Regal 42 Fly-Grande Coupe, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 4
Status- If you press the STBY button on the heading
screen “YOU HAVE THE HELM” appears in yellow
cautionary lettering. At this point be prepared to manu-
ally take control of the helm steering.
Under normal conditions on the heading screen the sta-
tus reads “AUTOPILOT ENGAGED” in green lettering.
Heading- When you engage the autopilot, it takes over
the helm steering control and steers the boat to main-
tain your heading. Th is heading can be programmed
through the autopilot which uses an on board fl ux-gate
compass for bearings based on a magnetic north verses
a true north heading. Th e autopilot heading can also be
programmed through the chartplotter to follow a set of
way points.
Actual Heading Marker- A yellow triangle (actual head-
ing marker) is displayed and is normally the bearing
you are heading.
Note: If the arrow keys are pressed to manually adjust
the heading, the heading dial on the heading screen dis-
plays your actual heading while the autopilot steers the
yacht to the intended heading.
Pattern- Th is screen icon shows various steering pat-
terns for fi shing and other speciality patterns such as
zigzag, circles, U-Turn, and Man Overboard. Read and
understand the autopilot owner’s manual description of
these patterns and make sure the water is free of ob-
stacles and you have an unlimited area to practice these
steering patterns.