Table Of Contents - Nexus AUTOPILOT Installation And Operation Manual

1 Introduction....................................................................................................................5
1.1 Welcome aboard!......................................................................................................5
1.2 Capabilities ...............................................................................................................5
1.3 Principle of operation ................................................................................................5
1.4 Components .............................................................................................................6
1.4.1 Autopilot instrument ...........................................................................................6
1.4.2 Servo Unit (A-1500 and A-1510).........................................................................6
1.4.3 Rudder Angle Transmitter ..................................................................................6
1.4.4 Compass transducer ..........................................................................................6
1.4.5 Pumpset ............................................................................................................6
1.4.6 Linear Drive .......................................................................................................7
1.4.7 Solenoid Valve Drive (A-1500 only) ....................................................................7
1.5 Registering this product ............................................................................................7
1.6 About this manual .....................................................................................................7
2 First start .........................................................................................................................8
2.1 Initialising the instrument in a Nexus Network............................................................8
2.2 Re-initialising the instrument .....................................................................................8
3 Operation .........................................................................................................................9
3.1 Instrument overview ..................................................................................................9
3.1.1 Instrument display..............................................................................................9
3.1.2 Instrument pages and functions..........................................................................9
3.1.3 Instrument modes ..............................................................................................9
3.1.4 Instrument power on/off......................................................................................9
3.2 How to use the push-buttons ...................................................................................10
3.2.1 MODE..............................................................................................................10
3.2.2 LEFT................................................................................................................10
3.2.3 RIGHT .............................................................................................................10
3.2.4 KEY .................................................................................................................10
3.2.5 Clear................................................................................................................10
3.2.6 Setup mode .....................................................................................................10
3.2.7 Lighting............................................................................................................10
4 Function .........................................................................................................................12
4.1 Standby mode.........................................................................................................12
4.2 Autopilot mode........................................................................................................12
4.2.1 Activate automatic steering ..............................................................................12
4.2.2 Turn off automatic steering...............................................................................12
4.2.3 Automatic steering by compass........................................................................12
4.2.4 Automatic steering by navigator .......................................................................13
4.2.5 Automatic steering by wind...............................................................................13
4.2.6 Power steering .................................................................................................15
4.2.7 Dodging and returning to last automatic steering function .................................15
5 Setup ..............................................................................................................................16
5.1 Setup mode ............................................................................................................16
5.1.1 The setup mode is divided into 4 setup groups .................................................16
5.1.2 How to access setup mode...............................................................................16
5.1.3 How to change a setting ...................................................................................16
5.1.4 How to return to previous mode........................................................................16
5.1.5 Factory default settings ....................................................................................16
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