Check and adjust bearing alignment

The Radar bearing alignment ensures that Radar objects appear at the correct bearing relative to your boat’s bow. You should check the bearing alignment for any new installation.

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Figure 1. Example misaligned Radar

  1. Target object (such as a buoy) dead ahead.

  2. Target displayed on the Radar display is not aligned with the Ship's Heading Marker (SHM). Bearing alignment is required.

Checking alignment

RadarBearing alignmentAlign the bow with a stationary object between 0.25 and 2 NM away.

Reduce the gain to make the target as small as possible on the screen.

Note the position of the object on the Radar screen. If the target is not under the ship’s heading marker (SHM), then bearing alignment adjustment is required.

Adjusting alignment

Adjust the Bearing alignment setting until the target object appears under the SHM.

The Bearing alignment setting can be accessed from the Installation tab: Menu > Installation > Bearing alignment.

Note

Heading (HDG) is displayed in the Radar application. Please be aware that bearing alignment refers to the relative bearing of targets to the vessel's bow using visual checks / traditional means.