ATTACHMENT
The
is
mounted
on
alter rail
can be
in clear wind on
backs.
mounling mast is
clamped lo lhe
rail by
Iwo ‘U’
bolls provided (Fig.
cable should be
slol lo
head lo be plugged
the
(Fig.
The
cable
can
be run back and plugged into
Alter
vane head and mounting
masl instatlalion is complete the
should be assembled and
secured by means
circlip provided
(Fig 12) Care should be
to
the small circlip is
in
groove
OPERATION
. .
.
BASIC
lollowing
principle operation will
you lo make lull use ils advanced
mosl apparenlol Ihese
is
absence a compass dial and
addilion
six
keypad. Using
microprocessor and ltuxgale compass, .
keypad provides aulolock course
and precise
course
Once
is
lo
lilter
heading as read
main steering
compass can be mainlained simply by
pushing
Changes lo
heading are made using the
course chanyo
the
is
continuously monitored by the
compass and
is applied lo
vessel to
1 he applied
is
lo
course
al any lime
thus when
is
rudder will be
When changes in vessel
occur
duo lo varialions in wind pressure or
engine
selling
can
only be
by
rudder
(slanding helm)
lo
It
is
applied lo
balance
vessel will boar on lo a
heading.
Under
thal
original
is nol being restored and
lo
apply additional rudder
in
vessel
lo
original heading. Aulomalic
capability
originally
course is held
any changes in
may
occur during
a passage.
also
applied rudder corroclion and can
unnecessary
caused by
and
vessel
necessary to
maintain the selected heading. The
computer will
neglect all
unnecessary
so that
and power consumption is
at minimum
levels.
The
aulomation
made possible by
micro
simptilies user control to a series push
operations.
