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Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch
Measuring range and bearing to a target
Range rings
The range rings are displayed at preset distances from the vessel
based on the radar range.
You can use the range ring to estimate the distance to a radar echo.
Radar menu
When the cursor is active, some features on the radar
menu will be replaced with cursor mode features.
Tap Clear cursor to return to the normal radar menu.
Adjust
Gain
The gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver.
A higher gain makes the radar more sensitive to radar
returns, allowing it to display weaker targets. If the gain is
set too high, the image might be cluttered with back-
ground noise.
Gain has a manual and an automatic mode. You can only
adjust the gain value in manual mode by vertically dragging the
gain slide bar.
¼ Note: Auto mode will work best in most conditions
Sea clutter
Sea clutter is used to filter the effect of random echo returns from
waves or rough water near the vessel. When you increase Sea
Clutter filtering the on-screen clutter caused by the echoes of waves
will be reduced.
Sea clutter has a manual mode and two automatic modes (harbor,
offshore). Select manual mode to make adjustments to Sea clutter.
Automatic modes use a combination of Gain/Sea Clutter settings
best suited for the selected mode (Harbor, Offshore).
No cursor
Active cursor