Raymarine D7637-1 manual

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    Raymar ine S1000 Autop ilot User Guide W elcome to th e S1000 Autopilot T his guide exp lains how to use the S100 0. If a ll y ou wa nt t o do i s po wer up an d ge t go ing, tha t’s fin e. Bu t if you w ant to know m ore abo ut what t he S1000 can do , this guide w ill tell you. Doc ument Numbe r: 81245- 4 D ate : M a rch 2 007 D7637-1 812 45_ 4[...]

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    Use r G ui de i Contents 1 - Getting Star ted Sy stem C omp onents ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... .... 2 Cha ngin g the Contr oll er b atterie s ...... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... . 2 T he S100 Autop ilo t Cont ro ller ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... .... 3 How do I po wer the[...]

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    ii Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Gene ral main tena nce ... ... ...... ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ... 28 Dea ler M ainte nanc e P roced ures . ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... 29 Prod uct sup port . ... ..... ...... ...... ... ...... ...... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... 31 5 - Impo rtan t Inf orma tion Sa[...]

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    Use r G ui de 1 Getting started . . . D7639-1 812 45_4.bo ok Pag e 1 Mo nd ay, Apri l 30 , 200 7 6: 03 PM[...]

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    2 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Sy stem Co mpon ents The S1000 sys t em co m pr ises a Course Comp uter , Controll er and Hydrau lic Pu m p. Please ensu re th at these hav e been installe d an d com missioned correctly using the S1000 Installation Guide. Fin ally , check that your system is receiving a go o d GPS signal through the N MEA o r SeaT alk [...]

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    Use r G ui de 3 The S1 00 Aut opil ot Cont r oll er PILOT Use to activ ate the autopilot. NA VIGA TE ST ARBOARD Use in PILO T mode to power steer your boat. Press and hold for Smart Steer ST ANDBY (POWER ON) When off , press to power on the S100 Use to return to manual control of your boat when in PILO T mode . Press and hold to access Pilot Setup [...]

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    4 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot How do I powe r the syst em on? POW E R ON Ensure that the S 1000 and GPS is p ower ed on at th e vessel ’ s br eak e r . On the controller , press and h o ld the STANDBY button. The handset will b eep , th e display will read ST ANDBY and you’re ready to go. Wh en you first switch the S1 0 00 on, i t is no r mal t [...]

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    Use r G ui de 5 GPS fi lter ing Fo r o pti mum perf orma nc e , se t GP S de vice fi lte ring to O FF or WE AK (s ee your GPS dev ice do cumenta t ion for in str uction s on ho w to do t his). I f th e GPS is a Raymarine device, this is d o ne au tomatically . Bot h transmit an d receive cabling should b e connected. Not e: Not all GPS devices allo[...]

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    6 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Using your S1000 System D7643-1 812 45_4.bo ok Pag e 6 Mo nd ay, Apri l 30 , 200 7 6: 03 PM[...]

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    Use r G ui de 7 How do I use the au to pilo t? Y our S1000 can steer your boat according to one of its preset modes . T he modes that are available depend on your boat type . Each of these are explained on the following pages . As your S1000 uses a Course-over -Ground (COG) reading from your GPS to determine the correct heading, you will need to en[...]

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    8 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot How do I au tomati call y ste er st r a ight ? 3 1 2 Quick Tip F rom any screen: 1. Steer your boat onto the desired heading. 2. Check that there are no obstructions . 3. Press the PILOT k ey to activate the autopilot. PILOT Activates autopilot in A UT O mode STANDBY Returns the boat to manual steering T o continue on y[...]

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    Use r G ui de 9 How do I fol low a r o ute fr om my GP S? TRA CK activates autopilot in TRACK mode press repeatedly until you reach TRA CK 3 1 2 Press when ask ed to accept new heading. MODE PILOT PILOT Press when ask ed to accept new heading. On arrival at each waypoint Y our autopilot can follow a route that you have previously set on your GPS or[...]

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    10 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot How do I fol low a ci r cle pat te rn? 3 1 2 Quick Tip CIRCLE When you select CIRCLE mode , your current position is mark ed as the center of the circle pattern. Y our autopilot will now gently steer your boat into the circle of the selected size . F rom any screen: 1. Press MODE repeatedly until CIRCLE is displayed. 2[...]

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    Use r G ui de 11 How do I fol low a zi g- zag pa tt er n? 3 1 2 Quick Tip ZIGZA G F rom any screen: 1. Press MODE repeatedly until ZIGZAG is displayed. 2. Use the PORT and ST ARBOARD k eys to change the size (S , M or L) if required 3. Press the PILOT k ey to activate the autopilot change pattern size (Sml, Med or Large) press repeatedly until you [...]

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    12 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot How do I follo w a cl over le af p atte rn ? Quick Tip When you enter CLOVERLEAF mode , the autopilot will use your current position as the center point. The autopilot will then steer your boat through a series of starboard turns , repeatedly intersecting the start point. CLO VERLEAF change pattern size (Sml, Med or La[...]

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    Use r G ui de 13 How do I do dge a n ob stacle ? 3 1 2 Quick Tip Using the POR T and ST ARBOARD k eys when in A UT O mode allows you to power -steer your boat Even when the autopilot is activated, you are are still able to override it. If , for example , you encounter an obstacle , or you just wish to change direction by a few degrees . With the au[...]

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    14 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Setting up your S1000 System D7648-1 812 45_4.bo ok Pag e 14 M on day, Apr il 30, 20 07 6:03 P M[...]

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    Use r G ui de 15 How d o I ch ange the patt ern d irecti on? 3 1 2 Quick Tip Y ou can change the default autopilot pattern direction. 1. Press and hold ST ANDBY for 2 seconds to enter PILO T SETUP mode . 2. Press mode until the display reads P A TTERN DIRECTION 3. Press the PORT or ST ARBOARD k ey to toggle between CLOCKWISE and ANTICLOCK 4. Press [...]

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    16 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot How do I chan ge my boa t typ e? 3 1 2 Quick Tip press and hold Pilot Setup BOA T TYPE Normal mode MODE STANDBY STANDBY It is possible to change the boat type on the S100 handset. However , you should ensure that this setting is always set to F ishing Boat for use with the S1000 Autopilot. 1. Press and hold ST ANDBY fo[...]

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    Use r G ui de 17 How d o I ad just the auto pilot set ting s? 3 1 2 press and hold Pilot Setup then: MODE MODE STANDBY PILOT STANDBY Use the Pilot P arameters screen to fine tune your autopilot. This section is recommended for experienced users only . 1. Press and hold ST ANDBY for 2 seconds to enter PILO T SETUP mode . 2. Press mode until the disp[...]

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    18 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Wha t is Rudd er Ga in? Quick Tip Boats can vary widely in their response to helm, and by adjusting the rudder gain you can change the S1000's steering characteristics . Rudder gain is a measure of how much helm the S1000 applies to correct course errors – higher settings mean more rudder is applied. T his can b[...]

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    Use r G ui de 19 Wh at is Co unte r Rud der? Quick Tip Y ou will find it easier to recognize the steering response in calm sea conditions Counter rudder is the amount of rudder your S1000 applies to try to prevent the boat from veering off course . Higher counter rudder settings result in more rudder being applied. This can be set in the range 1 to[...]

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    20 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Wha t is Resp onse ? T his s ets th e S1000 response lev el setting. T he res p onse lev el controls the rela tion shi p betwee n cour se k e e p ing accu racy and the amou nt of he lm/ driv e activi ty . Range is from 1 to 9. level 1 minim izes the amount o f pi lot activit y . T his con serv es pow er , but may co mp[...]

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    22 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Alarms and T r oubleshooting D7656-1 812 45_4.bo ok Pag e 22 M on day, Apr il 30, 20 07 6:03 P M[...]

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    Use r G ui de 23 S10 00 A larm messag es Wh en the S1000 d e tects a fault o r fai lure on t he system, it will act iv ate on e of the alar m messages lis ted i n the following table . Unless otherwise s tated, you s hould respon d to the a larm by pressing standby to cl ear the al arm and re turn t o man ual cont rol, before you atte mpt to re sol[...]

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    24 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot NO GPS COG T he S1000 autopilot is not receiving valid COG data fro m your G PS sys tem. Chec k the co nnect ions a nd tha t y our GPS uni t i s p owere d o n and se tup to tra nsmi t COG data . NO GPS FIX Y our GPS is receivin g a low streng t h signal, t h is will c lea r wh en the si gn al imp ro ve s NO PILOT T he [...]

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    Use r G ui de 25 Faul t fin ding All Rayma rine pr oduc ts ar e des igne d to prov ide m any yea rs of troubl e-fr ee operat ion. We a lso p ut them th rou gh comp rehe nsi ve testi n g an d quali ty assu rance p rocedures before s hipping. If a fault occur s with y our S10 00, use the fa ult fi nding ta bl es in thi s sectio n to help identify the[...]

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    26 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Safet y alarm Wh e n activat ed, the Safety alar m will sound 3 times at 1 second interv als . T his o ccurs when the au topilot is in control of your boat and: • the S1000 loses contact with all of its controllers (including wired cont rolle rs) , OR • th e S 100 0 los es GPS sign al. In both instances , t he S1 0[...]

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    Use r G ui de 27 Q . W h a t s h o u l d I d o w h e n t h e s a f e t y a l a r m s o u n d s ? T he safety alarm will sound when the pilot switches t o ST A NDBY as a s afety pr eca ut ion. Y ou MUST ta k e th e helm. T he s afety a larm will sound when the p ilot is in control of you r boat, an d: • the S10 0 0 lose s contact with all of its c[...]

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    28 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Dea ler Main tena nce P roced ures T his section includes procedures that have a s ignificant impact on autopilot operation an d can affect your bo a t’ s safety . Y ou will not need to follow th ese proced u res in normal op eration. We ther efore recomm end that t h e s e are onl y perf orme d by auth oriz ed se rv[...]

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    Use r G ui de 29 To Register a handset In th e DE AL ER me nu , a t R EGISTRATION , pr ess PI L OT . If the S1 00 is no t regis t ere d, the display will r e ad N O T REGISTERED . Press > to s tart the regis tr ation proce ss , y ou c an p ress < at any time to stop the se arch. When th e S100 0 is f ound by the SmartCo ntrol ler and re gistr[...]

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    30 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Pr oduc t supp or t Rayma rin e pr odu cts are s up por ted by a wor ldw ide n e t work o f d istr ibut ors and Auth orize d S ervic e Re pres entativ es . I f yo u en count er a ny d if fic ulties with thi s prod uct, pl eas e cont act eith er yo ur nat ional dis tri but or , s ervi ce repres entativ e , or the Raymar[...]

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    32 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot Important Safety Information D7659-1 812 45_4.bo ok Pag e 32 M on day, Apr il 30, 20 07 6:03 P M[...]

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    Use r G ui de 33 Safet y Notic es In-line power switch Should yo u need t o power o ff the aut opil ot quick ly , us e th e in- li ne p ower swi tch. Pr o d uc t in s ta l la t i on This eq u ipm ent mus t be in stalled a nd opera ted in accord an ce with th e inst ructi ons co ntained in t his h andbook. Fa i lure to do s o coul d resu lt in poo r[...]

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    34 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot WARNING: Navigat i on a i d Althoug h we hav e designe d this pr oduct to be accu r ate and reli able, many f actors can affect its performance . As a res ult, it shou ld onl y be used a s an aid to n avi gation and shoul d never r epla ce common s ense and na vigat iona l judgem ent. Always maintain a permanent watch [...]

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    Use r G ui de 35 errors under some circumst an ces an d the a uto p ilot will n ot be able to de tec t these er rors . General Ca re a n d Safety D o not leave the co ntroller in plac es where the temper ature could excee d 60ºC ( 140º F). Do not attemp t to di smant le th e S 1000, t he c ontrol ler or an y o f it s accessories. Switch off you r[...]

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    36 Raymarine S1000 Autopil ot int erference and (2) t hese d evices m u st accept in terferen ce recei v ed, including interference that may cause u ndes i red operat ion. Chan ges or mo difi cati ons to th is e q uip ment not exp re ssly a ppr oved in writing b y Raymarine could v iolate com p liance with FC C rules and vo id the user' s aut [...]

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    Use r G ui de 37 T he o rigina l De cla rati on of Confo rmit y cert if icat e may be vi ewed o n the releva nt pro duct pag e at www .raymarin e .com EMC Gu idelin es All Raymari n e equi pmen t and acces sor ie s are de si gned to th e best i ndu stry standard s f or us e in th e rec reatio nal marin e env iron ment. T hei r design and manuf a ct[...]