B&G Vulcan Series, Руководство оператора

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Before the WIND mode is started it must be verified that valid input
from wind transducer is available.
Initiate wind steering as follows;
1.
Switch the Autopilot to AUTO mode
2.
Adjust the boat heading until wind angle is according to the
angle you want to maintain
3.
Select the mode indication in the autopilot controller to activate
the autopilot menu, and select WIND mode
The set course to steer (CTS) and set wind angle are entered from
the compass heading and the wind transducer at the moment the
WIND mode is selected. From that point the autopilot changes the
course to maintain the wind angle as the wind direction may
change.
Tacking in WIND mode
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Note:
The tack function is only available when the system is set
up for boat type SAIL in the Autopilot Commissioning dialog.
Tacking should only be performed into the wind and must be tried
out in calm sea conditions with light wind to find out how it works
on your boat. Due to a wide range of boat characteristics (from
cruising to racing boats) the performance of the tack function may
vary from boat to boat.
Tacking in WIND mode as compared to AUTO mode is performed
when sailing with apparent or true wind as the reference. The true
wind angle should be less than 90 degrees.
The rate of turn during the tack will be given by the Tack time
defined in the sailing parameter setup. The tack time is also
controlled by the speed of the boat to prevent loss of speed during
a tack.
You can initiate the tack function from WIND mode.
When you initiate the tacking, the autopilot immediately mirrors the
set wind angle to the opposite side of the bow.
You can interrupt the tack operation as long as the tack dialog is
open by selecting the opposite tacking direction. When interrupted,
the boat returns to the previous set heading.
Gybing
Gybing is possible when the true wind angle is larger than 120°.
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