
7.4 Wind calibration
Calibrating wind
• You will need to be underway, with sufficient space
to turn in a large slow circle unhindered.
• Conditions should be calm (i.e. a slight sea) and
a steady breeze. Try to ensure the vessel is not
rolling or pitching too much.
From a favorite page:
1. Select
Menu
.
2. Select
Set-up
.
3. Select
Transducers Set-up
.
4. Select
Continue
.
The instrument display will search for and display
a list of connected devices. (i.e. iTC-5, DST or
transducer pod)
5. Select the device that the transducer(s) you are
calibrating are connected to.
A list of available transducer data is displayed,
6. * Select
Wind
.
Note:
* Step only applicable to iTC-5.
7. Select
Calibrate Wind Xdcr
.
8. Keep the vessel speed below 2 kts and observing
the screen, start to turn the vessel in a circle,
then select
Start
.
9. Continue turning the vessel in circles until
Complete
is displayed on-screen.
If your rate of turn is too fast during calibration,
a
Slow Down
message is displayed. If this
happens, reduce your rate of turn this can be
achieved by slowing down and / or steering in
a wider circle.
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10. Select
Continue
.
11. If required use the
UP
and
DOWN
buttons to
manually adjust the vane offset.
12. Press
SELECT
to complete the calibration
process and save the settings.
If required you can manually adjust each part of the
calibration steps by selecting the relevant options
from the
Wind
menu.
Aligning the wind transducer
• You will need to be underway, with sufficient space
to turn in a large slow circle unhindered.
• Conditions should be calm (i.e. a slight sea) and
a steady breeze. Try to ensure the vessel is not
rolling or pitching too much.
From the list of transducers found:
1. Select the device that the transducer(s) you are
calibrating are connected to.
A list of available transducer data is displayed,
2. * Select
Wind
.
Note:
* Step only applicable to iTC-5.
3. Select
Align Wind Xdcr
.
4. Now steer your vessel directly into the wind and
select
Continue
.
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Adjusting the wind transducer
You can manually adjust the offset.
• You will need to be underway, with sufficient space
to turn in a large slow circle unhindered.
• Conditions should be calm (i.e. a slight sea) and
a steady breeze. Try to ensure the vessel is not
rolling or pitching too much.
From the list of transducers found:
1. Steer your vessel directly into the wind
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With your vessel sailing directly into the wind
the Apparent Wind Angle (AWA) should be 0
degrees.
2. Select the device that the transducer(s) you are
calibrating are connected to.
A list of available transducer data is displayed,
3. * Select
Wind
.
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