Sitex SP38 Autopilot, Installation And Operation Manual

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Magnetic Compass Sensor
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The ComNav Magnetic Compass Sensor ( Figure 75 on the right ) detects the position of the
compass card of an externally gimballed magnetic compass(Figure 75 on the left . The sealed
unit can be attached to the bottom of any of ComNav’s Magnetic Compasses, or the bottom or
top of many other brands of externally gimballed magnetic compasses. It is wired directly to
the SPU, with the attached 25’ cable.
Figure 75 – Externally Gimballed Magnetic Compass with Magnetic sensor
Sitex SP38 Installation and Operation
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To configure a Fluxgate compass:
1. Enter SPU DOCKSIDE Menu: power-down & up the system, press LEFT & RIGHT ARROW
KEYS <> at the same time when the instruction is on the screen.
2. Note that the “D”(Dockside Setup Menu) on the left side of the screen
3.
For first time compass set8 up, it is not important to have a valid compass reading (it may
be
from N2K network (Compass Reading HDG XXX is a N2K compass)
4. Note that “D” (Dockside Setup Menu) on the left side of the screen
5. Select Compass Setup
6. Select Analog Compass from none to Flux
7. It will display “ Sitex Fluxgate found”
8. After Dockside, the screen returns to “Compass”
9. Select “Exit” on the Dockside Setup Menu, DO NOT use the MENU button to go to the
previous screen.
10. Check that “S” on the left side of the screen.showing STANDBY mode
11. From the STANDBY mode screen, the compass reading will now show “ CPS XXX.X°M”
where XXX.X is the Fluxgate compass reading.
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