FLIR Raymarine p70s - Adjusting Hard-Over Time (SmartPilot;SPX); Sea Trial Calibration

8.8Adjustingthehard-overtime—
SmartPilotandSPX
Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,it
isimportanttosetaHardOverTime.
Beforeattemptingtofollowthisprocedureensure
youhavereadandunderstoodtheRudderCheck
warningprovidedinthisdocument.
Toestimateyourhardovertimefollowthesteps
below:
1.AdjustyourRudderGainsettingtothemaximum
value,makinganoteoftheoriginalvalue.The
RudderGainsettingcanbeaccessedfromthe
DriveSettingmenu:Menu>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>DriveSettings>RudderGain.
2.WiththeautopilotinStandby,manuallyturnthe
rudder/enginefulltoport.(Forvesselswith
powersteeringtheengineshouldberunning
whenturningtherudder.)
3.EngageAutomode.
4.Pressthe+10and+1buttonsatthesametime
(p70/p70s)orusetheRotary(p70R/p70Rs)to
alteryourlockedheadingby90degrees,usea
stopwatchtotimethemovementoftherudder/
engine.
5.Estimatehowlongitwouldtaketomovethe
rudderfromfullporttofullstarboard.This
estimateisyourHardOverTime.
6.EnterthisestimateasyourHardOverTime.The
HardOvertimesettingcanbeaccessedfromthe
DriveSettingsmenu:Menu>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>DriveSettings>HardOverTime.
7.ChangeyourRudderGainbacktoitsoriginal
value.
8.AftersettingyourHardOverTime,observeyour
autopilot’sbehaviorandifrequired,makesmall
adjustmentstotheHardOverTimevalueuntila
satisfactoryresultitachieved.
Warning:Ruddercheck
Ifnorudderreferencehasbeenttedyou
MUSTensurethatadequateprovisionis
madetopreventthesteeringmechanism
fromimpactingtheendstops.
8.9Seatrialcalibration
Beforeyoucanusetheautopilotopenwaterchecks
arerequired.Thewatermustbecalm,withlight
ornowind.Leaveplentyofroomtomanoeuvre.
TheSeaTrialwizardguidesyouthroughthesteps
requiredforSeatrialcalibration.
TheSeatrialwizardincludesthefollowingsteps:
•Swingcompass
•AligncompasstoGPS
•Aligncompassmanually
•AutoLearn.
YoucanaccesstheSeatrialwizardatanytime
fromtheCommissioningmenu:Menu>Set-up>
Autopilotcalibration>Commissioning.
Note:Sailingvesselsshouldperformtheseatrial
underenginepower.
Note:TheSeatrialwizardcanbecancelledatany
timebypressingtheStandbybutton.
Warning:Seatrialcalibration
Ensureyouhavesufcientsearoom
forcalibration.Theseatrialcalibration
maneuversrequireaclear,familiarareaof
water.Ensureyouarenotlikelytocollide
withanyvesselorotherobstructionduring
calibration.
Warning:Maintainsensiblespeeds
Theautopilotmaymakeunexpected
turns.
Compassswing
Youwillneedtoturnyourvesselinslowcircles
whilethesystemautomaticallymakesadjustments
toaccountforcompassdeviation.Each360-degree
circleshouldtakenolessthantwominutes,andyou
shouldcompleteatleasttwocircles.
1.Startmovingvesselinslowevencircles,then
pressSTART.
2.Keepspeedtobelow2knots.Watchthedisplay
toensureyourturnrateisnottoofast.Ifthe
message‘SlowDown’isdisplayedreduceyour
rateofturn,thiscanbeachievedbyslowing
downand/orsteeringinawidercircle.
Ifa'SlowDown'messageisdisplayedthecurrent
circlewillhavetoberepeated.
3.Whenthecompasshasbeencalibrated,a
messagewillbedisplayedshowingthedetected
deviation.Ifthisismorethan15degreesyouwill
needtoabortthecalibrationprocessandresite
thecompassfurtherawayfrommetalitems,then
repeatthecalibrationprocess.Ifyoustillnda
deviationofmorethan15degrees,contactyour
Raymarinedealerforadvice.Ifthedeviationis
withinacceptablelimits,pressCONTINUE.
YoucancancelSeatrialcalibrationatanytimeby
pressingSTANDBY.
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