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p70&p70randEvolutionautopilot—

overview

Thisdocumentwillguideyouthroughthestepsrequiredin

setting-upandcommissioningyourEvolutionautopilotsystem

usingaRaymarinep70/p70rautopilotcontrolhead.

IfyouareanexistinguserofRaymarineautopilotsystems,

thisdocumentwillalsohelpyoutounderstandthedifferences

betweenthecommissioningprocessforexistingSPXautopilot

systems,andtheEvolutionautopilotsystem.Forexample,there

areanumberofexistingset-upandcommissioningstepsthat

youmightalreadybefamiliarwithforSPXsystems,whichare

nolongerrequiredorareslightlydifferentforEvolutionautopilot

systems.

Evolutionautopilotinstallation

ForinformationoninstallingandconnectinganEvolution

autopilotsystem,refertotheinstallationinstructionsthat

accompanytheEV-1andEV-2units,asappropriate.

Evolutionautopilotoperationwithp70

&p70r

Generaloperationofthep70/p70risthesameforEvolution

autopilotsystemsasitiswithexistingSPXautopilotsystems.

Refertodocumentnumber81331forp70/p70roperation

instructions.Thisdocumentissuppliedwithallp70/p70runits.

ItisalsoavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

www.raymarine.com.

Autopilotcommissioning—main

differencesbetweenEvolutionand

SPXsystems

TheEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoimprove

uponthecommissioningprocessrequiredbyexistingSPXand

someotherautopilotsystems.

•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditional

uxgatecompassrequired.

•Automaticset-up—theruddergain,counterrudder,manual

compasscalibrationandautolearnsettingsrequiredfor

existingSPXsystemsarenolongerrequired.Thisresultsin

agreatlysimplieddocksidecalibrationprocessforEvolution

autopilotsystems.

Autopilotresponselevels

TheEvolutionautopilotsystemfeaturesanumberofdifferent

responselevelstohelpyouquicklycongurethesystemfor

optimumperformanceforthecurrentconditions.

Theavailableresponselevelsare:

•Leisure—suitableforlongpassageswheretightheading

controlisnotcritical.

•Cruising—goodcourse-keepingwithoutoverworkingthe

pilot.

•Performance—emphasisontightheadingcontrol.

Youcanchangetheresponselevelatanytimebyselecting

MENU>ResponseLevel.ThenselectSavetokeepthe

changes.

Initialsetupandcommissioning

Commissioningpre-requisites

Beforecommissioningyoursystemforthersttime,checkthat

thefollowingprocesseshavebeencarriedoutcorrectly:

•Autopilotsysteminstallationcompletedinaccordancewith

theInstallationGuide.

•SeaTalk

networkinstalledinaccordancewiththeSeaTalk

ReferenceManual.

•Wheretted,GPSinstallationandconnectionshasbeen

carriedoutinaccordancewiththeGPSinstallationguide.

Checkalsothatthecommissioningengineerisfamiliarwiththe

installationandcomponentsoftheautopilotsystemincluding:

•Vesseltype.

•Vesselsteeringsysteminformation.

•Whattheautopilotwillbeusedfor.

•Systemlayout:componentsandconnections(youshould

haveaschematicofthevessel’sautopilotsystem).

Initialset-up

Initialset-upinvolvesthefollowingsteps:

Important:Beforeproceedingwiththeinitialset-upor

commissioningofap70/p70r,ensurethatyourp70/p70r

isrunningthelatestsoftware.p70/p70roperationwith

Evolutionsystemsrequiresp70/p70rsoftwareversion2or

later.Refertohttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=797to

downloadthelatestsoftwareandviewinstructionsonhowto

upgradethesoftwareonyourp70/p70r,usingamultifunction

display.

1.Power-upyourp70/p70r.

2.Specifyyourpreferredlanguageandappropriatevesseltype,

usingtheSet-upwizard.

3.Completethedocksidecalibrationprocess,usingthe

Docksidewizard:

Step

Forvesselswithout

arudderreference

transducer:

Forvesselswitha

rudderreference

transducer:

3aDriveTypeselectionDriveTypeselection

AlignRudder(rudder

alignment)

3cRudderLimitsettingRudderLimitsetting

HardOverTime(ifyou

donotalreadyknow

yourhardovertime,

youshouldskipthis

stepintheDockside

Wizardandenter

thevaluemanually

afterwards;refer

toSteps3dand4

describedbelow).

3eRudderDrivecheckRudderDrivecheck

4.Oncethedocksidewizardiscomplete,specifythehard-over

time(onlyappliestosystemsthatdoNOTincludearudder

referencetransducer).

5.Familiarizeyourselfwiththeimportantinformationinthis

documentrelatedtocompasslinearization.Followthe

guidelinesprovidedtoensurethattheprocessiscompleted

successfully.

6.Onceyou’vesuccessfullycompletedallthestepslisted

above,youshouldalsofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe

informationrelatedtocompasslock.

Theseproceduresaredescribedindetailinthisdocument.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Initialset-up

p70&p70randEvolutionautopilot—overviewThisdocumentwillguideyouthroughthestepsrequiredinsetting-upandcommissioningyourEvolutionautopilotsystemusing

Page 2 - STEP 3a

STEP 1PoweringthepilotcontrolleronTurningonthepilotcontroller1.PressandholdtheSTANDBYbuttonforoneseconduntiltheRaymarinelogoappears.Iftheunitisbeings

Page 3 - STEP 3e

STEP 3bCheckingtherudderalignment(AlignRudder)Thisprocedureestablishesportandstarboardrudderlimitsforsystemsusingarudderreferencetransducer.Therudder

Page 4 - Compasslock

ii.SelectSet-up.iii.SelectAutopilotCalibration.iv.SelectDriveSettings.v.SelectHardOverTime.vi.Usethe+10button(p70)orROTARYcontrol(p70r)tospecifythehar

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