2.14 Alarms

Bottom alarm

The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom echo is within the alarm range set. To acti- vate the bottom alarm the depth must be dis- played.

Fish (B/L) alarm

The bottom-lock fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within a predetermined distance from the bottom.

Fish (normal) alarm

The normal fish alarm sounds when a fish echo is within the preset alarm range.

Note: The sensitivity of the fish alarm can be set on the SOUNDER SYSTEM SETUP menu.

Water temperature alarm

There are two types of water temperature alarms: WITHIN and WITHOUT. The WITHIN alarm sounds when the water temperature is within the range set; the WITHOUT alarm sounds when the water temperature is higher or lower than the range set. This alarm re- quires water temperature data.

Activating/deactivating an alarm

1.Press the [ALARM] key to open the alarm menu.

2.Press the soft key NEXT PAGE to show the ALARM2 menu.

 

 

ALARM2

sBOTTOM ALARM

OFF

 

FISH (B/L) ALARM

OFF

 

FISH (NORMAL)

OFF

EDIT

TEMP. ALARM

OFF

 

 

 

CLEAR

ALARM INFORMATION

 

ALARM

 

 

NO ALARM

 

 

RETURN

DGPS 3D

 

 

 

Figure 2-30 Alarm2 menu

3.Select the menu item, and press the soft key EDIT.

4.Select ON or OFF. For ON, use the cur- sor pad and the numeric keys to set range.

5.Press the soft key ENTER.

When an alarm setting is violated...

When an alarm setting is violated the buzzer sounds, and the (red) speaker icon appears at the bottom of the screen. You can silence the buzzer with the [CLEAR] key. (However, the buzzer will sound whenever the alarm set- ting is violated.) Press the [ALARM] key to find out which alarm has been violated. The offending alarm is displayed in red in the ALARM INFORMATION window. Press the soft key CLEAR ALARM to erase the alarm indication. The alarm icon remains displayed in red until all violated alarms have been ac- knowledged.

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GP-1850F, GP-1850DF specifications

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