Simrad 000-15567-001, Instruction Manual

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OPERATION
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The indicated start bearing is accepted by pressing the
ACK/ENT
button, or increased/decreased by using the
arrow buttons and then pressing the
ACK/ENT
button. If
no action is taken within 3 minutes, the start-up process
will continue with the indicated start bearing.
The bearing indication stops flashing when the start
bearing is accepted, while the lamp remains flashing.
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The rotor will now start rotating, and reaches full speed
after maximum 30 minutes.
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When the rotor has reached full speed, the compass starts
the north seeking function. The display will now change to
show the compass’ actual heading, and from now on
bearing output will be available.
The lamp near the
GYRO
button change from flashing to
steady light.
The GC80/GC85 will be settled within 3 hours when started
with a deviation angle less than 5°. With a larger deviation
angle, the compass will be settled within 4 hours.
Turning the Gyro compass OFF
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Press the
POWER
button on the Control panel. The light in
the
POWER
button will be switched off.
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Repress the
POWER
button to activate the rotor break
function. The light in the
POWER
button will be lit again.
Active rotor break is indicated by:
-
flashing display
- a soft clicking sound heard from the gyrocompass
The rotor break function will be active for maximum 4
minutes.
Caution
It is very important that the rotor break is activated to stop the
rotor rotation to prevent any possible damage by ship’s
movement!
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3
Press the
POWER
button again to shut down the
gyrocompass when both the data and the dot in the display
change from flashing to steady light.
The light in the
POWER
button will now be turned OFF.