:” title.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected Icon position.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the icon position if necessary. The referenced
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the Icon position. At this moment the Icon object of currently selected
type will be displayed on the screen.
Just created Icon object is indicated as selected. It means that there is a dashed magenta circle drawn around the
icon. The changed type of icon (see 3.6.9.6) is immediately applied to the selected Icon object. When the Icon object
is selected, there is referenced indication: “Selected: ICON” below the “Line” button. Following operations are
available for selected icon:
- Delete: press the “DELETE” button to delete the selected Icon object.
- Move: to move the Icon object do following:
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected position of the Icon Object.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct Icon position if necessary. The referenced
geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information Area (3.2). The Icon Object
will be moved accordingly.
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the Icon object position.
3.6.9.9 Create and Modify the Text Object
To input the new Text object do following:

1. Press the “Text” button below the “NEW OBJECT:” title.
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected Text position.
3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct the text position if necessary. The referenced
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the Icon position. At this moment the short vertical line of current colour
will be displayed at the left Text object position and the Input Text dialog will be activated (see 0).
5. Use the software keyboard of the Input Text dialog if the hardware keyboard is not installed. The typed text
appears in the Edit box of the dialog. Use the “◄” button to delete the last inputted symbol.
6. Press the “ENTER” button of the Input Text” dialog to return back to Object Editor and the just inputted
text will appear on the screen at required position.
Just created Text object is indicated as selected. It means that there is a dashed rectangle drawn around the text. The
changed colour is immediately applied to the selected Text object. When the Text object is selected, there is
referenced indication: “Selected: TEXT” below the “Line” button. Following operations are available for selected
text:
- Delete: press the “DELETE” button to delete the selected Text object.
- Move: to move the Text object do following:
2. Press the left mouse button on the radar video area at the expected position of the Text Object.
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3. Move the mouse cursor with left button pressed to correct Text position if necessary. The referenced
geographical coordinates will be displayed in the Right Upper Information/Control Area (see 3.2). The
Icon Object will be moved accordingly.
4. Release the left mouse button to fix the Icon object position.
- Edit: to edit the Text object press “EDIT” button and follow the steps 5 and 6 of the creating the Text object
instruction (see the beginning of current chapter).
3.6.9.10 Create and Modify the Land Mask Object
The user interface for work with Land Mask object is very similar to the Line object. To create it press the “LndM”
button below the “NEW OBJECT:” title and follow the instructions for Line object creation (3.6.9.7).
The selected Land Mask object is indicated as “Selected: LndM”. The selected vertex in Land Mask object is
indicated as “Sel: Pt in LndM”. The other difference from the Line object is that the style and colour are fixed: the
Land Mask is drawn as line consisting of red and blue dashes.
The purpose of the Land Mask object is to disable automatic acquisition of the targets in Guard Zones (see 3.6.7) if
the Guard Zone covers the land area or islands. The currently displayed Land Mask object is distributed to all other
radar displays in the system when any of two Guard Zones is active. Then any operations provided with the Land
Mask object are interactively distributed to others for the complete functional synchronization.
3.6.9.11 Change Current Selection
The object could be selected by mouse, but there is a second way: use “◄” and “►” buttons to change the current
object selection in different order. These buttons also could be used even if no object is currently selected. In this
case the first or last object in the list accordingly is selected. In case if such object as Icon, Text or Vertex in Line (or
in Land Mask) was selected by mouse, the “MOVE” function is forced. Otherwise, if “◄” or “►” button was used,
no default operation is activated right after selection.
3.6.10 Chart Options
ARPA5000 supports 2 types of vector charts, which could be used as chart layer together
with radar video: C-Map and ENC. The Chart Options dialog supports following
operations with chart layer:
- Set the type of chart
- Select the chart display mode
- Switch the light objects display mode
- Switch the text objects display mode
- Set the C-Map or standard presentation type (available only for C-Map charts)
Also, the description of currently selected chart object (if any) is represented in the window
below the title “SELECTED OBJECT”. The description appears after left mouse button
double click over the referenced navigational object. Also, if the “Chart Options” dialog was
not active, it’s automatically activated in order to show the description window.
N.B.
The navigational object description window has an auto scroll feature. So, if the text is cut,
just move the mouse slowly in direction of missed text fragment and the text will be scrolled.
3.6.10.1 Set the type of chart
In case if both C-Map and ENC chart collections are installed on the computer with ARPA5000, the current type of
charts to be used in chart layer could be selected interactively. Press “C-MAP” button to select the C-Map vector
charts or “ENC” – to select the ENC vector charts.
N.B.
The C-Map charts are not type-approved at moment.
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3.6.11 Select the chart display mode
There are just 3 display modes for chart layer:

- No chart display (press “HIDE” button for switching to this mode).
- Complete chart is displayed under the radar video (press “UNDER” button for switching to this mode).
- Contours and navigational objects are displayed over the radar video (press “OVER” button for switching to this
mode).
3.6.12 Switch the light objects display mode
The light object details could be hidden (see the left picture) or
displayed (see the right picture). Push the “LIGHTS” button to have
complete graphical representation of light objects and release it to hide
the light object details.
3.6.13 Switch the text objects display mode
The text information could be hidden or displayed. Push the “TEXTS” button to have texts displayed on the chart
and release it to hide all text information.
3.6.14 Set the C-Map or standard presentation type
In case if the C-Map charts are used for chart layer, there are 2 presentation modes supported: “standard” and “C-
Map”. Push the “STYLE 2” button to have the “C-Map” presentation or release it to have the standard presentation.
N.B.
The “STYLE 2” button is hidden when ENC charts are used for chart layer.
3.6.15 Trial Manoeuvre
The Trial Manoeuvre dialog represents controls for following trial parameter specification:
- Course
- Speed
- Delay time before manoeuvre start
- Turn rate
The calculated manoeuvre time is displayed in the bottom part of the dialog.
N:B. When operator change any parameter of Own Ships’ movement (Course or Speed), the
time required for given manoeuvre from current course and speed is calculated according to
currently set turn-rate and speed-rate (see Own Ship page in System dialog description,
3.6.17.14).
The final positions of all targets (and Own Ship for True Motion mode) are calculated for
time defined as “Delay” + “Manoeuvre Time”. All trial tracks are built on 20 even
distributed in time points.
All parameters of tracked targets are assumed as constant.
3.6.15.1 Activating the Trial Mode
To activate the Trial mode press the “RUN TRIAL” button. To stop the trial, release it. The Trial mode is also
automatically activated when any of trial parameters is changed.
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When the Trial mode is active or when the Trial Manoeuvre dialog is opened,
there is a big yellow flashing letter “T” on the screen as a warning.
The expected Own Ship position and positions of all targets are calculated up-to
modified Own Ship course, speed and delay.
Own ship and targets symbols on expected positions are connected with their
current positions by yellow dashed track lines.
In Relative Motion mode only targets will change position when the Trial is active.
To see the information related to predicted target position, select the target on its predicted position. To see real
information about target, select the target on its real position.
If the predicted target is selected, the related information will be automatically continuously updated in case of any
trial parameters change.
3.6.15.2 Adjusting the Trial Course
The Course value displayed on Trial Manoeuvre dialog is initially set equal to current own ship course. It could be
changed following way:
1. Press the “COURSE” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The current value of the trial course
(degrees) is displayed in the edit box below the “COURSE” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Course value.
Press “RESET” button on the right hand from the “COURSE” button in order to set Course value back to own ship
course.
N.B
Even if the Trial mode was not previously activated, it will be activated automatically when the Course value is
modified.
3.6.15.3 Adjusting the Trial Speed
The Speed value displayed on Trial Manoeuvre dialog is initially set equal to current own ship speed. It could be
changed following way:
1. Press the “SPEED” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The current trial speed value (kts) is
displayed in the edit box below the “SPEED” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Speed value.
Press “RESET” button on the right hand from the “SPEED” button in order to set Speed value back to own ship
speed.
N.B.
Even if the Trial mode was not previously activated, it will be activated automatically when the Speed value is
modified.
3.6.15.4 Adjusting the Delay Time before the Manoeuvre Start
The Delay value displayed on Trial Manoeuvre dialog is initially set equal to 3 minutes. It could be changed
following way:
1. Press the “DELAY” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The actual delay time (sec) value is
displayed in the edit box below the “DELAY” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Delay value.
Press “RESET” button on the right hand from the “DELAY” button in order to set Delay time back to 3 minutes.
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N.B.
Even if the Trial mode was not previously activated, it will be activated automatically when the Delay value is
modified.
3.6.15.5 Adjusting the Own Ship Turn Rate
The Turn Rate value displayed on Trial Manoeuvre dialog is initially set equal to 10 deg/min. It could be changed
following way:
1. Press the “TURN RATE” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The Turn Rate (deg/min) current value is
displayed in the edit box below the “TURN RATE” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the Turn Rate value.
Press “RESET” button on the right hand from the “TURN RATE” button in order to set Turn Rate back to 10
deg/min.
N.B.
Even if the Trial mode was not previously activated, it will be activated automatically when the Turn Rate value is
modified.
3.6.16 Simulation Mode
Initially the Simulation Mode dialog contains only buttons for scenario selection and
referenced prompt text. After the scenario is selected, all other controls (see the picture)
appear. To select the scenario press the button with referenced number. To stop the
simulation press the button with stroked through “SIMULATE” text.
N.B.
When the simulation mode is active, all real video from actual RADAR disappears and all
tracked targets will be lost.
Only the simulated echo will be visible on the screen and be available for tracking.
The flashing “XX” symbols are indicated to warn operator that Simulation mode is active.
The simulated own ship course and speed could be adjusted. The parameters of simulated
targets are always constant for given scenario.
The course could be adjusted following way:

1. Press the “COURSE” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The actual value of the
simulation course (degrees) is displayed in the edit box on the right hand from the
“COURSE” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the course value.
The speed could be adjusted following way:

1. Press the “SPEED” button and it will start flashing.
2. Move mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The actual value of the simulation speed
(knots) is displayed in the edit box on the right hand from the “SPEED” button.
3. Click the left mouse button to finish changing the speed value.
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3.6.17 System Settings
The System Settings dialog is designed in order to check/correct some system settings rarely
changed by the operator. Also it contains the “EXIT ARPA” button for closing the ARPA
application.
The displayed system parameters are arranged in groups, and only one group of parameters
is displayed at once. The name of group is displayed below the “EXIT ARPA” button.
Maximum 5 parameters of given group could be displayed on one dialog screen. Use “◄”
and “►” buttons to list the screens. Use “UNDO” button to set back fabric value for the
changed parameter.
Some parameters are protected against occasional corruption by password. To get permission
to change these parameters type “maris2005” password in the “Password” titled edit box on
the initial screen of System Settings dialog.
The modified values are saved to the ini-file and used after even after ARPA application
restart.
Parameters having digital or text valued could be modified only by means of hardware keyboard. It’s assumed that
the system settings must not be changed during the normal ARPA operation.
Some parameters are representing colours. To edit colour click left mouse button over the
coloured field and the adjustment panel will appear. The red, green and blue components of
the colour could be adjusted separately in range 0 – 400. The combination (0, 0, 0) represents
the black colour and the combination (255, 255, 255) – the white colour. The values, greater
then 255 could be used only for artificial amplification of weak video signal. It’s not needed
if the video levels were properly adjusted.
To adjust the value of the red colour component do following:
Press the “RED” button. It will start flashing.
Move the mouse up to increase the value or down to decrease it. The actual value is
displayed below the “RED” button. Also, the example of given colour on the right hand from
the colour adjustment bar will be changed accordingly.
Click the left mouse button to finish changing the red colour component value.
The procedure for green and blue components adjustments is absolutely similar to already
described red colour adjustment.
The first page of System Settings contains in addition to the “Password” field, the information about the version of
used ARPA application, Extractor/Tracker application and network protocol version. All these fields are read-only.
When pages are switched with “►” button, following pages appear after the first one (“Version Info”):
- Alarm Limits
- Anchor Watch
- Colour Set 0 (Night) – I
- Colour Set 0 (Night) – II
- Colour Set 0 (Night) – III
- Colour Set 1 (Day) – I
- Colour Set 1 (Day) – II
- Colour Set 1 (Day) – III
- Colours – I
- Colours – II
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- Colours – III
- Display Settings
- Internal
- Own Ship
- Radar
- Radar 1
- Radar 2
- Radar 3
- Radar 4
- Radar Video Preferences
- Route
- _Extractor
3.6.17.1 Alarm Limits
The “Alarm Limits” group contains following parameters:

- CPA Limit – (NM) the CPA values less or equal to this will cause the CPA Alarm message in Alarm Box.
- TCPA Limit – (sec) the TCPA values less or equal to this will cause the TCPA Alarm message in Alarm
Box.
- Save Alarm Limits – (Boolean) If set to “1”, the specified alarm limits will be saved in ini-file after ARPA
application restart.
3.6.17.2 Anchor Watch
The “Anchor Watch” group contains following parameters:

- Min Range – (NM) the minimal value could be specified for the Anchor Watch function.
- Max Range – (NM) the maximal value could be specified for the Anchor Watch function.
- Default Range – (NM) the value used for Anchor Watch function by default.
3.6.17.3 Colour Set 0 (Night) - I
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Night)” group contains following parameters:

- Background – (colour) the colour of radar video area background in the night mode
- Dialog Background – (colour) the colour of background of all dialogs in the night mode
- Dialog Text – (colour) the colour used in dialog text fields in the night mode
- Button Background Up – (colour) the colour of the background of not pressed buttons in the night mode
- Button Background Dn – (colour) the colour of the background of pressed buttons in the night mode
3.6.17.4 Colour Set 0 (Night) - II
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Night)” group contains following parameters:

- Button Text Up – (colour) the text or main part of pictogram on the not pressed button in the night mode
- Button Text Dn – (colour) the text or main part of pictogram on the pressed button in the night mode
- Afterglow Low Percents–the brilliance of the darkest afterglow colour relatively to the “Afterglow High”
colour in the night mode
- Afterglow High – (colour) the colour representing the brightest afterglow in the night mode
- Video Low Percents – the brilliance of the darkest video colour relatively to the “Video High” colour in the
night mode
3.6.17.5 Colour Set 0 (Night) - III
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Night)” group contains following parameter:

- Video High – (colour) the representing the strongest fresh radar signal in the night mode
3.6.17.6 Colour Set 0 (Day) - I
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Day)” group contains following parameters:
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- Background – (colour) the colour of radar video area background in the day mode
- Dialog Background – (colour) the colour of background of all dialogs in the day mode
- Dialog Text – (colour) the colour used in dialog text fields in the day mode
- Button Background Up – (colour) the colour of the background of not pressed buttons in the day mode
- Button Background Dn – (colour) the colour of the background of pressed buttons in the day mode
3.6.17.7 Colour Set 0 (Day) - II
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Day)” group contains following parameters:

- Button Text Up – (colour) the text or main part of pictogram on the not pressed button in the day mode
- Button Text Dn – (colour) the text or main part of pictogram on the pressed button in the day mode
- Afterglow Low Percents–the brilliance of the darkest afterglow colour relatively to the “Afterglow High”
colour in the day mode
- Afterglow High – (colour) the colour representing the brightest afterglow in the night mode
- Video Low Percents – the brilliance of the darkest video colour relatively to the “Video High” colour in the
day mode
3.6.17.8 Colour Set 0 (Day) - III
This part of “Colour Set 0 (Day)” group contains following parameter:

- Video High – (colour) the representing the strongest fresh radar signal in the day mode
3.6.17.9 Colours - I
This part of “Colours” group contains following parameters:

- Vrm Ebl – (colour) the colour used for VRM/EBL drawing
- AIS Target – (colour) the colour used for drawing AIS targets
- Guard Zone – (colour) the colour used for active Guard Zone drawing
- Guard Zone Not Active – (colour) the colour used for inactive Guard Zone drawing
- Route – (colour) the colour used for drawing the route
3.6.17.10 Colours - II
This part of “Colours” group contains following parameters:

- WP Text – (colour) the colour used for drawing text ID for he Way Point
- PI White– (colour) the colour assumed as “white” for Parallel Index lines and for objects in Object Editor
- PI Red– (colour) the colour assumed as “red” for Parallel Index lines and for objects in Object Editor
- PI Green– (colour) the colour assumed as “green” for Parallel Index lines and for objects in Object Editor
- PI Blue– (colour) the colour assumed as “blue” for Parallel Index lines and for objects in Object Editor
3.6.17.11 Colours - III
This part of “Colours” group contains following parameter:

- PI Magenta– (colour) the colour assumed as “magenta” for Parallel Index lines and for objects in Object
Editor
3.6.17.12 Display Settings
The “Display Settings” group contains following parameter:
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– Use Dynamic Scale – set “0”

value to have the azimuth marks
even distributed around the radar
screen independently on Own
Ship Position (see the left
picture) and set “1” value to have
the azimuth marks dynamically
moving correspondently to own
ship movement (see the right
picture).
3.6.17.13 Internal
The “Internal” group contains following parameters:

- Max AIS Lost Alarm Range NM – the “Lost” alarms for lost AIS targets are generated only within specified
range. In case of “0” value, the “Lost” alarms will be always generated independently on the actual range of
AIS targets. It’s reasonable to set this value not greater then maximal available range for ARPA5000 (96NM)
because alarms from invisible targets are not important.
- AIS Timeout Sec – this is a timeout for assuming AIS target as lost. In case if some AIS targets are becoming
lost and then appear again, it’s useful to increase this parameter to minimize a number of false alarms.
- Enable PI Text – (Boolean) set to 1 if the texts with numbers must be assigned to Parallel Index Lines.
3.6.17.14 Own Ship
The “Own Ship” group contains following parameters:

- Max Turnrate – (degrees/minute) the maximal turn rate could be set for own ship in trial Manoeuvre
- Max Speedrate – (knots/minute) the own ship speed rate used for trial Manoeuvre calculation
3.6.17.15 Radar
The “Radar” group contains following parameters:

- Save Selection – (Boolean) Set 1 if the selected radar must be kept the same after ARPA application restart
- Enable Tuning Optimization – (Boolean) Set 1 to enable the automatic tuning optimization (see 3.6.1.11).
It’s recommended to keep it disabled during the normal operation.
- Selected Radar – (none) the number of selected radar (1 – 4)
3.6.17.16 Radar 1 – Radar 4
The “Radar 1” group as well as groups “Radar 2”, “Radar 3” and “Radar 4” contains following parameters:
- Name – (text) the symbolic name of the radar. If this field is empty, the given radar could not be selected as
active in ARPA.
- Button – (text) the symbol to display on the referenced button for selection of given radar. If this parameter is
empty, the referenced number (1..4) is displayed.
3.6.17.17 Radar Video Preferences
The“Radar Video Preferences” group contains following parameters:

- Range Change Fading (scans) – (scans) the duration of the afterglow after the range is changed
- Set Centre Fading (scans) – (scans) the duration of the afterglow after the centre was moved
- Fade Active Video– (Boolean) Set 1 to activate the “true afterglow” video effect, when the updated video is
fading away with time like on Litton radar displays of on old fashion CRT radars.
- Fade Period – (updates) number of screen updates required to fade new echo away when the “Fade Active
Video” mode is active. The range of values is 0..14.
- Min Enhance Echo Range – (NM) when the Scan to Scan Correlation mode is active (see 3.3.2 and 3.6.1.8),
the confirmed echoes could be expanded if the current range is greater then value, specified here. It’s
recommended to set this value between 3 and 6 NM.
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3.6.17.18 Route
The “Route” group contains following parameter:

- Enable – (Boolean) set to 1 if the route drawing is enabled
3.6.17.19 _Extractor
The “_Extractor” group contains following parameters, which could be adjusted only with response from the
Extractor/Tracker:
- Headup (deg) – (degrees) the radar head orientation.
- Sync Delay (ETS units) – (ETS units = 3.75m) the distance from the radar to the first processed radar echo.
The bigger value is set, the more echoes are skipped and the less is visible distance from the radar to reference
point.
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: ARPA5000 User’s Guide

Maritime Information Systems AS

USER’S GUIDE (VER. 4.1)

© 2006 Maritime Information Systems AS. All rights reserved.

End User License Agreement

License Rights and Limitations

P1 99.12.08 All Tony Rotheram Pre-release

2. Basic Operational Features...............................................................................................................10

3. Screen Overview ................................................................................................................................20

3.1.8 Day/Night Light Mode Switch ........................................................................................................22

3.6.1.3 Anti Rain Clutter Control ..........................................................................................................36

3.6.8.8 Adjust distance from own ship for current PI Line....................................................................48

2. Basic Operational Features

2.1 Switching the radar on and off

2.2 Radar image optimisation and MMI adjustment

2.2.1 Radar tuning

2.2.2 Pulse Length

2.2.3 Interference Rejection

2.2.5 Anti sea clutter filter

2.2.6 Anti rain clutter filter

2.2.7 Automatic calculation of the thresholds

2.2.8 Scan to Scan Correlation

2.3 Performance Monitor

How to use the Performance Monitor Facility

Select the following settings on the ARPA client

• Transmit Mode (ON button)

2.4 Individual MMI adjustment

2.5 Tracking of targets

2.5.1 Target display

2.5.2 Merged targets

2.5.3 Target acquisition

2.5.3.1 Manual target acquisition

2.5.3.2 Automatic target acquisition

2.5.4 Representation of visible tracked targets

There are two sources of tracked targets available in Maris ARPA5000:

New target with undefined parameters.

New target with preliminary calculated speed and course

Stable target with trustworthy speed and course values

2.5.5 AIS targets representation

Dangerous target, causing a CPA/TCPA alarm (the symbol flashes with

2.6 Simulation mode

2.7 Trial manoeuvre

2.8 Synthetic drawings over the radar video

The following objects can be used for guarding purposes:

2.8.1 Parallel Index Lines

2.8.2 Land Mask

2.9.1 ARPA alarms

Alarm box text Screen indication Alarm Description

2.9.2 Sensor alarms

Alarm box text Screen indication Alarm Description

2.9.3 System alarms

Alarm text Alarm Description

3.1 Left Upper Information/control area

3.1.1 Heading/Course indicator

3.1.2 Speed indicator

3.1.3 Range Control/Indicator

3.1.4 Position indicator

The Own Ship DGPS position is displayed here.

3.1.5 Radar Name and Pulse Length Indicator