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4.4.6.
Tacking velocity
The tacking speed is adjustable from 1° to 32°/s.
4.4.7.
Man Overboard (MOB)
In the autopilot settings, it is possible to select the "Man Over Board" menu among two sub-
menus: MOB crew and MOB single-handed (see. §
MOB
)
4.4.8.
Speed reference
The speed source is used to select the type of speed that the autopilot will choose to adjust
the servo and to calculate the true wind.
4.4.9.
Time before cut-off
There are extremely downgraded configurations in which the autopilot is no longer able to
steer. In this case, the autopilot triggers a pilot alarm and releases the steering after a period
of time: This is "the time before cut-off" if the situation has not changed favourably. The
setting range varies from 20 seconds to 300 seconds.
4.4.10.
Rudder offset
There is a rudder offset that can be used in some special circumstances. In the event of
a rudder angle sensor failure, while sailing in difficult conditions, it is often impossible to
perform a rudder initialisation procedure. The rudder offset can, therefore, be used
temporarily to allow steering with a second rudder angle already set. The setting range is
between -3° to 3°.
4.4.11.
Dead angle
The dead angle takes into account the mechanical looseness that exists in the steering
systems of boats. The setting range is between 0 and 3°.
4.4.12.
Setting of the autopilot alarms
The GyroPilot 3 processor has two configurable alarms
-
The wind direction alarm, called "
wind/heading
", monitors a change in wind direction in
compass mode
and a heading change in
wind mode
.
-
The battery voltage alarm, known as the "power battery", monitors the charge status of
the autopilot's battery. The default setting is 10Vdc.
