BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 19)

Rev 2 Jan/2002 KMD 850 Wx Radar Addendum
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Auto Tilt Mode
Allows the antenna position to be automatically adjusted by radar system
to maintain a common beam intercept point with the earth e.g. if the last
10% of the display is ground returns, then during ascent or decent the
antenna tilt is automatically changed to maintain ground returns on 10%
of the display.
MANUAL GAIN
Pressing the MANUAL GAIN Key will toggle between manual and auto-
matic gain control in the WX mode. This feature must be enabled within
the radar system’s configuration to be functional here.
SECTOR SCAN
Pressing the SECTOR
SCAN Key will toggle Sector
Scan on or off as shown in
Figure 3. Not all radar sys-
tems support this feature.
In rapidly changing areas of
weather, the radar scan
updates can be made faster
by isolating the desired
viewing area in a 60° sector.
To accomplish this turn
Sector Scan on as discussed
in the previous paragraph. Using the Joystick, position the Track Line
over the desired viewing area. The radar will now update weather only
within this 60° sector.
Figure 3
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