Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

11.9PilotSet-up
WhenconnectedtoanEvolutionautopilotthePilot
Set-uppageisavailable.
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Back—Gobacktothepreviousmenu.
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PilotStatus—Currentpilotmode.
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Close—Closesthepilotset-uppageanddisplays
thehomescreen.
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Pilotcontrol—Switchesautopilotcontrolviathe
multifunctiondisplayonandoff.
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Pilotbar—SwitchesthePilotbaronandoff.
6Pilotsettings—Displaysavailablepilotsettingsthat
canbeconguredfromthemultifunctiondisplay.
Note:ThePilotsettingsmenuisonlyavailableon
thedatamastermultifunctiondisplay.
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Leisure—PlacestheautopilotinLeisuremode.
Leisuremodeissuitableforlongpassageswheretight
headingcontrolisnotcritical.
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Performance—PlacestheautopilotinPerformance
mode.Performancemodeprovidesgoodcourse
keepingwithoutoverworkingtheautopilot.
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Cruise—PlacestheautopilotinCruisemode.Cruise
modeprovidestightheadingcontrol.
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Rudderbar—Indicatesthepositionoftherudder.
AccessingthePilotSet-uppage.
WhenconnectedtoanEvolutionautopilotyoucan
accessthePilotSet-uppagebyfollowingthesteps
below.
FromtheHomescreen:
1.SelectSet-up.
2.SelectSystemSettings.
3.SelectExternalDevices.
4.SelectPilotSet-up.
11.10Pilotsettings
ThePilotsettingsoptionisavailableonadata
mastermultifunctiondisplaywhenitisintegrated
withanEvolutionautopilot.
ThePilotsettingsenablethesetupand
commissioningofanEvolutionautopilotusinga
multifunctiondisplay.
ThePilotsettingsincludethefollowingoptions:
•VesselSettings
•DriveSettings
•SailBoatSettings
•Commissioning
Initialsetupandcommissioning
Vesselsettings
Thevesselsettingsaredesignedtoprovideoptimum
steeringperformancefortypicalvessels.
Itisimportanttocompletethevesselhulltype
selectionaspartoftheinitialset-up,asitformsa
keypartoftheautopilotcalibrationprocess.You
canalsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimebyselecting
PilotSettings>VesselsettingsfromthePilot
Set-uppage.
Vesselsettingincludethefollowingoptions:
•VesselHullType
•DriveType
•CompassOffset
•CalibrationLock
Vesselhulltypeselection
Thevesselhulltypeoptionsaredesignedtoprovide
optimumsteeringperformancefortypicalvessels.
Itisimportanttocompletethevesselhulltype
selectionaspartoftheinitialset-up,asitformsa
keypartofthecommissioningprocess.Youcan
alsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimewiththepilotin
StandbyfromthePilotSet-uppagebyselecting:
PilotSettings>VesselSettings>VesselHull
Type.
Asageneralguide,selecttheoptionthatmost
closelymatchesyourvesseltypeandsteering
characteristics.Theoptionsare:
•Sail.
•Sail(slowturn).
•SailCatamaran.
•Power
•Power(slowturn).
•Power(fastturn).
Itisimportanttobeawarethatsteeringforces(and
thereforerate-of-turn)varysignicantlydepending
onthecombinationofvesseltype,steeringsystem,
anddrivetype.Therefore,theavailablevesselhull
typeoptionsareprovidedforguidanceonly.You
maywishtoexperimentwiththedifferentvesselhull
typeoptions,asitmightbepossibletoimprovethe
steeringperformanceofyourvesselbyselectinga
differentvesseltype.
Autopilotcontrol
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