Disengaging The Autopilot - Raymarine A Series Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

11.5 Disengaging the autopilot

Caution: Disengaging the autopilot
On integrated multifunction displays that
do not have a dedicated pilot button,
in an emergency the autopilot can be
disengaged by pressing and holding the
Power button.
Disengaging the autopilot using the Power
button
On integrated multifunction displays that do not
have a dedicated pilot button, when the autopilot
is engaged it can be disengaged using the power
button. This is useful in emergency situations,
especially on touch only displays in the event the
touchscreen becomes unresponsive due to adverse
weather conditions e.g. rain.
With the autopilot engaged:
1. Press and hold the Power button.
A 'Setting pilot to STANDBY' warning is displayed
and an audible alarm is sounded.
2. Continue to hold the Power button and the pilot
will be placed into standby mode then the Pilot
control dialog is displayed.
Disengaging the autopilot using the
shortcuts page
You can disengage the autopilot from the Shortcuts
page.
With the autopilot engaged:
1. Press and release the POWER button.
2. Select Standby.
The Pilot Status change confirmation pop-up is
displayed.
3. Select Yes to disengage the autopilot.
The autopilot is disengaged (put into standby) and
the Pilot Control dialog is displayed.
Disengaging the autopilot using the pilot
button
On multifunction displays which have a dedicated
pilot button or when using a remote keypad you can
disengage the autopilot using the Pilot button.
With the autopilot engaged:
1. Press the Pilot button.
The autopilot is disengaged (put into standby) and
the Pilot Control dialog is displayed.
Disengaging the autopilot from the chart
application
On all multifunction display variants the autopilot can
be disengaged from the chart application's menu.
In the chart application with the autopilot engaged:
1. Select Menu > Navigate > Stop Goto or Stop
Follow.
The Pilot Control dialog is displayed.
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2. Select STANDBY.
The Pilot Status change confirmation pop-up is
displayed.
3. Select Yes to disengage the autopilot.
The autopilot is disengaged (put into standby).
Disengaging the autopilot from the
homescreen
On Touchscreen displays the autopilot can be
disengaged from the Homescreen.
From the Homescreen:
1. Select Standby.
The Pilot Status change confirmation pop-up is
displayed.
2. Select Yes to disengage the autopilot.
The autopilot is disengaged (put into standby).
Disengage the autopilot from the pilot bar
The autopilot can be disengaged from the Pilot bar.
With the Pilot Bar displayed.
1. Select Standby.
Refer to 11.8 Pilot Bar
Pilot Bar.
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