Furuno GPS NAVIGATOR GP-150 - Manual (Page 45)

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7. ALARMS
There are seven alarm conditions which
generate both audible and visual alarms.
When an alarm setting is violated, the buzzer
sounds and the name of the offending alarm
appears on the display. The alarm icon also
appears on the Plotter 1, Plotter 2 and
Highway displays.
234.0 °
BRG
345.0 °
123
12.3
SOG
NM
COG
Arrival Alarm
Speed Alarm
Press CLEAR to silence beep
Press CLEAR
Alarm message
Alarm
icon
34 ° 23.456´ N 135° 45.678´ E
RNG
D3D 100m
* SAFE
kn
Press CLEAR to close window
Figure 7-1 Location of alarm messages and
alarm icon
7.1 Arrival Alarm, Anchor
Watch Alarm
Arrival alarm
The arrival alarm informs you that own ship
is approaching a destination waypoint. The
area that defines an arrival zone is that of a
circle which you approach from the outside
of the circle. The alarm will be released if
own ship enters the circle.
Own ship’s
position
Destination
waypoint
: Alarm range
Alarm
setting
Figure 7-2 How the arrival alarm works
1) Press the MENU ESC key.
2) Press 4 to display the ALARM
SETTINGS menu.
Arrival/Anchor ARRV ANCH Off
Alarm Range 0.100NM
XTE On Off
Alarm Range 0.050NM
Ship Speed In Over Off
Speed Rage 000.0 ~ 025.0kn
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ALARM SETTINGS 1/2
Over Ship Speed
MENU : Escape
: Select
ENT : Enter
Figure 7-3 ALARM SETTINGS
menu, page 1/2
3) Press or
to select Arrival/Anchor.
4) Press or to select ARRV.
5) Press to select Alarm Range.
6) Key in alarm range (0.001-9.999 NM).
7) Press the NU/CU ENT key.
8) Press the MENU ESC key.
When own ship nears a waypoint by the
range set here, the buzzer sounds and the
message "Arrival Alarm" appears. You can
silence the audible alarm by pressing the
CLEAR key. To erase the visual alarm, press
the CLEAR key again.
To disable the alarm, select Off at step 5.