4. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION

4.12.6When an alarm setting is violated...

When an alarm setting has been violated the buzzer sounds and the speaker icon appears in red. Press the [CLEAR] key to silence the alarm. At this time the color of the speaker icon changes from red to background color. You can see which alarm has been violated on the alarm menu display. In the example below the bottom alarm has been violated.

To see which alarm(s) has been violated:

1.Press the [ALARM] key. The name of the offending alarm is shown in the ALARM INFORMATION window.

Alarm information window

AUDIO ALARM

INTERNAL BUZZ

BOTTOM ALARM

0050.0-0100.0ft

TEMPERATURE ALARM

OFF

FISH ALARM

OFF

FISH ALARM (B/L)

OFF

 

 

ALARM INFORMATION

DEPTH ALARM!

SOUNDER

ALARM

EDIT

CLEAR

ALARM

RETURN

Speaker icon

Sounder alarm menu

2.Press the CLEAR ALARM soft key to acknowledge the alarm (and silence the buzzer if it has not already been done with the [CLEAR] key). The color of the speaker icon changes from red to background color. The icon remains on the screen until the reason for the alarm is eliminated or the alarm is disabled. If more than one alarm has been violated, the message CONTINUE appears at the bottom of the alarm information window. In this case, press the NEXT INFO soft key to see which other alarms have been violated.

Note: The alarm icon is red when an alarm setting is violated, and changes to background color when the [CLEAR] key or CLEAR ALARM soft key is pressed. The color remains the same regardless of how many times another alarm is violated.

3. Press the [ALARM] key to close the menu.

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Furuno 1933C, 1943C, 1833C manual When an alarm setting is violated, Sounder alarm menu

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