11.1Alarms
Alarmsareusedtoalertyoutoasituationorhazard
requiringyourattention.
Someexamplesofalarmsare:
•Anchoralarm—Usedwhenanchored,thisalerts
youtoachangeindepthwhichcouldmeanthat
thechainlengthrequiresadjusting.
•Depthandspeedalarms—Thesealarmsalert
youwhenyourdepthorspeedmovesoutsideof
speciedlimits,forexampleaminimumdepth.
•MOB(ManOverboard)alarm—Receivedfroman
MOBsystem.
Whenanalarmoccurs,amessageisdisplayedand
anaudiblealarmmaysound.
Youcaneither:
•Silencethealarm,or
•Silencethealarmandeditthealarmsettings.
Note:WiththeexceptionoftheAlarmclock,
SpeedandSeatemperature;SeaTalksystemswill
onlybeabletoswitchalarmsonandoff,SeaT alk
ng
systemswillalsobeabletoadjustsettings.
Alarmsettings
Mostalarmsaregeneratedlocallyusingspecied
limits.TheyarealsotransmittedontheSeaTalk
ng
network.
AlarmnameAlarmtypeDescriptionAction
Detecting
magnetics
Linearization
isrequired.
Linearize
theinternal
compass.
Magnetic
elds
detected
Initial
Linearization
complete,
further
linearization
willbe
performed
inthe
background.
None.
Calibration
required
Indicatesa
pilotthathas
notbeenfully
calibrated.
Initiatedin
Standby
mode,fora
fewseconds
afterinitial
power-up.
Dockside
andSeatrial
calibration
needstobe
undertaken.
•Change
pilotmode
•Self
cancelling
AlarmnameAlarmtypeDescriptionAction
OffCourse
Indicates
Vesselisoff
courseby
morethanthe
predened
alarmlimit.
Initiatedfrom
Auto,Track&
Windmodes.
•Change
pilotmode
•Change
course
•Correct
course
Route
Complete
Flaggedby
chartplotter
/navigator
whenthe
lastwaypoint
inaroute
hasbeen
reached.
•Change
pilotmode
LargeCross
TrackError
Indicates
crosstrack
error(XTE)
isgreater
than0.3nm
Initiated
duringTrack
modeoron
entrytoTrack
modefrom
anyother
mode.
•Steerback
manually
andenter
track
again.
•Check
autopilot
settings.
•ResetXTE
onthe
multifunc-
tiondis-
play.
Lossof
Waypoint
data
Indicatesthe
source(e.g.
chartplotter)
ofthe
waypoint
datahas
beenlost
•Pilotdrops
outoftrack
modeand
intoauto
modeand
continues
onlast
locked
heading.
•
WindShift
Indicatestrue
windangle
haschanged
bymorethan
15degrees.
Initiatedfrom
Windvane
modeonly.
•Change
pilot
mode.
•Change
course.
•Reduction
ofchange
inwind
angle.
78
p70s/p70Rs