8.3Initialsetupandcommissioning
Commissioningpre-requisites
Beforecommissioningyoursystemforthersttime,
checkthatthefollowingprocesseshavebeencarried
outcorrectly:
•Autopilotsysteminstallationcompletedin
accordancewiththeInstallationinstructions.
•SeaT alk
ng
networkinstalledinaccordancewiththe
SeaTalk
ng
ReferenceManual.
•Wheretted,theGPSreceiverhasbeeninstalled
andconnectedinaccordancewiththeassociated
Installationinstructions.
Checkalsothatthecommissioningengineeris
familiarwiththeinstallationandcomponentsofthe
autopilotsystemincluding:
•Vesseltype.
•Vesselsteeringsysteminformation.
•Whattheautopilotwillbeusedfor.
•Systemlayout:componentsandconnections(you
shouldhaveaschematicofthevessel’sautopilot
system).
Commissioningprocess
•Checkyouhaveadheredtocommissioning
pre-requisites
•Initialpoweronandset-up
•Docksidecalibration(DealerSettingsonSeaT alk
systems)
•Sethardovertime(non-rudderreferencesystems
only)
•Seatrialcalibration
•Systemchecks
8.4PoweringthePilotcontrolleron
1.PressandholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforone
second,untilthelogoappears.
Iftheunitisbeingswitchedonforthersttime
orafterafactoryresetthesetupwizardwillbe
launched.
Note:Thelogoisnotdisplayediftheunitisin
'sleepmode'.InSleepmodetheunitmayappear
offbutstillhaspower.
2.ToturnthePilotcontrolleroffpressandholdthe
STANDBYbutton.After1secondapopupcount
downisdisplayed.
3.ContinuetoholdtheSTANDBYbuttonfora
further3secondstocompletethepoweroff.
Note:YoucannotpoweroffthePilotcontroller
whilsttheAutopilotisengaged.
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