2. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
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How to operate the buttons on the InstantAccess bar
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The InstantAccess bar
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has four types of buttons: toggle button, drop-down list but-
ton, slider bar button, and specialty button. (The MOB, Capture and Undo buttons are
specialty buttons that provide a single-action function.) The buttons can be operated
with the trackball module or the InstantAccess knob. This section shows you how to
operate the buttons with the InstantAccess knob.
1. Push the InstantAccess knob to enable its use with the InstantAccess bar
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.
2. Rotate the InstantAccess knob to select a button. The background color of the
button selected is light blue.
3. Do one of the following depending on button type.
1) Toggle button: Push the knob to select setting.
2) Drop-down list button or slider bar: Rotate the knob to select an item or ad-
just the slider bar. Push the knob to confirm your selection or setting.
Note 1: You can use the ESC key to go back one step in the current operating
sequence.
Note 2: The InstantAccess knob only adjusts the slider bar on the
InstantAccess bar
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.
2.1.4 Sensor information box
The sensor information box displays ship's heading, speed, course over the ground,
speed over the ground and position. When the user-selected sensor fails, the system
automatically selects another sensor. The color of the indications change according to
sensor status. For details, see the table on the next page.
Toggle button Drop-down list button Slider bar button
The digital indications and sensor names are
colored according to sensor state. See the table
below.
• HDG: Heading and its source.
• SPD: Longitudinal speed and its source. The
direction of transverse speed is indicated with
arrows, , Starboard, , Port.
• COG: Course over ground and its source.
• SOG: Speed over ground and its source.
• POSN: Latitude and longitude position of own
ship and its source.
Note: The position source shall meet the re-
quirements of IMO MSC.112(73).
[Palette] button
Palette
choices