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CONFIGURING THE COMPASS
1. The autopilot will show 'C.SEt' on
the display, when the setting of the
rudder limits is complete. Press the
ADJUST key briefly and the display will
change to show the type of compass to
be selected.
CPS.1 is a magnetic compass and
fluxgate sensor
combination.
CPS.2 is a fluxgate compass with
a fixed voltage reference
output. Most fluxgate
compasses including
ComNav Marine, KVH
(Azimuth or Sailcomp) and
VDO are of this type.
CPS.3 is a fluxgate compass with
a floating reference output.
The only compass of this
type we know of is the
Brookes & Gatehouse
Halcyon III.
2. Press either the up or down
ARROW key until the type of compass
selected is the same as the type of
compass being used.
3. Press the ADJUST key. The
display will change to show 'C.AdJ' if you
have selected either CPS.2 or CPS.3.
As we don't want to swing the compass
yet, press either the up or down ARROW
key to exit from the set-up program.
To verify your heading, turn the master
select switch to the STANDBY position.
The display will show the vessel's current
compass heading. If the heading
displayed by the autopilot does not agree
with the compass, press the ADJUST key
twice to display the current heading
offset, and then use the up or down
ARROW key to adjust the offset by the
amount of the error.
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT INTERFACING
1. Turn on the Nav Device (GPS,
Loran, Plotter, etc.) and wait for it to settle
and extinguish all alarms.
2. Program a waypoint into the Nav
Device, and start it navigating towards the
waypoint.
3. Turn the Master Select Switch on
the autopilot to the NAV position. The
heading display on the autopilot should
start to change towards the heading to
steer as indicated by the Nav Device.
Press the TURN key once to see which
type of data the autopilot is using to verify
correct programming of the Nav Device.
If the autopilot display comes up with
'ndEr', it is not receiving any data from
the Nav Device.
Check that the Signal and Return lines
from the Nav Device are not reversed,
and that the output from the Nav Device
is set correctly if it is programmable.
Check that the data LED in the autopilot
distribution box is blinking periodically.
If the interface still cannot be made to
work, contact your dealer or ComNav
Marine directly for assistance.
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