Raymarine SmartController User manual

Raymarine
SmartController
User Guide
Welcome to the SmartController
Handbooks can be such daunting things, can’t they?
Please don’t worry, we have made this guide as simple as
possible.
Your guide contains an explanation on how to use your
SmartController, so finding your way around will become
second nature.
If all you want to do is power up and get going, that’s fine.
But if you want to know more about what your
SmartController will do for you, you’ll find it here.
Document Number: 81243-1
Date: December 2004
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Contents
SmartController
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Getting Started
How do I power the unit on/off? ........................................... 7
Keylock ................................................................................. 7
Using your SmartController
How do I view instrument data? ........................................... 9
How do I see all the available data? .................................... 10
How do I use the autopilot? ................................................ 11
How do I automatically steer straight? ............................... 12
How do I follow a route from my GPS? ............................... 13
How do I follow a circle pattern? ........................................ 14
How do I follow a spiral pattern? ........................................ 15
How do I follow a zig-zag pattern? ..................................... 16
How do I follow a cloverleaf pattern? ................................. 17
How do I steer to a fixed wind angle? ................................. 18
How do I tack using the autopilot? .................................... 19
How do I dodge an obstacle? .............................................. 20
Setting up your SmartController
How do I change a favourite page? .................................... 23
How do I change the page layout? ...................................... 24
How do I change page content? 25
How do I show or hide pages? ............................................ 26
How do I change the pattern direction? .............................. 27
How do I change my boat type? ......................................... 28
How do I adjust the autopilot settings ................................ 29
Alarms and Troubleshooting
Fault finding ....................................................................... 31
SmartController Alarm messages ....................................... 32
General maintenance ......................................................... 34
Product Support .................................................................. 36
Important Safety Information
Intended Use ...................................................................... 42
Declaration of Conformity .................................................. 42
EMC Guidelines .................................................................. 42
Handbook Information ....................................................... 43
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Getting
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Battery power and signal strength
The battery power (5 levels) are indicated on the left
hand side of the display. Your SmartController will
sound an alarm when battery power is running low.
Wireless signal strength is shown in a similarly on the
right hand side of the display.
Charging the SmartController
Before using the SmartController for the first
time, you will need to charge the unit.
To charge the SmartController, simply place it
into the cradle, pull open the rubber cover on
the base and connect the charging cable.
CAUTION:
Do not use any other cable to charge
the unit.
The battery power indicator will flash during
charging. The recommended charge time is
approximately five hours. Once fully charged
the battery indicator will stop flashing.
The SmartController can also be charged
whenever you wish without affecting
performance.
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Your SmartController
PILOT Use to activate the autopilot.
C (POWER) Exit, cancel or back
When off, press to power on the
SmartController
ACTION Performs softkey function
UP/DOWN Scroll through a list or a
set of values
NAVIGATE STARBOARD
Use in PILOT mode to power steer your
boat. Press and hold for Smart Steer
STANDBY Use to return to manual
control of your boat when in PILOT
mode.
Press and hold to access Pilot Setup
MODE Press to select required pilot
mode.
SmartController display with power
and battery strength indicators
NAVIGATE PORT Use in PILOT mode
to power steer your boat. Press and
hold for Smart Steer
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How do I power the unit on/off?
POWER ON
Press and hold the C button. The handset will beep, the display will show
the first instrument data page and you’re ready to go.
POWER OFF
Press and hold the Cbutton for 3 seconds. The display will countdown to
zero and will then go blank.
Note: You cannot power off the handset when the autopilot is in control of
your boat.
Keylock
When using your SmartController, you can temporarily lock the autopilot
keys to ensure that it is not accidentally operated. Access to the instrument
pages is unaffected by the keylock.
How do I activate the keylock?
Press and hold the mode button until you see the “KEYLOCK ACTIVE”
message. A key symbol will also be displayed on the instrument data pages.
Note: You cannot activate keylock when the autopilot is in control of your
boat.
How do I turn off the keylock?
Press mode followed by the action button. A “KEYLOCK OFF” message
will be displayed.
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Using your
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How do I view instrument data?
Your SmartController can display up to 8 pages of boat information.
Each page can be set to show 1,2 or 4 data items, or, to view
information graphically. When the autopilot is enabled, an extra "P"
page is added to the favourites, showing autopilot specific information.
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From the main instrument display:
1. Press the up/down key to
move to the previous or next
page.
2. The number of the page
currently being displayed will
be shown in the upper left
hand corner.
3. Press the MENU softkey to
access SmartController settings
Example Screens
view previous page
view next page
MENU
DEPTH
4.7FT
SPEED
11KTS
MENU
XTE 0.35NM
BTW
002º
DTW
2.5NM
2 Data items Graphcal data
1 4
If you only ever use a few favourite pages, use
the PAGE ON/OFF feature to turn off the rest.
Quick Tip
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How do I see all the available data?
You can display all the available SeaTalk data in a list for reference.
This is particularly useful when checking the availability of data, or
when wishing to see an infrequently used reading.
SELECT
SHOW ALL DATA
Scroll through data list
MENU
ALL DATA
DEPTH 4.7 FT
SPEED 11 KTS
SOG 9.7 KTS
VMG W --- KTS
BACK 
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When planning your favourite pages, use SHOW
ALL DATA to see what data will be shown
Quick Tip
From the main instrument display:
1. Press the MENU softkey to
display the main menu.
2. Using the up/down key, scroll
to"SHOW ALL DATA" and press
the SELECT softkey.
3. All of the available SeaTalk data
will be displayed with its
present value. Use the up/down
key to scroll through the data.
Where the is no data present,
"- - -" will be displayed.
Example Screen
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