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Step 2 - Check data connections
Pilot controller
Check the SmartPilot controller links as follows:
•
With on the Pilot Controller switched on, check that the Pilot Controller display
shows
STANDBY
.
•
If this does not happen or if the display shows
NO PILOT,
check the cabling and
connections between the Pilot Controller and the other units.
SeaTalk and NMEA GPS or Chartplotter
If you have connected the SPX-5 Sport system to a chartplotter or GPS (e.g. via
NMEA or SeaTalk), check the links by displaying the default navigation data pages on
the Pilot Controller:
1. Press
disp
to display the first data page (
XTE
), and check that this page shows the
expected data.
2. Press
disp
again to check each successive data page (
BTW, DTW
etc)
If the display shows dashes instead of data values, ensure:
•
The GPS or chartplotter is switched on and transmitting active waypoints.
•
The GPS or chartplotter is configured to transmit the required data format.
•
There is not a cabling error. Check for open circuit, short circuit or reversed
connections.
Other NMEA connections
To check other NMEA connections, you will need to set up the appropriate page of
data using Dealer calibration mode.
Data pages are viewed by pressing the
disp
key (when in Standby or Auto mode).
For details of supported NMEA sentences, see
Appendix 1: NMEA 0183 sentences
Step 3 - Checking rudder bar operating sense
If a rudder reference transducer is fitted, check the rudder bar operating sense as
follows:
1. Turn the wheel manually to starboard.
2. Check that the rudder bar on the controller display moves to starboard.
If the rudder bar moves the wrong way:
i. Turn off the power.
ii. Reverse the red and green wires connected to the
RUDDER
inputs on the
SPX Course Computer.
iii. Switch on the power and re-check.
Step 4 - Checking steering operating sense
Check the steering operating sense as follows:
1. Manually center the wheel, then press
auto
(so the SPX-5 Sport system is in Auto
mode)
2. Check that the display shows
AUTO
.
Be ready to press
standby
if the rudder moves hardover.
3. Press
+10
once.
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