Seakeeper 8000 GYRO, Operation Manual

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OPERATION
MANUAL
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MODEL 8000 GYRO 90141 3 7 of 11
Section 2: SYSTEM OPERATION
2.2 Start ‐ up
1) Make sure AC and DC power are available.
2) Turn on the boat’s DC circuit breaker that supplies power to the Gyro Control Box.
3) Turn on the boat’s AC circuit breaker that supplies power to the Motor Drive Box.
4) In most cases, the seawater pump will be wired to turn on when the Gyro Control Box or Motor
Drive Box is turned on. However, in some cases the seawater pump is on a separate AC or DC
circuit breaker and it is necessary to turn it on.
5) When the DC power is turned on the DISPLAY will initialize and the HOME screen will appear. If
a FAULT is present an ALARM screen will appear.
To turn the GYRO ON depress the POWER ON/OFF FAULT RESET button, the button will turn
GREEN, the flywheel will spin (or arrow appear), and a RED PROGRESS BAR will appear. The
PROGRESS BAR indicates how soon the gyro will be available for stabilization. When the Gyro
Control Box is initialized and when the GYRO is up to minimum operating speed the PROGRESS
BAR will turn from RED to GREEN. At this point, the GYRO is available for stabilization.