Auto Mode; Wind Mode; Nav Mode - Furuno NAVpilot-500 Quick Manual

Operation Modes

Auto mode

The NAVpilot consistently
maintains the pre-set
heading, but the vessel
may drift away from the
intended course due to
tide and wind.
Tide and Wind
The FishHunter TM
can be activated to
automatically set up
your boat's steering
behavior after it
reaches the last
waypoint in a route.
The radius(L)
of each maneuver
can be set in the
menu.
Advanced auto mode
Tide and Wind

Nav mode

Waypoint
The NAVpilot steers the
vessel toward the
intended waypoint/
destination, while
compensating for the
effects of tide and wind.
FishHunter™
mode
Orbit
Waypoint
L
With the Orbit maneuver,
the vessel will be steered
in a circular pattern
around the final
waypoint (fishing spot).
Tide and Wind
The NAVpilot
consistently maintains
the pre-set heading,
while compensating for
the effects of tide and
wind.
Figure eight
Waypoint
L
With the Figure eight
maneuver, the vessel will
continually return to the
final waypoint in a figure
eight pattern.

Wind mode

Wind
(True or apparent)
R
The NAVpilot consistently
maintains the pre-set heading
at the constant direction toward
the true or apparent wind
direction, while compensating
for the effects of tide and wind.
Route tracking
Waypoint
When interconnected with a
GPS navigator, the NAVpilot
can automatically steer the
vessel to follow a series of
waypoints in succession
(waypoints set by the
navigator). On arriving at
each waypoint or destination,
audio-visual alerts will be
activated.
Spiral
Waypoint
L
With the Spiral maneuver,
the vessel will be steered
toward the waypoint
spirally.