Simrad AP26 Marine Instruments User Manual


 
Simrad AP26 and AP27 Autopilots
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4.7 Sea Trial
Caution ! The Sea Trial must always be performed in open waters at a
safe distance from other traffic.
The Sea-trial menu can only be accessed if the Dockside Settings
are completed and confirmed.
The seatrial settings are:
Rudder zero adjust (To tell the autopilot the precise midships
position of the rudder)
Minimum rudder
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)
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 a power boat to
change steering parameters)
Init NAV (to set the response you prefer when steering onto a
track in NAV mode)
Drive output adjust (See Dockside Rudder Test page 90.)
Select Seatrial by
pressing the STBD
button and confirm by
rotating the course knob
clock-wise.