NorthStar Navigation NorthStar 8000i - Manual (Page 159)

Northstar 8000i Operation Manual 159
4. Select the name of the alarm. The alarm is highlighted and the current
settings are shown under each button in the control panel. Buttons
that are not applicable to the selected alarm are shown in gray.
5. Select
Set Delay from the control panel. The 8000i shows the
current delay setting as a line within a solid box of color and as a
number. Each number corresponds to the number of sensor data
readings to be ignored.
6. Drag the line, or use the rotary knob to change the delay setting to a
number between 0 (no delay) and 20 (the alarm will be triggered 20
times then displayed when it's triggered again).
7. Select
OK to confirm the new setting and to return to the Alarm Setup
box.
8. When you are finished, select Return, then select Return again.
29.7 Trigger an alarm in case of a loss of input data
You can change the settings for some of the alarms.
You can set some alarms to trigger immediately when input data from
instruments is lost.
There is one exception. When the 8000i starts up, the "No GPS Data" alarm is not
triggered for three minutes, to allow time for the GPS to acquire position data.
To trigger an alarm in case of a loss of data:
1. Select
Alarms to show the Alarm Log.
2. Select
Edit Alarms from the control panel. The 8000i displays the
Alarm Setup box which lists the alarms that you can change.
3. Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down the list of alarms
and find the alarm.
4. Select the name of the alarm. The alarm is highlighted and the current
settings are shown under each button in the control panel. Buttons
that are not applicable to the selected alarm are shown in gray.
5. The
Alarm if No Data button shows the trigger status as On or
Off. Select the button if you want to toggle to the other setting. When
it's On, the alarm will be triggered immediately if there's a loss of input
data.
6. When you are finished, select Return, then select Return again.
29.8 View the alarm log
The Alarm Log records all the alarms that have been triggered, with the most
recent alarm at the top of the list.
The priority level of a new alarm is indicated by it's color category. There are four
color categories - red, orange, yellow, and blue. Red is the highest priority level
and requires urgent corrective action.
Alarms that you have already acknowledged are shown in gray.