Raymarine P70 Installation Guide

p70&p70randEvolutionautopilot—
overview
Thisdocumentwillguideyouthroughthestepsrequiredin
setting-upandcommissioningyourEvolutionautopilotsystem
usingaRaymarinep70/p70rautopilotcontrolhead.
IfyouareanexistinguserofRaymarineautopilotsystems,
thisdocumentwillalsohelpyoutounderstandthedifferences
betweenthecommissioningprocessforexistingSPXautopilot
systems,andtheEvolutionautopilotsystem.Forexample,there
areanumberofexistingset-upandcommissioningstepsthat
youmightalreadybefamiliarwithforSPXsystems,whichare
nolongerrequiredorareslightlydifferentforEvolutionautopilot
systems.
Evolutionautopilotinstallation
ForinformationoninstallingandconnectinganEvolution
autopilotsystem,refertotheinstallationinstructionsthat
accompanytheEV-1andEV-2units,asappropriate.
Evolutionautopilotoperationwithp70
&p70r
Generaloperationofthep70/p70risthesameforEvolution
autopilotsystemsasitiswithexistingSPXautopilotsystems.
Refertodocumentnumber81331forp70/p70roperation
instructions.Thisdocumentissuppliedwithallp70/p70runits.
ItisalsoavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com.
Autopilotcommissioning—main
differencesbetweenEvolutionand
SPXsystems
TheEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoimprove
uponthecommissioningprocessrequiredbyexistingSPXand
someotherautopilotsystems.
•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditional
uxgatecompassrequired.
•Automaticset-up—theruddergain,counterrudder,manual
compasscalibrationandautolearnsettingsrequiredfor
existingSPXsystemsarenolongerrequired.Thisresultsin
agreatlysimplieddocksidecalibrationprocessforEvolution
autopilotsystems.
Autopilotresponselevels
TheEvolutionautopilotsystemfeaturesanumberofdifferent
responselevelstohelpyouquicklycongurethesystemfor
optimumperformanceforthecurrentconditions.
Theavailableresponselevelsare:
•Leisure—suitableforlongpassageswheretightheading
controlisnotcritical.
•Cruising—goodcourse-keepingwithoutoverworkingthe
pilot.
•Performance—emphasisontightheadingcontrol.
Youcanchangetheresponselevelatanytimebyselecting
MENU>ResponseLevel.ThenselectSavetokeepthe
changes.
Initialsetupandcommissioning
Commissioningpre-requisites
Beforecommissioningyoursystemforthersttime,checkthat
thefollowingprocesseshavebeencarriedoutcorrectly:
•Autopilotsysteminstallationcompletedinaccordancewith
theInstallationGuide.
•SeaTalk
ng
networkinstalledinaccordancewiththeSeaTalk
ng
ReferenceManual.
•Wheretted,GPSinstallationandconnectionshasbeen
carriedoutinaccordancewiththeGPSinstallationguide.
Checkalsothatthecommissioningengineerisfamiliarwiththe
installationandcomponentsoftheautopilotsystemincluding:
•Vesseltype.
•Vesselsteeringsysteminformation.
•Whattheautopilotwillbeusedfor.
•Systemlayout:componentsandconnections(youshould
haveaschematicofthevessel’sautopilotsystem).
Initialset-up
Initialset-upinvolvesthefollowingsteps:
Important:Beforeproceedingwiththeinitialset-upor
commissioningofap70/p70r,ensurethatyourp70/p70r
isrunningthelatestsoftware.p70/p70roperationwith
Evolutionsystemsrequiresp70/p70rsoftwareversion2or
later.Refertohttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=797to
downloadthelatestsoftwareandviewinstructionsonhowto
upgradethesoftwareonyourp70/p70r,usingamultifunction
display.
1.Power-upyourp70/p70r.
2.Specifyyourpreferredlanguageandappropriatevesseltype,
usingtheSet-upwizard.
3.Completethedocksidecalibrationprocess,usingthe
Docksidewizard:
Step
Forvesselswithout
arudderreference
transducer:
Forvesselswitha
rudderreference
transducer:
3aDriveTypeselectionDriveTypeselection
3b
AlignRudder(rudder
alignment)
3cRudderLimitsettingRudderLimitsetting
3d
HardOverTime(ifyou
donotalreadyknow
yourhardovertime,
youshouldskipthis
stepintheDockside
Wizardandenter
thevaluemanually
afterwards;refer
toSteps3dand4
describedbelow).
3eRudderDrivecheckRudderDrivecheck
4.Oncethedocksidewizardiscomplete,specifythehard-over
time(onlyappliestosystemsthatdoNOTincludearudder
referencetransducer).
5.Familiarizeyourselfwiththeimportantinformationinthis
documentrelatedtocompasslinearization.Followthe
guidelinesprovidedtoensurethattheprocessiscompleted
successfully.
6.Onceyou’vesuccessfullycompletedallthestepslisted
above,youshouldalsofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe
informationrelatedtocompasslock.
Theseproceduresaredescribedindetailinthisdocument.
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Raymarine P70 Specifications

General

Display Type	LCD
Keypad	Yes
Display Size	3.5 inches
Interface	NMEA 2000
Waterproof	IPX6
Mounting	Bracket