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156 Northstar 8000i Operation Manual
29 Alarms
The 8000i has various alarms that you can turn On then set up to suit your vessel.
These alarms can automatically:
•
notify you of the vessel's status (for example, when you're approaching a
waypoint)
•
alert you to potentially dangerous situations (for example, when you're
drifting off course).
When an alarm is triggered, an alarm icon flashes in the top right corner of the
screen and an audible warning sounds (unless you choose not to sound the
audio). Depending on the type of alarm, the control panel area may be overlain by
the Alarm Notification box.
If the alarm audio is set to sound, the alarm audio will sound once or continuously
until you acknowledge it or it resets automatically. It will interrupt any other audio
that is playing, such as the Music Jukebox.
The alarm is recorded in the alarm log so that you can see the details,
acknowledge the alarm, and take the appropriate corrective action (see "View the
alarm log" page 159).
29.1 Which alarms can be changed?
You can change the settings for some of the alarms.
To see a list of the alarms that can be changed:
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.
29.2 View the current settings for an alarm
To view the current settings for an alarm:
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 that alarm you want to view.
4. Select the name of the alarm you want to view. 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. When you are finished, select Return, then select Return again.