OPERATION
AUTOPILOT
NautoPilot 5000 Series
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4002.DOC010102
Edition: September 2014
2.3.6.2
Speed
Figure 50: Speed source and speed value (”Page” function)
Speed sensor not available.
System
The first selection is ”Speed Through Water” (STW)
The second selection is (if a second speed sensor is connected)
“Speed Over Ground” (SOG).
The speed value of the selected speed sensor cannot be adjusted.
man Speed
This value can be edited without selecting the ”man Speed” option.
A small icon is displayed, which reminds the operator of acknowledging the input by
pressing the ”SET” button, located on the Autopilot’s frontplate.
Value range: 5.0kn to 90.0kn (in increments of 0.1kn).
If manual speed is selected, it is shown in the display (see Figure 50).
Attention:
Only for Track Control mode.
It is important to check the speed value of the connected
ECDIS and the speed value adjusted for the Autopilot
(independent of manual setting or system setting).
They should not be different.
For integration in an INS the radio button to select speed is neither visible nor operable.
See also information about heading source selection (see Figure 46).
For messages regarding failure or doubtful data, refer to chapter 2.3.6.1.
