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SmartPilot X-Series Commissioning & Setup Guide
AutoTack (sail boat only)
Use this screen to select how the vessel performs when using AutoTack. You can
either:
•
Set a default AutoTack angle. This is the angle through which the boat will turn
when an AutoTack is performed.
or
•
Select Relative Tack operation. With Relative Tack selected, the apparent wind
angle when AutoTack is initiated, is mirrored the other side of the wind, on the
opposite tack.
Setting default AutoTack angle
To set the required AutoTack angle:
•
If the SPX system is receiving wind information, set the AutoTack angle to the
required change of heading.
•
If the SPX system is not receiving wind information, set the AutoTack angle to 20°
greater than the actual required change of heading.
For example, to tack through 80° (i.e when sailing at 40° to the wind), set the
AutoTack angle to 100°.
Selecting Relative Tack
To select Relative Tack, use
-1
and
-10
, to reduce the tack angle value to 30°. This
action selects Relative Tack and the screen displays rEL, to indicate this.
Gybe inhibit (sail boat only)
With gybe inhibit on:
•
You will be able to perform an AutoTack into the wind
•
The SPX system will prevent the boat from performing an AutoTack away from the
wind, to prevent accidental gybes,
With gybe inhibit off, you can perform an AutoTack into or away from the wind.
Wind selection (sail boat only)
This screen determines whether the boat steers to apparent or true wind in Wind Vane
mode.
Screen Text
Options
AUTO TACK
40° to 125° in 1° steps
Screen Text
Options
GYBE STOP
ON (Default) = Gybe inhibit on (gybes prevented)
OFF = Gybe inhibit off (gybes permitted)
Options
WIND APP (Default)
SPX system steers to apparent wind angle
WIND TRUE
SPX system steers to true wind angle
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