Raymarine SmartPilot X5 User manual

SmartPilot X-5
Tiller & GP Tiller
Operating Guide
Document reference: 81303-2
Date: August 2008

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Contents
Important Information...............................................................................................iii
Safetynotices ..........................................................................................................iii
EMCConformance ..................................................................................................iii
Limitationsonpressure washing ..............................................................................iv
Productdocuments ..................................................................................................iv
Productdisposal ...................................................................................................... v
Warranty .................................................................................................................. v
Chapter 1:Basic operation ....................................................................................... 1
1.1Introduction .................................................................................................... 1
Extended systems.......................................................................................... 1
1.2Using the control unit ..................................................................................... 2
Switching on andoff........................................................................................ 2
Start-up mode............................................................................................. 2
Keypad functions............................................................................................ 2
Displayedinformation..................................................................................... 3
1.3Using theSPX-5 Tiller system to steer your boat ............................................ 4
Automatically steering to a heading................................................................ 4
Gustyconditions............................................................................................. 5
Returningto handsteering.............................................................................. 5
ChangingcourseinAuto mode....................................................................... 6
AutoTurn..................................................................................................... 6
Avoiding obstacles.......................................................................................... 6
Off Course alarm ............................................................................................ 7
1.4Adjustingpilot performance ........................................................................... 7
Responselevels............................................................................................. 7
Temporarily adjusting response.................................................................. 8
1.5Adjustingdisplay lighting& contrast ............................................................... 8
Lighting........................................................................................................... 8
Contrast.......................................................................................................... 9
1.6Datapages .................................................................................................... 9
Waypoint names........................................................................................... 10
1.7Alarms ..........................................................................................................11
Respondingtoalarms....................................................................................11
1.8Usersetupoptions ....................................................................................... 12
Accessing the setupfunctions ...................................................................... 12
UserCalibrationpages................................................................................. 13
AutoTack................................................................................................... 13
Gybe inhibit............................................................................................... 13
Wind selection .......................................................................................... 13
WindTrim .................................................................................................. 13
Response level......................................................................................... 13
Chapter 2:Following a route .................................................................................. 15
2.1Introduction .................................................................................................. 15
2.2Using Trackmode ........................................................................................ 15
Requirements for Track mode....................................................................... 15
Starting position and heading........................................................................ 16
Enteringtrackmode...................................................................................... 16
Leaving Track mode: .................................................................................... 16
Avoiding obstacles........................................................................................ 17

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Track keeping & CrossTrack Error ............................................................... 17
Large cross track error..............................................................................18
Tidal streamcompensation........................................................................... 18
Waypoint arrival............................................................................................ 19
To steer to the next waypoint in the route................................................. 19
To skip a waypoint (SeaTalk chartplotters only)....................................... 19
Waypoint arrival circle............................................................................... 20
Routecompletion.......................................................................................... 20
2.3Using Wind Vane mode ................................................................................ 20
Requirements for Wind Vane mode..........................................................21
True and apparent wind............................................................................21
WindTrim ..................................................................................................21
Operating hints for Wind Vane mode........................................................21
EnteringWindVane mode ............................................................................21
Leaving Wind Vane mode............................................................................. 22
Avoiding obstaclesin Wind Vanemode......................................................... 22
WindShift warning........................................................................................ 22
Using AutoTack inWind Vane mode ............................................................. 23
No boat speed information........................................................................ 23
Preventing gybes with AutoTack ..............................................................23
Chapter 3:Troubleshooting & maintenance ..................................................... 25
3.1Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 25
SPX-5 Tiller system alarm messages ...........................................................26
3.2Maintenance ................................................................................................ 27
Important...................................................................................................... 27
Spare parts ................................................................................................... 27
EMC Servicing and maintenance.................................................................. 28
Suppression ferrites.................................................................................. 28
PilotController.............................................................................................. 28
Tiller drive..................................................................................................... 28
Routine maintenance................................................................................ 28
3.3Productsupport ........................................................................................... 28
World wide web ........................................................................................ 28
Telephone help line ..................................................................................29
Help us to help you................................................................................... 29
Product details table ................................................................................. 30
Glossary ....................................................................................................................... 31
Index..............................................................................................................................33

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Important Information
Safety notices
WARNING: Navigation aid
Although we have designed this product to be accurate and
reliable, many factors can affect its performance. Therefore, it
should only be used as an aid to navigation and should never
replace common sense and navigational judgement. Always
maintain a permanent watch so you can respond to situations as
they develop.
CAUTION: Calibration
When supplied, this product is calibrated to default settings which
should provide initial stable performance for most boats. To ensure
optimum performance on your boat, you must complete the
procedures in the SPX-5 Tiller Installation & Setup Guide before use.
Your Raymarine SPX-5Pilotwill add a new dimension to your boating enjoyment.
However, itis the skipper’s responsibility to ensure thesafety of the boat at alltimes
byfollowingthesebasicrules:
• Ensurethat someone is present at thehelm AT ALLTIMES,to take manual
control in an emergency.
• Makesurethat all members ofcrewknowhow to disengage the autopilot.
• Regularly check for other boats andany obstacles to navigation – nomatter how
clearthe sea appears, a dangerous situation can developrapidly.
• Maintainanaccuraterecordoftheboat’spositionbyusingeitheranavigationaid
or visual bearings.
• Maintaina continuousplotof your boat’s position on acurrent chart. Ensure that
thelockedautopilotheadingwillsteertheboatclearofallobstacles.Makeproper
allowance fortidalset – the autopilotcannot.
• Even whenyour autopilot is lockedonto the desired track using anavigationaid,
alwaysmaintain a logand make regularpositionalplots. Navigation signalscan
producesignificanterrorsundersomecircumstancesandtheautopilotwillnotbe
able to detect these errors.
EMC Conformance
All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designedto the best industry
standards for usein the recreational marine environment. Their design and
manufacture conformsto the appropriateElectromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
standards, butcorrect installation is required to ensure that performance isnot
compromised.

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Limitations on pressure washing
CAUTION: Do not pressure wash Raymarine products
Raymarine products must NOT be subjected to water pressures in
excess of CFR46 / IPX6 standards (for example, as generated by
commercial high pressure washing equipment). Products subjected
towater at thesehighpressuresmayexperiencewaterintrusion and
subsequent failure.
RaymarineproductsarewaterproofedtoCFR46 /IPX6standards,whichmeansthat
when installed and operated in accordance with the appropriate product
documentation,theycanbe usedin mostweatherandseaconditions.However, any
exposureto high-pressure waterthat exceeds theCFR46/ IPX6 standards, on or
aroundRaymarine products will invalidate thewarranty for those products.
Product documents
Thisdocument is partof a seriesof booksassociatedwith the SmartPilot X-5 series.
Alldocumentscanbedownloadedfrom:
www.raymarine.com/handbooks.
To thebestof our knowledge, the information in the productdocuments was correct
when they went topress. However,Raymarine cannot accept liability forany
inaccuracies oromissionsin product documents.
Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychangespecifications
withoutnotice. Therefore, Raymarine cannot acceptliability forany differences
between theproductand the accompanyingdocuments.
Title Part
number
SmartPilot X-5 Tiller and GP Tiller Operating Guide 81303
SmartPilot X-5 Tiller and GP Tiller Installation and Setup Guide 87075
ST6002 Controller Installation sheet 87058
ST6002 SmartPilot Controller - Tiller Quick Reference Guide 86131
Fluxgate Compass Installation sheet 87011
Warranty Booklet 80017

Important Information v
Product disposal
Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) Directive
The EuropeanWEEE Directiverequires that wasteelectrical and electronic
equipmentis recycled.
Productscarrying the crossed outwheeled bin symbol(illustratedabove)
mustnot bedisposed ofin general wasteor landfill, butin accordance with local
regulationsfor suchproducts.
Although theWEEE Directivedoes not apply to allRaymarine products, wesupport
itspolicy andask youto be aware of thecorrect method for disposing ofsuch
products.
Pleasecontactyourlocaldealer,nationaldistributororRaymarineTechnicalServices
for information onproduct disposal.
Warranty
To register your new Raymarineproduct, please take afewminutes to fill outthe
warrantycard.It isimportant that youcomplete the owner information andreturnthe
card to us to receive fullwarranty benefits. You can also register online at
www.raymarine.com by following the
Login or create an account link.

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Chapter 1: Basic operation
1.1 Introduction
The SmartPilot X-5 (SPX-5)Tiller system is intended for use asan aid tosteering
leisuremarinecraft.Themaximumfully-ladendisplacementvaluesforsuchcraftare:
• 13,200 lbs (6,000 kg), usingthe SPX-5 Tiller system.
• 16,500 lbs (7,500 kg),usingthe SPX-5TillerGP system.
Your SPX-5 Tiller system is controlledby aRaymarineST6002 PilotController
(supplied), andoperates in thefollowing modes:
•Standby:TheSPX-5Tillersystemdoesnotcontroltheboat.Youhavefullmanual
control.
•Auto: The SPX-5Tiller system steers theboat tomaintain a locked heading.
•Track: TheSPX-5 Tillersystem steers the boat to maintain a track between two
waypoints createdon a navigation aid.
•WindVane:TheSPX-5Tillersystemsteerstheboattomaintainacourserelative
to a true or apparent wind angle.
TheSPX-5Tiller systemalsoprovides:
• Automatic tack (AutoTack) in Autoand Wind Vane modes.
• WaypointadvancefeatureinTrackmode.
Extended systems
YoucanconnectthePilotController tootherRaymarine SeaTalkequipmentsoitcan
sendand receive SeaTalk data.The PilotController uses:
• Waypointinformation froma SeaTalk navigation instrument to provide track
control.
• Boat speed informationfroma SeaTalk speedinstrument tooptimizetrack-
keepingperformance.
• Wind information from a SeaTalkwindinstrumentfor Wind Vane steering.
D10699-1
Course Computer
SPX-5 Tiller system - overview
Fluxgate
compass
ST6002 Pilot Controller
Drive unit

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You can also usethe SPX-5Tiller systemwithany navigatoror wind instrument that
transmitsNational Marine ElectronicsAssociation(NMEA) 0183 data.
ThePilotControllercandisplaySeaTalkandNMEAinstrumentdatainauser-defined
selection of data pages.
For furtherinformationon other connections to yoursystem see
Commissioning
Guide.
1.2 Using the control unit
Switching on and off
When power isapplied tothe Pilot Controller, youcan usethe disp buttonto
switch itoff and onas follows:
• To switchthe Pilot controller off,ensure itis in theStandbymode,thenhold down
dispfor approximately 5 seconds. After thistime, a switch off count down of
4 seconds occurs.Keep disppressed during this period, to switch off the
instrument.
• To switchthe instrument backon,hold down disp for approximately
1 second.
If poweris not applied, the Pilot Controller buttons have no effect.
Notes: (1) Each time power to the Pilot Controller isswitched on,the controller is initiallyin the
on condition. You do not need to use
disp to switch the controller on.
(2) WhentheSPX-5Pilotcontrollerison,theoperationofthe disp buttoninitiates
other operating functions, as described below.
Start-up mode
TheSPX-5TillersystemalwayspowersupinStandbymodewiththedisplayshowing
theboat’s current compassheading.
Keypad functions
The SPX-5Tiller system is controlled button presses at thePilot Controller. Button
operationisconfirmedwith ashortbeep.Single-buttonanddual-buttonoperations
areused.

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Displayed information
TheSPX-5Pilotdisplayscreenprovidesthefollowinginformation:
If theoptional Rudder Reference Transducer is fittedto an SPX-5 Tiller system, a
rudderpositionindicatoronthedisplayindicatesthecurrentpositionoftherudder,as
measured bythetransducer. Therudderposition indicator can be turned on or off
duringdisplay calibration (see the
SmartPilot-X5Tiller Installation & SetupGuide for
details).
track
Press for Track mode from
Standby or Auto mode
(if a navigator is connected)
Press to accept waypoint
advance
Press for 1 second to skip
waypoint
auto
Press for Auto mode
Course change keys
Port 1° Starboard 1°
Port 10° Starboard 10°
standby plus auto
Press for Wind Vane mode
(if a wind vane is connected)
-1 plus +1
Press for Response level
+1 plus +10
In Wind Vane mode, press
together for AutoTack to port
In Wind Vane mode, press
together for AutoTack to port
In Auto mode, press together for
90° AutoTurn to port
In Auto mode, press together
for 90° AutoTurn to port
D11045-1
disp
Press to display data pages
Press for 1 second for lamp
adjust
Press for 3 seconds for
contrast adjust
Press for 9 seconds
(in Standby mode) for power
down
When powered down, press
for 1 second to power up
standby
Press for Standby mode
Press for 2 seconds to enter
Calibration mode
-1 plus -10
D10522-1
Distance units:
• no units = kilometres
• nm = nautical miles
• SM = statute miles
Heading indicators
Variable text region (up to 9 characters/digits)
nm
SM
MAG
TRUE
Port and Starboard
direction-to-steer indicators
Rudder position indicator. Displayed only if
the optional rudder reference transducer is
fitted to the autopilot system. Otherwise,
this area is blank.

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1.3 Using the SPX-5 Tiller system to steer your boat
CAUTION: Allow time for course changes
When making major course changes, the trim on the boat may
change substantially. Due to this, the SPX-5 Wheel system may take
some time to settle accurately onto a new course.
Automatically steering to a heading
To use theSPX-5 Tillersystem tosteerto a heading:
1. Steadytheboat on the required heading.
2. Placethe pushrod end over the tiller pin. Ifnecessary, extend orretract the
pushrod using the-1, +1,-10 and+10 keys.
Note: This function is not intended for steering the boat.
3. Press auto to engageAuto mode.TheSPX-5 Tillersystem willsteer theboat to
the chosen heading, whichis shown onthe display. This mode is also known as
“point-and-shoot”.
.
WARNING: Risk of gybe
Always be aware of the relative wind angle, especially when using
the autopilot to sail down wind.
WARNING: Maintain a permanent watch
Automatic course control makes it easier to sail a boat, but it is
NOT a substitute for good seamanship. ALWAYS maintain a
permanent watch by the helm.
D10508-1
Engage TillerDrive
Use these keys to
extend or retract the pushrod.
Speed: +1 = 25%, +10 = 50%
a
b
D10523-1
TRUE

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Gusty conditions
Ingustyconditions,thecoursemaytendtowanderslightly,particularlyifthesailsare
badlybalanced. However, the SPX-5Tillersystemwillmaintain competent control
evenin gale force conditions,if you take thefollowingmeasures:
• Improve course keeping by optimizing the sail balance:
• Donot allow the boat to heel over excessively.
• Ease the mainsheet traveler to leeward to reduce heeling and weather helm.
• if necessary, reefthe mainsail a little early.
• In verystrong windsand large seas, avoid sailing with the wind dead astern:
• Ideally, bring the wind atleast30° away from adead run.
• Insevereconditions,youmayalsoneedtoremovethemainsailandsailunder
headsail only.
Returning to hand steering
To return to hand steering:
1. Press
standby todisengagetheSPX-5TillersystemandreturntoStandbymode.
In Standby mode:
• You have manual control of the boat.
• Thedisplayshows
STANDBY and the boat’s current compass heading.
2. Physically disengage the autopilot byremovingthe drive unit from thetiller pin.If
necessary, retract the push rodusing -1, +1,-10 and+10 keys
D10524-1
TRUE

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Changing course in Auto mode
In Automode, use -1, -10 , +1 and +10 to changethe locked heading,in either 1° or
10°steps.Use
-1 or -10 applychangestoportand +1 or +10 forchangestostarboard.
For example: press -10 three timesfor a 30° course change toport.
AutoTurn
In Automode, youcan carry out an AutoTurn of 90°by pressing -1 and -10 foran
AutoTurn toport, or
+1 and +10 for anAutoTurn tostarboard.
Avoiding obstacles
To avoid an obstaclewhen your boatis under autopilot control,you canchange
course to avoidthe obstacle, thenresume your previouscourse. To do this:
1. Selectacoursechangeintheappropriatedirection.Forexample,press-10three
times for a 30°dodgeto port.
2. When you aresafely clearof theobstacle,reverse theprevious coursechange.
Forexample, press
+10 threetimes to reverse a30°dodge to port.
or or
Port Starboard
D11367-1
D10525-1
Original
course
Dodge
Obstacle

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Off Course alarm
If youhavebeenoff coursefrom the locked heading for longer than 20seconds, an
alarmsounds andthe Pilot Controller showswhether the deviationis toport or
starboard.
TocancelanOffCoursealarm,press standby toreturn to manual steering. The
alarmclears automatically if theheading recovers orif you changecourse.
IfanOffcourseAlarmoccurs,ensureyourboatisnotcarryingtoomuchsail,andthat
the sailsare well balanced. You can usually significantlyimprove course keeping by
improving the sailbalance.
Note: The default off course angle is set at 20º. You can adjust this angle in Dealer Calibration
(see Commissioning Guide).
1.4 Adjusting pilot performance
The principal method of adjustingthe performance ofan SPX-5Tiller system isby
changing the response level.The responselevelcontrols the relationshipbetween
the course keeping accuracy of the SPX-5 Tiller system, andthe amount of helm/
driveactivity.
Changingtheresponselevelshouldbetheonlyadjustmentyouneedtomaketoyour
SPX-5Tillersystemona regularbasis.
When youfirst turn onyourSPX-5 Tiller system after installation, the responsewill
initially be setto the defaultlevel, but youcanchange this level in User Calibration
(refer toyour
SmartPilot X-5 Tiller& GP Tiller Installation& Setup Guide for details).
Changesmade usinguser Calibration will be retained when the SPX-5Tiller system
isswitchedoff.
You can also maketemporaryadjustments to the responselevel when using your
SPX-5Tillersystemonaday-to-daybasis,toquicklymatchperformancetochanging
conditions.Notehoweverthatthesetemporarychangestoresponselevelwillbelost
when the systemis poweredoff,withthe defaultvaluebeing reapplied whenthe
system isnextswitchedon.
Response levels
As a general rule,higher response valuesgivetighter coursekeeping (e.g. for
pilotage in confined and sheltered waters). Lower values reduce drive activity and
conserve battery power.
D3315-5
= deviation to port
= deviation to starboard

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SPX-5 autopilotsystems have 9 levels of response:
•Levels 9 to 7 givethe tightest coursekeepingandgreatestrudderactivity(and
powerconsumption). This can lead to a rough passage in openwaters asthe
SPX-5 Pilot may ‘fight’ the sea.
•Levels 6 to 4 should givegood course keeping with crisp,well controlledturns
under normaloperating conditions.
•Levels 3 to 1 minimizetheamountofpilotactivity.Thisconservespower,butmay
compromiseshort-term course-keepingaccuracy.
Temporarily adjusting response
Usethefollowingproceduretomaketemporaryadjustmentstotheresponselevelas
required:
1. Press and release -1 and +1 simultaneously,to display the RESPONSE screen.
Note: The RESPONSE screen is set as a default data page (see SmartPilot X-5 Tiller & GP
Tiller Installation & Setup Guide) so you can also access it by pressing
disp and then scrolling
through the data pages.
2. Press-1 or+1 to change theresponse level.
3. Pressdisp or wait for 5 seconds to return to the previous display.
Note: You will lose temporary changes to response level when the system is powered off. You
can make permanent adjustments in User Calibration.
1.5 Adjusting display lighting & contrast
Lighting
To adjust thedisplay and keypad lighting:
1. Press
disp for 1 secondfrom any mode to access the LAMP screenand turnon
thelights.
2. Press
disp to cycle through the possible illumination settings: LAMP 3 (the
brightestsetting), L
AMP 2, LAMP 1, OFF, LAMP 1, LAMP 2, LAMP 3 andso on.
As youchange the setting, the illuminationon other SeaTalk instrumentsor con-
trolunitswillalsochange.
D10527-1
Increase
response
Decrease
response

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.
3. The display automaticallyreturns tothe previousmode if you do not press a
buttonfor 10seconds.
If youpressanother modebuttonwithin 10seconds you willselect the associated
mode.For example:
auto selects Auto mode, standby selectsStandby mode.
Notes: (1) You can also adjust the lighting level from other SeaTalk instruments or control
units.
(2) When you switch off, any changes you have made to the lighting level will be lost.
Contrast
To set the displaycontrast level:
1. With the autopilotin Standby mode, press
disp for one second toaccess the
LAMP screen.
2. Press
disp for one second again, todisplay the CONTRAST screen.
3. Use
+1 and -1 to set the required contrast level (from 1 to 15 ).
4. The display automaticallyreturns tothe previousmode if you do not press a
buttonfor 10seconds.
If youpressanother modebuttonwithin 10seconds you willselect the associated
mode.For example:
auto selects Auto mode, standby selectsStandby mode.
1.6 Data pages
A series ofdata pages onthe Pilot Controller enablesyou to quickly monitor various
informationfrom yourSPX-5 Tiller system. To access these data pages:
1. Press disp to access thefirstdata page.
2. Press
disp again to cycle the next data page, then continue this process to reach
the page you want.
3. When all pages have been displayedand you press
disp again,the display
returnsto thecurrent SPX-5 Tiller system mode screen (for example,
AUTO ).
When you firstuse your SPX-5Tiller system, fourdata pages areavailable,as in the
following illustration, but you can configure upto fifteen datapages during Display
calibration, as detailed in the
SPX-5 Tiller & GP TillerInstallation & Setup Guide .
D10528-1
1 second

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If therequired information is notavailablefor anydata page, dashes are displayed.
Mostdata pages show repeateddata so are for informationonly; you cannot adjust
thevaluesonthem.Anexceptiontothisisthe
RESPONSE page,whereyoucanadjust
thevaluesusingthe-1 and+1 buttons.
Waypoint names
If waypointshave beengiven names, the Pilot Controller will displaythemon the
Cross Track Error (
XTE ), Bearing To Waypoint ( BTW ) andDistance To Waypoint
(
DTW ) data pages:
• Waypointnames of five charactersor less aredisplayedtogether with thepage
name(asshownbyscreenAbelow).
• Waypointnames of morethan five characters alternatewiththe page name (as
shown by screen Bbelow).
• Ifawaypointnamehasmorethanninecharacters,thedisplayonlyshowsthefirst
nine characters.
D10533-1
Autopilot mode Data page 1
Data page 3
Data page 4
Data page 2
Default data pages
Press for 1 sec to
return to previous
data page
D10535-1
A
B
TRUE TRUE
TRUE

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1.7 Alarms
The SPX-5Tiller systemsupportsthealarmslisted onthe followingpages.When an
alarmoccurs, abeep sounds and the appropriate alarm message is displayed.
Responding to alarms
• Unlessotherwisestated,ifanalarmoccurs,press standby toclearthealarmand
return tohandsteering.
• If morethanone alarm occurs, aseachalarmis cleared,the next isdisplayed.
Message Description and possible actions
LARGE XTE
Large cross track error
Occursifthecrosstrackerrorexceeds0.3nm.Thealarmclearsifthe
heading recovers.
MOB
Man OverBoard alarm
The SPX-5 Tiller system activates the Man Overboard alarm if it
receives a man overboard (MOB) message from another instrument
on the SeaTalk system. It displays the text
MOB instead of the way-
point number on the XTE, DTW and BTW data pages.
If the autopilot is in Track mode, it will sound the Waypoint Advance
alarm to notify you of the change in waypoint.
NEXT WPT?
Waypoint advance alarm
The SPX-5 Tiller system activates the Waypoint Advance alarm
whenever the target waypoint changes. This occurs when:
• you select automatic acquisition by pressing
track fromAuto
• you request waypoint advanceby pressing
track for1 secondin
Track mode (with SeaTalk navigators only)
• the boat arrives at the target waypoint and the navigator accepts
thenextwaypoint
• you activate the Man Overboard (MOB) function in Track mode
Whenthealarmsounds,thepilotcontinuesonitscurrentheadingbut
displays:
• the bearing to the next waypoint
• the direction the boat will turn to take up that bearing
Responding to a Waypoint Advance alarm
To respond to a Waypoint Advance alarm:
• checkthatitis safeto turnonto thenewtrack, thenpress
track to
accept the waypoint advance
• alternatively, you can cancel the alarm without accepting the
waypoint advance by pressing:
standby toreturnto hand
steering,or
auto toreturnto Automode.
• Note:Waypointadvance onlyoperatesiftheSPX-5 Tillersystem
is receiving valid bearing to waypoint and waypoint number
information.

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1.8 User setup options
User setup functionsare accessed using aUser calibration mode. Thesetup
functions in thisbookare those likelyto require adjustmentduringnormal operation.
Information on other setup functions is given in the
SmartPilotX-5 Tiller & GP Tiller
Installation&Setup Guide
.
Note: Many of the setup functions are sailboat specific so will be displayed only if your vessel
type is set to
SAILBOAT .
Accessing the setup functions
You can access theUser Calibration modeonlyfrom Standby mode:
1. WiththeSPX-5TillersysteminStandbymode,pressandholdthe
standby button
for 2 seconds. Thedisplaywill changeto show
DISPLAY CAL .
2. Press the
disp button once,the display will now show USER CAL .
3. Press
auto toenterUserCalibration.
The first page of User Calibration is displayed.
4. ToaccessotherUserCalibrationpages,press
disp to scroll through the
calibrationfunctions(described below).
5. Usethe-1, +1, -10 and+10 buttonstochange thevalueofeachfunctionyouwant
to change.
6. Whenyouhavemadeallthechangesyouwanttomake,pressandholdstandby
for two seconds toexit calibration modeand save changes.
OFFCOURSE
( PT or Stb )Off course alarm
Occurs if the vesselhas been off course from the locked heading for
longer than 20 seconds.
•
PT = Deviation to port
•
Stb = Deviation to starboard
You can adjust the specified alarm angle in Dealer setup, see your
Commissioning guide for details.
If this happens frequently you should check sail balance and also
review autopilot performance. See
page 7 .
SHALLOW
Shallow alarm
The SPX-5 Tiller system activates the Shallow alarm if it receives a
shallow depth alarm via SeaTalk:
• press
standby or disp to cancel the alarm
WINDSHIFT
Large wind shift warning
Indicates a change in the apparent wind angle ofmore than 15º.
See
page 22 .
Message Description and possible actions