5:3 COMPASS OPERATION
When power is applied to the Cruiser Compass, it executes a comprehensive
internal test routine. It then displays the heading. When first powered up, the dis-
played heading may not be correct until the Compass alignment is done. A typi-
cal display is shown on Figure 2.
SWITCHING THE BACKLIGHTING
Backlighting is provided to allow the unit to be seen at night. The backlighting is
switched on and off by a single press of ENTER.
Figure 2 - Normal operation display
CHANGING THE DAMPING
When the vessel is affected by rapid variations of heading in rough seas, a more
heavily damped display can be selected instead of the normal lightly damped
display. Press ENTER and up
together to switch between heavily and lightly
damped modes. The display shows
“
L
”
(for Light damping),
“
A
”
(for Average
damping), or
“
H
”
(for Heavy damping) for two seconds after the keys are
released to indicate which mode has been selected. Successive presses of the
two keys switches between the three damping settings.
ASSISTED STEERING
Assisted steering means using the Cruiser Compass to show errors from a cho-
sen heading, and the direction to steer to bring the vessel back to the chosen
heading, which is marked by the lubber line at all times.
When the vessel
’
s heading is within the pre-set error limits, the dead-ahead indi-
cator is lit to show that all is well (see Figure 3), and no steering adjustment is
required. This is the display when assisted steering is started.
