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press of
most recent alarm message from each
category.
Clearing alarms
Clearing an alarm means removing the
flashing alarm icon as well as the word new
from the display of that alarm on the
ALARMS
(and to see other alarms that may need
clearing), press the
ALARMS
There are two types of alarms:
• Auto-clearing alarms automatically
ALARM ALARM MESSAGE
ICON
YOUR ANCHOR MAY
BE DRAGGING
YOU'VE ARRIVED AT
WAYPT: 'NAME'
YOU'VE ENTERED
AVOID ZONE
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Clear alarm will show you the
screen. To manually clear an alarm
Clear alarm key on the
screen.
clear after the alarm condition
Table 4: 6000i alarms
ACTIVATED WHEN . . .
Vessel has moved outside the radius limit set in
anchor
the alarm.
Vessel has entered the arrive radius of an active
waypoint. This alarm is shown only if you're nav-
igating to a single waypoint, or if you've chosen
manual waypoint switching.
Vessel has entered the warning radius of an
avoidance waypoint.
disappears, or in some cases, after a
short time-out period (typically about
10 seconds). Most alarms are
auto-clearing; however, they can also
be manually cleared, if desired.
• Alarms that require manual clearing
stay on-screen until you clear them on
the alarms screen. Some serious alarms,
such as loss of position fixes, will repeat
at intervals.
All of the 6000i's alarms are described in
Table 4 below.
CONTROLLED CLEARS
ON ALARM AFTER
SCREEN? TIME–OUT?
YES No
No 10 seconds
No No
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CLEARS
WHEN
OK?
No
YES
No
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