Raymarine SmartPilot Verado, Installation And Commissioning Manual

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SmartPilot Verado Installation and Commissioning Guide iii
never replace common sense and navigational
judgement.Always maintain a permanent watch so you can
respond to situations as they develop.
Your SmartPilot will add a new dimension to your boating enjoyment. However, it is the
skipper’s responsibility to ensure the safety of the boat at all times by following these basic
rules:
• Ensure that someone is present at the helm AT ALL TIMES, to take manual control in an
emergency.
• Make sure that all members of crew know how to disengage the autopilot (see the Smart-
Pilot Quick Start Guide)
• Regularly check for other boats and any obstacles to navigation – no matter how clear the
sea may appear, a dangerous situation can develop rapidly.
• Maintain an accurate record of the boat’s position by using either a navigation aid or
visual bearings.
• Maintain a continuous plot of your boat’s position on a current chart. Ensure that the
locked autopilot heading will steer the boat clear of all obstacles. Make proper allowance
for tidal set – the autopilot cannot.
• Even when your autopilot is locked onto the desired track using a navigation aid, always
maintain a log and make regular positional plots. Navigation signals can produce signifi-
cant errors under some circumstances and the autopilot will not be able to detect these
errors.
EMC guidelines
All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry standards for use
in the recreational marine environment. Their design and manufacture conforms to the
appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards, but correct installation is
required to ensure that performance is not compromised.
Although every effort has been taken to ensure that they will perform under all conditions, it
is important to understand what factors could affect the operation of the product.
The guidelines given here describe the conditions for optimum EMC performance, but it is
recognized that it may not be possible to meet all of these conditions in all situations. To
ensure the best possible conditions for EMC performance within the constraints imposed by
any location, always ensure the maximum separation possible between different items of
electrical equipment.
For optimum EMC performance, it is recommended that wherever possible:
• Raymarine equipment and cables connected to it are:
• At least 3 ft (1 m) from any equipment transmitting or cables carrying radio signals
e.g. VHF radios, cables and antennas. In the case of SSB radios, the distance should be
increased to 7 ft (2 m).