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• if the waypoint name has more than nine characters, the display only shows
the first nine characters.
2.4 Alarms
The SmartPilot may activate the alarms listed on the following pages. When
displaying an alarm the sounder will beeping and the display will show the
appropriate alarm message.
Responding to alarms
• Unless otherwise stated, you should deal with alarms by pressing
standby
to
clear the alarm and return to hand steering.
• In some situations, the autopilot will raise more than one alarm. When you
have dealt with the first alarm, the autopilot will display the next alarm.
Message
Description and possible actions
LARGE XTE
Large cross track error
Activated when the cross track error exceeds 0.3 nm. The alarm
clears if the heading recovers.
MOB
Man OverBoard alarm
The SmartPilot activates the Man Overboard alarm if it receives a
man overboard (MOB) message from another instrument on the
SeaTalk system. It displays the text MOB instead of the waypoint
number for the XTE, DTW and BTW data pages.
If the autopilot is in Track mode, it will sound the Waypoint
Advance alarm to notify you of the change in waypoint.
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