Wind Alarms (For Sailboats); Heading Change Alarm - Furuno NAVpilot-700 Operator's Manual

3. ALARMS
3.12

Wind Alarms (for sailboats)

The WIND alarm, which is an alarm exclusively for sailboats, has four conditions which
generate both audio and visual alarms: heading change, wind deviation, true wind
speed and apparent wind speed.
To access the [WIND ALARM] menu, do the following:
1. Press the MENU key to open the menu.
2. Rotate the Course control knob to select [OTHER MENU] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the Course control knob to select [ALARM] then push the knob.
4. Rotate the Course control knob to select [WIND ALARM] then push the knob.
3.12.1

Heading change alarm

The heading change alarm sounds when own boat's heading changes remarkably by
the effects of true wind angle. Set the heading value and alarm range as shown in the
procedure which follows.
1. Rotate the Course control knob to select [HEADING CHANGE ALARM] from the
[WIND ALARM] menu then push the knob.
2. Rotate the Course control knob to select [ON] then push the knob. The line below
[HEADING CHANGE ALARM] shows two values.
3. Rotate the Course control knob to select the value (heading) at the far left then
push the knob.
4. Rotate the Course control knob to set value then push the knob to confirm set-
ting.
5. Rotate the Course control knob to select [BND] and then push the knob.
6. Rotate the Course control knob to set value then push the knob to confirm set-
ting.
3-8
WIND ALARM
HEADING CHANGE ALARM
WIND DEVIATION ALARM:
TRUE WIND SPD ALARM: OFF
APP. WIND SPD ALARM: OFF
N
Heading value set (HDG)
Range setting (BND)
Range where the alarm occurs
OFF
ON
OFF
45°