6.MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING

6.5Error Messages

In addition to alarm messages your equipment displays error messages to alert you of potential equipment trouble

.

Error messages

Error message

Meaning

 

Remedy

 

Communication between the control

Check

the

interconnection

 

unit and the processor unit is

COMMUNICATION ERROR

cable

between control unit

interrupted for more than two

 

and processor unit.

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

INSTANT POWER FAIL IS

Power supply was interrupted for

Press any key on the control

OCCURRED

more than two seconds.

unit.

 

 

 

The rudder angle sent from the

Check

the rudder reference

RUDDER ANGLE ERROR

unit, rudder

angle and its

rudder reference unit exceeded 55°.

 

connection cable.

 

 

 

The rudder did not move more than

Check the hydraulic system.

RUDDER DRIVE ERROR

3° over 10 seconds after rudder

After the solving problem, do

 

command.

the rudder test.

DRIVE UNIT ERROR. PLEASE

Slight current is occurred while no

 

 

 

TURN OFF AND CHECK DRIVE

Check the drive circuit.

operation.

CIRCUIT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRIVE UNIT IS OVERLOADED.

Overcurrent was detected. Current

 

 

 

PLEASE TURN OFF AND

of more than 50 A was detected on

Check the drive circuit and

CHECK DRIVE CIRCUIT.

the drive circuit without rudder

bypass circuit.

 

command.

 

 

 

DRIVE UNIT IS OVERHEATED.

80°C temperature in drive unit was

Check the drive unit system.

 

detected.

 

 

 

BYPASS/CLUTCH IS

Current of more than 5 A was

 

 

 

OVERLOADED.

detected on the bypass/clutch

Check

the

bypass/clutch

 

circuit.

 

circuit.

 

 

DISCONNECT B/C

No current on the bypass/clutch

 

 

 

 

 

circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FU REMOTE CONTROLLER

Command from the FU remote

Check the remote controller

ERROR

controller exceeded 55°.

connection.

 

MISSING HEADING DATA

The heading data from the heading

Check

the

heading sensor

sensor is missing for 600 ms.

and interconnection cable..

 

HEADING DATA ERROR

Heading data with error flag was

Check the heading sensor.

detected three times continuously.

 

 

 

 

 

The navigational data has been

 

 

 

MISSING NAV DATA

interrupted for more than 15

Check the navigator.

 

seconds.

 

 

 

NAV DATA ERROR

The navigation data was

 

 

 

incomplete.

Check the navigator settings

 

DEGRADATION OF NAV DATA

The navigation data was wrong.

Check the navigator settings.

QUALITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARAMETER ERROR OF NAV

The parameter setting was

Check the rudder system.

MODE

incomplete.

 

 

 

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Furuno 500 manual Error Messages, Error messages, Error message Meaning Remedy

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