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PRO

PILOT

725 INSTALLATION & SERVICING MANUAL

CONTENTS

THE SYSTEM ................................. 5

System Accessories ............................ 5

A Brief Overview ............................. 5

INSTALLING YOUR PROPILOT 725 ................ 7

Before you Start .............................. 7

Suggested Procedure .......................... 7

Distribution Box .............................. 8

Compass Sensor ............................. 8

Autopilot Control ............................. 9

Rudder Feedback Unit ......................... 9

Drive Units ................................ 10

Big Ship Links .............................. 11

Good Wiring Practice ......................... 11

Connecting the Autopilot ...................... 13

INSTALLATION SCHEMATIC ..................... 14

INSTALLING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ............. 16

Cetrek Equipment ........................... 16

Navigators ............................... 16

NMEA 0180 ............................... 18

NMEA 0182 & 0183 .......................... 18

NMEA 0183 ............................... 18

Windvane Equipment ......................... 19

Gyro Equipment ............................ 19

PROPILOT 725 FRONT PANEL (KEY) FUNCTIONS .... 20

INSTALLATION SETTINGS ...................... 22

Rudder Phasing ............................. 22

Motor Phasing .............................. 22

Rudder Feedback Unit Offset .................... 23

Compass Alignment .......................... 23

Reset .................................... 23

To Exit Installation Settings ..................... 23

Compass Variation ........................... 24

Compass Damping ........................... 24

Summary of Contents for Propilot 725

Page 1: ...uredbycorrectinstallation Itis strongly recommended that the installation conforms with thefollowingStandards SMALL CRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS a ISO 10133 ExtraLow VoltageDCInstallations b ISO 13297 Alt...

Page 2: ...Good Wiring Practice 11 Connecting the Autopilot 13 INSTALLATION SCHEMATIC 14 INSTALLING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 16 Cetrek Equipment 16 Navigators 16 NMEA 0180 18 NMEA 0182 0183 18 NMEA 0183 18 Windvane Eq...

Page 3: ...9 Rudder Deadband 30 RudderLimit 30 Max Turn Rate 30 Power Steer Gain 30 Auto deviation 31 Preset Configurations 31 InstallingaPresetConfiguration 32 AdjustingIndividualConfigurationSettings 33 SEA TR...

Page 4: ...4 PROPILOT 725 INSTALLATION SERVICING MANUAL The System...

Page 5: ...EM ACCESSORIES Yoursystemmayhavesomeoftheseaccessoriesaswell Dodge and Course Change remote controls Powersteerremotecontrols RudderPositionIndicatorsandRepeaters CompassRepeaters ExternalAudibleAlarm...

Page 6: ...ot725 Hole positions 113 x 238 mm 4 45 x 9 37 Cut out for back 110 x 237 mm 4 33 x 9 33 corners 13 mm 0 51 x 45 NOTE Also allow adequate clearance for cable connections to ensure cables arenotundulyst...

Page 7: ...onsidertheexactlocationandcableroutingthatisrequiredfor eachunit Pleasereadthisinstallationsectionandanyinstallation informationsuppliedwithyourunitsbeforeyouinstallthe system Suggested Wesuggestthatt...

Page 8: ...ass sensoratleasthalfwaybackalongthecentreline Onsteelvesselsitisnecessarytomountthesensor2to3 metresabovethesuperstructureortouseaGyroorPick off coilsystemworkingfromthevessel smainsteeringcompass Th...

Page 9: ...l helmsmantooperateit Theseunitsmustbeflushmountedtomaintaintheir weatherproofquality Ifthefrontpanelofthisunitisremovedthegasketmustbe replacedtomaintainthewatertightseal Toorderthegasket quote part...

Page 10: ...hanicalDriveUnitsconnectintoexistingmechanical steeringsystems ThesizeandpositionofaRotaryDriveUnitshouldhavebeen specifiedwhenoriginallyorderingthePilotSystem Theunitwill havetobepositionedtoalignwit...

Page 11: ...a t e ri nt h eI n s t a l l a t i o nS e t t i n g s Big Ship Links TherearetwolinksonthePCBinsidetheDistributionBoxthat a r ep a r t i c u l a r l yu s e f u lf o ri n s t a l l a t i o n so nl a r...

Page 12: ...under any circumstancesbeconnectedtoit AllDCsupplycablesshouldbekeptasshortaspossible and shouldbetakenfromthebatteryviaaswitch fuseorcircuit b r e a k e ro fas u i t a b l er a t i n gf o rt h es y s...

Page 13: ...lefromyourCetrekdistributor Key to the Colour Coding of Cables R Red Rouge Rot Rojo B Blue B l e u e Blau Azul BK Black N o i r e Schwarz Negro BN Brown Marron Braun Marron V V i o l e t V i o l e t t...

Page 14: ...14 PROPILOT 725 INSTALLATION SERVICING MANUAL InstallationSchematic...

Page 15: ...quivalent Cetrek units 930 102 930 112 have this protectionbuiltin 4 Set SW2 to OFF for 930 700 930 770 or no console connected to Port B otherwise to ON If a930 700or930 770isconnectedasasecondstatio...

Page 16: ...nerallyadoptedthedataoutput formatsasspecifiedbytheNationalMarineElectronics AssociationofNorthAmerica NMEA Yourautopilotwillaccept anyofthethreedataformatsincommonuseforautopilot c o n t r o l NMEA 0...

Page 17: ...ldofcoursebeverysimpletousethe headingtothenextwaypointcalculatedbythenavigator However this would be a dangerous method to use when in theproximityoflandasastraytidaloffsetcouldputthevessel inapositi...

Page 18: ...ainsoneofthesentencescontainingHeadingtoWaypoint and Waypoint Number If not you may have to operate your autopilotasifitwereNMEA0180 or0182 dependingondata a v a i l a b l e Navigators with 0182 and 0...

Page 19: ...gativesignaltothe SIG terminal SwitchSW7toOFFiftheNAV1portisused switch SW8 to OFF if the NAV2 port is used TheInstallationSettingsexplainhowtoselecttheInterface formatsandsignalgainvalues Windvane A...

Page 20: ...o n l yi faN a v i g a t o ri sf i t t e d OFF 1 PoweroffAutopilot None COMP 1 Select Compass Control With LCD displaying COMPON OFF press hold for 1 VAR EOO Compass Variation 2 DAMP 07 Compass Dampi...

Page 21: ...R 03 Counter Rudder Pulse Width Modulation 2 TRIM 04 Trim 3 GAIN 03 Rudder Ratio Gain 4 RDB 03 Rudder Deadband 5 RLIM 07 RudderLimit 6 TURN 20 Max Turn Rate 7 PSG 07 Power Steer Gain 8 AUTO DEV Auto d...

Page 22: ...heckroutinesuntiltheLCDdisplays SPECIAL Theunitis now in Special Function mode Once you are in Special Function mode the SEA STATE key allowsyoutostepthroughtheInstallationsettings Rudder Thisselectsw...

Page 23: ...Feedback Unit must be positionedaccurately Compass The fluxgate compass bearing can be aligned with the bow of Alignment thevesselwithouthavingtophysicallyrotatethecompass MAGC 123 The fourth press of...

Page 24: ...he standard configurationspreprogrammedintotheautopilot smemory PilotA BandC Aswiththeotherconfigurationsthedamping can be fine tuned as you become more familiar with the Autopilot To access the setti...

Page 25: ...st h eW i n dT r i ms e t t i n g T h i sm a yt h e nb ea l t e r e d byusingthe and keys Navigator ThisisthewindowtoselecttheInterfaceformatsuitablefor Interface Format theNavigatorconnectedtotheNAV1...

Page 26: ...Note Although the Autopilot Control will access the following gyro displays the autopilot can only be operated under gyro control ifthenecessaryinterface 930523 isfittedtothe930618 DistributionBox The...

Page 27: ...ontrol when powered down and switched on again but calibration w i l lb el o s t Gyro Type or SinceGyroCompass varyintheiroutputitisnecessarywhen Gyro Ratio firstinstallingtheGyrotoselectthecorrectGyr...

Page 28: ...Bsettingsas youbecomefamiliarwiththeautopilot THE SETTINGS EXPLAINED Counter Rudder At the end of a large course change the amount of rudder is reduced as the vessel approaches the new heading to C R...

Page 29: ...setrudder ThecorrectTrimadjustmentsettingfor thesetypesofvesselisthereforebestfoundbyexperience To check the Trim adjustment with twin engine vessels run the boat under Auto command with both engines...

Page 30: ...This sets the maximum rudder movement either side of amidships obtainableunderautopilotcontrol Therangeis RLIM 07 from01 3 to10 30 Setthelimitsothattherudder doesnotquitetouchitsendstops Thesettingcan...

Page 31: ...o includingthosefor equipment that you may not have connected Notice that the Rudder Ratio Response PWM and Alarm settings also change Thesesettingsareonlyintendedasageneralguide Thepresetvaluesareasf...

Page 32: ...y until the LCD displays the Configuration message approximately 3 seconds Presseitherthe or keytodisplaytheselectionwindow Only one Preset can be switched ON When you select one the other two are aut...

Page 33: ...i n g s CONFIG Press and hold the SEA STATE key until the LCD displays the Configuration message approximately 3 seconds TRIM 06 Press the SEA STATE key repeatedly to select the required setting TheT...

Page 34: ...leftwhenthehelmisturnedtoPortandtothe rightwhenitisturnedtoStarboard Ifnot reversetheRudder FeedbackUnitphasing seetheInstallationSettingsearlier Checkthattherudderpositionindicatordisplays whenthe ru...

Page 35: ...b l ef o rt h er e s to ft h es e at r i a l s ThefollowingorderisrecommendedforcarryingouttheSea T r i a l s Carry out the Automatic Deviation Correction routine CheckthattheselectedConfigurationsett...

Page 36: ...as thiscanleadtoerroneouscorrectionvalues T h ed e v i a t i o nc o r r e c t i o nf a c i l i t yi sn o ta c c e s s i b l eu n t i l1 0 secondsafterpowerupofthecompasssensor Procedure Findanareaofca...

Page 37: ...eviationcorrectionroutine Pressthe ON ST BY or AUTO key to return to the mode you require You should now check that the compass heading agrees with thevessel strueheadinganddoesnotneedrealigning The c...

Page 38: ...mp QB 5mmx20mmcartridge MotorSupplylogic Absolute Maximum Ratings over Operating Temperature Range Operation at or above the Absolute Maximum ratings may cause permanent damage to the equipment Maximu...

Page 39: ...e c t l y Switches There is an eight way DIL switch on the PCB which is used to changethewaytheDistributionBoxfunctions It issituatedin thetoprightquadrantofthePCBwithswitchone SW1 being nearestthece...

Page 40: ...ches i e 930 801 SW7 SwitchtotheONpositionwhenaNavigatorwithasinglewire outputisconnectedtotheNAV1port Switch to the OFF position when a Navigator with a two wire outputisconnectedtotheNAV1port SW8 Sw...

Page 41: ...rthed 5 Checkthefusesandreplaceblownoneswithdirect equivalents Mostunitshaveoneinternalfuse the DistributionBoxhas3 6 TakesuitableprecautionswhenhandlingPCB swithStatic S e n s i t i v eD e v i c e s...

Page 42: ...ebatteryvoltagetodropbelowthatrequiredtomaintainthe autopilotoperation Oncepowerlosshasoccurred thefail safe watchdog has been designed to power down the system automatically Thiswouldbeparticularlyno...

Page 43: ...e switchedON IfusingaRudderFeedbackUnitwithintegral limitswitches checkthattheswitchesareworking OtherwisesuspectadriveFETorlogicfailureonthe DistributionBoxPCB Lowbatteryvoltage Motorcableorsupplycab...

Page 44: ...eentheAutopilot controlandtheDistributionBox CheckthattheDILswitcheson theDistributionBoxPCBarecorrectlyset DATA OVF CorruptedDatahasbeenreceivedbytheAutopilotcontrol BAD CKSM Press the OFFkey then th...

Page 45: ...NAV DATA TheAutopilothasreceivedanerrorcodefromtheNavigator ChecktheNavigatorforbadreceptionorfaultyequipment NAV OVFL TheAutopilothasreceivedmoreNavigatorDatathanit expected Clearthealarmbypressingt...

Page 46: ...pilotControlislongerthanexpected Itcouldbecausedbyexcesselectricalnoiseinterferingwiththe datacablesoftheAutopilotControlorbyafaultyIC9inthe D i s t r i b u t i o nB o x SFLT 066 PORT READ CHECKSUM ER...

Page 47: ...n c t i o n i fi tp e r s i s t sa n d cannotbeclearedaCetrekDistributorshouldbeconsulted SFLT 165 COMPASS TIMEOUT The618DistributionBoxisnotreceiving headinginformation fromthecompassunit Onsystemsu...

Page 48: ...OT 725 INSTALLATION SERVICING MANUAL SFLT 225 RUDDER FEEDBACK AMPLIFIER FAULT Thisindicatesaserioushardwaremalfunction ifitpersists andcannotbeclearedaCetrekDistributorshouldbeconsulted Error and Faul...

Page 49: ...mber Software Version Number Ad e s c r i p t i o no ft h ef a i l u r e Installation Code of Practice Inadditiontotheinstallationinformationcontainedwithinthis manual the CodeofPracticeforElectricala...

Page 50: ...50 PROPILOT 725 INSTALLATION SERVICING MANUAL...

Page 51: ...ationCorrection 31 35 36 DILswitch 11 39 43 44 Dimensions 6 DisplacementVessel Presets 28 32 Displayflashes 34 DistributionBox 5 7 8 11 12 13 39 Drive Motor 5 DriveUnits 10 E Error Messages 44 Externa...

Page 52: ...udder Feedback Unit 5 7 9 10 22 23 34 Rudder Feedback Unit Offset 22 23 S S e aT r i a l s 34 Semi displacementVessel Presets 28 32 SFIA ExternalAlarm 24 Software changing 39 SolenoidDrives 15 Special...

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