Position Monitoring" Display (-- Not For Np 5100 --) - Raytheon NautoPilot NP 5100 Operator's Manual

2.3.5.5 "Position Monitoring" display (- - not for NP 5100 - -)
General information on "Position Monitoring"
This function compares position information from different source. It compares either the
position information of two different sensors, or the information from one source with
Dead Reckoning position data.
If the difference between the monitored sources exceeds the "Off Position Limit", an alert
is generated.
Figure 35: Display for the "Position Monitoring" function (no limit exceeded)
Displayed position sensors can be GPS, LoranC, ECDIS or Dead Reckoning, the corre-
sponding data source is displayed with "GPS","LC", "II"or "Dead Recko" (Figure 35
shows a dead reckoned position).
In the upper right corner below the status bar the current operating mode of the AutoPi-
Edition: September 2014
OPERATION
NautoPilot 5000 Series
Please note (only for Course Control):
It is advisable to check the "Set", "Drift" and "Off
Position Limit" settings to prevent needless alarms,
which are caused by changing environmental
conditions (drift).
The settings should be checked and adapted more
often, either after changed environmental conditions
(drift) or after course changes.
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