B&G Zeus Touch 12 - Manual (Page 36)

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Using the Autopilot | Zeus Touch Operator Manual
Autopilot mode overview
The Autopilot has several steering modes. Number of modes and features within the mode
depend on boat type and available inputs, as shown in table on the next page.
MODE
FEA
TURE
BO
AT T
YPE
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED INPUT
MO
TOR
SAIL
Standb
y (passiv
e) mode used when manually st
eer
ing the boat at the helm
Po
w
er st
eer
ing
(NFU)
x
x
Contr
ols the rudder mo
vement b
y using the r
ed (por
t) and
gr
een (star
boar
d) indicat
ors in the A
ut
opilot pop
-up
Rudder f
eedback or
VRF
x
x
Sets rudder angle b
y using the r
otar
y k
nob
Rudder f
eedback
x
x
Keeps the boat on set heading
Heading
, speed
Heading captur
e
x
x
Cancels the tur
n and continues on the heading r
ead fr
om the compass
Tur
n (P
att
er
n)
x
M
ov
es the boat aut
omatically in pr
e-
defined tur
n st
eer
ing patt
er
ns (M
ot
or
boats only)
Tur
n (
Tack
ing)
x
Changes commanded heading with a pr
e-
defined value
x
x
Keeps the boat on a straight bear
ing line
Heading
, speed
, position
D
odg
ing
x
x
Resumes NoDr
ift mode af
ter a heading change
x
x
St
eers the boat t
o a specific wa
ypoint location, or thr
ough a r
out
e of wa
ypoints
Heading
, speed
, position,
wa
ypoint/r
out
e inf
or
mation
x
St
eers the boat t
o maintain the set wind angle
Heading
, speed
, wind angle
Tack
ing
x
M
irr
ors the set wind angle t
o the opposit
e side of the bo
w
x
St
eers the boat t
o a specific wa
ypoint location, or thr
ough a r
out
e of wa
ypoints
Heading
, speed
, wind angle
,
wa
ypoint/r
out
e inf
or
mation