Simrad AP16 Manual de instrucciones

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System Description 20222121A 9 autopilot data, mode keys and course adjust keys. It has two Robnet2 connectors for system interconnection and expansio

Index 20222121A 99 10 INDEX A alarm external, 54 listing, 79 apparent wind, 96 arrival circle, 23 auto setup, 55 automatic tuning, 65 autopilot comp

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 100 20222121A N NAV change limit, 22, 67 NAV source, 27, 28 navigating, 21 NFU Steering lever, 9, 15 NMEA data, 71 NMEA message

AP16 manual for Volvo Penta IPS system EN, Doc.no.20222121, Rev.A

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 10 20222121A 1.8 Software record When the system is switched on, a status display shows the software versions for the control

Operation 20222121A 11 2 OPERATION WARNING ! An autopilot is a very useful navigational aid, but DOES NOT under any circumstance replace a human nav

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 12 20222121A The control unit shown above can operate as a stand alone unit in an autopilot system or combined in a multistatio

Operation 20222121A 13 After approximately 5 seconds, the following message is displayed. The system is now operative and the unit that was turned on

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 14 20222121A Flashing course knob icon When the PORT and STBD buttons are is used for settings etc., an icon will flash on the

Operation 20222121A 15 2.4 R3000X Remote Control (NFU) Push button for Port and Stbd commands In STANDBY mode, the rudder will move as long as the Po

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 16 20222121A Automatic steering mode Set course: 340 degrees Compass reading: 340°M Steering parameter: LO-A Rudder angle: 00°

Operation 20222121A 17 2.7 Automatic control of steering parameters The AP16 provides two different sets of steering parameters for controlling the r

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 18 20222121A To toggle between LO and HI parameters, press the "AUTO" button two times quickly. AAUTO Quick double p

Instruction manual 20222121A 1 Instruction Manual This manual is intended as a reference guide for operating and correctly installing the AP16 autopi

Operation 20222121A 19 2.10 Dodge in AUTO Dodging is useful in situations where you need to quickly take control of the helm to steer around an obstr

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 20 20222121A 2.11 NoDrift The NoDrift mode is an alternative to route steering in NAV mode, and is automatically entered when

Operation 20222121A 21 2.12 Navigating with the AP16 The AP16 has the capability to use steering information from an external navigator (GPS, Chart P

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 22 20222121A NAV The prompt display shows the name of the next waypoint (WP), the bearing of the track line (BWW) from the pre

Operation 20222121A 23 NAV Alert screen. Press NAV button to verify course change larger than 10°. If no verification is received, the AP16 will conti

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 24 20222121A Example: With the speed of 20 knots you should use a waypoint circle with radius 0.09 nm. Note ! The distance bet

Operation 20222121A 25 2.14 Selecting a different Navigation source If you have more than one navigation source connected to the AP16, you will be ab

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 26 20222121A The "locked" control units in the system will show: The “Lock function is disengaged by one of the foll

Operation 20222121A 27 The backlight of the display and buttons may be adjusted to 10 levels (10 = brightest). The setting is stored when the system

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 28 20222121A “SEARCHING” is flashing as long as the autopilot is searching. When the automatic interface setup is finished th

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 2 20222121A About this document Rev Date Written by Checked by Approved by 06.05.05 Rev. A First edition © 2005 Simrad A

Operation 20222121A 29 Wind Angle Select the source for Wind Angle. Wind Calculated Select the source for Calculated Wind data. The autopilot

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 30 20222121A Contrast The contrast of the display may be adjusted to 10 levels (10 = highest contrast). The setting is stored

Operation 20222121A 31 Seastate filter OFF: Seastate filter is disabled. AUTO: Automatically reduces rudder activity and autopilot sensitivity in r

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 32 20222121A 2.18 INFO menu A number of instrument pages are available under each mode screen if the required information is a

Operation 20222121A 33 True wind Wind angle Wind Speed VMG to wind Wind direction True wind speed Wind shift angle Track data Waypoint name Bearing Po

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 34 20222121A Course knob icon Initially when the INFO menu is accessed an icon will replace the mode index to tell that no cou

Operation 20222121A 35 INFO menu and Main screen active unit 1263912457810111101103-5 sec. time outMain screenINFO-menu Note ! Whenever the INFO menu

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Installation 20222121A 37 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 General This section provides detailed information required to successfully installing the AP16 Autopil

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 38 20222121A e) Viewing parameters 9. Test Autopilot Operation at Sea (refer to Sea Trial instructions, pages 60, 74) 10. Prov

Instruction manual 20222121A 3 Contents 1 System description...7

Installation 20222121A 39 3.5 AP16 System Layout Figure 3-1 AP16 system layout with options 3.6 Autopilot computer installation The autopilot compu

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 40 20222121A Grounding and RFI The autopilot system has excellent RFI protection. The autopilot computer should have a proper g

Installation 20222121A 41 Screw the strain relief tab to the cable exit port on the autopilot computer unit using the screws supplied and secure the c

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 42 20222121A − Connect the Robnet2 cable(s) to the control unit connector(s) Do not over-tighten the mounting screws! Optiona

Installation 20222121A 43 3.8 ROBNET2 network cables As Robnet units have two Robnet2 connectors (blue) they can be used as "jack points" f

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 44 20222121A Cable pairs Color code Signal Pink V SYSTEM+ 1. pair Grey V SYSTEM– Brown Bus– 2. pair White Bus+ Yellow On -

Installation 20222121A 45 AP27 connection If a Simrad AP27 is part of the system, use the JP27 Jack Point and connect as shown on Figure 3-5. Note !

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 46 20222121A When mounting RC36 on a bulkhead alongship, a +90° or –90° correction is needed dependent on whether it is port o

Installation 20222121A 47 3.10 R3000X Remote Control installation R3000X should be mounted in the supplied bracket that can be fixed by four mounting

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 48 20222121A S35STEERING LEVERTB1AUTOPILOT COMPUTERTB2 NFUGNDPORTSTBDLAMPGreenPnk/GryBrn/WhYellow14 Figure 3-11 S35 connectio

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 4 20222121A 2.13 Dodge in NAV ...24 2.14 Sel

Installation 20222121A 49 SimNet network cables A SimNet unit has one or two yellow SimNet connectors. There are no dedicated “in” or “out” connectors

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 50 20222121A SIMRAD IS12COMBILIGHTALARMTIMERUPPERINFOLOWERINFOPAGELIGHTSIM RAD I S12UPPERINFOLOWERINFODATA11TURNINFONAVWI N DS

Installation 20222121A 51 PAGELIGHTINFOUPPERSIMRAD IS12INFOLOWERDATANAVWIN DDODGEINFOCOMBILIGHTALARMTIMERUPPERINFOSIMRA D IS12INFOLOWERSTBYAUTOPWRCOMB

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 52 20222121A Figure 3-15 Robnet2 and SimNet network * The wind transducer has a built in terminator

Installation 20222121A 53 Figure 3-16 Robnet2, SimNet and Roblink network Notes ! 1. Maximum total length of SimNet cable is 60 m (196 ft.) excludi

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 54 20222121A 3.15 Radar Clock/Data Heading Output SIMRAD/ANRITSUORFURUNORADARAUTOPILOT COMPUTERTB4 RADARCLK LCLK HDATA LDAT

Configuration and setup 20222121A 55 4 CONFIGURATION AND SETUP 4.1 First time turn on Before attempting to turn on the AP16 and perform an Installat

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 56 20222121A 4.2 Description of Installation Settings Note ! The installation settings must be performed as part of the insta

Configuration and setup 20222121A 57 − The Installation Settings are global except for display units and language, enabling settings to be distribute

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 58 20222121A SEATRIALINSTALLATIONMENUSEA-TRIAL MENUENGLISHDEUTSCHFRANCAISESPANOLITALIANONEDERLANDSSVENSKANORSKLANGUAGE MENUSERV

Instruction manual 20222121A 5 3.12 S35 NFU Lever installation ...47 3.13 Interfacing .

Configuration and setup 20222121A 59 Language selection To access the language selection in the Installation Menu, confirm “Yes” by pressing the STBD

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 60 20222121A Depth. Use the STBD 1 button to select an item and the STBD 10 button to select the unit. Available units are:

Configuration and setup 20222121A 61 − Init NAV (to set the response you prefer when steering onto a track in NAV mode) − NAV change limit (the limi

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 62 20222121A 3. Confirm start of calibration by pressing the STBD 10 or PORT 10 button. The display will flash “Calibrating”. E

Configuration and setup 20222121A 63 Compass Offset After calibration, also check the compass readout against a known reference, a compensated compass

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 64 20222121A Wind Offset Note ! This offset only applies if you have a wind transducer directly connected to SimNet (IS12TW) o

Configuration and setup 20222121A 65 NMEA0183 sentence ‘DBT’ contains no depth offset and the reading will be from the position of the transducer. W

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 66 20222121A WARNING ! The Automatic tuning function will take control of the boat and perform a number of S-turns. It must al

Configuration and setup 20222121A 67 Use the STBD 10 button to set the transition speed to the wanted value in knots. Range: OFF – 30 knots Default: 5

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 68 20222121A 4.7 Parameters To access the Parameters, press the STBY 10 button. A boats steering parameters found by the A

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 6 20222121A Master Reset...74 Final sea tr

Configuration and setup 20222121A 69 The two most important parameters that determine the performance of the automatic steering are Rudder and Counter

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 70 20222121A Autotrim standard value is 40 sec. which should work well on most boats. Recall Autotuned? To recall th

Configuration and setup 20222121A 71 Select System data by pressing the STBY 10 button. System Data Menu Steer compass Steering Compass readout, M=Mag

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 72 20222121A Decoding The incoming signals are decoded according to a built in priority table in the AP16. For all data items,

Configuration and setup 20222121A 73 SimNet setup Select the SimNet setup menu by pressing the STBD 1 button and confirm this by pressing the STBD 10

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 74 20222121A Global SimNet reset Resets the entire SimNet setup in the Simrad Group and initiates a new automatic interface s

Configuration and setup 20222121A 75 transition speed is crossed (by more than 1 Knot higher or lower speed). − Try the Dodge and U-turn function. −

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 76 20222121A − Locating the Mains circuit breaker and the separate SimNet circuit breaker if provided.

Maintenance 20222121A 77 5 MAINTENANCE 5.1 Control unit The AP16 Control Unit will under normal use require little maintenance. If the unit requires

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 78 20222121A 5.4 Exchange of software programme You will need a special kit for a PC to perform the programming of the AC05 Au

System Description 20222121A 7 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 1.1 General Congratulations on the purchase of your new Simrad AP16 autopilot system designed fo

Trouble shooting 20222121A 79 6 TROUBLE SHOOTING An autopilot is a complex system. Its performance dependents on a proper installation and a successf

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 80 20222121A Display readout Probable fault Recommended action Shallow water (Only if AP25 is part of the system) The depth i

Trouble shooting 20222121A 81 Display readout Probable fault Recommended action ACXX high temp. Excessive temperature inside Autopilot Computer Swi

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Spare parts list 20222121A 83 7 SPARE PARTS LIST AP16 Control Unit 22087399 AP16 Control Unit 22088207 AP16 mounting kit consisting of: 22087589 G

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 84 20222121A 44135333 Plug-in Terminal 2-way 22089304 AC05 Software RC36 Rate compass 22086920 RC36 Rate Compass 22081442 In

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Simrad AP16 Autopilot 86 20222121A 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8.1 AP16 Autopilot System Boat size and type:... Up to 80 feet, Pow

Technical specifications 20222121A 87 Instrument screen NMEA0183 messages and SimNet MAIN (HDG+RUDDER) ROBNET2 PROPRIETARY, NMEA HDT and HTG, SimNe

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 88 20222121A Figure 8-1 AP16 Control Unit – dimensions (Mounting bracket is optional equipment) 8.3 AC05 Autopilot Computer

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 8 20222121A Please take time to read this manual to get a thorough understanding of the operation and system components and the

Technical specifications 20222121A 89 External Alarm: ... Open collector Temperature range: Operation: ...

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 90 20222121A 8.4 RC36 Rate compass Dimensions:... See Figure 8-3 Weight: ...

Technical specifications 20222121A 91 8.5 R3000X Remote Control Dimensions: ... See Figure 8-4 Weight:... 0,4 kg (0,9 lbs) Material:...

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 92 20222121A 8.7 SimNet Maximum number of products connected in a network:...50 Maximum cab

Technical specifications 20222121A 93 8.8 IP protection Each part of a Simrad autopilot system has a two digits IP protection code. The IP rating is

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 94 20222121A 8.9 SimNet messages SimNet/NMEA2000 messages and data overviewMessage ident.127250127245130306128267130310128259

Technical Specifications 20222121A 95 Remarks:12928312928465357*65408*127237* SimNet proprietary NN N Cdd dxdd dxdd dxdd dxdd dxdd dxd d d x In IN

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 96 20222121A 9 GLOSSARY Apparent wind – The speed and direction from which the wind appears to blow with reference to the bow

Glossary 20222121A 97 Magnetic variation - A magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole. The difference between this direction and true north

Simrad AP16 Autopilot 98 20222121A True bearing – Bearing relative to true north; compass bearing corrected for compass error. True heading – Heading