General Settings

Symbology Settings

Display Settings Dialog

This is where you can customize the display settings, saved in the .asr files. EuroScope takes a big step forward from previous radar clients by allowing users to switch on/off individual items on the radar screen. You may want to have a clear view and switch off most navaids, but you need a given VOR or a FIX; you want to see a certain Runway or a centerline, without having to see others making the screen confusing – this is the setup dialog for you! Earlier witty .sct file creators used the SID/STAR settings to add adjustable little practical details to the screen – now with EuroScope, there’s no need for that anymore!

Open the Display Settings Dialog by clicking on the upper toolbar on

OTHER SETTINGS > Display Settings …

or directly by clicking on the (Altitude filter/Display settings) icon.

  • Show squawk A+C aircraft – Display or hide targets with transponder active
  • Show squawk STBY aircraft – Display or hide targets with transponder set to standby
  • Number of history dots – Specify the number of history dots in the trails of the radar target.
  • Do not display aircraft below [ ] ft – Filters all targets below the given altitude in feet (a value of 0 means filter is OFF)
  • Do not display aircraft above [ ] ft – Filters all targets above the given altitude in feet (a value of 0 means filter is OFF)
  • Leader line [ ] [MINUTES/MILES/KILOMETERS] – Set leader line to predict aircraft’s position in given minutes or nautical miles. Minutes or NM can take up values between 1-10.
  • Show leader lines – Using this setting, you can disable the leader lines.
  • Show leader along the route – Using this setting, the leader line follows the route of the aircraft.
  • Tag family – Select pre saved TAG settings from the list. Default TAG is the one used in the Matias system at Budapest ACC/APP
  • Simulation mode – Here you can specify the radar mode used for the current ASR.
    • Radar mode – For details on Professional mode, refer to the Professional Radar Simulation page. If the correlation mode in the General Settings dialog is set to Easy EuroScope mode, then it looks like the old Easy Radar mode.
    • Professional ground with S-mode radar – Ground mode with S-mode surface radar coverage.
    • Professional ground without radar – Ground mode without radar identification of the aircraft.
  • Disable panning – You can disable panning to prevent accidental changes to the screen display.
  • Disable zooming – You can disable zooming to prevent accidental changes to the screen display.
  • Rotate screen – Here you can specify if the screen should be rotated around the center. The value 0.0 is used for true north. Magnetic north is coming from the SCT file.
  • Hide planes inside my sector – Using this check box you can hide the planes inside your sector. It is planned to be used in proxy client when you use your second instance to have an overview. It cleans up the contents of your screen.

Switching on/off individual items on the map

The lower part of the dialog shows several controls to show or hide individual graphics elements on the radar screen background.

  • Section – This is the top level in the hierarchy. The SCT/ESE files store data in sections. In this combo box you can select what sections data you would like to change.
  • Filter – Enter the name or part of the name of the item you would like to change. In the Elements list all the matching elements are listed.
  • Elements – The filtered content of the section. If an element is displayed on the radar screen, then it has a è sign, then the names of the components. It is handy as you can also filter to the component names.     
    The list is multi select list. You can select as many items as you need. Use the All button to select all and the None button to deselect all.
  • Components – It contains the component names of the actual section items. You can select/deselect the visible graphical components in this list.