Error Messages; Table 10 - Warning Messages - ComNav Commander P2 Installation & Operation Manual

ComNav Commander P2 Installation & Operation
Appendix 2

Error Messages

There are a number of different error messages in the Commander P2 autopilot system.
These messages are displayed on the Control Head screen, and are usually accompanied by
an audible alarm.
The following errors are classified as warnings. Operation of the autopilot continues
normally. The error messages may be temporarily suppressed by pressing the
They are automatically cancelled should the condition that caused them be removed.
COURSE ERROR
EEPROM ERROR
TURN RATE HIGH
TURN RATE LOW
WAYPOINT ARRIVED
WIND SHIFTED
WIND SPEED TOO LOW
XTE OVER LIMIT
Table 10 – Warning Messages
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Message
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Adjust steering parameters to prevent this.
The system has detected a non-fatal error in one of the
memory devices on the SPU.
Contact your ComNav Dealer for repair service at your
earliest convenience.
The system previously detected an auxiliary Control Head
NO AUX #1 connected to J12- A
NO AUX #2 it now.
Check all wiring.
The measured rate of turn of the vessel has exceeded the
Turn Rate set in the Auto menu.
The measured rate of turn of the vessel is much lower than
the Turn Rate set in the Auto menu.
The Navigation System used in NAV mode has sent a
message to the Commander P2 indicating that the vessel
has entered the arrival circle around the active waypoint.
The Commander P2 has detected that the wind has shifted
by more than the "Wind Shift" value in the Wind menu, for a
period of time exceeding the "Wind Shift Delay" set in the
Wind menu.
The Wind Speed is less than about 6 Knots.
The Cross-Track Error limit set in the Nav menu has been
exceeded. Adjust steering parameters to prevent this. Also,
ensure "XTE Sense" in the Nav menu is set correctly.
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Description
The vessel is in AUTO, WORK or NAV modes, and has
been off the commanded course by more than 20° for
more than 32 seconds.
Or, it is in WIND mode, and the angle of the wind has
been more than 20° different than the commanded wind
angle, for more than 32 seconds.
1 (or J13- A
UX
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button.
2), but cannot detect
UX