8 SmartPilot X-5 Tiller & GP Tiller Operating Guide
SPX-5 autopilot systems have 9 levels of response:
• Levels 9 to 7 give the tightest course keeping and greatest rudder activity (and
power consumption). This can lead to a rough passage in open waters as the
SPX-5 Pilot may ‘fight’ the sea.
• Levels 6 to 4 should give good course keeping with crisp, well controlled turns
under normal operating conditions.
• Levels 3 to 1 minimize the amount of pilot activity. This conserves power, but may
compromise short-term course-keeping accuracy.
Temporarily adjusting response
Use the following procedure to make temporary adjustments to the response level as
required:
1. Press and release
-1
and
+1
simultaneously, to display the
RESPONSE
screen.
Note:
The
RESPONSE
screen is set as a default data page (see SmartPilot X-5 Tiller & GP
Tiller Installation & Setup Guide) so you can also access it by pressing
disp
and then scrolling
through the data pages.
2. Press -1 or +1 to change the response level.
3. Press disp or wait for 5 seconds to return to the previous display.
Note:
You will lose temporary changes to response level when the system is powered off. You
can make permanent adjustments in User Calibration.
1.5 Adjusting display lighting & contrast
Lighting
To adjust the display and keypad lighting:
1. Press
disp
for 1 second from any mode to access the
LAMP
screen and turn on
the lights.
2. Press
disp
to cycle through the possible illumination settings:
LAMP 3
(the
brightest setting)
, L
AMP 2, LAMP 1, OFF, LAMP 1, LAMP 2, LAMP 3
and so on.
As you change the setting, the illumination on other SeaTalk instruments or con-
trol units will also change.
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Increase
response
Decrease
response
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