Operating; Switching On; Main Display; Backlight Setting - Vetus ECGPS Manuel D'utilisation Et Instructions D'installation

3

Operating

3.1

Switching on

The instrument must be switched on with
a separate switch (there is no ON/OFF
switch on the instrument itself).
All segments will
be show for 2 sec-
onds. Then this four
horizontal lines are
displayed while the
display is waiting for
compass data.
3.2

Main display

The main display
can show magnetic
heading, true head-
ing, GPS heading
or Drift.
Press the right ar-
row button 2 sec-
onds to change the
display mode.
3.3

Backlight setting

The backlight has 7 settings:
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Level 4
- Level 5
- Remote
- Off
If the remote set-
ting is chosen the
brightness of the
backlight will be set
by a voltage applied
to the backlight pin
on the connector.
See '5.3 Connections' and '8 Options' for
pin information.
16
100506.01
(Default mode)
2 sec.
3.4

Off Course Alarm

While in the default
mode, press the
button for 2
seconds to switch
the alarm on or off.
Before you can use
the alarm you have
to enter the alarm
setting.
To enter the alarm setting see '4.1.1 Off
course alarm (ST1)'.
If the alarm is switched on, the alarm in-
dicator is displayed and both limits are
shown at the message line.
3.5

Select second line message

While in default
mode, press the
button to
choose the mes-
sage which will be
shown on the mes-
sage line.
You can choose be-
tween:
1 Time
2 Date
3 Latitude
4 Longitude
5 GPS speed
6 Trip
7 Log
8 GPS course
Electronic Compass / GPS ECGPS