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NAVMAN
G-PILOT 3380 Operation Manual
90º turn:
The boat
turns through 90º
Tack/Gybe:
Auto-
tacks the boat after a
delay period. The tack
angle and tack delay
can be customised.
Gybes can be disabled.
180º turn:
The boat
turns through 180º
3-10 Turn modes
The G-PILOT 3380 can follow a preprogrammed turn sequence. The G-PILOT has three different turn
modes:
Availability: Compass GPS Wind
Tack/Gybe
yes
no
yes
90º
yes
no
no
180º
yes
no
no
3-10-1 Auto tacking in compass mode
Auto tacking is intended to tack a sailing boat. The course to steer changes by the tack angle.
• press
,
select Tack/Gybe then press
to tack to port by the tack angle
• press
,
select Tack/Gybe then press
to tack to starboard by the tack angle.
Press
to initiate a tack to
port or starboard.
Press
or
to select tack
direction
The boat sails straight while
the G-PILOT 3380 counts
down the tack delay.
The unit gives a long beep at
60 and 30 seconds to go, a
short beep every second from
10 seconds to 1 second to go
and a long beep that finishes
when the countdown ends.
Course after tacking
Course prior to tacking
delay count
The tack is
finished when
the boat
reaches the new
heading
A
B