
Symbol Description
Whistle de-selected
Whistle selected
Morse light de-selected
Morse light selected
Output selector*
Press this to select the output to be used.
Dependingoftheconfiguration(seesection"Confi-
gurationoftheunit")amixofAft,Forewhistleand
morselight could be choosed.
Character selector*
Press this to browse between different output
signal characters.
See seesection"Configurationoftheunit" how to
enable more characters.
Time interval selector*
Press this to choose appropriate time interval
between 60, 90 or 120 sec of the given signal
characters.
Automatic activation
Turns the signal controllers automatics on or off.
A LED above the button shows if the function is on
oroff.WhenautomaticsisONthetext"AUT"willbe
shown on the display and the LED for the Manual
activation button will be lit when the character is
generated. The remaining time interval will also be
shownunderthetext"AUT".
If Automatics is turned off, the LED above the button
will be turned off and if an character is generated the
text"AUT"willflashuntilthecharacterhasfinished.
Dimmer
Changes the brightness of the red background light
and the 2 LED's.
Manual activation
Pressing this directly stops the automatics if it's on.
Activate outputs selected on the display. When
manually activating, either by pushing this button
orbyexternalpushbutton,thetext"MAN"willbe
shown on the display.
Automatic Signalling
The automatics has by default 5 signal characters.
5 more characters can easily be enabled in the software.
All characters can be used for the whistles or the morse light or
both simultaneously.
The outputs to be activated is shown on the display.
The period time can be changed between 60, 90 and 120 sec.
If the automatics is on and an activation is done of the panels
manual button or external push button will immediately turn the
automatics to off.
Characters and period time can be changed both when automa-
tics is on or off.
A LED indicator above the button shows the status of the
automatics.
Manual Signalling
The push button for manual activation on the panel activates
the choosen outputs shown on the display. When used, it
will de-activate the automatics if enabled.
Default characters:
Optional characters
(seesection"Configurationoftheunit"howtoenable):
"Makingwaythroughthewater"
"Makingnowaythroughthewater"
"Vesselatanchor"
"Vesselnotundercommand"
"Towedvessel"
"Keepclear(inland)"
"Vesselaground"
"Iamalteringmycoursetostarboard"
"Iamalteringmycoursetoport"
"Iamoperatingasternpropulsion"
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Matrix LCD display
Whistle active function
When a whistle are activated a potential-free relay output will
change its state. This is very useful if a Sound Signal Surveil-
lance System is installed onboard such as Kockum Sonics S90.
With this relay it is possible to connect to the surveillance
system to mute the ships own whistle.
OPERATING
GEA function
ThecontrolunithasaninputforGEAthatcanbecontrolledby
an external poteintial free relay.
Activating this input will stop any automatics and activates all
connected whistle and morselight (even if they are disabled in
the software). The signal pattern is controlled by the connected
externalGEAsystem.Theinformationforthetimeintervaland
characterwillbereplacedwiththetext"EXTERNALALARM".
After the last activated signal there is a time out of 5 seconds
before the units returns to normal function.
Bargraph shows the
actual dimmer value.
Can be set between
0 and 10.
This field shows the selec-
ted time interval.
* Only selectable when automatics is turned off.