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9.1 Autopilot control

You can use your multifunction display to control your autopilot.

Note:

For information on connecting your multifunction display

to a Raymarine autopilot system, refer to the documentation
that accompanied your autopilot.

With the Autopilot Control function enabled, you can use your
multifunction display to:

• Engage the autopilot and instruct it to follow a route, or a

waypoint.

• Disengage the autopilot.

• Silence the waypoint arrival alarm.

Pilot Control dialog

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Description

Pilot Mode.

Current Locked Heading.

STANDBY

— Disengages the autopilot and return to manual vessel

control.

Auto

—Engages the autopilot.

Turn angle — The turn angle is only available for SPX autopilots
connected using SeaTalk

. This indicates the direction and severity

of turns to be made under autopilot.

Track

— Engages the autopilot in Track mode and automatically

steers your vessel along a route plotted on your chartplotter.

Dismiss

— Dismisses the Pilot Control dialog.

Distance to next waypoint.

Bearing to next waypoint.

Next waypoint name.

Note:

The

Pilot Control

dialog will close if no action is taken

for 10 seconds.

The Pilot Control dialog is displayed in the following situations:

• When you select

Menu > Navigate > Goto Waypoint

Goto

Cursor

Follow Route

option in the chart application.

• When you select

Goto Waypoint

Goto Cursor

using the

chart context menu.

• When you place the cursor over an active route or waypoint

on the chart and select

Stop Goto

Stop Follow

Advance

Waypoint

from the context menu.

• When you are following a route or going to a waypoint or

cursor position, and select

Menu > Navigate > Stop Goto

Stop Follow

, or

Advance Waypoint

• When you arrive at a target waypoint.

Note:

When arriving at a waypoint, the dialog title bar turns red to
indicate waypoint arrival.

Enabling the autopilot control function

From the homescreen:

1. Select

Set-up

2. Select

System Settings

3. Select

Autopilot Control

so that On is highlighted.

Selecting Autopilot Control will switch the control between
On and Off.

Disengaging the autopilot using the
shortcuts menu

On multifunction displays which do not have a dedicated pilot
button (i.e. a65, a67, e7 and e7D) you can disengage the
autopilot from the Shortcuts menu.

With the autopilot engaged:

1. Press and release the

POWER

button.

2. Select

Disengage Pilot

The autopilot is disengaged, and put into standby mode.

Disengaging the autopilot using the pilot

button

On multifunction displays which have a dedicated pilot button
(i.e. New c Series and New e Series displays, excluding the e7
and e7D) you can disengage the autopilot using the dedicated
Pilot button.

With the autopilot engaged:

1. Press the

Pilot

button.

The autopilot is disengaged, and put into standby mode.

Disengaging the autopilot from the chart
application

On all multifunction display variants the autopilot can be
disengaged from the chart application’s menu.

In the chart application with the autopilot engaged:

1. Select

Menu > Navigate > Stop Goto

Stop Follow

The Pilot Control dialog is displayed.

2. Select

STANDBY

The autopilot is disengaged, and put in standby mode.

Engaging the autopilot using the shortcuts
menu

On multifunction displays which do not have a dedicated pilot
button (i.e. a65, a67, e7 and e7D) you can engage the autopilot
from the Shortcuts menu.

With the autopilot engaged:

1. Press and release the

POWER

button.

2. Select

Engage Pilot

The autopilot is engaged.

Engaging the autopilot using the pilot

button

On multifunction displays which have a dedicated pilot button
(i.e. New c Series and New e Series displays, excluding the
e7 and e7D) you can engage the autopilot using the dedicated
Pilot button.

With the autopilot disengaged:

1. Press the

Pilot

button.

The pilot control dialog is displayed.

2. Select

Engage Pilot

Note:

You can also automatically engage the autopilot by

pressing and holding the

Pilot

button.