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Aligning the compass heading
1. Once the deviation is displayed, press disp to move to the Heading Align-
ment page (ALIGN HDG).
2. Manually steer the boat on a steady course at a speed which enables you to
hold that course.
3. If you have a GPS connected to your SmartPilot:
• increase the boat speed to more than 3 knots
• press auto: the SmartPilot will then set the heading to agree with the
• as many factors can cause a difference between heading and COG (such
4. Use -1, +1, -10 and +10 keys or the rotary control to adjust the displayed
heading until it matches boat's steering compass or a known transit bearing.
5. Press and hold standby for 2 seconds to exit Seatrial Calibration and save
the new compass settings.
Align the autopilot heading
a Coarse adjustment: If COG is available from GPS, press
Fine adjustment:
b
ST6001, ST7001, ST6002 & ST7002
Adjust the autopilot heading so it shows the same value as the boat's steering compass
Save changes
COG (course over ground) heading received from the GPS
as tides and leeway affecting the boat) you must then fine-tune the head-
ing alignment so it matches the boat's steering compass or a known tran-
sit bearing
COG value, then fine tune manually (see below).
If COG is not available (or after setting heading to COG),
align autopilot heading manually:
or
or
ST8001 & ST8002
2 sec
SmartPilot Series Commissioning Guide
to set autopilot heading to
Autopilot heading
=
To:
• save deviation correction
• save heading alignment
• return to STANDBY mode
Steering compass
Known
heading
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