Installation Instructions

SeaTalkng®powerswitch(ACU-200,ACU-300,
ACU-400only)
TheACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400canprovide
powertotheSeaTalkng®backbone.Thiswill
providepowertocertainequipmentconnectedtothe
backbone(e.g.SeaTalkng®autopilotcontrolhead
andinstrumentdisplays).
SettheSeaTalkng®powerswitchontheconnector
paneltotheappropriateposition:
•ON—TheACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400will
supplypowertotheSeaTalkng®backbone.
ImportantEnsurethattherearenoother
powerfeedsconnectedintothebackbone.
•OFF—TheACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400will
NOTsupplypowertotheSeaT alkng®backbone.
Ensurethatthereisaseparatepowerfeedtothe
SeaTalkng®backbone.
Important:
Usecorrectfuse.Thefusesupplyingthe
SeaTalkng®systemMUSTberatedasperthe
valueshownontheACUconnectorpanel.
Sleepswitchconnection—ACU-200,
ACU-300,ACU-400
ASleepswitchdisablestheoperationofthe
autopilotwhileretaininganypowersuppliedtothe
SeaTalkng®backbone.
Theswitchandassociatedcablearenotsupplied
withtheEvolutionsystem.Contactyourdealeror
drivemanufacturerformoreinformation.
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-
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Wirecolor—ACU-100,
ACU-150
Wirecolor—ACU-200,
ACU-300,ACU-400
1Red
Gray(screen)
2BlueRed
3
GreenGreen
4
Gray(screen)
Blue
Note:
Wheretherearemultiplesourcesofrudder
referenceinformation,theEvolutionsystem
componentswillignorerudderinputsfromany
rudderreferenceunitsthatareNOTconnected
directlytoanEvolutionACU.
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