C35 Clear The Autodeviation; C36 Adjust The Compass Alignment; C37 Off Course Alarm; C68 Roll Adjustment - Nexus Compass Data Installation And Operation Manual

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you may (or not) take the boat the opposite direction as when
Autodeviated.
The text [CHK] starts flashing and a pointer will show you the course
where to end. When you have taken the boat through the minimum 360
turn, press KEY again, and if successful, the text [CHK Atd] will appear
again, otherwise, ERR 17 or ERR 19 will appear, i.e. the difference
between the last Autodeviation and this Autocheck is to big to be
accepted. Make a new Autocheck, and if you still get ERR 19, make a
new Autodeviation since the last one was probably disturbed.
When the Autocheck is OK, the Compass will store the average result
from both Autodev and Autocheck.
5.3.5

C35 Clear the Autodeviation

If you by any reason prefer to reset the deviation created by the
Autodeviation function, press KEY when text [CLR Atd] is displayed, you
are now asked to confirm the flashing text YES by another press on KEY,
or select no by use of UP or DOWN button, then KEY.
5.3.6

C36 Adjust the Compass alignment

This function is used when the Compass is giving a constant course
error, i.e. it is not mounted exactly aligned as the boat (there is no need
to mount the transducer at the boats centreline). Make sure that the local
magnetic variation is entered before you make the alignment adjustment,
otherwise you are unable to see the difference between local magnetic
variation and alignment error. The Compass may be installed reversed
180 , but never at perpendicular, or 90 relative the centreline.
Press the KEY and adjust [ADJ
want to add 5° enter 005°. If you want to subtract 5° enter 355° (360- 5).
5.3.7

C37 Off course alarm

This function is used to set a course alarm that will be activated when the
boats average course is more then set value. The text [OCA OFF
displayed. Press the KEY to enter the maximum allowed course
error, then press KEY again.
This function is filtered for 30s to avoid false alarms such as when
sailing in heavy sea. Set to 00 will turn alarm OFF.
5.3.8

C68 Roll adjustment

This adjustment is valid only if roll is selected in C73 (you have to exit
and enter the calibration again after C73 is set to Roll).
Adjustment of the roll offset. Mount the roll transducer according to the
instructions. Adjust the offset so the roll is displaying 00° when the boat
is horizontal. By entering a minus sign [-] in front of the value the roll will
be decreased by the value. When the offset is without a minus sign, it will
be added. When a roll transducer is connected, both wind speed and
CALIBRATION
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