Other Route Steering Indications And Alerts - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

26. AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
26.7.3

Other route steering indications and alerts

Route steering indications in the Route Information box
Permanent alerts appear in the [Route Information] box in red in any steering mode.
In the example below the [Off Track] value is shown in red when the vessel is outside
the channel.
Route steering alerts in the Alert box
Alert "153 Track Control Stop" appears when the heading signal is lost.
Alert "156 Sensor Failure" appears when there is no gyro data or the conditions of
Alert 156 have been valid for the last minute.
Note: For IEC 62065 Ed. 2 complying autopilots (PR-9000), heading, speed (both
VBW and VTG fail) or position failure releases the Alert "156 Heading Failure". If
multiple sensor failures occur simultaneously, the same alert number is used but the
alert names are different.
Alert "158 Course Difference" appears when there is a large difference between the
planned course and the current course.
Alert "172 Off Track Alarm" appears when your vessel is off track.
Alert "652 Last WPT Approach" appears when your vessel is near the last WPT in
the route monitored. For IEC 62065 Ed. 2 complying autopilots (PR-9000), the alert
name is "End of Track".
Alert "667 AP Receive Error" appears when the ECDIS cannot communicate with the
Autopilot. Change the steering mode to automatic steering mode.
Alert "675 Use MAN Steering" is instruction for the user to change the steering mode
to automatic steering mode or manual steering mode. This alert is generated if there
is not enough conditions to continue the TCS.
Alert "694 Speed Recovered" informs that the speed log or VTG input has been re-
stored after its loss. (IEC 62065 Ed. 2 complying autopilots).
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