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5 xte (cross track error) alarm, 6 speed alarm, 7 proximity alarm – Furuno GP-1850WF User Manual

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9. PLOTTER ALARMS


9-3

9.5

XTE (Cross Track Error)
Alarm

The XTE alarm warns you when your boat is
off its intended course. When the XTE alarm
is active, two red dashed lines mark the XTE
alarm area.

: Alarm

Destination
waypoint

Own ship's
position

Alarm
setting

How the XTE alarm works


1. Press the [ALARM] key to open the alarm

menu.

2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select XTE ALARM.
3. Press the EDIT soft key to open the XTE

alarm window.

XTE ALARM

ON 0.100nm
OFF

XTE alarm window


4. Press ▲ to select ON.
5. Key in the alarm range desired. The XTE

alarm range is 0.001 to 9.999 miles.

6. Press the ENTER soft key or the

[ENTER] key to register your selection.


9.6 Speed

Alarm

The speed alarm warns you when your
boat’s speed is within, over/under or under
the speed range set.

1. Press the [ALARM] key to open the alarm

menu.

2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select SPEED ALARM.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to display the

speed alarm window.

SPEED ALARM

WITHIN

1

5.0 ~ 15.3

OVER/UNDER kt
OFF

Speed alarm window


4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select WITHIN or

OVER/UNDER.

5. Key in the alarm range desired.
6. Press the ENTER soft key or the

[ENTER] key to finish.


9.7 Proximity

Alarm

The proximity alarm alerts you when your
vessel nears a waypoint by the distance set
for that waypoint on the waypoint list. This
distance is called the proximity alarm radius.
The waypoint having a proximity alarm
radius is shown with

. You can globally

activate or deactivate the proximity alarm
here.

1. Press the [ALARM] key to open the alarm

menu.

2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select PROXIMITY

ALARM.

3. Press the EDIT soft key to show the

proximity alarm window.

PROXIMITY ALARM

ON
OFF

Proximity alarm window


4. Select ON or OFF by the cursor pad.
5. Press the ENTER soft key or the

[ENTER] key to register your selection.