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8 units setup, 9 comms setup, 7 alarms setup – Navman tracker plotter TRACKER 5600 User Manual

Page 30: Distance units, Speed units, Depth units, Fuel units, Autopilot out, Autopilot data, Compass

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TRACKER 5600 Installation and Operation Manual

NAVMAN

13-8 Units setup

Distance units

Options are nm (nautical miles), mi (statute miles)
or km (kilometres).

Speed units

Options are kn (knots), mph (miles per hour) or kph
(kilometres per hour).

Depth units

Options are ft (feet), fm (fathoms) or m (metres).

Fuel units

Options are litres, US gal (US gallons) or Imp gal
(Imperial gallons).

Autopilot out

Disable or enable the NMEA output to an autopilot
or other instrument.

Autopilot data

Displays a list of the NMEA sentences that can be
sent to an autopilot. Turn each Off or On as required.

13-9 Comms setup

Compass

The options are °T (True north) or °M (Magnetic
north).

Temperature (optional)

The options for water temperature are °C or °F.

Wind (optional)

The options for wind speed and direction are True
or App (Apparent).

Note: that the units for wind speed

are the speed units.

NavBus

Off

: NavBus is disabled. One of the NavBus

connector pins becomes a NMEA input line
(see sections 14 and 15-3).

On

: NavBus is enabled.

NavBus group

Enter the NavBus backlight group number (the range
is 0 to 4, see section 14).

13-7 Alarms setup

For alarm operation, see section 2-5. To turn off an
alarm which is sounding, press ESC.

Arrival radius alarm

When the arrival radius alarm is enabled, an alarm
will sound:
a

When the boat is going to a point and the boat
comes within the arrival radius of the
destination

b

Or when the boat is navigating a route and the
boat comes within the arrival radius of a
waypoint in the route.
To enable the alarm, enter an arrival radius (up
to 9.99 distance units).
To disable the alarm, set the arrival radius to

Off

(0).

Anchor alarm

When the anchor alarm is enabled, an alarm will
sound when the boat moves by more than the anchor
alarm distance.

To enable the alarm, enter an anchor alarm
distance (up to 9.99 distance units). The
TRACKER saves the current boat position.
To disable the alarm, set the anchor alarm to

Off

(0).

The minimum usable setting of the alarm is
determined by the accuracy of the global positioning
system, typically within 10 m (33 ft).

Warning: Do not rely on the anchor alarm as

the only anchor watch.

XTE alarm

When the XTE alarm is enabled, an alarm will sound
when the boat is navigating to a point and the distance
from the boat to the plotted course (XTE) is more
than CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) scale (see
Appendix C, CDI).

To enable the alarm, set the XTE alarm to

On

.

To disable the alarm, set the XTE alarm to

Off

.

Danger alarm

When the danger alarm is enabled, an alarm will
sound when the boat comes within this distance of a
danger waypoint.

To enable the alarm, enter an danger alarm
distance (up to 9.99 distance units).
To disable the alarm, set the danger alarm to

Off

(0).

Low fuel alarm

When the low fuel alarm is enabled, an alarm will
sound when the fuel remaining in the tank is less
than the low fuel value.

To enable the alarm, enter a low fuel value.
To disable the alarm, set the low fuel value
to

Off

.