Switching Off A Panel - Vetus STE5512D Manuel D'utilisation

3.4 Direction switch (Push-button or Joy-stick)
Use the joystick to operated the electric motor.
If the direction is changed from port to starboard or vice versa in one
movement it will take about 1.5 seconds before the electric motor
reacts.
This allows the electric motor to come to a stop before it has to rotate
into another direction.
If a direction switch is operated for more than 2 minutes at a time
the electric motor will be switched off. A warning signal (. - . . -) will
be heard as long as the switch is being operated. The LED will be on
simultaneously red and blue.
Once the switch has been released and the LED has gone back to
blue the electric motor can be switched on again.
Always switch off the panel when manoeuvring is completed.
3.5

Switching OFF a panel

Press once the 'ON/OFF' switch once, the buzzer will beep once; after
retracting the thruster the buzzer will reply with the sign didididah-
didah ( . . . - . - ).
Automatic switching off will take pace 15 minutes after the last op-
eration of the joystick.
Here too, the buzzer will reply with the sign didididahdidah ( . . . - . - ).
• Switch off the main switch when leaving the ship.
3.6 Protections
Thermal protection of the motor
If the motor gets overheated it will be switched off and the panel will
sound a warning signal once didahdididah ( . - . . - ).
At a panel which is 'ON' , the LED flashes red and simultaneously blue
is continuously on.
At a panel that is 'OFF' the LED flashes red.
Once the motor has cooled down sufficiently the panel will sound a
signal dahdah ( - - ).
Now the motor can be switched on again.
Retracting of the thruster is disturbed
Retracting of the thruster is not possible because the actuator shear
pin has been broken.
Approx. 10 seconds after switching off the panel once a warning sig-
nal didahdididah ( . - . . - ) will sound and the LED will be on in red.
Reset the system after replacement of the shear pin by switching off
and on the power supply to the thruster.
For replacement of the shear pin see '6 Trouble shooting' .
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aution
Power supply failure
During deployment of the thruster the power supply is witched off
or a voltage dip occurs.
Once the power is back to normal will:
- a beep sound three times on the panel or on both the panels,
- the LED on the panel flashes blue,
- the thruster further first be fully deployed retracted immediately
afterwards.
Press twice the 'ON / OFF' switch to turn on the panel to use the
thruster.
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