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STEP 3b
Checkingtherudderalignment(AlignRudder)
Thisprocedureestablishesportandstarboardrudderlimitsfor
systemsusingarudderreferencetransducer.
Theruddercheckformspartofthedocksidecalibrationprocess.
Thefollowingprocedureonlyapplies
tovesselswitharudderreference
transducer.
1.CentertherudderandselectOK.
2.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtoportandselectOK.
3.Whenprompted,turntherudderhardtostarboardandselect
OK.
4.Whenprompted,turntherudderbacktothecenterand
selectOK.
Note:YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimeby
selectingSTANDBY.
STEP 3c
RudderLimitsetting
AspartoftheDocksidecalibrationprocess,thesystemwill
set-uptherudderlimits.
•Forvesselswitharudderreferencetransducer—This
procedureestablishestherudderlimit.Therudderlimitwillbe
displayedwithamessageconrmingthattherudderlimithas
beenupdated.Thisvaluecanbechangedifrequired.
•Forvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer—a
defaultof30degreesisdisplayed,andcanbechangedas
required.
STEP 3d
Hardovertime
Thehardovertimesettingcanbespeciedaspartofthe
Docksidewizard.
Thefollowinginformationonly
appliestovesselswithoutarudder
referencetransducer.
•Ifyoualreadyknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s
steeringsystem:enterthistimeduringtheDocksidewizard
procedure.
•IfyoudoNOTknowthehard-overtimeforyourvessel’s
steeringsystem:skipthisstepduringtheDocksidewizard
procedurebyselectingSAVE,thenproceedtoStep3einthis
documenttocompletetheDocksidewizardprocedure.Once
thewizardiscomplete,proceedtoStep4inthisdocumentfor
informationonhowtocalculateandadjustthehard-overtime.
STEP 3e
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rmtherudderturnedtostarboard
byselectingYESorNO.
8.Docksidecalibrationisnowcomplete,selectCONTINUE.
Note:Ifyouconrmeda“NO”responsefortherudder
movementtobothportandstarboard,thewizardwillexit.Itis
possiblethatthesteeringsystemdidnotmovetherudderin
anydirection,anditwillbenecessarytocheckthesteering
systembeforecompletingtheDocksidewizardprocedure
again.
YoucancancelDocksidecalibrationatanytimebypressing
STANDBY.
STEP 4
Warning:Ruddercheck
IfnorudderreferencehasbeenttedyouMUST
ensurethatadequateprovisionismadetoprevent
thesteeringmechanismfromimpactingtheend
stops.
Adjustingthehard-overtime
Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,itisimportant
tosetthehard-overtimelimitscorrectly,toensureaccurate
autopilotoperation.Hard-overtimeisthetimeittakesthe
vessel’ssteeringsystemtodrivetherudderfromfullporttofull
starboard.
Beforeattemptingthefollowingprocedure,ensurethatyou’ve
observedandunderstoodtheRuddercheckwarningprovided
inthisdocument.
Thefollowingprocedureonly
appliestovesselswithoutarudder
referencetransducer.
1.Withthep70orp70rinStandbymode,manuallyturnthe
helmfulltoport.
2.EngagethepilotinAutomode.
3.Usingastopwatch,startthetimer,andthenimmediately:
4.Pressthe+10and+1buttonsatthesametimeTWICE(p70),
orusetheROTARYcontrol(p70r)toturn180degreesfrom
yourcurrentheading.
5.Oncetherudderhasreachedtherudderlimitthatwas
speciedaspartoftheDocksidecalibrationprocess,stop
thetimer.
6.Tocalculateyourhard-overtime,takethemeasuredtime
anddoubleit.
7.NowaccesstheHardOverTimemenutospecifythis
hard-overtime:
i.SelectMENU.
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