B&G HS2000 - Manual (Page 45)

HS 2000 User Manual
Part 3 - Calibration
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(3) Press the Scroll Up key again until the display
shows D/R CRSE
? M flashing.
(4) Press Enter. D/R CRSE ? M will now stop flashing.
(5) Press Scroll Down until the display shows
CALBRATE.
(6) Press Enter 3 times. The display now shows HDG
NODE and will display a value which flashes.
(7) Use the Scroll Up and Scroll Down keys to
change the value to the required setting.
(8) Press Enter.
(9) Switch the system off, and then back on again to
complete the calibration process.
Notes
1. Hydra Pilots, Hercules Pilots, HS Pilots and Halcyon FFDs will
also require the Heading Node to be set to your desired choice.
Refer to the relevant user manual for further information.
2. displays will require Heading to be re-selected. Simply re-select
this function and refer to section 5.3.5 for more information.
3.3.3 Super Halcyon 3 Compass Calibration Procedure
(1) Check for any magnetic devices placed near the
compass, especially ones that are out of their normal
places.
(2) On a calm day select a stretch of open water with
little traffic, (so you will not have to take avoiding action
that would ruin the calibration). The flatter the water and
the less the wind the easier it will be to meet the
conditions for the calibration.
(3) Check for any large steel structures nearby that may
cause additional erratic deviations.
(4) At a speed of about three knots slowly motor the boat
through a full one and a half turns (540°), taking six to
fifteen minutes to complete the one and a half turns. At
this rate the heading should be changing at no faster than
one degree every second. Having a watch beside the