Onwa Marine Electronics KR-1338C v.1 - Manual (Page 21)

After the power is turned on and the magnetron has warmed up, STAND-BY
appears at the screen center. This means the radar is now fully operational. In
stand-by the radar is available for use at anytime - but no radar waves are being
transmitted. Press the [ST-BY/TX] key to transmit. When transmitting, any echoes
from targets appear on the display. This radar displays echoes in eight tones of
When you won't be using the radar for an extended period, but you want to keep
it in a state of readiness, place it in stand-by by pressing the [ST-BY/TX] key.
2.4 Transmitting
2.5 Stand-by
green according to echo strength.
The display shows "STAND-BY,"navigtion data, or goes into the economy
mode depending on menu setting. (More on menu operation later.)
Economy mode
The CRT can be set to automatically turn itself off when in stand-by, to reduce
power consumption. This feature is called the "economy mode." Power consu-
mption in the economy mode is 28W. When economy mode is no, the lamp ne-
xt to the [POWER] key lights.
Navigation data display during stand-by
If a navigation aid inputs navigation data to this radar, navigation data can be
displayed during stand-by. You can turn the navigation data display on/off thr-
ough the menu. Figure 2-3 shows a typical navigation data display during stan-
dby.
Note 1:Availability of a particular display item depends on incoming data.
Note 2:When Range to Waypoint reaches 0.1nm, the WPT mark jumps to dead
ahead even though a difference may exist between heading and BRG to WPT.
Note 3:When cross track error exceeds 1 nm on either side, the XTE mark st-
arts blinking.
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2.3 Turning the Radar On/Off
Press the [POWER] key to turn the radar on or off.
The control panel lights and a timer displays the time remaining for warm up of
the magnetron (the device which produces radar pulses), counting down from 1:30
to 0:01.