Owners manual

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To display the battery voltage supplied to
the autopilot, press the
ADJUST
key four
times.
To turn the checksum evaluation of the
RMA, RMB and RMC data sentences on
or off, press the
ADJUST
key five times.
To turn on the checksum evaluation,
press either the up or down
ARROW
keys until 'cm:ON' is displayed.
To turn off the checksum evaluation,
press either the up or down
ARROW
key
until 'cm:OF' is displayed.
See the NAVIGATION INTERFACE
section of this manual for more
information.
To change the type of special turn
(Emergency turn, Continuous turn, or U-
turn) that will occur when you select a
special turn in the
PILOT
operating
mode, press the
TURN
key followed by
either the red or green
ARROW
key.
To reset all autopilot parameters back to
factory original settings, press and hold
both the up and down
ARROW
keys for
one second.
A dockside set-up
WILL
be performed
after a Full Reset.
See the DOCKSIDE
SETUP section of this manual for more
information.
POWER STEER
The second operating mode is
POWER
STEER
. In this mode, the display still
shows the vessel's actual compass
heading, but now the red and green
ARROW
or
DODGE
keys can be used to
turn the rudder port or starboard.
The display will switch to show the
vessel's rudder angle any time a red or
green
ARROW
or
DODGE
key is
pressed.
The positive input voltage will appear on
the SWITCHED PWR line to power a
solenoid operated 4-way-valve, or to
engage the clutch mechanism of a drive
unit on a mechanical steering system.
You can still use the wheel if you have
hydraulic steering.
If you have mechanical steering, the only
operating mode where you can use the
wheel is
STANDBY
.
The digital rudder angle display can be
locked on by pressing the
TURN
key.
To return the vessels compass heading
to the display, press the
TURN
key
again.
ADJUST KEY FUNCTIONS IN
POWER STEER
To adjust the digital rudder angle
indicator reading so that it reads zero
when the rudder is dead ahead, press
the
ADJUST
key once. While the
reading is flashing, press either the up or
down
ARROW
key to adjust the reading.