Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- SIMRAD AP35 AUTOPILOT
- DOCUMENT HISTORY
- 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
- 2 OPERATION OF THE AUTOPILOT
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 ON/OFF - Standby mode
- Follow-Up steering
- 2.4 Non-Follow-Up steering
- 2.5 NFU Steering lever
- 2.6 NFU Push button remote control
- 2.7 R3000X Remote Control
- 2.8 S35 NFU Steering Lever
- 2.9 Automatic Steering
- 2.10 Automatic Speed selection
- 2.11 Manual speed selection
- 2.12 Navigating with the AP35
- 2.13 WORK-mode
- 2.14 TURN-mode
- 2.15 Dodging
- 2.16 Multiple station system
- 2.17 Lock function
- 2.18 User Set-up Menu
- 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- 3.1 AP35 Autopilot System
- 3.2 AP35 Control Unit
- 3.3 Junction units
- 3.4 RFC35 Fluxgate compass
- 3.5 RC25 Rate Compass
- 3.6 CDI35 Course Detector Interface
- 3.7 RI35 Mk2 Rudder Angle Indicator
- 3.8 RF300 Rudder Feedback Unit
- 3.9 RF45X Rudder Feedback Unit
- 3.10 R3000X Remote
- 3.11 GI51 Gyro Interface
- 3.12 NI300X NMEA Interface
- 3.13 S35 NFU Steering Lever
- 3.14 FU50 Steering Lever
- 3.15 IP protection
- 4 INSTALLATION
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Installation checklist
- 4.3 Unpacking and handling
- 4.4 Determine system configuration
- 4.5 AP35 System Layout
- 4.6 RF300 Rudder feedback
- 4.7 RF45X Rudder Feedback Unit
- 4.8 Junction unit
- 4.9 Drive unit
- 4.10 Control unit
- 4.11 RFC35 Fluxgate Compass
- 4.12 RC25 Rate Compass
- 4.13 R3000X Remote Control
- 4.14 FU50 Steering Lever
- 4.15 S35 NFU Steering Lever
- 4.16 F1/2 Remote Control
- 4.17 RI35 Mk2 Rudder Angle Indicator
- 4.18 Interfacing
- 4.19 Single NMEA input/output
- 4.20 Double NMEA input/output
- 4.21 Additional NMEA output on Port 2
- 4.22 Input from “NMEA Compass”
- 4.23 Radar Clock/Data
- 4.24 IS15 Instrument
- 4.25 Analog Repeater
- 4.26 Digital Repeater
- 4.27 External Alarm
- 4.28 NI300X NMEA Interface Unit
- 4.29 CI300X Compass Interface
- 4.30 GI51 Gyro Interface
- 4.31 CD100A Course Detector
- 4.32 CDI35 Interface
- 4.33 Software Setup Procedure
- 4.34 Sea Trial
- 4.35 Final sea trial
- 4.36 Providing user training
- 5 MAINTENANCE
- 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING
- 7 SPARE PARTS LIST
Simrad AP35 Autopilot
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A group of user adjustable settings are provided in the AP35 USER SETUP
MENU (page
25). The settings allows adjustment of display visibility,
selection of heading sensors, navigation and position sources and the ability
to select between automatic or manual adjustable sea state filter.
Alarms are presented in plain text to alert you of system and external data
failure conditions. Alarms include both audible and visual presentations. The
alarm listing is on page
91.
2.2 ON/OFF - Standby mode
A single press on the STBY button switches the system ON and the
following status displays are shown:
HW rev. 0
SW V1R4
* AP35 *
* Robertson *
P00 M00 S000
SW V1R8
* J300X *
* Robertson *
Software V(ersion) and R(elease)
Autopilot model
Hardware revision
Software V(ersion) and R(elease)
Junction unit model
Self check
Main board revision
Power board revision
SW and HW revisions shown are examples only
After approx. 5 seconds the system is operative and the unit that was turned
on will show the STBY mode Primary Display. Other units in a multistation
system will display "Inactive". Control can be available at any unit by
pressing the STBY button.
A long press (2-3 sec.) on the STBY button switches the system OFF.
Note ! In an emergency it is possible on a multistation system to turn OFF the
system at any control unit by pressing down the STBY button for 2-3
seconds.
STBY mode is also the mode that is used when steering the boat manually.
Second Press
S123
STBY
OFF
Secondary Display
First Press
STBY
OFF
Primary Display
5 sec.
S123
RFC
HI
12
Standby mode.
Current heading from RFC
compass.
HI speed selected.
Rudder angle: 12 degrees
to starboard.
Standby mode.
Current heading.