Installation Instructions

Rudderreferenceconnection
Arudderreferencesensorunitcanbeconnectedto
theACUtoproviderudderangleinformationtothe
autopilotsystem.
Theconnectionofarudderreferenceunitishighly
recommended,tohelpensureoptimumautopilot
performance.
Note:Arudderreferencesensorisnotincluded
withallautopilotproductsorsystempacks.
ConsulttheRaymarinewebsiteoryourlocaldealer
forafulllistofthecomponentsincludedwithyour
autopilotsystem.
Arudderreferenceunitconvertsitsmovement
informationtorudderanglein+/-degrees.
Certainenvironmentalconditionssuchas
cross-currentcancausetheautopilotsystemto
steerpersistentlytoportorstarboard,evenwhen
therudderiscentered.Witharudderreferenceunit
connectedtoyourautopilotsystem,youcanusean
autopilotcontrolheadtospecifyanoffsetanglein+/-
degreestocompensateforinaccuraterudderangle
informationcausedbysuchconditions.
Themoreaccuratetherudderangleinformation,the
moreaccuratelytheautopilotsystemcankeeptoa
correctcourse.
TherudderreferenceunitconnectiontotheACU
connectionpanelisshownbelow.
Ite-
m
Wirecolor—ACU-100,
ACU-150
Wirecolor—ACU-200,
ACU-300,ACU-400
1Red
Gray(screen)
2BlueRed
Ite-
m
Wirecolor—ACU-100,
ACU-150
Wirecolor—ACU-200,
ACU-300,ACU-400
3
GreenGreen
4
Gray(screen)
Blue
Note:
Wheretherearemultiplesourcesofrudder
referenceinformation,theEvolutionsystem
componentswillignorerudderinputsfromany
rudderreferenceunitsthatareNOTconnected
directlytoanEvolutionACU.
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