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ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management
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Chapter 6 Sensor Management
Sensors Menu
The Sensors menu allows the operator to select
the sensor source to be used for each type of
data (e.g. heading, water speed, position etc.).
In addition to the selection of a sensor source,
adjustments to the heading alignment can be
made at the Heading sensor, and an offset
position can be applied to a Position sensor.
In a dual-node system, in order to apply a
consistent common reference system, both
nodes use the same sensor for each type of
sensor data (position, heading, water speed,
ground speed, etc.), regardless of the node from
which the operator makes the selection. As an
example, if the operator selects position from GPS1 on one node, GPS1 is
selected as the source of position on all nodes.
If for any reason a sensor is not providing usable data an alarm will be
raised and the data displayed in yellowish-orange.
If automatic sensor data is unavailable manually entered values may
sometimes be used in place, subject to certain restrictions.
If your system includes AIS target capability then AIS input must
be disabled before manual sensor data can be selected (see AIS
Display).
CAUTION: MANUAL SENSOR DATA
Using manual data is not the normal mode of operation. A sensor
device should be selected as soon as valid data is available.