FLIR Raymarine p70s - Using the Set-up Wizard

8.5UsingtheSet-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-upwizard,asit
formsakeypartoftheautopilotcalibrationprocess.
Youcanalsoaccesstheoptionsatanytimewith
thepilotinStandbybyselectingMENU>Set-up>
AutopilotCalibration>VesselSettings>Vessel
HullType.
Asageneralguide,selecttheoptionthatmost
closelymatchesyourvesseltypeandsteering
characteristics.Theoptionsare:
•RaceSail.
•SailCruiser.
•Catamaran.
•Workboat.
•RIB.
•OutboardSpeedboat
•InboardSpeedboat
•PowerCruiser1(<12kts)
•PowerCruiser2(<30kts)
•PowerCruiser3(>30kts)
•SportFishing
•ProFishing
Itisimportanttobeawarethatsteeringforces(and
thereforerate-of-turn)varysignicantlydepending
onthecombinationofvesseltype,steeringsystem,
anddrivetype.Therefore,theavailablevesselhull
typeoptionsareprovidedforguidanceonly.You
maywishtoexperimentwiththedifferentvesselhull
typeoptions,asitmightbepossibletoimprovethe
steeringperformanceofyourvesselbyselectinga
differentvesseltype.
Whenchoosingasuitablevesseltype,theemphasis
shouldbeonsafeanddependablesteering
response.
Important:Ifyouchangethevesseltypeafter
completingtheDocksidecalibrationprocess(using
theDocksidewizard),allcommissioningsettings
willberesettodefaultsettings,andyouwillneedto
completetheDocksidecalibrationprocessagain.
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