Owners manual

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OPERATION
For one second the first thing you will
see when the autopilot is turned on is the
software revision number.
Example:
'01.09'.
This will tell you the version of
the computer program in your autopilot.
To tell if you have the most current
version of the autopilot program, call the
factory with the software revision number
displayed. If you do not have the latest
version, we will be able to tell you how to
have your autopilot updated.
STANDBY
The first operating mode is
STANDBY
.
In this mode, the display will show you
the vessel's actual compass heading.
Any rudder angle indicators fitted will now
show the vessel's rudder angle.
If the compass heading on the digital
display does not agree with the vessels
actual heading, adjust the heading offset
by the amount of the error.
(For example,
if the vessels actual compass heading is
265 and the digital display reads 260, the
offset should be increased by 5 degrees
as described below.)
ADJUST KEY FUNCTIONS IN
STANDBY:
Press the
ADJUST
key once to adjust
the speed sensitivity.
The speed sensitivity is turned off when
'SP: 0' is displayed.
The autopilot will switch from SLOW to
FAST when any other value is displayed
(when the vessel's speed is one knot or
more higher than the displayed speed)
and from FAST to SLOW (when the
vessel's speed is one knot or more lower
than the displayed speed).
This feature requires that the autopilot
be interfaced to a navigation device,
preferably a GPS, or plotter driven by a
GPS, that outputs one of the NMEA
0183 RMA, RMC, VBW, VHW or VTG
data sentences.
To display the current compass offset,
press the
ADJUST
key twice
To increase or decrease the offset, press
either the up or down
ARROW
key. (An
offset of 005 degrees will add 5 degrees
to the compass heading and an offset of
355 degrees will subtract 5 degrees from
the compass heading.)
The heading offset may need to be as
much as 180 degrees, depending on the
type and brand of compass connected to
the autopilot
To display the current minimum or night
time brightness level, press the
ADJUST
key three times.
To increase or decrease the minimum
brightness level, press either the up or
down
ARROW
key.