Raymarine SmartPilot Series Commissioning Manual

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Chapter 2: Commissioning 33To adjust the rudder gain:1. Access the RUDD GAIN screen in Dealer Calibration.2. Use the 1 or +1 keys to adjust the rudder gain.3. Press and hold standby for 2 seconds to save the changes.4. Press auto to check SmartPilot performance in Auto mode.Adjusting the counter rudderIf you intend to use RESPONSE level 3 (the tightest possible coursekeeping),you will need to adjust the counter rudder.Counter rudder is the amount of rudder the SmartPilot applies to try to prevent theboat from yawing off course. Higher counter rudder settings result in more rudderbeing applied.To check the counter rudder setting:1. Set RESPONSE to level 3 (see page 32)2. Motor your boat at cruising speed in clear water3. Press auto to switch the SmartPilot to Auto mode, then make a 90° coursechange:• when gain and counter rudder are both set correctly, the boat performs asmooth continuous turn with minimal overshoot• if the counter rudder is too low, the boat will still overshoot• if counter rudder is too high, the boat will ‘fight’ the turn and make aseries of short, sharp turns: this results in a very ‘mechanical’ feel as theboat changes courseNewheadingNewheadingANewheadingBCorrectrudder gainRudder gaintoo highRudder gaintoo lowD3262-381282_1.book Page 33 Monday, October 2, 2006 1:58 PM