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Main Menu, Com and Alarm Tabs

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Reference Main Menu: Com and Alarm Tabs Alarm Tab Press ENTER/MARK to acknowledge an alarm. 62 The DGPS beacon transmitters are operated by the U.S. Coast Guard (or similar government agency in other countries), which is responsible for their accuracy and maintenance. For DGPS transmitter problems or to find the most updated list of frequencies and coverage areas, contact your local USCG (or foreign equivalent), or see their web site at http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/. Alrm (Alarm) Tab - Allows you to define the alarm settings for Anchor Drag, Arrival, Off Course, Clock, Shallow Water and Deep Water. • Anchor Drag - Sets an alarm to sound when you've exceeded a specified drift distance. Enter a distance up to 9.99 miles or kilometers in the distance field and use the control field to turn the alarm on and off. • Arrival - Sets an alarm to sound when you're a specified distance or time away from a destination waypoint. Enter a distance radius or time for sounding the alarm and use the control field to set the alarm to 'Off', 'Dist' (Distance), or 'Time'. • Off Course - Sets an alarm to sound when you're off a desired course by a specified distance. Enter a distance in the distance field and use the control field to turn the alarm on and off. • Clock - Provides an alarm for the system clock. Enter a time in the time field and turn the alarm on and off from the control field menu. Remember to enter alarm times in the same time format (UTC or local) you're using for your system. The unit must be on for the clock alarm to work. • Shallow Water/Deep Water* - Set alarms to sound when you enter an area of specified depth that is too shallow and/or too deep. Enter a depth in the distance fields and use the control fields to turn the alarms on and off. * You must be receiving sonar NMEA data for this function to work (see pages 83-84). To set an alarm: 1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the field to the right of the alarm name you wish activate and press ENTER/MARK. 2. Change the mode to 'On' (Dist or Time for the 'Arrival' alarm) and press ENTER/MARK. 3. Highlight the next field to the right and press ENTER/MARK, then enter the desired settings and press ENTER/MARK to finish.

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Reference
Main Menu:
Com and Alarm Tabs
The DGPS beacon transmitters are operated by the U.S. Coast Guard (or similar government agency
in other countries), which is responsible for their accuracy and maintenance.
For DGPS transmitter
problems or to
fi
nd the most updated list of frequencies and coverage areas, contact your local USCG
(or foreign equivalent), or see their web site at http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/.
Alrm (Alarm) Tab
—
Allows you to de
fi
ne the alarm settings for Anchor Drag, Arrival, Off Course,
Clock, Shallow Water and Deep Water.
•
Anchor Drag
—
Sets an alarm to sound when you
’
ve exceeded a speci
fi
ed drift distance. Enter
a distance up to 9.99 miles or kilometers in the distance
fi
eld and use the control
fi
eld to turn
the alarm on and off.
•
Arrival
—
Sets an alarm to sound when you
’
re a speci
fi
ed distance or time away from a destination
waypoint. Enter a distance radius or time for sounding the alarm and use the control
fi
eld to set the
alarm to
‘
Off
’
,
‘
Dist
’
(Distance), or
‘
Time
’
.
•
Off Course
—
Sets an alarm to sound when you
’
re off a desired course by a speci
fi
ed distance. Enter a
distance in the distance
fi
eld and use the control
fi
eld to turn the alarm on and off.
•
Clock
—
Provides an alarm for the system clock. Enter a time in the time
fi
eld and turn the alarm on
and off from the control
fi
eld menu. Remember to enter alarm times in the same time format (UTC or
local) you
’
re using for your system. The unit must be on for the clock alarm to work.
•
Shallow Water/Deep Water*
—
Set alarms to sound when you enter an area of speci
fi
ed depth
that is too shallow and/or too deep. Enter a depth in the distance
fi
elds and use the control
fi
elds
to turn the alarms on and off.
* You must be receiving sonar NMEA data for this function to work (see pages 83-84).
To set an alarm:
1.
Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight the
fi
eld to the right of the alarm name you wish activate
and press
ENTER/MARK
.
2.
Change the mode to
‘
On
’
(Dist or Time for the
‘
Arrival
’
alarm) and press
ENTER/MARK
.
3.
Highlight the next
fi
eld to the right and press
ENTER/MARK
, then enter the desired settings and
press
ENTER/MARK
to
fi
nish.
Alarm Tab
Press ENTER/MARK to acknowledge an alarm.