Step 7 - Balance Sideways Power - Seastar Solutions Optimus 360 Installation Manual

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3. Move the joystick sideways fully to port.
a. If the boat rotates clockwise as it starts to move, press – to
decrease the ratio by up to two units. If it rotates counter
clockwise, press + to increase the ratio.
- Note: the boat will rotate counterclockwise as it gains speed.
This is normal – our objective is to remove rotation during
initial movement.
b. Press Save.
c. Repeat until the boat's initial movement is directly sideways.
4. Press boost on the joystick to enable boost mode, and select
boost rudder angle on the display. Repeat step 3.
5. Turn boost mode off on the joystick. Select off-Idle rudder angle
on the display and adjust the value so that it is the same as the
Normal Rudder Angle parameter.
In many cases the off-idle rudder angle will be adequate at this
point, but you may find the vessel rotates clockwise at small
joystick inputs, especially when the joystick is tuned with higher
peak power levels. You can improve the off-idle performance with
the optional step below.
6. Optional: Keep an eye on your starboard engine tachometer and
slowly move the joystick to port until the engine comes just off
idle. Hold the joystick at this point.
a. If the boat rotates clockwise, decrease the Off-Idle Rudder Angle.
b. If the boat rotates counterclockwise, try moving the joystick a
little more. If the boat still doesn't rotate clockwise there is
no adjustment to make. Leave the Off-Idle Rudder Angle the
same as the Normal Rudder Angle. It should never be higher.
c. Press Save.
d. Repeat until the boat's initial movement is directly sideways.
9.2.7 Step 7 – balance Sideways power
In this step you will adjust the power ratio between the REV and FWD
engines to eliminate fore/aft movement when moving the boat sideways.
Perform in an area with no wind or current to remove outside interference.
1. Bring the boat to a stop with boost mode off.
2. On the display, navigate to dealer menu > Initial Setup > joystick
> balance Sideways power. Select normal rev/fwd ratio. The
default parameter values may be different on your installation.
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