Alarm Tab - Garmin GPS 152 Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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Main Menu:

Com and Alrm Tabs

Alarm Tab

Press ENTER/MARK to acknowledge

an alarm.

The DGPS beacon transmitters are operated by the U.S. Coast Guard (or similar government agency

in other countries), which is responsible for their accuracy and maintenance. For DGPS transmitter

problems or to ﬁ nd the most updated list of frequencies and coverage areas, contact your local USCG

(or foreign equivalent), or see their web site at http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/.

Alrm (Alarm) Tab— allows you to deﬁ ne the alarm setting for Anchor Drag, Arrival, Off Course,

Clock, Shallow Water and Deep Water.

• Anchor Drag— sets an alarm to sound when you've exceeded a speciﬁ ed drift distance. Enter a

distance up to 9.99 miles or kilometers in the distance ﬁ eld and use the control ﬁ eld to turn the

alarm on and off.

• Arrival— sets an alarm to sound when you're a speciﬁ ed distance or time away from a destination

waypoint. Enter a distance radius or time for sounding the alarm and use the control ﬁ eld to set the

alarm to 'Off', 'Dist' (Distance), or 'Time'.

• Off Course— sets an alarm to sound when you're off a desired course by a speciﬁ ed distance. Enter a

distance in the distance ﬁ eld and use the control ﬁ eld to turn the off course alarm on and off.

• Clock— provides an alarm for the system clock. Enter a time in the time ﬁ eld and turn the alarm on

and off from the control ﬁ eld menu. Remember to enter alarm times in the same time format (UTC

or local) you're using for your system. The unit must be on for the clock alarm to work.

• Shallow Water/Deep Water*— set alarms to sound when you enter an area of speciﬁ ed depth that

is too shallow and/or too deep. Enter a depth in the distance ﬁ elds and use the control ﬁ elds to

turn the alarms on and off.

* You must be receiving sonar NMEA data (pg. 79) for this function to work.

To set an alarm:

1. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the ﬁ eld to the right of the alarm name you wish activate

and press ENTER/MARK.

2. Change the mode to 'On' (Dist or Time for the 'Arrival' alarm) and press ENTER/MARK.

3. Highlight the next ﬁ eld to the right and press ENTER/MARK, then enter the desired settings and

press ENTER/MARK to ﬁ nish.

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