Simrad GC80 User Manual

Simrad GC80/GC85 Dual Gyro Compass
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2.1 General
The Dual Control unit includes 3 control panels: one for each
gyro compass, and one change over panel used for displaying
and controlling the dual gyro system.
From the Dual control unit each gyro compass may be operated
individually, or the system may be operated as one dual system.
2.2 Master compass control panels
The control panels for each of the two master compasses are
identical. They are used for controlling each master compass
individually, and include the buttons described in the following
pages.
POWER button
mltbo
Used for switching the gyro system ON. The button will be lit to
indicate that power is applied to this gyro compass. Refer
System Start-up and Shut-down, page 12.
Display
The LCD displays data in two rows: the upper row shows data
and the lower row shows active mode.
- The Data indicator consists of four 7-segments red
LEDs. The indicator is used for displaying the vessel’s
bearing, latitude and speed. Refer Displaying present
settings for each compass, page 18.
The Data indicator is also used for displaying alarm
codes as described from page 26 onwards.
- The Mode indicator consists of three 7-segments green
LEDs. The Mode indicator displays codes used for
identifying input type for bearing, latitude and speed.
dvol
afpm pbq
afj
i^jm
qbpq
^i^oj
^`h
bkq
buq
afj
i^jm=qbpq
^`h
bkq
Change Over Unit
afpm klKN klKO buq
pfjo^a=d`UM
^i^oj
mltbo
dvol
afpm pbq
afj
i^jm
qbpq
^i^oj
^`h
bkq
buq
mltbo
mltbo
pfjo^a=d`UM pfjo^a=d`UM
CONTROL PANEL
FOR MASTER
COMPASS 2
CHANGE
OVER
PANEL
CONTROL PANEL
FOR MASTER
COMPASS 1

Simrad GC80 Specifications

General

Type	Gyro Compass
Power Supply	24 V DC
Operating Temperature	-15°C to +55°C
Heading Resolution	0.01°
Heading Repeatability	±0.1°
IP Rating	IP66
Storage Temperature	+70°C
Interfaces	NMEA 0183
Humidity	95% non-condensing