NorthStar 961 Reference Manual page 253

Clearing an alarm
961/962 Operations and Reference Manual, Rev. A
Chapter 12 - Alarms, TideTrack, Currents, and Echo Sounding
The different types of onscreen alarm messages are
color-coded as follows:
•
red alarm messages provide warnings, such as GPS
receiver failure, anchor dragging, or entry into an
avoidance point
•
yellow messages provide cautions, such as demo mode,
nearing a waypoint or avoidance point, and excessive
cross-track error (XTE)
•
green messages provide information, such as arriving at a
waypoint, passing a waypoint, or changing to a new
waypoint
Whenever an alarm message appears on any screen, an
audible alarm will sound, unless you've turned off the alarm
audio. Before turning off the alarm audio, however, remember
that the audio beep is necessary when you're not looking at
the display screen. For details about the alarm audio, see
"Understanding the alarm audio" starting on page 12-10.
Most of the alarms automatically clear when the alarm
condition stops, although some alarms require manual
clearing on the ALARMS screen, as described below.
Clearing an alarm means you've removed the onscreen alarm
message, and the alarm audio, if on, stops beeping. There are
two types of alarms: alarms that are auto-clearing and alarms
that require manual clearing.
Auto-clearing alarms
Auto-clear alarms automatically clear after the alarm condition
disappears, or in some cases, after a short time-out period.
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