OPERATOR’S GUIDE
Collins
WXR-2100
MultiScan™ Radar
Fully Automatic Weather
Radar
operator’s guide
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COLLINS OPERATOR’S GUIDE
MultiScan™ Radar Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Tab Title Page
1 INTRODUCTION
Safety Summary .................................................................... 1-2
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................... 1-2
2 OVERVIEW
Introduction ............................................................................ 2-1
System Description ................................................................ 2-1
Key Operating Features ..................................................... 2-1
3 THEORY OF OPERATION
Thunderstorm Reflectivity ...................................................... 3-1
The Ideal Radar Beam .......................................................... 3-4
MultiScan Emulation of the Ideal Radar Beam ...................... 3-5
The MultiScan Process .......................................................... 3-6
Update Rates ......................................................................... 3-7
Automatic Gain ...................................................................... 3-8
The End Result ...................................................................... 3-8
4 MULTISCAN OPERATION
MultiScan Control Panels ...................................................... 4-1
Airbus Control Panel .......................................................... 4-1
Boeing Control Panels ....................................................... 4-2
Display Annunciations ........................................................... 4-4
Airbus Display Annunciations ............................................ 4-4
Boeing Display Annunciations ........................................... 4-7
Retrofit Aircraft Display Annunciations ............................... 4-9
Tilt Annunciation (What Does It Mean During Automatic
Operation?) ...................................................................... 4-11
MultiScan Automatic Operation ........................................... 4-12
General Controls .............................................................. 4-12
Power (On/Off) ............................................................. 4-12
Automatic Operation (On/Off) ....................................... 4-13
Ground Clutter (On/Off) ................................................ 4-16
Tilt Control (Inoperative During Automatic
Operation) .................................................................... 4-17
Dual System Selection (For Aircraft Equipped with two
R/Ts) ............................................................................. 4-18
TFR (Transfer) – Boeing Only ...................................... 4-20
Weather Detection ........................................................... 4-22
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Table of Contents MultiScan™ Radar
Tab Title Page
Weather Detection Characteristics During Automatic
Operation ...................................................................... 4-22
Modes of Operation ...................................................... 4-27
Gain PLUS™ (Available During Automatic
Operation) .................................................................... 4-35
Windshear .................................................................... 4-45
Test .................................................................................. 4-52
MultiScan Manual Operation ............................................... 4-57
Manual Operation: Control Panel Inputs and Operating
Procedures ....................................................................... 4-57
Manual Operation (MAN/AUTO) ................................... 4-58
Ground Clutter (Inactive For Manual Operation) .......... 4-60
Tilt Control .................................................................... 4-61
Over-scan Prevention – Pilot Techniques .................... 4-72
Storm Height Estimation (Radar Top Only) .................. 4-76
　
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