User manual FURUNO NAVPILOT 500 Operators Manual

[. . . ] AUTOPILOT NAVpilot-500 FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : Fax : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-4200 All rights reserved. Printed in Japan FIRST EDITION : APR. OME-72500 ( HIMA ) NAVPILOT-500 *00014698405* *00014698405* *00014698405* *OME72500G10* *OME72500G10* *OME72500G10* SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Do not open the equipment unless you are well familiar with electrical circuits. Because the boat turns a 360-degree circle around the waypoint a large wave or strong wind can cause the boat to capsize. For the figure eight mode, confirm that no objection is in the general vicinity of the waypoint. [. . . ] For button and dodge remote controllers, press the [PORT] or [STBD] key on the remote controller. For the lever type, position the lever for the direction. Operating remote controller (ex. For the button and lever type remote controllers, turn off the remote controller to terminate the REMOTE mode. (For dodge type remote controller, simply release a key. ) Control is returned to the control unit and the previously used mode (STBY, AUTO or NAV) is restored. Turning power off, button and lever type remote controllers 3-19 3. STEERING MODES 3. 6 DODGE Mode The DODGE mode is useful in situations where you need to quickly take control of the helm to avoid an obstruction. 3. 6. 1 Dodging in STBY mode 1. Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key down to steer appropriately until the boat finishes the turning. The equipment goes into the DODGE mode while pressing the [PORT] or [STBD] key. In this mode, steering can not be done from other control units or remote controllers. Further the audible alarm sounds when one of the above keys is operated, to alert you to dodge operation. Note also that "DODG" appears on the display. DODGE mode DODG Heading mode M: Magnetic T: True HDG M RUDDER 359. 9 0 10 20 40 Heading from heading sensor 40 20 10 Rudder angle Dodge mode display 1 Note: To move the rudder to 0° point, press the [PORT] and [STBD] keys at the same time. Release the [PORT] or [STBD] key to leave from the DODGE mode. 3-20 3. Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key down to change the course until the boat finishes to avoid the obstruction. The equipment goes into the DODGE mode and the audible alarm sounds when one of the above keys is operated, to alert you to dodge operation. Note: Press the [PORT] and [STBD] keys together to fix the course setting value. Course set DODGE mode DODG Heading mode M: Magnetic T: True HDG M RUDDER 359 359. 9 0 10 20 40 Heading from heading sensor 40 20 10 Rudder angle Dodge mode display 2 2. Note: On Auto mode, the [PORT] and [STBD] keys can be used to change the course degree by 5º, 10º or 20º steps depending on the installation setting. It is useful when you need to change the large course degrees angle rapidly. However, the DODGE mode cannot be used when this function is available. STEERING MODES This page is intentionally left blank. 3-22 4. When the menu is accessed while in either the AUTO or NAV modes, only the menu items that are most frequently used in those modes are shown. The ALARM menu description is shown on Chapter 5. 4. 1 STBY Mode Menu While in the STBY mode, press the [MENU] key to show the STBY mode menu. This menu shows all of the Navpilot-500's menu items. ALARM MENU PARAMETER SETUP SYSTEM SETUP TEST: OFF SYSTEM DATA STBY mode menu 4-1 4. MENU OPERATION 4. 1. 1 Setting parameters The PARAMETER SETUP menu sets various parameters for the control of the NAVpilot-500. [. . . ] SCREEN TEST Each press of the course control knob changes the screen pattern in the sequence shown below. SCREEN TEST CHANGE TEST PATTERN?YES. . . PUSH ENTER KNOB PUSH MENU KEY TO RETURN. (Flashing) To escape from the SCREEN TEST, press any key except the course control knob. 6-4 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING RUDDER SETUP AND AUTO TEST The rudder test checks the following, and then shows the result of the check. · Drive type · The presence or absence of bypass/clutch circuit · Rudder deadband · Rudder speed This test should be executed when the boat does not run because of moving the rudder. When the rudder test is finished, a beep sounds and the message "RUDDER TEST COMPLETED" and the results are shown. RUDDER SETUP AND AUTO TEST DRIVE TYPE: BYPASS/CLUTCH: RUDDER DB : RUDDER SPEED: RUDDER DUTY: _ _ _. _ /s _ _% PUSH MENU KEY TO RETURN. 40 20 10 5 5 10 20 40 Rudder test DRIVE TYPE: REVERSIBLE or SOLENOID BYPASS/CLUTCH: EXIST or NON RUDDER DB: Shows the rudder deadband RUDDER SPEED: Rudder speed RUDDER DUTY: Rate of the rudder driving. 6-5 6. [. . . ]