9.1 Alarms
Alarms alert you to a situation or hazard requiring
your attention.
You can set up alarms to alert you to certain
conditions.
Alarms are raised by system functions, and also
external equipment connected to your display.
When an alarm event occurs an audible and visual
alarm is activated which indicates the alarm state.
Alarm thresholds can be configured from the relevant
alarm page / menu.
Instrument alarms
Alarms available on the i60 Wind are listed below.
• High true wind speed
• Low true wind speed
• High apparent wind angle
• Low apparent wind angle
Note:
Alarms are not available on the i60 Close
Hauled wind.
Alarm indications
An alarm event is indicated by both audible and
visual warnings.
High true wind speed alarm
The
High true wind speed alarm
sounds when the
true wind speed is equal to or more than the
High
true wind speed threshold
. The alarm sounds until
silenced manually.
Low true wind speed alarm
The
Low true wind speed alarm
sounds when the
true wind speed is equal to or less than the
Low
true wind speed threshold
. The alarm sounds until
silenced manually.
High apparent wind angle alarm
The
High apparent wind angle alarm
sounds when
the apparent wind angle equal to or more than the
High apparent wind angle threshold
. The alarm
sounds until silenced manually.
Low apparent wind angle alarm
The
Low apparent wind angle alarm
sounds when
the apparent wind angle is equal to or less than the
Low apparent wind angle threshold
. The alarm
sounds until silenced manually.
Silencing alarms
1. Press any button to silence an active alarm.
Enabling / Disabling alarms
Alarms can be enabled or disabled at any time.
With the relevant alarm page displayed:
1. Press and hold the
Tack
button for 1 second to
switch the alarm on or off.
When the alarm is on the alarm threshold is
displayed.
Setting alarm thresholds
You can adjust the threshold at which alarms are
triggered by following the steps below.
With the relevant alarm page displayed:
1. Press the
VMG
and
Tack
buttons at the same
time to enter adjust mode.
The current threshold will start to flash.
2. Use the
Tack
button to increase the alarm
threshold.
3. Use the
VMG
button to decrease the alarm
threshold.
4. Press the
VMG
and
Tack
buttons at the same
time to save the new alarm threshold and exit
adjust mode.
Note:
The illustration above is an example
depicting setting the Maximum true wind speed
alarm threshold.
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