Turning the autopilot on / off, Autopilot operation modes – B&G Triton Display User Manual

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Triton Operation Manual

Turning the autopilot on / off

Engaging the autopilot

At anytime while the autopilot is disengaged press the ‘Auto’ key to engage
the autopilot. The autopilot will steer the boat on the current selected
course.

Disengaging the autopilot

At any time the autopilot is engaged press the ‘STBY’ key to disengage the autopilot.
The autopilot will go into Standby mode and you will be required to take manual
control of the helm.

Warning:

In Standby mode pressing any of the directional keys will

engage the autopilot in Non Follow Up mode!

Autopilot operation modes

Below is a list of autopilot modes that can be initiated via the Pilot controller

Mode

Boat Type

Description

Required Input

Motor

Sail

Standby

Passive mode used when

manually steering the boat

at the helm

Auto

Keeps the boat on set

heading

Heading

Cancels a turn and

continues on the heading

read from the compass

Wind

Steers the boat to maintain

the set wind angle

Heading, Speed,

Wind Angle

NoDrift

Steers the vessel on a

straight bearing line by

compensating for drift

Heading, Position

Press

& Hold

3 sec +

Navigation

Steers the boat to a specific
waypoint location, or along

a route

Heading, Speed,

Position, Waypoint,

Route information

Non Follow Up

Steer the boat manually

using the Pilot controller

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