Chapter 4: Fault Finding & Maintenance; Fault Finding - Raymarine SmartPilot ST6001 Commissioning Manual

Chapter 4: Fault Finding & Maintenance
All Raymarine products are designed to provide many years of trouble-free
operation. We also put them through comprehensive testing and quality
assurance procedures before shipping.
This chapter provides information about identifying problems, interpreting alarm
messages, maintaining your SmartPilot and obtaining product support.
If a fault occurs with your SmartPilot, use the fault finding tables in this section to
help identify the problem and provide a solution.If you cannot resolve the
problem yourself, refer to the product support information.

4.1 Fault finding

SYMPTOM
Display is blank
Data page display shows stationary
dashes
Display shows rotating dashes
Displayed compass heading does not
agree with the boat's compass
No display bar on the display
Rudder bar display moves in opposite
direction to rudder
Boat turns slowly and takes a long
time to come onto course
Boat overshoots when turning onto a
new course
The SmartPilot 'hunts' when
trying to position the rudder
You cannot enter Seatrial Calibration Seatrial calibration lock is on – turn off the calibration
POSSIBLE CAUSE and SOLUTION
No power – check the power and SeaTalk fuses on the
computer, then check main fuse/circuit breaker.
The control unit is not receiving necessary data from
other instruments – check cabling.
Compass calibration in progress
You have not calibrated the compass. Carry out the
deviation and alignment procedures
Rudder bar switched off in Display Calibration –
RUDD BAR
select or
Reverse the red and green rudder position sensor
connections at the SmartPilot computer
Rudder gain too low. Complete AutoLearn or increase
gain setting.
Rudder gain too high. Complete AutoLearn or
decrease gain setting.
RUDD DAMP
Adjust the
Increase the damping one level at a time until the
autopilot stops hunting, and always use the lowest
acceptable value
protection feature in Dealer Calibration
STEER BAR
page 50
setting (see
59
).