User manual RAYMARINE S1000 SMARTPILOT

[. . . ] Raymarine S1000 Autopilot User Guide D76 37-1 Welcome to the S1000 Autopilot This guide explains how to use the S1000. But if you want to know more about what the S1000 can do, this guide will tell you. Document Number: 81245-4 Date: March 2007 Contents 1 - Getting Started System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Changing the Controller batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The S100 Autopilot Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] When you have dealt with the first alarm, it will display the next alarm. ALARM MESSAGE CURRENT LIMIT POSSIBLE CAUSE and SOLUTION Serious drive failure ­ the drive is taking too much current due to short-circuit or jamming. The autopilot is unable to turn the rudder (this occurs if the weather load on helm is too high. This alarm occurs if you try to activate the pilot before it is ready. Your boat must be run at more than 3 knots for longer than 30 seconds before activating the pilot. This alarm will sound when you are more than 0. 3nm from your planned track. The alarm will also state if you are to PORT or STARBOARD of the track, Motor cables are connected to power terminals (and power cables are connected to motor terminals) at course computer. The autopilot is in Track mode and: · the autopilot is not receiving SeaTalk navigation data, or · your GPS is receiving a low strength signal, this will clear when the signal improves Note: The autopilot stops adjusting the heading as soon as it loses data. DRIVE STOPPED INITIALISING LARGE XTE MOT POW SWAPPED NO DATA User Guide 23 ALARM MESSAGE NO GPS COG POSSIBLE CAUSE and SOLUTION The S1000 autopilot is not receiving valid COG data from your GPS system. Check the connections and that your GPS unit is powered on and setup to transmit COG data. Your GPS is receiving a low strength signal, this will clear when the signal improves The controller is not receiving data from the autopilot. This alarm sounds if you have been off course from the locked heading for more than 20 seconds. It also states if you are to the PORT or STARBOARD of the intended heading. NO GPS FIX NO PILOT OFFCOURSE REGISTRATION INCOMPLETE The registration of your new handset cannot be completed as the system has detected other handsets in the vicinity. If this error persists, take your boat to open water (with no other vessel within 100 ft) and repeat the registration process. Press PILOT to continue on the same heading or STANDBY for manual control. The ships battery voltage has dropped below acceptable limits, check the charge state of the battery. You must be travelling faster for the pilot to operate Fishing patterns will only operate at speeds below 15kts. The autopilot is now requesting permission to turn onto the next leg, press PILOT to accept. SHIPS BATTERY TOO SLOW TOO FAST TO FISH WAYPOINT ADVANCE 24 Raymarine S1000 Autopilot Fault finding All Raymarine products are designed to provide many years of trouble-free operation. We also put them through comprehensive testing and quality assurance procedures before shipping. If a fault occurs with your S1000, use the fault finding tables in this section to help identify the problem and provide a solution. If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, refer to the product support information. SYMPTOM Display is blank Autopilot not responding. POSSIBLE CAUSE and SOLUTION No power ­ press standby to power up the S100 or change the batteries. Check GPS is switched on and connected. Boat turns slowly and takes a Rudder gain too low. long time to come onto course Boat overshoots when turning Rudder gain too high. [. . . ] Maintain a continuous plot of your boat's position on a current chart. Ensure that the locked autopilot heading will steer the boat clear of all obstacles. Even when your autopilot is locked onto the desired track using a navigation aid, always maintain a log and make regular positional plots. Navigation signals can produce significant · · · 34 Raymarine S1000 Autopilot errors under some circumstances and the autopilot will not be able to detect these errors. [. . . ]