User manual RAYMARINE AUTOHELM 1000

[. . . ] Distributed by Any reference to Raytheon or RTN in this manual should be interpreted as Raymarine. The names Raytheon and RTN are owned by the Raytheon Company. . * AUTOHELM 1000 -- . Your Aulohelm is an up-lo&e-minule digtlal tiller autopilot which shares the same microprocessor lechnology built into our biggesl and mosl sophisticaled lully inslalled pilols. 1 he Aulohelm WOO will provide precise powerlul steering Ior sailing yacttls up lo lOSm(34') LOA. 1 he use 01 your Aulohelm may be extended by adding any 01 Ihe lollowing accessories: l Windvane l Radio Navigation Inlerlace l t land Held Conlrd Unil Only one accessory may be used al any llmc You will find inslalling lhe unil simple I and enjoyable using this handbook and a mInimum 01 hand tools I Cockpit and liller conliguralions vary widely and to ensure your Aulohelm inslallalion is as neal and secure as possible a full range 01 tilling accessories is available lrom aulhorised Ilrlohelm slockisls. [. . . ] The mosl apparenlol Ihese leatures is Ihe absence 01 a compass dial and Ihe addilion 01 e six button keypad. Using Ihe powerlul combinalion 01 microprocessor and ltuxgale compass, . Ihe keypad provides aulolock course seleclion and precise pushbutlon course adjuslmenl. Once lhe pushrod is connecled lo Ihe lilter Ihe currenl heading as read lrom Ihe main steering compass can be mainlained simply by pushing lhc Au10 bullon. Changes lo lhe selecled heading are made using the lour course chanyo bullons. Uevialion lrom the scl course is continuously monitored by the scrlsitive Ituxgate compass and correclive rudder is applied lo relutn lho vessel to course. 1 he applied tuddor is ploporlional lo course erloi al any lime alld thus when Ihe course is reslored Ihe rudder will be neutralised. When changes in vessel Irirn occur duo lo varialions in wind pressure or engine Ihrollle selling lhe course can only be Inainlained by Ihe applicalion 01 permanenl rudder oll. sel (slanding helm) lo leslote balance. It pelmanenl tuddcr oil-sol is nol applied lo teslore balance Iho vessel will boar on lo a ne& heading. I his syslorn eliridnales lite ellecls 01 IuIllul9xe or shorl lctril wind varialions and provides srnooll\ t~~eciso txxlormnnce u~xlcr wind vane will1 II~ir~irtIum currenl coIisuIIIt~liori. a new layer 01 cor~lIoi liiI~clioI~s is auloIIialically opened as lollows:- AUTOI'ACK FUNCTION 1 be k~lotd-n has an aulomalic lacking luriclion which opcrales in bolh comt)ass end windvane mode as lolluws:- t Push bolh Ied keys IogellIer once lo engnge Ihe windvane arid Ii~aiI~laiIi Ihe currenl at~pareril wind angle. 01 Push - I and - 10 keys loyclhcr once lo inilialo a lack lo poll. Push bolh red keys logclher lwtce to IeliIII~ lo liie previous apt~;IeIil wind nngle. ---___ ----1 t1 Push once lo aller IIE vessel's Ileactinq rcialive lo llic apt)aIeIIl wind in~iI~cIeIneIIls 01 I 01 IO -10 i-1 0 rJcyrros. - t i. lt t keys always Iirrn lhe vcssai lo sla1boarl. J. Push -1 1 an0 t IO keys logelhcr once lo iidlinle a lack lo slaIboaIrl . a --. -- STANU BY Pusii once lo disengage It10 windvane lor IIiaIii~al slccring. 01 I'ustl once lo change over lo auloInalic compass heading conlrot and maintain It10 currenl Iieatling. The Au10 Tack lunclion operales by selecliIig a pie-se1 coii~sc change (loo@) lo bring the vessel onlo ltie opposilo lack. This indicales ltie acItopilot is atljusling Itim lo acqulla the new couIse. On compleling the lack and having dIeelect and relfiIi~nied llio --sails. It10 vessel may be brougl\l 01110 It10 tlcsiretl appsrcnl wind angle by line atlj11si111e1~ls lo llie couise using 4 I- 1" butlo~~s. No atljuslrncIIls shoul~t ho made willdn 1 miI~irlc 01 compleliny It10 lack lo allow Ille AulotGlol lo corllpcnsalo lor lho t~clm liim on 1110 new lack. . _ . -. - - . -. ----- - OPERATING MODE INDICATION The operating mode is indicaled by a Ilashing LED as loilows:- AcCESSORIES The use ol your Aulohelm may be extended by adding any 01 Ihe lollowing accessories: l Windvane l Radio Navigation lnlerfaco l Hand Held Conlrol Unit All accessories plug into Ihe Aulohelrn alongside the power supply cable. 2076) An oplional hand held control unil can be plugged inlo lhe Aulohelrn lo provide full course change capabilily frorn anywhere on board. The operalion ol Ihe aulopilol is unchanged when Ihe hand held conlrol unil is connecled. ZO75 - NMEA formal) Ihis inlerlaco may be Used willr any radio navigalion syslerii lhal oirlpuls cross lrack error lo eilher Ihe NMEA OlOO. OlfI2 or OtU3 slandard. [. . . ] CURRENT LIMlTItIC) AtIU CUTOtJT II tlie auloliilol is hive11 iiilo ils eiid slops, IIIQ diivo will be pulaod to pievent overloadirig 11 ie rnclor. II IIIC l, ilol is tell iii lliis coiitlilion lor 30 secoritls Ill0 miciopiocessur will automaticnlly c!~t out ltot. 9 lo Ihe rriolor and sou~id llie alarm co~iliiiuously. TO rr?slote the aulopiln\ for normal opctalion the Stand by key ~IJSI be ' i)icssect lo pul Ille uiiil in Stand by oj, elmg 1n0&! I iii SP. VOI\; crji\Ilitioirs it inay ba advisable to ieinove Ilio iriaiiaoil allogollrer arid sail uilder headsail only. Providing lhese simple ptecnutions are laken Ihe aulopilol will bc able lo inaii\lniii coriipcleIrl cor~lrol iii gale lorco condilinris. [. . . ]