Operation Manual

Table Of Contents
Robertson AP300X Autopilot
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INFO and POS screens
The following display is accessed from the main menu by pressing the
INFO softkey:
Position
source
(D denotes
differential GPS)
Course & speed
over ground
computed by
pos. source
Cross Track
Error
(boat 0.05Nm
to the left of
track).
MAIN
DGPS 1 POSITION
N 527.00'
E 05°58.30'
0.05Nm
Own ship's
present position
Bearing and distance
from present position
to the waypoint
WP - name
Track
ESC
COG : 00 SOG : 10.00Kt
POS
NAV. source: AP300DLX
WP: Buoy 4
BRG: 04 DST: 0.8 Nm
Selected NAV. source
The Latitude, Longitude, COG, SOG are values supplied from the
selected external position source. The Course Over Ground is
displayed as the Magnetic course over ground when the selected
heading sensor is a fluxgate or magnetic sensor, or is shown as the
True course when the heading sensor is selected as a gyro type. It may
be different from the instantaneous ship's heading.
By pressing the POS softkey on the WAYPOINT screen the following
display is accessed:
ESC
MAIN
GPS1 POSITION
N
E
58
27.00
05
58.30
The Latitude and Longitude are values supplied from the external
position source. The screen is very useful as a large digit position
display.