ItemDescriptionOptions
Responselevel
Thissetsthedefaultautopilotsystemresponselevelsetting.The
responselevelcontrolstherelationshipbetweencoursekeeping
accuracyandtheamountofhelm/driveactivity.Youcanmake
temporarychangestoresponseduringnormaloperation.
Evolution
Note:OnEvolutionautopilotstheResponselevel
settingisavailablefromthemainmenu:Menu>
ResponseLevel
•Performance
•Cruising
•Leisure
SeaTalkandSPXSmartPilot
•1—9
•5(default)
•Level1—3Minimizetheamountofpilotactivity.This
conservespower,butmaycompromiseshort-term
course-keepingaccuracy.
•Level4—6Shouldgivegoodcoursekeepingwithcrisp,
wellcontrolledturnsundernormaloperatingconditions.
•Level7—9Givesthetightestcoursekeepingand
greatestrudderactivity(andpowerconsumption).This
canleadtoaroughpassageinopenwatersastheSPX
systemmay‘ght’thesea.
*OffcoursealarmThisscreendeterminestheangleusedbytheOFFCOURSE
alarm.TheOFFCOURSEalarmoperatesifthepilotstrays
offcoursebymorethanthespeciedangleformorethan20
seconds.
•15°to40°
•20º(default)
*TurnratelimitThislimitsyourvessel’srateofturnunderautopilotsystem
control.Itisonlyeffectiveifyourspeedisgreaterthan12knots.
•1°to30°
•7º(default)
Powersteer
ThisscreendeterminesthebehavioroftheRotaryorjoystick
wheninpowersteermode.
Note:PowerSteermodeisonlyavailableifthesystem
includesarudderreferencetransducerandspeeddatais
available
•Off
•ProportionalThesteeringwillbehaveinproportiontothe
movementoftherotarycontrollerorjoystick.
•BangBang(Joystickonly)Therudderwillmove,andstay
inthedirectionajoystickismoved.
Hardovertime
Onvesselswithoutarudderreferencetransducer,itisofcritical
importancetosetthehardovertime,toensureaccurateautopilot
operation.
•Valueisseconds
DefaultvalueisdeterminedbyDrivetypeselection.
Note:*SPXandSeaT alkSmartPilotsonly.
78
p70/p70R