Simrad AP16 Autopilot
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Depth.
Use the STBD 1 button to select
an item and the STBD 10 button
to select the unit.
Available units are:
Wind Speed:
Knots (kt) (default) or
meter/second (m/s)
Sea temperature:
Fahrenheit (°F) (default) or
Celsius (°C)
Depth: Meter (m) (default) or feet
(ft)
Exit the Display units menu by pressing STBD 1 button to
proceed to the Sea trial menu, or press STBY to return to normal
AP16 operation.
4.6 Sea Trial
WARNING ! The Sea-trial must always be performed in open waters at a
safe distance from other traffic.
The seatrial settings are:
− Compass calibration (To automatically compensate for
onboard magnetic interference)
− Compass Offset (To compensate for a fixed offset (A-error)
in the final compass heading readout)
− Wind Offset (To compensate for a fixed mechanical offset
of the Wind vane if installed)
− Wind Damping (To avoid flickering on the wind display)
− Depth offset (To compensate for the distance between the
depth transducer and the surface if required)
− Automatic tuning (A method of determining the steering
parameters)
− Transition speed (the speed at which you want to
automatically change steering parameters)