Raytheon Pathfinder ECDIS, Operator'S Manual

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Operator Manual
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3655DOC020102 Edition: 30.MAR.2007
12.1.5 Driving an Autopilot
NOTE
Track Control is not an ECDIS function. To activate this function an
AUTOPILOT System has to be connected. For detailed information ask
Raytheon Anschütz.
ECDIS allows the user to turn on or off the transmission of data to the autopilot
as well as to specify a rate of turn, and the turning response. The turning re-
sponse is the distance (number of ship lengths) you wish the autopilot to start
turning the ship prior to reaching the wheel overpoint position. The ”WOP”
(wheel over point) marker will be moved to that location.
If you have an open route with an active waypoint, and you change the rate of
turn, you will also change the predicted turning arc. Please see ”Edit Route
Command”, chapter 8.2.1.
When integrating an autopilot, it is necessary to connect it to an un − shared port.
This is because autopilot data transmission is turned on and off using the Autopi-
lot command. If the autopilot shares a port with another device, the data trans-
mission of the device which shares the same port will also be stopped.
NOTE
The Talker ID, NMEA Output, and Checksum values should be entered
when first integrating the autopilot. They do not need to be changed
unless a new autopilot is integrated. For a complete list of ECDIS talker
IDs please see Table 12
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