Navman 5500i Tracker - ALARM

[bob_tyler]

I find that I can only hear the alarm from this when it is dead quiet as I am quite hard of hearing (too much rifle shooting in my young days, without earmuffs).

Is there any way of connecting the alarm to, perhaps, a light or led set in the bulkhead between the cabin and the cockpit so as to attract my attention.

The Navman is by the chart table below and although I can see it from a helming position (sailing on Starboard anyway) I cannot hear the alarm from there. Nor can I hear it if the engine is running.

Otherwise it is a really excellent piece of gear.

Bob

 

[pvb]

RTFM...

I had a 5600, which certainly had an output for an external alarm, so I'm sure the 5500 will too. Check out the owner's manual for wiring details. You can download it from here.

 

[philip_stevens]

Connect an external "beeper" between the Red +ve and Green -ve, page 35 in the manual.

If you have any problems Bob, give me a call and I will see what I can do for you. I have a small loose beeper on the boat, and I will try it on my 5500 first.

 

[bob_tyler]

Thanks for that. I suppose that the old saying "Read the Manual if all else fails" applies here.

 

[LadyStardust]

Has anyone got the external alarm to work?
I have connected a 12v buzzer from maplin between +ve and the green wire and it alarms all the time. I have done a system reset on the tracker (mine is a 5600) but that makes no difference, even powering off the tracked still leaves the buzzer going quietly. I would have thought the alarm output is shot, but I look forward to someone telling me what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks Paul C.

 

[philip_stevens]

Contact Mark Parkin of Navimo (Plastimo) by email m.parkin@plastimo.co.uk. He was very helpful when I had a problem with my 5500 - and if he does not know, he can get information from France.

 

[LadyStardust]

Thanks for that, I forgot they are quite helpfull