Sitex SP38 Autopilot, Installation And Operation Manual

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Sitex SP38 Installation and Operation Basic Operation
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Advanced (Advanced AP Inst Group)
Allows the user to configure specific devices on the network.
For most devices the only options will be “Set PGN Update Rates” and “Device Info”
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The first option will retrieve a list of PGNs’ emitted by that device and allow a user
to request changes to the rate of emittance of a given PGN through a menu.
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The second option will display some basic information on the device, such as the
Model ID, Serial, and Software Version
For some proprietary Sitex devices, the options “Compass Constants”, “Cal. Compass”,
“Compass Settings”, “Compass Attitude Biases”, and “0183 Port Configuration” will also
appear. These allow for advanced configuration of those devices.
Verify Installation
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This menu item will let you check all controllers and remotes that are current linked to
the same SPU as this head.
AP Network sub-menu
AP Inst Group
There are four Distance Units: m (Meter), Km (Kilometer/second), mil (mile/second), nm
(nautical mile/second)
Linked SPU
Allows users to select one SPU from multiple SPUs on the NMEA 2000 network. Please
note that the screen will show all the devices on the NMEA 2000 Network, you must then
select the device with “ Sitex SPU.” Selecting a device which is not SPU, will show an
error message.
Data Sources
Allows users to choose Heading and Navigation Data Source that are on the NMEA 2000
Network for use in AUTO and NAV mode. There are nine choices of modifiable Data
Sources:
1. SPU (Signal Processor Source) Source
2. RFU (Rudder Follower Source) Source
3. HDG (Heading) Source
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Sitex GNSS GPS Compass is under this category.
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Sitex SSRC Compass is also under this category.
4. NAV (Navigation) Source
5. POS (Position) Source
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Sitex GNSS GPS Compass is under this category.