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• if the lighting does not switch on, check the SeaTalk cabling between the
SmartPilot and the other units.
NMEA navigator connections
If you have connected the SmartPilot to a NMEA navigator, check the links by
displaying the default navigation data pages on the SmartPilot controller:
• press
disp
to display the first data page (
XTE
), and check that this page
shows the expected data.
• press
disp
again to check each successive data page (
BTW
,
DTW
etc)
If the display shows dashes instead of data values, check for the following:
• the navigator is not switched on or not transmitting an active waypoint
• a cabling error. Check for open circuit, short circuit or reversed wires
• the navigator is not configured to transmit the required data format
Wind instrument connections
• If you have connected the SmartPilot to a NMEA or SeaTalk wind instrument,
check the links by pressing
standby
and
auto
together:
• the SmartPilot should display the Wind Vane mode screen, with the locked
wind angle and locked heading.
• if the controller does not display
WIND
mode, the SmartPilot is not receiving
wind data. Check the wind instrument and connections.
Step 3 Check the autopilot operating sense
Check the rudder position sensor
S1 WHEELPILOT ONLY
1. Turn the wheel manually to starboard.
2. Check that the rudder bar on the controller moves to starboard.
If the rudder bar display moves the wrong way:
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