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- Page 1 85017_2.book Page 1 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Upgrade Instructions Document number: 85017-2 Date: July 2001...
- Page 2 85017_2.book Page 2 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Autohelm, HSB (High Speed Bus), SailPilot, SeaTalk and SportPilot are registered trademarks of Raymarine Ltd. Raymarine, AST (Advanced Steering Technology), AutoAdapt, AutoLearn, AutoRelease, AutoSeastate, AutoTack, AutoTrim, FastTrim, GyroPlus, RayGyro, RayPilot and WindTrim are trademarks of Raymarine Ltd.
- Page 3 85017_2.book Page 3 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Introduction This booklet is intended to be used in conjunction with the standard Raypilot 650 manual. The booklet covers: • Upgrading the standard Type 100/300 course computer to the RayPilot 650 Professional version (see below) •...
- Page 4 85017_2.book Page 4 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Pin 1 1. Terminal cover 8. PCB 2. Top case 9. PCB screw, M2 (5 off) 10. PCB Insulating strip 3. Insulation strip 4. Location comb 11. Lower case 5.
- Page 5 85017_2.book Page 5 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Assembly 1. Insert the new EPROM (14) into the socket. Make sure that the EPROM is correctly orientated and all the legs are located properly. 2. Apply heat sink compound (15) to the area of the case where the insulation strip (3) fits.
- Page 6 85017_2.book Page 6 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System 4. To replace the PCB (8) in the upper case (2), hold the lower case so that the location comb falls away from the insulation strip (3).
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Page 7: Calibration Cycle
85017_2.book Page 7 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Calibration This section replaces the relevant chapter in the standard Raypilot handbook. It allows the user to configure the system to make full use of the Workboat operating mode. Note: The boat’s compass and the fluxgate compass will not agree until the calibration procedure has been carried out (refer to the RayPilot 650 Owner’s Handbook for details). - Page 8 85017_2.book Page 8 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Selecting Calibration mode To select Calibration mode: 1. Push and hold STBY for 16 seconds until the display shows CAL . 2. Momentarily press the STBY and AUTO keys: the RayPilot is now in Calibration mode.
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Page 9: Rudder Gain
85017_2.book Page 9 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Rudder gain Rudder gain controls the amount of rudder the pilot will apply to turn onto a new heading. A correctly set rudder gain will, for example, turn the boat crisply onto the new heading with an overshoot of no more than 2°... -
Page 10: Rudder Limit
85017_2.book Page 10 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Rudder limit Rudder limit restricts autopilot rudder movement to just less than the steering systems mechanical stops. This avoids putting the steering system under unnecessary load. The range available is as follows: •... -
Page 11: Drive Type
85017_2.book Page 11 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Power steer type Power steer selects the joystick mode of operation: Proportional or ‘Bang-Bang’: • Proportional applies rudder in proportion to Joystick movement - the further the joystick is held over the greater the applied rudder. •... -
Page 12: Magnetic Variation
85017_2.book Page 12 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Magnetic variation Variation tells other equipment the level of magnetic variation present at the boats current position. Local variation should be entered using the appropriate keys. The settings available are: •... -
Page 13: Response Level
85017_2.book Page 13 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Latitude Latitude is used to compensate for Northerly/Southerly headings errors. The settings available are as follows: • Range = 0° to 80° (default = 0°) Response level This sets the response level when the pilot is switched on. The settings available are as follows: •... -
Page 14: Recording Calibration Settings
85017_2.book Page 14 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Auto Workboat mode selection Auto Workboat mode selection provides the option to automatically select working mode (response level 4) whenever the boat speed drops below the threshold value. The available settings are: •... - Page 15 85017_2.book Page 15 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM Upgrade Instructions Using Workboat mode Operation in Workboat mode is available whenever the Raypilot 650 Professional is in any of the automatic autopilot modes. As with the standard Raypilot 650 operation, the RayPilot 650 professional will keep your boat on the selected magnetic heading in Auto (Compass) mode or track to a selected waypoint in Track (Navigation) mode.
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Page 16: Automatic Selection
85017_2.book Page 16 Monday, July 16, 2001 3:05 PM RayPilot 650 Professional System Rudder datum selection When operating in Workboat mode, the pilot will assume, depending on the option selected for “Rudder Datum Selection”, that either: • the rudder datum is zero (Rudder datum = 0) •...