Change Position Gain; Change Position Alarm Limit - JRC Alphatron Marine AlphaDynaPos Operation Manual

2.4.11.10 Change Position Gain

Although the Transfer Speed determines the speed the vessel will sail at, the Gain influences the acceleration by limiting
the thrust being used. The higher the Gain, the more thrust the system will use to correct errors in auto position mode. To
change this setting use the MAP screen (Figure 20: DP MAP Screen on page 32) and perform the following actions:
Figure 60: Gain Display
1. Locate the GAIN display and input box in the lower left of the MAP screen (Figure 60: Gain Display on page 67) in
the position settings display area.
2. Double click on the yellow digits currently displayed and enter the desired Gain percentage in the dialog box that
appears.
3. Press OK to confirm.
Note Using high gain may lead to overshoot.

2.4.11.11 Change Position Alarm Limit

The system can be setup to activate an alarm when position cannot be kept. The difference of the actual position
compared to the set position must be larger than the alarm limit to activate an alarm.
To set the alarm distance perform the following actions:
Figure 61: Alarm Limit Display
1. Locate the Alarm Limit Display in the lower left of the MAP screen (Figure 61: Alarm Limit Display on page 67), in
the position settings display area.
2. Double click on the yellow digits that are currently displayed and enter the alarm distance in the dialog box that
appears.
3. Press OK to confirm.
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