Furuno Navpilot 500 Manual

AUTOPILOT NAVpilot-500
Operator’s Guide
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide basic operating procedures for this
equipment. For more detailed information see the Operator's Manual.
Operating controls
Course control knob
Selects menu items and options.
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.
[STBD] (Starboard) key
Steers the boat to starboard.
PORT key
Steers the boat to port.
TURN key
Shows the TURN menu.
STBY key
Selects the STBY (manual) mode.
AUTO key
Selects the AUTO mode.
NAV key
Selects the NAV mode.
MENU key
Opens the mode menus.
STBY
AUTO
NAV
MENU
TURN

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Adjusting Brilliance/Contrast
1. Press the [POWER/BRILL] key to show
the adjusting window.
CONTRAST
BRILL
10
8
PORT STBD
2. Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key for
adjusting BRILLIANCE.
Rotate the [ENTER] knob for adjusting
CONTRAST.
3. Press any key except [POWER/BRILL],
[PORT] or [STBY] keys to close the
window.
Steering in STBY mode
1. Press the [STBY] key to go into the STBY
mode.
2. Steer the boat with the helm wheel.
WARNING
WARNING
Steer the boat in the STBY mode in
heavy traffic areas, narrow channels
and bad weather conditions.
Steering in AUTO mode
1. Set the boat on the desired course in
STBY mode.
2. Press the [AUTO] key to go into the
AUTO mode.
3. Rotate the [ENTER] knob for fine course
adjustment.
The NAVpilot-500 will maintain the boat’s
heading automatically at the course set. In
this mode, the boat may drift due to wind
and current.
Steering in ADVANCED AUTO
mode
1. Connect the NAVpilot-500 to a navaid
which output position data.
2. Select “ADVANCED AUTO: ON” from the
AUTO mode menu.
3. Operate the NAVpilot-500 as similarly with
the AUTO mode.
ADVANCED AUTO mode maintains set
course without deviating from the track.
Set the boat in NAV mode
1. Select a destination waypoint on the
navigator connected.
3. Set the boat on the desired course in
STBY mode.
3. Press the [NAV] key to go into the NAV
mode.
This mode is used in connection with a
navigational aid, such as GPS navigator. In
this mode, current and weather will have little
affect on the boat’s track line.
When the ship goes out from the course on
the NAV mode, the boat runs to the waypoint
by COURSE or XTE mode.
Original course
COURSE line
XTE line
Waypoint
Select the NAV MODE “COURSE” or “XTE”
from the NAV mode.

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Using the TURN mode
The [TURN] key provides the various turning
motions depending on the used mode. The
arrows show the direction to turn.
360
ORBIT
SPIRAL
180
AUTO mode
FIGURE EIGHT
180
360
ORBIT
SPIRAL
SPIRAL
ORBIT
FIGURE EIGHT
ORBIT
SPIRAL
STBY, NAV mode
Rotate the [ENTER] knob to select turn mode
desired, and then press the [ENTER] knob.
180°/360° (AUTO mode only)
This function changes the current set course
180º or 360º.
180 turn 360 turn
Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key
appropriately.
ORBIT
The boat will orbit around the boat’s current
position.
SPIRAL
The boat will spiral in the direction of heading
(in STBY mode), set course (in AUTO mode)
or the shortest course to the next waypoint (in
NAV mode).
FIGURE EIGHT
After the boat has traveled the distance "d"
set on the menu, it starts turning in a figure
eight pattern, automatically returning to the
position where the figure eight mode was
initiated.
Distance set
on menu
d
d (set on menu)
Radius of orbit
(set on menu)
The boat's position at the
ORBIT is selected.
FIGURE EIGHT mode ORBIT mode
SPIRAL mode
center
of circle
Dodging
To dodge other boats or obstacles, do the
following depending on the current mode.
In STBY mode
Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key to steer the
rudder appropriately until the obstacle has
been dodged.
In AUTO or NAV mode
Press the [PORT] or [STBD] key to change
the course appropriately until the obstacle
has been dodged.

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REMOTE mode
1. Turn on the remote controller switch to
show “FU” or “NFU” on the control unit.
For dodge type, there is no power switch.
Dial type
Button type
Lever type
PUB. No. OSE-72500-D
(2003/12, HIMA)
2. Steer the boat by using the remote
controller.
Dial type
Button and lever type
3. Turn off the remote controller switch.
Dial type
Button and lever type