Raymarine autopilot, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Step 2 - Check the SeaTalk and NMEA connections
SeaTalk connections
If you have connected the to other SeaTalk instruments or
control units, check the links as follows:
1. Select display lighting level 3 (
LAMP 3
) on one of the SeaTalk
instruments or control units.
2. The should immediately switch on its display lighting:
• if the lighting does not switch on, there is a fault in the SeaTalk
cabling between the and the other units
NMEA navigator connections
If you have connected the to an NMEA navigator, check the
links by displaying the default navigation data pages (
XTE/BTW/DTW
):
• press
disp
to display the first data page, and check that this page
shows the expected data
• press
disp
again to check each successive data page
If the display shows dashes instead of data values, the cause could be
one or more of the following:
• navigator not switched on or not transmitting an active waypoint
• cabling error: check for open circuit, short circuit, reversed wires
• navigator is not configured to transmit the required data format
Wind instrument connections
If you have connected the autopilot to an NMEA or SeaTalk wind
instrument, check the links by pressing
standby
and
auto
together:
• the should display the Wind Vane mode screen, with the
locked wind angle and locked heading:
• if nothing happens when you press
standby
and
auto
together,
the is not receiving wind data: check the wind
instrument and connections
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