Raymarine autopilot, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Chapter 6: Commissioning the Autopilot 65
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Compass calibration
Enter Seatrial Calibration
1
Compass deviation correction
2
Compass heading alignment
3
Save changes
4
Turn boat in slow circles so:
• boat's speed stays below 2 knots
• each circle takes at least 2 minutes
To:
• save deviation correction
• save heading alignment
• return to STANDBY mode
Minimum of
2 circles
Keep turning the boat until
you see the DEVIATION screen
Start turning boat
(see below)
Autopilot heading
Autopilot heading
Steering compass
Known
heading
Adjust the autopilot heading so it shows the
same value as the boat's steering compass
a
b
Coarse adjustment: If COG is available from GPS, press to set autopilot heading to COG value,
then fine tune manually (see below).
Fine adjustment: If COG is not available (or after setting heading to COG), align autopilot heading manually: