9.1Auto
Caution:Maintainapermanent
watch
Automaticcoursecontrolmakesiteasier
tosteeryourvessel,butitisNOTa
substituteforgoodseamanship.ALWAYS
maintainapermanentwatchbythehelm.
Automaticallysteeringtoaheading
1.Steadythevesselontherequiredheading.
2.ForWheelandTillerdrivesystemsseebelow
instructionsforengagingtheautopilot.
•WheelPilot:Engagethewheeldriveclutchby
rotatingtheclutchleverclockwise(sothelever
fullyengagesontothelocatingpip).
•TillerPilot:Placethepushrodendoverthe
tillerpin.Ifnecessary,extendorretractthe
pushrodusingthe–1,+1,–10,+10buttonsor
theRotarycontrol.
AttentionAlwaysreacharound(notthrough)the
wheeltooperatetheclutchlever.
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Wheel pilot
Tiller pilot
a
b
3.PressAUTO.
TheautopilotisnowinAUTOmodeandwillsteer
tothechosenlockedheading.
Changingcourseinautomode
TochangecoursewhilstinAUTOmode:
1.Usethe–1and–10button,orturntherotary
controlleranticlockwisetochangethevessel's
coursetoport.
Pressing–1buttonwillincrementthecourseto
portby1ºand–10willincrementby10º.
Turningtherotarycontroller1clickanticlockwise
willincrementthecoursetoportby1º.
2.Usethe+1and+10buttons,orturntherotary
controllerclockwisetochangethevessel's
coursetostarboard.
Pressing+1buttonwillincrementthecourseto
starboardby1ºand+10willincrementby10º.
Turningtherotarycontroller1clickclockwisewill
incrementthecoursetoStarboardby1º.
e.g.pressingthe-1buttonfourtimes,orturningthe
rotary4clicksanticlockwisewillresultina4°course
changetoport.
Disengagingtheautopilot(Standbymode)
Theautopilotcanbedisengagedbyfollowingthe
stepsbelow.
1.PressStandby.
2.ForWheelandTillerdrivesystemsseebelow
instructionsfordisengagingtheautopilottoreturn
tomanualsteering
•WheelPilot:Disengagethewheeldriveclutch
byrotatingtheclutchleveranti-clockwise(so
theleverdisengagesfullyfromthelocatingpip.
•TillerPilot:Removethedriveunitfromthe
tillerpin.Ifnecessary,extendorretractthe
pushrodusingthe–1,+1,–10,+10buttonsor
theRotarycontrol.
Onwheeldrivesystems,alwaysmakesurethat
theclutchisfullydisengagedbeforeyouleavethe
vessel.
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