JRC JHS-183 - 6.2.4 Confirming Sensor Conditions

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6.2.4 Confirming the Conditions of the Sensors
Display the sensor status and be sure that the sensor is working.
To display the sensor status, please select “Main Menu” → “3. MAINTENANCE” → “4. SENSOR
STATUS”.
POSITION: Be sure that the indicated status is not NO SENSOR.
UTC CLOCK: Be sure that the indicated status is IN USE. (It takes some time before IN USE
appears in case the power has been off for a long time.)
SOG/COG: Be sure that the indicated status is not NO SENSOR.
HEADING: Be sure that the indicated status is not INVALID.
ROT: Be sure that the indicated status is not NO SENSOR.
SENSOR STATUS
POSITION:
EXTERNAL GNSS
UTC CLOCK:IN USE
SOG
/
COG:EXTERNAL
HEADING:VALID
▼
ROT:IN USE
1
/
2
SENSOR STATUS
▲
ID COMMAND
POSN:GP RMC
SOG :GP RMC
COG :GP RMC
HDG :HE HDT
ROT :TI ROT
2
/
2
The variation of the sensors’ conditions is tabulated below.
Sensor Indication Sensor’s Condition
POSITION EXTERNAL DGNSS The external DGNSS is in use.
EXTERNAL GNSS The external GNSS is in use.
INT DGNSS (BEACON) The internal DGNSS (beacon) is in use.
INT DGNSS (MSG.17) The internal DGNSS (message 17) is in use.
INTERNAL GNSS The internal GNSS is in use.
NO SENSOR The position data is not yet entered or invalid
or not received.
UTC
CLOCK
IN USE The internal GPS compensates PPS.
LOST The internal GPS has not compensated PPS.
SOG
/COG
EXTERNAL The external SOG/COG is in use
INTERNAL The internal SOG/COG is in use
NO SENSOR The SOG/COG data are not yet entered or
invalid or not received.
HEADING VALID Heading data are entered.
INVALID Heading data are not yet entered or invalid or
not received.
ROT IN USE The ROT data input from a rate-of-turn
indicator.
OTHER SOURCE The ROT data input from a source other than
a rate-of turn indicator.
NO SENSOR The ROT data are not yet entered or invalid or
heading data not received.