User's Manual

MDC-5200/5500 Series Chapter 3 Alarm
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3.2 Map area alarm
Map area alarm function provides alarm display when echo enters or leaves from the MAP AREA.
1 Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
Select [ALARM] => [MAP AREA ALARM] => select [IN] or [OUT], and press ENT key.
[IN] mode: When the echo enters a specified map area, alarm message will be displayed at lower
right of the display and an alarm will sound.
[OUT] mode: When the echo leaves a specified map area, alarm message will be displayed at
lower right of the display and an alarm will sound.
How to edit map area
There are two methods to edit map area.
First method is to use cursor, second is to input latitude/longitude via the menu.
Example: Cursor method
1 Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
Select [ALARM] => [MAP AREA ALARM] => [EDIT] => [CURSOR] => select [1 to 10] => [GO],
and press ENT key.
2 Move cursor to first input position, then press ENT key.
No.1 mark (small circle) is displayed with numerical number on the display, and numerical data
information is displayed in the “AREA INFO” window at lower on the display.
If necessary, Latitude and longitude data can be changed using cursor and ENT key by “AREA
INFO” window. Also line color can be changed directly by using cursor by “AREA INFO” window. If
you want to delete input data, move cursor to word “DELETE”, then press ENT key.
3 Move cursor to second input position, then press ENT key. No.2 mark is displayed, and a line is
generated from No.1 to No.2.
4 Move cursor to third input position, then press ENT key. No.3 mark is displayed, and a line is
generated from No.2 to No.3 and No.1 to No.3.
You can input up to 100 points. The minimum is three points. When input is completed, press
MENU key, numerical marks on the display will disappear, and map area alarm will be activated.
x: Block number
(1 to 10)
Press
MENU key
x-1
x-2
x-1
x-2
x-3
x-1
Alarm area