Contents
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Contents
Preface
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Safety notices .......................................................................................................... iii
EMC Conformance ..................................................................................................iii
Warranty .................................................................................................................. iii
Pressure washing .................................................................................................... iii
Product documents ..................................................................................................iv
Product disposal ......................................................................................................iv
Chapter 1:Procedures
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1.1 Applicability ................................................................................................... 1
Requirement................................................................................................... 1
SPX-CAN systems...................................................................................... 1
Rudder reference information ......................................................................... 2
SeaTalk Controller differences........................................................................ 2
1.2 Commissioning procedures ........................................................................... 3
Dockside preparation...................................................................................... 3
Step 1 - Switching on.................................................................................. 3
Step 2 - Checking SeaTalk and NMEA connections .................................. 4
Step 3 - Checking rudder bar and steering operating sense ...................... 5
Step 4 - Dealer calibration settings............................................................. 6
Finishing dockside preparation ................................................................. 10
Seatrial calibration ........................................................................................ 10
Getting started .......................................................................................... 10
Swinging the compass.............................................................................. 11
Aligning compass heading........................................................................ 12
Aligning rudder bar ................................................................................... 13
AutoLearn ................................................................................................. 14
Commissioning complete ............................................................................. 16
1.3 Manual set-up .............................................................................................. 16
Requirement................................................................................................. 16
Checking SPX system operation .............................................................. 16
Adjustable parameters.............................................................................. 17
Setting response level .............................................................................. 17
Rudder gain .................................................................................................. 17
Checking................................................................................................... 17
Adjusting ................................................................................................... 18
Counter rudder ............................................................................................. 18
Checking................................................................................................... 18
Adjusting ................................................................................................... 18
AutoTrim....................................................................................................... 19
Adjusting ................................................................................................... 19
Rudder damping ........................................................................................... 19
Chapter 2:SPX system settings
........................................................................... 21
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 21
Calibration modes ........................................................................................ 21
Display calibration..................................................................................... 21
User calibration......................................................................................... 21
Seatrial calibration .................................................................................... 21
Dealer calibration...................................................................................... 21
Accessing the Calibration modes.................................................................. 22
Adjusting calibration values .......................................................................... 22
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