Ecdis Control Unit Rcu-024; Control Description - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

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ECDIS Control Unit RCU-024

The RCU-024 consists of controls, keys, alphabet keyboard and trackball module
(trackball, scrollwheel and left and right mouse buttons). The trackball module func-
tions like a PC mouse. The operator rolls the trackball and operates the left and right
mouse buttons and the scrollwheel to do various functions.
Rotary encoder
for EBL
InstantAccess
knob
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Control description

POWER switch
Status LED
EBL rotary encoder
EBL 1
Keyboard
Key
Turns the system on or off. (With a FURUNO monitor unit,
the monitor is also turned on or off with this switch.)
The color and state of the LED change according to system
or alert status.
Green, lighting: Normal operation status; no alerts gener-
ated.
Green, flashing: The heater on the CPU board is on, be-
cause ambient temperature is not at least 0°C. The heater
takes about two minutes to warm the equipment. The LED
lights green after the heater goes off.
Red, lighting: Acknowledged alert or SYSTEM FAIL. SYS-
TEM FAIL occurs when there is trouble in the Processor
Unit or communication failure between the Processor Unit
and an ECDIS Control Unit. Each Control Unit detects trou-
ble and its lamp flashes in red and the buzzer sounds. If
this condition occurs at the No. 1 ECDIS Control Unit, the
SYSTEM FAIL signal is output.
Red, flashing: Unacknowledged alert or SYSTEM FAIL.
Adjusts active EBL.
Activates or deactivates EBL 1.
Status LED
Rotary encoder
for VRM
Description
1. INTRODUCTION
USB port
POWER switch
Trackball module
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