Garmin Reactor 40 Kicker, Configuration Manual

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GPS , select Low Speed or High Speed and adjust how
tightly the rudder holds the heading and makes turns at
low speed or high speed.
If you set this value too high, the autopilot may be
overactive and attempt to constantly adjust the heading at
the slightest deviation. An overactive autopilot can drain
the battery at a faster-than-normal rate.
• If you have a planing-hull powerboat with the speed
source set to Tachometer - NMEA 2000 , Tachometer , or
GPS , select Low Speed Counter or High Speed
Counter to adjust how tightly the rudder corrects the turn
overshoot.
If you set this value too low, the autopilot can overshoot
the turn again when it attempts to counter the original turn.
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Test the autopilot configuration, and repeat step 2 and 3 until
the autopilot performance is satisfactory.
Advanced Configuration Settings
You can calibrate the compass, run the autotune procedure, and
set north on the autopilot without running the wizards. You can
also manually define each setting individually, in order to make
slight adjustments, without running the full configuration or
calibration processes.
Enabling Dealer Configuration on the Helm Control
Advanced configuration options are not available on the helm
control under normal conditions. To use the advanced
configuration settings of the autopilot, you must enable Dealer
Mode.
Enabling Dealer Mode to use the configuration options is not
necessary on a chartplotter.
1
On a helm control, from the heading screen, select Menu >
Setup > System > System Information .
2
Hold the center key for 5 seconds.
Dealer Mode appears.
3
Select Back > Back .
If the option for Dealer Autopilot Setup is available on the Setup
screen, the procedure was successful.
Manually Running the Automated Configuration
Processes
1
On a helm control, enable Dealer Mode ( Enabling Dealer
Configuration on the Helm Control , page 4 ).
2
Select an option:
• On a helm control, from the heading screen, select
Menu
> Setup > Dealer Autopilot Setup .
• On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel >
Autopilot Installation Setup > Autopilot Tuning .
3
Select an automated process:
• To start the compass calibration procedures, select
Compass Setup > Compass Cal. ( Calibrating the
Compass , page 2 ).
• To start the automatic autopilot tuning procedures, select
Autopilot Tuning > Autotune ( Performing the Autotune
Procedure , page 2 ).
• To start the procedures to define north, select Compass
Setup > Set North ( Setting North , page 3 ).
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
Manually Defining Individual Configuration Settings
Configuring certain configuration settings may require you to
modify other settings. Review the detailed configuration settings
section prior to modifying any settings Detailed Configuration
Settings , page 4 .
1
On a helm control, enable Dealer Mode ( Enabling Dealer
Configuration on the Helm Control , page 4 ).
2
Select an option:
• On a helm control, from the heading screen, select
Menu
> Setup > Dealer Autopilot Setup .
• On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel >
Autopilot Installation Setup .
3
Select a setting category.
4
Select a setting to configure.
Descriptions of each setting are available in this manual
( Detailed Configuration Settings , page 4 ).
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Configure the value of the setting.
Multiple Sources of Sensor Information
There may be multiple sources of sensor information available
to the autopilot system. If so, you can select a preferred data
source.
For example, because GPS speed from an external antenna is
more reliable and accurate than that from an integrated GPS
receiver inside a chartplotter, you should select the external
GPS antenna as the preferred source of GPS data. Also,
because it can be difficult to find an ideal mounting location for
the autopilot CCU, you can optionally select an external NMEA
2000 GPS compass or other heading sensor as the preferred
source of heading data.
Selecting a Preferred Source of Sensor Information
1 Select an option:
• On a helm control, from the heading screen, select
Menu
> Setup > Preferred Sources .
• On a chartplotter, select Settings > Communications >
Preferred Sources .
NOTE: Some items in the Preferred Sources menu are
shown only when multiple sensors providing the same data
are available to the system.
2 Select a data category.
3 Select a source.
Detailed Configuration Settings
Although all of the configuration is typically completed
automatically through wizards, you can manually adjust any
setting to fine-tune the autopilot.
NOTE: Depending upon the configuration of the autopilot,
certain settings may not appear.
NOTE: Each time you change the Speed Source setting, you
must review the Low RPM Limit, High RPM Limit, or Max. Speed
settings, where applicable, and you must perform the autotune
procedure again ( Performing the Autotune Procedure , page 2 ).
Autopilot Tuning Settings
On a helm control, select Menu > Setup > Dealer Autopilot
Setup > Autopilot Tuning .
On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel > Autopilot
Installation Setup > Autopilot Tuning .
Acceleration Limiter : Allows you to limit the speed of autopilot-
controlled turns. You can increase the percentage to limit the
turn rate, and decrease the percentage to allow a higher turn
rate.
Speed Source Settings
On a helm control, select Menu > Setup > Dealer Autopilot
Setup > Speed Source Setup .
On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel > Autopilot
Installation Setup > Speed Source Setup .
Speed Source : Allows you to select the speed source.
Verify Tachometer : By design, this setting does not show RPM
readings from the kicker motor. There is no need to view this
data.
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