user manual

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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