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HOW TRACK RECORDIng AnD PLAYbACK WORK
TRACK RECORDIng AnD PLAYbACK
When the
Track Record
button is pressed, i-Pilot starts to record GPS position data in the form of track
points. The distance between these points varies based on the speed of the boat and the GPS signal
strength. The very fi rst track point recorded is called the start. The last point recorded is called the end.
i-Pilot sees a recorded track as a series of these track points. When a
Track to Start
or
Track to End
button is pushed, i-Pilot will navigate to the nearest track point. Once this nearest track point is reached,
it will then follow the track points in sequence back to either the start or end based on which button was
pressed. Once the end or start track point is reached, i-Pilot automatically exits from the
Track to Start
or
Track to End
function. During track playback, i-Pilot takes control over all steering functions; speed
can be manually controlled or the
Cruise Control
function can also be used. The motor speed must be
set high enough in order to stay on the track given wind, current and other external forces.
i-Pilot can also pause the recording of a track. When the recording is paused, i-Pilot temporarily stops
recording any new track points. When track recording is resumed, i-Pilot records new track points. Due
to the nature of pausing a recording, there may be a large separation distance between two track points
or two track points lying on top of one another where the pause occurred. This can cause erratic motor
steering therefore it is very important to know where the pause button was pressed and to resume the
recording just ahead of that location. If while paused, the separation distance exceeds a quarter mile, the
recording will automatically stop.
Recording of a track can be done at any motor state (stowed, deployed, or in the
stowing/deploying sequence).
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RECORDIng A TRACK
1. Press
on the remote.
2. The Memory Location icon will fl ash on the remote LCD for three seconds, allowing you to choose a
memory location by pressing
or
. Pressing
again or waiting for three seconds accepts
the memory location.
3. The REC icon will be displayed on the remote LCD. Remember this will be the start point on the track.
4. Navigate the boat along the desired path or course.
AutoPilot
and/or
Cruise Control
can be used while
recording a track.
5. Press
on the remote again to stop the recording. The recording will end automatically if the two-mile distance limit is reached
for the track or if one of the following buttons are pressed:
or
.
PAUsE AnD REsUmE A RECORDIng
1. While recording a track press
.
2. The record icon will fl ash on the remote LCD.
3. i-Pilot has now paused the recording of the track.
4. If the boat moves farther than a quarter mile from where
was pressed, the recorded track will be
ended and saved to the memory location previously selected.
5. When ready to resume recording, navigate the boat just ahead of where
was pushed. Failure to do this may cause erratic play
back of a track.
6. Push
.
7. The record icon will stop fl ashing on the remote LCD.
8. i-Pilot is now recording again and adding to the track that was paused.
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