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Advanced Configuration Settings, Detailed Configuration Settings
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and adjust how tightly the rudder corrects the turn overshoot. If you set this value too low, the autopilot can overshoot the turn again when it attempts to counter the original turn. • If you have a planing-hull powerboat with the speed source set to Tachometer - NMEA 2000, Tachometer, or GPS, select Low Speed or High Speed and adjust how tightly the rudder holds the heading and makes turns at low speed or high speed. If you set this value too high, the autopilot may be overactive and attempt to constantly adjust the heading at the slightest deviation. An overactive autopilot can drain the battery at a faster-than-normal rate. • If you have a planing-hull powerboat with the speed source set to Tachometer - NMEA 2000, Tachometer, or GPS, select Low Speed Counter or High Speed Counter to adjust how tightly the rudder corrects the turn overshoot. If you set this value too low, the autopilot can overshoot the turn again when it attempts to counter the original turn. 4 Test the autopilot configuration, and repeat step 2 and 3 until the autopilot performance is satisfactory. Advanced Configuration Settings You can calibrate the compass, run the autotune procedure, and set north on the autopilot without running the wizards. You can also manually define each setting individually, in order to make slight adjustments, without running the full configuration or calibration processes. Enabling Dealer Configuration on the Helm Control Advanced configuration options are not available on the helm control under normal conditions. To use the advanced configuration settings of the autopilot, you must enable Dealer Mode. Enabling Dealer Mode to use the configuration options is not necessary on a chartplotter. 1 On a helm control, from the heading screen, select Menu > Setup > System > System Information. 2 Hold the center key for 5 seconds. Dealer Mode appears. 3 Select Back > Back. If the option for Dealer Autopilot Setup is available on the Setup screen, the procedure was successful. Manually Running the Automated Configuration Processes 1 On a helm control, enable Dealer Mode (Enabling Dealer Configuration on the Helm Control, page 4). 2 Select an option: • On a helm control, from the heading screen, select Menu > Setup > Dealer Autopilot Setup. • On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel > Autopilot Installation Setup > Autopilot Tuning. 3 Select an automated process: • To start the compass calibration procedures, select Compass Setup > Compass Cal. (Calibrating the Compass, page 2). • To start the automatic autopilot tuning procedures, select Autopilot Tuning > Autotune (Performing the Autotune Procedure, page 2). • To start the procedures to define north, select Compass Setup > Set North (Setting North, page 3). 4 Follow the on-screen instructions. Manually Defining Individual Configuration Settings Configuring certain configuration settings may require you to modify other settings. Review the detailed configuration settings section prior to modifying any settingsDetailed Configuration Settings, page 4. 1 On a helm control, enable Dealer Mode (Enabling Dealer Configuration on the Helm Control, page 4). 2 Select an option: • On a helm control, from the heading screen, select Menu > Setup > Dealer Autopilot Setup. • On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel > Autopilot Installation Setup. 3 Select a setting category. 4 Select a setting to configure. Descriptions of each setting are available in this manual (Detailed Configuration Settings, page 4). 5 Configure the value of the setting. Multiple Sources of Sensor Information There may be multiple sources of sensor information available to the autopilot system. If so, you can select a preferred data source. For example, because GPS speed from an external antenna is more reliable and accurate than that from an integrated GPS receiver inside a chartplotter, you should select the external GPS antenna as the preferred source of GPS data. Also, because it can be difficult to find an ideal mounting location for the autopilot CCU, you can optionally select an external NMEA 2000 GPS compass or other heading sensor as the preferred source of heading data. NOTE: Heading sensor selection will be available after a 2018 software update. Selecting a Preferred Source of Sensor Information 1 Select an option: • On a helm control, from the heading screen, select Menu > Setup > Preferred Sources. • On a chartplotter, select Settings > Communications > Preferred Sources. NOTE: Some items in the Preferred Sources menu are shown only when multiple sensors providing the same data are available to the system. 2 Select a data category. 3 Select a source. Detailed Configuration Settings Although all of the configuration is typically completed automatically through wizards, you can manually adjust any setting to fine-tune the autopilot. NOTE: Depending upon the configuration of the autopilot, certain settings may not appear. NOTE: On a powerboat, each time you change the Speed Source setting, you must review the Low RPM Limit, High RPM Limit, Planing RPM, Planing Speed, or Max. Speed settings, where applicable, and you must perform the autotune procedure again (Performing the Autotune Procedure, page 2). Autopilot Tuning Settings On a helm control, select Menu > Setup > Dealer Autopilot Setup > Autopilot Tuning. On a chartplotter, select Settings > My Vessel > Autopilot Installation Setup > Autopilot Tuning. Acceleration Limiter: Allows you to limit the speed of autopilot- controlled turns. You can increase the percentage to limit the turn rate, and decrease the percentage to allow a higher turn rate. 4