Chapter 2: Commissioning 27
Aligning t he compass heading
1. Once the deviation is disp layed, press
disp
to move to the Headi ng Align
ment pag e (
ALIG N HDG
).
2. Manually steer the boat on a steady course at a speed which enables you to
hold that course.
3. If you have a GPS conn ected to your SmartPilot:
• increase the b oat speed to more than 3 kno ts
• press
auto
: the SmartPilo t will then set the heading to agree with the
COG (course over grou nd) heading received from th e GPS
• as many factors can cause a difference between heading and COG (such
as tides and leeway affectin g the boat) yo u must then fine tune the head
ing alignment so it matches the boat’s steering compass or a known tran
sit b earing
4. Use
1, +1, 10
and
+10
keys to adjust the displayed heading until it matches
boat’ s steering com pass or a known transit bearin g.
5. Press and hold
standby
for 2 second s to exit Seatrial Calibration and save
the new comp ass settings.
2 sec
D9329-1
Align the autopilot heading
a
b
Save changes
To:
• save deviation correction
• save heading alignment
• return to STANDBY mode
Autopilot heading
Steering compass
=
Known
heading
or
or
Adjust the autopilot heading so it shows the
same value as the boat's steering compass
Coarse adjustment: If COG is available from GPS, press to set autopilot heading to
COG value, then fine tune manually (see below).
Fine adjustment: If COG is not available (or after setting heading to COG),
align autopilot heading manually:
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