Choosing Objects Used In Chart Alerts - Furuno FCR-2107 Series Operator's Manual

9.1.2

Choosing objects used in chart alerts

You can also include calculation areas which have to be noted when sailing (for example, restricted areas). To
include these areas in chart alerts, do the following:
1. Spin the scrollwheel to show Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the guidance area then push the left button.
2. Choose Initial Settings from the menu then push the scrollwheel.
3. Place the cursor on the triangle inside the Initial Settings dialog box to open the Initial Settings menu.
4. Choose Chart Alert parameters then push the scrollwheel.
5. Click the Chart Alerts tab to show the Chart Alerts dialog box. In the Ignore box at the top of the window, use
the left button to click the alert item you wish to process.
6. Choose what alert type you desire. Click the Indication button to display visual alert, or Alarm/Warn button to
get the audible alert. The item chosen is moved from the Ignore box to the Indication or Alert Box as
appropriate.
7. To remove an alert, click it in the Indication or Alert Box with the left button then click the Ignore button. To
change an alert method, click it in the Indication or Alert Box with the left button then click the Indication or
Alert button as appropriate.
8. Click the Parameters tab with the left button.
9. Time and sector angle are explained in section 9.3 Activating Own Ship Check. Set them appropriately.
In the example at right above, a visual indication will be released when your vessel nears a User Chart Danger Area,
and an audio alarm will sound when your vessel goes into a Safety Contour or a Traffic Separation Zone.
9. Chart Alerts
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