Raymarine P70 - Wind Vane Mode (Sailing Boats Only)

Caution:Crosstrackerror
correction
WhenreturningtoTRACKmodetheautopilotwill
correcttheXTEinordertokeeptothedened
trackleg.Thedirectionofturnmaynotcoincide
withthebearingtowaypointandmaybedifferent
fromthatexpected.
Routecompletion
TheautopilotdisplaystheRouteCompletewarningwhenyou
havereachedthelastwaypointonaroute.
Note:The‘RouteComplete’alarmonlysoundsanddisplays
inconjunctionwithamultifunctiondisplay.
Leavingtrackmode
ToleaveTrackmode:
1.PressAUTOtoreturntoAutomode(autopilotcontrol),or.
2.PressSTANDBYtoreturntoStandbymode(manual
steering).
9.6Windvanemode(Sailingboats
only)
WhentheautopilotisinWindVanemodeitusesthewindangle
astheprimaryheadingreference.Aschangesinthetrueor
apparentwindangleoccur,itadjuststhelockedheadingto
maintaintheoriginalwindangle.
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ItemDescription
1Winddirection
2
Windshift
3Newwinddirection
4Relativewindangle
5
Vesselturnstomaintainsamerelativewind
angle
YoucanonlyselectWindVanemodeiftheautopilotisreceiving
suitableSeaT alk,SeaTalk
ng
,orNMEA2000winddirectiondata.
Autopilotscanmaintainacourserelativetoeitheranapparent
ortruewindangleinWindVanemode.Thedefaultsettingis
Apparentwind.Ifrequired,youcanchangethistoTruewind
intheSailBoatSettingsmenu:Menu>Set-up>Autopilot
Calibration>SailBoatSettings>WindType.
Usingwindvanemode
YoucanselectWindvanemodefromeitherSTANDBYor
AUTOmode:
1.Steadythevesselontotherequiredwindangle.
2.SelectWindvanemode:
i.WindvanemodecanbeselectedbypressingtheAuto
andStandbybuttonstogether,or
ii.selectingWindvanemodefromthemodesmenu:Menu
>Mode>Windvane.
ThiswillenableWindvanemodeandlockthecurrentwind
angle.Thedisplayshowsthelockedheading(e.g.128°)
andthewindangle(e.g.WIND145Pindicatesawindangle
of145°toport).
3.Theautopilotwillthenadjustthevessel’sheadingtomaintain
thelockedwindangle.
Adjustingthelockedwindangle
1.Youcanadjustthelockedwindanglebyusingthe-1,+1,
-10and+10buttons,ortheROTARYcontrollertochange
course.Forexample,tobearawayby10°whentheboat
isonastarboardtack:
i.press-10toturntheboat10°toport–thelockedwind
angleandlockedheadingwillbothchangeby10°.
ii.theautopilotwillthenadjustthelockedheadingas
requiredtomaintainthenewwindangle.
Note:Becauseturningthevesselaffectstherelationship
betweenthetrueandapparentwindangles,youshouldonly
usethismethodtomakeminoradjustmentstothewindangle.
Formajorchanges,returntoSTANDBYmode,steerontothe
newheading,thenreselectWindVanemode.Refertothe
p70pilotcontrollerinstallationinstructionfortheprocedurefor
changingthewindreferencebetweenTrueandApparent.
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