iv ST3000 Wheel Drive Autopilot - Owner’s Handbook
Mounting the socket ............................................................... 42
4.3 Drive unit installation ............................................................. 43
Attaching the wheel drum ....................................................... 43
Mounting the drive unit and belt ............................................. 44
Drive unit cabling ................................................................... 47
Chapter 5: Commissioning the Wheel Pilot .........................53
5.1 Functional tests .......................................................................53
Switch on ................................................................................ 53
Operating sense ....................................................................... 53
Checking the navigation interface .......................................... 54
Checking the wind instrument interface .................................55
Checking the SeaTalk interface ..............................................55
5.2 Initial sea trial .......................................................................... 56
Calibrating the compass .......................................................... 56
Autopilot operation ................................................................. 58
5.3 Adjusting autopilot performance ............................................ 59
Chapter 6: Adjusting Wheel Pilot Settings ..........................61
6.1 Introduction ............................................................................61
Adjusting calibration values ................................................... 61
Calibration features ................................................................. 63
Default calibration values ....................................................... 63
6.2 Calibrating the wheel pilot ...................................................... 64
Calibration Level 1: Rudder gain ............................................ 64
Calibration Level 5: Cruise speed ...........................................64
Calibration Level 6: Off course alarm angle ........................... 64
Calibration Level 9: Magnetic variation ................................. 65
Calibration Level 10: Heading error correction ...................... 65
Calibration Level 11: Boat’s current latitude .......................... 66
Controlling access to calibration ............................................. 66
Index ..................................................................................... 69
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