AUTOPILOT
1 Part specification....................................................................................................................6
1.1 Welcome aboard!............................................................................................................8
1.2 Capabilities.....................................................................................................................8
1.3 Principle of operation......................................................................................................8
1.4 Components ...................................................................................................................9
1.4.1 Autopilot instrument...............................................................................................9
1.4.2 Servo Unit (A-1500 and A-1510) ...........................................................................9
1.4.3 Rudder Angle Transmitter......................................................................................9
1.1.1 Compass transducer .............................................................................................9
1.1.2 Pumpset ..............................................................................................................10
1.1.3 Linear Drive .........................................................................................................10
1.4.4 Solenoid Valve Drive ...........................................................................................10
1.5 Registering this product................................................................................................10
1.6 About this manual.........................................................................................................10
2 Installation.............................................................................................................................11
2.1 Installing the instrument................................................................................................12
2.1.1 Installing instrument to the Server.......................................................................13
3 First start...............................................................................................................................14
3.1 Initialising the instrument in a Nexus Network..............................................................14
3.2 Re-initialising the instrument ........................................................................................14
4 Operation...............................................................................................................................16
4.1 Instrument overview......................................................................................................16
4.1.1 Instrument display................................................................................................16
4.1.2 Instrument pages and functions ..........................................................................16
4.1.3 Instrument modes................................................................................................16
1.1.4 Instrument power on/off.......................................................................................17
4.2 How to use the push-buttons........................................................................................17
4.2.1 MODE..................................................................................................................17
4.2.2 LEFT....................................................................................................................17
4.2.3 RIGHT..................................................................................................................17
4.2.4 SET......................................................................................................................17
4.2.5 OFF......................................................................................................................17
4.2.6 Tack.....................................................................................................................17
4.2.7 Setup mode .........................................................................................................18
4.2.8 Lighting................................................................................................................18
5 Function ................................................................................................................................19
5.1 Standby mode...............................................................................................................19
5.2 Autopilot mode..............................................................................................................19
5.2.1 Activate automatic steering .................................................................................19
5.2.2 Turn off automatic steering..................................................................................19
5.2.3 Automatic steering by compass...........................................................................19
5.2.4 Automatic steering by navigator ..........................................................................20
5.2.5 Automatic steering by wind..................................................................................20
5.2.6 Power steering.....................................................................................................22
5.2.7 Dodging and returning to last automatic steering function ..................................22
6 Setup......................................................................................................................................23
6.1 Setup mode ..................................................................................................................23
6.1.1 The setup mode is divided into 4 setup groups...................................................23
6.1.2 How to access setup mode .................................................................................23
6.1.3 How to change a setting......................................................................................23
6.1.4 How to return to previous mode...........................................................................23
6.1.5 Factory default settings........................................................................................23
6.2 Lighting setup group [Lit] ..............................................................................................25
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