ComNav 2001 Autopilot System
P/N 29010017 V1.0 - 53-
WIND VANE INTERFACE
Read this section only if your autopilot is equipped with the optional windvane interface.
OPERATION
Press the WIND ON/SET key to engage the
windvane interface. The display will switch to
display wind angle rather than compass heading.
This display differs slightly from the compass
display. In wind mode, the left most segments of
the left display character are the tack indicators.
When the upper segment of the character is on,
the vessel is on the Port tack. When the lower
segment of the character is on, the vessel is on the
Starboard tack. Leading zeros are suppressed in
the wind mode (ie. in compass mode, a heading
of
10 degrees is displayed as 010 , while in wind
mode, a wind angle of 10 degrees is displayed as
10).
If the displayed wind angle, does not agree with
the actual wind angle; a permanent offset can be
applied to the displayed wind angle, to bring it
into agreement by pressing and holding the
WIND ON/SET key and pressing either the up
or down ARROW key with the autopilot in the
STANDBY mode.
RAISING THE SAILS
With the engine running and in gear, place the
autopilot (or remote control) master select switch
in the PILOT position. Press the red or green
ARROW key (or pushbutton) until the command
wind angle is 0 degrees. The autopilot will turn
the vessel until it is steering directly head to wind.
Raise the sails.
Once the sails are raised, press the red or green
ARROW key (or pushbutton) until you
see the desired tack and angle to the wind on the
digital readout. The autopilot will bring the vessel
around until it is at that angle to the wind. Turn
off the engine and set the sails normally.
To adjust the vessel’s angle to the wind, simply
press the red or green ARROW key until you see
the new desired angle, and the autopilot will bring
the vessel around.
TACKING
To tack the vessel, press the TACK/U-TURN
key (toggle switch on the remote) for one second.
The vessel will turn through head to wind to the
same angle on the opposite tack.
The function indicator will show a 't' for tack until
the tack is completed. It is best to wait until the
vessel has gone through head to wind before
tacking the jib to prevent the vessel from being
caught in irons.
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