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    A UT OPILO T NA Vpilot-500 OPERA T OR'S MANU AL www .furuno .co.jp MODEL[...]

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    The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. ・FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : +81-(0)798-65-2111 Fax : +81-(0)798-65-4200 A : APR 2003 . Printed in Japan All rights reserved. G2 : SEP . 02, 2009 Pub. No. OME-72500-G2 *00014698415* *00014698415* ( HIMA ) NAVPILOT-500 * 0[...]

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    i Cd IMPORT ANT NOTICES Genera l • The operator of t his equipment m ust read and follow the descript ions in this m anual. Wrong operation or m aint enance can ca nc el th e warranty or cause inj ury . • Do not copy any part of this manual w ithout written perm ission from FURUNO. • If this manual is lost or worn, contact your dealer about r[...]

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    ii CAUTION In case of power failure turn off the autopilot or manually steer the vessel. Leaving the equipment in the AUTO or NAV mode during power failure will cause wear on the rudder mechanism. Use the correct fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or damage the equipment. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not open the equipment unless you are well famil[...]

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    iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ......................................................................................................... v SYSTEM CONFIGU RA TION ................................................................................ vi 1. PRINCIP LE OF THE AUTOPILOT ................................................................ 1-1 1.1[...]

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    iv 5. ALARMS ........................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 ALA RM M enu ............................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1.1 Se lecti ng the a lar m b uz ze r ..........................................................[...]

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    v FOREWORD A Word to the Ow ner of th e NA Vpilot-500 Congratulat ions on your choice of the F URUNO NA Vpilot -500 AUTOPILOT . For over 60 years FURUNO Elect ric Company has enjoyed an enviabl e reputation f or innovative and dep enda ble m arine electronics e quipm ent . This dedicati on t o excellence is furthered by our exte nsive global net wo[...]

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    vi SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION 12-24 VDC Processor Unit FAP-5002 Control Unit* FAP-5001 (Max. 6) Heading sensor PG-500 Rudder Reference Unit FAP-6111 Remote Controller Distributor FAP-6800 Remote Controller Remote Controller Reversible pump or Electromagnetic valve unit PC External buzzer GPS Navigator (NMEA0183) RD-30 (Max. 3) (NMEA0183) Clutch Remote C[...]

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    1-1 1. PRINCIPLE OF THE AUT OPILOT 1.1 Principle of A utopilot An autopilot is an auto mat ic device f or steering a vessel and maintaining its heading in an int ended direction. Boat and ship operat ors can really appreciate the advantages of t he autopilot – It st eers t he boat for you so that you are f ree to carry out navigation al checks, t[...]

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    1. PRI NCI PLE OF TH E AUT OPILOT 1-2 1.2 Principl e of Operation In the AUTO modes, the heading inf orm at ion from a heading sensor is continuousl y com pared w ith the cours e t hat is set on the autopilot’s controller . (in the NA V mode, the course to the waypoint is received from a plot ter connected to the NA Vpilot-500). W ith the boat on[...]

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    2-1 2. BASIC OPERA TION 2.1 Operating Controls Course control knob** Rotate: Selects menu items and options. Push: Sets the course on Auto or Nav mode. POWER/BRILL key Long press: Turns power off. Mormentary press: Turns power on; opens the display for adjustment of brilliance and contrast. STARBOARD key* Steers the boat to starboard. PORT key* Ste[...]

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    2. BASI C OP E RA TION 2-2 2.2 T urning On/Of f Press the [POW ER/BRILL] key to turn the unit on. (For PG-500, see Note 2 shown below .) A beep s ounds and t he equipm ent proceeds in t he sequence shown below , sho wing product inform ation and startup t est results. The startup test checks the ROM, RAM, backed up data and co mm unication bet ween[...]

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    2. BASI C OP E RA TION 2-3 2.3 A dju stin g Brilliance and Con trast The brilliance and cont r ast can be adj ust ed as below: 1. Momentarily press the [P OW ER/BRILL] key . The CONTRAST and BRILL window appears. CONTRAST BRILL 10 8 PORT STBD Contrast, brillianc e window 2. Rotate the course control knob t o adj ust display cont rast ; clockwise to[...]

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    2. BASI C OP E RA TION 2-4 2.4.2 Selecting the da t a shown on Normal Display 2, Dat a Di splay and Graphic Displa y Display m odes may be set up to suit your oper at ing needs as below . Select ing da t a In the STBY mode, you can select which data you want to displa y in the colum ns shown in the f igure belo w . For Norm al Display 1 and 2, you [...]

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    2. BASI C OP E RA TION 2-5 Data available for Normal displ ay 2, Data display and Graphic displ ay Item D ispla y ed dat a POS Own ship’ s position (L/L) COG Course over ground SOG S peed over ground STW S peed through water TEMP Wate r temperature DPT Depth BRG Bearing to w aypoint RNG Range t o way point W PT Wa ypoint position (L/L) XTE Cross-[...]

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    2. BASI C OP E RA TION 2-6 N S W E RUDDER RUDDER ANGLE P 2.5 P 5.1 PORT STBD TRUE WIND WIND RELATIVE 45 12 kt 200 300 DEPTH 260ft 40 30 TEMP 32.0 F Waypoint mark 001WPT Waypoint ID P0.01 nm Own ship symbol Direction to steer COMPASS RUDDER ANGLE TRUE WIND INDICATOR RELATIVE WIND INDICATOR DEPTH GRAPH TEMP GRAPH HIGHWAY 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 24[...]

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    3-1 3. STEERING MODES The NA Vpilot-500 system is capable of six primary steering modes: STBY (manual), AUT O, NA V , TURN, REMOTE (FU and NFU) and DODGE. 3.1 STBY Mode After turning on the power , the equipment goes to the STBY mode. This is a manual st eering mode. W hen sailing into or out of a harbor , steer the vessel in the STBY mode by usi n[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-2 3.2 A U T O Mode 3.2.1 Using the A UT O mode The NA Vpilot-500’s AUTO mode steers the boat autom at ically on a course set by the operator . Note: The AUTO mode will not com pensat e f or the effects o f wind or tide, w hich can push you off course in the ath wart ship direction. Use the AUT O mode for short, straight voyag[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-3 3.2.2 A D V ANCED A UTO mode AUTO mode will maintain a set course, but your vessel’s course may be shift ed by the effects of current or wind. ADV ANCED AUT O mode m aintains a set course while compensat ing for the effects of wind and tide. Note that your NA Vpilot -500 m ust be connected to a (GPS) which outputs o wn ship?[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-4 3.3 NA V Mode 3.3.1 S t arting the NA V mode If a dest inat ion waypoint is set on a GPS / Plotter , t he NA Vpilot -500 can receive this inf orm ation and guide t he boat to the dest ination waypoint as determ ined by the plotter . T o use the NA V mode, complet e the following steps. Note: It takes 5 seconds to act ivate th[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-5 3.3.2 Selecting sailing method of NA V mode W hen your v essel goes off course while navigat i ng between the ori gin (previous waypoint) and your current dest inat ion waypoin t because of a remot e control command, et c. the NA V mode uses one of t w o m et hods to get back on course: COURSE or XTE. (See figure in belo w .) [...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-6 3.3.3 Sw itching wa y p oint W hen you arrive at a waypoint on a route while in the NA V mode, you can switch to the next waypoi nt automat ically or manually . The AUT O setting will automat ically switch to the ne xt destination way point when yo ur boat is within the arrival alarm area (set on the plotter). The MANUAL sett[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-7 3.3.4 Selecting the boat’s steering behavior af ter arriving at your destination w aypoint The “Fishing m ode” can be enabled and set up control your boat’s steering behavior after it reaches t he last waypoint in a route. F or example, the ORBIT setting will steer t he ves sel in a circular pattern around the f inal w[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-8 3.4 TURN Mode The [TURN] key provides the various turning m otions depe ndi ng on the m ode in use. There are five different turn type; 180º or 360º t urns (for AUTO mode only), ORBIT , SPIRAL and FIGURE EI GHT . All turn type are avail able i n clock wise and counterclockwise direct ion. T o activate the TURN mode: 1. Pres[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-9 180º TURN (for A U T O mode on l y ) This function changes t he current set course by 180º i n t he opposit e direct ion. After the 180º turn completely , the message “TURN CO MPLETE D” ap pears. Return to the AUTO mode by pressing the cour se control knob. Example of 180º maneuver in t urn mode 360º TURN (for A U T O[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-10 ORBIT W hen ORBIT is enabled, your boat will orbit around t he boat’s current position. If ORBIT is enabled while in t he NA V mode, the boat orbits around the (last) waypoint. This function requires a pl otter or GPS be connected. Radius of orbit (set on menu) The boat’s position at the ORBIT is selected. Example of orb[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-1 1 5. Rotate the course control knob t o select " ◄ ORBIT" or " ORBIT ► ", and then press it. The message “ST AR T TO T URN BY FISHING M ODE” appears, and the boat runs for the distance se t at step 3, and then sta rts makin g an orbit similar to the figure on the previous pa ge. If the boat's s[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-12 SPIRAL The boat will spiral in t he direct ion of current heading (ST BY), set course (AUTO) or the course to the next waypoint (NA V) that was active at the m oment that the SPI RAL mode is selected. The radius of t he “spiral” can be set in the menu. This is same as RADIUS OF ORBIT . In the NA V mode, the boat steers t[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-13 5. Press the [T URN] key to show the TURN menu. 6. Rotate the course control knob t o choose “RADIUS O F O RBIT ”, and then press it. The current value is circumscribed w ith a double rectangle. 7. Rotate the course control knob t o set the spiral speed. (Set ting range: 0 . 05 to 9.99 nm) 8. Press the course control knob[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-14 FIGURE E IGHT After the boat has traveled the dist ance "d" set on the m enu, it starts turning in a figure eight pat tern, autom atically returni ng t o the position where t he figure eight mode was initiated. The “d” is set on menu as RADIUS OF ORBI T . Boat's position FIGURE EIGHT is selected. d Example[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-15 Naviga ting to T LL point W hen TLL (T arget Lat itude and Longit ud e) data is input f r om a radar or echo sounder connected in th e STBY , AUT O or NA V m ode, the TURN menu appears. Then, you m ay choose how to progress towards that position, from ORBIT (port direction, starboard direct ion) or FIGURE EIGHT . (Y ou m ay a[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-16 3.5 REMOTE Mode Four types of opt ional remote controllers m ay be connected to the NA Vpilot-500. These are used to oper ate the Navpilot - 50 0 fr om a rem ote location. Dial t ype remote contro l ler (F AP-5551, 55 52) This remote controller can onl y be used when in the STBY , AUT O or NA V m ode. 1. T urn on t he rem ot[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-17 The FU is one of auto s teering modes, which outputs an absolu te value determined with the course control knob to driv e the rudder , thus changing the ship’ s course at a given r ate of change towards a set point.. 2. Rotate the dial on the re mot e cont roller to set the rudder angle. The angle must be more than 10°, ot[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-18 Button (F AP-621 1, 621 2), Lever (F AP-6221, F AP-6222), Dodge (F A P-6231, 6232) type remote controller These controllers m ay be used in the STBY , AUT O and NA V modes. 1. For button and lever t ype rem ote controllers, t urn on the rem ot e controller power . The dodge type remote controller doesn’t have the power sw [...]

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    3. ST EERING MODE 3-19 2. For button and dodge r emot e controllers, press the [ PORT] or [STBD] key on the remot e cont roller . For the lever type, position t he lever f or the direction. Operating remote cont roller (ex. but ton and lever t y pes) 3. For the butt on and lever type remote cont rollers, turn of f the rem ote controller to term ina[...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-20 3.6 DODGE Mode The DODGE m ode is usef ul in situations where you need to quickly take control of the helm to avoid an obstruction. 3.6.1 Dodging in STBY mode 1. Press the [PO RT] or [STBD] key down to steer appropr iately until t he boat finishes t he t urning. The equipment goes into the DODGE mode while pressing the [POR [...]

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    3. STEERIN G MODE 3-2 1 3.6. 2 Dod gi ng i n AUTO or NA V m o de 1. Pr ess t he [POR T] or [STB D] key dow n to change the c our s e u ntil the boat fi nishes t o avoi d t he obs t ructi on. The eq uipm ent g oes int o the D ODGE mode and t he au dibl e al arm soun ds w h en one o f the abov e ke ys is operat ed, t o al ert y ou to do dge o perati [...]

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    3. ST EERING MODES 3-22 This page is intentionally left blank.[...]

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    4-1 4. MENU OPERA TION Most settings are carrie d out in the menus. The items shown in each menu depend on t he mode in use. F or the STBY mode the com plete menu is sho wn. W hen t he menu is accessed while in either the AUTO or NA V modes, only the m enu items that are most frequent ly used in those m odes are shown. The ALARM menu descript ion i[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-2 4.1.1 Setting pa rameters The P ARAMETER SETUP menu sets various paramet ers f or the control of the NA Vpilot -500. 1. In the STBY mode, press the [MENU] key to open the ST BY mode menu. 2. Rotate the course control knob t o select “P ARAMETER SETUP”. 3. Press the course control knob to sho w the P ARAMETER SETUP menu. S[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-3 3. Rotate the course control knob t o select F ULL-AUTO, SEMI-AUTO , MANUAL-CALM, MANUAL-MODERA TE or MANUAL-ROUGH as appropriat e, and then press the course control knob. FULL-AUTO: Auto adjustment and self-learning are on. SEMI-AUTO: Auto adjustment is on, self-lear ning is off. MANUAL-CALM: Self-learning is off, using the [...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-4 Setting parameters manually W hen MANUAL-CALM , MODERA TE or ROUGH is select ed at the previous paragraph, set MANUAL P ARAMETER as belo w . Y o u can set three parameters for MANUAL f unction: Weat her , Rudder gain and Counter rudder . The def ault manual parameters provide for comf ortable steering of a boat 35 f eet in le[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-5 WEA T HER W hen the sea is rough, the boat’s heading fluct uat es to port and starboard. If the rudder is driven very oft en to maintain t he set course, the helm mechanism m ay wear out. T o prevent this, the weather adj ustment makes the NA Vpilot -500 insensit ive t o minute course deviations. Y ou m ay choose a degree b[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-6 Set rudder gain so that t he boat does not m ake fr equent yaw . The f igure sho wn below provides general guide lines f or setting rudder gain. Boat's Speed Sea State Load Condition R UDDER GAIN f ast calm light low slow rough heavy high General guidel ines for setting rudder ga in COUNTER RUDDER If t he boat is heavily[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-7 Adjusting th e sensiti vity in mon i toring the boat’s trim The NA Vpilot-500 continuall y monit ors the boat’s trim in order to keep the t r im sensitivity optimum . A lower setting is common because boat’s trim usually does not change quickly . A large num ber changes t he trim compensation value m ore frequently . T [...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-8 When towing a net W hen a boat is in tow of the fishing gear , its stern is “dragged” by the net . This causes the boat to stray f rom its intended course. T o keep t he boat on course, you need t o adj ust the trim manuall y , which can be bothersom e. If you do not want to be bothered with t r im adjustm ents, you can e[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-9 RADIUS OF ORBI T See the section 3.4 "T URN Mod e". SPIRAL SPEED See the section 3.4 "T URN Mod e". FISH MODE See the section 3.4 "T URN Mod e". W A YPOINT SWITC HING See the section 3.3. 3 "S witching waypoint". Selecting speed format Y o u can choose sp eed form at am ong f rom SOG , [...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-10 4.1.2 Setting other menu item s The SYSTEM SETUP menu allows you to set various item according t o your operating needs. 1. Open the ST BY mode menu. 2. Rotate the course control knob t o select “SYSTEM SETUP”. 3. Press the course control knob to sho w the SYS T EM SETUP menu. KEY BEEP: LOCK: UNLOCK P ANNEL DIMMER: 1 OFF[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-1 1 Lockin g the c ontrol unit The LOCK feat ure renders the follo wing com m ands ino perative f rom the control unit at which the LOCK f eature has been actuated. • Menu operati on • Changing the st eering m ode • Course setting • Waypoint switching 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “LO CK” from the SYS[...]

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    4. MENU OPERA TION 4-12 Setting the p anel dimmer Y ou can adj ust the control panel dim m er as follows. 1. Rotate the course control knob to select “P ANEL DI MMER” f rom the SYSTEM SETUP menu. 2. Press the course control knob and the current value is circum scribed with a double rectangle. 3. Rotate the course control knob t o set value (Set[...]

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    5-1 5. ALARMS 5. 1 AL AR M M e n u The NA Vpilot-500 has seven condit ions which generat e bot h audio and visu al alarm s: watch alarm , deviation alarm . XTE (cross-track error) alarm, speed alarm, dept h alarm, t emp alarm and log t rip alarm . Y ou m ay set up the alarm s on the ALARM m enu. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the m ode menu. 2. Ro[...]

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    5. ALARM S 5-2 5.1.1 Selecting the alar m buzzer Y o u m ay choose the buzzer f r om which to outp ut the audio alarm as follows. Note: If “INTERNAL + EXTERNAL BUZZER” is selected, t he external buzzer sounds when turning th e NA Vpilot-500 off. 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “AUDI O ALARM” from the ALARM menu. 2. Press the co[...]

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    5. ALARMS 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the watch alarm The watch alarm periodicall y warns the helm sman to check the aut opilo t when in the AUTO or NA V mode. 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “WA TCH ALARM” f rom the ALARM menu. 2. Press the course control key to show the watch alarm options window . ON OFF Watch alarm options wi ndow 3. Rot[...]

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    5. ALARM S 5-4 5.1.5 Setting the cross-track error lim it W hen in the NA V mode, t he XT E alarm will sound when the course err or has exceeded or f ails within the range set in the f ollowing steps: 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “XT E ALARM” from the ALARM menu. 2. Press the course control knob to sho w the XTE alarm opt ions w[...]

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    5. ALARMS 5-5 5.1.6 Setting the speed alarm The speed alarm warns you when your boat’s speed is within, outside, over or under the speed range setting. 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “SPEED ALARM” from the ALARM menu. 2. Press the course control knob to sho w the spee d alarm options window . UNDER O VER INSIDE OUT OF RANGE OFF [...]

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    5. ALARM S 5-6 5.1.7 Setting the depth alarm The depth alarm sounds when the bottom is shallower , deeper within or outside the range setting. Note: T o use the dept h alarm, dept h data from an external sounder is require d. 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select “DEPT H ALARM” from the ALARM menu. 2. Press the course control knob to sho[...]

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    5. ALARMS 5-7 5. 1 .8 Se tt i ng t he te mper at ur e al arm There are f ive types of water tem perature alarm s: UNDER, OVER, INSIDE, OUT OF RANGE and CURRENT RIP . The UNDER and OVER alarm s sound when the water tem perature is lower or higher than the value set , the INSI DE and OUTSI DE alarm s sound when the water tem perature is within or out[...]

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    5. ALARM S 5-8 5.1.10 Clearing the trip dist ance Y o u can reset t he trip distance to zero as f ollo ws. 1. Rotate the course control knob t o select CLEAR TRIP LOG from the ALARM menu. 2. Press the course control knob to sho w the log t r ip clear opt io ns window . YES NO Log trip clear optio ns window 3. Rotate the course control knob t o sele[...]

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    5. ALARMS 5-9 5.2 Alarm Information W hen an alarm condition occurs, the buzzer sounds and t he “!” icon and alarm type window appears o n t he screen. Press any key to silence alarm and hide the window . Y ou ca n see which alarm has been violated on the ALARM m enu. In the example belo w the arrival alarm has been violat ed. 1. Press the [MEN[...]

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    5. ALARM S 5-10 Alarm messag es The table below sho ws the alarm messages, t heir m eanings and prior iti es. Alarm messages, their meanings and prior ities Message Mean ing Priority DEVIA TION ALARM Deviation alarm has occ urred. 1 CROSS TRACK ERROR XT E alarm has occurr ed. 2 SPEED ALARM S pe ed alarm has occur red. 3 DEPTH ALARM Depth alarm has [...]

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    6-1 6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides inf ormat ion necessary f or keeping your unit in good working order and rem edying simple problem s. WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. 6.1 Pre v e[...]

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    6. MAIN TENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-2 6.2 Replacement of Fuse The fuse in the processor unit protects the equipm ent from reverse polarity of the ship’s mains and equipm ent fault. If the f use blows, the po wer cannot be turned on. Contact your dealer about replacem ent of the fuse. CAUTION Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can cause [...]

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    6.MAINT ENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-3 PROCESSOR UNIT T EST ROM O K No . 6454002-**.** RAM OK EEPROM OK R UDDER ANGLE OK CLUTCH/BYP ASS OK REMO TECONTR OLLER1 ON 1 REMO TECONTR OLLER2 NOT USED INPUT V OL T AGE 24.8 V HEADING SENSOR - - POR T1 - - POR T2 - - RS232 - - PROCESSOR UNIT **.**: Program version no . F or f actor y setting CONTROLL ER UN[...]

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    6. MAIN TENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-4 KEYBOARD TEST KEYBOARD TEST 001 PUSH "PO WER/BRILL" KEY THREE TIMES T O RETURN. Operate each control o n the control unit one b y one. A key is funct ioning properly if its on-screen location li ghts in black when t he ke y is pressed. For the course control knob, rotate it t o show X-Y posit i on[...]

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    6.MAINT ENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-5 RUDDER SETUP A ND AUTO TEST The rudder test checks the follo wing, and then sho ws the result of the check. • Drive type • The presence or absence of bypass/clutch circuit • Rudder deadband • Rudder speed This test should be exe cuted when the boat does not run because of moving the rudder . W hen th[...]

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    6. MAIN TENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-6 SY ST EM DA T A Y o u can conf irm t he current equipm ent and drive system status. 1. Press the [MENU] key to show the m ode menu. 2. Rotate the course control knob t o select “SYSTE M DA T A ”. 3. Press the course control knob to sho w the syste m data screen. INPUT V OL T AGE: 24.4 V CONTROLLER ID: 1[...]

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    6.MAINT ENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-7 6.5 Error Mes sages In addition to alarm messages your equipm ent displa ys error m essages to alert you of potent ial equipm ent trouble . Error messages Error message Meaning Remedy COMMUNICA TION ERROR Comm unication b etween t he contro l unit an d the proces sor un it is interrupted for m ore than tw o [...]

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    6. MAIN TENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 6-8 Error m essages (con’t) INPUT VOL T AGE IS O VER (UNDER) LIMIT The input power sour ce flu ctuated beyond to lerance. Chec k ship’s m ains. MAGNET IC SENSO R ERR OR RA TE SENSOR ERROR The headi ng data from the headin g sensor was wrong. Check the heading sens or . NO CALIBR A TION Calibration not yet e[...]

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    MN-1 MENU TREE [MENU] ke y P ARAMETER SETUP SEA ST A TE ( FULL-A UTO , SEMI-A UTO , MANU AL-CALM, MANU AL-MODERA TE, MANUAL R OUGH) DEVIA TION LEVEL (AUT O, LEVEL)* MANU AL P ARAMETERS A UT O TRIM (OFF , ON , 1-100, 40 ) AD V ANCED A UT O ( OFF , ON) A UT O NET T O WING ( OFF , ON) NA V MODE ( XTE , COURSE) NA V MODE DA T A SOURCE ( PORT 1 , PORT 2[...]

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    MENU T REE MN-2 DEVIA TION LEVEL (A UTO , LEVEL)* MANU AL P ARAMETERS A UT O TRIM (OFF , ON , 1-100, 40 ) A UT O NET T O WING ( OFF , ON) SPEED CALCULA TION ( SOG , STW , MANUAL) RADIUS OF ORBIT (0.05 to 9.99 nm, 0.10 nm ) SPIRAL SPEED (0.1 to 8.0 kt, 1.0 kt ) SYSTEM D A T A ALARM MENU See page MN-1. AD V ANCED A UTO ( OFF , ON) SEA ST A TE ( FULL-[...]

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    FURUNO NAVPILOT -500 SP - 1 E 7 2 5 0 S 0 1A SPECIFICA TIONS OF A UTOPILOT NA VPILOT -500 1 CONTROL UNIT 1.1 Display Monochrome L C D, 83 ( W ) x 83 (H) mm , 160x1 60 dots 1.2 Backlight Adjusta ble in 8 step s 1.3 Cont rast 16 steps 1.4 Useab le S et 6 sets 2 PROCESSOR UNIT 2.1 Rudder Mo de Manual, Aut o, Dodge, Re mote, Nav igation* 2.2 W eather A[...]

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    FURUNO NAVPILOT -500 SP - 2 E 7 2 5 0 S 0 1A 5 POWER SUPPLY 3.1 Processor Unit 12-24 VDC: 3.0 A 6 ENVIRONM ENTAL CONDITIONS 4.1 Ambient T e mperature -10°C to +55°C 4.2 Relativ e Hu mi dit y 95% at 40°C 6.3 Waterproof Processor unit : I PX2 Cont rol unit, Rud der refer ence unit , Head ing s ensor, Remote co ntroller: IPX6 6.4 Vibratio n IEC 609[...]

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    IN-1 INDEX A A DDV ANCED AUTO m ode ..................... 3-3 ALARM INTE RV AL .................................. 5-2 AUDIO A LARM ........................................ 5-2 AUTO mode .............................................3 -2 AUTO TRIM .............................................4 -7 ANALOG IND ICA T O R BAR..................... 2-5 B B [...]