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'''Note: As of this version when the main screen starts in OSX it is completely minimized at the bottom left corner of the screen and you must expand this window.'''
'''Note: As of this version when the main screen starts in OSX it is completely minimized at the bottom left corner of the screen and you must expand this window.'''


The OpenRadar main screen is divided into three regions:
The OpenRadar main screen is divided into four regions:
#Top left you see the big '''Radar Map''' showing the airport, its surrounding, the navaids and the radar targets.
#Top left you see the big '''Radar Map''' showing the airport, its surrounding, the navaids, and the radar targets.
#Below it, bottom left, you see the '''MPchat Area''' for the FlightGear multiplayer chat feature.
#At the bottom of that Radar Map there is a line for '''Radar Options'''
#Bottom left you see the '''MPchat Area''' for the FlightGear MultiPlayer chat feature
#On the right side you see the '''Service Area''' with 4 subparts. From top to bottom those are  
#On the right side you see the '''Service Area''' with 4 subparts. From top to bottom those are  
##'''Status Information'''
##'''Status Information'''
##'''COM-Radios'''  <small>''(only if you have defined one or more)''</small>
##'''Radios for Communication'''  <small>''(only if you have defined one or more in chapter [[#Settings]] )''</small>
##'''Runway Manager''' to set up runways used  
##'''Runway Manager''' to set up runways used  
##the '''Flight Strip Manager''', where you can manage your radar targets.
##the '''Flight Strip Manager''', where you can manage your radar targets.
<span style="background: lightblue;">Please notice in the following description the lightblue background at some items, indicating changes that may not yet be available in your version of the OpenRadar!</span>


==== Radar Map ====
==== Radar Map ====
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* zoom in and out using your mouse wheel <small>''(Mac: hold your right mousebutton pushed while moving over the radar-background in NorthWest respectively SouthEast)''</small>
* zoom in and out using your mouse wheel <small>''(Mac: hold your right mousebutton pushed while moving over the radar-background in NorthWest respectively SouthEast)''</small>
* adjust the map-center by dragging it with your mouse (click-hold left and drag)
* adjust the map-center by dragging it with your mouse (click-hold left and drag)
<span style="background:lightblue;">
* a double mouse-click onto the scope will move that point into the center of the scope
* <span style="background:lightblue;">a double mouse-click onto the scope will move that point into the center of the scope
* a double right mouse-click will center the scope back to your location
* <span style="background:lightblue;">a double right mouse-click will center the scope back to your location
* a double mouse-click onto a Flightstrip will center that "Target-Airport-Axis" into the center
</span>
 
You may assign any current settings to any of the 4 zoom levels <small>(GROUND, TOWER, APP and SECTOR)</small> by a right mouse-click onto the wanted level''
You may assign any current settings to any of the 4 zoom levels <small>(GROUND, TOWER, APP and SECTOR)</small> by a right mouse-click onto the wanted level''
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[[File:OpenRadar-Approach.png|thumb|right|250px|A typical tower operation]]
[[File:OpenRadar-Approach.png|thumb|right|250px|A typical tower operation]]
The '''''Radar-targets'''''  
The standard '''''Radar-targets'''''  
*do have a label attached with the following informations
*do have a label attached with the following informations <small>(depending on Squake-Codes they may look different)</small>
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
|UID||heading direction
|UID||heading direction
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|Airplane type||Flightplan (see chapter [[#Flight-management]])||controlling ATC <small>(if not you)</small>
|-
|-
|Flight Level||Airspeed
|Flight Level||Airspeed
|}
|}
*and are displayed in 5 different colors:  
*and are displayed in 5 different colors:  
::<small>''(See also the chapter "Flight Strip Manager")''</small>
::<small>''(See also the chapter [[#Flight-management]])''</small>
:{| class="wikitable"
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|align="center"|white||always the currently selected target, it's UID is also shown in the MPchat inputline <small>(e.g. see "D-Leon" who just is getting his "clear to land")</small>
|align="center"|white||always the currently selected target, it's UID is also shown in the MPchat inputline <small>(e.g. see "D-Leon" who just is getting his "clear to land")</small>
|-
|-
|align="middle"|blue||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed to the left <small>(e.g. see "Side" (just started) and "D-AHGM" just going to intercept the ILS: These 2 PLUS the white "D-LEON" are actively controlled right then!)</small>
|align="middle"|blue||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed to the left, indicating it is under your ATC-control <small>(e.g. see "Side" (just started) and "D-AHGM" just going to intercept the ILS: These 2 PLUS the white "D-LEON" are actively controlled right then!)</small>
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|-
|align="center"|yellow||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed in the middle <small>(e.g. could be assigned to "jomo2" as an indication that we wait for him to "wake up" soon - because then he may become a danger to others when taxiing uncontrolled)</small>
|align="center"|yellow||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed in the middle <small>(e.g. could be assigned to "jomo2" as an indication that we wait for him to "wake up" soon - because then he may become a danger to others when taxiing uncontrolled)</small>
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|-
|align="center"|green||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed to the right <small>(e.g. see "jomo2" just parking - not actively controlled right now)</small>
|align="center"|green||targets who's Flight-Stripe is placed to the right <small>(not actively controlled by you right now, see e.g. "jomo2": just parking)</small>
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|-
|align="center"|gray||a neglected target or one for which there were no refresh data received from the MPserver for some time. In those cases the aircraft-type will be replaced by either "neglected" or by the time that elapsed since the last MPserver-update.
|align="center"|gray||a neglected target or one for which there were no refresh data received from the MPserver for some time. In those cases the aircraft-type will be replaced by either "neglected" or by the time that elapsed since the last MPserver-update.
|}
|}
 
==== ''Radar-Options'' ====
[[File:OpenRadar-GND.png|thumb|right|250px|A GND layout with active PPN's]]
[[File:OpenRadar-GND.png|thumb|right|250px|A GND layout with active PPN's]]
The radar map has so many details to display, that it is impossible to display all at once. Because of that we display details depending on the zoom level. For instance we hide Fixes and/or Runway Numbers etc. at a certain level of zoom. Thus OpenRadar features an adaptive detail level. In addition you can hide types of data by the following buttons:
The radar map has so many details to display, that it is impossible to display all at once. Because of that we display details depending on the zoom level. For instance we hide Fixes and/or Runway Numbers etc. at a certain level of zoom. Thus OpenRadar features an adaptive detail level. In addition you can show/noShow types of data by the following buttons at the lower botton of the radar-scope:
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[[File:OpenRadar-Radar-Options.png|250px]]
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'''''a) map:'''''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| '''''FIX''''' || Show/NoShow FIX's <small>(they will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | STP || Show/NoShow the "Selected (target) To Pointer" ''(doggy)'', <small>an attachment to the mousepointer, showing
*the direction from the "active target" to the mouse-position (and reverse)
*and the distance and the calculated time for the target to get there|</small>
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" | PPN || Show/NoShow Parking/Gate names  <small>(those will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
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|  style="text-align:center;" | FIX || Show/NoShow FIX's <small>(those will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
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|  style="text-align:center;" | RW-FIX || Special Waypoints for automatic approaches/departures <small>(those will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
|-
|-
| '''''NDB''''' || Show/NoShow NDB's <small>(they will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | NDB || Show/NoShow NDB's
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|-
| '''''VOR''''' || Show/NoShow VOR's
| style="text-align:center;" | VOR || Show/NoShow VOR's
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|-
| '''''APT''''' || Show/NoShow Airports, inclusive their groundlayout <small>(You may double-click onto a wanted airport and zoom in to see the layout)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | Airports || Show/NoShow Airports, inclusive their groundlayout <small>(You may double-click onto a wanted airport and zoom in to see the layout)</small>
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|-
| '''''CIRC''''' || Show/NoShow circles at distinct distances around your present location. The distance between the circles shown depends on the chosen zoom-factor!
| style="text-align:center;" | Circles || Show/NoShow circles at distinct distances around your present location. The distance between the circles shown depends on the chosen zoom-factor!
|-
|-
| '''''GSH''''' || Show/NoShow Glide-Slope-Heights along the centerline of the runway for landings. <small>They will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | GS Heights || Show/NoShow Glide-Slope-Heights along the centerline of the runway for landings. <small>(They will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
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|-
| '''''PPN''''' || Show/NoShow the "Park Position Numbers", ''those may not yet be available on all airports!''. <small>The PPNs will automatically be set "NoShow" above distinct scale-settings!)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | data mode || Defines different modes of Transponder-operations. <small>Try it and notice the differences in the Target-tags and Flightstrips.</small>
|- style="background:lightblue"
|-
| '''''StP''''' || Show/NoShow the "Selected (target) To Pointer" ''(doggy)'', <small>an attachment to the mousepointer, showing some data about the relation of the selected target to the location of the mouse-pointer (similar to line 3 in the "Status Informations", see above)</small>
style="text-align:center;" | update frequencies || allows you to vary the timespan between refreshing the radar-picture
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|  style="text-align:center;" | contact tail || adds a tail of points to the targets - thus indicating the past way of the target
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" | layers || lets you select to add overlays to the radar:
*landmass = costlines and similar
*taramacs = the GND-shape of airports
|}
|}
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'''''b) sounds:'''''
<br>Here you can select which "happenings" will produce an additional sound <small>(This list may change in further releases)</small>
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'''''c) STP:'''''
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Show/NoShow the "Selected (target) To Pointer" ''(doggy)'' <small>(Same as in table above - just for faster access)</small>
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'''''d) STAR/SID:'''''
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Show/NoShow the unique Waypoints defined in the STAR/SID's
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'''''e) PPN:'''''
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Show/NoShow Parking/Gate names <small>/Same as in table above)</small>


The "Runway Manager" <small>(on the right side of the screen)</small> allows you to define which runway(s) should be used for landing and/or starting. This status is shown with little green/red dots at the runway end. See in the picture "A typical tower operation" above:
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*25L, 25R, and 18 are active (see the green and red dots at the ends)
*25L has in addition the blue approach center line and funnel, i.e. it is assigned for landings. This center line is drawn out for 100mi, helping you to align the arriving airplanes with the runway. In addition there is shown some kind of a funnel in a definable distance that may help you to align the planes coming via a base-leg for landing.
 
==== MPchat area ====
==== MPchat area ====
[[File:OpenRadar-MPchat.png|thumb|right|270px|The MPchat area]]
[[File:OpenRadar-MPchat.png|thumb|right|270px|The MPchat area]]
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