Garmin GHC 10 Owner's Manual

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Sailboat Autopilot Operation12 GHC 10 Owner’s Manualsailboat autopilot Operation‹ CaUTIOnWhen engaged, the autopilot controls only the rudder. You and your crewremain responsible for the sails while the autopilot is engaged.In addition to heading hold, you can use the autopilot to maintain a windhold. You can also use the autopilot to control the rudder while tacking andgybing.Heading HoldYou can engage the autopilot heading hold function to maintain your currentheading without steering the helm (page 2).Engaging Heading HoldFrom the heading screen, select engage.The autopilot steers your boat to maintain the current heading.Heading adjustmentYou can adjust the heading using the soft keys on the autopilot when theautopilot is engaged. You must set the autopilot to standby to adjust theheading using the helm.adjusting the Heading with the autopilotYou can adjust the heading using step steering on the autopilot.NoTe: If the autopilot is steering a route (page 15), manually adjusting theheading cancels the route.Select an option:• Select or to steer the boat in increments of 1°.• Hold or to steer the boat in larger increments. Theincrement size is shown on the soft key.The autopilot steers your boat, and the heading screen shows your actualheading ➊ and intended heading ➋.➊ ➋adjusting the step steering Increments1. From the heading screen, select Menu > Step Turn Size.2. Select or to set the step turn size.3. Select Done.