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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
.