Regal 42SC Owner's Manual page 149

Status- If you press the STBY button on the heading
screen "YOU HAVE THE HELM" appears in yellow
cautionary lettering. At this point be prepared to manu-
ally take control of the helm steering.
Under normal conditions on the heading screen the status
reads "AUTOPILOT ENGAGED" in green lettering.
FLUX
GATE
COMPASS
bearings based on a magnetic north verses a true north
heading. The autopilot heading can also be programmed
through the chartplotter to follow a set of way points.
Actual Heading Marker- A yellow triangle (actual heading
marker) is displayed and is normally the bearing you are
heading.
Note: If the arrow keys are pressed to manually adjust the heading,
the heading dial on the heading screen displays your actual heading
while the autopilot steers the yacht to the intended heading.
Pattern- This screen icon shows various steering patterns
for fi shing and other speciality patterns such as zigzag,
circles, U-Turn, and Man Overboard. Read and under-
stand the autopilot owner's manual description of these
patterns and make sure the water is free of obstacles and
you have an unlimited area to practice these steering pat-
terns.
Heading- When you
engage the autopi-
lot, it takes over the
helm steering control
and steers the boat to
maintain your heading.
This heading can be
programmed through
the autopilot which
uses an on board
fl ux-gate compass for
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