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6.  Radar

Put the cursor on a line of the guard zone. Push the right-
click button to show the Guard Alarm pop-up menu. Use 
the RotoKey to activate or deactivate the alarm.

If a target enters the zone, the buzzer sounds and the message "Target enters Guard 
Zone 1 (or 2), Press Menu Button." appears in the text area. The audio alarm stops 
when you press the CANCEL key or MENU key. The visual alarm continues until the 
target leaves the guard zone or the guard alarm is deactivated or cancelled.

1.

Put the cursor on a line of the guard zone. Push the right-click button to show the 
Guard Alarm pop-up menu.

2.

Use the RotoKey to select [Clear Guard] then push the key to erase the guard 
zone from the screen.

You can also use the soft controls to erase a guard zone - [Guard Zone]

→[Clear] 1(2)).

The watchman function transmits every 5, 10 or 20 minutes (selectable on menu) for 
one minute to check for targets in a guard zone. If a target is found in the zone, the 
watchman is cancelled and the radar continues to transmit. If there are no targets in 
the zone, the radar goes into stand-by for the number of minutes set on the menu. This 
feature helps you watch for targets in the area you set when you do not continuously 
require the radar.

1.

Set a guard zone. See "6.12.1 How to Set a Guard Zone" on page 6-15. (Watch-
man does not operate unless a guard zone is active. You can set Watchman when 
the radar is in transmit state.)

2.

Press the MENU key to open the menu.

3.

Open the [Radar-General] menu.

4.

Use the RotoKey to select [Watchman] 
and set watchman rest interval.

5.

Press the MENU key to close the menu.

ST-BY

5,10

or

20 min

  Tx

1 min

  Tx

1 min

Watchman
starts

5,10

or

20 min

ST-BY