Lighthouse Raymarine gS 195, Installation And Operation Instruction Manual

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When choosing a suitable vessel type, the emphasis
should be on safe and dependable steering
response.
Important: If you change the vessel type after
completing the Dockside wizard, all commissioning
settings will be reset to default settings, and you
will need to complete the Dockside wizard again.
Selecting a vessel hull type
The Vessel hull type can be accessed from the Pilot
Set-up page.
1. Select
Pilot Settings .
2. Select Vessel Settings .
3. Select Vessel Hull Type .
4. Select the option that most closely matches your
vessel type.
The new selection is applied.
Selecting a drive type
Drive type selection is available from the dockside
wizard, and also from the Vessel settings menu:
Pilot Set-up > Pilot Settings > Vessel Type > Drive
type
.
With the Drive Type menu displayed:
1. Select your drive type from the list.
Note: The drive types available are dependant
on the ACU type. If your drive type is not listed
contact your Raymarine dealer for advice.
2. Select OK to save your setting and display the
next set-up page.
Note: You can cancel the Dockside wizard at any
time by selecting STANDBY .
Aligning heading
The autopilot heading can be aligned to the ship’s
compass using the Compass offset setting.
Note: To perform this procedure you will need
a networked device such as an instrument, pilot
control head or multifunction display to have the
current autopilot heading shown onscreen.
Many factors can cause a difference between
heading and course over ground (COG), you must
align the heading so it matches the vessel’s steering
compass (or a known transit bearing).
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1. Set your vessel on a known heading and check
the steering compass.
2. Check the autopilot heading on your multifunction
display.
3. From the Pilot Set-up page select Pilot Settings .
4. Select Vessel Settings .
5. Select Compass Offset .
6. Adjust the Compass Offset so that the autopilot
heading will match the steering compass heading.
e.g. If the steering compass heading was 155°
and autopilot heading was 150° applying a
compass offset of 5° would mean that the steering
compass and autopilot heading are aligned.
The compass offset will be changed automatically if
required when the align compass to GPS procedure
is carried out.
Drive settings
The drive settings are designed to provide optimum
drive performance.
It is important to check and where necessary adjust
the drive settings to suit your drive setup.
Drive settings include the following settings:
• *Rudder Damping.
• Auto Turn.
• Power Steer.
• Reverse rudder ref.
• Rudder Offset.
• Rudder Limit.
• Hard Over Time.
Note: *The rudder damping setting should not
be adjusted without first seeking advice from
Raymarine technical support.
Setting the auto turn angle
You can specify the angle at which the vessel will turn
when performing an Auto Turn using a connected
Pilot control Head.
From the Pilot Set-up page:
1. Select
Pilot Settings .
2. Select Drive Settings .
3. Select Auto Turn .
4. Adjust the auto turn setting to the required value.
5. Select
Back or Ok to confirm the setting.
Power Steer
If you have a joystick or a p70R pilot control head
connected to your autopilot you can select its mode
of operation. For detailed information refer to the
documentation that accompanied your joystick or
your p70R.
The modes of operation are as follows:
• Off — Joystick control is turned off.
• Proportional — Proportional mode applies rudder
in proportion to joystick movement — the further
the joystick is held over, the greater the applied
rudder.
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