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Simrad GC80/85 Dual MK2 Gyro Compass
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Alarm messages on the Change over panel
The alarm codes for the Dual system will be displayed 1 at a time in the
Change over panel's display. The alarm codes will be displayed after the
data lines when the ARROW DOWN button is pressed, and will only be
available as long as the alarm situation is present.
G1 ALARM 01/05
GPS Com Alarm
In the example above, the system received a GPS communication alarm on
Gyro number 1. The indication shows that this is the first of 5 alarm codes.
Acknowledging an alarm
An alarm is acknowledged by pressing the ACK/ENT button.
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The audible alarm will be silenced.
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If the alarm situation has disappeared, the alarm lamp will be
switched off and the alarm code will be removed from the LCD.
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If the alarm situation continues, the alarm lamp will switch from
flashing to steady light. The LCD will return to show true bearing
with flashing numbers to indicate that the bearing may have large
errors.
An alarm code for an active error may be recalled by pressing the DISP
button until the alarm code is shown on the display. It is possible to recall
any alarm code in the LCD for as long as the alarm situation is present.
The ALARM MESSAGES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS section, page 133, has
a complete list of alarm codes.
Internal buzzer silence only
By installing an external acknowledging switch, it is possible to silence the
buzzer while the alarm code remains in the display.
Install the switch to the Control unit according to the Wiring diagrams on
page 88 onwards.
Could only be used if no pendulum switch is installed!
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