When should I use Auto or MTD Clutter or as opposed to Manual Clutter?

In most situations, Manual Clutter is adequate and recommended for radar operation.

In dynamic heavy cluttered environments where the operator is unable to maintain a good picture by adjusting the Radar Controls / Filters, it is recommended that the Clutter Processing is changed to ‘Auto’. The operator will notice that in Auto Clutter Mode, static land and clutter as well as non-moving targets will begin to fade away leaving only moving targets and some random clutter.

Setting Clutter control to MTD is not recommended unless SSR has specified it for your configuration. MTD Mode emulates Non-Doppler Moving Target Detection which is designed to extract moving targets over static land clutter.

Detailed information on the Clutter Modes can be found in the Optimizing the Radar Image Section of the RDOP Operators Manual.