26. AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
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26.4 Track Control Functions at the ECDIS
Track control functions are available in the Voyage navigation mode. Click the [NAVI]
button to get into this mode.
(1)
TCS buttons
(2)
[Track Control Status] window
(3)
[Route Information]
box
The buttons in the TCS button
group do the following tasks. See
section 26.6.
[TCS]: Opens the TCS button
group.
[TCS Setting], [OP]: Selects a
steering mode, [GoAW] or [Go-
SEA].
[TCS State]: Shows or hides the
[Track Control Status] window.
See "Messages" on page 26-23.
The [Track Control Status] window dis-
plays a message when the route steer-
ing preconditions are not complete.
See "Messages" on page 26-23.
The route steering re-
lated indication(s)
changes according to
the autopilot connect-
ed. See section 26.7.1
for a description of the
route steering related
indications that ap-
pears in this box. The
box shown above is
applicable to autopi-
lots FAP-2000,
PR-6000, PR-9000,
and PT-500A.
[Track Control Status]
Preconditions for Track Control Start are missing:
AP connection error.
TCS
TCS
Setting
TCS
State
Go
AW
Go
SEA
TCS
TCS
State
FAP-2000,
PT-500A
TCS
OP
TCS
State
Go
AW
PT-900
FAP-3000, PR-6000,
PR-9000
[Track Control Status]
Preconditions for Track Control Start are missing:
AP connection error.