6.Man Overboard. The autopilot will execute a turn to the reciprocal course and pass near the maneuver initiation point.
7.GPS steering. (Some GPS units may not support these features.)
7a. The autopilot will steer to a waypoint or series of waypoints.
7b. The autopilot will orbit a waypoint.
7c. The autopilot will steer a 3 leaf clover pattern over a waypoint. 7d. The autopilot will steer a spiral search pattern around a waypoint. 7e. The autopilot will steer to constant course over ground.
8.Reverse. The autopilot will attempt to execute any of the above steering functions while the boat is backing.
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Operating The System
Most of the operation of the autopilot is accomplished through the remote control and the deckmount switch. To make things easy to talk about we will name the buttons as shown in the picture of the handheld/ remote below.
Autopilot/Standby
Button
Straight Left Arrow
Button
Straight Right Arrow
Button
GPS (Select Load) | Up Arrow Button |
Button | |
Idle/Resume | Down Arrow Button |
Button | |
Bent Left Arrow | Bent Right Arrow Button |
Button |
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Setup Button |
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Almost all of the buttons in the systems have multiple functions, and many functions are accomplished by button push sequences or by pushing more than one button at a time. The steering and throttle modes are not all available simultaneously. The Idle/Resume , Bent Left Arrow, and Bent Right Arrow buttons are sometimes referred to as “special function” buttons in the following text.
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