Si-tex SP-70 - Turns and Changing Course

To incr
ease the Counter-rudder
sensitivity:
Press the Set Key. The display
will show
[SLOU] for five seconds. During this five
second interval, press the Set Key two more
times to display the Counter-Rudder
sensitiv
ity setting.
Press the Green Key
to increase the
Counter-Rudder sensitivity setting by one
step.
Wait for half a minute to let the vessel settle.
To see how straight a course the Autopilot is
steering, watch the wake of your boat behind
you. If this new setting is still not suitable,
repeat the instructions above. Continue this
process until your vessel is steering well.
The vessel may also gradually fall off the
desired course line:
To increase the Rudder sensitivity:
Press the Set Key. The display
will show
[SLOU] for five seconds. During this five
second interval, press the Set Key again and
the Autopilot will dis
play the Rudder
sensitivity setting.
Press the Green Key
once to increase the
s
ensitivity setting by one step.
Wait for half a minute to see if this is suitable.
If your vessel still does not hold the course,
repeat the instructions above.
To decrease the Counter-Rudder
sensitivity:
Press the Set Key. The display will show
[SLOU] for five seconds. During the five
second interval, press the Set Key two more
times to display the Counter-Rudder
sensitivity setting.
Press the Red Key to decrease the Counter-
Rudder sensitivity setting by one step.
Turns and Changing Course
While you are travelling slowly, it is a good
time to practice using your SI-TEX Autopilot.
Standby
Press the Sby/Off Key briefly. The autopilot
is now in STANDBY MODE. This will be
indicated by the mark in the top right corner
of the display. [xxx’]
In S
TANDBY MODE, the autopilot will display
the compass heading. You can manually
steer your vessel in S
TANDBY.
Power Steer
CAUTION
If you have a mechanical steering
system, activation of either the RED or
GREEN Key while in the POWER
STEER mode, will cause your
steering wheel to move.