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PLUS Series LCD Display
Alarms and Timers
6.3 Alarms and Timers
Alarm Reporting
The chartplotterreports the following alarms, that are set using the ALARMS
key:
Alarm Indicates:
Arrival Your vesselhas arrived at the active waypoint: it haseither
reachedthearrivalcircle(the radius of which is specified)or,
has reachedits closestpoint of approach (definedby a line
passingthrough the waypoint and perpendicularto the route
leg).
OffTrack Your vesselhas exceeded the specifieddistance (maximum
crosstrack error) from the active route leg.
Anchor Your vessel has driftedfrom its anchorposition(set whenthe
alarm was turned on) by more than the specifieddistance.
Grounding The chartplotter checks a sectorahead of your vesselfor a
dangerousobject (land, deptharea, intertidal area, rock,
obstruction or shore obstruction). You specify the depth and
range of thesector from yourvessel.
You can view a report of the objectsthat triggeredthe alarm.
Countdown The countdowntimer has reached zero.
Alarm Clock The time matches the specified alarm time.
The alarms are switched on or off, and the limits set, using the Alarms Set Up
menu, accessed from the ALARMS key.
When an alarm is triggered,the alarm buzzer sounds and a pop-upwindow
describing thealarm is displayed.
➤ To silencethe alarm and clear the message,press any key.
If the alarm was generated by the chartplotter, the appropriateaction is taken.
For example,followingan arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated.
If an anchor alarm is silenced, but the alarm condition perstists, the alarm is
repeatedevery 30 seconds.
External Alarms
All SeaTalk system alarms (except autopilot alarms) are received and
displayedon the chartplotter. You can silence these alarms by pressingany
key. No other action is taken by the chartplotterexcept to silence the alarm.
ALARMS
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