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6.2 XTE Alarm, Border Alarm

XTE alarm

The XTE (cross-track error) alarm alerts you when your ship strays
from its intended course. You may preset the alarm limit from 0.01
nautical miles to a maximum lane width of 99.99 nautical miles. The
alarm will be released when your ship goes out of the lane limits.
Audible alarm
sounds.
Destination
Starting point
XTE
Figure 6-5 How the XTE alarm works
1. Press the [ALARM] key to display the ALARM menu.
2. Select XTE from the XTE/BORDER field.
3. Press [] to select ALARM RANGE.
4. Enter alarm range. To enter 0.02 nautical miles, for example, press
[0], [2], [0] and [0].
5. Press the [ENT] key.

Border alarm

The border alarm defines an area, consisting of two waypoints, which
you do not want to cross. The alarm will sound when your ship crosses
the area defined by the two waypoints.
Starting point
Width of border line
(Alarm width) Border
Destination
Alarm range
Alarm sounds.
Figure 6-6 How the border alarm works