Raymarine Verado Installation And Commissioning Manual page 43

SmartPilot Verado Installation and Commissioning Guide
Align the autopilot heading
a Coarse adjustment: If COG is available from GPS, press
b Fine adjustment:
Adjust the autopilot heading so it shows the same value as the boat's steering compass
Save changes
Adjusting the heading alignment
After completing the initial compass calibration, you can make further adjustments to the
alignment without having to swing the compass again.
Although the compass calibration removes most of the alignment error, small errors (a few
degrees) will probably remain.
Ideally, you should check the heading reading against a number of known headings, plot a
deviation curve, and determine the heading alignment value that will give the lowest average
alignment error. You can then enter this value on the Heading Alignment screen, as described
above.
If the average heading error is more than 5°, you should perform the compass deviation
correction procedure again, circling more slowly and in more favorable conditions.
COG value, then fine tune manually (see below).
If COG is not available (or after setting heading to COG),
align autopilot heading manually:
Autopilot heading
or
or
2 sec
to set autopilot heading to
Steering compass
=
To:
• save deviation correction
• save heading alignment
• return to STANDBY mode
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Known
heading