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SmartPilot Series Commissioning Guide
Your SmartPilot is now fully calibrated and ready for use.
The only additional setting you may need to adjust is the response level (see the
appropriate
SmartPilot Operating Guide
for more information).
Manual set-up: Non-G Systems
If you have a Non-G system you need to manually adjust the rudder gain, counter
rudder and AutoTrim settings, based on your observations of the boat’s
performance under SmartPilot control.
Adjust these settings when motoring your boat at cruising speed. On sail boats,
repeat if necessary under sail to optimize the SmartPilot.
Checking SmartPilot operation
Before manually adjusting any of these settings, familiarize yourself with basic
SmartPilot operation:
1. Steer onto a compass heading and hold the course steady.
If necessary, steer the boat manually for a short time to check how the boat
steers.
2. Press
auto
to lock onto the current heading. The SmartPilot should hold a
constant heading in calm sea conditions.
3. Use the
-1, +1, -10
and
+10
keys or the
rotary control
to see how the
SmartPilot alters the course to port and starboard.
4. Press
standby
to return to manual steering.
Response level
The principal method of adjusting the performance of SmartPilot systems is by
changing the response level. This is the only user adjustment you should need to
make to the SmartPilot on a regular basis. This controls the relationship between
the SmartPilot’s course keeping accuracy and the amount of helm/drive activity.
Whilst it is not necessary to set the response level at this stage, the testing of other
parameters requires the temporary adjustment of response settings.
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