FLIR Raymarine p70s - Using the Set-up Wizard; Using the Dockside Wizard

7.6UsingtheSet-upWizard
Theset-upwizardguidesyouthroughthestepsfor
settingimportantpreferences,suchaspreferred
languageandcorrectvesseltype.
TheSet-upWizardcontains3steps:Language
Selection,VesselHullTypeselectionandWelcome
Screen.WhenpoweringthePilotControllerforthe
rsttime,inanunconguredsystem,theSet-up
Wizardisdisplayedautomatically,andtherst3
stepslistedbelowwillnotberequired.
WiththepilotinStandbymode:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectSet-up.
3.SelectSet-upWizard.
4.Selecttherequiredlanguage.
5.Selecttherequiredvesseltype.
Thewelcomescreenwillnowbedisplayedand
yourchoiceshavebeensaved.
6.SelectOKtocompletetheSet-upWizard.
Vesselhulltypeselection
Thevesselhulltypeoptionsaredesignedtoprovide
optimumsteeringperformancefortypicalvessels.
Itisimportanttocompletethevesselhulltype
selectionaspartoftheinitialset-up,asitformsa
keypartoftheautopilotcalibrationprocess.Youcan
alsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimewiththepilotin
StandbybyselectingMENU>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>VesselSettings>VesselHullType.
Selecttheoptionthatmostcloselymatchesyour
vesseltypeandsteeringcharacteristics.Theoptions
are:
•Power
•Power(slowturn)
•Power(fastturn)
•Sail
•Sail(Slowturn)
•SailCatamaran
Itisimportanttobeawarethatsteeringforces(and
thereforerate-of-turn)varysignicantlydepending
onthecombinationofvesseltype,steeringsystem,
anddrivetype.Therefore,theavailablevesselhull
typeoptionsareprovidedforguidanceonly.You
maywishtoexperimentwiththedifferentvesselhull
typeoptions,asitmightbepossibletoimprovethe
steeringperformanceofyourvesselbyselectinga
differentvesseltype.
Whenchoosingasuitablevesseltype,theemphasis
shouldbeonsafeanddependablesteering
response.
7.7UsingtheDocksidewizard
Thedocksidecalibrationprocessmustbecompleted
beforetheEvolutionautopilotsystemcanbeused
forthersttime.TheDocksidewizardguidesyou
throughthestepsrequiredfordocksidecalibration.
TheDocksidewizardcontainsdifferentsteps
dependingonwhetheryouhavearudderreference
transducerttedtoyourvessel:
ThefollowingDockside
wizardproceduresonlyapply
tovesselswithoutarudder
referencetransducer:
•DriveTypeselection.
•RudderLimitsetting.
•Hard-overtimesetting
(Raymarinerecommends
thatthisinformation
isspeciedoncethe
docksidewizardand
RudderDrivecheckis
complete,usingtheHard
OverTimemenuoption).
•RudderDrivecheck.
ThefollowingDockside
wizardproceduresonlyapply
tovesselswitharudder
referencetransducer:
•DriveTypeselection.
•AlignRudder(rudder
alignment).
•RudderLimitsetting.
•RudderDrivecheck.
Toaccessthewizard,ensurethepilotisinStandby
modeandthen:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectSet-up.
3.SelectAutopilotCalibration.
4.SelectCommissioning.
5.SelectDocksideWizard.
Selectingadrivetype
DriveTypeselectionisavailablewhenthepilotisin
standby,fromeithertheDocksidewizard,orfromthe
Vesselsettingmenu:MENU>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>VesselSettings.
WiththeDriveTypemenudisplayed:
1.Selectyourdrivetype.
Note:Ifyourdrivetypeisnotlisted,contactyour
Raymarinedealerforadvice.
Checkingtherudderalignment(Align
Rudder)
Thisprocedureestablishesportandstarboard
rudderlimitsforsystemsusingarudderreference
transducer.
Theruddercheckformspartofthedockside
calibrationprocess.
Thefollowingprocedureonly
appliestovesselswitha
rudderreferencetransducer.
1.CentertherudderandselectOK.
Commissioning-Evolutionautopilotsystem
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