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NAVMAN
G-PILOT 3380 Operation Manual
3-11 Power steering
When the G-PILOT is in
STBY
mode the
helmsman must steer the boat manually.
However the G-PILOT has power steering
control modes available while in
STBY mode:
To Jog Steer to port:
• hold down to turn the rudder to port
To Jog Steer to starboard:
• hold down to turn the rudder to
starboard
Follow-up steering:
• turn the Control Dial to set the desired
position of the rudder (this function is
disabled until the rudder feedback unit and
the compass have been calibrated
[see section 6-8])
• a popup window will appear at the bottom
of the screen indicating the desired
position and the current position of the
rudder.
3-12 Alarms
There are several alarms that monitor the condition of the G-PILOT system, these alarms can not be
adjusted. There are also alarms that can be enabled to automatically detect certain conditions, such
as low battery.
Alarms that are enabled are shown as black icons in the alarm status box on the G-PILOT 3380
header.
When an alarm is triggered:
• the beeper sounds
• the external alarm sounds or lamp illuminates (if connected)
• the bezel backlight on the G-PILOT 3380 flashes
• the alarm window is displayed
• and the alarm status icon is shown in the color corresponding to the severity of the alarm.
Press
or to acknowledge and reset the alarm. This action does not disable the alarm.
• Alarms can be set: Menu > Setup > Alarms menu (see section 6-5).
Severity Alarm tone Color Description
Info Single beep Blue Information message, does not affect G-PILOT
operation.
Warning Slow beeping Black A low priority event has occurred.
Caution Moderate beeping Yellow An event has occurred that may require corrective
action.
Severe Rapid beeping Orange An important event has occurred requiring immediate
attention.
Critical Rapid beeping, low tone Red A critical problem is preventing the G-PILOT from
controlling the boat, manual steering is required
immediately.
• the rudder will move to the desired
position.
• To stop the rudder turning, press ,
or .
To centre the rudder:
• press and release + together to
turn the rudder to amidships (this function
is disabled until the rudder feedback unit
and the compass have been calibrated [see
section 6-8])
• To stop the rudder turning to amidships
press , or
Warning: Until the rudder feedback unit is
calibrated, there is no rudder limit and the user
must ensure that the rudder is not driven onto
an end stop when using jog steering (damage
may occur).