Nexus 21 NX2 operation manual - page 4

AUTOPILOT
1 Part specification....................................................................................................................6
1.1 Welcome aboard!............................................................................................................8
1.2 Capabilities.....................................................................................................................8
1.3 Principle of operation......................................................................................................8
1.4 Components................................................................................................................... 9
1.4.1 Autopilot instrument...............................................................................................9
1.4.2 Servo Unit (A-1500 and A-1510)........................................................................... 9
1.4.3 Rudder Angle Transmitter......................................................................................9
1.1.1 Compass transducer............................................................................................. 9
1.1.2 Pumpset.............................................................................................................. 10
1.1.3 Linear Drive......................................................................................................... 10
1.4.4 Solenoid Valve Drive........................................................................................... 10
1.5 Registering this product................................................................................................10
1.6 About this manual.........................................................................................................10
2 Installation.............................................................................................................................11
2.1 Installing the instrument................................................................................................12
2.1.1 Installing instrument to the Server....................................................................... 13
3 First start...............................................................................................................................14
3.1 Initialising the instrument in a Nexus Network..............................................................14
3.2 Re-initialising the instrument........................................................................................ 14
4 Operation...............................................................................................................................16
4.1 Instrument overview......................................................................................................16
4.1.1 Instrument display................................................................................................16
4.1.2 Instrument pages and functions.......................................................................... 16
4.1.3 Instrument modes................................................................................................16
1.1.4 Instrument power on/off.......................................................................................17
4.2 How to use the push-buttons........................................................................................17
4.2.1 MODE..................................................................................................................17
4.2.2 LEFT....................................................................................................................17
4.2.3 RIGHT..................................................................................................................17
4.2.4 SET......................................................................................................................17
4.2.5 OFF......................................................................................................................17
4.2.6 Tack.....................................................................................................................17
4.2.7 Setup mode......................................................................................................... 18
4.2.8 Lighting................................................................................................................ 18
5 Function................................................................................................................................ 19
5.1 Standby mode...............................................................................................................19
5.2 Autopilot mode..............................................................................................................19
5.2.1 Activate automatic steering................................................................................. 19
5.2.2 Turn off automatic steering..................................................................................19
5.2.3 Automatic steering by compass...........................................................................19
5.2.4 Automatic steering by navigator.......................................................................... 20
5.2.5 Automatic steering by wind..................................................................................20
5.2.6 Power steering.....................................................................................................22
5.2.7 Dodging and returning to last automatic steering function.................................. 22
6 Setup......................................................................................................................................23
6.1 Setup mode.................................................................................................................. 23
6.1.1 The setup mode is divided into 4 setup groups................................................... 23
6.1.2 How to access setup mode................................................................................. 23
6.1.3 How to change a setting...................................................................................... 23
6.1.4 How to return to previous mode...........................................................................23
6.1.5 Factory default settings........................................................................................23
6.2 Lighting setup group [Lit].............................................................................................. 25
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