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Table Of Contents

Warranty Registration .................................................................................... 3

Operation ........................................................................................................ 4

Installation Planning ...................................................................................... 6

System Connection Notes .............................................................................. 7

Installation instructions .................................................................................. 8

-System installation ............................................................................................................ 8
-Drive unit installation ..................................................................................................... 11
-Compass installation ....................................................................................................... 17

Maintenance and Troubleshooting ............................................................... 20

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Summary of Contents for Alpha 3000

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Page 2: ...hall consist solely of the repair or replacement of the goods returned to the factory postage paid Under no circumstances shall ALPHA MARINE SYSTEMS or its officers employees or agents be responsible or liable or injury to person or property loss of profit or any other consequential or resulting damage which may be claimed to ha ve been incurred throu gh the use or sale of the produ cts Before usi...

Page 3: ...arranty Registration 3 Operation 4 Installation Planning 6 System Connection Notes 7 Installation instructions 8 System installation 8 Drive unit installation 11 Compass installation 17 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 20 ...

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Page 5: ...nit With the switch in the OFF position the Autopilot will steer a course which is somewhat dependent on the wind and sea conditions With AUTO TRIM ON the Control Unit will continually compute a trim correction for the vessel thus maintaining a far more accurate course This dynamic trim compensation is important because the trim correction is dependent on wind and sea conditions and thus ever chan...

Page 6: ... SECT ION 1 0 OPERATION OPERATION GUIDE 1 Set Course Selector to match vessel heading 2 Push POWER ON button to turn the pilot on 3 Engage the Drive Link using the Morse Control and rock either the ships wheel or the Course knob to engage 4 Trim course with Course Setting knob 5 Switch the AUTO TRIM ON for automatic trim correction 6 To dodge around an obstacle use the Course knob or the Remote He...

Page 7: ... gimbaled and allows up to forty five degrees of heel If greater angles are anticipated it is suggested that an external gimbal be used CAUTION The Compass is liquid filled and therefore must not be opened nor should holes be drilled in the case DO NOT try to rotate the black can relative to the top as seals maybe damaged CONTROL UNIT The Control Unit has been constructed of the finest quality com...

Page 8: ...utdown to see that voltage never exceeds 50V where pilot will be connected Also check any high current motor Electric Motor Driven systems Power Windless Refrigeration Macerators etc produce excessive transients An electrical survey and any required corrections must be performed before connecting any pilot component to the boats electrical service Since efficiency is the keynote of this unit cabli...

Page 9: ...is to either steer the vessel to Port or STBD The Control Unit must know which way it is installed so it may steer correctly When the Drive Unit is installed to turn to PORT when it extends wire Drive Unit to Control Unit Shown in Fig 3 1 PORT EXTENSION When Drive Unit is installed to turn to STBD when extended install as shown in Fig 3 1 STBD EXTENSION Set the YAW Control to Full CW and AUTO TRIM...

Page 10: ...power cable to the power source 10 Check the polarity of the power at the spade lugs CAUTION Reverse polaritycan cause serious damage to the unit 11 Shut OFF the input power and connect both the Drive Unit and input power leads to J1 17 Pin Terminal Strip as shown in Fig 3 1 NOTE BE SURE THE RUDDER FEEDBACK CABLE IS CONNECTED 12 Mount the Control Unit in its mounting bracket with four screws or se...

Page 11: ...w the Drive Unit to hang un mounted on the Drive Arm 6 Check Fig 3 5 for proper mounting alignment and mounting angles Be sure that the Drive Unit is at 90 degrees to the Drive Link 7 Find the proper mounting location for the Drive Unit and make a bracket to provide support or mark this location if there is an existing structure 8 Attach the drive unit mounting plate to the boat or fabricated brac...

Page 12: ... while checking for clearance 14 Install the Morse control head at the chosen location per instructions included with it and check for proper latch motion 15 Recheck that the Drive Unit centers the Helm Minor adjustments may be made by screwing the ram in or out up to one full turn If further adjustment is necessary the rear mounting bracket must be moved 16 Lubricate the Driv e Unit Ba ll Joint w...

Page 13: ...o units the sensor and the electronics INSTALLATION 1 Lay out all components as required bythe vessel design 2 Locate all components with particular attention to the Sensor This unit must be mounted with the connector uppermost and the canister mounted vertically It is internally gimbaled to 45 degrees in roll and pitch and is the onlymagnetically sensitive component 3 The sensor mounting bracket ...

Page 14: ...arefully check the installation and verify that all connections have been made correctly SYSTEM TEST 1 Engage the Drive Link Latch using the Morse Control while rocking the wheel 2 Set the Compass knob to agree with the ships heading 3 Press POWER ON and rotate the Compass knob and verify that wheel follows the Control with Helm corrections in the proper direction 4 If the pilot Compass does not a...

Page 15: ...t and disengagement is also recommended Wherever the unit is mounted it should be kept clean and all bolts checked for tightness The Compass Unit requires no maintenance other than to keep it clean and give it the care you would any precision compass assembly The compass is liquid filled and sealed and contains no user serviceable parts therefore if the compass should need repair it must be return...

Page 16: ...ock a Check alignment of drive link Incorrect drive link installation a Re drill rudder stock if necessary Steers hard over 4 Poor wiring connections a Clean connections and tighten Reverse polarity has damaged control unit a Return for repair Rudder feedback not working a Check the following resistances 10k Red to White 5k Green to Red 5k Green to White All above readings are to be taken at cente...

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