8-5-10 Section 8: Autopilots
ST290 Instrument System Owner’s Handbook
Drive type
Use the DRIVE TYPE screen to set the appropriate autopilot drive type for
your vessel. This should be set when commissioning the autopilot
(see Section 8, Chapter 4).
To configure DRIVE TYPE:
1. Use the button to scroll to the DRIVE TYPE page.
3. To move to the next setting press the button,or toleave thecurrent
calibration chapter and save all setting changes, press the button.
Rudder offset
Use the RUDDER OFFSET screen to center the rudder bar display after
installing the autopilot system. To configure RUDDER OFFSET:
1. Use the button to scroll to the RUDDER OFFSET page.
Note: You can also zero the rudder bar with the boat underway during
the initial seatrial, by manually steering a straight course then accessing
the RUDDER OFFSET screen in Seatrial Calibration, to adjust the offset.
2. Use the or button to highlight the
appropriatedrive type. The options are:
SOLENOID - for solenoid valve, spool
valve or constant running pump drive
systems.
HYDRAULIC - for hydraulic drives.
MECHANICAL - for mechanical drives.
2. Use the wheel to manually center the
rudder.
3. Use the or button to adjustthe bar
graph to zero. The adjustment can be
made from -7° to +7°, in 1° steps.
4. To move to the next setting press the
button, or to leave the current cali-
bration chapter and save all setting
changes, press the button.
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