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Alarms dialog All alarms are setup in the Alarms Settings dialog. The alarm dialogs can also be activated from the Tools panel. The alarm dialogs include information about active alarms and alarm history. Alarms | HDS Gen3 Operator Manual 147

Section	Page
HDS Gen3 Operator Manual	1
Preface	3
Disclaimer	3
Trademarks	3
Navico product references	4
Copyright	4
Warranty	4
Regulatory statements	4
About this manual	5
Manual version	5
Viewing the manual on the screen	6
The Software version	7
Contents	9
1: Introduction	15
Operating the system	15
The front panel and keys	16
The Home page	18
Application pages	19
Split pages	20
Quick split pages	20
Favorite pages	20
Integration of 3rd party devices	21
Mercury VesselView integration	21
FUSION-Link integration	21
BEP CZone integration	21
CZone dashboard	21
GoFree wireless	22
2: Basic operation	23
Systems Controls dialog	23
Activating functions	23
Turning the system on and off	23
Display illumination	24
Locking the touchscreen	24
Using menus and dialogs	25
Selecting pages and panels	26
Using the cursor on the panel	26
GoTo cursor	26
The Cursor assist function	26
Measuring distance	27
Creating a Man Overboard waypoint	28
Display MOB waypoint information	28
The MOB waypoint menu option	29
Screen capture	29
3: Customizing your system	30
Customizing the Home page wallpaper	30
Adjusting panel size	30
Data Overlay	31
Turning Data overlay on and off	31
Edit overlay data	31
Adding new favorite pages	32
Edit favorite pages	32
4: Charts	33
The Chart panel	33
Chart data	34
Showing dual chart types	34
Selecting chart type	35
Vessel symbol	35
Chart scale	35
Panning the chart	35
Positioning the vessel on the chart panel	36
Chart orientation	36
Look ahead	36
Displaying information about chart items	36
Using the cursor on the chart panel	37
Creating routes	37
Find objects on chart panels	37
3D charts	38
Chart overlay	39
Insight specific chart options	39
Chart imagery style	39
Insight view options	40
Insight Chart details	40
Insight chart categories	40
Land Exaggeration and Water Exaggeration	40
Navionics specific chart options	41
Community edits	41
Navionics chart settings	42
Colored seabed areas	42
Presentation type	42
Annotation	42
Chart details	42
Safety depth	42
Contours depth	42
Rock filter level	42
Navionics view options	43
Chart shading	43
Navionics dynamic tide and current icons	43
Easy View	44
Photo overlay	44
Photo transparency	44
Navionics Fish N' Chip	45
Depth highlight range	45
Shallow water highlight	45
Jeppesen tides and currents	46
Chart settings	47
5: Waypoints, Routes, and Trails	49
Waypoints, Routes, and Trails dialogs	49
Waypoints	49
Saving waypoints	50
Moving a waypoint	50
Edit a waypoint	51
Waypoint alarm settings	51
Routes	51
Creating a new route on the chart panel	51
Edit a route from the chart panel	52
Creating routes using existing waypoints	52
Converting Trails to Routes	53
Autorouting and Easy Routing	53
Autorouting and Easy Routing examples	54
The Edit Route dialog	55
Trails	56
Creating new Trails	56
Trails settings	56
6: Navigating	58
Steer panel	58
Data Fields	59
Navigate to cursor position	59
Navigate a route	59
Navigating with the autopilot	61
Navigation settings	61
Arrival radius	61
XTE limit	61
XTE alarm (Cross track error)	61
Trails	62
Logging type	62
Phantom Loran	62
7: Sonar	63
The Sonar image	63
Zooming the Sonar image	64
Using the cursor on the Sonar panel	64
Viewing Sonar history	64
Setting up the Sonar image	65
The range	65
Sonar frequency	66
Sensitivity	66
Colorline	66
Stop sonar	67
Advanced Sonar options	67
Noise rejection	67
Surface clarity	67
Scroll speed	67
Ping speed	68
Manual mode	68
Recording Sonar data	68
Viewing the recorded sounder data	69
Sonar view options	70
Split screen options	70
Zoom	70
Bottom lock	71
Flasher	71
Palettes	71
Temperature graph	71
Depth line	71
Amplitude scope	72
Preview	72
Fish ID	72
Sonar settings	73
8: StructureScan	76
The StructureScan image	76
The view	76
Zooming the StructureScan image	77
Using the cursor on the StructureScan panel	77
Viewing StructureScan history	78
Setting up the StructureScan image	78
Range	79
StructureScan frequencies	79
Contrast	79
Palettes	79
View	79
Stop sonar	79
Advanced StructureScan settings	80
Surface clarity	80
Noise rejection	80
Flipping the Structure image left/right	80
Range Lines	80
Preview	80
Recording StructureScan data	80
9: SpotlightScan	81
The SpotlightScan image	81
SpotlightScan setup	82
Configuring the heading sensor to the trolling motor	82
Displaying SpotlightScan images	82
Aligning the SpotlightScan image	83
SpotlightScan options	83
Range	83
Frequency	83
Advanced SpotlightScan settings	83
Look Ahead	84
Contrast	84
Palettes	84
View	84
Stop sonar	84
SpotlightScan operation tips	85
10: StructureMap	86
The StructureMap image	86
Activating Structure overlay	86
StructureMap sources	87
StructureMap tips	88
Recording StructureScan data	88
Using StructureMap with mapping cards	89
Structure options	90
11: Info panels	91
Dashboards	91
Customizing the Info panel	91
Edit a dashboard	92
12: Video	93
The Video panel	93
Setting up the video panel	93
13: Simulator	94
Demo mode	94
Simulator source files	95
Advanced simulator settings	95
14: Autopilot	97
Safe operation with the autopilot	97
Switching from automatic navigation to standby mode	97
Autopilot interface	98
The Autopilot Controller	98
The Autopilot information bar	99
Autopilot control of the trolling motor	99
Selecting an Arrival mode	99
Anchor mode	99
Heading Lock mode	100
Standby mode	100
Turn pattern steering	100
Setting up a turn pattern	100
U-turn	100
C-turn	101
Spiral turn	101
Zigzag turns	101
Square turn	102
Lazy S-turn	102
Recording and converting a trail to a route	102
Navigation mode	102
Trolling motor speed control	103
Speed adjustments	103
Autopilot settings	104
Chart compass	104
Autopilot control location	104
Auto hide autopilot bar	104
Arrival mode	104
Anchor point setup	105
15: Radar	106
The Radar panel	106
Radar overlay	107
Radar operational modes	107
Radar Range	107
Using the cursor on a radar panel	107
Adjusting the radar image	108
Gain	108
Sea clutter	108
Rain clutter	108
Advanced radar options	109
Radar threshold	109
Target expansion	109
Rejecting radar interference	109
STC curve	109
Radar view options	110
Radar symbology	110
Target trails	110
The radar palette	110
Radar orientation	110
Positioning the radar center	111
Offset	111
EBL/VRM markers	112
Defining an EBL/VRM marker	112
Placing EBL/VRM markers by using the cursor	112
Offsetting an EBL/VRM marker	113
Setting a guard zone around your vessel	113
Defining a guard zone	113
Alarm settings	113
Sensitivity	114
MARPA targets	114
MARPA target symbols	114
Tracking MARPA targets	115
Cancelling MARPA target tracking	115
Viewing MARPA target information	115
MARPA alarm settings	115
Recording radar data	116
Radar settings	116
16: AIS	118
AIS target symbols	118
Searching for AIS items	119
Viewing information about single AIS targets	119
AIS information on radar panels	120
Calling an AIS vessel	120
AIS SART	121
AIS SART alarm message	121
Vessel alarms	123
Vessel settings	124
Your vessel’s MMSI number	124
Icon filters	125
Course extension lines	125
Defining dangerous vessels	125
17: Audio	126
Enabling audio	126
Audio server	126
The Media bar	127
Setting up the audio system	128
Selecting audio source	128
Volume	128
Master volume control	128
Audio controls	129
Device explorer	129
Audio options	130
Audio mixer	130
Auxiliary sources	130
Detaching Sirius from the AUX source	131
Radio	131
Selecting tuner region	131
Radio favorites	132
Sirius radio (North America only)	132
DVD video	133
Controlling DVD video	133
18: SiriusXM weather	134
Sirius status panel	134
Sirius weather display	135
Wind barbs	135
Showing weather details	136
Sirius view options	137
Precipitation	137
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)	137
Wave indication	137
Weather icons	137
Marine zones	138
Tropical statements	138
Adjusting color codes	139
Animating Sirius weather graphics	139
Weather alarms	139
19: Tools	140
Waypoints/routes/trails	140
Tides	140
Alarms	140
Settings	140
System settings	140
Language	141
Text size	141
Key beeps	141
Time	141
Datum	141
Coordinate system	141
Magnetic variation	141
Satellites	141
Restore defaults	141
Advanced	142
About	142
Navigation	142
Chart	142
Sonar	142
Radar	142
Autopilot	142
Fuel	142
Alarms	143
Units	143
Wireless	143
Network	143
Vessels	143
Simulator	143
Vessels	143
Sun/Moon	144
Trip calculator	144
Files	144
Copying files to a microSD card	144
Find	144
20: Alarms	145
Alarm system	145
Type of messages	145
Single alarms	145
Multiple alarms	146
Acknowledging a message	146
Alarms dialog	147
21: Maintenance	149
Preventive maintenance	149
Checking the connectors	149
Touchscreen Calibration	149
NMEA 0183 Data logging	149
Software upgrades	150
Backing up your system data	150
Export all Waypoints, Routes and Trails	151
Export region	152
Purging Waypoints, Routes and Trails	153
22: Touchscreen operation	154