Track Control Functions At The Ecdis - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

26.4

Track Control Functions at the ECDIS

Track control functions are available in the Voyage navigation mode. Click the [NAVI]
button to get into this mode.
Instant
Track
(1)
TCS buttons
FAP-3000, PR-6000, FAP-2000,
PR-9000 PT-500A
TCS TCS
TCS TCS
Setting State
Go
AW
Go
SEA
The buttons in the TCS but-
ton group do the following
tasks. See section 26.6. for
details.
[TCS]: Opens the TCS but-
ton group.
[TCS Setting]: Selects a
steering mode, [GoAW] or
[GoSEA].
[TCS State]: Shows or hides
the [Track Control Status]
window. See
"Messages" on page 26-22.
[Track Control Status]
Preconditions for Track Control Start are missing:
AP connection error.
[Track Control Status] window
[Track Control Status]
Preconditions for Track Control Start are missing:
TCS
AP connection error.
State
The [Track Control Status] window dis-
plays a message when the route steer-
ing preconditions are not complete.
See "Messages" on page 26-22.
26. AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
(2)
TC: MANUAL
0.50 NM
0.50 NM
(3)
[Route Information] box
TC: GoAW Appr. Enabled
0.50 NM
0.50 NM
The [TC] field shows Autopi-
lot status. In the example
above, the status is [GoAW
Appr. Enabled]. See
section 26.7.1 for a descrip-
tion of the autopilot status
information that appears in
this box.
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