Raymarine EV200 - Checking Rudder Alignment; Rudder Limit Setting; Hard Over Time Setting; Checking the Rudder Drive

3.2
Checkingtherudderalignment(AlignRudder)
Thisprocedureestablishesportandstarboardrudderlimitsfor
systemsusingarudderreferencetransducer.
Theruddercheckformspartofthedocksidecalibrationprocess.
Thefollowingprocedureonlyapplies
tovesselswitharudderreference
transducer.
1.CentertherudderandselectOK.
2.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtoportandselectOK.
3.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtostarboardandselect
OK.
4.Whenprompted,turntherudderbacktothecenterandselect
OK.
Note:YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimeby
selectingSTANDBY.
3.3
RudderLimitsetting
AspartoftheDocksidecalibrationprocess,thesystemwillset-up
therudderlimits.
•Forvesselswitharudderreferencetransducer—This
procedureestablishestherudderlimit.Therudderlimitwillbe
displayedwithamessageconrmingthattherudderlimithas
beenupdated.Thisvaluecanbechangedifrequired.
•Forvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer—a
defaultof30degreesisdisplayed,andcanbechangedas
required.
3.4
Hardovertime
Thehardovertimesettingcanbespeciedaspartofthe
Docksidewizard.
Thefollowinginformationonly
appliestovesselswithoutarudder
referencetransducer.
•Ifyoualreadyknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s
steeringsystem:enterthistimeduringtheDocksidewizard
procedure.
•IfyoudoNOTknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s
steeringsystem:skipthisstepduringtheDocksidewizard
procedurebyselectingSAVE,thenproceedtoCheckingthe
rudderdrivesectioninthisdocumenttocompletetheDockside
wizardprocedure.Oncethewizardiscomplete,proceedto
Adjustingthehard-overtimeinthisdocumentforinformation
onhowtocalculateandadjustthehard-overtime.
3.5
Checkingtherudderdrive
Aspartofthedocksidecalibrationprocess,thesystemwill
checkthedriveconnection.Onceithascompletedthecheck
successfully,amessagewillappearaskingifitissafeforthe
systemtotakethehelm.
Duringthisproceduretheautopilotwillmovetherudder.Ensure
itissafetoproceedbeforepressingOK.
Whenindocksidecalibrationmode,withtheMotorCheckpage
displayed:
1.Centreandletgooftherudder.
2.Disengageanyrudderdriveclutch.
3.SelectCONTINUE.
4.CheckitissafetoproceedbeforeselectingOK.
Forvesselswitharudderreferencetransducer,theautopilot
willnowautomaticallymovetheruddertoportandthen
starboard.
5.Forvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,youwill
beaskedtoconrmthattherudderhasturnedtoportby
selectingYESorNO.
6.SelectOKifitissafetoengagetherudderintheopposite
direction.
7.Youwillbeaskedtoconrmtherudderturnedtostarboardby
selectingYESorNO.
8.Docksidecalibrationisnowcomplete,selectCONTINUE.
Note:Ifyouconrmeda“NO”responsefortherudder
movementtobothportandstarboard,thewizardwillexit.Itis
possiblethatthesteeringsystemdidnotmovetherudderinany
direction,anditwillbenecessarytocheckthesteeringsystem
beforecompletingtheDocksidewizardprocedureagain.
YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimebypressing
STANDBY.
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Warning:Ruddercheck
IfnorudderreferencehasbeenttedyouMUST
ensurethatadequateprovisionismadetoprevent
thesteeringmechanismfromimpactingtheend
stops.
Adjustingthehard-overtime
Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,itisimportant
tosetaHardOverTime.
Beforeattemptingtofollowthisprocedureensureyouhaveread
andunderstoodtheRudderCheckwarningprovidedinthis
document.
Toestimateyourhardovertimefollowthestepsbelow:
1.WiththeautopilotinStandby,manuallyturntherudder/
enginefulltoport.(Forvesselswithpowersteeringtheengine
shouldberunningwhenturningtherudder.)
2.EngageAutomode.
3.Pressthe+10and+1buttonsatthesametime(p70)oruse
theRotary(p70R)toalteryourlockedheadingby90degrees.
Useastopwatchtotimethemovementoftherudder/engine.
4.Estimatehowlongitwouldtaketomovetherudderfromfull
porttofullstarboard.ThisestimateisyourHardOverTime.
Evolutionautopilotset-upandcommissioningwithp70/p70R
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