Thruster
Deadband
Determines how many degrees the vessel must deviate from the set course before a thruster
command is given. As the vessel deviates from its heading, the thruster will push the vessel
back.
A higher value will reduce the thruster activity and extend the lifetime, especially for on/off
thrusters.
Assist
Determines how the thrusters are used by the autopilot.
When set to ON, the thrusters will automatically be used by the autopilot system if the vessel
speed is below inhibited limit. If the vessel speed is above inhibited thruster speed the
thrusters will be turned off, but will automatically be turned on again when the speed goes
below the inhibited limit.
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Note:
Thruster inhibit speed is set during installation and is the max. vessel speed for
which the thruster is allowed to run.
When set to OFF, thruster has to be manually enabled.
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Used for specifying if the thruster should be used for course deviations to port only,
starboard only, or for any course deviation.
Work profile name
Set the name to identify the profile.
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Note:
You can use several characters for the profile name, but only the first 6 characters
will be shown as profile name.
Profile icon
The system includes a number of icons that can be used to identify the profile settings.
Exporting and importing work profiles
It is possible to export and import a work profile to/from a USB stick.
Work profiles
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