AutoAnchor 560, Owner'S Manual

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OTHER TROUBLESHOOTING POSSIBLE CAUSE/ACTION
1. AutoAnchor beeps when it is turned off or
locked.
1. The unit beeps when it receives a sensor
pulse. This could be because the windlass
is being controlled by a means other than the
AutoAnchor. This is not an error.
2. If the windlass is not operating then review
the actions set out in section 2 below.
2. AutoAnchor counts when the windlass is
not turning or counts erratically displaying a
large number. The screen may display
Sensor
unstable
and the unit may beep when turned off
or locked.
1. Uncontrolled anchor rode could be running
through the windlass or there may be some
external interference.
2. The sensor may be damaged. The sensor
cable is not the specified type or the connection
may be faulty.
3. Check the sensor wiring. If the AA sensor
plug is not used the wires must be soldered. All
wires must be connected (including the drain)
and shielded cable must be used.
3. AutoAnchor counts but does not operate the
windlass. Displays message -
Motor disabled
because total rode length is set to OFF.
Total length of rode has been set to off.
AutoAnchor then operates as a counter only.
See page 15.
4. The count pauses during retrieval.
This applies to rope/chain rode only.
If the sensor indicator (arrow) is still pulsing, this
is not a fault. The rode is changing from rope
to chain.
5. The count stays on zero when rode is
deployed and counts out when rode is retrieved.
The unit is not receiving correct direction
information. Solenoid up and down wires are
swapped.
6. Windlass deploys when the Up button is
pressed and retrieves when the Down button is
pressed.
1. The motor or solenoid wiring is reversed.
Change the wiring and check the direction of
windlass rotation. If the brown and white wires
are connected, also check that they are correct
after you have changed the wiring.
2. Buttons are swapped in the windlass menu.
See page 18.
7. Windlass does not stop exactly at the preset
point.
Stopping is accurate to +1 chainwheel
revolution. The chainwheel will run on slightly
with momentum.
8. Windlass stops before the length of rode
specified is deployed.
Using the Automatic function the rode release
stops 10ft (3m) short of the Total Length of Rode
on Board setting.