FLIR Raymarine p70s - Autopilot Response Levels; Initial Setup and Commissioning

7.3Autopilotresponselevels
TheEvolutionautopilotsystemfeaturesanumber
ofdifferentresponselevelstohelpyouquickly
congurethesystemforoptimumperformancefor
thecurrentconditions.InWindVanemode,Wind
Trimisautomaticallysetbyyourselectedresponse
level.
Theavailableresponselevelsare:
•Leisure—suitableforlongpassageswheretight
headingcontrolisnotcritical.
•Cruising—goodcourse-keepingwithout
overworkingthepilot.
•Performance—emphasisontightheading
control.
Youcanchangetheresponselevelatanytimeby
selectingMENU>ResponseLevel.Thenselect
Savetokeepthechanges.
7.4Initialsetupandcommissioning
Commissioningpre-requisites
Beforecommissioningyoursystemforthersttime,
checkthatthefollowingprocesseshavebeencarried
outcorrectly:
•Autopilotsysteminstallationcompletedin
accordancewiththeInstallationinstructions.
•SeaT alk
ng
networkinstalledinaccordancewiththe
SeaTalk
ng
ReferenceManual.
•Wheretted,theGPSreceiverhasbeeninstalled
andconnectedinaccordancewiththeassociated
Installationinstructions.
Checkalsothatthecommissioningengineeris
familiarwiththeinstallationandcomponentsofthe
autopilotsystemincluding:
•Vesseltype.
•Vesselsteeringsysteminformation.
•Whattheautopilotwillbeusedfor.
•Systemlayout:componentsandconnections(you
shouldhaveaschematicofthevessel’sautopilot
system).
Initialset-up
Initialset-upinvolvesthefollowingsteps:
Important:Beforeproceedingwiththeinitial
set-uporcommissioningofanEvolutionautopilot
systemwithap70,p70s,p70Rorp70RsPilot
Controller,ensurethatthePilotcontroller,EVand
ACUsoftwareisupdatedtothelatestversions.
Refertohttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/softwareto
downloadthelatestsoftwareandviewinstructions
onhowtoupgradethesoftwareofyourproducts,
usinganMFD.
1.Power-upyourPilotController.
2.Specifyyourpreferredlanguageandappropriate
vesseltype,usingtheSet-upwizard.
3.Completethedocksidecalibrationprocess,using
theDocksidewizard:
Forvesselswithout
arudderreference
transducer:
Forvesselswitharudder
referencetransducer:
DriveTypeselectionDriveTypeselection
AlignRudder(rudder
alignment)
RudderLimitsettingRudderLimitsetting
HardOverTime(ifyoudonot
alreadyknowyourhardover
time,youshouldskipthis
stepintheDocksideWizard
andenterthevaluemanually
afterwards.
RudderDrivecheckRudderDrivecheck
4.Oncethedocksidewizardiscomplete,specify
thehard-overtime(onlyappliestosystemsthat
doNOTincludearudderreferencetransducer).
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