ItemDescriptionOptions
Responselevel
Thissetsthedefaultautopilotsystemresponselevelsetting.The
responselevelcontrolstherelationshipbetweencoursekeeping
accuracyandtheamountofhelm/driveactivity.Youcanmake
temporarychangestoresponseduringnormaloperation.
Evolution
OnEvolutionautopilotstheResponselevelsettingisavailablefromthe
mainmenu:Menu>ResponseLevel
SeaTalkandSPXSmartPilotlevels
•Level1—3Minimizetheamountofpilotactivity.Thisconserves
power,butmaycompromiseshort-termcourse-keepingaccuracy.
•Level4—6Shouldgivegoodcoursekeepingwithcrisp,well
controlledturnsundernormaloperatingconditions.
•Level7—9Givesthetightestcoursekeepingandgreatestrudder
activity(andpowerconsumption).Thiscanleadtoaroughpassage
inopenwatersastheSPXsystemmay‘ght’thesea.
Evolution
•Performance
•Cruising
•Leisure
SeaTalkandSPXSmartPilot
•1—9
•5(default)
*OffcoursealarmThisscreendeterminestheangleusedbytheOFFCOURSEalarm.The
OFFCOURSEalarmoperatesifthepilotstraysoffcoursebymorethan
thespeciedangleformorethan20seconds.
•15°to40°
•20º(default)
*TurnratelimitThislimitsyourvessel’srateofturnunderautopilotsystemcontrol.Itis
onlyeffectiveifyourspeedisgreaterthan12knots.
•1°to30°
•7º(default)
Powersteer
ThisscreendeterminesthebehavioroftheRotaryorjoystickwhenin
powersteermode.
Note:PowerSteermodeisonlyavailableifthesystemincludesa
rudderreferencetransducerandspeeddataisavailable
•Off
•ProportionalThesteeringwillbehaveinproportiontothemovement
oftherotarycontrollerorjoystick.
•BangBang(Joystickonly)Therudderwillmove,andstayinthe
directionajoystickismoved.
•Off
•Proportional
•BangBang
Hardovertime
Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,itisofcritical
importancetosetthehardovertime,toensureaccurateautopilot
operation.
TheDefaultvalueisdeterminedbyDrivetypeselection.
•Valueisseconds
Note:*SPXandSeaTalkSmartPilotsonly.
Setupmenuoptions
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