5. ALARMS

5.1.10Clearing the trip distance

You can reset the trip distance to zero as follows.

1.Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select CLEAR TRIP LOG from the ALARM menu.

2.Press the [ENTER] knob to show the log trip clear options window.

NO

YES

Log trip clear options window

3.Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select “YES” to reset the trip distance.

4.Press the [ENTER] knob.

5.2Alarm Information

When an alarm setting has violated, the buzzer sounds and the speaker icon appears. Press any key to silence alarm. You can see which alarm has been violated on the ALARM menu. In the example below the arrival alarm has been violated.

1.Press the [MENU] key to show the mode menu.

2.Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select ALARM MENU, and then press the [ENTER] knob to show the ALARM menu.

AUDIO ALARM:

INTERNAL BUZZER

ALARM INTERVAL:

SHORT

WATCH ALARM:

OFF

DEVIATION ALARM:

30

XTE ALARM:

OFF

NEXT PAGE

ALARM MESSAGE 1

NOT CONFIRMED

DEVIATION ALARM

CONTINUE

 

 

 

Alarm information window

Alarm menu (page 1)

3.Press the [TURN] key to acknowledge the alarm (and silence the buzzer if it was not done with any key). The message “NOT CONFIRMED” changes to “CONFIRMED.” This is erased when the alarm is eliminated. When two or more alarms have been violated, "CONTINUE" and left and (or) right arrows appear at the bottom of the ALARM menu. The arrows indicate which key to press to display next alarm message. Press the [STBD] key to show messages of highest priority; the [PORT] key to display messages of lower priority.

4.Press the [MENU] key twice to finish.

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Furuno NAVpilot-500 manual Alarm Information, Clearing the trip distance, Log trip clear options window

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