Autopilot Control - Raymarine E Series User Reference Handbook

7.3 Autopilot control

You can use your multifunction display to control your autopilot.
Note: For information on connecting an autopilot to your
multifunction display, refer to the documentation that accompanies
the autopilot.
With the Autopilot Control function enabled, you can use your
multifunction display to:
• Engage the autopilot and instruct it to follow a route, or a waypoint.
• Disengage the autopilot.
• Silence the waypoint arrival alarm.
Pilot Control dialog
The autopilot control functions on your multifunction display are
centered around the Pilot Control dialog. This dialog is displayed in
the following situations:
• When you press the GOTO or FOLLOW ROUTE softkey in the
chart application.
• When you are following a route or going to a waypoint or cursor
position, and place the cursor over an active route or waypoint
on the chart, and press the STOP GOTO, STOP FOLLOW, or
ADVANCE WAYPOINT softkey.
• When you arrive at a target waypoint.
Autopilot touchscreen restrictions
For safety reasons, softkeys that initiate key pilot actions cannot be
selected using the touchscreen.
The affected softkeys are:
• ENGAGE PILOT — TRACK
• AUTO
Using autopilot control
You must use the physical keys to select these softkeys.
Engaging the autopilot
In the chart application:
1. Select the NAVIGATION softkey.
2. Select the GOTO CURSOR, FOLLOW ROUTE OPTIONS, or
GOTO WAYPOINT OPTIONS softkey, as appropriate.
3. Select the ENGAGE PILOT — TRACK softkey.
The Pilot Control dialog is displayed.
4. Select the appropriate softkey to engage the autopilot.
Engaging the autopilot using hotspotting
In the chart application:
1. Position the cursor over a waypoint, or a waypoint in a route.
The softkeys change to provide further options.
2. Select the GOTO WAYPOINT softkey.
3. Select the ENGAGE PILOT — TRACK softkey.
Disengaging the autopilot
In the chart application with the autopilot engaged:
1. Press the STOP GOTO or STOP FOLLOW softkeys:
The Pilot Control dialog is displayed.
2. Press the STANDBY softkey.
The autopilot is disengaged, and put in standby mode.
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