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4 The displays

Tip: Repeated pressing
will cycle the
menu selection and will
automatically select after
1 second.
4-1 Display > Basic
Basic displays
Reference Manual
Press
to show the Display menu, select a display option using the Control Dial and press
Displays a standard autopilot display with just the essential autopilot data.
Display area
Function
Drive
Left and right boxes light up to indicate when the autopilot is
indicators
driving the rudder
Heading
Large digits show the heading of the vessel
Info panel
This panel can be configured to display different data items.
Default: Automatically switches between Rudder angle, Course
error and Cross track error.
Set course
STBY mode: shows '---' since the set course is not valid in
standby mode
AUTO mode: digits show the current course to steer (CTS), except
for WIND mode: digits show the current set wind angle (SWA)
The colored ring is yellow in STBY mode, green in AUTO mode,
magenta in H-STEER mode and red when there is a critical alarm
Steering
Shows the steering mode (COMPASS, GPS, WIND)
mode
panel
Operating
Shows the operating mode (Standby, Auto, H-Steer). Panel
mode
changes to blue when in AUTO mode.
panel
Options menu:
Data setup - Selects what data is displayed in the info panel.
Auto Rd/CE/XTE – Automatically switches the displayed data between rudder, course error and cross track
error depending on the operating mode.
Course error – Shows a course error bar in the info panel.
Rudder angle – Shows a rudder angle gauge in the info panel.
XTE – Shows a cross track error bar in the info panel.
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