26 Raymarine S1000 Autopilot
Safety alarmWhen activated, the Safety alarm will sound 3 times at 1 second intervals.
This occurs when the autopilot is in control of your boat and:
• the S1000 loses contact with all of its controllers (including wired
controllers),
OR
• the S1000 loses GPS signal.
In both instances, the S1000 will revert to STANDBY and you will need to
take the helm.
Frequently-asked questi onsQ. Will my autopilot work at very slow speeds?
The S1000 uses signals from the GPS networ k to determine your hea ding.
For most effective operation, your boat should be travelling above 3 m.p.h.
(2.5kts). The autopilot will work at speeds down to 1 kt, but operation
below 2.5 kts cannot be guaranteed, as adverse wind and tide conditions
could prevail.
Q. I am automatically following a route set on my
chartplotter, what happens when I arrive at a waypoint?
As you approach a waypoint on your route, your chartplotter will raise an
alarm to indicate that this is happening. A few moments later, the S100 will
also alarm. This is indicating that the autopilot wishes to make a turn. At this
point press PILOT to accept the turn onto the next leg of the route. If you
press PILOT before the autopilot alarms, the unit will stop following the
track, revert to AUTO mode and you will continue on the current heading.
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