Navman G-PILOT 3380 User manual

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Operation Manual
Pilot 3380
A U T O P I L O T

FCC Statement
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1-1-1 Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1-1-2 Steering modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1-1-3 Power steering modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1-1-4 Turn modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Quickstart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 G-PILOT operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-1-1 AUTO key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-2 STBY key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-3 Dodge keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-4 Turn key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-5 MODE key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-6 Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-7 ESC key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-8 ENT key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-9 MENU key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3-1-10 DISP key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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3-8-1 Changing course in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3-8-2 Changing course in GPS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3-8-3 Changing set wind angle in wind mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3-9-1 Dodging in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3-9-2 Dodging in GPS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3-9-3 Dodging in wind mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3-10-1 Auto tacking in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3-10-2 Turns in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3-10-3 Auto tacking or gybing in wind mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3-12-1 The alarm window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3-12-2 Active alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3-12-3 Alarm history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3-12-4 Alarm details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 The displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5 Data headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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7 Steering modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7-1-1 Compass steering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7-1-2 Engaging and disengaging the G-PILOT in compass mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7-2-1 GPS navigation data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7-2-2 Engaging and disengaging the G-PILOT in GPS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7-2-3 Arriving at waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7-2-4 GPS gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7-3-1 Wind steering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7-3-2 True and apparent wind speed and direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7-3-3 Engaging the G-PILOT in wind mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7-3-4 Wind gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8 Optimising steering performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Important Notice:
If in doubt, consult a qualified boat builder.
Using the G-PILOT 3380:
Note:

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NAVMAN G-PILOT 3380
Using this manual
Cleaning and maintenance
1-1 G-PILOT Modes
1-1-1 Operating modes
STANDBY:
does not
helmsman
AUTO:
Do
not
HAND-STEER:
1-1-2 Steering modes
Compass -
GPS -
Wind -
1 Introduction
STBY
HSTR
STBY
HSTR
STBY
HSTR
COMPASS
GPS
WIND

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1-1-3 Power steering modes
STBY (
Jog:
Follow-up:
1-1-4 Turn modes
Tack/Gybe:
90º turn:
180º turn:
Note:
Note regarding Jog and Follow-up mode:

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2 Quickstart
2-1 Starting the G-PILOT system
2-2 Using the G-PILOT to steer the boat
automatically
2-3 Changing course during a voyage
2-4 Changing steering mode during a
voyage
2-5 Regaining manual control
2-6 Action in an emergency

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2-7 Manually steering the boat from the
boats helm
2-8 Manually steering the boat using
power steering
STBY
STBY

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3 G-PILOT operation
3-1 The keys
Button Function
ESC
ENT
MENU
DISP
Control Dial
Dodge Left
Dodge Right
Turns
AUTO
MODE
STBY
Power

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3-1-1 AUTO key
AUTO
H-STEER
3-1-2 STBY key
AUTOSTBY
3-1-3 Dodge keys
STBY
AUTO
3-1-4 Turn key
Tip:
3-1-5 MODE key
Tip:
3-1-6 Control Dial
STBY
AUTO
Note:
3-1-7 ESC key
3-1-8 ENT key
Tip:
3-1-9 MENU key
3-1-10 DISP key
Tip:
3-2 Turning the G-PILOT 3380 on
STBY
Note:
AUTO
Note:

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3-3 Turning the G-PILOT 3380 off
STBY
AUTO
STBY
3-4 Backlight
Menu > Setup > System > Backlight
3-5 Engaging G-PILOT
AUTO
3-6 Disengaging G-PILOT
STBY
3-7 Setting the steering mode
Tip
AUTO

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3-8 Changing course
3-8-1 Changing course in compass mode
Example
3-8-2 Changing course in GPS mode
Note for sailing boats:
Note:

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3-9 Dodge
Dodge angle
new
or
3-9-1 Dodging in compass mode
3-8-3 Changing set wind angle in wind mode
Example

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WARNING:
3-9-2 Dodging in GPS mode
3-9-3 Dodging in wind mode

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90º turn:
Tack/Gybe:
180º turn:
3-10 Turn modes
Availability: Compass GPS Wind
Tack/Gybe
90º
180º
3-10-1 Auto tacking in compass mode

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3-10-2 Turns in compass mode
Warning:
Note:

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3-10-3 Auto tacking or gybing in wind mode
Example:

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There are four possibilities for auto tacking or gybing:
Note:
Example:
Example:
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