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Important Safety Information

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other
important information.
To avoid possible personal injury and damage to your boat, the autopilot system should be installed by a
qualified marine installer. Specific knowledge of marine steering and electrical systems is required for proper
installation.
You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel. The autopilot is a tool that enhances your
capability to operate your boat. It does not relieve you of the responsibility of safely operating your boat. Avoid
navigational hazards and never leave the helm unattended.
Always be prepared to promptly regain manual control of your boat.
If your motor features a kill switch, you should know how to operate it in case of an emergency. If your motor
does not feature a kill switch, you should install one before installing the autopilot system.
Learn to operate the autopilot on calm and hazard-free open water.
Use caution when operating the autopilot near hazards in the water, such as docks, pilings, and other boats.
Failure to install and maintain this equipment in accordance with these instructions could result in damage or
injury.
When in use, beware of hot surfaces on the heat-sink, motor, and solenoid components.
When in use, beware the risk of entrapment or pinching from moving parts.

Configuring the Autopilot

The autopilot system must be configured and tuned to your boat dynamics. You should use the Dockside
Wizard and the Sea Trial Wizard to configure the autopilot. These wizards walk you through the necessary
configuration steps.
If your autopilot package did not contain a helm control, you must configure the autopilot system using a
compatible chartplotter on the same NMEA 2000
configuration using either a helm control or a chartplotter.

Dockside Wizard

When performing you perform the Dockside Wizard while your boat is either in or out of the water, provide
rudder-movement clearance to avoid damage to the rudder or other objects, and use caution to avoid personal
injury that may be caused by moving parts.
You can complete the Dockside Wizard while the boat is in or out of the water.
If the boat is in the water, it must be stationary while you complete the wizard.
May 2022
REACTOR
 40 KICKER
™
CONFIGURATION GUIDE
WARNING
CAUTION
network as the autopilot CCU. These instructions address
®
CAUTION
GUID-781934CB-51D4-4A33-96AE-7046C8053F80 v2

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  • Page 1 REACTOR  40 KICKER ™ CONFIGURATION GUIDE Important Safety Information WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. To avoid possible personal injury and damage to your boat, the autopilot system should be installed by a qualified marine installer.
  • Page 2 • If you did not connect the spark plug wire on the throttle actuator, or do not have a GPS device as a speed source, select None. NOTE: If the autopilot does not perform well using None as the speed source, Garmin recommends connecting the spark plug wire on the throttle actuator or using an external GPS antenna as the speed source.
  • Page 3 Sea Trial Wizard The Sea Trial Wizard configures the fundamental sensors on the autopilot, and it is extremely important to complete the wizard in conditions appropriate for your boat. Important Sea Trial Wizard Considerations The Sea Trial Wizard must be completed in calm water. Because the nature of calm water is relative to the size and shape of the boat, before you begin the Sea Trial Wizard, the boat must be in an appropriate location.
  • Page 4 Performing the Autotune Procedure Before you can begin this procedure, you must have a large stretch of open water available. 1 Engage the kicker motor in forward gear at moderate speed. 2 Steer the boat by hand and point in a direction with at least 100 to 200 m (100 to 200 yd.) of open water. 3 Select an option: •...
  • Page 5 Setting the Fine Heading Adjustment This procedure appears only if you do not have an optional GPS device connected to the autopilot. If the autopilot is connected to a GPS device that has acquired a GPS position, you are prompted to set north instead (Setting North, page 4).
  • Page 6 Adjusting the Autopilot Gain Settings The autopilot gain settings are set during the Autotune procedure. Adjusting these values is not recommended, and you should record the values set by the Autotune procedure before making any changes. 1 On a helm control or the autopilot screen on a chartplotter, select >...
  • Page 7 Multiple Sources of Sensor Information There may be multiple sources of sensor information available to the autopilot system. If so, you can select a preferred data source. For example, because GPS speed from an external antenna is more reliable and accurate than that from an integrated GPS receiver inside a chartplotter, you should select the external GPS antenna as the preferred source of GPS data.
  • Page 8 © 2022 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, registered in the USA and other countries. Reactor is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its ®...

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