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7 | Warranty 

 

Warranty 

To not to adversely affect the warranty, the following notices must be adhered to.  

NOTICE 

 
Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers. Only personnel trained 
and certified by ALPHATRON MARINE must make component replacement and 
internal adjustment.  
 

NOTICE 

 
Do not disassemble or modify the equipment. Failure to observe this instruction 
may cause equipment failure, and it will void the warranty. 
 

NOTICE 

 
Any modification to this equipment without prior written permission from 
ALPHATRON MARINE will void the warranty. 
 

NOTICE 

 
Installation of this product shall only be done by a certified installation company 
approved by either ALPHATRON MARINE or by an official ALPHATRON MARINE 
distributor. Acting otherwise will void the warranty. 
 

NOTICE 

 
This product contains no operator serviceable parts. Service and repair shall only be 
carried out by personnel trained and certified by ALPHATRON MARINE. 
 

NOTICE 

 
Do not place a container containing liquid on the equipment. The equipment can be 
damaged if knocked over. 
 

NOTICE 

 
When cleaning the surface, do not use any organic solvent such as thinner or 
benzine. Otherwise, the paint and markings on the surface may get damaged. For 
cleaning the surface, remove the dust and debris and wipe with a clean dry cloth. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Alphatron Marine Mode Switch 3 Pos

Page 1: ...Mode Switch 3 Pos Operation Manual www alphatronmarine com ...

Page 2: ...3 Revision History 4 Glossary 5 Abbreviations 5 Definitions 5 Safety Information 6 Warranty 7 Introduction 8 Switching control mode 9 NFU mode 9 MAN mode 10 AUTO mode 10 Alarm handling 11 Dimming 11 Alarm speaker and lamp test 12 ...

Page 3: ...ndancy is achieved by using a 2 separate CAN busses 1 for manual FU steering and 1 for automatic steering and hardwired contacts from the NFU Tiller directly to the steering control valves Switching from automatic steering to manual FU steering and vice versa is only possible by changing the position of the Mode Switch Thoroughly read this operation manual before operating the equipment We recomme...

Page 4: ...4 Preface Revision History Revision No Date Description Author 1 0 18 04 2018 First release J Kreeft ...

Page 5: ...cknowledged The acoustic noise pressure of the alarm is at least 75 dBA but not greater than 85 dBA at a distance of 1 m IEC 60945 The visual indication continues until the alarm condition is removed AlphaPilot MFM Alphatron brand name for the heading control system Autopilot A Heading Control System Indication Visual display of any message to the user which may be accompanied by a low intensity a...

Page 6: ...e to comply with the precautions or with specific dangers warnings and cautions elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the equipment ALPHATRON MARINE assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with these requirements WARNING Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Otherwise it may cause a fire or you may suffer an electrical s...

Page 7: ...arranty NOTICE Installation of this product shall only be done by a certified installation company approved by either ALPHATRON MARINE or by an official ALPHATRON MARINE distributor Acting otherwise will void the warranty NOTICE This product contains no operator serviceable parts Service and repair shall only be carried out by personnel trained and certified by ALPHATRON MARINE NOTICE Do not place...

Page 8: ...t The Mode Switch 3 Pos has 1 rotary switch knob and 3 buttons The alarm speaker button will illuminate when there is an alarm The button is used to mute the speakers of the Mode Switch 3 Pos and interconnected modules Buttons DIM and DIM are used to control the brightness level of the Mode Switch 3 Pos and interconnected modules The rotary switch knob is used to select the steering control mode F...

Page 9: ...ncy steering This mode is sometimes called EMERGENCY NFU or NFU DIRECT In this mode the NFU Tiller is hardwired to the steering gear control valves Manual steering or automatic steering control is not allowed when the Mode Switch is in position NFU Procedure Switch to position NFU to enable NFU control The control mode indicator NFU will illuminate meaning that this mode is enabled see Figure 2 Fi...

Page 10: ...witch is in position MAN it is possible to handover control to other steering modules e g Handwheel or FU Tiller In case of an emergency always switch the Mode Switch 3 Pos to the position NFU AUTO mode Control mode AUTO is for automatic steering Procedure Switch to position AUTO to enable automatic steering The control mode indicator AUTO will illuminate meaning that this mode is enabled see Figu...

Page 11: ...y via the Mode Switch When the alarm is accepted e g problem solved then the illumination on the alarm speaker button will turn off When the non illuminated alarm speaker button is pushed the speaker produces 4 short successive beeps to indicate that the operation is not valid Dimming Buttons DIM and DIM are always illuminated dimmed to a pre set brightness level and control is always allowed Push...

Page 12: ...ly push and hold buttons DIM and DIM to test the alarm speaker and the indicators The alarm speaker will beep continuously and all indicators buttons control mode indicators and ring around the rotary switch knob will illuminate continuously until the buttons are released ...

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