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• 1 beep indicates 0° to 5° of deviation
• 2 beeps indicate 5° to 10° of deviation
• 3 beeps indicate 10° to 15° of deviation
• 4 or more beeps indicate more than 15° of deviation
CAUTION:
The maximum acceptable deviation is 15°, so the fluxgate
compass location is unsuitable if the SportPilot beeps more than 3
times. Re-site the fluxgate compass where there is less magnetic
deviation and then repeat the linearization procedure.
6. Steer your boat so that it is pointing to magnetic North, (determined using a
compass, GPS or a land reference).
7. Momentarily press either the
-1
or
+1
degree course change key (located on
the top of the control stalk).
To exit and save changes
To save any changes and exit compass deviation/heading alignment,
momentarily press in the end of the control stalk (
NAV
).
To exit without saving changes
If you wish to exit without saving any changes, turn the control stalk to the first
autopilot gain position (
LO
) and then back to
STANDBY
.
5.2 Heading alignment without linearizing
If required, you can align the heading to magnetic North without carrying out
compass linearization:
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