Section 18 Setting up the Operation Mode  18-28 
 
Setting Item  Description of Setting  Setting Value 
Dead Band (On/Off)  Set up On/Off of the dead band. This can be set up 
even during automatic sailing. 
To prevent yawing while navigation, it is necessary to 
provide dead bands at both sides of the current 
course. 
If the own ship is positioned within the dead band 
course, the course will be fixed at [Track Course]. For 
more details, see the following drawing. 
To enable: Select. 
To disable: Clear. 
Dead Band (setting 
value) 
Specify the dead band value. This can be set up even 
during automatic sailing. 
0.001 to 0.999 NM 
Turning Gain 
 
Display when the 
TCS is   
• Tokyo Keiki TCS 
Category C 
• Tokyo Keiki TCS 
Category B (new 
system) 
Set up the turning gain. This can be set up even 
during automatic sailing. 
The turning gain represents how much the turning 
radius will be changed according to the XTD when 
changing the course. 
You can select the turning gain in a range from 0 to 4. 
•  0:  Changes the course using the planned 
radius without depending on the XTD during 
course change. 
•  1 to 4: Changes the turning radius according to the 
XTD during course change. (1 is the 
weakest gain and 4 is the strongest gain.) 
0 to 4 
 
Shortcut 
Click on the following shortcut to display the related dialog box. 
 
Shortcut  Settings Dialog Box 
Alert for Track Control  [Track Control] dialog box 
   
Set heading   
(parallel to the route)