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4 Menu
4.1 Menu functions:
To access the menu you have to press
the
button. Every time the /
button is pressed the next/previous
menu item is shown, press
to enter
the menu.
- Course Alarm C1
- Damping C2
- Key Sound C3
- Contrast C4
- Baud rate C5
- Calibration C6
- Align C7
- Variation C8
- UTC Offset C9
- Unit select C10
- Trip reset C11
- GPS info C12
- Exit menu C13
4.1.1 Off Course Alarm (C1)
The Off Course Alarm can be set for a
number of degrees off course for both
sides of the course to be steered.
The buzzer inside the unit will sound as
the course is beyond the limits of the off
course setting.
• Press in the default mode to enter
the menu.
• Press again to enter the Course
Alarm Menu (C1).
Use the
/
buttons to set the
preferred course.
• Press and enter the Portside
alarm boundary with the
/
buttons.
This can be set from 2 to 45 degrees
difference.
• Press and enter the Starboard
alarm boundary with the
/
buttons.
This can be set from 2 to 45 degrees
difference.
To exit the menu press the button for
2 seconds.
Example :
If the ‘Set course’ is 246, the ‘Limit port-
side’ set to 3 and the ‘Limit starboard’ is
set to 2, then the alarm will sound if the
course change is less than 246-3 = 243
and if the course is more than 246+2 =
248 degrees.
Press the button more than 2 sec-
onds in the default mode to set the Alarm
ON or OFF (see 3.4).
4.1.2 Damping (C2)
Damping allows you to change the damp-
ing level as conditions change. The damp-
ing controls the averaging period over
which the heading is displayed. Damping
does not make the compass less accu-
rate, only slower. Damping levels can be
set from Off and 1 up to 7. In normal con-
ditions level 2 is used.
• Press in the default mode to enter
menu.
• Press the
/
buttons to select
the Damping menu (C2).
• Press to enter the Damping
menu.
• Use the
/
buttons to change
the value.
• Press short to enter the select-
ed value and to move back to the
main menu or
• Keep pressed for two seconds
to exit to the default mode.
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