Garmin GHC 10 Owner's Manual

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Powerboat Autopilot OperationGHC 10 Owner’s Manual 3Powerboat autopilot OperationPowerboat TipsDynamic Menu OptionThe first option in the menu accessed by selecting Menu from the headingscreen changes based on the following conditions:• If the autopilot is not steering a pattern, select the option to go to theengagement screen of the pattern last used.• If the autopilot is steering a pattern, select the option to go to theconfiguration screen for the pattern. If there are no configurable settingsfor the pattern, you cannot select the menu option.Heading HoldYou can engage the autopilot heading hold function to maintain your currentheading without steering the helm.Engaging Heading HoldFrom the heading screen, select engage.The autopilot steers your boat to maintain the current heading.Heading adjustmentWhen the autopilot is engaged, you can adjust the heading using the helm(if your autopilot is equipped with Shadow Drive™) or the soft keys on theautopilot.Heading adjustment with the HelmYou can steer the boat manually from the helm while the autopilot isengaged. The autopilot does not steer the boat while you have the helm, andthe message “You Have the Helm” flashes at the top of the screen in yellow.If you manually maintain a specific heading for a few seconds, the autopilotresumes control of the new heading, and the heading screen displays themessage “Autopilot Engaged”.resuming a Pattern after a Helm Heading adjustmentWhen the autopilot is steering a pattern, you might need to steer the boatmanually from the helm to avoid hazards in the water. After you have passedall hazards, you must manually restart the pattern. The dynamic menu option(page 3) enables you to quickly resume the pattern.Select Menu > [Pattern Name] to resume the last-used pattern.Heading adjustment with the autopilotYou can steer your boat using the autopilot. Step steering turns the boatin increments of 1° when you select the steering soft key, and in largerincrements when you hold the steering soft key. Rudder steering turns theboat in increments of 1° when you select the steering soft key, and steers theboat when you hold the steering soft key.Changing the steering Mode1. From the heading screen, select Menu > Steering Mode.2. Select an option:• Select Steering Mode > Rudder to enable rudder steering• Select Steering Mode > Step to enable step steering.