4H: Electronics
The boat is equipped with extensive electronic equipment, including VHF radios, Radar,
GPS/Plotters with Big Bay displays; conventional and forward-looking Depth Sounders; Speed Log;
Closed Circuit Video for engine room and cockpit surveillance and maneuvering; an Autopilot, and a
Wind Indicating System. The engines are monitored with electronic monitors with LCD displays (See
“Engines”)
Each unit is provided with a dedicated or shared circuit breaker in the DC power panel; this
breaker must be on for the unit to be used. Then the unit’s
own power button must have been depressed or its knob
must be also be in the “ON” mode.
4H1: Electronics: Autopilot
The boat is equipped with a Comnav Autopilot
System including a control console at each helm.
For the unit to operate, be sure the breaker is on in
the Power Panel.
Basic operation is simple:
RED BUTTON
A. Turns the system on. It will immediately go
into Standby mode.
B. To engage, hold for 3 seconds.
C. To take control of any station, press and hold the left and right white arrow buttons
simultaneously. The system will beep when you have control.
AUTO
Engages the autopilot to hold the heading that existed when pressed. When engaged, "
A
"
(Autopilot) appears in upper left of display.
NAV
This function
is not to be used
by charterers!
DODGE
Dodge control:
Press once to allow manual steering; press again to resume autopilot steering on the
previous course.
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BUTTONS
Used to dodge obstacle. Hold until one until desired degree of turn is reached, then hold
both until past obstacle, then release
(KNOB)
Turn to set a new heading.
For full details, see the Autopilot Manual.
Maintain a careful lookout when using the autopilot! It is an aid to comfortable
cruising, not a replacement for an aware helms-person! Remember, you can
disengage it quickly simply by pushing the red key for three seconds!
Comnav control console.
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