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Software setup | NSO-II Installation Manual
Autopilot setup
Verifying the autopilot connection
When an AC12N, AC42N, or SG05 is connected to the NSO-II system, the NSO-II will
automatically detect the autopilot and an Autopilot menu icon will be included in the
‘Settings’ menu.
If no ‘Autopilot’ icon is available in the menu, establish the connection by running the auto
select process.
The auto select process may also be used if the list of data sources needs to be updated when
a unit has been physically replaced.
If the AC12N, AC42N or SG05 is later disconnected, the ‘Autopilot’ menu icon will remain
available, but only a few of the menu items will be available.
Commissioning the autopilot
When the autopilot installation is completed, the commissioning procedures must be
performed. Failure in setting up the autopilot correctly may prohibit the autopilot from
functioning properly.
The setup of the autopilot computers (AC12N/42N) can be done in full from either an NSO-
II, NSS, NSE unit, IS40 Display, or from an AP24/AP28 control head. The following sections
describe how you confi gure the autopilot from the NSO-II unit.
If you connect the NSO-II to an already commissioned autopilot system, you only have to do
an automatic source selection as described above before the autopilot is ready to be used.
Dockside setup
Initiating the required dockside setup is done from within the Commissioning dialog.
Completed procedures are labelled with a tick.
When the autopilot computer is delivered from factory AND ANY TIME AFTER AN AUTOPILOT
RESET HAS BEEN PERFORMED, you will have to run a complete setup again.
All steps in all commissioning procedures are clearly described on-screen, and you will be
guided step by step through the process.
1. Press the ‘STBY/AUTO’ key to ensure that the autopilot is in standby mode
2. Activate the autopilot commissioning dialog as shown above
3. Select boat type
• The boat type setting is used by the system to select appropriate preset steering parameters.
It will also aff ect available autopilot features.
4. Perform the rudder calibration
• Used if you have a rudder feedback unit installed. This calibration is used to ensure that the
physical rudder movement corresponds to the rudder angle displayed on the NSO-II unit.
VRF (Virtual Rudder Feedback) calibration
• The Virtual Feedback option enables your autopilot to steer without a conventional rudder
feedback unit. This function is designed for vessels up to 40 ft. powered by outboard or stern
drives only.
• The Virtual Feedback option will only be available when there is no feedback unit connected
at fi rst time turn on, or at turn on after an autopilot reset.
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