Nexus AUTOPILOT Installation And Operation Manual page 5

9 Installation .....................................................................................................................38
9.1 Installation general..................................................................................................38
9.2 Installation alternatives ...........................................................................................39
9.3 Autopilot instrument ................................................................................................39
9.3.1 Location of instrument......................................................................................39
9.3.2 Installing instrument .........................................................................................39
9.4 Wire thickness ........................................................................................................40
9.5 Servo Unit...............................................................................................................41
9.5.1 Location of Servo Unit ......................................................................................41
9.5.2 Installing Servo Unit .........................................................................................41
9.5.3 Connecting Servo Unit......................................................................................41
9.5.4 Safety switch....................................................................................................42
9.5.5 Dip switches.....................................................................................................42
9.5.6 Trim potentiometers .........................................................................................43
9.5.7 NMEA connections...........................................................................................43
9.6 Rudder angle transmitter.........................................................................................43
9.7 Pumpset .................................................................................................................43
9.8 Linear drive.............................................................................................................44
9.9 Solenoid valve controlled pumpset ..........................................................................45
9.10 Other Accessories...................................................................................................45
10 Dockside Testing .........................................................................................................46
10.1 Preparations........................................................................................................46
10.2 Dockside First Start .............................................................................................46
10.3 How to remove air from system ...........................................................................46
11 Sea Trials .....................................................................................................................47
11.1 Preparations........................................................................................................47
11.2 Compass calibration............................................................................................47
11.3 Automatic Pilot Calibration [APC] ........................................................................47
12 Fine tuning ...................................................................................................................48
An Autopilot is an aid to navigation only. It is not intended or designed to
replace the man on watch. Always be in position to monitor the boat's heading
and to watch for navigational hazards. Be prepared to revert to manual steering
immediately, if an undesired change of heading occurs, if the heading is not
maintained within reasonable limits, or when navigating in a hazardous
situation.
Always remember: Whenever underway, a qualified man on watch is required.
It is the skippers responsibility to provide for a power safety switch, mounted
within reach for the helmsman, and to brief all crew members that the Nexus
Autopilot must be turned off with the red push-button KEY, to enable manual
steering.
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Operator Warning!
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