Simrad ROBERTSON AP45 User Manual

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Robertson AP45 Autopilot

Trouble shooting

Simrad Robertson AS

Egersund - Norway

The AP45 is as a standard set up with the NMEA 0183 CTS&XTE mode.

Priority

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Mixed mode
(CTS+XTE)

APB

APA

XTE+
BWW

RMB+
BWW

XTR+
BWW

XTE mode

APB

APA

XTE

RMB

XTR

CTS mode

APB

APA

RMB

BWC

BWR

BOD

HSC

BWW

Table 1

NMEA 0183 Sentence priority table

If one or more of the adjustable parameters are changed, the information display
will initially at turn on show:

Note!

It is not recommended to change the adjustable parameters unless deemed

absolutely necessary.

Enables DODGING with F200 by pressing the
INCREASE (+) button. Disable is made by pressing
the - button.

Resets eventual rudder off set by pressing
INCREASE (+) button. Maximum correction

±

5

°

. See

the Sea Trial section, page 6-6, for details.

Readout of software version (i.e. V1R4) and runtime
of the control unit.

When this last display appears in DEBUG-mode it is possible to:

a. Reset the runtime

b. Disable the watch alarm

c. Set up the autopilot with the factory settings as described earlier in this

section.

All this will be initiated by pressing the + or - button 6 times. Then there will be
an alarm and the display will show:

Reset by pressing the ALARM button. Then step through the installation loop to
check and eventually change the settings.

SPES. PARAMSET

MANUAL

NO F200-DODGING!

DODGING?: +

CENTRE RUDDER?

YES: PRESS INC

PROGRAM: V_R_

RUNTIME: 00010H

DATA FAILURE!

CHECK SETTINGS

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