Sea Trials; Automatic Compass Deviation Correction - Vdo Pilot Control Montageanleitung Und Bedienungsanleitung

If the rudder drives continuously to one side, switch off the power at the breaker at once. Check
the mechanical and electrical installation. There is a Troubleshooting Guide in the PILOT BOX
Manual, which may help.
If the rudder continuously 'hunts' about midships, turn the Pilot off and remove as much freeplay as possi-
ble from the steering and Rudder feedback unit linkage. This also occurs on Power Steering systems parti-
cularly if the steering is plumbed with flexible hose. If that does not stop it, increase the Rudder Deadband
setting.
With the pilot in Auto mode, check that when you press and hold the
to the Starboard end stop. Check that the rudder display segments flash. The rudder should centre when the
key is released.
Press and hold the
Press the AUTO key to return to Standby mode, you are now ready to start the Sea Trials.

Sea Trials

The next step of the installation is to set up the Pilot at sea.
It is dangerous to carry out these trials in restricted or busy waters.
It is essential that you carry out the Automatic deviation correction routine for the compass.
This must be performed in a calm sea away from large iron structures.
Before continuing, ensure you have an accurate known method of obtaining a heading, ie GPS, transits or
a corrected magnetic compass.
Installation Steps:
1. Automatic deviation correction
2. Align compass
3. Center the rudder
4. Final Sea trial and fine tuning
To access the Sea Trials menu, press and hold the INFO and MODE keys simultaniously, then press the
key.
Press the MODE key to step through the four settings, on the fifth press of the MODE key you will exit the
menu.
To exit, at any time, press and hold the INFO and MODE keys.
To save any change settings, press and hold the AUTO key, which also turns the Pilot off.

1. Automatic Compass Deviation Correction

The compass has a facility to automatically measure and compensate for the majority of compass deviation
found on board a vessel. The compass sensor must be mounted clear of strong magnetic fields, caused by
heavy duty cables, motors, speakers etc.
Turn the vessel through a full 360º with the Pilot in Standby mode and note the amount of error at the eight
Cardinal and Intercardinal points.
The deviation correction requires the vessel to turn approximately 2½ times, in a CLOCKWISE direction,
taking 3 to 6 minutes to complete. Steer the vessel, in a calm sea, to a location well away from any large
iron structures.
Turn the system off and back on again. In Standby mode, press and hold the INFO and MODE keys until
d d o o c c k k s s i i d d e e - [ [ < < ] ] / / s s e e a a t t r r a a i i l l - [ [ > > ] ] is displayed. Press the
The Pilot will now display c c o o m m p p a a s s s s c c o o r r r r e e c c t t i i o o n n - [ [ < < ] ] / / s s k k i i p p - [ [ m m o o d d e e ] ] .
Press the key.
c c o o m m p p a a s s s s u u n n c c o o r r r r e e c c t t e e d d c c a a l l i i b b r r a a t t e e n n o o w w - [ [ > > ] ] / / s s k k i i p p - [ [ m m o o d d e e ] ] is displayed.
If c c o o m m p p a a s s s s c c o o r r r r e e c c t t e e d d - c c a a l l i i b b r r a a t t e e n n o o w w - [ [ > > ] ] / / s s k k i i p p - [ [ m m o o d d e e ] ] is displayed it means that the autopilot already has cor-
rection values stored. Press the
b b r r a a t t e e n n o o w w - [ [ > > ] ] / / s s k k i i p p - [ [ m m o o d d e e ] ] is displayed.
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key, and repeat for Port rudder.
key so that previous information is erased and c c o o m m p p a a s s s s u u n n c c o o r r r r e e c c t t e e d d c c a a l l i i -
SETTINGS
key, the motor drives the rudder to
key to select the Sea Trial settings.