How To Activate, Deactivate The Track Control System (Tcs) From The Ecdis; How To Activate The Tcs; How To Deactivate The Tcs - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

26.6 How to Activate, Deactivate the Track Control
System (TCS) from the ECDIS
26.6.1

How to activate the TCS

The TCS cannot be activated if the route steering preconditions have not been met. A
related alert and status message appear on the ECDIS.
See section 26.7.2 for the status messages.
FAP-3000, PR-6000, PR-9000
1. Click the [TCS] button on the InstantAccess bar to show the TCS button group.
TCS
2. Click the [TCS Setting] and [Go AW] or [Go SEA] buttons to activate the route
steering.
3. Do one of the following:
FAP-3000: Push the CALL REMOTE button.
PR-6000: Select the RC mode.
PR-9000: Operate the TC/HC button.
FAP-2000, PT-500A
At the Autopilot, push the [GoAW] or [GoSEA] button as appropriate. The TCS starts
with the steering mode selected.
26.6.2

How to deactivate the TCS

Change the steering mode at the Autopilot to hand to automatic.
TCS TCS
Setting State
Go
AW
Go
SEA
26. AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
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