Instruction manual

Instruction manual

E04596

If the rate of turn or boat speed is too fast, the Port LED will

flash (Fig 5.16). Either slow the boat or reduce the angle of turn.

TACK

Fig 5.16 - Rate of turn too fast

If the rate of turn or boat speed is too slow, the Starboard LED

will flash – either increase the boat speed, or increase the angle

of turn. A short beep will indicate that the calibration has been

successful, and the Wheelpilot will return to Standby mode. If

the calibration has been unsuccessful after a period of four

minutes, a long beep will sound.

NOTE If the calibration routine keeps failing after repeated attempts,

this indicates that the Wheelpilot is experiencing excessive

magnetic deviation that it cannot compensate for. Check the

area within 1m of the Wheelpilot for likely sources, such as

cockpit speakers or large metallic objects - if these cannot be

relocated, it may be necessary to fit an external compass.

5.7 Configuring the Wheelpilot on the SimNet bus

Normally the Wheelpilot can be connected to the SimNet bus

and it will automatically detect the nav and instrument data

sources, with no user intervention necessary.

If the SimNet bus includes more than one data source, the

Wheelpilot will use the first source it detects (Fig 5.17) -

WP32

IS12 Mega

IS12 Compass

AP25 Autopilot

CP44 Chartplotter

NMEA GPS

RFC35R Compass

Fig 5.17 - Examples of multiple data sources