Nexus Autopilot R-1600, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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English AUTOPILOT
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5 Function
5.1 Standby mode
At power on the Autopilot starts is in standby mode and operates as
a passive compass repeater. No page-arrow is shown at the top of
the display.
The current course is displayed on the top-line.
The rudder angle is displayed on the bottom line.
In any function, the top-line displays the heading at all times.
5.2 Autopilot mode
Prior to activating any automatic steering function, the boat should
be steadied on the desired heading and on track for 5 to 10
seconds to minimise large course changes when activated. The
Autopilot operates with course errors up to 90
°
, and cross-track-
errors of max 2 NM.
5.2.1 Activate automatic steering
To select a steering function, press MODE .
The page-arrow at top of the display indicates the selected page.
To activate the selected steering function, press
SET when the
lower-line text is flashing.
The reversed lit text [AUTO] to the right and in the middle on the
display always confirms that an automatic steering function is
activated. The function text at lower-line to the right confirms which
steering function is activated, ex [HDG] for compass steering.
Note! If a page is not available, such as when no waypoint
information is programmed / activated or no navigator or wind
transducer connected, the page-arrow will not stop at that page.
5.2.2 Turn off automatic steering
To turn off automatic steering, press OFF .
To turn off the Autopilot when you are in the process of changing
functions or are in setup mode, press
OFF .
5.2.3 Automatic steering by compass
To select compass steering, press SET .
The present heading now becomes the reference course and is
displayed on the lower-line to the left.
The present rudder angle is also used as a reference for the vessel.
If you enable compass steering in a turn, the system will steer under
autopilot but with a course error whilst it is holding a offset rudder
setting. ATC if set will reduce this error over time.
To change the reference course to port, press LEFT.
To change the reference course to starboard, press RIGHT .