Alarms And Timers; Alarm Reporting; Setting Alarms And Timers - Raytheon HSB L760 Owner's Handbook Manual

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6.3 Alarms and Timers

Alarm Reporting

The chartplotter reports the following alarms, that are set using the ALARMS
ALARMS
key:
Alarm
Arrival
Off Track
Anchor
Countdown
Alarm Clock
The alarms are switched on or off, and the limits set, using the Alarms Set Up
menu, accessed from the ALARMS key.
When an alarm is triggered, the alarm buzzer sounds and a pop-up window
describing the alarm is displayed.
➤
To silence the alarm and clear the message, press any key.
If the alarm was generated by the chartplotter, the appropriate action is taken.
For example, following an arrival alarm, the next route leg is activated.
External Alarms
All SeaTalk system alarms (except autopilot alarms) are received and
displayed on the chartplotter. You can silence these alarms by pressing any
key. No other action is taken by the chartplotter except to silence the alarm.

Setting Alarms and Timers

➤
To set up an alarm or timer:
1. Press the ALARMS key. The Alarms Set Up menu is displayed, showing
ALARMS
the current settings (see Figure 6-2).
2. Use the trackpad to move the selection bar up or down the options. As each
line is highlighted, the soft key labels are updated to show the current set-
tings and controls.
Indicates:
Your vessel has arrived at the active waypoint: it has either
reached the arrival circle (the radius of which is specified) or,
has reached its closest point of approach (defined by a line
passing through the waypoint and perpendicular to the route
leg).
Your vessel has exceeded the specified distance (maximum
cross track error) from the active route leg.
Your vessel has drifted from its anchor position (set when the
alarm was turned on) by more than the specified distance.
The countdown timer has reached zero.
The time matches the specified alarm time.
HSB Series L755 and L760 Fishfinder