B&G Zeus3 Glass Helm User manual

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Zeus3| QuickStart Guide - EN
Zeus3
Quick Start Guide
Front panel
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No. Description
1 Touch screen
2Pages/Home key - press to open the Home page for page selection and setup
options.
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WheelKey - user configurable key, refer to Operator manual.
Default without autopilot in system: Short press toggles between panels on split
screen. Long press maximizes active panel on split screen.
Default with autopilot in system: Short press opens autopilot controller and places
autopilot in standby mode. Long press toggles between panels on split screen.
4Menu key - press to display the active panel’s menu.
5Rotary knob - turn to zoom or scroll the menu, press to select an option.
6Enter key - press to select an option or save settings.
7Exit key - press to exit a dialog, return to previous menu level, and clear cursor from
panel.
8MOB keys - press simultaneously the Enter and Exit keys to create a MOB (Man
Over Board) at the vessel’s position.
9Arrow keys - press to activate cursor or to move cursor.
Menu operation: press to navigate through menu items and to adjust a value.
10 Mark key - press to place waypoint at vessel position, or at cursor position when
cursor is active.
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Power key - press and hold to turn the unit ON/OFF. Press once to display the System
control dialog, additional presses will toggle through 3 default dimming levels.
12 Card reader door
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System Control dialog
Used for quick access to system settings.
Activate the dialog by pressing the Power key, or by swiping from the top of the screen
¼Note: The content of the System Control dialog depends on connected equipment
and active panel.
Home page
Activate the Home page by pressing the Home key.
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1. Application buttons
2. Settings button
3. Tools
4. Favorites
5. Close button
6. Power button
7. Man Over Board
(MOB) button
Application pages
Activate an application page:
• Tap the application button (full page panel), or
• tap a favorites button, or
• press and hold an application button to select a predefined split page.
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1. Status panel
2. Application panel
3. Instrument bar

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Adjust panel size
You can adjust the panel sizes in a split page.
1. Tap the adjust split button in the System Control dialog to show the resize icon.
2. Drag the resize icon to set preferred panel size.
3. Save the changes by tapping the screen.
Edit a favorite page
Enter the Favorites edit mode:
• Tap the Edit icon, or
• press and hold a favorite button.
Edit favorite page
Delete favorite page
Add new favorite page
Edit an existing favorite page or configure a new page by dragging panel icons into or
out from the preview area.
Save the changes by tapping the Save button.

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Instruments bar
Tap the Instrument bar button in the System Control dialog to turn
the bar on/off.
To edit the content of the Instrument bar:
1. Tap the Instrument bar to make it active.
2. Select the edit option from the menu.
3. Tap the item you want to change.
4. Select the information you want to display in the Instrument bar.
5. Save the changes by selecting the save option in the menu.
Charts
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• Zoom the chart by using spread or pinch
gestures, by using the zoom buttons (A), or by
turning the Rotary knob.
• Move the view in any direction by panning the
chart.
• Display information about a chart item by tapping
the item.
Waypoints
¼Note: With cursor inactive, the waypoint will be placed at vessel’s position. With
cursor active, the waypoint will be placed at selected cursor position.
To create a waypoint:
• Press the Mark key to instantly add a waypoint.
• Press the Rotary knob, or use the new waypoint option in the menu to open a New
waypoint dialog.

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Routes
To create a route:
1. Tap the screen or use the arrow keys to activate cursor
mode.
2. Select the new route option in the menu.
3. Tap the chart to position the first routepoint. Alternatively, use the arrow keys to posi-
tion the routepoint, then press the Rotary knob to confirm the position.
4. Repeat point 3 to position additional routepoints.
5. Save the route by selecting the save option from the menu.
Navigating
To navigate to cursor position:
1. Tap the screen or use the arrow keys to position the cursor.
2. Select the goto cursor option in the menu.
To navigate a predefined route:
• Tap the route to make it active, then select the goto
route option in the menu, or
• select the route from the Routes dialog, then
select the goto option in the dialog
Overlay
Add a radar, weather or StructureScan overlay on the chart by selecting the option in
the menu.
Echosounder
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B
• Zoom the image by tapping the zoom
buttons (A) or by turning the Rotary knob.
• View echosounder history by panning the
image.
• Adjust gain and color from the slide bar,
displayed by tapping the gain or color icon
(B), or by pressing the Rotary knob.
• Toggle auto gain on/offfrom the menu, or by
pressing and holding the Rotary knob.
Toggle available echosounder frequencies from the menu. Available options depend on
type of transducers connected to the system.

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ForwardScan
• Adjust depth, range and noise rejection from
the menu.
• Start recording ForwardScan logs from the
menu.
• Use the heading extension to monitor
ForwardScan on the chart panel. Heading
extension colors are based on the ForwardScan
alarm values.
SailSteer panel
SailSteer provides a composite view of key sailing
data. All data is displayed relative to the yacht’s
bow. The number of data fields included in the
panel is dependant on available panel size.
Laylines on Chart and SailSteer panels
WindPlot panel
Wind direction and wind speed.

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TimePlot panels
Two predefined
layouts. Tap left/
right panel arrow
to switch between
layouts.
Autopilot
You can activate the autopilot from any panel.
1. Press the Autopilot tile in the Instrument bar or the WheelKey when this is configured
for Autopilot control.
2. Select the autopilot mode in the Autopilot pop-up.
SStandby Autopilot is passive. Used when manually steering at the helm
FU Follow-up Manual steering. The rudder angle is set by the Rotary knob or
by another FU unit
NFU Non-Follow-
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Manual steering. The rudder movement is controlled by the Port
and Starboard buttons in the Pilot pop-up, or by another NFU
unit
AAuto Automatic steering, maintaining the set heading
NDNoDrift Automatic steering, keeping the vessel on a straight bearing line
by compensating for drift
NNavigation Automatic steering, navigating the vessel to a specific waypoint
or through a route using GPS data
WWind * Automatic steering, maintaining the set wind angle
* Only available if the boat type is set to Sailboat.
¼Note: You switch the autopilot to Standby mode from any automatic mode by a
short press on the WheelKey configured for Autopilot control.

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Adjust set heading / course / wind angle
Adjust set heading (Auto mode), set wind angle (Wind mode) and
set course (NoDrift mode):
• Tap the Port or Starboard button in the autopilot pop-up, or
• turn the Rotary knob.
Radar
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B
• Turn the radar transmitting on/offfrom the menu.
• Set the range by using the zoom icons (A) or by
turning the Rotary knob.
• Adjust gain, sea clutter and rain clutter settings
from the slide bar, displayed by tapping the
settings icons (B), or by pressing the Rotary knob.
Audio
Activate the Audio overlay by tapping the Audio tile in the Instrument bar.
Positioning a MOB mark
Save a Man Over Board (MOB) mark at vessel position by tapping the button on the
Home page or by simultaneously pressing the Enter and Exit keys from the keypad.
For more details, see the
Zeus3Operator manual.