Sea Trial - Simrad AP25 Manual

Simrad AP25 Autopilot
Available units are: Wind Speed:
Exit the Display units menu by pressing STBD button to proceed
to the Sea trial menu, or press STBY to return to normal AP25
operation.
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Sea Trial

The Sea Trial must always be performed in open waters at a
Caution !
safe distance from other traffic.
The Sea-trial menu can only be accessed if the Dockside Settings
are completed and confirmed.
The seatrial settings are:
• Rudder zero adjust (To tell the AP25 the precise midships
• Minimum rudder
• Compass calibration (To automatically compensate for
• Compass Offset (To compensate for a fixed offset (A-error) in
• Wind Offset (To compensate for a fixed mechanical offset of
• Wind Damping (To avoid flickering on the wind display)
• Depth offset (To compensate for the distance between the
• Automatic tuning (A method of determining the steering
• Transition speed (the speed at which you want a power boat to
• Init NAV (to set the response you prefer when steering onto a
• Set thrust direction (optional, only if interfaced to a thruster)
• Drive output adjust (See Final sea trial, page 132).
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position of the rudder)
onboard magnetic interference)
the final compass heading readout)
the Wind vane)
depth transducer and the surface if required)
parameters)
change steering parameters)
track in NAV mode)
Sea temperature: °F or °C
Depth:
kt or m/s
m or ft
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