Instruction manual

Simrad AP26 and AP27 Autopilots
4 20221586F
2.5
Non-Follow-Up steering (NFU) .........................................................24
2.6 R3000X Remote Control (NFU).........................................................25
2.7 JS10 Joystick (NFU) ........................................................................... 25
2.8 Automatic Steering .............................................................................26
Heading capture .................................................................................. 27
2.9 Automatic control of steering parameters........................................... 27
Power boat........................................................................................... 27
Sailboat................................................................................................28
2.10 Manual Selection of HI/LO Parameters.............................................. 28
2.11 PATTERN steering.............................................................................29
U-Turn................................................................................................. 29
C-turn .................................................................................................. 30
Spiral-turn ...........................................................................................31
Zigzag-turns ........................................................................................32
Square-turn.......................................................................................... 33
Lazy S-turn.......................................................................................... 34
Depth Contour..................................................................................... 35
2.12 Dodge in AUTO.................................................................................. 37
2.13 Thruster Steering (optional)................................................................ 38
2.14 Tacking in Auto mode ........................................................................40
2.15 NoDrift ................................................................................................ 40
Dodge in NoDrift mode ......................................................................41
2.16 Navigating with the AP26 and AP27.................................................. 41
Setting the waypoint arrival circle ......................................................44
2.17 Dodge in NAV .................................................................................... 45
2.18 Selecting a different Navigation source.............................................. 45
2.19 Wind vane steering.............................................................................. 46
2.20 Tacking and gybing in Wind mode..................................................... 47
Gybing................................................................................................. 48
Tack and gybe prevent ........................................................................ 48
2.21 Wind steering and navigation ............................................................. 49