User manual RAYMARINE AUTOHELM 1000

[. . . ] Distributed by Any reference to Raytheon or RTN in this manual should be interpreted as Raymarine. The names Raytheon and RTN are owned by the Raytheon Company. . * AUTOHELM 1000 -- . Your Aulohelm is an up-lo&e-minule digtlal tiller autopilot which shares the same microprocessor lechnology built into our biggesl and mosl sophisticaled lully inslalled pilols. 1 he Aulohelm WOO will provide precise powerlul steering Ior sailing yacttls up lo lOSm(34') LOA. 1 he use 01 your Aulohelm may be extended by adding any 01 Ihe lollowing accessories: l Windvane l Radio Navigation Inlerlace l t land Held Conlrd Unil Only one accessory may be used al any llmc You will find inslalling lhe unil simple I and enjoyable using this handbook and a mInimum 01 hand tools I Cockpit and liller conliguralions vary widely and to ensure your Aulohelm inslallalion is as neal and secure as possible a full range 01 tilling accessories is available lrom aulhorised Ilrlohelm slockisls. [. . . ] . Copper Area -1 bl-, d Lild Uplo up lo 4 Olll(13') . _-. . . fxl1l(22') '2. immi 9 OPERATION --_ WINDVANE ATTACHMENT BASIC PRINCIPLES The windvane allachment is r~orrnaily mounted cenlrally on lhe alter rail whefo il can be silcd in clear wind on bolh backs. The windvane mounling mast is clamped lo lhe allcr rail by lhe Iwo `U' bolls provided (Fig. lho inlerconnecling cable should be broughl lhrough Ihe slol lo allorr Ihe windvane head lo be plugged inlo the lop ol lhe mast (Fig. The interconnecling cable can Ihen be run back and plugged into the Aulohelm. Alter Ihe vane head and mounting masl instatlalion is complete the windvane should be assembled and secured by means ot Ihe circlip provided ( (Fig 12) Care should be laken to ensttIo Ihat the small circlip is corleclly localed in Ihe groove . -_-. _ . _ . _ I - The lollowing descriplion ol Ihe Autohelin's principle 01 operation will help you lo make lull use 01 ils advanced lealures. The mosl apparenlol Ihese leatures is Ihe absence 01 a compass dial and Ihe addilion 01 e six button keypad. Using Ihe powerlul combinalion 01 microprocessor and ltuxgale compass, . Ihe keypad provides aulolock course seleclion and precise pushbutlon course adjuslmenl. Once lhe pushrod is connecled lo Ihe lilter Ihe currenl heading as read lrom Ihe main steering compass can be mainlained simply by pushing lhc Au10 bullon. Changes lo lhe selecled heading are made using the lour course chanyo bullons. Uevialion lrom the scl course is continuously monitored by the scrlsitive Ituxgate compass and correclive rudder is applied lo relutn lho vessel to course. 1 he applied tuddor is ploporlional lo course erloi al any lime alld thus when Ihe course is reslored Ihe rudder will be neutralised. When changes in vessel Irirn occur duo lo varialions in wind pressure or engine Ihrollle selling lhe course can only be Inainlained by Ihe applicalion 01 permanenl rudder oll. sel (slanding helm) lo leslote balance. It pelmanenl tuddcr oil-sol is nol applied lo teslore balance Iho vessel will boar on lo a ne& heading. I his syslorn eliridnales lite ellecls 01 IuIllul9xe or shorl lctril wind varialions and provides srnooll\ t~~eciso txxlormnnce u~xlcr wind vane will1 II~ir~irtIum currenl coIisuIIIt~liori. a new layer 01 cor~lIoi liiI~clioI~s is auloIIialically opened as lollows:- AUTOI'ACK FUNCTION 1 be k~lotd-n has an aulomalic lacking luriclion which opcrales in bolh comt)ass end windvane mode as lolluws:- t Push bolh Ied keys IogellIer once lo engnge Ihe windvane arid Ii~aiI~laiIi Ihe currenl at~pareril wind angle. 01 Push - I and - 10 keys loyclhcr once lo inilialo a lack lo poll. Push bolh red keys logclher lwtce to IeliIII~ lo liie previous apt~;IeIil wind nngle. ---___ ----1 t1 Push once lo aller IIE vessel's Ileactinq rcialive lo llic apt)aIeIIl wind in~iI~cIeIneIIls 01 I 01 IO -10 i-1 0 rJcyrros. - t i. lt t keys always Iirrn lhe vcssai lo sla1boarl. J. Push -1 1 an0 t IO keys logelhcr once lo iidlinle a lack lo slaIboaIrl . a --. -- STANU BY Pusii once lo disengage It10 windvane lor IIiaIii~al slccring. (Ttio previous apparenl wind angle will be IiieInorisett). 01 I'ustl once lo change over lo auloInalic compass heading conlrot and maintain It10 currenl Iieatling. The Au10 Tack lunclion operales by selecliIig a pie-se1 coii~sc change (loo@) lo bring the vessel onlo ltie opposilo lack. Llu~tng lho lack, lho 011 Course Ataml may sound. [. . . ] TO rr?slote the aulopiln\ for normal opctalion the Stand by key ~IJSI be ' i)icssect lo pul Ille uiiil in Stand by oj, elmg 1n0&! I iii SP. VOI\; crji\Ilitioirs it inay ba advisable to ieinove Ilio iriaiiaoil allogollrer arid sail uilder headsail only. Providing lhese simple ptecnutions are laken Ihe aulopilol will bc able lo inaii\lniii coriipcleIrl cor~lrol iii gale lorco condilinris. Passage makiny uiider automatic pilot is a very l~leasni~l cxl~eiicrice w&ii can lead lo llic IciiilAnlioii ol Iclnxing (JelllKIIlelit walch. lliis IlltJSl always I>0 avoided rio mallor how clear Ilie sea riiny Wlie~o maximum COIIISO keeping accuracy is rcctuiiod llie auloinnlic sea slale coriltol iiiay 110 iiiliibilcd by - 1 arid -I I keys logelhcr OIICC. appear lo be lleiiictiibcr. [. . . ]