Raymarine e7, User Reference

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7.1 Autopilot control
You can use your multifunction display to control your autopilot.
Note: For information on connecting your multifunction display
to a Raymarine autopilot system, refer to the documentation that
accompanied your autopilot.
With the Autopilot Control function enabled, you can use your
multifunction display to:
• Engage the autopilot and instruct it to follow a route, or a waypoint.
• Disengage the autopilot.
• Silence the waypoint arrival alarm.
Pilot Control dialog
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Item Description
1 Pilot Mode.
2 Current Locked Heading.
3 STANDBY — Disengages the autopilot and return to manual vessel
control.
Item Description
4 Auto —Engages the autopilot.
5 Turn angle — The turn angle is only available for SPX autopilots
connected using SeaTalk
ng . This indicates the direction and severity of
turns to be made under autopilot.
6 Track — Engages the autopilot in Track mode and automatically steers
your vessel along a route plotted on your chartplotter.
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Dismiss — Dismisses the Pilot Control dialog.
8 Distance to next waypoint.
9 Bearing to next waypoint.
10 Next waypoint name.
Note: The Pilot Control dialog will close if no action is taken
for 10 seconds.
The Pilot Control dialog is displayed in the following situations:
• When you select Menu > Navigate > Goto Waypoint , Goto
Cursor or Follow Route option in the chart application.
• When you select Goto Waypoint or Goto Cursor using the chart
context menu.
• When you place the cursor over an active route or waypoint
on the chart and select Stop Goto , Stop Follow or Advance
Waypoint from the context menu.
• When you are following a route or going to a waypoint or cursor
position, and select Menu > Navigate > Stop Goto , Stop Follow ,
or Advance Waypoint .
• When you arrive at a target waypoint.
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