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PRO
PILOT
725 INSTALLATION & SERVICING MANUAL
The
System
THE SYSTEM
A
basic
system
consists
of
the
following:
•
a
Distribution
Box
(930
618)
to
collect,
process
and
output
information.
•
a
Compass
Sensor
(930
577)
to
provide
heading
information.
•
an
Autopilot
Control
(930
725)
for
the
helmsman
to
control
the
autopilot.
•
a
Rudder
Feedback
Unit
(930
807)
to
provide
rudder
position
information.
The
system
also
requires
a
Drive
Motor
(hydraulic
or
mechanical)
to
activate
the
vessel's
steering
system.
SYSTEM ACCESSORIES
Your
system
may
have
some
of
these
accessories
as
well:
•
Dodge
and
Course
Change
remote
controls.
•
Power
steer
remote
controls.
•
Rudder
Position
Indicators
and
Repeaters.
•
Compass
Repeaters.
•
External
Audible
Alarms.
•
Windvane
Sensors.
•
A
Navigator.
•
A
Gyro
Compass.
•
A
second
station
Autopilot
Control.
A Brief
The
Distribution
Box
is
the
heart
of
the
system
and
everything
Overview
connects
to
this.
It
contains
the
computer
section
that
reads
the
data
from
the
sensors,
i.e.
the
rudder
position
from
the
Rudder
Feedback
Unit,
the
vessel's
heading
from
the
Compass.
It
reads
the
helmsman’s
orders
from
the
Autopilot
Control
or
a
Navigator, then calculates, using the sea state and configuration
settings and moves the rudder, via the Drive Motor to maintain
a course.
