Raymarine autopilot User Manual

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Chapter 6: Commissioning the Autopilot

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Compass calibration

Enter Seatrial Calibration

1

Complete the compass deviation correction

2

Align the autopilot heading

3

a

b

Save changes

4

Turn boat in slow circles so:
• boat's speed stays below 2 knots
• each circle takes at least 2 minutes

To:
• save deviation correction
• save heading alignment
• return to STANDBY mode

Minimum of

2 circles

Keep turning the boat until

you see the DEVIATION screen

Start turning boat

(see below)

Autopilot heading

Autopilot heading

Steering compass

Known

heading

or

or

Adjust the autopilot heading so it shows the

same value as the boat's steering compass

Coarse adjustment: If COG is available from GPS, press to set autopilot heading to COG value,

then fine tune manually (see below).

Fine adjustment: If COG is not available (or after setting heading to COG), align autopilot heading manually:

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