Simrad AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AP50 - Manual (Page 33)

Operation
20221032B
31
270°
OK? Press NAV
340.
7
Gyro1
70°
01
RUDDER
WP: SIMRAD
BWW :
Chg : The upper half of the prompt display shows the name of the next
waypoint (WP), the bearing to the waypoint (BWW), and the
required course change (Chg) with the direction in which the
vessel will turn.
The lower left portion shows the compass heading and the lower
right portion shows the rudder angle and port direction.
NAV
SETUP
Press NAV to accept the first waypoint as the location to steer
towards. The autopilot turns the boat onto the new course.
NEXT WP
SIMRAD
340.
7
Gyro1
340°
GPS1
CTS
XTE
.000
NM
BPW
DST
340
25
NM
°T
Display information:
• NAV mode
• Course To Steer (CTS): 340° is set internally in the autopilot
to steer the boat along the track
• Nav source: GPS1. The boat is located on the track
• Cross Track Error (XTE): 0.000 nautical mile
Note ! For Cross Track Error, the number of decimals shown
depends on the output from the chart plotter. Three decimals
give a more precise steering.
• Compass heading from Gyro1: 340.7°
• Next waypoint: Simrad
• Bearing from the current position to the next waypoint
(BPW): 340°
• Distance to this waypoint: 25 nautical miles
Route Navigation
When operating the AP50 in NAV mode to automatically steer
through a route of waypoints, the AP50 will steer to the first
waypoint in the route after you accept the first waypoint as the
location to steer towards.
NEXT WP
WP2
OK? press NAV
Gyro1
035°
BWW
WP: WP2
100°
Chg.
135.
7
BPW
DST
102
02.2
NM
°T
If you use a GPS/Chart plotter, the AP50 will, when you arrive
at the waypoint, output an audible alarm and display an alert
screen with the proposed new course information. If the required
course change is more than 10
°, you will need to verify that the
upcoming course change is acceptable.
NAV
SETUP
Verification is performed by pressing the NAV button or turning
the course knob after the alert screen is displayed. If an external
alarm unit (optional) is connected to the AP50 system, an alarm
is given after 5 seconds. If no verification is received, the AP50
will continue on the current set course in NAV mode.